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"Yull sluill pi viu us," wilil Lil'ira to
Murk. "Tills i I'ort nti;it. In our cui
I any you will In- fur mint tiuiii trying
to nuiko yi ur way iilniie."
It (icclirvi'il to M;ilk tluit sil.ee Im wnx
1 . in;,' liiiu'i'.l us it half it uveil creature
i.l till' lll.-,.".!!' of II ll'L'lil mil 111' won! I
l'e ll'sK lllii.il' III M--ilt ioll 'IS It Weil
!rc-fil ii'jin ti-.:vi villi. j uirty of
k iiil lu l u ljuli'h than in niiy nt Iht cluir
in ter. At .my Lite lie too); this vi w of
it. iiml wl in Mrs. Fjiin i.ntiouni-i 'l l.i r
jllll III ioll to l-O 111' oitol l'll to 'M'o't lijr
party to tho t in ii li.in'.
Tin' oll'i w.is iii-i i'jiti'il, ii'l i d-i i ! r:t -
tioliH Weld made to leave liie next lnorn
illjT. Mi's. Fain u,'il. a note t..i the ollieer
ill eoiniiijiini ni ( 'ii.il'.iiiooJi (loseiiil with
the letter hho iinil ret eiveil from h'T liils
liiiml for his i t-rusjili iiskiiiji for u puss
for herself, ln r il;in,'hter jmmI two serv
ruts. M irk took the missives ami went
out to liml I . 1 1 1 i I . win) lunl just re
t iirneil from ( 'Intl t iinoo.;:i.
"Well, lljioi. 1;-.
"I lieu ihir."
"What ili'l yon learn?"
"I Ileum elierv one t liken 'bout. Mijel'H
j'oeu to Me in it t", uii'l iley s.i vil day was
to Ki'oxv lilt. I ley was in, in hen 'n
11, .lichen ail ile sjiine w iiv. 1 foilereil '
(ley lirmii: iii .it ile il.'int. 'n I nor one
t'aiu lifter auiiililer K" out full o' sojers
insi'le ami 'i.i n.:i n on to le tiljitfo'ui ami
oil lie roofs."
"I low many trains i lii I you see pi mil J"
" 'liniit forty hiimlreil."
"Daniel," sjiiil Mark, Miiilim; at the
figures, "Miu're smart as n whip. Iiu:
you'll h.ive to (,o nht hack to ClialU
liooa, iiinl I. tlif this note to the I'om
iianilini olliier with this letter from
your sick nuster to show him. The note
is a re(iiest for ;i imss for the uirtv to
the rnion lines, Keei your wits aliont
yon, ami if lit; is im easy piin sort of it
limn, you mifjlil try to p-t linn to jmt in
three servants instead of two. At any
rate try to rim; mo in if you can. Do
you iimii'i's-t ai i I V
"Keckon I do, sail."
"Can you remlV"
"A leetle. Missie Lanni learned nie,"
"Well, rend the iass he may give you
mid ask him to fix it so that it, will in
clude me as ii servant. Hut you must use
your juilntiieiit."
Daniel drove iipiiu to Cliiittanooa.
Mark waited anxiously for his return.
Indeed mi impatient was lie that lie
thought the negro had lieen pine twice
lis Ion;; as lie had when lie saw him drive
into the yard. lie at once went out to
till) I HI 111 to meet him.
"Any luck'" lie asked anxiously.
"1 pit de utss for misses nnd de res',
but I didn't pi what yo' wanted. 1 pit
it j in per liyar. Meblie it'll do."
Mark took the paper. It wits a pass
for Thomas (iret n and wife from Clint
tunnopi to the Union lines.
"How did you p't this," asked Mark,
surprised.
"1 lutb to wait while folks was p'tten
Hisses. De oflicer p out to de. udder
too m fur h moment. Dis wits layt u on
tie desk 'ii 1 tun h.: .p and lining hit
away."
"Well," .j.id Mark, "it's not. exactly
what 1 wjn.i". 1 ut iup'iiuity will lnive to
help me tlir-ui-h. You're a trump,
Daniel."
lu the ii.iirnitii,' when all was ready
for the depart lire two vehicles were
brought around to tin door, the one, a
two horse rarriup1, the oilier Luuru'M
phaeton, drawn by her pony. Mrs. Fain
filtered the loruier with Alice, Daniel
beiiif? in the driver's seat. Laurn mid
Mark pit into the phaeton.
Mark took the lead, designing toin.ike
for Dnttle Creek. The distance was not
twenty iiiil--r, and lie knew Unit they
could make it in a few hours. It was a
bold game lie was playing, lint the
proximity of the halter was wearing on
bun, and he desired to get rid of sus
pense, r.esides liis presence, connected
with his critical sit tuition, was wearing
on Laura. He therefore felt an exhil
arating pleasure when they drove out of
the gate mid trolled along the pike
westward. Hope cheered him.
All went well during the first ten or
twelve miles, when Mark received a
piece of information which seriously in
terfered with his plan. Meeting u
courier riding toward Chattanooga,
who looked as if he might le the U arer
of Home inijioitaiit news, Mark hailed
him and nsked if he had anything from
the front.
"The Yankees nir getten no'th right
pnmrt," the man replied. "Reckon th'
air left Battle Creek."
Mark argued that if this were true
there would be confusion on that route,
and it would be better to take Htiother.
They were not far from the road leading
from the Chattanooga pike north to An
derson, on which the Slacks lived.
Mark concluded to take this road as far
as Anderson, and then strike west with
a view to reaching McMinnville on the
other nide of the mountains. Mrs. Fain
left nil to Proftssor Rhett, in whom she
had perfect confidence, ami on coining
to the road in imestion Mark led the
party northward.
The change of route was unfortunate,
Inasnrich as it would add another day
to the journey. The departure from the
Fain .esitlciice had lieeu delayed by the
preparations till tvarly noon. McMiuu
ville was ii considerable distance over
th mountains, and Mark knew they
could not reach it that night. He re
membered that they would soon pass
tho SI tcks', and it occurred to him that
it win Id be m capital place to pass the
night giving them u good day of twelve
hours hglit nu .he morrow to pursue
their .lourney. His disappointment ut
the delay was compensated for by tho
thoug'.t t im t he would likely jenrn
BOineihing of Souri and Jakey, of whom
he han heard nothing since he left them
in (he Cliattaiiooic iti
..an; lout ,..,iii,iii, ms plan. Mie wjt.i
distrissed at the delay. Somethii.g
seemed to t' ll her that it, would bring
trouble, l'.nt Mark's ieiisoniii w.is un
answerable, arid there set ined imlioii
fine to do. If they must sp ml a ni ;l,t
anywhere it would better be tinning
those upon whom Mark could rely.
At last they drove up at, the Slacks'
gale. Mark handed the reins to Laura
and jumped in. in the phaeton impatient
ly. Not sei ing any one in the iront of
the house he proceeded to the rear. Tl.u
first person ).- met was Jjikey. H,. took
the boy up and bugged him.
"Ale voiig,.id to see your big brother,
Jake;"
"Ai'' t!i' corn ri;ej'"
Soul i cjiiiiO out of the hoise, her bi'."
! s glistening tU'il her expressive fare
radiant, with plea-nre mid excitement.
She had lien ! 1 1 mlliil-; of Mark since i...'
leftlieriiiprisi.il. Mark seized her by
both hands.
"Yon mis air sate. 1 knowed it," she
said, almost m u whir-poi. Sim couid
hardly spe.ik ;
"For tin- i
von."
M irk a,!;d
know t let t ,H'v
ami he iiaMi-tn
tjilin r and i.i'..
v.
i-M ni, Noun, thanks to
no em .-lion-, then, lb
w - - .!' and id Im n.-,
i to inform I ie in and t he
in r who came out to wel
be was wil Ii a party vlu
come i. tin i ,
wjis una win
lin y must i
mission to
Then he I, ,
Daniel l;.id
it
oi lu-1 niecn.ii ,icii r. which
I in l ray, ami .te.-ited p r-
l.iy i'i I he l.'iv.so in er i,i ,ht .
i d ! h I'i around to the g ile.
I l: i ;i while call:. lit lip. anil
hii 'u s w i re I, ill. i d in the road.
tile two V
"We will i
good peoph
ipnte w Oilii:
lid the night,
.-.aid Mm k.
Hal will make
with these
" I'liey arc
us us coin-
fortjihl" a-- pe--The
party ji'm,
driven to 'iie 1
daughter Wel'e J
bled :. id tin' horses were
i.u li. Mrs. Fain and her
liven the room in which
Mark had chiinged his clot In s when be
went t Ii rough t t m south, and Mark wan
assigned it bivouac on the gallery, or in
t he barn, or an v oi her place he might se
lect. An apology f. . a meal was carried in
to Mrs. Fain and Laura, which lin y left
iinlasted, pi' IVrring a luncheon tin y lunl
brought with lliem in u luisket. After
supper Lmii.t caineolit and begged Mark
to bung Si n ri and Jakey to speak to her.
She smoothed Jakey 's tumbled hair out
of his eyes and asked him if he remem
bered her. J.ikey was about to reply in
his usual fashion w hen he checked him
self, and for the first time since Mark
had known lnui answered directly,
Souri stood eying Laura from the cor
ners of her black eyes with a mingled
expression of admiration ami antago
nism. Laura spoke to her kindly, but
got only monosyllables in reply.
Mark pa-sod the evening with the
Slack family listening to a recital of
Sonri's and Jakey 's experience after he
had left them in thejailat Chattanooga,
and he gave tlii iu an account of his own
adventures.
After all were asleep that night Mark
look Farmer Slack out into the yard,
where they could converse unheard, and
leveloped h plan he had conceived for
Ki m i i ami Jakey.
"It is due to your son and daughter."
he said, "that I am here at this moment,
indeed that I am alive. I belong to a
wealthy family and am wealthy myself.
It only requires means to make a spleii
.1 it 1 woman of the girl mid a line man of
the boy, for me i:is will produce educa
tion, and ed licit ion is the open door toa
desirable, ci'iver. I am g ing to leave
with you n letter to my father in Oiii".
which will contain an order for a stif.i
IMelit amount of tllolieV to illsllp' both
Tak 'V and Souri an education. Take or
Bend them north, present the letter, and
you will find everything provided for
yon, Sonri may not consent at once,
but doubtless she will ill time. Now 1
must have pen ami paper."
"You litis is a good mi. stranger. Y"
treat us far. Hadn't you belter send the
litter when y' 'rit no'th':"
"No. I imist write it tonight. I am
bv no means safe: mv neck is still in a
halter."
The liuui led the way to bis bedroom,
where the old woman was sleeping.
There he produced writing materials,
and Mark wrote an order which, whether
lie lived or not, insured the future of his
two friends, his preservers among the
"poor white trash" of Tennessee.
The night was passed with snatches of
sleep by all th.' p. illy, lu the morning
aftirthe pork and corn bread meal oi
the country, the travelers again go'
into the carriages. While they were
standing U fore the gate prior to de
part ure Mju k saw Souri out by the well
house. He went there to bid her good
by.
"Souri," he said, "1 wish there wan
Borne way in which 1 could show you
the gratitude I feel toward you. When
I think of my fate, had you not appeared
in the nick of time to save me by your
wit mid during and sacrifice, 1 feel ih.it
I would like to make some correspond,
ing sacrifice for you."
"Laws, I didn't do liotheu. Desidts"
she leaned over the well and looked
down into its depths "von tins ami me
is too differ. You uns is ii gentleman
and I air poor white trash."
there was nil inexpressible melan
choly in her tone.
"Souri," Mark went on, "1 have made
an arrangement with your father to
make a lady of you. I can't make such
a siicrifice for you as you have made for
me; that is impossible; but I can do this
if you will act with me and consent to
the plan. I shall be off iu u moment,
ttii.l before I go I want you to prointsi
me that you will consent. 1 am still in
danger, and you nuist grant mo this as
perhaps a hi-.t favor."
The girl burst into tears.
"Promise."
"I don't keer what I do."
"Do you promise'?"
"Yas, 1 promise."
W ith u pressure of the baud he turned
away, and stalking to liie gate got into
i the carriage ls-side Laura. Daniel and
j Mrs. Fain had started. Mark followed,
anl had gone but a short distance when
i he heard Jakey calling to him. He
i pulled in the pony nnd waited for the
Isiy to come up. Jakey was holding
soinethinont to him. which, us he drew
lu
lian..:. -c... ..
"Si'liri seln. 1 1, ler '."
"Tell her t'.i.it 1'il I. ever part with it."
"'.N 1 got too sijuiml gun." raid the
boy.
"All light. Jakey. Keep it to relneiii
lier Hie by."
Mark grasped the boy's hand and then
drove on. L inn Fain leant d back on
tiie cushions iu hiieiiee.
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'I'D ynll fdl.c ihc (ii (' lell' llllshdllllf"
Mark designed driving to Anderson,
some twelve miles fiolil the Slacks'
house, whence he knew there was a road
leading up in the mountains I hroiigh a i
place called Allium. nt, some twenty
miles farther, to McMinnville lie was
informed by people he met on the road
that Altanionl had been recently occu
pied in force by the l':iioii troops. With
luck they l.iigiit reach the 1'iiinii lines,
which Would doubtless exleinl several
miles from Altamonl. that iifleriiooii.
"Within six bonis," said Mark, ".t
shall either be t-afe among Union sol
diers or on my way back to Chatta
nooga." La urn shuddered, but said untiling.
Mai k found a very different condit ion
of a flairs it Anderson livm what he had
found along the load. The Confeder
ates had some cavalry force there aid
more at Duiilap. live miles north. On
the road he beard that (ieiieral I'.ragg
Wiis at Duiilap, but with no troops save
cavalry.
"I see it all," said the spy to hims"lf.
Tin? wily fox is confronting our fore-en
with a handful of cavalry, while the
two divisions of Cheatham and Wither.)
are inarching north behind liiin, and the
main force has gone to Knoxville by
rail on a line still farther east. No
wonder our generals are puzzled and
watching u line from Dattle creek to
Ciiinbeilaml gap. If the Lord will only
et me get. through to carry this infor
mation. Ill never ask to live to go on
another such expedition."
I he party were stopped near Ander-
son bv a Mcket. .Mrs. ram produced
her pass and stated that the two behind
were in her com any. The officer took
no especial care iu reading it, nnd when
Mark mid Laura came uptheygot safely
through without question.
Mark was now anxious alsmt thp
picket which must be passed in a few
minutes on the road leading west from
Anderson. Mrs. Fain whs still ahead.
and he hoped that all would go as well
as at the picket just passed. Not a
word was spoke between him and
Laura; both dreaded g"tting out of An-
lerson, but once past the next picket they
would breathe easier.
When they reached it Mrs. Fain had
been passed through nnd gone on. The
officer in command, however, had read
the pass carefully. He had not noticed
anv mention of Mark in it.
"Where's your pass':" he asked.
"Didn't the lady ahead s'iow it to
you':" asked Mark.
"Her puss didn't include you."
"Didn't it':" Mark feigned surprise.
"No."
"OH, 1 forgot; mine and my wife's is
separate, nnd be drew out the puss of
Thomas (Jreen and wife."
Meanwhile 'Laura had turned whitens
a cloth. The oflicer read the pass, urn!
would doubtless have let them go had
he not noticed Laura's agitation.
You'll have to go back to headquar
ters mid get Major Taliaferro's order on
that. He commands at. Anderson."
Mark remonstrated. Ile argued that
he would become separated from Mrs.
Fain; he urged his wife s desire to reach
her sick father. All iu vain. He was
told that the headquarters were only
half a mile down the road and he would
lose but little time. He made a virtue
of necessity and drove back with appar
ent good nature.
When he reached the house that was
pointed out to him as headquarters, he
left Laura in the phaeton and went in
side. The commanding oflicer had gone
to Duiilap, five miles away, to pay his
respects to (ieiieral Drugg, and would
uot be back for an hour or two.
Mark resolved to report his absence to
tho oflicer of the picket lMist, in the hojie
that be would not bo compelled to wait.
Ho drove to the picket and used his
tongue persuasively, but to no purpose.
The more anxious ho seemed the more
resolved grew the captain.
There seemed to be nothing to do but
return and await the arrival of the com
manding officer. Mark reluctantly
turned the horse's head and drove buck
to headquarters. Laura's heart sank
within her.
It was sunset when Major Taliaferro,
a pleasant looking man of twenty-seven
or twenty-eight, rode up to the door,
and turning his horso over to an orderly
entered tho office.
"Major Taliaferro? asked Mark.
"At your service, sir."
"Major, I have lieen detained by the
oflicer at the picket, who wants your
name on my pass. My wife's mother
has gone on, and her daughter is very
anxious to join her. It is extremely un
fortunate for us to get so fur separated
from Mrs. Fain."
"Fain, of the Fains of Chattanooga:"
"The same."
"1 have heard of the family, but have
never hud the pleasure of meeting any
member of it. One of mv friends i en-
l'l ' I, '
gaged to jiiss fain. 1 have just parted
from In in .it Duiikip."
Miirk and Laura c;ist a quick glance
at each other a glance of terror on the
part of Laura.
"We are fortunate in falling into your
hands," said Mink, nt: 1 1 Is g you w ill
not delay us a moment." And Murk '
handed him the ass. '
"Certainly not." And the major took '
up a pen to write his indorsement. First
he lead the pass carefully. lie was
thinking of what his friend Fitz Hugh ;
had toid him of tiie I i.iii.s. He was
under thu impression that there was but j
one daughter. '
"Mr. iiu ii," he said, looking up from j
the pass, "hadn't yuu better stay hero j
over night? Tin: load is mountainous i
and infested by gnrerilkis. It is positive- j
ly dangerous to travel."
"Ly no me in. What would Mrs. j
Fain think of ur hut, joining her on liie i
road':" I
"it is dangerous for her as well as you.
I'll send a messenger al ter her and ad
vise her stopping at sumo farmhouse.
I'll do better than that. I'll send a cor
poral and half a dozen men to insure
her safety ml morning."
There was something in tho man's
tone, polite as it was, that indicated to
Mark that he was held for further in
formation. "As you please, major."
"And 1 shall insist upon your accept
ing my hospitality. One, connected ill
any way with my friend Fit 2 Hugh
must not want for any comfort 1 can
supply."
The house occupied by Muj r Talia
ferro beionged to a family who had
gladly given up a portion of it for Un
safely infilled by the presence of a com
manding ofiiccr. The major was given
a room dow n stairs for an office, and a
bedroom up stairs. When it was decid
ed that Mark and Laura should reniiliii
he gave Mrs. Given, as ho called her,
the ue of the latter for the purpose oi
arranging her toilet before supper.
W Ian Laura was upstairs .Murk was
looking out of tin.' window of the ma
jor's office. He saw the men ride oft' to
overtake Mrs. Fain. To his consterna
tion another cavalryman, with a letter
iu his belt, mounted his horse and dashed
down the load.
Laura camedown at that moment, and
Mark said to her itnxioiisly.
"1 am detained on suspicion. 1 shall
be taketi back to Chattanooga," and he
pointed to the courier.
The color left Laura's cheeks. They
had got so near to safety, and now, after
so many dangers, the end was at hand.
She could scarcely sustain herself lis she
tottered into the room occupied as the
office.
This is the letter the courier bore
northward. It was addressed on the
en velope t c. Captain Ca meron Fit z 11 ugh ,
near Duiilap:
Amujiison, Auk. -f. IStW.
MV IJKAH L'AMIJItON - A llillll IHUlMirlillur to
tie TIiuiiius til it'll, uiili Ins wile, formerly u
.Mis Kuiii, of ( l.nllniii.i jjii, is here, ilesirini; n
imsslotbe I'liluii lines. 'Micro Is s niii-lliais'
susiiit inns itbiiul l in." mull. 'I lie c o u j .1 1- are sep
arated frniii (lie wile's liiullier, and tliu fill In-r
lies very ill ul Nashville. I dislike to detain
liu ui, anil 1 do mil regard it sate In ui-n them.
Can you lu lu me mil of the ilit)k ully'j' Yours
very truly, Wai.i.ack Tai.iakuiiio.
Major Taliaferro soon joined Mark
and Laura in his oftice, ami offering his
arm to Laura led the way to tiie supper
room. His treatment of both was most
deferent iai, but it failed to deceive eit her
that thev were prisoners.
Theitt was ii. strength of nerve In Murk
that would n it break while there was
hope. He clulted with the host or jailer,
whichever he might be called, with ease,
and at t inn s 'villi gjiyety. Not so Laura.
The situation was too frightful for her
to endure without some manifestation
of anxiety. She ate nothing. She did
not hear whi.t was said to her, and her
eyes plainly showed the troubled spirit
within, Mark made no reference to her
condition till after supper. Then, when
all three went out on to the veranda, ho
said to her:
"Come, let us take a stroll. You hn' i
been traveling all day, and this delay
troubles you. A walk in the air will re
vive you."
Mark assumed with such apparent
carelessness that he was free to walk
about where he liked that Taliaferro
had not the will to stop him. Besides
he had no heart to interfere with the
pleasure of a woman whom he was pre
tending to treat its a guest. The coupki
walked leisurely down the road, Mark
looking at the sunset tints with well as
sumed indifference, occasionally point
ing to some object by the way or in tin?
distance, calling Laura's attention to it
at the same time. He knew the major's
gaze was fixed upon him, and ho wua
doing all this for a purpose.
The road led straight from the house
a short distance mid then entered a
wood. As soon as they were concealed
behind the trees Mark stopped suddenly
and turned to Laura;
"My God, this is terrible!"
"You are lost!" said Laura faintly.
She could scarcely speak the words.
"I? Yes, I. Hut you what have I
led vou into? Whv was it not over on
that morning when it was intended?
Then you would not be implicated; now
your good name is"
"No one will trouble me," she gasped.
"But you they will drag you"
"You have protected me a spy. Not
only that that is nothing in comparison
with having passed as my wife. There
is a blight."
"I can bear it."
"There is but one way out of this dis
grace. You must be married Wfore we
return to that house. And to whom:"
his voice changed from a rapid, excited
tone to deepest gloom "to one who must
die die on the scaffold. At any rate
yon will be free. You will be a widow."
Laura stood, the very impersonation
of despair.
"All I can do to atone for this," Mark
went on rapidly, "and it is nothing is
to make you my wife, since I have passed
you as such, Laura, will yon marry me':"
She looked nt him earnestly. Her
eyes were big with deep emotion. There
was a look iu them that he could not un
derstand. "No!"
"Theii I cajti do nothing for vou."
i win marry oniy tiie man who loves
me. and whom I love."
"Oh, Laura." lie said, "if your heart
were only mine, then it would be dif
ferent. I love you so well, I worship
you with such fervor that I would go
back to that dreadful j:iil without a
word could I place you where you were
before you met me. Hut you"
Laura burst into a torrent of tears.
This man, who had so suddenly ap
peared in her life; who had won her
sympathy; who had compelled her ad
miration; who had absorbed her whole
being into his daring, chivalrous, reck
less nature-this man loved her, and he
w as doomed.
With a cry she threw her arms around
his neck.
Laura, sweetheart," said Mark, ca
ressing her, "we have but. little time.
We know not whom we sluill have to
face. My true character must soon be
known. Wiil you give yourself to one
who will doubtless tomorrow becl.iimed
by"
Pale as ashes she put her hand over
his im iiit li that he might not speak tin;
word "ilt i ill,"
Will you? Speak!"
"Yes, now, quick; what can we do?"
"Miirrv ourselves."
"How:"
He grasped her hand. There wis it
ring upon it a plain gold bund, lie
took it oil', and nit ting it on her linger
again j-aid:
"I. Mark"
"Is it really Mark?"
"Yes, I am Mark M;iynard. I. M-irk,
.uke you. Laiir.i. to be my wife. Do you
'ake me to be your husband?"
"I do."
" Then we are man and wifu in tho
light of God"
"And for man we care not."
"Man and wife under tho law. We
ire really married."
Scarcely was this hurried ceremony
iver when a cavalryman came riding
leisurely from the direction of head
quarters. He had been scut by Major
Taliaferro who. as soon as Mark was
out of sight, became anxious with re
gard to him with instructions to keep
him in sight without appearing to do so.
There was nothing left for them to do
but return to tiie house. As they walked
Mark whispered:
"I feel again all the confidence I have
ever felt. 1 must live to make you happy.
Be ready for anything that imiy happen,
my darling, my wife. I shall doubtless
play some bold game; I don't know
what, but it will be bold. If I leave
you suddenly, meet me (should I succeed
in my iit,'iuit) within the Union lines.
If not. we wiil meet in heaven."
These few words were all that M;irl
had lime to say to his newly niarrioc
wife. For scarcely had they turned to
go back when they met the major. He
was uneasy lest Mark should dopar!,
without leave. He accompanied them
back to the house.
CHAPTF.R XX.
FI.KiilT.
It was nine o'clock in the evening.
Major Taliaferro and his guests were
itting iu his office room chatting. A
clatter of horses' hoofs was heard at the
front of the house and some one dis
mounted. In another moment there was
a trump of cavalry boots in the hull; all
turned to the open door and there stood
Captain Cameron Fitz Hugh.
For a moment he regarded Mark uud
Laura sternly; then advancing a few
steps he bowed low to Laura.
"Captain." said the major rising, "I
suppose it is useless to deny to this lady
and ,'eiitleinun that I deemed it my duty
to make sure of their identity before al
lowing them to pass. The family to
which they claim to belong is known to
you; therefore I sent to you for informa
tion. I see you have answered my in
quiry in person. If you vouch for thetu
I shall be happy to pass them in the
morning, and shall apologize for their
detention at the same time my excuse
being the cause we serve."
All eyes were fixed on Fitz Hugh,
Murk's and Laura's with ill concealed
anxiety.
"This wiis Miss Fain," said Fitz Hugh.
"She would not be traveling as any
man's w ife unless she were married t )
him. If y m detain them, you must i)
so on jour owij responsibility."
Both Mark and Laura drew a sigh of
relief.
"I have no desire to detain them,''
said Taliaferro, "after what you have
said, but it is altogether too late for
them to proceed tonight. The only
amends I can make for discommoding
them is to make them comfortable.
Mrs. Green, your room is ready for you."
"If om Jim nut linn 1111 rival I iconld
fmv imi ok a hmthrr."
The pain that would otherwise have
attended this scene was alleviated in
Laura's heart by the delight she felt at
a prospect of safety for her husband.
She gave her former affianced a look of
gratitude. Then she glanced at Mark
for instructions. Seeing no hint in his
eyes she passed out of the room and went
I up stairs.
"Captain," said Mark, "may I beg a
cigar? I usually smoke, at this time of
night."
"Here are cigars, gentleman," said
Taliaferro. iTuducing a box.
TO UK CONTINUED.
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