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Ifo turned mid Haw what must 1k
Miss DiKK" for 'ir (lrC8S was tha namo,
though lior head ami neck vroroolmiigod,
RtnixliiiK in tlio buggy, lior buck to tho
hoisc, Jicr faco directly toward lilm.
Her glusseo woro gone, her sunbounot
hung in olio iiiuid, whilo alio hold roliiH
in tho other. Novcr had tho corporal be
hold so great a chango iu no brlof a
upaco of time. Tho jolting had disnr
rnngod a mass of dark hair which had
partly fallen over hor Hhouldora. Hor
oven were black mid lustrous, her com
plexion an olivo rcliovod by a ruddincHs
on tho check. Hor tmporb hood was set'
on hor nock an if it had been placed'
there byau artist. Tho faco was lighted
by u smtlo of triumph a smile so be
witching that it haunted tho corporal to
his dying day.
ltntignn had not recoverod from his
.lrprlno boforo sho spoko to him in a
rich ooutralto voico, as littlo liko that
ho had hoard from hor us n flfo is liko
tho tnollow tones of an organ.
jif "Corporal, please proseut my cotnpll
Jr mrjita to Major Burko and thank him
for mo for his kindness, and toll him
that whon ho sends another woman
through tho lines under protonso of keep
ing her (vci Mint, when ho litis an espe
cial puipoo of his own in view, uot to
midiiii'Oiiiyliiiiiin'forniic.'M.'ort." Tho
Ktiiilo on Iter lips broadened and showed
n tit of whim tenth. "Tho 'Oirlsh' race
' in diplomats uru not usually successful.
Au rovolr, corporal. "
Thoto was a grin on tho faces of tho
Cotifodi'into lookers on and astonish
I'nont on tlio honest countenaiieo of Cor
jM.r.il RntlKnu.
"And, Hats, " sho continued, ovidont
ly enjoying bringing out tho word with
hor licit voice, as ono lovea to roll old
wino on tlio tongue, "when a woman
dosiros to race, it is not nlwnys for tho
money up. " Sho tossod tho bill sho had
won toward him.
"And, Rats, don't raco again with
any ono with n rawboucd animal with
long logs. Bobby Leo is from tho blue
grass regions of Kentucky. Thero's
poinuthlng wrong about his breathing
apparatus, but oven with that disadvan
tage ho can trot n mile over a good road
iu-JiDO."
Had Miss Baggs nppearod less bo
witching us sho stood thoro under tho
protection of half a dozen Coufederatn
, troopers, Ratlgan would havo turned
away impatiently. Ah it was, sho seem
ed to hold him by n spoil.
"One thing litoro, my bonny cardinal
flower. Toll tho major that I liko 'tho
young man from County Cavau' ho has
recommended to mo very much. " Her
eyes fairly danced. "Whon tho war is
over, 1 hopo you will look mo up. In
quiro for Botsy Baggs at tho St. Cloud
hotel, Nashville."
With this sho throw him n kiss from
tho tips of hor fingers, which, now that
her glovo was removed, ho noticed wero
whito nud round. Thcro was really
Boinothiug sympathetic in tho last glatico
sho gavo him. In it was n regret that it
had been necessary for her to doccivo bo
honest nud manly n fellow. It was tho
final dart that pierced tho Irishman's
heart and completed his inthrallmont.
Leaving tho corporal nud his men gap
ing iu tho road, tlio party moved away.
Tho last thing Itntigan heard was a
hoarse laugh from ono of tho Confeder
ates, which was rebuked by Mi-3 Baggs
ond reprimanded by tho olticcr.
Tho corporal led his party northward
in no good humor. At tho picket post
ho left tho men ho had taken with him
and rodo on tilotto meditatively. In pass
ing a part of tho road whoro thcro was
no ono to hear ho reined in his horso
and exclaimed aloud:
"D n itl I believo tho witch is car
rying important information."
Tito thought filled him with horror.
Who was she? What was bho? What
was tho box sho called n galvanic bat
tery? For moro than an hour ho had at
tended n rudo country girl, who, whon
under tho protection of Confederate of
ficers, bloomed into a liamlsomo wom
an. Ho was as much chugriuod at his
own stupidity as ho was bowildorcd by
tho cunning of Miss Baggs.
Entering tho camp, ho hlunk away to
his tout and did not report tho outcomo
of his mission to Major Burko till just
boforo "taps." Then ho only said,
"Their pickets aro threo miles down
tho road beyond ours. "
"Aro yo shure?"
"Oi am. Oi left tho young ladyOi
moan tho oouuthry gurrol among 'om.
And tho vixen blow mo a kiss at
partin."
"Ah, Rats, yo'ro a "sly dog. Ol'm
ihuro yo did your work woll. "
"Mojor, " ropliod thocorporal, "doa't
ye beliove it All tho divils in hell if
they bo men aro no match for a wom
an." "And if thoy bo women, Rats?"
"Then God euvo 'om both."
CHAPTER IIL
A DEVOTED CO.VFEDEIUTE.
On tho morning of tho goneral ad
vance of tho Army of tho Cumberland
drizzling rain sot iu which lasted at
intervals during tho wholo campaign.
Day af tor day tho mon trampod through
tho mire, often to lio down at night
with no means of lifting themselves out
of pools except by cutting tho wet
branches from tho tioos, and on theso
l making a bed in drenchod clothes. Tlio
wtillery soon out up tho roads so that
Hio guna sank to tho hubs of tho wheels,
tho right continued to march toward
RED
0PRI0MT,I09 IV AMtAlCAN MS ASIOCIATIOM.
tho loft and in tho direction o"f tho baso
of tho Cumberland plateau, wltcro Miss
Botsy Baggs and tho others wero pass
ing between tho linos. Tho Unionists
woro moving upon gaps in tho foot
hills hold by tho Confederates, and nec
essary to tho latter to provcut thoir ono
mles gotting on thoir right, and thus
compelling thorn to leavo thoir fortifica
tions at Tullahoma and fight on open
ground.
It was tho day that tho Union men
attacked theso gaps that Miss Baggs
passed under Confodcrato protection,
und tho farmer and tho two young poo
plo with him wero also pursuing thoir
routo south. Fortunately for him, tho
farmor, being on tho flank of tho two
armies, was not forced to pass over
roods cut up by either. Aftor Major
Burko had administered tho oath not to
divulge anything thoy had soon con
cerning tho Union forces to tho farmer
and tho young girl in tho wagon with
him (ho considered tho boy too young
to treat in tho saruo way), the party
wero sufforcd to dopart and procoedod
down tho road.
"Jako," said tho farmor, slapping the
horses' backs with tho roius, "what
hov you l'arnod at skulo?"
"L'arned how ter play 'hop scotch'
and 'shinny.' "
"I don't mean tlictkltid. I moan real
I'arnin."
"Jakoy was at n great disadvantage,
pa," lcmarkcd tho girl on tho rear seat,
"becauso ho was obliged to go in classes
with littlo bits of boys. Yon romombor
ho didn't know his letters when ho
went to school."
"No moro did you, " said tho father.
"Oh, yes, I did I began to study
them a month beforo I went away, and
I taught Jakoy, so that ho know some
thing about them, too, whon ho got
thcro."
"Air they doin much tnlkin 'bout tho
war up no'th?"
"Woll, it isn't at all liko it is down
hyar" (ito southerner will over chango
tho pronunciation of this word). "Thoy
tako lots of intorcst in it, and all that;
but, laws, it's ono thing to got up in tho
morning and read tho papers 'bout bat
tles and nucli things, and another to havo
Boldiors running nil over you, 'spociolly
taking tho garden truck and tlio horses
outeu tho bam I moan out of tho barn.
Tcachor, sho had tho hardest work to
break ix.o from saying 'outou' for 'out
of. ' It scorns she hasn't quito douo it
yet" Sho spoko tlio lust words with
a siglh
"Lordy, Souri, y' tall: liko a flno lady
compared '1th what y' did aforo y' went
no'th. Jake, would y' liko tcr drivo
em?"
"Reckon."
The father haudod the reins to his
sou, who, considering that ho had not
drivon a horse for a year, handled thorn
with considerable skill.
"How did you loavo ma?" asked the
daughter.
"Waal, y'r maw bIio war a heap lono
some 'thout y' una, and she's boon a
worritiu fo' foar y'd git sick up thar
'ith no ono tor tend ter y, but senco tho
time fo' y'r comiu hum hoz drawed
uigh sho's puckerod up pretty peart."
Tho boom of n gun canto faintly from
far down on tho lower love), and tho
cannonading heard by Corporal Ratigan
and his chargo began. Taking up tho
whip, tho countryman gavo his horsos a
cut.
"I want ter mako hum aforo somep'u
happens. Thar's goin tcr bo n big fight
bout TuUyhoomy. Tltnr's forts all
round tho placo nud big guns on cm."
Tho hor&cs trotted on briskly for a
short distance, when, looking ahead, tho
farmor could sea tho picket post. Ho
got his pass ready, and when thoy reach
od tho post tin officer canio out to ex
amine it.
"Is your namo Ezokiol Slack?" ho
asked of tho farmer.
"Zoko Slack; yaas, thot's my namo. "
"And yours?" to tho girl, raising his
forago cap admiringly.
"Missouri Slack."
"Tho other namo on tho pass rofcrs to
tho boy, I suppose You havo a name,
sonny, haven't you?" ho asked absently,
whilo ho was studying tho pass, though
it is questionable if the inquiry was not
intended to show some facotiousuess bo
foro the protty girL
"Hov I got ha'r?"
"Oh, Jnkey, " said his sistor, "don't
fall back into that habit of asking ques
tions instead of answering thorn. You
know how hard they triod to break you
1 of it at bcliool. And Bay 'hair, ' not
'ha'r.'"
I "I got a name," said Jake. "D'y'
reckon a boy 14's goiu tor git on 'ithout
a namo?"
"Woll, what is it?" asked the offlcor,
smiling.
"Jako."
"Jako what?"
"Slack," answered tho farmer.
"Theso two mis is my children. They
boon ter skulo up in Ohio. They got lota
o l'arulu. Reckon they'll down the old
man."
"Union or Confederate sympathies?"
"Union."
"All right. Go ahead."
Loaving tho pickot, thoy camo to an
opouing in tho country whiob enabled
thorn to yet a vlow of tho region lying
to tho wnt, Tho farmer, though do
sirons of getting on, could not resist a
temptation to rein in his horses ami
wutcli tho lighting, or tho distant evi
dences of it, that morning going on at
oiW
CITHSI?'. &K CM
BUHHnHHHUf i!fiUUWSilWU ''-' aa
Hoover's Gap. Volloys of muskol
wero mingled with tlio deeper tones
cannon. Then tho firing ceased 1
awhile, when tho booms began agal
continued and rapid. A whito sma
roso abovo n rldgo on which Coufedora
cannons wero sltolllng tho advancli
Union troops on tho ground bolo'
Souri Slack thought of tho lives t
wero passing from undorthatBinokoni
covered Iter faco with her hands,
When tho sounds ceased, Fani
Slack drovo on and Boon reached
Confederate picket. Tho party wero
in chargo of it troopor to tho hcadqui
tors of an otneer commanding a bod
cavnlry on tho Confodcrato extreme 1
His headquarters wero in a honso be:
tho road. It had onco been in tho
tcr of a neat country placo. Tho fen
tlio outhouses, tlio walks, had all
in excolletit condition prior to tlio
passago of troops. Now of tho foi
thcro was nn occasional upright
left; tho walks woro overgrown
woods aud grass; tho outhouses
nearly nil bcou torn down. Tho
was a picture of desolation. Novel
loss tho general who tomporarily re
tnoro was making mmsoll very coi
able. T
Tho wagon drow up beforo tho htmsc,
and tho conducting trooper sent injwor
to tho general that a party, whe ba
como in from tno Union lines. 'wo:
waiting outside, desiring permission fc
go on south. An order camo to bend tl
party all inside.
Tho threo travelers enterod tho houMJ
to find a tall man with an iron gwf.
beard reclining in a rockincr chair wil
as much apparent unconcern as it w tr
wero simply n pastime.
"You havo just como from tho es
my's linos, I hoar," ho said to tt)
i '.
luriui'i.
"Yaas, sir."
"What forco did you Beo in tho,r
mon tliromm which vnn nnnnm!?'
ThO farmer oxtilalucd that hn ami
not answer tho question, inasmuoii i
ho had boon permitted to pass after tij
ing an oath nottogivonny itiforiuM
"H'm. You aro quito right 'not to
nnswor under tho circumstances,
ctrved thu general. "Did
tor tako tlui same oath?"
your
"Yttas, general," said Souri
"Surely they didn't udniinii
oath to a boy of your ago?" hi
turning to Jakoy.
"Reckon th' thought I war M little
to swttr, " said Jakey. Ho thrift lis
hands ki his pockets, a suro sigr that lio
was steadying himself for a cinfllctof
wits and words. But tho general waB
not acquainted with tlio peculiar caur
acteristics of Jakey Slack and propued
to question him as unconcernedly tilhe
would pump water from n woll.!
"Whtit routo did you como?"jhe
cd of tho farmor. u
"I mot tho children nt Oallotra,
plied Slack. "I driv' 'em from
through Lebanon and Liberty.'!.
"Sonuy," Faid tho 80110!,'
in .Tnlnt. "',11,1 ,.,, , ...... iL.'-
v vtni.j, ...v. juu utio.i UIIV tlw
tho way?"
"Lots."
"Infantry?" ft
"What's thot?" f '
"Soldiers who walk and carry g
"Didn't sco nono o' them kind. '
"Did you seo nny artillery?"
"Don't know what them una ai
"Men with great big guns ban
"No, sir. Didn't sco no 'tillorjtfl
"Theawhat you saw must havibeon
uitm 1 6co nono o' mem uns nuMer.'
Tito general looked surprised.
"Then what did you soo? Th
tho arms of tho servico I over he
and I am an old soldier."
"Crittor companies."
"Oh, I seel" oxolaimod theg
remembering tho mountain Ten
tins' namo for cavalry. "Howtni
diors belonging to tho 'critter
uies, ' as you call them, did you
"Waal, I counted 20, 'u thet' j
as i got at countin in sicuio. ,'
Souri was about to romind he
er that ho had proved hi nisei
tho best boys in tho school at
arithmetic, but dosisted. ,f J
"U'm l" Tho goneral thoggr Ma mo
ment and beat a rovoille with Sis fin
gers on tlio arm of his chairA'J
"What woro they doing ii
Federal liues just boforo yoa lott the
outposts?"
"Wnal, I only noticed ono man, 'n ho
war doin somep'n very partiokolor. "
"What was it?"
"Ho war lookiu at tho sky through a
flat round thing whnt looked liko a big
8quashod applo."
"Not a fioldglass, wm it?"
"No, sir. Reckon 'twosn't thot"
"Was tho man of high rank?"
"Reckon ho war. He had stripes on
his arm."
"Tut, tut, ho woro chovrons. Ho was
only a noticommissionod officer. Can't
you desoribo moro nearly the objoct
through which ho was looking?"
"Waal, I think I hoarn somo'un call
it a can can"
"Not a cautoen?"
"Yes, thot's it"
The general looked sharply at the
boy, who looked stolidly stupid. Ho
determined to try another routo through
which to lead Jakoy's infantile mind.
"Woro the troops you saw in camp,
or on tho march, or in bivouao?"
"Don't know what thet ar' last air,
but the trees 'n brush war bo thick I
oouldn' see plain."
"Can't you toll me if you saw any
infantry. Soldiers who walk and carry
guns, yoa know?"
"I never looks at them kind o' bo
jers," repliod Jakoy contemptuously.
"I only noticoa 'om whon th'ro on
critters' backs. "J
"That will 4U" said tho general.
Then, turning tqja staff officer near him,
he said: i
"Captain, you may pass thoso pooplo
Bouth,"and ladded in an uudcrtono:
"Rido oferodivision headquarters aud
say that nVUiing has yet boon obtained
of tho omlmy's movements iuthlsvlciu
ity by qisstiouing oitizons. Only ono
party h como through a farmer,
with his Ion and daughtor. Tho farmor
ib-
if
par hn
rl,
lAKA, FRlBAYJAk 1 1 , 18951
hit dnufchtfr toot an oath not to
ve any liforination conocrniaar tha
ItioBrof the anMnr- and th tmv
proiourniiyMopid."
There wm a found of hoofs without,
ingled Withitho rattle of wheel.
ikinar thrnrwh an niwn window nn
wfflcer was seed to dismount and hand
m Woman front a mnd oovnrnd. tialnt
''Mhibbod baggy! All recognized Miss
n pjiizauuui unra. a no general arose
rom hip chair) 'and wont out to meet
ter at the front door. From there be
Eductod her into a room where they
Id confer together alone.
Wiatluck?"
'I itruok thoir wires within their
m midway bit weon Mnrfroesboro and
aoMlunville at midnight, and no one
as ntar. I throw mv wiro over tho
lino aid mado my connections with my
instrument. I waited till noarlv day
light (before any messages of impor-
fuicoi camo aiong, inougn aispaicnea
erelpaseins all tho while. At last one
amain elnher. I took it down, tint u
we haven't the I key fear it will avail
us ntthlng. "
"IiOt mo sod it, " said the general.
Miss Baggs handed him a niece of
papir on which waa written:
MimntnmoRO, Tenn., Jane 28, 1888.
Vcluntecni CHrfleldwIth circling between
you pomomIoh tarn an be cob Bumble at to
got that poaslbls by move Benjamin pony chief
rapidity around that put of the honrs ready
ahinglo to notice enemy ' Tnllkhoma your point
th by of polUwog of pUteaa Niggard If deelre
and hope forward to halut move we right I
command and Mountain order staff.
The general read the dispatch over
carefully, aud then, looking up at Mia
Baggs, remarked:
"Balkodl"
"Can't it bo interpreted, goneral?"
"I fear not without tho key. It is
donbtloss an important dispatch, and I
shall send it at once to goneral head
quarters. If they can decipher it, thoy
aro wolcomo to do so. I don't caro to
try it."
Calling an ald-de-carr.p, tho general
bade him carry tho message to tho army
telegraph station, a short distance to
tho rear, and repeat it to Goneral Bragg.
"General," said Miss Baggs in an
undertone, "if you will let mo havo the
origiual or a copy, I will try to decipher
it. I may Und a olow that will aid mo
horcaftur, though I fear it will bo too
lato to tako advantogo of information
contained iu this ono."
"Certainly. Lioutenant, return tho
dlppntch 1 havo given you to this lady
after it has been repeated."
Tho ofliccr departod. Tho goneral
turned again to Miss Baggs with a bo
rious look.
"Do you know that you aro engaged
in a very hazardous servico?"
"Perfectly."-
"And do you undorstand tho penalty
if caught?"
"Death, I suppose."
"Thore's no telling whether it would
be dtath or a long imprisonment in tho
casobf a woman. A man would hang."
Miss Baggs' countenance changed
from an expression of indifference to
ono jf those flashes of the superhuman
attributes that lurk within the human
BOUl.j
"Am I to make anything of my life
wheij thousands of tho south'a defend
ers ore giving theirs every day? Have
I not seen our homes laid desolate?
Havul not seen my brothers, my friends,
thosel I havo loved, thoso I have played
withlas children, cut down by cither
bulltp or disease? For months I have
dovolod myself to the caro of tho siok
inthk hfapitals. Thcro I learned to
dread a long continuance of this strug
gle. There I conceived tho idea of do
ing something to win succoss for our
armita by giving them an advantago
not possessed by tho enemy. I consulted
one high in rank. 'How can I give
my life to the besttadvantago?' I asked.
'In tho secret servico. 'Point the way. '
'Do you know anything of telegraphy?'
'No, but I con learn. ' 'Go and study a
month and then como to me, ' For a
month I studied night and day. I learn
ed to read words from tho olicking of
the keys as readily as I can read letters.
I returned to my adviser. You know
tho rest"
xne genorai pacea tno noor with a
clouded brow.
"I dread a catastrophe," ho said,
r'HttHthe"C!ise f-one inspired bysucbno
dIoIm ritiiiicnts."rdrcad to see n-woman
oxposed to ignominy, porhap.s death."
"If that timo comes, goneral, God
will glvo mo strongth to bear it."
Tho general was silent a moment and
then asked abruptly:
"Is your brother awaro of what you
aro doing?"
"Hois."
"And ho consents?"
"Ho does not. Wo aro individuals.
Ho is ono of tho noblost of tho south's
legitimato dofonders, but ho is not re
sponsible) for my acts, ono of its illegit
imate machines."
"Tho pitchor that goes often to tho
well is at last broken. "
"Then some one elso will spring up
to carry on the work. "
"God grant that tho day may bo far
distant that it may nover come. I can
hardly approve of it, though you aro
working in my cause. "
"Goneral," said tho woman, her face
again lighting as if inspired by some
absorbing thought, "each Bide has an
organizod secret service What general
would dare roport to his government
that bo had acquired information which
would enable him to destroy his ono
my, but it had been obtainod by illogit
imato rhaus, and he would not tako
advantul of it? Yet what general
would). So to bo called a spy himself?
We areHrTngagcd in a terrible struggle.
Beforo its close any and all moans will
do usou to conquor. uiues win oo ourn-
od. vast .Harlot will bo laid wasto.
Must I ceaso to employ tho most effect
ive method of all becauso I am doing
illegitimate work? Is my work moro
illegitimate than trying to conquer n
people flghtiug for their independence?"
Tho geucral mado no reply for a timo.
"Yours is a singular family," ho
said prefcoiitly. "You aro nil alike, mid
yet you differ. "
ie are Knifed u me
differ as to the mows. '
The interview was la ornptedV
rmgiBg oi a runner dc i in ti
The general called a t igro
aim snow jhim JtJaggs a n
tain, to which aba retaod for
minutes. The servant Iroaght
belongings from tho I iggyj t
B-hr,
with the littlo box. Mheaih
down stairs, tho parry y tre wait:
aer beforo going in to Sinner.
who had seen her cove: id by t
Donnet ana her eyes jcroen
glasses, was astonishc . She
woman three or four ye rs old
herself, tho beauty of Iher he:
neck contrasting with ththome
hercostane. Miss Baggstaotici
urm-ise, and aoins nn td her t
her hands and kissed herlchcek,
"You sweet child." she Bald
u
ly, "you can't got over iay apMarttco
when yoa mot mo on the
Morning, can yoa? What a frl
I have seemod toyoul ildon'Wbait'ior
those Yankee officers, bst blitg iour
Innocent heart X can't boar Mc Live
nocked you. " 1
Souri did not reply in word
looked at Miss Baggs admirin
:i
"Don't think hard of me, "
f latter
went on, drawing Souri afide
liano-
wuuiug UW rest o go on into I
room. "I do only what fuel
dtalns
tibe
duty, for yoa must ausptot tl
: I He en
secret You could not play 4'iV
neatu yon, chub, sou are h Mnftiir.
too innocent, and yeawoudei tar any
"I did once." I
"When?"
"Beforo I went to schooL" ,
"For your country?" ; ,
"Na" M
Miss Baggs looked into So rtlrdeep
eyes ana asxea soitiy: , ;;
nn. . t Ha 'i
"ror iove:"
Souri dropped hereyostohh
but her questioner, who by litis
bad put an arm around her,
reply.
"Come,"Bhosaid, "let us
each other. I soo we both h;
crots."
Sho led tho war to tho dl:
where tho gonoral and his
standing waiting for tho t
tj tromen.
Tho party woro joined by F
1 mack
and Jakoy, aud nil sat down! -, signal
irom tno genorai.
CHAPTER IV.
a ouerriixa's not
"A dispatch for you, ecu
An aid -de-camp entered, ft Helved by
a tall, bronzed Confederate! nvairyniaii
with very muddy boots and u fifuthem
sombrero on his head. In I inland ho
carried
a scaled envelope, aip tlio loft
hand corner of whioh Will L printed,
"Official business." f L
"Why not bring it youWiln"' asked
tho genorai, ovidently putJoutW being
interrupted at dinner. ' ( d
'The messenger says ti(j hf was in
structod to deliver it to nofe.,0, but your
self. It is from general.l&dquartors. "
The man stalked i',Hii ccouter
ments rattling as he did pi., tad remov
ing his hat handed the gc tti il'tho com
munication. He opened it, and seeing
that it waa in cipher hx tded it to a
member of his staff wh : Asesscd tho
key and directed him tojir ivol it. It
read as follows: M
ECADqUXBTXBa Armt o "' BKNKSRKE, )
J in K, 160.'. I
To General , Oommandini ( xrulty on Ex-
tremo Right: Q
Mir rrweo lrddrx mexrr M! krxn m nbpy
mfsfhsenttlxwraxdariimmliv sglildjq vvim
kltvq gs IJssga mikklngmfyl ' Ivdzvkwvgc
Egzl Jwpxy tx bagw.
BBAXTOHSltA B, Com'd'g.
Scarcely had the genera
given tho
dispatch over for intyvpn
tion whon
another from the same
ice, which
had
como by telegradb,
as haudod
him also, evidently an
jumble of letters. Thisl t
textricablo
was taken
tho courso
up by the cipher officer.
of half an hour he hJbdo4 interpreta
tions of both to his chief. The first read
us follows: . h
Tho enemy having Ultrn tike gat, I will
abandon my prevent lino. Do "ready to form
rear gusra to troops rulreatl ig by University.
B"b
I
iuovo souin at once.
Hero is tho second;
Enemy's telegram in clpli r rcrclvel. Can
uot Mlts Bacirs secure Infun tatlon of thu en
emy'g intcntiona tut toyfolpwiiii; thin nnny
auiusajtht TeancessctTlnia information would
t'uauiu iw iu ve prcpanii 11 no uiiacKi in con
centrated form or cut him up in detail if lm
divides.
Tho general gave tho two messages a
fow minutes' consideration, and then,
dismissing tho aid who had interpreted
them, directed him to inform Miss Baggs
that ho would liko to boo her.
When bho enterod, the general handed
her tho interpreted copies of tho two
dispatches.
"Hero is a more important work for
you than any you have yet attempted,"
ho said.
Sho read both the dispatches and then
thought a fewminutes.
(To be continued.)
This remarkable story was com
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Miikt's iolil imil i ubln-r plutoa mid coinblnatlol
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(itiiiKlluii Assiitniico Co.,W lindnn, Knit,
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Run Cuiun. . Neiikarka
ciiuatciiEs.
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1' SCi: ut 0:30 put and V l'SC I'.Joitlotsat
tp m.
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J wepka. liv appointment.
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menu
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(1:30 pm.
rjIIAI'EI Sunday school at 3 p in overy Him-
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Thursday evening.
RVD Clodd Indite No BOB, Modern Woodmen
of America. altrnato Wednesday evenlna
VALLEY Ix)jle No n, Fraternal Order ot Pro
tectors, first and third Monday ot each
month.
ClIAltlTY Mw No 63 A V ami a M each
Friday evening on or before the full moon.
R El) Cloud Chapter No 19. HAM alternate
Thursday evening.
CYRENE Cominiuidery No 14 alternato Thurt
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' ors of Veterans Monilavpyening.
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llrst and third Saturday ovenlng.
RED CLOUD Council No 1 LoynlMystlc Lett
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