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Show ik though a terrible suspicion bad ea Iiis head thul this good looking Yutini i! wham he was uiug as an Insirimu lit fur Miring his property knew they might be disposed to trew him as a spy. Exasperated by the march of Sbftci man and the fate of Atlanta, which hung trembling in the balance, the Georgians were not in a mood for Cruel war phlloaophy or mercy. out intense most the passions brings might at some future tune give them trouble. it w ly accident that John's hand tout hi d that of the girl. He was amazed at feeling a strange thrill ofjmen. shout through his fraiuo, and ready thereUnder these rm: circumstances, ur 'TuAS.VTEyj&lXi? Ajthcb a''BrJXS9t70y-!432la- r foolibh-nisfor mii-Ito lutiuh at Mmsi-'fore. he kept his ears on the alert to lull It him a he gave man the when catch what was said, i jBsejrjaaare&szr i had before, and wearing a Confederate captains uniCHAPTER II. Continued. 'TJt-to me. You tall to grasp which he would temcmii' r. CHAPTER I. same fountain that had served him in form advanced aud looked closely into Again lie was left alone with the kUnder ordinary circum-Ktuuce- s situation. the his face. Reeding a it. lr.U upon ihe prisboyhood. I would as soon sec my child planter. he asked, Yankee the a oner, are "You ad.::Thi'il adplan l,;iu. Held by the Enemy. This pleasant duty finished, he Allow nu-- lo congratulate you," I presume tin je liiile need of my dead as the wife of a Yankee. To It vie night In Georgia. vanced to the building. Whatever curtly. said the other, wit li a sneer in his do to are we desirsaPready I am." replied John, boldly, Lyndhurst telling you, m u;:iu Hut nu are In a The misty mooubeama, filtered recollections were rioting through hla even this. If you consent 1 have a voice. through the latticed branchea of the mind ad J they must have been legion ous of avoiding the charge of being fair way cf nivuhaiv, lump (a unlit I can hardly realize llial 1 am no contract here which you must ilic-solemn within our conliiith. u tint one he did not allow them to appear up- called a apy. pinee, fell upon the figure of a man In a single man. An hour ago I longer next clusion to bo drawn that in, you are sign. Married or single?" waa the blue who followed a well-wor-n path on the surface. Evidently this same hail not dreamed such a destiny was me its teil contract A Federal a Of kindly course will spy. you leading to a mansion situated on de- John was capable of controlling his astonishing question. A bachelor, returned the Federal, deny this, hut it tnuitei-- little. We nature. It may put a different face in store fur me," returned John, with batable ground near Atlanta. feelings to a remarkable eitent. a careless laugh. are Justified in a. ting upon this sup- on the matter" Of course the door was fast he proudly. Fierce and sanguinary battles had I have n liule more writing to bo means an Tlii-la "It agreement do. I by reckon are bring Then Men, simply times for action, position. youll been fought all the way from Chatta- expected that. A window would grant Fit down, please, and fill out done. claim never to swear him along, and If he triei to escape, and our policy is to reduce Sherman's of which you nooga, and the doom of the Gate City the desired ingress. to be a these documents. Then the bargain him. in wile as Mollie finish fact, at must ch.uico." your buckshot of army a every charge waa sealed. There was something repugnant Presently Atlanta and Mnder these cln umsiances I might stranger to her unless she of her own will be complete." Ita envirous must fall Into the hands about this mode of eutrance, but dur- To lorndhurst. John dll rs requested. Of course well prepare to meet my fate, re- free will decides otherwise." as midst, in their marched As he along of the victorious Sherman. Those ing the stormy war times men who the consentpapers concerned the one movehas me she tell "And marked wondering himself you found John, the coolly. prisoner were troublous times for the Confed- were soldiers met with so many In which the squire was deeply ment waa about this?" to ed What! are you anxious to die?" what astonishing adventure eracy, and many a heart grew cold strange adventures that these feelings I have said so. Expect nothing but interested. When John came to sign the him. consideroverwhelm to ejaculated with planter, with a vague fear while facing the ap- had to be stifled to a greater or less coldness from her. Site Is a Georgia his name and his regiment, he manable surprise. extent. proaching disaster. Not at all. On the contrary, I have girl and bitterly opposed to all North- aged to so manipulate the pea that CHAPTER IU So John passed from one window Close behind this advancing figure reason for dealring to live, but ern soldiers. Make up jour mind that the word Ridgeway waa obscured, and every a second might have been seen a tall, to another, trying each in turn. Succasual glance would only reveal as a I long ago made up my you will never see her after this night. soldier A Grim Alternative. lean fellow who wore the chevrons of cess did not come immediately, but Not a word was said at they mind to face the worst manfully when Allow this strange romance to fade plain John Emmett. When the squire discovered that his a sergeant, though It would be impos- he was not discouraged. A mans tramped along the road. Johna curt- - It came." out of your mind. Lyndhurst will be new had placed the wprd sible to tell whether his dusty well-wor- n character crops out even in such small courts months the twelve in and and saved atRut there Is a peculiar stigma hd heen ar0UWlI however, garments stamped him a mem- things of life, and John possessed he wonered whether his confession tached to the fate of a spy unmerited, will set you both free again. This colonel" before hla name, he amiidd In ber of the blue or gray. pertinacity to a certainty. as to being a bachelor would have I admit. It has always been so. To la a marriage of business and con- grimly, not because of pleasure that window a a for to discovered Yankee he house related from the no the officer, no being Emerging Finally blushing pines dancing, any bearing one way or another upon fall in battle la honorable to be hung venience lay before the leader, bathed in the offered no resistance to hla onslaught. i his possible fate as a spy. a disgrace. bride, no happy hearts. The growl of he hated the whole army of Invasion , flood of lunar light and thus after the long lapse of years Granted yet not being a apy 1 Sherman's heavy gunt is the only from Sherman down to the humblest The growj Gf heavy gunt could be drummer boy In blue, but simply on He came to a stand and gaxed upon he once more entered the house that heard In the distance, telling that take little Interest in tbe controversy. music, and that sad enough to Southaccount of the more favorable prosfive in the scene as though certain emotions had been his boyhood's home. minutes Decide ern hearts. You was have growing come mil here to engage in hourly Shermans grip or Like a man walking In bis sleep, more tenacious, snd the lime close at an argument, squire. Benedict live a to care pect ahead In saving the estate from long since dead had been aroused to a whether you new life. While he thus stood, the he passed from one room to another. the torch and the pillager. die a bachelor. Ah! you know me?" when the Gate City must sur hand Aa it now stood Sherman would be The moonlight found an entrance render to Life down. and walked lanky sergeant Joined him. John up That Is the penalty for being a superior force. There it is, Shanks. I waa a boy through the many windows, though sounds were unpleasant musU promlnout man, sir. Every one has waa sweet to hlin, fur he had much to compelled to put a guard around These when last I looked on the old home, they were festooned with cobwebs In the ears of those whose sympathlei heard of Squire Granger and bis love- accomplish, duties to perform. Re Lyndhurst. In case any damage waa and it would hardly do to tell how after the manner of deserted man- rested with the distressed Southland, ly home." It these under mhttered wbat dune, the government would be reaides, As yet the sponsible, for the whole property bemany years ago that waa. Great sions. It served to reveal various and it promised to be an unfortunate It has been my pride. You can Im- peculiar circumstances? and John's mind changes have taken place here in objects in the rooms, time for any Federal whom the for agine my distress at the prospect to romance In the affutr did not appeal longed to the wife of a Federal officer. Chat time. No doubt some of my old went back through- the vista of years tune of war "Are you satisfied, squire?" asked to him. might throw into their come. What is your name?" neighbors would think it rough that as each familiar scene aroused mem- grasp. Before I decide one way or the the prisoner, as Ihe other put the "John Emmett," replied the prisonFletcher Ridgeway's son should be ories of the past. the name was familiar er, which waa true enough aa far aa It other, will you allow me to aee the papers away. At length he stood In the room that to Lyndhurst "I believe It la all right" with the army of Invasion, but they he remembered that in went and young lady who has offered herself a John, know little of my life, and could never seemed to be his goal. Here was the the "Then allow me to depart In peace." save to sacrifice order I in the am me. to to Then about hla listen of Grangers Lyndhurst?" youth days chimney, the generous The squire raised hla heavy eyewere show guess the powerful motives that bring i see any "I don't why you give you one chance for your life, lived there. Perhaps officers andirons. me here. Let's advance, sergeant. I hearth with its brows. aa bad she be will la the Refuse the matter, the if but for curiosity it squire like, you penalty there, I believe the house is deserted. In- In front of a roaring fire how many quarteredbeen a most ardent patriot, It death." "My dear colonel, you certainly must your wife in name ouly. However, always with sat had he in standthe to see am It ago times I long surprised deed, Go on I am ready to hear you," ! I am disposed (o be lenient. Step have misunderstood me. I said no front his vast resources doubt no and ing, with ao many bands of plunder- hla boy companions, cracking nuts had contributed much to help on the aid Emmett, calmly. this way she standa by tbe table in thing at ail about giving yon liberty. It la against my principles to assist ing Jayhawkers and guerrilla! running and chattering like a lot of magpies, cause of the Confederacy. or listening to grandfather's weird the enemy." through the country." theresuch circumstances, Under Just as ye say, sir," replied the stories of early life In the South. "Sir, I understood that tha reward fore, It was possible that a drum-hea- d which waa to follow my er sacrifice court-martimight be held, and a of bachelor principles was to ba John speedy execution take place. freedom." of dying hardly liked the thought John showed some signs of annoyupon the scene of boyhoods pleasures, ance, though too diplomatic to evea of lessons campaign but the stern raise his voice above the ordinary life make light of even such a ghastly pitch. possibility. "I gave you the choice between map So be trudged along in tbs midst of rlage and tbe death of a spy. Toe his silent captors. Now and then his have chosen wisely, colonel. We will thoughts turned In the direction of tho keep you here over night, and when the sergeant, but on eqfh occasion the morning comes send you under remembrance of that shot caused him "-4 l hasdinwarlr r Yl snd shoulders mentally to shrug his saved have It end in you had question, already decide that poor Shanks no more words would be useless, him. awaited Say that road the gone upon and might bring on trouble." They passed through a gate and Closing abruptly, the squire clapped gronnds. Ljrnd-hurentered upon well-kep- t his hands, and again hla satellites was considered the finest estate entered, each with an exasperating near Atlanta. Its peculiar position grin upon bis face, aa though they aphad thus far saved the historic old Its preciated the humor of the situawith delightful grounds mansion tion. from the bombarding guns of the "Gentlemen, kindly show Colonel enemy, but once the city fell Into the to hli my Federal Emmett, hands of the conquering Federal, I hold you responsible foi boudoir. feel the would blighting Lyndhurst his appearance In the morning." Influence, and, possibly, be left in Tha marriage ef Mollia Granger and tho Colonel. As the squire spoke a hand was laU ruins. each of John's shoulders. 1 am told." Tell the room under upon the trees, the other You a through are light bachelor, Lights gleamed will "I was go with you quietly; gentle far live?" mansion will and yon accept me, Yankee, "That is true. showing that the men. No violence, If you please, ei to breath. John from held hla up deserted. an in half Straight hark! from 'Then hour, being "You are Yankee T" he asked curtly. He had not expected to see such you will find yourselves handling the door they led the prisoner, and now you will be a married man, or locked have ceased to live. himself a found John girl aa the one who raised desperate man, waa what the Fed charming waa an John rather presently Intensely practical other, his manner affectionate converIn earnest looked coldly, yet with era! said, and hla manner impressed head and turned Voices her John room. At remark a in this strange man, and quickly swept aside this halo than obsequious. Finalof some of curiosity, toward them ao far that they used no undue near show face heard little by. and looked squarely Into tbe Remember my caution guard your of romance that threatened to over- sation could be ons some and him. familiarity. door the the opened I am whelm him. ly planter. tongue. To you for tha present The sarcasm of the squire's wordf "I will sign the paper, squire," he "Pardon me If I say that under Now- to see whether the papers entered. - soldier, plain John Emfellowa only be plainly seen when the prison could two mutwhom to himself while he said, quietly, It was a man of about fifty have Iain there during these years, or ordinary circumstances of the mett. deushered In the "boudoir" b was I er most to on a be sacrificed have with man "If tered: latter." a the choose I evils faced, John might The sergeant saluted In a formal been discovered. Come, my dear fela strong room that hai the of hater." connubial In I woman of could altar countenance. the a are question folly, "Oh! I aee, you spite low, brace up and put the matter to termined wsy- some- hardly wish fur a more Interesting evidently served as a prison on men the I ha of have recognized grown that. 1 years passage a test. "Hardly "Sergeant, you're a Tennesseean, than one occasion, perhaps for re partner In the ceremony. Just as he was bending down to re- other as his fathers neighbor snd what cynical regarding the happlneaa believe? refractory slaves. of those who wed, and long ago "From near Knoxville, air. My peo- move one of the stones that formed friend. Squire boGranger. (To be continued.) CHAPTER III. Continued.) remain solved to single." (To of the hearth, he heard the hoot of an ple lived In the mountaina. Some the down we can batter "Perhaps my kin wear the gray others the j owl from the outside. This waa the Mollie. Why She Yielded. ADMITTED HIS DOUBLE LIFE. walla of your prejudice, especially signal arranged with the sergeant blue." A email man sat in tbe corner ol i was man a busiof your of rase up Granger a Is when Squire giving It "How came you to go with the It meant sudden danger. car. An extremely thin and John wheeled and stepped to a City Policeman Greatly Astonished bachelor freedom, or meeting a fate ness. as he proved by producing the Subway North? Ive known you a year, and dressed woman aat dowi well in shudder." a At document a men very Officer. Hie makes question. signal that waa Superior too usually thick window, but the dust never asked that before." hut next of for him, placed herself exactly to John's entered you captors couple the glass to allow him a chance to Officer Martin, who had been on the Explain yourself, squire, -The Jayhawker. murdered my.fathand in signing he on the line dividing two seats. The force for six months or more, waa dif- must admit this Is a remarkable prop- act as witnesses, down s wen was careful to put only so nmrh car filled up and un ounded on the ferent in tone respects from many of osition you bring me." of tc man A tried evidence. In Giatsritledth matter as much name had be his of already given. "Then listen, and weigh well the his fellow policemen. He never went between the woman and the down was evident all sit thut It This Idled decide. preparations i. never business before JSund This meant In a never you a saloon, swore, per-hand? themonntalneer beyond consequences He gave it up reckon estate has been my pride. It would were made for the event, even to a man in the corner. and never shirked. Ha was also on tbe other aide, with teeth at the recollection j and n suspicion that kill me to have it ruined by the parson, before the expedition was sent Another tried one j to capture a bachelor Yankee. (he same lack of success, and he. too They were now near the house, whoever his mission to this home all was iuit right and that he hnd Yankees, which must come about un- outJohn structures aroused himself to the strap brigade. At Four some Southern 1 tike joined have nf those rambling to conceal waa aroused. less I can secure Immunity. jg boyhood. It must for the Dreeat something I , so well adapted lo the country. a Pc-- t,e postponed. He again traversed the The chief called him Into hla private me child, a daughter, whose heart is interest In the esse. Ferhaps the teenth street more people croWcd late oe-of the situation had sonic-- the car, but the thin woman serenely office one morning. tnresque building that would have (he same as mine. She is ready to novelty roomg! aiming for tbe open window, to do with this departure from held her position. At length the mas an of artist Shouts were heard from the outside, lighted the eye Officer Martin," he said, so far as sacrifice herself in order to save thing h,s ,IS,ial nonchalance, or It may be, In the corner said, mildly: . John seemed deeply interested, proclaiming the presence of the enemy I know, yon are one of the beet roes Lyndhurst" Madame, you are occupying two "Go on I am still unable to grasp 'he presence of Mollie Granger arousMemory awoke within him, and a tn force. John's bravery had been on the payroll, hut there are rjjrors ed a peculiar sensation within Ills scats." The woman gave him a acorn hard-fougframe. bis over on now a ere the matter. you thrill tested what many are not passed that you altogether strange rul look and, glnnrlng at her attenuYou are a Federal soldier my men bachelor heart. Yes, many happy, days I spent here field, and it was with Impatience at seem to be, and that tl cre la a chapter was as The cold as and ated proportions, said very emphatigirl ice, an at the old home before that wretched being interrupted rather than alarm in your life that none of us kuove tell me they believe you to be one contemptuous look, never cally: "Certainly not, sir." beyond scrambled he amail the officer." there that through affair made me an exile. See, anything about. I did not say you were . filling vouchsafed him s glance. I pantry window. "It la true. "I don't deny it air," responded the la the same well how often have John found himself smll'ifc at the them," answered the man. csta?e this that buckshow No sooner can he but had "If I the Us proof from somewhat mossy dropped upon surprised, policeman, slaked my thirst A "mile rippled from face to fare is the property of my daughter, and ridiculous nature of his position. Life et. And yonder ancient .oak served ground than violent hands were laid not abashed. tf N a summer wave on a sandy beach. human like every nearly being, A muscular man, John set that she is the wife of a Federal from the little on him. You confess It, then I me aa a hiding-placwoman slid hastily away from the The from saved will his le assailants that shout officer, Lyndhurst persuadingYes, sir." black Imps who were my hoy companin the corner and incidentally man Would you mind tailing me wbat Ihe torch." The Impulse to agsin test the they could not thus act with Impunity. ion landed In the middle of a scat, whfrro-upowas the electrified to proposiJohn three tho by one, below in confidence?" they Though might it is cool water far the fat man clinging to a strap Not at all, sir," said Officer Merlin. tion, and looked curiously at the man bered curb Is irresistible. How do have met their match In this desperate sank slowly and heavily Into tie vait. soldier, hut for the coming of reinI sing In a suburban church choir o whose shrewd brain had evolved you feel at eft It. sergeant?" rarson went through the service has cant space, va 1th a Jeep sigh of satin face determined One at asI that Under raise Shall combined the forcements. glance New York World. Sunday. Dry, sir, peaky dry. a litile ashamed of the faction, and peace reigned once morn. toTd him Squire Granger 'meunt all Jr' t'ly, ns though sault John was soon made a prisoner, a bucket?" lie took, hut ready to assist the New York Frees. part lb" to a refusal and that accept for laid, awaited breath the snd to Net will panting try Enough. If you will. Then we in his scheme to save Lynd-hastsedre a for he the would contract hla move algual enemies. next of Old Man "When I asked my vi'f enter the house. My night mission .. Another Great Reform, hnret. execution. To his surprise only two of them parents for her hand 1 had ecouyh concerns the Interior, and the old said the man at tbe lien the word to love, honor and lady." " name? "Yea, Is What uniform. wear to your wI.m The seemed daughter's any In I room ask support her. Now, may hearth of the great aitting John saw her scarlet l.ack door, I am one of the leaden cy" "It does not matter-st- ill, you would tbers were civlliaua or blacks, and you have?" in curl particular. Please heaven they msy while Ihe color in a great reform movement" Up coulcnipl, evidently belonged to some plantaYoung Suitor Not enough to sup have to know It is Mollie Granger." momentarily left her be there." "Ah! I am glad to hear yon say fare; but she as be She cannot in for of vain looked He twenty, think tion. yet" ad-signs port your wife, but enough, I The wlndlsss sent forth many a a affirmative nod. little so. What la the nature of the reform gave to me Allow "Just elghteep. being the sergeant, and would have believed for your daughter and me to live on." dreary creak, as If displeased atfield Some spirit possessed him on his which you are endeavoring to bring Ik that a are you hla made have must curiosity tile showing other of escape to Again enter the comr'-llpart to exrlsim with more tha usual about? unpleasant to me. the haunting memory of the A Difference. 1 e...iiM-dlabor; but the bucket of sparkling only forshot. will" when the usual sr Ve warn, to gui Mb eaa lu tie touu all, Who! young Mre. Oldhoy In Jess"'Yell, my better than the nectar of single was put to him, and the girl icuitoua practice dry have in saloons ques: a for natural he would It hi with Whs vuuld io only they mourning fur?" the gods. was soon tilted upon the turned s stirtled lode upon him. i of limitin' de privileges of de bet "I don't know but she s la ills?1' gentleman to ask the name of the while her fat curb and after an absence of many I John gave no sign ofefissHarm. anJ yet scowled like s pirate. lunch to dem wot buys drinks-wtfa. hla to was who be lady " he under (instances tht hla thtre bueband for pemifci her yosrfl Job Quenched mfiEEN EDmBDSa' EDYAMS- - 'Sc jt i f zzxvzz? m-ic- r expi-ricn- s; 1 v s e ( son-in-la- wide-throate- d al wil i st son-in-la- - tteut ! J'1 strap-hanger- " , ; ( , e - well-reme- -- ' y . d J-- well-wate- s r, ; ':j hr |