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THR Or A IT A DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JANtTAT?Y 20, TOOT. ' 7' kJja km division. All so near, and yet, under the olov.iy forward and extended a helping circumstances, powerless to aid him. hand to tho young soldier, who thanked There dawned a day In lato September him In low tone, hut vaulted easily over when tho clouds hung low upon the sodden the tailboard and stood erect, unbound earth, for the heavens had mercifully unshackled, nnd tool: his place by the opened and poured out their torrents on tho chaplain's side. The guard loolted tin- parchrd and thirsty hillsides, and drowned happily about them nnd tho provost cut tho denso clouds of choking dust marshal, nfter n whisper with his ns- through which had been tramping steadily sedates, rodo over nnd said In n low northward tho long columns, gray or blue, (tonot "Oct thnf-that box cut, somo of nil now ono unlfcrm shr.do of dirty whlto. you. nnd bring It over here." It took Tho Hag hung limp and heavy on Cnpltol personal orders from tho sergeant to Hill. The furrowed ridges to tho south j Induce three of tho guard to lay their wcro crowned with low-lying mist. The rllles aside and sliding tho long box over csal smoke from tho steamer funnels along tho crenklng, protesting tailboard, to bear Sjiiopnln of I'reecillnjc riuiptiT. (Copyright, lfwt, by d. W. Dillingham Co.) Normun Holt, fnvorlto son of tin old Ken- the muddy bankn Ilattcned out across tho surface of tho nwollcn river. The skies still wept nnd nil naturo seemed In sad accord with tho strange, tolcmn ceremony singed upon tho open, undulating fields be tween tho southward stretching pikes. In long bluo linos, forming throe sides of a hollow square nnd fnelng Inward, n brlgado ttieky tiinilly, Is reprimanded nt West Point i had taken station nnd Btood In sllenco and winter or im N eolubriited by nit old-fusli- ' ,l10 ""e of ll" camps, the negroes nf tlu loned Kentucky Christmas feathering, city streets, tho curious, tho morbid. In Mutiny, both of Cincinnati. The hitter , mound of enrth lay along n yawnltnj, nnr- brltiK lettcrn nf liitroduetlntt fttuii Lime' , row rectangle a new mado grave. Shrill It over to tho grave where, after much rutit terlng talk nnd Impatient gesticulation. It wns placed close to tho edge of and parallel with the cavity, the fifing party meanwhile drcnrlly looking on. Then, over nt tho right of tho regiment, forming tho cast sldo of tho square, a buglo sounded aud n llttlo cavalcade came riding Into view. A general with four or Ilvo staff officers nnd half n dozen orderlies entered the square, but halted as noon as well within, nB though unwilling to como closer to the scene. Then tho marshal and his frlcnda nitnln took counsel. "I suppose you'll hnvo to road tho order," said ho to tho senior, I'TilMli 'V.mi ?,,l),,nJro,'i.Il"i; ,,t11.urJrv;',Ly , nml walll"K nI"l to ho accompaniment of. "and-he ought to be nt the collln. oughtn man Hoit by Ills' Httentloiis to Unlsy l.un" ! ,hc tllro,) nml ro" o tho mournful inutlled I he?" lie added. In a lower tone. Mnlloy separates Miss Lane from thu main dtums tho notes of Plcyel's hymn nroao 1 "Yob, and afterward ho timet bo blind fell on marching tho field jinrty djrlng u fox hunt and nt the Christ- ' nnd . iniiH linn uio Hami- ivenin:t uireeiH an uir i B,mr0i wl(I, obnoxious to bin rlwil, Nnrrnnn Unit. Hut nil lll-fcullng N forottti when nt tnldnlKht nil surrotiiul nr. Holt to rinK I 10 enrm mas punch, which ceremony In interrupted by n inldulght messenger, who nnuounces the dnngoroUM Illness nf Judge Melntyre. luventlgntiun rcven's his llnnnclnl affairs In n hnpclcMi timgle nnd tln Molt Inrtuno dissipated. Uonry mid Normnn enter Lunu'n law otneo In Cincinnati. Norman enlists us a private In the Ohio infantry M.'illnv. throuuh imlltlcnl Inilw nces. In lieu tenant In the mine compnuy, and Henry Unit Jnlim the confederate forenH, Normiin is ordered to conduct n sktrmNh litir tmrty under Cnptiiln WIiik to Rtilovlew In search of tirnmlnent rebels, Rcllcvlcw rnld fulls. Wing Is captured nml Normnn Is ui,''Ued of treachery. Iirnlii fever saves n:m irnm trlnl nnd taken him tn thn hospital. Ch.ifges ngnlnst Norman nre disproved by Riigurt. Norman rejoins IiIh regiment nnd aid Sheridan In cnptirlug Henry Molt. Nor mini lin t drusRed by Mnlloy while on picket duty Is found iinlrop nt hi"- punt. LYurt-miirtlul convict Normntt, i.ti do mauds Hint Mutiny. whon testimony con victed him, rlinlt head the llrlng party on tho day nf his dentil. CIIAI'TKII AVI. September, nnd all tho north was In wild alarm! I.eo, outfighting Popo nnd outstrip ping Mct'lellan, hail leaped tho Potomac, and vas swinging northward through the henrt of Maryland, his Jlnnkers riding within hall of Washington. Rragg, dodging Hucll, was bursting Into Kentucky, whero Klrby Smith was already at work, his foremost troopers slinking their lists and Haunting their guidons In tho very f.ico of Cincinnati. At tho national capital there was umnzo nnd despond. Throughout tho southland was mud exultation'. Through Nnhvlllc, day iftcr day, poured the divisions of tho old rmy cf tho Uhlo, hanging on tho left flank of tho foe, yet never checking his stride. Tho peril of tho union oppressed every loynl henrt. Tho fute of tho old flag hung In tho balance. "I,ot tho dead bury their dend." moaned tho ovcr-wolghtcd president, "livery man must be at the front. I can not grant n leave." It was In answer to tho plea of a convalescent colonel, begging only for two days in which to carry homo tho bedy of his beloved wife, who had nursed him nnd his men through thn Chlcknhomlny fever, only to fall nt Inst herself n victim. Those wcro days in which Individual cases could hardly look for presidential action or Interference, for days and nights were Riven up U public business. In tho magnitude of tho cares of tho roinmnnder-In-ehlef, tho peril of tho nntlnn, small no ml or wan It that there seemed llttlo hope of bringing to tho presidential ear thu lono :nso of an himiblo private, over whom tho lenth wntch had been set, for whom thero would bo no week to como unlcaa ho slgnnlcd "Hold." Knynrt, shot In florco cavalry encounter near McMlnnvllle, hnd been borno to hospital, fiaffney, still Invalided, had been transferred to a camp for convalescents. Norman Holt was utterly ulone. Olio week only ono week nnd tho stum soldier ut tho head ot tho department hnd said he must face tho llrlng squad, that tho army might learn Its fearful lesson that sleeping on post inCnnt death. Ho hnd written to tho Uays, who had tnken refuge. In I.nulAvlllo while Lexington wns Invaded, but until tho fourth dny no answer reached him. Then It enmo In the form of n letter from Captain Knynrt'.i mother, saying that Mr. and MIbs Hay hnd gone, to Washington two days before his letter reached tho houso and, knowing their blind tho heavy nlr, as Into tho f folded," answered tho other, tlmnklm; Ood slow, funereal step, enmo i he didn't have to carry out his own bub n llttlo column. Fcrcmost gestlou musicians of the provest "Chaplain, will you nnd and tho prls 4 ! y ' I "HE FACED AI10UT SUDDENLY AND WE CONFRONTED EACH OTHER." guard. Then n lieutenant with a dozen Infantry, their arms reversed, their eyes downcast. Following enmo two staff ofllcera In snddle, and then n two-horso team, with a long, open wagon, surrounded by guards with ilfles loaded and on thu shoulder. Within tho wagon, from which nil but tho driver's scat had been remocd, upon n long, rectangular box of unpaintcd pine, nnt n young soldier In the union bluo. Tho box nearly filled tho longth of tho wagon, nnd bomcbody In nuthorlty, noticing tlih, aud being possibly a doputy master of ceremonies for the occnslon, had told tho lono occupant to sit faced to tho rear. Obediently, passively, ho had submitted, and, with dark, mournful eyes, from which all light of earthly hopo or lira of soldier protest had lied, hu sat looking sndly over tho crowded road and uver the dripping fields over tho heads of tho guards who followed oloao nt tho tailboards guardd whoso very glances wcro furtlvo nnd nshnmed when they glanced nt all. In that solemn funeral procession thero enmo but one moro vehlclo. a buggy, In which, sentcd bcBldc tho hired driver, wns a gray-hatred chaplain, whoso Hps socmed moving eon-. Btnntly, ns though In prnycr; whoso eyes worn often uplifted, as tlioush Imploring dlvluo Intercession; often cloned, ns though to shut out from sight tho unutterable sad ness of tho young fnco beforo him; yet when they oponcd again wcro fixed upon It in tenderness and sympathy unspeakable. Six thousand strong, coldlers in rank, specta tors In nudging, shouldering, neck-stretch- lug, gaping swarms, tho onlookers wntched tho coming of that mournful little cortege, nnd never drcnmeil Hint that very morning, nnxlety on his uecoiint, she had opened It, tor over half an hour, that gentlo uoldler nnd telegraphed. It seems Major Lano, too, ot 'o cress nnu earnestly, eloquently, wns 111 of a fever, and his wlfo nnd dnugh ter had been sent for. Mrs. Enynrt wns In deep distress about her son, who, with other wounded, wns being slowly trundled out cf Tennessee. Rut sho dreaded lest Forrest or Morgan should swoop down upon tho train. All tho world looked black to hur, vehemently pleaded with tho general at whoso order1 death was tO' bo dealt, desplto tho recommendation of tho court for mercy, nnd hnd pleaded all In vnln. "Cruel? Yes!" was ho final nnswer. "Uut uiiIcsm this army Icarus that death nlono can bo the punishment of tho sentry who sleeps but sho could find I Into to write words of ! ron his post, somothlng far muro cruel will hope nnd cheer to tho lonely and (jondemncd happon any night. I would not remit It prisoner. Womanlike. bIio could iftt believe woro he my only con." It possible that so atrocious n sentencoj Tho head of tho column had reached tho sould ever bo carried out. Long yeurs ot j grave, and there, Irresolute, marked time, poaco had dulled our peoplo to tho fearful i Tho provost tnnrbhal, charged with tho ox posslbllltlcs of war. . locution of tho sentence, sat In taddlu, facing Five of tho seven days wero gone. Nnsh-1 them, but know not what to do. Every rlllo wns In wild commotion, llrngg's tii- j ceremony laid down n tho regulations, imphnnt hosts hnd crossed tho Cumberland, guard mount, review or drcua parudo, these jounced on tho Loulsvlllo railway and wero 'fellowB of tho army of tho Ohio could bo Sending for that city hard us they could go. counted on to do without appreciable Haw. Ducll had hastened through, lenvlng ! Without ceremony, too, had they done to Thomns to command n day or two, then bid- death many n man along their blazing front, ding him follow. Thomas had turned tho .but this ceremonious shooting of n fellow sltuntlon over to Neglcy and hurried nway soldlor In cold blood, was another matter, with Ms lino division, nnd still a great force Ono colonel, reining nbout, gave tho com vns loft to hold this vitally Important state 'mand attention to his grnvo-faced Hue. capital, and tho eyes of all men wcro turned Tho other two followed suit, and military northward wntchlng for tho first sign of tho propriety, so far ns ,thcy woro concerned, tremendous struggle that must ensue the I had been observed, it wns tho escort Itself moment llrngg could bo brought to bay. 1 that seemed uncertain, uud tho column And In thoso days thero drooped alone, np-j halted. Then tho staff officer and tho pro parently deserted ot tho world and forgot- vost mnrshnl rodo together nnd compared ten, save for his sentence, the young soldlor I notes und opinions, but nono of tho throo whoso loyalty was costing him his lite, Tho ono wish ho hnd expressed savored too much of tho melo'drnmntlc to find favor with the general In command, yet there hnd over seen tho like beforo, and tho modo of procedure wns not prescribed In tho tac tics. Just ono thing the provost marshal knew, and that was, In case tho firing party vas method In It, for Holt hnd reasoned , initeu, through nervousness or dollbernto that, whllo Mnlloy might not Hln61i at false design to kill the condemned man, It would iiwearlng, now that he had either to swear .bcecmo his duty to finish him with the fnlsoly or admit that his ruport of tho nf- Pistol, and tho provost marshal wns won fair In the first place wns largely untrue; derlng what his wifo nnd children nnd fel till, ho might, probably would, lack tho Jlow-cltlzeus ot Chicago would think of hliq rorvo to glvo tho word that Bhould stretch ns n" amateur caicrait, and prayed to Ood his rival dead nt his fret. Holt did not know that only to nn officer of tho provost mnrshnl was such unwolcmno duty assigned, nnd that under no circumstances would It bo saddled on a material witness, Notified that his request could not bo granted, lo naked that at least Lieutenant Mnlloy nbould bo required to nttu.id the execution. Even that ordeal might be too much for him nnd pronjpt him nt tho Inst moment to eon. the volley might sparo him and not the prisoner. Then tho senior staff officer bado the drums nnd llfes strike up ngaln and follow him, Ho led them twenty yards hoyond the gaping pinutli In tho faco of tho field, (lied them to tho left, tho escort followed, nnd presontly hp hnd them In lino again, their backs to 'tho center regiment, tho grave In their front, nnd beyond thorn, COO fess tho truth, but Mnlloy had been cent yards nwny, tho upward slopo of tho Over with tho other witnesses In haste to Join ton rldgu to stop such bullsts na might their regiment, mnrchltiK with McCdok to.oludo tho living target. The wagon, too, tho resruo of Louisville, Sheridan, too, 'reined to ono sldo, tho huggy followed, tho they told him, wns now nt tho head of ajchaplalu, with brimming eyes, stepped oner plMsoEtop this way?" raid tho provost marshal. "Right hero yes, that's right," for the condemned soldier, cnlmly removing ui3 cap, nad taken tho position of nttcn tlnn. ucn t rend Just yet," whispered tho mnjor to tho nsalstnnt adjutant general, who, sitting very high on his horse, nnd clearing his throat, was glancing nbout nt ino tnreo reglmentul lines, ns though won dering If ho wns expected to make them nil hear, and yet sit facing tho prisoner. In tho cuff of his gnuntlet wns tucked a cony of tho fateful order, and ho wanted to got wirougn witli Ills part of tho business as quickly as possible. Then ho could rtdo off baclt of tho brigadier anywhero out of sight or seeing. Rut the provost had be thought himself of another thing. Ono of tho twelvo rifles told off for tho execution would bo charged with only a blnnk enr trldgo, cloven with ball. Ono man wai destined to flro a harmless shot. No man was to know which. Any man might, but for tho kick, perhaps bollovo that bin was tho blank, and that, therefore, he hnd no part In tho sad work. Rut how woo this loading to bo accomplished without their knowing? This was something tho major realized ho should hnvo thought of beforo Here, silent and somber, In lino, stood tho firing squad. There, huddled about the wagon, wcro tho guards with their sergeant. An Idea occurred to tho officer: Tho rllles could bo loaded by tho guard whllo tho con demned innn wns facing tho adjutant gen cral nnd listening to tho long order that presently was to end his rarthly enrccr. Then gunrds and firing party could tempo rarily exchange. "Go ahead, captain," whlsporcd ho, "rend tho order." And, glancing nbout him at tho dull bluo ranks of thu slcnt square, tho stalt officer again cleared his throat nnd nervously began. With tho first fnlterlug words tho clouds thnt hnd for n tlmo retained their tenrs, began again slowly, but heavily, to weep. iwo or tnrco Dig drops pattered on tho paper already shuklng In tho bfficer'H hand. Holt, unbound, unfettorcd still, but bare htnded, stood calmly, sudly nt attention, his dark uyes fixed upon tho render's face. Tho gray-halrcd chaplain had stepped for ward nnd placed himself ollcntly by tho sldo of tho condemned man. A young officer, tho aide-de-camp who hid borno tho gonernl's mcsaago to him, had an nounced his Intention ot standing by his comrndo of cadet days, but unaccountably ho had failed to appear. "'I don't blamo him," thought tho chaplain, an ho looked upon tho solemn preparations. Off to ono Bldo, beyond tho wngon, tho provost marshal hnd moved tho firing squad, nnd they wero stacking nrms. With palo. uwe-strlckon faces, tho drummer boys stood gazing nt tho prisoner nnd listening In bowllderment to tho long technicalities of chargo and speci fication as tho reader proceeded. Two offi cers with green sashes under their walnt boltn had como forward from tho cast sldo cf tho square, saluted tho provost marshal and Joined tho group nbout tho wagon, which had been moved n dozen yards back of tho grave, so that the entlrn brigade, drawn up to witness tho last ceremony nnd profit by the sntne, could to tho last man have unobstructed view. All oyes scomod fastened on Jhe llttlo group In front of that freshly turned henp of earth nnd tho bare plno box beside It tho mounted reader, tho two silent llstenors. Rehlnd the adjutant genornl. n few paces retired, sat In saddles his comrades of tho staff. Rehlnd him fifty yards away, nil Its mounted ofllcerB on tho Hanks or In rear of tho fllo closers, stood the center regiment. In tho gap botweon its left Hank nnd tho band of tho eastward battalton the brigade commander nnd his otnfT and orderlloa wero grouped, and as ono of tho lnttor rodo forward nnd tendered n poncho to his chief and held his broad brimmed black hat whllo tho general poked his head through tho silt and settled the rubber on his starred shoulders, nnot'hcr horseman, a young staff offlcor, rode swiftly In from the Franklin Plko tiiul sat In saddle ut n salute as tho brigadier ngaln straight ened up. Not n word was exchanged. Sig nificantly the aide pointed to an official en velope protruding from be.wecu tho second nnd fifth button of his uniform cont. Sig nificantly the general raised his gauntletcd right hand and motioned toward tho somber little group out m tho center of tho square. Tho firing party had onco moro resumed their nrms and stood at tho wagon nwaltlng orders. The surceon. with long, folded handkerchief In his haiul, had stepped up In rear of the prisoner. It was tho bandage prepared to blindfold his eyes, shutting out for tho last tlmo tho blessed light of dny. mu surgeons both, the provost marshal, the associate staff ofllccrs, the chaplain, whose arm began to tremble violently, guards, llr lng party all save Norman Holt nnd tho reader, now found themselves stnrlug nt n new nrrlvnl, tho nlde-de-cnmp who enme riding slowly forward and reined In Just a little to tno left rear of his senior's stlrrtm Solemnly tho ndjutnnt general rend the Closing words: "The nroctcdlnns. find Ings nnd sentence In tho foregoing caso of rrivato Normnn Holt nro approved and the sentonco will bo duly executed." Solemnly he rend tho fateful order requiring that the sentence bo carried out In the presence of ns manj of tho garrison as could bo apartd from their station, nnd when he dictated tho general thought to havo no less than a full division on tho spot. Solemnly tho date nnd tlmo were announced nnd tho provost mnrshal charged with the execu tion of tho order, nnd with the Inst words, tunuuuiiii in .injor uenorai ninnK, ii. i'. .Nemo, assistant ndjutnnt general," tho reader Blowiy folded his tinner, turned nn-1 bowed to tho provost marshal. And then rodo two yotds farther to tho front the ypung nlde-do-cnmp, touched his enp nnd handed to his senior tho envclopo thnt nestled In tho breast of his trim uni form cont. Eagerly It wns grnspod. Quickly It wns tern open. With eyes that lighted with sudden Joy nnd relief ttnuttor. able, the soldier read, nnd then tho vole so choked nnd henrsc tho moment before, mug out on tho misty nlr llko tho clnrlon tone of tho stirring call he loved, nnd over I ho sodden fields and away to the fog wreathed ridges to tho south, tho thrilling voice proslnlmed su thnt all men might hear and know nnd thank Cod with hlra: "Ami now tho commanding general di rects mo to declare that tho prisoner stnnJa pardoned and restored to duty by order of tho president of tho United States." "Oh. may (led Moss Abraham Lincoln!" went up the cry from tho chnplnln's lips, rs he clasped u reeling, swaying form In his strong nnd teudcr nrms. CIIM'TKH XVII. Tho long-expected campaign on Kentucky soil had enmo nnd gone, much to tho dctrl tnent of Kentucky uml tho betterment of nobody. Many u. bravo life went out In the crash of bntfe along tho Chaplin hills nnd both commanding generals, Rragg and Huell, wero thn losera by the Mi'-kless light. Ertvig. who 1 1 : i 1 nci'il vrhni"itlv irerl to inviido the state und promised that thm. wmdM or ciitlmsiaaiic yoi,n htm jc.aiid v-ould nock to IiIh standard, fell back Into niieKsec, disgusted. Unreasoning hot ...mm mining: jhh adviser, prominent umong them Dr. Holt. Iiu.l Insisted that tile Mliflit ,.r ,!, u ..... ... - ... ,. iinun'w a cross wnvlng . ,..,um, uio uitio grass country was nil .in wan needed to turn tho tide-. The In vuders brought with them to Frankfort n now governor and stute officers, there to bo Installed In pomn nml , , - - - . ,. , nut IliU "..unco Bi,s or siii-b division answered the roar or their saluting cannon und shelled ho nsplrnnts out of the stato house beforo their KoutH hn,i ,ImQ ... ..., thousand new rllles brought Rragg with which to nrm thn young Kentucklims nnd was In big luck to lm ni,i .. i JF bad nerve conditions. I SI nervousness weakness vk R I Bl headaches dizziness M I M sleeplessness loss of appetite W H Hf . emaciation paleness II n id SHI CQ&fivenAcc main in ha!t ! N 1 dfisnonrifinau ttfllnitaiinn 111 N ... . Ml a Hudyan cures M I k all druggists m I 1 1 IIia... I I- r ....... ,or uio KentuckiuiiH fnlte.l t,. como to claim them, barring several Htnl wnrt regimen tn In union bluo. Ilruve. brll limit nnd admirably mipportcd by his corps nnd dlvWon commanders, thn Rn,ni,nr., general hail been grievously misled by over- . ............. nciuncKinns Wlthln IiIh runks und In bitterness of spirit ho nbused the ptute. declared It not worth lighting for unil found that ho had not only left' the "dark nnd bloody ground" more loyu' tlmn when ho entered It. but had lost l.. ,nn,.i (legreo tho confidence uud loyalty of ninny of his gallant men. So far UH tho south was concerned thn campaign was u failure Ho fur us Kentucky wna concerned n i.n,i cost her dear, for many an old homestead in tho track of the battling armies lay In ruins. And no fur as the union nrms wern concerned they, too, hud Battered through dissensions In high quarters uud no sooner wero tho southern IcglotiH safuly back In Tenncsseo than tho army of tho Ohio. llttlo lamenting. either. nnui JI4IU IK'UIl I11S mntlindtt uv,u taken from tho man who made It and given to nnothor. 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'yith eager enthusiasm tho doctor had followed the movements of Hragg'3 marching hosts, novor for an Instant dpubtlng tho result, nnd rallying nbout hltn tho old retain ers, faithful oven In his exllo, ho filled mnnor nnd stables with man nnd beast from each successive division on Its north ward way and lavished on oflleer nnd sol dler, on mount nnd mule, tho best thnt Ilellovlew atforded. Ho waited with mad impntlonco tho announcement that Louls vlllo had fallen beforo tho ndvnneo guard nnd wus amazed to hear that Sill hnd whip ped tho now governor, "tho only rightful governor, suh." out of Frankfort, nnd, worst! still, that Rragg wns falling bnck. Ho listened to tho thunder of tho guns at I'erryville, nt flrflt with wild elation, then with hnrrowing doubt, for when nightfall mmo tho dull booming died away and tho roads began to choke with ambulances seek ing shelter for wounded oflleers nnd men. At midnight thero had como tn him a Una enylng that already tho trains wero moving away southeastward and It wns high time for him to follow. What, Rragg beaten! Kentucky abandoned! Ilellovlew again to bo left to tho scant mercy of invndlng Ynn kco hordes! "Ry heaven, It Is horrible!" ho said. "1 will not go! I'll stay nnd light! Where Is my son. my Henry?" ho ucmnnded. "Send him to ino Instantly! Say his father bids him como nnd fight for urllcviow. Rragg Is n coward! Rtagg Is u traitor! Rragg has betrayed us!" ho raged. And tho young staff ofllccr who boro from Oenernl Polk tho brief words of nd ylro besought old Hnrklcsa to send at onco for Dr. Woodrow ho dreaded an apoplectic seizure and Woodrow camo and sought to sooth nnd counsel, only nddlng to tho fury of tho broken old squire. Not until tho night wns nearly spent and tho cavalry de tachment was rcsaddllng on tho lawn, was ho induced to outer his cnrrlugo and bo driven eastward. Kvon then It look strata gem to bring It nbout. "You must got him nway." said Woodrow. "If captured ho will be dent to somo northorn prison, and that will kill him." Tho mnttcr was set tled by tho entry of ono of tho troopers with a letter only Juat written on tho kitchen tabln whllo tho host was raging in tho library, but it was dated at Stanford, 7 p. m., and all it said was: "Major H. C. Holt seriously wounded. Just brought In. Come to hlni as toon ns possible" And was signed "Polk, surgeon, (!. S. A." Reforo tho dawn tho brokcn-splrltcd father was Jolted away In tho old family carriage, behind n pnlr of mules, Rollovlew's Inst remulnlng horses hnvlng dUnppearcd when tho Holt.i lied to Nashville and onco they had him well within tho encircling forco of Rrngg'a nlowly retreating column thero wns no turn ing bnck, even when It was ascertained that Henry hnd escaped without n scratch, and that "Polk, Burgeon," was a myth. Then tho doctor would gladly havo shot thn vllo forper. but In his ngitntlon ho had left the forgery on tho llbrury table, whoro Hark Icss found It on tho following day, and v. hero, two weeks later, ho laid It In tho bends of a sorrowing young soldlor In union blue Normnn Holt returned nt last to look upon what was left of tho onco beautiful and ovcr-belovcd homo. Ills father iiguln gono! Illn brother ngaln wounded, this tlmo seriously! His homo dismantled, fences burned, lawn and shrub bery dlsllgurrd by reckless bands nnd trampling hoofs, outbuildings stripped, sta bles, kennels and conch houso partially do slroyed, whllo within doors desolation, If not desecration, reigned everywhere! Wood row and other old friends had packed up books and pictures, silver, china nnd glnss waro nnd for love of the Ilolta und In hopos V of better days utored It a!l away In loyal lofts nnd cellnrs. Rut tho noblo old furni ture, tho carpets, tho curtnlns and hang ings had nlreudy been sadly defneed, nnd who could say what might happen noxt? Sheridan's division, sorely hnmmored nt Pcrryvllle, wns camping nil about It, rest lug for a day on tho slow, westward march to Howling (Irecn, whither Ruell directed his column nfter escorting Rragg to Cum lierland Gap, and Sheridan himself had sept within Hellevlcw's walls nnd stntloned sentries to see that no hnrm befoll It whllo bin lighters tilled tho neighboring fields. And with that snappy young division com mander thoro rodo now as Inspector general on his staff tho youthful nldo-de-camp who had so befriended .Normun In the bitter days of his trial and Incarceration at Nash villo, who, next to tho old chnplaln, wus thn first to wring bin hand and weleomo him to life, to freedom, to new opportunity. Hvcn In tho busy days of tho pursuit and tho recuperation nfter Pcrryvllle, Bhcrldan had found tlmo to listen to f'nptnln Ran som's vivid account of that dramatic sceno and of tho trial and tribulations thnt pre ceded It, nnd now tho little Konernl'H sym pathies wero fully aroused and his efforts In Norman's behalf woro redoubled. An order had earlier been obtulued granting tho young soldier a month's furlojgh, for by this tlmo his history, his high connec tions and Ills Bufferings wero matters that wero tho talk of half tho nrmy. Tho Kn ynrts had opened tluir honpltiible doors to him ut Ioulsvllle, despite the fnct. that al ready they had threo wounded olllrera bo netith their roof. Captain Rob, recovering slowly, hud eagerly questioned their soldier guest ns to nny IcnnwlPilgo h" might havo concerning the Influence brought to bear upon tho president. On this point Hnyart sctmcd oddly Inquisitive A stern war sec retary hnd declared such sentence must bo c.citcd or a! I dlsclpllno fall. Hast nnd west such sentences had been carried out yet hero In tho eaao of Norman Holt, whero tho evidence seemed conclusive, nt the lust moment, tho great, the merciful, tho nor rowing, r:i (Terlng, overweighted head of the nation hud Interposed nnd pardoned. Who could havo gained his ear? It was something Norman himself grently longed to Know Tho Lanes wero ngaln In Cincinnati, so Mrs. Knyart had learned, and thero tho major and Judge ndvocnto was convalescing. Tho ItnyB had returned to Lexington ns noon ns Hragg's forces foil back and thoy heard of Knto Ray nobly, assiduously laboring In tho hospitals, nurs Ing our sick nnd wounded ours whether bluo or gray. Knyart begged his mother to wrlto and urgo their coming ngnln to Louis ville and tho mother promised, but could sho not minister to her only son without nnother'B help? And, It thnt other enmo, might not tho mother's hand, dear an It was, bo no, no, not spurned, but set asldo for tho soko of another? With unerring oyes suo Hail seen signs nnd symptoms In hor bravo boy that told their talo almost beforo ho himself knew what thoy meant. Kate was a fine girl, n noblo girl, sho ndmltted, hut Rob was hor all and how ninny n mothor thinks her only son almost too good for almost npy woman, when It la npt to be Just the other way! Now, If Henry Holt woro only loft wounded nt Lexington or Hnrrodaburg, or somewhere how sultnblc that might bo! Rob wns for having Norman go to fetch them. They could be so much moro comfortable than In Lexington, over crowded ns It must bo with sick and wounded. Rut Norman had been only twenty-four hours within their gates when ho Fet forth ogaln on matters of his own. Reporting nt tho commanding general's ho had received the necesenry pass nnd papers to permit his visiting Rellevlow nnd had gono forthwith. It woa hut a sorrowful re minder of thu old homo iu which "young tnarse" now modestly strovo lo do tho hon ors to tho fiery, rentlcss, nattleHotiio divi sion commander who had espoused his cause. It was Htrango Indeed thnt ho, tho younger son, anu still n private soldier upon tho rolls, should welcome to Rolle vlow, and then, seated in his father's ploce, become tho host of n union general and his staff. Tho civilian garb old Harkless had carefully preserved for him needed longer sleeves, yet hung loosely about tho thinned flank, for suffering and privation hnd sorely reduced him. Rut hopo was again kindling his bravo young oyes, for tho long withheld opportunity wns coming. Sheridan had not nppealcd In vnln. And then tho division went on Its west wnrd way and only stragglers appeared for soveral days at Rollevlew. Norman had written at onco to tho Rays, apprising them of his father's recent movements nnd of Henry's serious wound, nnd begged them to ascertain through friends nt Hnrrodsburg whothor tho latter bad been left with other woundod or carried along with Rrngg's re treat. Woodrow, accused now of bolng a southern sympathizer, with certain of Asholt's citizens, had lied Tennesscownrd until the union troops wcro onco moro groupod nbjut Olasgow and along tho rail- ! way. And so It happened that thero wns no ono to uhdccelvo Normnn during tho few days ho remained at Rollevlew, packing and storing such property ns might still bo roscuod. The overseer know not how to tront him. It wns understood nmong tho townsfolk and tho nolghbors that Norman stood disinherited, yet, with tho father and eldor brother both nway, who to question his nuthorlty? Among thu darkles, still hovering nbout tho old homo, thero was universal lovo for young Marso Norman, and thoy woro eager to do his bidding, Rut tho month would soon expire. There was still n most Important matter to be settled. Ho had written to Major Lane, most courteously, yet pointedly, nsklng for nn ncrnuiillng Ho felt that thero should bo money coming to him from thu fow thoii sands still left of his father's modest for tune, but not for n year had Lano remitted a dollar. Now money was needed for Hello view and himself. Ho much disliked to lm portuno, but It hnd to bo done. Aud ho had waited ten days for tho roplj. Nono came. Nono had been received ut Loulsvlllo. nnd no tlmo was to bo lost. Nor man decided on returning nt onco to de partment headquarters and obtaining per mission to go to Cincinnati. That night canio a banging nt Hellovlow's door that would havo waked sounder slenpcra than Norman Holt. In tho moonlight without, with pnntlng horses, stood a brnco of troop ers. Old Harklcas shiifllod down and nd mltted tho bearer of on olllclal looking let ter, nnd Norman mot him at tho stairs. "Thin wob forwarded to camp from Rowling (Jreen, sir," snld tho orderly, with n touch of his enp, "and tho colonel sent in over with It, ns It was marked Immediate and Important." The blood (lew to Norman's face oven be foro ho saw tho superscription. That "sir" and the accompanying snluto told their atory. Thu packet was addressed to Lieu tenant Not man Holt, th Koutucky Volun teer Infantry, caro commanding general Rleventh division, and It was hard to re press tho gasp of dollght with which ho read it. An olllcer at laBt! and, best of nil, with a regiment from his own beloved stnto! Who but Sheridan could hnvo done this? How could ho stilllclcntly thank him-' Ho toro open tho pnenet, and thero wns tho prized commission a first lieutenant's, too all duly signed und sealed, nnd with It wero other missives: Ono from Ransom, whoso handwriting ho know nt onco, and therefore opened It first. "Tho general bldn mo send this, with his henrty congratula tions, to which I beg leave to add mine," wroto tho young captain. "Ho hud a chaneo to speak to tho governor. McCook bneked him up In his blg-lioarted way, and ttiu thing was done.' It's n bully regiment, too, and most of Its oflleers nro gentlemen to whom your mirao Is well known. Seo tho mustorlng oflleer In Loulsvlllo quick ns you can, and ut tho expiration of your thirty days' Icavo report at or enrouto for Nash ville. Oddly enough you will bo brigaded with your old comrades of tho th Ohio," In tho samo brigade was tho old regi ment! To meet day nfter dny, ns oquula nnd associates now, the ofilcors whom h had been wont to greet with such doforonco nnd soldlorly show of respect' Above all, to meet Malloy, no longer his superior to moot him on tho snmo plnno' Norman's eyes blazed, his hands clinched nt tho thought. Rut first, ho wns mas ter ut Ilellovlew. and standing In his father's stead. "Harkloss, seo tn It that a hot supper Is got ready for threo at onco and show tho ordorllus whero they can stable their horses. You shall have tho best we'vo got, but tho war ban played havoc with Rallovlcw." Ho wns nlono when he opened tho noxt letter a queer looking affair at best, but filed to tho brim with loyal and nffi'cllounto greeting. It wus from old Oaffnoy, who had been irmong tho first to get tho news nnd shout nloud In his Joy. "Just wa'nt tho boys bo proud when I tell them!" wroto ho. "Aud I'm going on tho mliuitn I finish this. Sure wnnn't It blessed luck that brought mo to Sheridan's hoadquarterH when tho mall got In! Wo II havo you closo by ub, Norman, my lr.d, and bodnd I'll seo to It Malloy doern't get away till you como to pull the noso of Win. What d'yo think, Norman, will ho try to quit? 0, that reminds me. You know thoy'vo sont young Lano back to tho com pany nt Loulsvlllo when wo went through boforo Pcrryvllle (that wo only honrd from boyunt Harrodsburg bad scran to If) ond when Mnlloy would havo coddled him and kept him out of tho ranks, I sot him to drilling ngaln. Ho wnB novor cut out for n soldier, that boy. Ho was nothing but a ne'er-do-well anyhow. They put him on wagan guard on tho march over from Crab Orchnrd and bcdml, when ho answered to his namo at Cnvo City ho wasn't thero at all nt all, Rrennun, who was too oleic and left back nt Oroensburg. said ho enmo tn nnd got $5 off of him nfter tho wagons went through, and now ho's dropped as a deserter, with his own fnthor ordored for duty us Judgo advocuto of the Department of tho Cumberland. I'm thlnklu' that boy makes nothing but troulilo for everybody " (To bo Continued.) 8co that your hotol keeper has Cook's lm porlal Hxtrn Dry Champagne on his menu. It bus uo superior. t 4