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1G TTIVj OMAHA DAILY U.RJit STJDAV, FEHHUAKY IT, 1901. r 1 Jm .fimfJff if fi I i i i mi I rii'!- 1 t W I WW ; yuursls nt l'reeillJi r.itnptrrik. (Cop right, 1!I. by U. W. Dllllnehum Co.) Norman Holt, favorite son of nn edd Ken tucky family, In reprimanded nt West I'nlnt for dueling and Is withdrawn by his nigh fplrltctl father. Ills homecoming In the winter of ISia Is celubrntcd by it ti old-fashioned Kentucky Christmas gathering. Among tho quests nre Daisy I.nnc, daugh ter rf Dr. 1 lolt'n lawyer, and .1. lltirnett Mulloy. both Of t'lnclnnall. Tht latter brings letters of introduction from Lane's partner, Mr. Mclntyre, nnd Is courteously rcctlved, but arouses tho Jen'otisy of Nor man Holt by his attentions t.i Daisy Lane. Malloy separates Miss l.nnc from the main party daring a fox hunt and nt the Christ mas ball the same evening uffocts nn nlr of proprietorship dtsti'stcful to Daisy nnd obnoxious to Ma rival, Norman Holt. Hut ll Ill-feeling Is forgotten when at midnight nil surround Dr. Holt to drink the Christ mas punch, which ceremony Is Interrupted by n midnight messenger, who announces tho dangerous Illness of Judge Mclntyre. Investigation roven's his financial affairs In u hopeless tangle and the Unit fortune dissipated. Henry and Norman enter Latin's law uttlce In Cincinnati. Norman enlists as n prlvnt" In the Ohio Infantry. Mnlloy, through political Influence, Is lieu tenant In the sumo company, and Henry Holt Joins the confederate forces. Norman Is ordered to conduct a skirmish party under Cnptaln Wing to llellevlcw In search of prominent rebels, llellevlcw raid falls, Wing Is captured and Norman Is accused of treachery. Uraln fever saves him from trial and takes him to tho hospital. Charges gainst Norman are disproved by Knyart. Norman rejoins his regiment and aids Hhcrldah In capturing Henry Holt. Nor man Ho'.t drugged by Mnlloy while on picket duty Is found asleep nt his post. Court-martial convicts Norman, wrt de mands that Malloy, whose testimony con victed him, shall lead tho firing pnrty on the day of his dentil. Norman Is pardoned bv President Lincoln' and made lieutenant of Kentucky Infantry. Norman Is nccused tiy tho Lanes of betraying Theodore, who lia.i deserted, Into the hands of secret service men. Norman wins high praise from Sheridan for gallant rally of troops nnd when Mnlloy, now major of a new regi ment, returns to camp ho Is "cut" by Nor man. Norman captured by confederates while trying to savo dispatches for Thomas. Mut there had been strange doings In Chattancogn during tho week preceding Mragg's enforced evncuatlon. Thither, lato In July, had (hey borno our wounded Nor man. There had been a few days for him of Imminent peril, for there wcro not lack ing southern generals high In rank who be lieved that he, not tho secret service, had brought those "bogus" dispatches to the front, with tho deliberate design of falling Into confederate hands, and throwing Mrogg nnd his corps commanders upon a false scent. "It was no bettor thnn being a spy," . . 1 1 ., u . I .. ..iia ..i.n ,... in ', "J. .ii. '.t""' . ' ,i, 7 i3 V. J. one direction to hend off tho federal force that hnd gnno In quite nnothcr. It was Van Horn's cnvalry, far out at Columbia, that ascertained Just which way Thomas nnd Crittenden wcro coming. There rarely was a time from beginning to end of tho war when tho southern leaders were not quickly nnd reliably Informed of every movement made by our men. It took less than twenty four hours to rcatoro the situation, and gradually tho cries against tho wounded Yankee tiled awa. There was his brother, Mujor Holt, serving for tho tlmo on Hnr dee's staff, ready to glvo his knightly word that Norman had well-nigh lost his life In tho effort to prevent those very dispatches from falling Into confederate hands, so that disponed of ono peril,, but left him another faced by fover. CIIAPTKiK XX IV. August, nnd it seemed as though tho southern cause wcro lost at last. Lee, Idol of tho confederacy, had. fought his greatest battle In the henrt of Pennsylvania, nnd beon driven back luto Virginia, Gettysburg In tho east and Vlcksburg 'in the west had restored hopo and courage In tho north, had dealt amazu and distress throughout though nothlng'seemcd lo daunt the courage of tho south, Then, cast and west, both armies, both sections, seemed to hold their brcnth nnd wait and watch the midway grapple Imminent along tho Tennessee. Most brilliantly, most skillfully, had "Old Rosey" outmaneuvcred Hrngg, who oban doned his strong workB at Shclhyvllle, onfc tho mountain lino of the Cumberland, nnd reluctantly fell back ncross the swollen river to mako henceforth, aa ho wrote, their "lino of defense, the lino of Tennessee." Mut even then he was not permitted to rest, for the strategist of tho union nrmy, the head of the Army of tho Cumberland, do lscd the during plan of throwing his three corps ncross two gieat mountain rancos, split by a wide, unfordable, swollen river, nnd so maneuver his antagonist out of Chattanooga as it mouth before ho had from Tullahoma, And so while Mlnly's horse and Crittenden's swift-footed Infantry threatened the enemy at every landing, pass end ferry nbovo that wcl(-nanicd gnteway, and kept llragg guessing whenco tho blow would come, the other corps, McCook nnd Thomas In command, stole from their hiding plnccs back of the Cumberland range, hurst through tho mountain roads and born down on tho Tennessee below tho fated city our Fnapplng-oyed llttlo division leader. Sheri dan, In the van. The next thing Mragi; knew McCook and Thomas wero climbing tho mountain passes of northern Georgia, miles behind him, nnd thcro was no help for It he had to abandon Chattanooga and nally forth to meet them, llofore tho end of August tho old fiag was floating again over tho roofs of tholr stronghold In tho mountains, nud all tho northlnnd rung with praise of such magnificent strategy. Mut strategy Is not convincing. Rattles only nro decisive. What good was gained by placing nn nrmy where It was a matter of such Infinite difficulty to supply It, so long as Its antagonist remained unshattcred In Its front? Rosccrnns had now to fight a battlo far from possibility of help of any kind. Mragg simply retired across another range, drawlug our army after him, nnd Lee detnehed his strong right arm, his fight ing corps to the nhl of the brothrcn waiting Impatiently In northern Georgia, nml then united, tho southern leaders fell furiously on tho union ranks nlong tho crooked stream, nnd It was Stono River over again only Infinitely worse. Tho corps of McCook and Crittenden crumbled nwny, bearing even "Old Rosey" with them. In full night to Chattanooga, leaving, as before, tho Hen hearted Thomas to stem the tide of trium phant pursuit, and thero win tho Immortal name of tho Rod: of Chlckamauga, It was a sorely-stricken fellow thev ' nursed for a fortnight thoro In the old . homestead (n the fastnesses of the Cumber- Und. Henry had to go because bis gen- f . had mighty need of every man, hut specuny came irom inattanooga a, haired, sad-faced old gentleman who bcsldo the bed of tho dollrlous boy and wept as ho listened to his childish bah- bllng. Over and over In feverish dream 1 poor Norman lived again tho misery of his ratner s wratn nnu disowning, pleading witn , him not to bcllevo his aon guilty of base, tmflllal conduct. Over and ngnln ho seemed , lo llvo through the horror of that night . at Mcllovlow. Tho death sentence, tho ex- , erutlon ceremonies. Interrupted only nt the last moment, wero as nothing In compnrlson i with that. Kudo soldiery, uncouth nioun- tatneers saw tho father's grief and dread with pitying, sympathetic, eyes nnd rejoiced with him when nt last the life light seemed to como fluttering back to Norman's face. Meforo ho wan fairly conscious tho order came to send him on to Chattanooga, for , Crittenden was In the hills. Toward tho A GRAY-HAIRED, end of JuIy thp uoro lm through tho Se- nuatchle valley and across tho Tennessee. Meforo the end of August the yankee shells woro bursting over tho devoted town and another move was needed, but this tlmo Norman could travel In saddle. His arm was slung and strapped to tho body. No need to ask him for parole not to escape. Mut during the throe weeks In Chattanooga tho aged father and the two gallant sons had long, sod, solemn conferences yet al most happy hours together, for though en emies still In the sight of tho laws of war, there had been perfect understanding, re conciliation and mutual forgiveness. Each had acted according to his Information and conviction. Tho ftro and fury of tho fath er's rago against tho north had burned Itself out. He saw the ruin that had como upon tho land he loved. They must fight now to tho blttor end, but there was no longer feud at heart between himself and his "llttlo Menjamln," his big, beloved boy, now grown a man. Tho stauuch old south erner grlovcd bitterly that tho son had chosen with tho union cause, yet gloried In tho rally of the Huekeyes at Stone River all Norman's doing, as ho ptoudly told himself, and this deed was only one of many. Had not Wheeler's young gallants described the magnificent dash and daring of Norman's attempt to savo the nbandonod dispatches? Had not prisoners from Sher idan's division dilated on his heroism that blocdy day tho last of '02? Had not tho father sought, found and skil fully attended tho captive squadron leader, Wing, nnd learned from him all about the night ride lo Belle view how It was Malloy .who gave Norman's uamo as guide to tho commanding offloetv-how Norman had pleaded for relief when tho Oap was talrly passed, oveu when he believed Mellevlew lo bo unoccupied by any of his 1:1th and kin'.' Through Wing tho father had gone further still, found other soldlern whoso fate was intricately counectcd with that of his bc love'd, his misguided boy. It was a great day when, mvay back at Rome, ho found and questioned Council, still feeble from Ills) Injuries and from prison fever, but clear-headed and emphatic. It was a strango day when, late In August, In tho streets of Chattanooga, as they took the road for Uoesvjllo Gap enroute to Dalton, Norman and his father came face to face with Thoo- doro Lane, dressed In confederate uniform, I'nnbio to bear tho privation of prison life, wth Its squalor nnd seml-starva.tlon, the lively exchnngo of banter with his comrade ( scoundrel who would drug n man's coffee j slon In Holt's face ns hu stood sternly gnz weakling had 'offered his services on nny , eaglo bearer from the Muckeyo state. Mai- i that he might swear htm to denth for sleep- Ing nt the now comer was too significant. terms, had declared himself a voluntary deKcrter from tho nrmy of thn union, nnd they put him on duty in the dispensary of tho hospital, where, so long as their scant supply of wines and liquor was kept under lock and key, ho could do no great harm. Thoro was n sceno nt which guards, team ster, drivers nud frowsy darkloj gaxed open-mouthed when tho gray-hatred old doctor sprang from his vehicle and begged for a horsewhip with which to chastise that lying, low-lived, two-fneed cur. It was Nor man who dragged his father back arid sought to pacify him, whllo Theodore miserably shook nnd almost wept, They left the wretched lad whining In the streets nnd when tho doctor had sufficiently cooled down, entered the hospital, where still tin gercd certain helplcns woundrd, too badly crippled to be worth anything to either side, I nnd therefore left by the astuto leader of J the southern host to bo cared for by the north, and hero, for the first time since tho dawn of that black morning at llellevlcw. met the captain of the assaulting squadron who would novcr chargo ngaln, for two clumsy crutches took the placo of the left leg, lost above tho knee nnd his sad-faced guide, now an officer of distinguished rec ord, even though for the tlmo at least, llko himself, n prlsonor. That conference was ono that speedily ooro truit. It was soon after Chlcka mauga, bloodiest battle of the western war when from .the summits of both Lookout mountain and Mission Itldgo the victorious southerners looked down upen their almost helpless fcemcn, penned llko cattlo In unattanooga, mat a dramatic and excitnig scene took place In tho enmp of Sheridan's division, They wero noro-hcaded men. for, Just ns at fetone River, they had lost n noble nnd beloved brlgado commander, Caught In tho whirl, strl-kcti In flank and never Having a "square snow" rrom Btart to finish, they had been swept from tho field without it chnneo to hit back. Then, ns though to punish them for what they could not well prevent, the corp. of Mc- Cook nnd Crittenden wero telescoped Into one, renumbered the Fourth. Their old generalo were ordered noru to nnswer for their misfortune lo n court of Inquiry. A new commander was put nt (ho head of' Iho new corns mid oven the rumor thnl the' man tho whole nrniy honored was to become chief of the army uf the Cumberland failed to reconcile many u soldier to the Inovltn- bin psrtlni; with their brilliant leader, SAD - FACED OLD GENTLEMAN, WHO KNELT RESIDE THE RED OP HIS DELIRIOUS "Old Rosy." Thero wero soro hearts all put to fight. Whirling nbruptly toward the about the intronched camps of Chattanooga, I rear of the tent he signaled to a blondo There wero soro heads on tho southern side, mustached captain who stood at tho flap, for though Mragg had driven the union 1 nnd who quickly raised It, revealing to right In disorder from tho field of Chick- j thoso who happened to ho looking that way amauga, even with overwhelming numbers a tall figure; n gaunt, thtn-faccd, haggard ho could not budgo Thoma3 at tho left and tho foarful loss of 20,000 killed and wounded In tho confedernto host nttested tho desperato nature of tho conflict. They wero talking of tho situation at Sheridan's headquarters ono crisp October evening, but tho little chief himself was fitful nnd preoccupied. He was evidently thinking of other matters, while certain brlgado and reglmcntnl commnnders wcro seated about tho camp fire and tho talk wus brisk and nt times pointed. Sheridan socmcd consumed with Impatience. Every now nnd then he nrose nnd moved rest lessly about, gazing off Into tho darkness where lay tho road to town. Tattoo was sounding In many n reglmcntnl camp about htm before tho sound of horses' fect squash ing In tho mud announced the coming of visitors and an altlo-dc-cnmp In n low tono said: "Hero thoy nro, General." Just outside the clrclo of firelight there dismounted three officers, who, lcnvlng their horses with tho orderly, camo slowly for ward and saluted tho chief, who led them within a big hospital tent, and brlelly say- J heen left without even one leg to stand on. 0nd found himself right under the muzzles Ing, "the other" would ho hero In a minute, , Colonel Prldo of tho Dtickeyes, but rocently 0f tho southern Enfields. The sharp, stern bnde them be seated. Some camp Innterus returned from leave, with an abundant order, "Como in here, Yank!" brought him stood on n pine table. Two others hung I "'TPly ,,f (""dent hopes, n modcrnto, ditto 1 (0 his senses all too late. Ho obeyed bo frbm tho rldgo iole and n third was dimly . f spirits and nn expressed opinion of Sena- muso thoro was nothing else to do. Tho glowing In n smaller tent at the rear, Its (tor .Malloy that will not bear publication, Istoiy sounded plausible for the time being, opening nbuttlng against the back of a t invited the officers to his tent to drink Major Malloy gave his name, rank and larger one. Tho flap was down, but thoro "Long llfo to tho lad that ought to bo cue regiment without hesitation, begged that was murmured conversation going on which j of 118 nml confusion to tho'cad that pro- his comrades might bo informed by (lag of seemed to cease abruptly as two officer:! ' vented It," whllo tho Kmmets invited them- truce that ho wan safe, uninjured and thnt Joined the party In tho office tent. Thero solves to u nearby ravine, where many wore he urged them to exert every Influence to wes n cordial exchango of greeting on the , found In tho morning along with an empty effect his exchange nt once. Ho courte- part of most of thoso present, but manifest I nnd sudden nervousnexs and cmbnrrassment In the manner of nt least one Mnor Mai- loy of tho th Ohio. Colonel Pride, with a slight limp ttlll percepllblo in his walk, classed over and shook hands cordially with Major Lnno of tho Judgo advocate'n depart ment, who had ridden out from town ac companied by Colonel Mob Knyart, now com manding tlitf th Kentucky nnd oni of Shorldnn's aides. Malloy shook hands effusively with Lane, who looked n bit be wildered, but when tho young major turned as though to offer his hand to tho Kontucky colonel, that gentleman waB engVossed in loy'a portly colonel looked oddly from ono to nnother. It was apparent to him nt ortco that (-omelhlng unusual was In the wind. As for Knyart nml Pride, they now commanded rival regiments. "Dob" had his heart's desire one, tit least at last. Then Shorldan, who had stopped nn In stain Into the llttlo tent In tho rrar, re turned, dropping tho Hup behind 111 in, nnd tho parly settled luto Bents. "Colonel Knyart," snld tho chief, "will slat's the object if the meeting." "Concisely, general, It is this," said Hob. "Lieutenant Holt of my regiment In wounded nnd a prisoner In the hands of tho enemy. Wo of Kentucky regard him as n most gnllnnt olllccr nml n thoroughbred gentleman. Wo have been striving for his exchance. but thoro Is a hitch becauso uf stories vastly to his discredit that have been brought to corps nnd nrmy headquar- tcrs, ns Major Lano hero can toll us. Mr. Holt Is defcuselesn In h!s absence nnd hln friends havo taken this matter up, Tho storleu have been traced, without excep tion, to an officer now prceont Major Mal loy of your division. A court being out of tho question wo havo asked you to hear both sides and adjudicate, I now nsk Major Malloy to repeat In this presenco the story he has told Major Lone and a dozen other officers reflecting on the char acter of Lieutenant Hqlt." Thero was an awkward silence. Lane perceptibly winched at Knynrt's nlmost abrupt announcement. Mnlloy turned til most gray, This was nomethtng different from whispering to Individual cars. "I don't reeognlie the colonel's right," I ho finally began, looking nervously nnd np - peallngly at the division conininndcr, who, ! having scaled himself with his back to tho 'fable, was gazing straight Into Mnlloy'a twitching fnco. "Well, I've heard these stories. " said Sheridan, shnrply. "I'm responsible for that officer's appointment, and If he's tin- worthy I have a right to 1now It, nml why. Wc needn't go Into that mnttcr of sleeping on post. That tho president hao settled. Yen nre reported ns having snld you could jirove he led Wlng'n squadron Into am buscadc. ny whom?" "My C'nptnln Wins himself, general. If ho was not n prisoner, and by non-com-missioned officers who rode with them that ,' night." "How do you know this, major? You haven't ccn Captain Wing since the affair." , Mnlloy's face was whlto, nnd well It might be, but his nervo wns steady. He must face tho music now or go to ruin on the spot, nnd ho realized It. The nnswer camo and it was given with unflinching eyes, with n voice that novcr trembled, "t have not seen him, sir, but I have seen his letter giving n detailed account of tho ! affair In which ho clearly shows that Mr. Holt knew of Iho presenco of the rebel cavalry at llellevlcw. nnd that nfter giving warning to them, he deliberately led Wing Into the trap." The silence that followed was Impressive nnd for tho moment Intense. Sheridan sat glowering Into tho speaker's face, as though I half dazed by tho cool, confident words, and half disponed to further questioning. What ever wcro his emotions, they wero speedily1 j man, who swung n paco or two forward on his crutches, nnd In n voice In which con' tempt, disdain nnd wrath were mingled, deliberately said: "That's a tl d He, Malloy, and you know It." Cll VI'TICH X.XV. Tho Fourth corps was In a ferment; tho Second division almost In n tempest, of which Hnrker'a brigade was the vortex, Thero was a vacancy In tho office of major. Ohio. Officers from half a dozen Ken- . very easy thing to attract tho attention of tucky regiments wcro out with kindling tho enemy's sentries and bo "token prls oyes and chips on their shoulder straps. I oner." This It eventually turned cut was Oaffney major nt Inst of tho Huekeyes I Malloy's method of procedure. Just where was going from enmp to camp taking two lingers to Kentucky's ono In every toddy, sparing neither his own stomach nor any body's Monnngnhcln, which was worth $1 a drink and couldn't bo bought for mouoy. Wing, "with tho left leg gone and the right Jeg left," ns (Jaffney Haiti, was tho hero of the hour, but tho caso for Malloy had has lllchtd when much more than half full from iho colonel's tent during the dead hours of the night. Oh. but that was a wou- drons night In tho Second division! Such was the closo contact of men nnd broth- rou In those crowtlcd camps that the story or tno scene nt hheriuan s tent was all over Iho corps In twenty-four hours, with nddl- Hons and improvements that mado It a mad success. Ono thing, however, ns told, was probably true Malloy had cono to the devil or tho enemy, and few men seemed 10 hiautly ncrvouB and pmbnirassed. Up to i.nre which. Not only hnd Wing denounced J that moment, too, tho manner of tho con It I m na a liar nnd declared that ho had i ledorato officers had been courteous, though nover written riuch a loiter, but also ns a' somewhat cold and formal, but tho cxpren- ing on post. This, too. In the presenco I "You gentlemen eccm to havo met bo nnd hearing of Shorldan, of Colonel Pride of ! fore," said tho general, looking quickly tht Muckeyfs, Knyart of tho Kentuckles, and from ono to the other, even the portly chief of Mnlloy'n own rogl- "Yes," waa Holt'B Instant nnswer. "and ment. the Ohio. Wing iloclnrrd that there's only ono way, general. In which 1 when Connolly was told In prison by Dr. i desiro to meet that gentleman again." Holt that Mnlloy had sworn before I he Nashville court that he, Connolly, had crossed thut bildge without ordtrs of auy kind and that Uorman Holt wns asleep on post, tho wrath of tho wonged nnd suffer ing soldier was Intense. He wept In his weakness nnd declared that Norman's story vaa absolutely true that Mnlloy did say. "Go; It would bo n feather In tho cap of tha Kmmots." It wns then nt last the ppor fellow realised that his officer had mado i victim of him In order fo clrar tho vyay for his plot against Holt. It was then that lie announced his remembering having seen tho lieutenant recorklng that canteen nfter slipping something Into It, thnt. at tin I time, honest Connolly supposed was only sugar. Shr.rldan and his officers, springing from tholr chairs, stood almout spellbound aa Wins launched his furious denunciation nt the luckless Malloy, Major Lano alono remained gented, ns though stunned, his 1 rnco concealed for n time in Ills hands, i Vainly had Malloy stormed, protested and countered. "I shnll demand a court of In quiry nt once, general," said he. "And' ns for this gentleman, ho ahull answer to mu personally for this Infamous affront." Then he had begged pormlsslon to retire, that ho might Instantly mako his demand lu writing, tud uot a baud was extended cither to stip- port or to withhold. That wns their Inst look on tho face of Murnett Mnlloy, i When early In the morning a staff oillcrr rodo to the camp of the th Ohio with orders to place the major In closn arrest there was no such functionary to be found. A light was burning In his lent when his I one friend, tho colonel, returned, stunned J nnd silent from that dramatic arraignment, i but ho could not stomach having to speak wlth Malloy again, The only man of the regiment to see him that night was n lone sentry, pacing his post on tho Hank of camp back of tho field officers' tents. The mnjor had given the countersign nnd passed nut about 3 o'clock In the morning, "carry ing ti thing like n big." Tho surrounding enmps, the town, the load to Lookout, wcro searched, the whole neighborhood scoured. fn( llirrn wr rfl ttnvnrnl nlT1prr4. nntnlilv i Major Lane, who thought that In Mnlloy' i i despair, realizing as ho must that his career was ruined, that his resignation could never be accepted, thot dismissal In dlsarncn and nrobablv Incnrcoratlon In somn j penitentiary would bo his fate, tho cornered man hnd committed suicide. Mut the following night tho plckots out to tho southeast brought In two ragged Georgians who had slipped nwny from tho ' southern lines. In which thev deelcred thev i were unwillingly serving, and they united I In the statement that a Yankco officer, n i mnjcr, had been captured by their outposts I about I In the morning. Kverybody snw nt 1 once what that meant Mnlloy hnd deserted to tho enemy. It was a week of episodes nnd excitement on both sides, Mragg's headquarters nt the tlmo were on tho summit of Mission ridge, straight to tho east from Sheridan's HOY AND WEPT. lino and overlooking tho vnlley and tho union camps. What happened thero could not bo known to Sheridan's division at the time, but can readily be told hero. Tho picket lines of the opposing forces In front of Chattanooga wcro but u few yards apart, and stretched from the Ten nessee at tho mouth of Chltlco creek, a mile east of tho town, down through tho open country midway between the union Intrcnchments nnd n heavily wooded mound called Orchard Knob, until they faced each other along the banks of the Chattanooga creek ut the south, and so on to the point where at the . northern base of Lookout mountain tho creek empties Into tho Ten ncisce. Now, It was no easy matter for any man to slip' out across tho lino except on n dark night, but, once ncross. It was a he managed to cross the union line, nnd how. whether by brlbory or ndroltness, could not be ascertained. Mut the Georgia pickets claimed tho credit or gobbling a Ynrikce major who, when brought to Rrngg's headquarters In broad daylight, de clared he had wandered between the lines i while-" making tho rounds, hud lost his way ' ously asked to be excused from giving nny , infoimntlon. Indeed, ho really had none. especially nboul Sherman's movements or ti10 coming of reinforcements. In point of i fact, Major Malloy made a vory pleaiant j Impression until, as luck would hnve It, n cynlo appeared In tho person of Major j Honry Holt of tho commanding general's , 'staff. Up to the moment of that onicer'u 'entry tho prltoner'B. manner had been calm i i ami scif-posscssed; then it became In-i Explanations, of course, followed, nnd that evening Mnlloy was on his wny to prison, minus boots nnd reputation. Henry Holt, in a fow words, had punctured tho latter, to tho end that no officer wns nt hand to savo when a rude trooper relieved his prisoner of tho former. Such trnnsar tlonn, under tho clonk .of "fnlr exchange." wero nlrcndy a military necessity in an army where solo lenthcr was nt n premium. One caution went with the guards of tha self-sacrlllcetl major on his southward wny. It was considered wise to keep him for the present aloof from certain other prisoners from Ohio and Kentucky Con nolly having by this tlmo spread abroad tho story of the major's crime. It was well. too. thnt thero was llttlo likelihood of his coming In contact with Dr. Holt or Norman. It was odd that, though Nor man declined to nccept parole, nnd was now qulto strong ngnln, ho had not been sent to Join tho luckless array of union offirors captured nt Chlckamauga or pre vious engagements, and now numerous In the ssveral soldier prisons In Dixie. The fractured bono had knit, the wound was healing, and, enjoying tho best of caro and attention, he was restricted to the limits of the hospital square In Rome, With Ills oii tathtr ever at band to counsel aud , supervise, tho recovery had been rapid Tho doctor had hired n buggy picked up i horss too old for military service, and with, these was able lo give his boy occasional! drives, both being "on honor. ' of course. . nt such Units, to take no undue advantage of the privilege. Karly In September, when , McCook s corps reached Alpine, only n , few miles ftxvtiy, the post commander look nlarm, nnd proposed moving his prisoners southward, but McCook speedily marched or, townrd the Chlckun.nuga valley. The gient battle followed. The linndlng army vlf.ii , penned up ni i.nntinuooga nuti g laiieo at Rome and Dalton was relaxed. ! r.RP" '''"'yffvf'14. n "'.'he uuoiew uoy, Viiio nun ucen ucvoica 10 . the iTothers from ijicir babyhood, io w.it e er ihim. , " ' m' ,Wh,"1 .'"r Normin K u T.m .'. ."'h r ? '"' ,blS lh0 8 '"'I1'"" 8" ,n' nj the Holts wero concerned nt the time of Mnlloy j voluntary move Into hostile territory. "Norman and he must not meet," said Major Holt to his friend, tho chief of staff, Theodore nnd Mnlloy ngaln meet-' Iho.igl i Mnjcr Lane, vaguely dreading II as I . thing sure to Involve his feather-brained son In further trouble. The meeting Lane so feared rnmo off that very night. nt Dalton. where Theodore l ad been sent with the dispensary of the con federate hospital. And that temptation should bo set In Theodore's way, nnd he full Into the tolls might readily be fore told. Tho father's forebodings were destined to be renllzed. but that was all. for on the fifth morning nfter the cscnpe of Major Malloy from Sheridan's lines the division woke up electrified by the news that honors were eiiBy thnt a confederate officer of equal rank had been caught by the pickets In front of the right and taken to Sheri dan's tent nt reveille, llnrcly wns the story started when nnothcr followed thnt the captured soldier was none other than Major Henry Holt. Mob Knyart was JiiHt turning out when tho acting adjutant came hastening In with the news. Mob changed color and said he reck oned there must be n mistake. Henry Holt wasn't n man "to be foollu' 'round outside his picket lino when there was no occasion for such foolishness, " but the adjutant wns Insistent: Cnptnln Preston, officer of tho day, saw him ns he was escorted to division hcadquartors, and, If It wnsn't Henry Holt, then he didn't know a Holt from n handsaw. Enynrt was troubled. There was another letter to Kate Ray, finished tho night be fore, all ready to go at onco by cavalry post over tho Cumberland, nnd the orderly could call for It nt 7. Thero was time, Just time, for n posthcrlpt, provided tho story wero true. Ho knew full well how Im portant a plcco of Information that might nu hi, .11.....-., i . . m i , , "What if ViniVX . v .. . ?. tnl hl",r "'""'l" cnptaln. meet unif il! n m should ..w,,0 , ,.. ,,,,.,, t.ol(inr, ',,, !ia I'n -art I I " ? A 0 tho staff officer drew nigh. "Major Holt. , , rLl1 0 ""V w' "B Hrngg'a staff, by Jupiter." .mid the in- Mallo JndNo SSV. n ""sa. 7 ney mA "7" ,,0,,P,Br , B" L Lh7?f"nn" ,w K "f m I?"" lu.s would ho Major Henrys probable n ' ii-.-tMnmii 1 1 (1 lit n n II MEN CURED Our Vacuum Organ Dovclopar cures .where, everything olso fails and hopo Istleud, Itro Mores small, weak organ", lost power, falling manhood, drains, errors of youth, otc. Stric ture and Varlcooslo permanently cured In 1 to i weeks. No Drucs to ruin the stomach. No Electrlo ielts to blltter nnd burn. Our Vucuuin telopor is a locnl treatment applied directly to thn weak ni.d disordered pirts. It pivei ttrcngth nnd development whnrovor applied. Old men with lost or fntllng manhood, or thn I'tmngnnd mlddlo ngod who nro roaphtg the ro i lilts of youthful errors excess or over work nro t ulcklv restored to h'ltlth and strength. Our nnr i)h appliance has nstonhhod the entlro world. Hundreds of leading phyalclaus in tho United States uro now rorommendlngour appll nnco In tho povoret c.sfos where every other known dovleo has failed. You will keo nnd feel its benefit from the first Aiy for It Is until led directly nt the sent of thn eirf nler. It makes no ditforcneo how sovern tho WHY IT CURES MEN. Why the frightful Tension of Stricture is Dissolved Like Snow Be neath the Sun IN FIFTEEN DAYS. Why Weak Men are Restored by the Magic St. James Treatment Applied Locally and Directly to the Affected Parts. We answer the ques tion brlelly. If you cut mi nrtery In your arm you do not take interns! medicine to '.stun the now or lilooa iYOr t'SK LOCAL APPLICATIONS. Sim ilarly when the ore Ihral ducts become weakened and relaxed 11 Is ridiculous to taka interim trentment. Whit It must puss throught the stomnch and urine before It reaches the seut of disease. Tim seminal iljcts project Into the urelhrul canal through the Prostate Oland. mid are easily reached by LOCAL THKATMHNT. Dr. Carter's "Ornii-Solvent" soluble Kojgles will dlb.'ulve, digest and forever lemovo Urethral Stricture In 15 dnys without pnlit. Injury or Incon venience. The bougies nrn Inserted nt night nnd act while ou sleep. "(Irnn-Sol-vent" removes overv svmiitom of stricture. leaving the cnnttl ns lirtilthy as when na ture tormeti it. mo uiu.tai. i uttimi l)K DILATING. NO l.NJISl'TlU.NH TO lit- Space will not permit R complete iieacrlptlon of the Itieuinpiirable St Jainek 1 ren -ment in urethral diseases. Kvory sufferer irom Stricture and Its offspring, Prtislatl tl and fclenilnul Weakness, should write to the St. James Association, fi. M Jnmen Hldg.. Cincinnati, Ohio, for their wonder fu! Illustrated work. HD tpm mm illuming the parts of the human system Involved In urethral Vg mm mm ailments, which they will send sccirely wrapped In plain pnek- Em. lu mm I ge, prepaid . " m mm mma ST. JAMES ASSN, 62 ST. JAMES BLOCK, CINCINNATI, 0, STRONG AGAIN! i .... ... , fill 0 ftA'FA mm kMlor to ton wnotf dmc. aii artni nu ion ........- ........ 'arc properly cured, their eonliuonofienworriclhem Into Insanity, (.etiHimptioit ot Death. Sold by Kuhn & Co,. j;th nnd Douglas, Howell's Anti-Kawf nr. ,to knt,w Ulill A through the gallant ri.Kmct which he now had tho honor to cotnmHn( WllB believed iml Knle Ray. If no, ncUlRny cnws,, t0 Henry Holt, would ,0 th(( nslant si10 cml(i ,RV sbo word, Hob ,vnrt R(.ntjcnlRll , a soldier nnd Knt0 Unv W0I( .. ho Win.,,r ,n hlo cyra. A ,,, ,,,, f,llr , ,ovc nl)(l wnr, but olllv wlu, fa,r rllll chvalric. Such u.nt. Kcn.,.y ,.0ll(. ..Tc ,,0 mail cl,,Prly not l0 ,, t romo bark(.. n,,i 1)C l() u)s Kprvan( M h mlrrl(lUy Pressed, ,,. h,cnril ,0 h(,iuia,larters. Ycs ,hcro at ,h onl ()I , ni,lu(nt KCllCM, 8lom, , f ,( men t!l .blue, with the unmliUlidblo. up-nll-nlght. .... n... f()p. Tho ,m ha() ,Jtcn eI nn,, ,vnH rilnK. ml.l the Held o.neor of tho day. I wllu ' Unrrlcdly forth nnd looked nbou i impatiently. A tall, blonde-moustached. blue-eyed aide-de-camp, yawning sleepily. squeezed between the front (laps of his raln-stirfened tent nnd said: "Whom W ho?" Whereat the officer of the day Jerked a thumb over his shoulder nt the nflho ""1. ... , ' , ' ' " ll""v np' nml of l'0,', ,f ,,,lu' U,w 1 ' Cn":m, h ,WT i ro,":1, . ,f rc R "u" ,lmp ,M"C I "m '""'""'P'- , ' or,1,?'";, "f"T, n11; f1' I T, " "? ,P r "T?"'. , w?,,l.,,n m "i "n' ,comlc t0 ,u,,Ulro wh"1 f0M,d do for the captive. Mesldes he was Norman'o brother. And so. not too blithely. Hob waded on It wns wofully muddy -to whore the tent flaps stood Invitingly open. Just its the llttlo general came idiovlng out of his domicile, butttnlng tho Inst of tho eighteen glisten ing seml-glnbcs that adorned tho front of his double-hreasted frock. The aide's voice was heard snying. "Why. hullo'" which didn't seem exactly appropriate. A tall, slender soldier In confederate gray, his sleeve heavily braided with gold, stood revealed, his back turned to Enyarl. Ills face to the nldc. Tho Kentucky colonel saluted the division commander, who cheerily sung out, "Morning. Enyarl," ns .wns his wont, nnd pushed Impetuously In nt the entrance, then stopped short, gazed, explained. "Well, by Jove! I supposed there was some mistake when they told me. Tco much luck, you know, to catch the samo fe'low twice, but I'd have known you If wo hadn't mot before so like your brother." Whereupon tho nldc chuckled aloud In his glec. The prisoner himself beamed Joyfully. The general slared, whacked the gray tunic In tho broad of the back, then took Iho wearer delightedly by the hand. "Holt God bless my soul! how did you do Jt?" he cried, nnd Enyart, springing forward, his eyes dilating with amaze, came face to face with Norman. (To bo Continued.) Without Drugs or Electricity by Our Vacuum Organ Developer No Cure No Ray 7C IM I IOC NOT ONE FAILURE if 3?UUU II 1 U O L NOT ONE RETURNED easo or how long standing. It is as suro to yield tttour treatment ai the urn is to rise. Tt.o blood is tho life, tho fertilizer of tho ltti. man body. Our Instrument foices tho blood into circulation whoro most needed, (living Htrongth ami development to wenk nnd lifeless parts. T o Vacuum Organ Developer was Unit Introduced In the stand1 g nnnles of Europe a fow years ngo by the French specialist. Re I!onset, and Its rorn-r -abla Miccess in those countries led the Loot Appllnnce Co. to locure the exclusive control itsktlaon IheWeMorn Continent: and slnco its introduction Into tills country Its remarkable cures have ustoundod tho ontiro medical profession. It hits restorpd thousands of cbkos pronounced Incurable by physicians. It cures quickly, harmlessly, ami without clotontlnn from ' UNlness. Itomcmber thorois no exposure, no C.O.D. or any other Hchemolnourdeallngwitli the public. Wrlto for freo pnrtleulnrs sent sealed In plnlu envelope. LOCAL APPLIANCE COMPf.NV. 474 Charles Dulldlng, Denver, Colorado. , KITAT13 TDK M K M I H t A N K . NO I N TI .l; InaL DIll'OC.lNO TO Ilt'l'IN TIIK STOMACH Tho SI. James i treatment Is local, direct and positive. The St .lames , treatment Is prepared In the form of 'crayons, very narrow, smooth, Ilex bio and I water passage at nlyht where they dis solve llliu deposit mo nieuicmiuii in nn ., htrongth upon the Prostate Gland, rem tract -i Ing and strengthening the ducts and I'O.'V KVKll STOPPING DKAINB AND KMIS SIONS. nnd curing while tic patient sleeps. Varicocele. Varicocele Is nn accumulation of slug gish blood In the veins of the scrotum il.lo solely to Imperfect circulation nnd has 'lis origin in u diseased and orplrt Prostate Gland. Operations In this disease are only temporary, and no mechanical tie lcti yet illscoveAl has cured n single case. Gnill-Ho'veifi heals the Prostate and restoros healthy circulation. Varicocele disappears and the hIiikk "h accumulation Is replaced by purr, healthy, red blood Thousands .if men. Htiictured, weak, wastlnn and despondent, were cureM nnd restored b th" St James method last ! . . ..t .r,r, l n' nun flm your. - vtini iiiuu light of life has penetrated tho fearful lllMliniirp 'l mi ii .., " w.n. WHKN IN DOUBT. T RV ' ' i, . :! ,V''l caiM of Nervoiii MiMie. men 4 f)hllttv I),r,,n.1t. Slprnl.tt. umi nnd VanooetlT.Atrophy.au. They clear the trim, trrti(lhen th; circulation, nuke liijtitiori r.. i ., l. . ,M.U . '..!.l ..........if. 1 Itil.i. n jllun, and M A Dillon. SonUi Omaha, Will stop a dcugh or a cold at once Delay and neglect make colds and coughs dangerous. There is a cough in every breath there February days. Do not neglect ths remedy. Anil Ktiwf la 'It Kor rulo by all druggist. .i u Luttl t (