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I'll ID O MATT A DAILY 71TCE: ST "N" DAY, TETJT?TTAT?Y H, 1001. The train bearing that valuable young sol dler und several other scapegraces drovo straight Into the welcoming arms of Joe Wheeler's raiding dragoons at tho north of Nashville und gtiards, prisoners nnd supplies were whisked off Into Dixie. Gaff noy groaned In gcnulno distress of mind. "I promised Holt ho should pull tho noso nv him," said he, "and tho Lord come botuno them in tho shapo of a seccesh raid. Malloy has the luck av a Limerick lawyer!" Hut, as Mr. Oakhurst remarked, the ono sure thing about luck Is it's bound to r ijmini am, yvim i j n a. t k . ynnpaU of I'rcceillnic Clinpter. (Copyright, 1901, by O. W. Dillingham Co.) Norman Holt, favorlto son of an olil Ken tucky family. Ih reprimanded ut Went 1'olnt for duollng unit is withdrawn by his iiiKit plrlted father. Ills home-coming In tlio winter of ism i celebrated by an old-fush-loncd Kentucky Chrlstmus gathering. AmonR the quests are Daisy I.nne. -dnugh-tor of Dr. Holla tiiwycr, and .1. iiurnott Mnlloy, both of Cincinnati. Tho latter brines lettcra of Introduction from I.unc a partner, Air. Mclntyre, and Is courteously received, but arouses the Jen'.ousy of Nor man Holt by his attentions to Daisy I.nne. Malloy separates Miss Lane from the main purty during a fox hunt and at tho Christ mas ball tho samo evening affect an air of proprietorship distasteful to Daisy and obnoxious to hlB rival, Norman Holt, lltit all Ill-feeling Is forgotten when at midnight II surround Dr. Holt to drink tho Christ mas punch, which ceremony Is Interrupted iy a midnight messenger, who announces tha dangerous illness of Judge Mclntyro. Investigation rovenls hla ilnanclnl affairs In a hopeless langlo nnd the Holt fortune dissipated. Henry nnd Normnn enter Lnno'a law otllco In Clnclnnntl. Normnn rnllsts us u private In the Ohio Infantry. Malloy, through political Influence, Is lieu tenant In tho same company, nnd Henry Holt Joins tho confederate forces. Normnn In ordered to conduct a skirmishing party under Captnin Wing to Hollovlow in senrch of prominent rebels. Hellevlow rnld falls, Wing Is captured nnd Normnn Is accused of trenchcry. Drnln fever saves him from trial and takes him to the hospital. Charges against Norman nro disproved by Enyart. Norman rejoins his regiment nnd aids Sheridan In rapturing Henry Holt. Nor mnn Holt drugged by Malloy whllo on picket duty Is found nsleep ut his post. Court-martial convicts Normnn, who de mands that Malloy, whoso testimony con victed him, shnll lend tho tiring party on tho day of his death. Norman Is iurdon?d by I'resldent Lincoln and made lieutenant of Kentucky Infantry. Norman Is accused by the Lanes of betraying Theodore, who Iiua deserted, into tho hands of secret service men. ClIAl'TBtl XX. January, 18C3, and novor slnco tho unlou of states was born did New Year's day open to heavier hearts among union-loving men; novor sounded tho old-tlmo, glad, though conventional greeting, "Happy Now Year," moro like bitter mockery. There enmo a period of comparative In action nfter tho midwinter battlo in tho mud nud rain. Damages had to bo repaired, supplies ronowed, big gaps filled in the ranks of both armies, but in one division nt least there waB no lnck of Incident and excitemonU Shorldan'B men had much to talk nbout, and as for tho Uuckeycs, from whoso muster rolls tho name of Normau Holt had been dropped, "to accept promo tion on October 31," they, the old regiment, were in ferment, and (laltney und tho Etnmcts In their glory. It nil camo nbout In this way: Tho brlgado had been hit hard early In the first day's fight. Tho lino zigzagged through tho cedars Sheridan facing nearly east; Davis, bis next door neighbor, to tho right, facing outh, and Johnson farther south yet, far outlapped by thu southern line, facing every which way, Far ought on tho right flank, beyond them, everything seemed gone to ploceB, for tho exultant yells of the charging "robs" could bo heard between them and tho reserves. No soldier, old or nuw, Is happy when outflanked. Bmall wonder that tho outermost regl nionta camo in on tho run, and on the flank of tho socond brlgado were tho nuckcyes. Aides aud staff officers, hoarsely Bhoutlng, strovo to mako them understand thnt hero wnt tho placo to bn.lt, whirl about nnd dress to the left. They had cleared "unmasked," as tho military expression Is tho right regiment of tho brigade already In Its new position, and furiously it opened on the advancing lino. Kentucky was sending its compli ments straight Into tho faces of Tat Cle bum's lads from tho far south. Now was tho tlmo for the Iluckeyes to halt and do llkowlse; but something was Bore amiss; either they couldn't or they wouldn't hear, and to tho wrath of their brigadier himself the colonel of a rival regiment, nnd In spite of tho efforts of boiuo few company commanders, und tho mingled threats, prayers und profanity of good old (laltney, acting major, and to the ntnaze of Sheridan jubt riding thither from tho left of his line, tho Uuckeycs were beginning to breuk for tho bolt of timber 300 yards too tar to tho rear, and then who could buvo tho left? Then, then came tho thing that kept tho dlvlslou In talk for a month! Out from tho rear of tho Kentucky right wing sprang a tall, slender lieutenant, his new uniform drlfulug net. nla ensh. ucll owLs'unl pnb.lt. span nml gleaming, his dark eyes flashing, his cheeks allamc. A word to tho major, as lie pointed to tha disintegrating blue battalion beyond them, a uud from that ap preciative fellow Kcntucklan, and tho Junior had sprung Into that vacated sad dle, and awky spod a startled, astonished, excited steed, under tho hand of a prac ticed horseman. Straight for the scattor lug, stooping, half "rattled" ranks ho darted, heading thorn as a skillful cowboy heads stampeding cattle. In nu Instant ho was among them, his new blado Hash ing oven through the rain, his volco ring lug out abovo tho clash and clamor of bat tle. Vehemently he drove his horse Into tho very faces of tho foremost, und a sud den cheer went up nt Bight of him. for theso on tho right were the Emmets themselves, and ho in saddle wub tho lad they loved. "Halt whero you are, men! Halt, in stuntly! Fnco about, there! That's right, Scurcllffc, faco 'era about! Faco about all of you. Dress to your left now! Who's In command here? Hurrah! Guffney, oid man! Now wo'vo got 'eml Halt that next company! Halt right hero, men! Face 'em about, captnin. Dress to the loft! Dress on C." Up went another cheer and company ufter company, tho Iluckeyes pulled up nt the sound of these commanding tones, at sight of that tall, daring, dashing rider on tho foaming horse, l'ull up they had to or be ridden down. The major trotted over to him and rodo alongsldo, marveling ut the scopo and power of that ringing voice, envying the vlw and magnetism of tho soldier presence, thanking Qod for It all and tho Iluckeyes' return to reason. And then, when tho last company, far nt tho oxtrcmo flank, had brought up standing nnd refaced tho foe nnd tho lightning leaped In a sudden flash and tho thunder rolled from wing to wing, fringing tho long front In battlo smoke and proclaiming to tho division, right nnd loft, that "tho Hag was still thero," back along tho rear of tho rallied line rodo tho young hero of tho dny, almost pulled from the saddlo by Gaffney's grasping, straining hand, cheered llko mad' by tho exulting Emmets and welcomed by tho snnpplng-cycd, rejoicing, delighted division coramnnder, with tho high-pitched tenor ho first heard that solemn May day six months beforo Hy , Mr. Holt, but that wus beauti ful!" And yet tho division had to go. Left to Itself thero could havo been no hopo or help for it. Hut when nt last tho futeful day was over and tho hard-hainmored right wing curved nround tho geueral head quarters close to tho Naahvlllo pike, whllo Itoussoau, Negley and Van Cluvo, under tho masterful eyo of Thomas, held fast In front of tho confederate right, men of tho three brigades that battled under Sheridan wero chnttlng, despite Bore fatigue, over that stirring Incident of tho day. Of course, ns tho Iluckeyes told It, they had no notion of passing the new line. They simply couldn't Bee it through tho rain and low hanging smoke, but tho moment Lieutenant Holt camo nlong they kucw where they "wero at" and acted accordingly. Hut the KentucKlnns and certain genornls and colonelB and a major In temporary com mand, and old Gaffnoy, too, know far better. They wero on tho vergo of a panic when halted In tho nick of time. And now, with Gaffnoy acting mnjor, how camo It that Scarcllffo, not Malloy had commanded Company C, nnd where was Mr. Malloy? Tho answer was a laugh, Colonel l'rtdo had sent the ndjutant back to tho train to bring up certain regimental books nnd papers that wero bound to ho needed the last day of tho last quarter of tho year and had detailed Malloy to net In hla stead. Early In tho morning 1'rldo hnd got n Berl ous wound, so serious ho wns ordered nt ouco to field hospital, and Malloy concelvod It his duty to go with htm; nor had ho rejoined up to 8 p. m., nor did ho rejoin until tho colonel had twice told him to do so without further delay, but that, of course, Mnlloy did not mention. Now, when men have had to light as fought tho divisions of Sheridan, Davis and Negley that gloomy day. they tnke It 111 that any able-bodied romrado fall to do his i share, Thero had been n tlmo when Neg j ley's men und Sheridan's stood almost back .to back, so completely wero they hemmed In by Hnrdeo's encircling line, It was bitter 'to have to havo so many gallant dead, bo 'many precious cannon to swell tho triumph of tho south. Hut with horses shot down by battery thero were not men enough liH lev ilras tuUllsw bi' bwit-UirouKU those narrow wood lanes, and at the samo time "stand off" the swarming enemy. Sheri dan's men hud fought superbly, had suffered sorely and were savage In spirit when tho bloody day was gone. There was no wel come for Mnlloy when nt last he found tho Emmots. Gallnnt little Scnrcllffo had been shot dead In the grapple at tho "Hound Forest." aaffney. despite a bullet hole through the left hand, was ministering to tho needs of a dozen of his beloved "byes," and keening to himself over tho loss of some of their best and bravest. "Where woro you all day. young man?" said he, glowering. Ward politics "In Iloo'nco" aspirations all forgotten In the contemplation of tho sceno about him. "Taking caro of tho colonel till tho sur geon took him, Is It? llodnd, that's not what you're hero for. You resume command of this company now, and don't leave It again. Tho adjutant's back and you'ro wanted hero." Mnlloy's excuso carried no weight among tho men. They Jeered when they heard of It. Tho mnjor succeeding to tho command had no word of greeting for him. Urothor olllccrs cold-shouldered him In Bome cases some, too, even when It wns known he had thoughtfully brought forward a demi john of rye, for there wcro men that night who would havo given a month's pay for one good drink. In tho few days that followed, tho early days of January, It was the center and left that took up tho burden of the battling, nnd Ilrngg beat at them In vain. Tho right wing rested nnd reorganized, nnd then when men were well tilled again, and bad ' A SUDDEN CHEER WENT UP AT SIGHT OF HIM. tlmo to sleep off their fatlguo, officers began strolling nbout from battalion to battalion, from brlgado to brlgado. and by dozens thoy drifted to tho campflrcs of tho Ken tucklans, and looked up Norman Holt. To think that tho mau tho Btato had refused to own, to recognlzo or commission, should bo tho man to rally the Iluckeyes In tho midst of tho fight! What would bo said of this lu Columbus and Cincinnati when flnnlly publlshod, as sooner or later It would bo? Every man know that Sheri dan's report extolled tho conduct of Lieu tenant Norman Holt ns something beyond praise. Every man had heard that Urn dashing llttlo division commuudor had of fered Holt n billet on his staff, and the young officer had thanked him, blushlngly, but begged to bo permitted to servo with hla regiment, whero already, officers and men. they swore by him. And this was ho whom a court had sentenced aud u general ordered shot. Hy more than ono volco, over nnd again, was echoed tho chaplain's cry. "God bless Abraham Lincoln!" Some ten days after the battlo oamo orders down through military chunuols glv inu dm Emmets to know that a general court-man lal wob to eonveno at onco for tho trial of such prisoners us might properly bo brought beforo It, ouo of whom was I'rlvnto Theoduro Lane, Company O, In Ohio, on tho gravo charge of desertion. To summon and transport witnesses from the 'extreme front to Laulsvlllr, or oven to Nnshvlle, was far less trouble some and expensive, than to ship the accused straight to the field, where, If found guilty, they could bo pun ished In presence of the unity. No doubt thero woro good soldiers left among tho Emmets who would gladly have had it tho other way, for tho "byes" throughout tho Army of tho Cumberland were living on half rations now, the confederate cavalry, which far outnumbered tho northern horso, being already up to the old tricks of wreck ing tho railway that supplied them. Tho court would meet in Murfreesboro on tho 12th of Jnnunry. on which ditto Captain Oaffney, Sergeants Shannon and Ilngnu, with several soldiers who were of the guard of the wagon train, were directed to bo present. It was an occnslon the gallant captain looked forward to with sentiments of lively anticipation. It hnd leaked out In some way that Lieutenant Malloy was to appear ns counsel for the prisoner, that he had volunteered for tho purpose, nml on being Interrogated Mr. Malloy sntd It was so. Oaffney went wild with Celtic delight. "Can yo gat away, mecjor?" ho demanded excitedly of the temporary commander. "Will yo come over wid mo? Shuro wid the brigades so far apart there's been no way for It yet, but Holt, too. must bo thero! Mnlloy's got to meet him, and then yo'll see spa-arks, " O, bitter was Gaffney's disappointment! The trial of Private Lane announced for tho 12th failed to come off on that date was.unavolilAljly. JjtfStoUfilV postponed. change. CIIAl'Tnil X.M. And many u change did that dread mid winter battlo mako In the Army of the Cumberland. To begin with, In recognition of Its sutferinga nnd its Btalwart fighting, Its divisions were expanded Into three corps d'armce. with the senior major general to command each. Heavy reinforcements were otdertd. Many n new regiment appeared In tho old brigades, many a new faco In tho old regiments, many olllccrs who had won enviable distinction were promoted, and a fow, whoso distinction had been unenvlablo. were permitted to resign. Hut to the amazo, tho wrath of the Uuckeycs, their ono olllcer to quit tho field uuwounded early In tho day, and to return no moro until tho bloody work wns done, was heralded In two homo papus as the hero of the light "the gallant urijutunt who, bearing his wounded colonel in hla arms, hewed his way through swarm ing foes to a placo of safety." Even tho rank absurdity of the statement the Impossibility of tho feat described In tho gnat Journal (which was moro than hulf owned, ns was understood, by Senator Malloy; did not rob It of certain effect nmong the masses. It paved tho way for the next move; Lieutenant Ilurnett Malloy was summoned homo to assist In tho or gonHatlon of a new regiment In which ho wns appointed major. The llrst lieutenant of the Emmets wns safely out of camp and Into town b fore the Uuckeycs got tho news CJalTney's ragi bordered on tho grotesque. "I'll go to Shurd'n an' protest," said he, and so ho did and others with hltn, but tho little general had vexations of his own nnd put the case point-blank, "l'rotcst' Whnt's tho uso of protesting? Tho thing's done," said he. "If Mnlloy is all you say he was, why tho devil didn't you prefer charges against him? Then I could havo had him court-martialed. Now Ohio has mad" him a major." "And to think," moaned Gaffnoy, "Holt nlver yet pulled tho noso av him, as ho promised or as I promised for him, which 13 tho same thing." Yes, Malloy's orders had come by wire. Even "Old Hosoy" could not interpose, nnd nil tho hard swearing of bluff M'Ccok nnd a host of other hard fighting Iluckeyes camo too Into. In war, ua in pence, a friend nt court Is worth a hundred nflcM. Hut away over across tho river, In the camp of nnothcr brlgado, there wbb less to swear nbout. The th Kentucky had lost heavily In the sharp fighting of tho fllflt day, tho last of '62, but Its senior cap tain took tho leaves of tho major who had fallen, three lieutenants, tho adjutant nirong them, stopped up to tho double bars, and the colonel turned to Normnn Holt and tendered him tho adutnncy. Gravely, yet gratefully, tho young soldier accoptcd. His whole soul waB In hla work. Duty and duty alone seemed tho dominant thought. Men marveled ut his ceaseless, restless energy. Thero had come a lull in tho conduct of the war. Hrugg went Into winter quarters nbout Tullahoma. Tho Army of tho Cumberland strove to keep a bold array on half rations at the front, and an unimpeded supply lino ut the rear. This latter they couldn't do Tho south hnd cavalry, and knew bow to use It. Tho north as yet had developed no general who had tho faintest conception of Its proper function. Tho men who knew wero not the ones iu position to say. Hosecrons, however, begged for cav alry, and succeeded flnnlly In getting cer tain regiments of mounted men, which in course of tlmo might merit tho nnme, pro vided their essays wero not too ambitious. For months tho southern troopers made life a burden to tho railway guards and rodo almost at will all over Tennessee, raiding sometimes into far Kentucky, plan ning Boon to sweep Into Ohio. Meantime tho Army of tho Cumberland, llko that In Flanders, swore nnd stagnated, but Norman Holt worked llko a bcavor to tho end that his Kentucky guards grow famous tnrougn I out the corps, und to tho further end that tho regiment was presently called In to do duty in the Immediate guardianship, as it were, of corps-and later of army head I quarters. I Ono.dny In early April camo a letter Nor I man Holt wus longing for a letter from Kato Rny. It gave him food for thought for mauy n week, as well aa causo for speedy action. Sho wroto from Clncln i nfttl, whither sho had go.no nt tho urgent I summons of Mrs. Lone. Thero had been previous lettors letters brimful of pride and nfrectlonato Interest from Lexington. ! They had heard and sho had taken care that they should know It at Clnclnnatl-of j his splendid service nt Stone Itlvcr. Now sho could tell htm of mutters 'hat. desplto all his devotion to soldier duty weighed hc.Ylly on his heart Though he hnd written briefly, coldly, pioudly to .Mirgaret The nbove nymptoins refer to Acid Dyspepsia, n very common form of stonmch disor order that results in serious destruction of the mucous lining of the stomach (ulcera tion.) It causeB J'alpitatiou of the IJeart as well. HUDYAN promptly corrects this conditiou. HUDYAN cures Dyspepsia in its worst form. NAPA, CAL. Gentlemen: I am glad to say that Hl'D YAN cured m, sound und well. 1 have no more pains In stomach after rating, no more bloating and my bowels nre In good shape. I think HUDYAN the best remedy on earth for dyspepsia. Yours gratefully, L. W. HIIAW. HUDYAN is for sale by druggists HOc a package, or six packages for 2.50. If your druggist does not keep HUDYAN, send direct to the HUDYAN REMEDY Co., corner Stockton, Ellis and Market Sts., San Francisco, Cal. DOCTORS of the Hudyan Remedy Co., may be consulted by letter or in person. Write your symptoms. Wl l r iniMMfcliWMBM Lane In answer to her cold nnd even cruel letter, though ho hnd told her In so many words thnt she need never dread nnothcr visit from him, he could not so summarily shut her out of his thoughts, Ho could not but long to know tho result of Mnl loy's homegolng. Gaffney, the Emmets nnd the Huckoyes, generally, hail written many a disdainful thing of tho now mnjor to tho old folkn nt home, but tho major was there, on tho spot, nnd so wns tho crippled colonel, tho latter loaded with hospitality at the hands of tho senior Malloy, and whispered promises of the speedy coming of tho yellow sash and silver stnr, pro vided ho would "Btand up" for Mallov, Jr. So what could ho do? The now regiment wns recruited up In tho old western reserve. The men were camped or housed, and tho major's duties wero not so arduous that bo could not spend much tlmo In Cincinnati. Presently Colonel I'ride wns able to hobble about on crutches nnd say good words for him In society. Major Lane had gone to Nashville, leaving his business aud his household to tho fostering care of Senator Malloy, nnd It nil looked llko plain sailing for the lucky young field officer when Kato Hay was called to Cincinnati by a sorely troubled mother. Thoy had had news of Theodore, brought by nn officer an ex changed prisoner. It gave much relief to tho mother, "but Daisy seemed going Into a decline." No wonder Kate's letter was of vivid In terest to tho Kentucky adjutant. "Daisy Is listless, nervous, fitful, but de clares there's nothing tho matter. The doctor talks vaguely und seems puzzled. Major Malloy, bo Mrs. Luna tolls me, has been a frequent vtfltor, and so helpful, kind and considerate. Hut slnco my coming he has been very busy at Dayton, Tho regi ment Is to bo sent forward In a few days. What I do not understand Is Senator Mal loy's position. I did not toll you, but whun I wus hero before ho appeared Just as I was IcaWng. Now hu la very frequently a caller. Mrs. I.ano says sho has to confer with him about Mr. Lane's business atfalrs. Hut Daisy ought to bo spared thoso con ferences, yet twice sho has hnd to go down to bee him, and both times looked wretched whon sho returned. Tomorrow I must hasten home. I am needed thore. nut I so wanted to sco Colonel I'rldn, who has been taking up tho cudgels for Major Mal loy, und of course what tho colonel says has great weight against what has been said or written by brother officers, 'envious, possibly, of hl3 success.' Nor did I get hero In timo to seo the olllcer who brought Theodore's letter. It seems tho gentleman had been enptured when severely wounded, had given his parole nnd was aont through the lines ufter a month at Chattanooga, lie has resigned and gone home, but Mrs. Lano sntd ho spolio of tho kludncss shown hltn by your brother Henry and of having aeon Henry with Captain Wing, who la quito well of his wound nnd eager for exchange. It wns through Henry that Theodore was able to meot this officer and send n lottor to his mother an appeal for money, mainly, but ho writes ho knows now that you wero in no wise connected with his de tection and capture. I can't help think ing ho know then when hp made hlB furious donunclntlon. I can't help thinking, too, that Henry had something to do with his putting that in hla letter. It la my belief that Henry nnd your dear Impulsive old father have long since learned through Captnin Wing tho real truth about that Ilelloview affair, und that they were as unjust one wny as certain of your superiors were In another. They know of your court martial and pardon. Thoy know bo very much more ubout what Ih going on In our army than wo do of theirs. Hut, Norman, It Is of Daisy I um thinking now. If you wero only hero! If you could only come a few days! f'un't you? 1 cannot get hor to talk, but a woman's Intuition Is keen, and It heems to mo that sho In being entangled In a not she Is vnlnly struggling against. Now, If you woro hero, Norman, I think you could break It. What I dread I must tell It you Is that they nro striving to persuade her to marry Major Malloy beforo hu goes again to tho front. "Now forgive one question I know that Judge Mclntyre had Invested nil that your mother left and that most of It wan lout but wasn't tbere something for you and acid stomach symptoms loss of appetite bitter taste dizziness regurgitation headache bloating sallow complexion irritable temper soreness in stomach tired feeling Hudyan cures 50c SAN DIKCIO. CAL. Dear Doctors: My stomach trouble has been rntlrely cured, through tha nKwncy of Hl'DYAN. I Buffered for severul years, and could pot no permanent relief until I took HUDYAN. I can now eat what I wish, and it don't dlntreeit ny. Yours sin cerely, M1H8 COIIA FULTON. li iYi li I il Hi I P i iW P T 111 Henry that Mr. Lano was looking out for? Una there been any nccouutlug? Do you know whether Mr. Malloy has anything to do with It now? Somo things havo been dropped nbout him hla In lino nee over the Judge, hia recently ncqulred Influence over tho Iancs, and I'm nt n loss how to ndviso you. Hut, Norman, If possible como. Couldn't you wrlto or see Captain Enyart? Even though General lluoll Is gone, he still has inllucnco nnd ho Is so fond of you. Ho'a I think on duty In Naahvllle. Try! Come!" Como! What would he not givo? Hut how could ho nsk such favor when Sherl- lan's division was at the moment under orders for a move nnd his colonel was stirr ing tho very earth to get ordered back to tho brlgado? Come nnd savo her from that marriage that sacrifice! Even though ho had written, ho would nover seek to boo her ngaln, ho would unsay tho word on tho Instnnt and hnaten to her, were it possible to go. The railway beyond Nashvlllo was again ripped up by Morgan's light-hearted anil hard-hitting horsemen. This letter had been ten days coming, probably sent arc und by boat from Louisville and up tho Cumberland from Nashville. It might tako another ten days to reach her, another ten to return, nnd what might not happen In those twenty dnya? Indeed, were ho thero would who seo him? Thank God for ono thing! Hla father and brother woro proba bly long Blnco shown the light ns to hla part In tho Hellevlew raid! Now If only Wing could bo exchanged nnd brought back to his own! If only Connelly could bo fcuml, tho lust vestlgo of reproach could bo Hwept from his record. Tho colonel hnd gone over to the tents nt tho general'a headquarters. Normnn, In hla own cnuvas abode, wua rending 'ngaln Kate's warm-hearted Hues, when thero came without n sputter of horsoH' hoofs nnd tho sound of nn Irish volco he would know tho world over. It wns Gaffnoy hhoutlng for nn "orrdhcrleo" nnd Inquiring for tho ndjulHiit nt tho Hnme moment. One glance showed thnt tho valiant Colt waa In a fumo of excitement. "Will ye lukkud dthls, Normnn?" quoth he, striding Into tho tent, his boots thick with mud, his breath with poteen. "Wid l'rldo nn Sill God blcsa his Bowl, nn' Shurd'n an' McCook Ivory wnn nv 'em backln' me for meojor, they mako that omadhoun Foley over tho head of me! It's all along o' Mnlloy thlm two Malloya an' mo iho saynlor captnin. Will yo como wid nie now?" "Como whero?" nuked Normnn. "To tho glnor'l to headquarters till I atrip the Bkln off him!" "Tho general's?" "Tho glncrnl's? No!" Interrupted Gaff ney, "hut Mnlloy's. Yo didn't know It? Ho's there! He's back! Tho regiment's In, an' he's wid It. Will yo come now?" Tho question wns answered for him. An orderly, ono of hlH own Kentucklnna, was at tho cntrnnee, with tho colonel's com pliments nnd n summons to hendquartera. The oddly assorted pair strodo away to gether. Gnlfney, grizzled, rod-fared, broad and bulky, Holt, dnrk-bnlrod. dark-eyed, clenn-cut, tall and Blender. Thero wub tho usunl throng of officers, nrdorlles nnd horsea about the group of headquarters' tents, nnd at tho entraneo to tho commanding gen eral'B stood Sheridan, buttoned up to tho throat In his hot, doublo-brenated cont, though It was u steaming hot day, his short lega thrust thigh deep Into muddy riding boots, his black eyes snapping with Im patience. "You're wanted, Holt," said he, In his quirk, bluff way. "1 hopo you'll go Hullo, captain, what's the matter?" Ho hnd caught sight of Gaffney, aa that Itato officer drow bnck on seeing the division commander, but thus chnllengcd camo Im pulsively forward. "Mather enough, glneriil! They'vo robbed mo, as they did you, and given mo leaves to Foley, hint that doesn't know but I'll not say a wurrd agnlnst Foley only 'twas mo not Mm tho gln'r'l recommended. 'Twna them two Mnlloys, on' wan of 'em Is hero now." "Walt here 1 wnnt to see you when you come out." broke In tho little general. Im petuously, then whirled about and tnaio bis wny through a tentfiil of -vrki. aids and orderlies to nn Inner office, whero Ba the comtnandoj of the army, lookm M IIM IiINIM enruestly into tho fuco of Normnn Holt, who, sldo by aide with his colonel, stood respectfully beforo him. "Tho lino I mean," said tho general, with a cordial nod to Sheridan, "Is south of Frenchman's creek' and to the loft of tho plko and railway. You kuow It well, 1'vo been told." "I havo reason to," nnnwored Holt, thu blood quickly mounting to his brows. "Then hero's tho very man you'll nrnd, Sheridan, " Bald tho chief. "Go nhead with your preparations and I'll send Mr. Holt over presently." A few minutes later, nt tho general's re quest, Norman wns Rented nt a llttlo tnblo mnklng a rough pen nnd Ink mnp of tho roads, trails and streams at tho very point where tho Iluckeyes wero lu camp tho morn lug of hla urrest. How strange it seemed thnt eight months beforo ho had punned through this very town u prisoner charged with a crttna whoso punishment wns denth. And now ho sat in the presence of tho com mander, welcomed, trusted, lenned upon. Ho was still ut work upon tho sketch. The general was busy with his now chief of stall Huckoyes, both of them when nn aldo-de-camp ushered in two officers in spick nnd spnn, glistening uniforms n portly colonel, n trim llttlo mnjor. "Old Itosey" dropped tho matter In hand to beam upon tho newcomers. "Welcome, colonel; welcome, ngnln, Major Malloy. Of course you both know General Garfield." Thero was n moment of hnmlshaklug, ns tho four Ohlonns exchanged cordial greeting, and tho nldo stood quietly by. "You enmu Just In time to go with Sheridan. Ho wna hero not live minutes bnck, but one of my rlghthnnd men will guldo you to him. Gen tlemen, let mo pruaent tho adjutant of tho th Kentucky, Lieutenant Holt." At sound of tho nnme both offlcera turned with a fitnrt. 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