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Show a hen he would have liked nothing better than to rest after the art at exerbent upon tion of the day. Ii carrying out the rivm-n- of the note. liryond irukiug mue taat he was Shanks was armed, and that In ibe same "oiii'llhm, he did not appear to hme wny fear regarding the attendant eiirMius'uiit-i'SAnd at long.it t'u-iblack guide t I Sei-ji-a- EBHAR3S- cr Jisnp 'ZzASdTCyji1:- ZlZ? Ifrr --IV- - jbx, jrjcojxrTxz?!f (t-ri- larky. Well Sambo, what do you want?" demanded the colonel. Is you Kernal Ridgeway, Bah? That Is my name. Kernal John Ridgeway? Yes. Ise got somethin' for youse, ash.'1 Well, out with it." Yea, sah. In one minute, sah, Jess as soon as I dU remembers whah I secreted um, sah. Then followed a hasty search of his garments, until John was really afraid the scarecrow would fall to pieces under such vigorous action. He knew just how to deal with such creatures they only Irresponsible need a firm hand to guide them show any excitement and they become too rattled for anything. Was this a note you had, Pomp?" he asked. Oat's Jess wnt it am, massa, If I kin only recerlect whar I put urn. Stop and consider you desired to mako It secure so It might not be lost Gorry, how you knows dat, massa kernal ? Where would the safest place bo- -in the lining of your coat? ' Aint gpt none, sah. In your shoes? Gorry, I specks not wlf dem holes. In the lining of your hat? Gorry, massa kernal, you am a wizard. It am dar, suah enuff, an' hysr am de note. . Colonel John took per and opened the crumpled pa- It. No doubt his curiosity was some- - - to a halt. Here am do sah. hu-:lii- Flndlng it gu.iid.-- i by a Federal force they could easily judge the must le in clone touch with ;l:e nu n. leu of the Fu:h. This would naturally arouse their passions, and sueli lawless marauders would take the keenest delight In the torch to the buildings that had thus far exls'td through the troublous tlnus marking the aiege of the Gate City. Sergeant Shanks presently appeared again, announcing that the horses were ready. Together the three mounted and rode away, the black looking more like a grinning ape upon the back of a horse than a human being. The colonel having one arm In a aling was not la a prime condition for an engagement of any sort, but his wound was slight and would be healed in a few daya. Soon the environs of the city appeared, the breastworks which the Confederates had defended stubbornly against a superior foe, until the disasters at Kenesaw, Peach Orchard and other battlefields warned them Atlanta was doomed, and they must evacuate unless they desired to have their homes wrecked by a bombardment. Then they rode among the houses, along the avenue that In the years to come would be the most beautiful In the Southland, the homes of senators, governors and bankers. When they pulled up at a stable and dismounted, leaving the horses In charge, Colonel John turned to the grotesque scarecrow whose hand had delivered the message, saying: "Now its your turn, my man. Lead us to the house where this lady may be found the lady from whom you received the note. The negro cast a glance of Inquiry toward Shanks, which action was not unnoticed by the colonel and hls faithful attendant. Does we all go, massa kernal? asked the negro. ap-pllu- g I CHAPTER XVI. a Bounds, enter." Yes, colonel." After y6u have broken every bone In the body of thla darkv whom I leave In your charge. "Yea, colonel. Golly, dat am me I'ao a dead nigger If de massa kernal hab a fit. groaned Sambo, but the sergeant paid no heed to hla lamentations, and calmly proceeded to lay a hand upon hls shoulder, while with the other he exposed n revolver, the sight of which almost made the poor darky's wool stand up on end with fright Meanwhile Colonel John stalked np to the door, upon which he knocked loudly. There were lights In the house, but the curtans were drawn so that not s glimpse of the Interior could be obtained. In answer to hls summons the sound of bolts being withdrawn could be plainly heard. Then the door opened a few inches. What do you want?" asked voice. I have come you sent for me, It is Colonel returned the soldier. Ridgeway. Then the door opened wider. Colonel John experienced a queer sensation ns In answer to the Invitation extended to him he stepped door-sil- l and entered the house. d He found himself In a plainly - room. Colonel John, having cast hls eyes around to make a mental note of hls position, now turned hls gaxe upon a' woman, the only person in the room. - She had quietly closed the door, and stood there facing him. He started at sight of that darkly beautiful face, seeing which she gave a low laugh, a disagreeable laugh that gave the hearer a shudder. Well, I hardly expected to find yon here, madame, he said, with a frown. No doubt, and yet you knew I wu In the city, my dear Colonel John, returned the woman, advancing dose to his aide. That la true you dared to call upon my that Is upon Mias Granger, and tell her a base He to affirm that I waa your husband because through the grace of my cousin Crockett yon have a right to bear the name of Ridgeway.. Perhaps I ought to thank you for your kind action, since I have reason to believe It has furthered my cause." (To be continued. fur-nlahe- iri Sergeant Colonel, and Shanks, who hail respectfully fallen hark while lila oHirer Interrogated the darky and read the note, loomed up again. , Have two horses saddled and prepare to accompany me to Atlanta. See here, how did you come out to Lynd-huron a horse or a root?" On a mewl, aah. Well, you'll ride back on a horse sergeant an extra animal for Pomp Be can get hls mule In the morning. Gerry!" was all the scarecrow said, but he loqked as though he could hardly contain himself at the prospect of soon being astride a genuine horse, Banked on either side by a soldier In the blue of the United States Governst ment That was glory enough for one day. Colonel John walked over to the gronp gathered about the planter, and excused b Ira self. A sudden private matter calls for my attention in Atlanta. I shall be back in all probability before ten. Until then, good night gentlemen. He called hls second In command aside and gave him orders concerning the disposition of the men. They were comparatively few In number and on the outskirts of the Federal line. It behooved them to keep a sharp watch. Bands of guerrillas were roving In a mlscellaneona wty around the country. and might at any time happen Upon the plantation. You shall see her be seated while lu--r you are here." tell Tiltll she glided away. The League Againet the Colonel. ("idoncl John was aroused by these words of bis guldt he had fallen Into quite a reverie as he walked along, and it may easily lie surmised that the peculiar adventure had happened to him under the l.yndhurst roof occupied a prominent place In hls thoughts by day uinl by night. lie now found they were In front of a plain dwelling house. It did not differ from scores of others In the immediate vicinity, which was of the poorer classes. There was nothing about the place to indicate danger. Federal soldiers could be seen on the street In either direction, for Atlanta waa tight in the grip of Sher-nian'host, and overrun by the boya In blue. "Sergeant, watt for me at the door." Yes, colonel. If 1 call or you hear any auspicious across the . ttszLs i massa kernal, i whsA aroused, and yet the chances werw tee to one he would find it n begging letter from someone he bad oeee known many years ago. who believed he might have some Influence arw to save him from threatening danger, for with the advent of the Federal forces Into Atlanta no doubt mere than one private score of long stand log was wiped out Whatever the contents of the miss-Its-, the eokuiel seemed Interested, for b read It ovqr iiat It ..it uUl .mill.. jlrtMlil ew .. could readily guess Trotii the Irasg upon hls brow. Kn turned upon the messenger. Who gave you thin note. Sclpio? Gorry, de lady heraell, mssaa kerstammered the fellow, who nel, seemed to answer to any name, so long as It applied an African descent Can you take me lo her?" I spect I kin. sah -i can:- - CHAPTER XV. Continued. "Quito tight U that the party behind you. nut?" Yea, culuaH. Bring lilsii here, then. from the interior of the Light house found avenues of egress through ioor and window, casting broad banners across the darkening piazza. The messenger was a WARDEN EDWADDS . I see now they meant not to rob you of life but of you must as a true Suuihe:n luau. value more. Ah! my reputation. In the ) e of Mol.ie Granger." Whut! still harpiug on that matter, are they? They told me you loved her and would take her fiom Oswald Worden. Fool that 1 was 1 lent myself to their myself f.ir doing it. plans. barm 'Don't wurry ubout I' u done. Ut them plot they can't outwit Fate which has woven the threads of Moliie'a life with mine." But listen she saw you enter here saw Belle let you iu now do you realize their malice? The sergeant accompanies us. This city la In the hands of the Federal, but there are many quarters. I do not doubt, where the life of a Union officer might be In danger, did he choose to roam about unattended after nightfall. I am not so great fool. Lead mi, Sclpio, you hear? Yes, sah, at once, sah," returned the other. Colonel John had already positive svidenre of the fact that he was not without bitter enemies. That was the most cruel part of the civil war It divided families, caused Got Good Dog Cheap. hatred between brothers, and pitted rather against son. Byrnes N. Walling of the secret His cousin hated him bitterly, not service has a handsome Russian wolfbecause John bad ever done him an hound. evil turn, but simply on iccountof the This dog," he said the other day, bitter feeling the wicked always en cost me $200. If he had belonged to tnrlaln toward any one different from a commoner breed If he bad been a themselves. Boston or French bull, n griffon or a Then there was Major Worden. Pomeranian I could have gotten bta lie had good cause to feel especially like for $25. hitter toward the Yankee colonel. How? By using my knowledge of Being enamored with pretty Mollle crime, by profiting from crime a Granger, and resolved to win her for thing I wouldnt do, of course. hls wife. It must have been deeply But some men would. I used to humiliating to this proud soldier of know In Terre Haute a reformed conthe South to know that she had sacrif- fidence man. He had a good Job In a iced herself to save the ho-- p she and charity society, went regularly to her father loved so Intensely. church and professed to be thoroughly Yes, she was the Yankee colonel's upright and good. But Mr. Watling bent over and stroked wife, made so. It Is true as a brilliant stroke of business diplomacy, but out the silky white coat of his hound. cf hls reach so long as her husband I met this chap one morning on the lived. street. NO wonder then, Worden was eager Look here,' I said, is this your adto put him out of the way Mollle as vertisement In the paper for a lost the colonels widow would be a pos- dog? ' Yea, said he. sible prize for him to win. Colonel John had these things on But, hang It all,' Hid I, you never his mind as be and the sergcuLt walk- had a dog to lose.' ed along the streets of Atlanta behind He grinned. their sable guide. 'I know it,' he explained, but I The railroads had been crippled want a good dog now and I'll be able ere Atlanta fell, hut Sherman's men to mal e a very satisfactory selection were now engaged In building them from the animals that my advertisement will call forth.' up and defending them. All the vast supplies for hls army That night he showed me n superb must come by rail from Chattanooga, French bull that had cost him six doland until these bad been accumulated, lars. Chicago Chronicle. Sherman would make Atlanta hls An Advertisement (A. D. 1850). headquarters. Many stirring scenes could be witThe American School of Resting. nessed In the streets of Atlanta. Art of resting taught by corresponHere biased an incendiary fire, and dence. No apparatus and no laborathe soldiers In blue fought the flames tory work necessary by our method. like heroes, for If it once pnsaed beDevelopment of latent and neglected yond their control, with a strong wind talent a specialty. Stubborn cases of blowing, the entire city might be con- atavistic Industry solicited. sumed. Testimonials and photographs of Whatever the motive that brought grateful graduates who have good petiColonel John to the city on thla night. tions In the leisure class." Puck. ft Il!i Tar.).-!- pV( be. n relations - Mo 'ii .... o-- . ir.i.i- vi cv-m:- ter into rciu.n .i i seem to regarding the .In nnl - tin-- plantn.ysctf. You took i'.iiiii.ieiii'c, inn she did !; er's dargh1. r ot long pHst ilui. limy tl.row jou i'1- perl a in Vi: orer now." ; Hi.- - favor. believe." I am ready to "lint she I,. ves you I would swear that.'' "Thank ..... my dear Belle you make nn-- iry coin fort a tile. That sat. a point on which i could not be very positive, mi that jnur evidence Is a A to what you told great relief. hr 1 can wih th- - greatest ease prove It to be faleo and you may be sure I shall grasp the liist oiqiort unity to before my place all the evidence ta Colonel John did not know exactly what to think of al'. this. This woman's pust was of such a character as to pivveul liltn from good of her. She was capable of carrying out the boldest aud most desperate of plans in older to further her own ends or In liehalf of the cause which she really cherished as sacred. Wise men always take certain precautions, even when the ease does not seem to Justify it. and as we have seen John rume with a guard, and a faithful weapon in hi pocket. Treachery Is an ugly beast to handle, and onu must seize upon the brute with ungloved hands. Ills meditations were Interrupted. Some one entered the room. It was a woman. She rould not be far front fifty years of age, Colonel John arose and approached her. Aunt Sarah, I am surprised to see you here." And why?" she asked, giving him her blind coldly she was a handsome lady despite her ago. and her dark eyes sparkled with a flare that might have been the envy of a young girl. "Because I lel loved you safely hous ed In IsnilsviUe. where 1 saw you CHAPTER XVII. Out of the Trap. change came over the demeanor of the Federal officer when ne heard those reniaikdblo words from his aunt's own lips. Worden was equal to anything, but until lately Colonel John could not have believed his cousin Crockett would so demean himself. The motive of the major was plain out and out Jealousy that of the woman the fury of a woman scorned, while Crockett might have dreams of some day coining Into John's Inheritance should things take a turn in hU direction. No doubt the last named plotter had no suspicion of the true cause that urged hla wire to press the Yankee colonel's downfall, and would be sure d not to let such a fighter as Crockett Ridgeway suspect th A fiery-heade- truth. Colonel John paced the floor in hls agitation. wife.'' He had at length been awakened. "Your wife?" Cool and collected even under the Certainly Mo'.lie the hottest fire, this man could be anwised Granger, playmate of my childhood occupies if the right means were brought to that position which n week ago I last. bear upon him. was sure no woman on earth would "Indeed, and why should I remain And when they touched upon hls ever ML" there In peace and with all the com- honor. In connection with Mollis He did not tell me this. forts around ine while my unhappy struck a key that If Granger, they And pray, who Is he? couni ry groaned under the heel of properly played, could be made to The woman bit her Up evidently the oppressor. My heart waa wrapped vibrate with Intense seal. she had not Intended going so far. up in the dear old Southland, and I Conte, sunt, you tell me a strange "Well, if you must know, Major flew to my old home to do what Uthow am I to understand 1L I thing cause. For for I the could that Worden." ile believed my wife to be aafe under Then he eent you to Iyndhuret? perhaps you despise me, you a Yankee her father's roof, and yet you tell me s He asked me to go, but the officer. that aho saw m In la Atlanta ahe On the contrary I admire, applaud for revenge upon you, Colonel Belle Stevens aaw house thla enter But why say more, John, urged me on much faster than your principles. me. admit me I sent for have You see, aunt? the major' gold. come. "Every word of It Is true when Somehow her wordi aroused him. she left home 1 do not know, but there must have been some engagement made, for she was driven here in her own carriage, and by one of her father's former slaves, one called Ezekiel." I know the fellow but It la monstrous to think of such a plot to rob a men of hls wife to make her despise me. How could you lend your aid to such a thing? 1 do not know they badgered ms and declared I did not love Ua South If I should hesitate to defeat one ol her foes. I acted against my good Be-judgment, I trust you will believe. Mot- ' that no was whisper there sides, ile was your wife. Had 1 known that not anything on earth would havs Influenced ms to Join them. "Well, after all, It has not gone so that It cannot be remedied. If you far 'jsrwr-xszreally regret the share you have had DKZ772ZJTg;SVg' in the matter, dear aunt" ; ' - ,. mTTZEBSZT "I do, believe me, deeply. "Then it will be easy to confess the meswaa It "Year presence here end the good of you, John you have whole thing to Mollle and I will .only the Rldgeland blood In your veins, sage to me what am I to understand too gladly forget the share you had Is this a sort of pitfall did you though It pains me to see you wearing 1L" In the blue when you should be wearing forge my aunt's name? She flushed ss he spoke, for .she The colonel towered above her as the gray. Would that my entreaties was a proud woman, and as .such' u he Indignantly demanded the truth, could turn you. . would cut her keenly to confess' to for like all honest men he was averse It is quite useless, aunt- -1 have dupllcl,y in the presence of Mollle- -u to being made the tool of an unscrupuwithstood the moat severe teat, even woman may not find it hard to beg for lous, plotting woman. down to having a sweet little rebel ' Belle giveness from a man whom she has Stevens did not flinch. for a wife. Nothing can change my treated treacherously, but It Is as bitWhatever else might be said of her sentiments they are llkd yours, as wormwood for her to say the at least she was no coward her dar- grounded on a rock, even my own ter same thing to one of her own sex. ing ventures as a female spy, risking life. Still Aunt Sarah meant what she said life and all else In the cause of the What! you are married, John I and waa ready to hark It up. South stood a guarantee for thla. did not know It? (To be continued.) The letter yon received was genuDo you remember long years ago ine, Colonel John, she replied, stead- - the little Mollle Granger of our neighUnpleasant Surprise. ur. bor the r lire. P. P. Johnston, president of the NaThen my aunt la In Atlanta? I reason have Yes yes to, but tional Trotting Association, said at mT6B " John you do not mean sho is your the annual meeting In New York: "Under this roof? wife?" The faking or trotting continues. My "It Is so. Her emotion surprised him, al- friend T. E. Dempsey tells me that In "And she appeals to me for assist- though he could not understand It. the summer he saw a mare that had ance?" were In married we the been duly bleached, bleached like a blonde Yes, "You had her letter," watching him of her father. I confess it woman. presence closely. "All sorts of fakes are adopted by was a marriage of convenience, for "But her son has been here I mylife was at stake and the estate crooks In order to disguise a trotter my self have seen him why could he of LyndhursL As the property of a with a good record. Then the trotter, not help her? Federal officer's wife It is being pro- believed to be a beginner, gets enorThere Is something I do not under- tected. But I have fallen In love with mous odds and when she wine what stand something she wished to exmy wife and I trust sooner or later a surprise." plain to you. That Is why she sent when her prejudice against the uniMr. Johnston lighted a cigar. the message. form I wear has softened. I may win It Is an unpleasant an unexpected I saw her last In Louisville, and her heart ss I have already won her surprise, he said. It Is like the surwas able to be of assistance to her hand. prise a friend of mine met with on a at the time. this point when he train in West Virginia. rearhed had He "Yea, I know, and you failed to In- noticed that bis aunt's faco had grown As the trs'n traversed Wise county clude me In your Samaritan work white. friend, entranced with the scenery, my very matter, no you thought it a little stuck hls head out of the window. What la the matter are you 111? doubt. Colonel John, but some hues The brakeman hurried to him and he asked. surh things bear s prodigious amount denow see I Keer your head Inside, cant laid: no but they "No, of fruit." ss If talking you? she me." muttered, ceived "1 am sorry I have incurred your 'What for? asked my friend. to herself. enmity. Belle, but It was my duty, and So you wont damage any of the I don't understand, aunt They no matter what the consequences, I me If I Iron work on the bridges. said the tell deceived you who has would do the same again If the occaran bo of assistance. You know I brakeman." sion warranted It to do what I can. Thank you,-- she said, with a sneer, stand ready Irreverent Suggestion. She became more hysterical and "then I do not regret anything I have II. Cboato tells ot a meeting Joseph with her fare hands, dropher oovered said or done in return. club of a bishop and Lord London a at chair. The Interview waa not to Ridgeping Into a the court or their to I am During woman that Rosebery. Wretched way's taste. reverend gentlemat the conversation for done he baa all after "My time Is precious I have been think that an in Tve to hls observed lordship: him." I should me betray as hotly engaged you may Wlit.r this dine to evening. vltation tell aunt It. Is Who know, and I would not have ridden In dinner a is It long nuisance a John RidgeNo one hut yourself, here only In the hope that I might are two things I als. way, she said, still rocking to and mean. There be of assistance to Aunt Sarah. " a dread long dinner and a lor lutely "I have heard of your charge the fro. however good contend I that sermon. nothHe glanced around, and seeing whole city la ringing with your praise they may he neither the dinner nor which must be gall and ing of a dangerous nature, amlled am If I the only the sermon should take more than My dear aunt, wormwood to your rival for the affeccheer have up. twenty minutes at the most. Rosewronged, of you Mollle Granger. tion party Bonot I bery smiled. "It seems to me," he do bear animosity. "Siy no more about 1L Let me aee Surely said, that the matter might he nicely could what you In Injur way . for lides. sunt the very he returned, my will who near arranged by knocking ten minutes off friends by I have me mention of hla wlfe'a name by this the sermon and putting It on the It come at a signal. bold woman seemed like sacrilege me deceived not that la they It to even come that point had de-sir- r : , S 7 to-da- me" |