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7(7 THE OMAHA DAILY 1V13K: srNBAY, DECEMIVRTt HO, VMM. ( T7 EzS: Wiafe&Vi?V i Urnoimln nf I'rrcrilliiK Clinptrr. Nnrmnn Holt, fuvnrltn nnn nf nn old Kentucky fnmlly, In reprimanded ut West j'nitii lor uncling; mm ih wiiniirawii ny ins hlgh-splrlted father. Ills homi'-rnmlng, lit mo winter or mm, is roirnrnteti by an oiu f ii ! Ill o rii'd Kenttiekv Christmas uatlicrlnR, Amuni; tho KU"li) urn Daisy Lane, daiigh ter of Dr. Hull's lawyer, ntid J. Hurnctt Mnlloy, both nf Clnrliiiiiitl. Tho latter brings letters nf Introduction from Latins partner. Mr. Mclntyre. and Is courteously received, tint arouses tho Jealousy of Nor man Molt hy 1 if m attentions to Daisy Lane. Mnlloy HetmraleH Miss I .line troni the main party during a fox limit and at the Christ mas linll the same evening affects tin nlr of proprietorship distasteful to Daisy and obnoxious to his rival, Normnn Holt. Hut nil III feeling Is forgotten when at midnight nil surround Dr. llolt to drink the Christ mas punch, which ceremony Is Interrupted ly n midnight messenger, who announcun the dangerous lllnexs of .lutlgo Mclntyio. Investigation reveals his tlnanclal affairs In a hopeless tanglo nnd tin; llolt fortune, dissipated, Henry nnd Norman llolt outer Lsino'B law nttluo In Clnelnimtl. Normnn Holt enlists as private In the Ohio Infantry. Mnlloy, througn political influence. Is IIju tenant In the same company and Henry Holt Joins tho confederate forces. Norman Is ordered to conduct a skirmishing party under Captain Wing to liellevlew In search of prominent rebels. Uclltvlow raid falls. Vlng captured and Norman tiecuked of treachery, llraln fever saves him from trial unil takes him to tho hospital. Charges against Norman arc disproved by Knyart. Norman rejoins his regiment. "Sergeant," rung out tlio high tenor, na that noncommissioned officer camo hurrying from his tent, thrusting both arms nt otico Into the roomy bluo blouse, "I want n guldo. Tho colonel snys you havo two or thrco moa who know tho country south nnd cust. Who knows It best?" Trott glnnced nbout htm. Tho lloutcnnnt wns not In sight and hearing. Tho answer was prompt nnd with n salute. "l'rlvato Holt, sir." And at tho sound of his own nnmo Holt dropped tho Springfield nnd stepped for ward through tho muddy company street. "You tho man7" snapped the colonel. "Can you rldo?" Normnn felt almost like smiling. "Yes nlr," said he, hand at cap nnd hcols together. "Dismount one of your men, captain. Come Just as you nro, Holt. Wo won't bo gone nn hour. Tell your captain It's all right, sergeant. It's tho colonel's order. I'm my name's Sheridan," nnd evidently tho Bpcakcr had not yet hecomo accustomed to his now rank. In two minutes tho llttlo cavnlcado, n squadron In nil, hnd disap peared !n tho woods to tho southeast, and for twenty minutes nothing moro was heard of them. Tho Emmets drifted hack to poker nnd ramp politics then presently camo scrambling ngaln Into tho company treot. Somewhere out to tho southenst, not moro than n mllo uwny ly tho sound, there burst upon tho moist henvy, sodden air tho sputter and crncklo of musketry. Colonel Sherldnn hud stirred up n hornots' neat. And thou It wns n sight to seo tho stir nnd excitement In what hnd been so short n tlino before a dawdling, listless camp. Cards nnd counters wero thrown to tho winds. Nover waiting for orders, but with' tho Instinct for buttle that seems born In tho American soldier, tho mou sprang to their tents, hastily donned nnd buttoned 1 tho coarso bluo blouses, whipped from peg nnd ridgepole the broad leathern belts, with tho cumbrous old 10-roundcr cartridge box, ducked Into tho black loop till It settled on tho left shoulder nnd clamped It to tho waist linn with nno snap of tho belt; plato. A shift with tho right hand swung tho bis box to tho buttock, another slid tho little, flcece-llncd cap pouch snug to tho plate, another set tho bayonet In Its lenthern shenth well back of tho left hip, ml then grabbing tho long, gleaming Sprlngllol'd, sixty men to tho company still, tho Ohio boys gathered In tho muddy, slop ing streets of thu camp nwultlng orders ml, listening eagerly to tho sounds from tho front. Six months back and every drum In camp would hnvo been banging tho long roll, hut all that nonsenso hnd long been blasted out of tho army of tlo Ohio. "Fall In!" growled tho first sergeant of tho right center enmpnny, as ho saw tho adjutant como out of tho colonel's tent on n run. "KM I In!" (lew tho ordei to tho wings, nil oven befnro tho captains could reach their station, tho men were "at front" and "support," Young Scnrcllffe, second llou tcnnnt of Company C, with his frayed crlm on sash trailing, unloopcd, In tho mud, enmo leaping the puddles down to tho line, looking anxiously about for his senior, but no Mnlloy was to bo seen. "Went over to brigade headquarters," nng nut tho mnjor, as ha stood hauling on his gauntlets ami swearing at htu black hostler's clumsy efforts to set tho heavy sad dlo on a snorting, plunging, excited benst. Away up tho slope, oppcsllo tho right wing, tho drtimH ntid fifes began rnttllng a call, nnd before It was half finished the powerful volco of big Hob Mcflrnw, captain of tho color company, rang out tho order: "Company, left face! Forward, doub'o quick! March!" It was adjutant's call, and In an other Instant ten stout companies, by tho flank In rets of four, worn dancing out to the regimental line, "Hy tho left flank, halt! Hy tho right llnnk, halt! Guides out thoro lively!" Tho orders leaped from wing to wing, drowning for tho tlmo tho sounds of tho battle at tho front. A keen reglmont on drill was tho th Ohio, masters of tho new light Infantry tactics, envied nd maligned and snarled nt by thotr brl gado and division mates bocauro of It, but proud OjS 700 Lucifers of their snap, stylo nd celerity. Tho colonel camo galloping out full tilt to tho front of tho lino. Tho color guard with their luomucli of a ser geant stnndnrd bearer In their midst, camo down tho rloro through camp on tho run and queezed Into line, breathless, between tho olid wings. "Guides posts!" squealed from tho right, tho shrill volco of tho adjutant, whilo tho commander, impatient of further ceremony, whipped out his long blaJo In a weopiuc ctrclo thnt nearly sliced off tho left enr of his steed, und bent his own to tho nldo, who, hnd from a sputtering gallop, reined up In a shower of mud ut his stirrup, whilo tiOQ muskets quivered In tho bare, brown hands, nnd the long lino held Its breath to listen. Then uwny shoi tho staff ofllcer buck to hla brigade com mander, Then down camo tho musket butts on each, broad brogon rather than In the mud In responso to the colonel's hoarse, "Order arms! Adjust your equipments now, men. In place, rest!" And a wholo regi ment turned und looked behind it at tho column of cavalry squashing nnd spatter ing down tho wood road and heading for tho gup in tho forest toward tho sound of tho shots, now dying awuy In tbo distance. Whntovcr It was that Sheridan had struck It was getting tho worst of It, yet fight ing savagely, sullenly In rotrent. Little by llttlo tho sputter of rlllo and cnrbluo faint and far, and less and less rapid silence followed on tho heels of tho and tho Emmets began to Itch to back to poker. Hy this tlmo Mr. Mnlloy, trim and natty In enrb, had rem-hed IT WA& NONK TOO his post and relieved Mr. Scnrcllffo on tho right of their front rank. "What was It?" ho called out to his chum, tho nlde-de-cnmp, as that young gentleman, riding back from tho trail of tho cavnlry, c;uao trotting up tho field. "Scouting party of robs. Sheridan got wind of 'ora Bomchow, nnd went out nnd surprised 'em. Bagged somo gamo, too." Tho brlgado commander, with threo of his staff, camo lelsuroly riding out Into tho open Hold In tholr front. Ho shook his head In rcsponso to tho colonel's query whether ho should dismiss, but assented to tho proposition that tho regi ment bo moved to higher ground nlong tho road, whuro thoy could stack nrms, and, with tho easo of an old tactician, tho commander swung his COO Into column and presently by division, In mass, had It com- pnetly grouped, with stacked nrms, Just ns a party emerged from tho woods to tho southeast nnd camo slowly, painfully up tlio muddy road. "Prisoners prisoners!" tho word was passed from Up to lip, and with eager curiosity necks wcro crnncd nnd tho men edged from their plnccs until warned back by orders. Hut tho Emmets, with tho Tenth company, woro closo to tho road and could soo without stirring. First camo three or four troopers of a Michigan cav alry regiment, a sergeant In tho lead. Then throo dismounted troopers guarding a llttlo squad of llvo mud-Btalned, weather beaten, sallow, ellont follows In dirty grny, to whom llttlo attention was paid bocauso Just behind them, mounted, but with his left arm slung nnd bleeding still, escorted by a lloutcnnnt of cnvalry and guarded by a sergeant, camo a tall, dark-eyed, dls-tlngulshed-looklng young officer, bare headed, pallid, dignified, dressed In tho full uniform of u, major of tho confederate army. Tho general and tils stnIT had ridden forwnrd to tho roadside. Many of tho Held nnd company ofllcors of tho reglmont had clustered near them. Other few had accompanied tho aldo-do-camp to Mnl loy's tent, barely a dozen rods further up tho Held, nnd thnro presumably soma libation was going on, Whatever spirit of chaff or mischief might havo prompted tho rank nnd tlio to nudlblo comment on tho nppenrnnco of tho party was checked by tho uplifted hands of tho nearest officers and, In tho midst of almost Impressive sllcnco tho column passed along tho rank nnd tho lieutenant commanding, pressing forward, saluted tho brlgado commander. "Colnnol Sheridan sends In theno prison ers, general. To whom shall I dollvcr them?" "hot thorn rest hero a moment, sir. That offlccr looks faint." Then urging bis horse toward tho group, tho commander personally addressed tho wounded mnu. "I seo you ro hit, sir. I trust not seriously." A faint flush rose Just nn In stant in tho olllcr's palo cheeks. "It Is of llttlo consequence, sir," ho briefly sali'.. Hut tho general nnd n surgeon wero eye ing him closely. Up tho slopo behind them camo another llttlo mounted party cer tain officers nnd men of tho Michigan regi ment that had hastened out to tho ntp port of their chief. With them rode tho young Kcntuckinn who had gone .'ornrd with Colonel Sheridan as guldo. Nearlng tho top of tho hill ho slipped from saddlo nnd restored his mount to tho waiting trooper. It was tbo general who again 7) sari" spoko. "Who has somo whisky?" nnd n young ofllcer darted on n run to Maljoy'o torn, returning presently with a brimming flarlt nnd followed by tho rest of the party, somo of them wiping thotr Hps. Tho general took tho flask nnd returned nt onctf to tho officer's side. "I'nrdon m major, hut you have bled heavily nnd must bo very weak. Tnko a good pull nt this." It ww nono loo soon, for tho stricken man was visibly drooping, swaying In 1 saddle. Yot ho strove to nu L nslde thn 1 flask until strong arms lowered him to the ground and seated hint on tho grassy SOON, FOR THU STKICKEN MAN WAS VISIBLY DnOOPIN O. bn.il;. In respectful sllcnco, even In sym pathy, . llttlo party gathered about hlfi. Itevlvud by tho draught tho wounded ofllcer bowed his thanks whilo a surgeon began to mako hurried examination of tho art.'. "Your nnmo nnd station, sir?" snld the general, presently. "I soo you aru a mnjor of tho staff." Tho prlsonor bowed. "I am; yes, sir. Tho name, I presume, doesn't matter." "And yot Is always domandoJ," replied tho general, smiling gravely. "Then put It down ns Mclntyre," was tilt) hecUant reply, ns tho adjutant gonerat opened Imp notebook, whereat Lieutenant Mulloy, who was on. tho outskirts of tlio partv, nnd who plainly started at so'ind of tho voice, turned swiftly and signalled to n young soldier, unarmed and un equipped tho guldo, In fact, who, having Just dismounted, was standing tulklng in a low tono with tho first sergeant of Com pany "C." Instantly ho stupped forward and stood at tho mtlute. Then tho sllonco In and nbout tho llttlo knot of officers surrounding tho seated prisoner wns broken nnd Lloutcnnnt Mul loy's voice, clear and distinct, was hoard: "Gcnoral, this man will toll you tho prisoner's name Is not Mclntyre." And, us tho general turnrd In surprlso nnd tho llttlo group opened out to right nnd left, tho wounded soldier In tho liand somo garb of gray looked up Into tho quiv ering whilo fnco of tho prlvnto soldier, In tho coarse, tll-ilttlng suit of blue his own brother. CII.WTKIl MI. Juno had come, after a rainy nprtng, Tho nlr wns heuvy with heat nnd moisture, tho roads with mud nnd every ninn of tho gallant th Ohio boro away n pound nt least of tho sacred soli of Mississippi on each broad-soled brogan when tho regi ment, mnrched back to Pittsburg Landing, thcro to tnko tho steamer for parts un known. Nobody, from tho colonel down, know what was In tho wind. Thcro had been n Blinking up In certain brigades, n re distribution, as it woro, for tho happiest results bad not followed from tho oblitera tion of tho lines that until after Shiloh kopt tho nrmlcs of tho Ohio nnd Tennessee separnto nnd Intact. Thoy had been drilled, disciplined, taught on somewhat different sybtoms, nnd though they of tho Ohio hnd kicked vigorously during tho process nnd hnd blasphomed their cold, serene, Inflexi ble chief with western vim nnd fluency, tho campaign had opened their eyes to tho fact that now they looked, moved, camped nnd fought moro llko regulars far moro than did dozens of regiments of tho other nrmy many of which went to pieces In tho first day's fight nt Shlloh nnd had to bo licked Into shapo long months thereafter. A great military light, prospectively, hnd been placed In supremo command in tho west and shouldering uslrto tho conquoror of Donedson nnd the fighter of Shiloh, nnd "sldo-tracklng" tho soldier who molded und mado tho nrmy cf the Ohio, tho new commander took generals und oven divisions from tho lattor to graft Into tho former, and great wns tho grief thereat. Corinth ns destined to fall Ue foro big odds, hut meantime certain cavnlry conimandiTs of tho confedurato slilo werr having fun with our rommunlcntlons. An impudent colonel, by tho naino of Morgan, to besln with, had swooped down on our trains near Pulaski away back ot the fight- Ing line and raised tho devil generally, tin til rushed In turn by a column from Nash vllle, whrrcwlth rode and charged two rent mcnts of cavnlry. Kentucky unionists, both of whoso colonels were crippled In the head long fight. Now, whqn n man Is well whipped, ns Morgan wns said to bo, ho Is expccled to fall back on his supports, Theroforo Morgan should havo fled south ward. Hut ho didn't. He leaped tbo Cum borland northward, Into neutral ground- ripped up tho railway nnd toro open train- loads of officers and supplies uwny up at Cavo City. With tho nruilcs of tho Ten nesseo and Ohio afar to tho south, this hold raider was carrying the war Into Ken tucky, taking prisoners in somo places and rolcnslng them In others. Then It was that thn new field marshal shook looso several commands, "borrowed," ns tho boys hnd It, from tho army of tho Ohio, and shifted them up nnd down stream to strengthen tho forco on tho lino of tho Tennessee. Uut Morgan rodo blissfully back to refit nt Chattanooga nnd repeat tho performance, and our friends of the th Ohio Baw not so much ns n switch of tho tall of tho column. Thny wcro to hear from him again, how- over, and In no srorttvo way and thnt right soon, Hut tho lett of tho lino ns It fronted the southern guns nbout Corlutlv hnd had somo thing to talk of for nearly n week, and that l was Sheridan's rapture nnd tho dramatic Bcono that followed. Llttlo they looked that day llko brothers, thoso two tall, dark-eyed, slender Kcntucklans, tho senior garbed In so handBomo nnd trim-fitting a uniform, tho stars and gold laco almost now and untnrnished, his gauntlets, sash, bolt, all of tho llnost make nnd material, his handsomo faco palo from tho loss of blood nnd excess of emotion, clean-shaven as to cheek nnd chin, his gaze, ono long, steadfast look of mingled repronih, pity, almost contempt. Thero was no symptom of surprise in tho pallid features nt Mal loy's abrupt announcement, neither was thoro when, ns tho ofllcors drew back, tho figure of Norman stood revealed in tho shabby garb of tho soldier of tho lino. It wan ho whose thin face, covered with Its fuzzy growth ol beard, showed lDStant nnd Intense distress. Not until that raoraont, U transpired, hnd ho seen tho captive. After having guided the squadron nnd tho fiery young colonel to tho log bridge over tho muddy branch ho wns sent to conduct ii platoon by a wood path further up tho stream, nnd so missed tho sight when tho rcconnoltorlng party from tho confedorato lino rodo Into Sheridan's trap. Pinned un- HH FELT THE CAPTAIN'S HHOAD HAND ON HIS SHOULDER. tier his dead horso tho major was helpless, nnd though tho young commander ot hla crcort fought llko a palndln and died llko a gentloman In tho clfort to save him, Henry Holt waa seized and borno to tho rear, deprived of his pistols nnd a flno French saber ho woro, while n dozen "gray Jackets" paid with llfo, liberty or wounds for tho honor of that day's escort duty. It was Henry who was first to break tho drained sllcnco that followed Malloy'a words, for Norman stood thero, choking, speechless, trembling, with tho beaded sweat starting on faco and forehead. "Theru Is no need, general. 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Thoro woro rough fellows who clustered about Cornoral Con nolly's llttlo tent when tho Emmets broko rnnns, ana talked sympathetically nnd In low tones to him nnd Ilrcnnan, who stood guard nt tho closed flaps that Normnn might hldo and thlnlc nlono. Poor ladl Ho lay thcro, head burled In his arras, and God nlono Know tho donth of hla tmuhtn. It was good and great to bo loyal to tho old flag in thoso stern days. It called for tho best and bravest of every stato In tho wldo northland. It Involved homo and loved ones to tnko up arms nnd picugo ono s llfo to tho causo. nut homo and loved ones wcro left, in nnfn tmn.ta Prayers and blessings followed tho soldier on his way. Honor and favor rewarded IiIb deeds of valor and dovotlon, or tears and laurels sprinkled nnd docked I1I3 grave. Hut It was all different In tho borderland. It might well bo that ho who stood fast by tho stars and stripes must needs nh.-iminn all else, for hero lay a soldier scorned or nis Kith and kin nnd shut out from hearth and homo forevor. Tho night raid on Bellcvlow had rent tho innt virh t a tlo, stricken his namo from tho family Diuio anu mo miners win. Not onco, hut twlco now, had ho been called upon to guldo thn column that aimed at tho llfo or liberty of his very own. It was God's mercy that broucht niri nntr. ney limning back to tho front nlintlt rlila time, or tho boy's hoart might havo broken. no nau cogged permission to seo his brother boforo tho lattor was sent north. It was tho brother himself who refused, ifn hnri written a letter, which his colonel read and forwarded, asking only tidings ot his father's health and whorenbouts, and Henry's cold reply was that that futher would nover forgive him should ho hold communication with his traitor son. Gnlf ney, In his crudo but heartv WAV. unnr sturdily to work to bring comfort to tho Jan. ino bravo Irishman had won tho praise of a flchtlnc dlvlsl OH rmnnmnrlni nt Shiloh, and their "dandy" colonel, who had minorto seen little to llko In tho Kmraots' loader, warmed to tho fellow who could so splondldly hnndlo his company In battlo, oven ir uo couldn't on battalion drill. In plain words, Gnffnoy said It was time a "byo" that hnd lost so much thrmich hla loyalty should gain something by way of rowani. "Twlcot now," suld Oaffnoy, "Holt's hnd to do dowtv thn illvll hlmiu.ir might dodgo, with dtvll a thanks, but kicks from both sides. Ye wouldn't even mako him a sorgeant, bedadl" "I couldn't," said the colonel, "against tho recommendation of tho comnany's commander. "HIS namn VH fnrrst nn thn lint " nnlrl Oaffney, "an that slick wan, Malloy, cut It off and sticks In Thrott. Is It mo or Malloy commands tho Kmmets, sorr?" "You, when you'ro hero, captain," answered the chief, with all patlenco and toleration, for ho respected tho man's bravery, nnd, deBplto all Innuendoes and wnrnlncs wns beclnnlne tn bellnvn Ma protogo an Injured, n deeply-Injured man. biiu, it wouldn't do to ny in tho fnco of Providence and tho govornor and adjutant general and Senator Malloy, all of whom would havo It, apparently, that young Holt was llttlo better than a spy, Thoro wntf nn vnrnnni' nnv nmnnir flm nnn. commissioned offices of Company "C," and oven Gaffncy couldn't expect him to revoke tlio warrants given in tits absence. "Ilemmnhor " snii! thn nnlnnnl. "tv feared It might bo months beforo you could rejoin, and mcantlmo the law made Mr. Malloy tlio rommunifer. I'm sorry, but I don't seo what cun bo done. 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Ohio's regiments wero given as a rulo to Ohio's famous names nnd there wero scores of them. It wns Michigan that saw tho soldier stuff In that keen-eyed, short-legged llttlo quartermaster nnd set him In snddlo nt tho head of her new cavalry regiment, whero within a week ho was cnrrylng dismay not only to tho enemy, but to com rado colonels on tho lookout for stnrs. Now, If Shorldan saw lit to tnko up tho cudgels for Holt nnd thereby rub tho wrong wny the fur of Ohio's polltlco-mllltnry clique, so much tho worse' for Shcridan'n chance3 nnd tho better for his own. Small wonder tho colonol so suggested to Gaffney, nnd "Cap," full of his subject and half full of poteen (tho honest Irishman hnd bought a crul3kecn a "kag," as ho called It, back to tho front), with tho aid of a brother Celt on tho commissioned list, now com posed n letter to the smart llttlo cavalry colonol nnd sent It, Just as tho regiment got tho routo for tho Tcnnesseo and tho colonol tho news that bis plans wero all In vain. Corinth was "abandoned by Beaure gard. Tho Michigan troopers got back from a dashing raid to tho enemy's rear. Tho star would probably light on Sheri dan's shoulder, and away ho would go to tho head of a brlgado. Ohio's neglect had proved n blessing in disguise. Tho night they got to Pittsburg Landing was dark, wot and dreary. Tho colonel wns crabbed; tho captain was soro. Even tbo Emmets wcro still. Tied up nlongshora wero a number of stern-wheeled packets, somo laden with sick nnd woundod, somo with troops, bound llko themselves thoy know not whither. Pino knot torches glowed at tho gangplank of each trans port and staff ofllcers wcro bustling about. "Got ono or two men who can act as clcrka to mako out somo papers, Goffnoy?" shouted nn overworked commissary from tho guards of tho Ulver Queen. "Kalth, we'ro all darks In C company," said honest Tercnco, "Go you, Holt and Ilrcnnan. It'll got you out of tho wet, any how." And tho two soldiers wcro shown whero to stow their belongings nboard tho packet and quickly sot to work In tho Improvised olllce. Presently tho measured tramp of tho men wbb heard, as tho foro mo3t company camo filing aboard, and soon tho brightly lighted cabin began to fill with ofllcers somo of tho Ohlos, Boveral of tho staff, among theso latter tho young nldo-de-camp so well known to tho regi ment during tho dreary weeks thoy hold down tho left of tho Hue. Ho was talking excitedly, hnd beon rending from a Louis vlllo paper, and evory now nnd then, strive though ho might to confine- his attention to tho columns of candles, soap, salt and poppor dancing boforo his tired eyes, Nor man Holt could not but catch nn occasional word. "Lord, yes! Whisked off the wholo carload! Paroled n dozen at Lebanon! Yes, both colonols wounded, Wolford and Green Clay Smith!" Norman's heart sank. How familiar sounded tho old Kentucky names! Then camp something moro startling. "Hullo, Malloy! Ain't you glad your pris oners wero taken off your hands at tha front?" "Why?" growled Malloy, for ho wasn't at nil. Ho had secretly hoped to bo sent on to Nashville In charge ot them. "Why? Lord, man, haven't you heard? Regular Jail delivery on the Loulsvllln & Nashville. Wholo carload got away and Major Holt among them. 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Thero havo boon too many cases of sleep ing on post In presenco of tho enemy. Tho articles of war aro explicit tho soldlor found guilty must suffer death nnd thosit follows wcro regularly tried, convicted, sentenced, nnd now llucll has ordered thu sentence. executed." Tor n moment thore wns silence. Sen tences ns Bevero had been deservedly nwarded both In tho Army or tho Potomac nnd In tho west, but somo power had Interposed to Bavo tho victim. Tho tlmo had come, however, when tho soldier had to learn that harsh, stern, mercllesn ns such sen tences might seem It wns Just, It was necessary. Tho safety of nn army, tho lives of thousnnds of sleeping men all depended upon tho vlgllnnco of tho sen try. Should ho fall all might bo lost. Death was Just punishment for him who slept at tho post of duty. Even tho plea that drugged liquor had boon given tho two soldiers In this case availed them nothing. Liquor was tho last thing they should havo taken whon on guard. A harsh voico nt IIolt'H elbow roused him from tho half stupor In which ho listened to the announcement of his brother's escnpo and tho tcrrlhlo conse quences. "Come, young man, don't you go to sleep, or six companies will go to bed supperleHs!" And, pulling himself to gether with nn effort, Norman again ap plied his wits to tho figures boforo him. Henry escnped! Carried nway to Chatta nooga! And union soldiers to ho shot for sleeping on post fulling to glvn warn ingletting htm go! It seemed us though ho could nover complcto tho copies re quired. Tlio hour of labor spun out In terminably, He heard company nftor com pany como trampling nboard until nix worn stowed away on tho IMvcr Queen. Ho heard tho clanging of tho cnglno bells nnd tho hiss of steam as tho packet slowly glided away upon tho still waters of tho Tennes see. Ho folt his captain's broad hand laid on his shoulder a sign of wordless sym pathyand bowed lower his tired head. Then ngaln ho strovo to go on with tho work. 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