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Show John Ridgeway, eolonel, mry again be of service to the girl whom the fortune of war haa made his wife." How dare you? she cried, fe- - he had suddenly taken her hand and pressed it. "We will meet again." said John, -'gallantly, removing his rap and bow-ing as he moved off. AJTnae cr ZYS&m3Yj254&Z Jixr Am "Not with my consent, sir, she flashed back, but he smiled and walkCQfVUBfOZD JBSejrjBHZTC&B2Y cufstimzD JBssjrjtrbCTe&t'zv ed away under the shadows of the CHAPTER IV Continued. in the sentence than you have quoted trees, nor did Mollle retreat within CHAPTER III Continued. The roof slojtd down within reachAn investigation showed them Just a sort of homeopathic remedy, aa the house until John Ridgeway had Darkness surrounded blm. The door ing distance of his embrasure. how the Yankee had made hla escape, It were. I waa a bachelor and never rulte vanished from view. A determined man, rrawliog out of ,wsst shut with a bant, and be beard and as men admire daring, no matter expected to marry. That would acthe opening, and solved to risk jk fcojr turn la the lock. under what flag It may be found, the count for my words. ' When the voices of bla Jailers died everything on the cast of a die could CHAPTER VI. ;.ianfer could not help expressing his away along the passage, a silence Ilka at least grasp the coping. Say no more. The subject la disunto the grave fell upon John and bla Court. surprise. tasteful to me. If you atill desire your The Finding of the Drum-HeaAfter that lucres or failure must "Colonel Emmett, yo are a bold freedom, come, and make no noise rest entirely with his owtf muscular As he walked with a springy step surroundings. Ho did not expect to sleep. Ills powers. mo, I am bound to confess, but thle on your life. There are those who dowft under the arching linden trees, does cot seem to be one at your lucky would only be too glad to cause a Colone1 John looked back once more cor(situation was a desperate one, and He only waited long enough to !anleca seine means of securing his rectly gauge the distance ami make atghts. Skaggs, block ttm hole up. vacancy In your regiment." over hlj shoulder. lake the knife away from him, and then She turned and walked away, carry liberty were discovered before another sure his muscle wne In good condiIt gave him the most peculiar senhe can spend the remainder of the lng the lantern at her aide. John sation of his life to see that white-robe- d day dawned, the chances of spending tion. In cursing his misfortune. To;the balance of his life at Andersonville quietly closed the door, locked It. and Then, pressing ouiwsrd, he stretchfigure standing in the small '.seemed promising. That were a con- ed his arms morrow, my dear sir, you shall see carried off the key. Then he follow- side door-wa- y a charm waa upon him, upward until the edge of summation devoutly to he avoided. the roof waa within bis grasp. the Interior of Atfanta In advance of ed the girl. und nd longer could this man of Iron Sherman's hosts." Thus, John had enough to spur him She led him to the open air. There nerves know the peace that had been Another moment an.il he stood erect n In his desire to escape. He wss In With these consoling words the yaa a satisfaction about breathing the his of ono leg was thrown up over the copyore. good health and bad everything to ing a muscular tension of the athplanter withdrew, the door was lock- bracing atmosphere again after spendHe had not forgotten the lay of the live few. Even the reckless spirit letic frame, and the once more and ed silence reigned ing hours in the stuffy attic prison. thing had been and wss able to reach the outthat bad marked hla bachelor life accomplished. through the Granger house. There to your path, Yankee. I hope land, of the old plantation. Renderskirts must be subdued, now tbst he had An hour paused. In He lay quietly upon the roof for a you will reach your regiment cautious by his experience ed doubly taken to himself a wife. Colonel John was not yet ready to safety, and remember that promise little time to recover hla breath before In the night. John advanced e&rllet The matter was more than a Joke give up. you have given In writing." she said. In the direction of the house. upon a voyage of explorawith blm. He had been deeply Inter- venturing Mlsa to examined lie the wall, and found I shall endeavor not offend, tion. To his surprise he saw a campfire ested In Motile, snd even while he that a heavy plank had been placed Mollle. The fortunes of war are pecuThe battle wax not yet won no stood at her side during the brief one knew this better than Colonel glowing among the trees that grew so across the opening, so securely fasten- liar. Who knows what may -- occur " ceremony had secretly vowed to make tJohn. riotously along the edge of the negleced at either end that no matter how If I can be of assistance some attempt to win her ted drive. This had not been there sentence. not strained he be not finish to and need waa could You your tugged The first act of the soldier in the night, and naturally earlier though keeping the solemn pledge allow himself to slide down the slopI have a father and brother to probudge the barrier one inch. made to her father. It aroused his Curiosity. meet we chance to an This me. his Should end In tect calculations the feet rested hla he put by roof until Ills first art was to move around ing Moving figures came between the la that direction. He sat down to again. It will be as atrangera." ir." Thafa the men true, the room, end find out Ita nature. gutter. evolve some other plan, and while Still you must confess that It to light and his eyes evidently This gave him an opportunity to re"And he got away?" their presThis gave blm no encouragement, for on were alert. the Perhaps circumstances. was under the thus lo startled hear rather hard, engaged hla arms. with to do Sorry to any he did, air, though the walla offered little opportunities lieve the strain upon had ence something here ua Surely he must discover some I'd a sworn I fired clean through the key rattle In the lock. Instantly he I don't see what should hinder In the Hue of escape. A small silt of chess, where war the game great friends." Idea the conceived of from hl In being leaping upon varmint continued 8kagga. In the aide allowed air to enter, but means of reaching the ground Her eyes flashed fire at once and she regiments and army corps represenn lightColonel John, he rejoiced at the visitor, and thus making his escape. the stones were well set and his best safety be It a watcrplpe or He crouched the under which drew herself up like a young tragedy ted knights, rooks, and pawns. efforts fulled to dislocate any one of ning rod, he cared little, since the news, for the honest sergeant bad he now saw aby of door, No guard challenged hla advance,, ray light he held hla queen. opportunity waa what he sought been with him on more than one them. a am I be. never could he waa enabled to flit from tree and and hla breath That for hla made colonel gathered the energies By degrees A search of his person brought to dangerous mission, and he felt more a sudden tiger-ltkn soldier. Yankee until close enough to note the to tree you leap. Georgjs girl one end of the roof to the Interest In his welfare than common. light a pocket knife which had some- way from come dqwn to our country faded uniform of the Confederate door You Then the have but awung back, other. "I see It now," declared the equlre, how escaped the Argua eyes of his Not a single tree offered n friendly "that follow has nut deserted hla com- John did not move. Instead of the to bring ruin and death. All that I grouped about the fire. raptors. With this he set to work They were a score In number, and burly overseer, or the Confederate know and love have suffered through panion, but has hovered around seekdigging the mortar from between the limb. have blood of Rivers to be simply waiting for hands. fell hla the of officer, your upon waters eyea a appeared figure tin discover True, be did tones. Well, we ing a chance to assist him. and he heard her f own our wealth has become poverty some superior officer. As the night Slow progress was made, for the out-tid- e spout at the center, but here would have two prisoners In place of one. the Georgia girl, we have nothing left to fight for but was chilly, they had started this fire shell proved ss hard as flint, lie considerable risk In attempting a I think I deserve some praise from peculiarly Rift voice gay, coldly: honor. ' For this, then, I hate you in order to keep warm. on our Silence your life, barbarian, ibut as lima rolled on the Indomitable descent through such means. Ceneral Johnston for such meritorious and yours I can nefer forgive the Certain words reached Johna ear Rather than climb the alope of the services. If every man did as well to only I Mollle! isplrlt of the prisoner kept him enIlea Your done. way yonder caused him to turn and look la that wrong on the other wo'd soon have Shermans hosts back gaged. though hla Angers were sore roof and descend again to here. Go, then, and cease the direction of the house. mine V. CHAPTER to hla trust resolved he aide weight continued exertion. from bled the and of the stockade .at Andersonville." to remember that Mollle Granger exTo his surprise a light shone from Once an opening waa made, John to the waterplpe. "Reckon youre kinder a little mix-ed- , of the windows nor was It ists. several Was That Her To t Urged With hla kneea he clutched the Only Duty ould look out end see the stars. A squire, said the overseer, with never knew stationary, but appeared to move from who man waa a John Him. Save waa there and of these heavenly tin, shrewd observer hanging presently a grin trust his sharp, ferritAke eyes He recovered himself Immediately, what despair meant. Even these bit- room to room. This aroused his wonfor discovering the truth. to find there waa not cause ter worda were preferable to contemp- der and even a suspicion flashed relieved "How so this can't be one of our foe action on hla part. Her presence tuous alienee. through his mind, which wss hardly fellows?" allowed to take shape, for there cam "Take a look, sir.1 a clattering of hoofo upon the driveThe lantern was raised until It way, and several mounted men rod rays fell upon the smiling countento th fire. up ance of the soldier. As the bright flames cast a ruddy "How are you, squire? Really, I glow upon their faces John saw that, ought to apologise for dropping so one of them was a very dashing lookon If shoulders. your unexpectedly ing officer, who impressed him as an events that could not have been antld-'- i autocrat of the first order. This party have made you my respectejj n wore tlie uniform of a major a new f3sau uniform too, which was a rarity at this soon he yon I had no intention of so date among the distressed followers Beside coming a burden upon you. of the star and bars. you spoiled my little plan of escape John could not advance upon th there! did you get Confusion! how house while parties wire exploring th "Surely you of all persons cugit Interior, and might as well remain to know that I descended from above there watching the enemy. "But how did you get out. an?" He speculated as to the reason of A little breach of etiquette-- that Invasion, but could arrive at no this raasou ori la all. I am not a atone conclusion beyond the thought that th brick-laye- r by trade, but In an emerfor valuables In were men searching almost do anything, gency a man can If the Yankee mansion. deserted tlie you know," laughed the prisoner. soon to come Into possession were I believe wonderful By all thats there was little need of leaving anyhe dug out!" exclaimed the planter, thing for their plundering hands. to shed. the down half common way amazed. bodies, hn had become In Even while John watched he saw to ss sir." .the etablllty Serious doubta Thats easily seen, with most soldlors during the wsr; a man hasten up to the fire, and In now assumed n leading Bring the follow along while ve bAeM&W TJS for when men march and bivouac for of theIn pipe iff? irrnrrrsnnrm bethis worthy recognized the overseer too would he have had but never his gone mind, of blue place Investigate. I yeara. under the canopy of Squire Gi anger. acfar to retreat. lieved It possible. Why, the wall Is You will at least allow me to thank Idea that she had come heaven, they are apt to be better the The man showed evidence of excitesuggested oath." well too Alas! fears his take my Ill constellations proved rix Inches Ihlck, he but feel you for your kindness, he said, hum- ment. He at once engaged the major could How quainted with the bright him. save to "Nearer ten. Im willing to swetr," of emotion. She had bly. than those who dwell under the roofs grounded. In conversation, and the lattera loud The wretched fabric gave way the returned the cool customer, as be 4 certain spasm There is no necessity. I am doing voice attested to the fact that th of houses. wife by the sacred hla made been enehla full his rested of weight walked along In the midst this from a sense of duty, not because measure of Intense Interest had been The room In which he had been very Instant rites of the church could It be posof the upon IL mies without a sign of fear. I have the least Interest In your welhim in Interest Imprisoned wss at the top took enough communicated to him. sible she to esHaving no hold sltove, below. It (To he continued.) fare." house, sad In hla eager desire risk? this assume to (To be continued.) the warrior ss that had wss natural yet doughty colonel Yankee shake Will you hands with me? cape the into her face knocked One glance more should much a make he should how expediNo Romance About Him. cold Since I am never to see you again given no thought as to the conceit out of him It waa as was I should like to know An Oxford Man. roach the ground when the breach tious descent than he had calculated Now, papa, I want you to act like that at least and took warning He marble. as Charles him moments. Sir for snneulne most Kirkpatrick of the visithis on in wide was enough the traditional stern parent when on bin guard. la the wall your feeling against me Is not deeper team was drinkfootball ing English As a goodly portion of the treacherto crawl through. Henry cornea to ask for me. I told am glad to see you. Miss Mollle. than what you naturally entertain ing milk with his luncheon In a Phil"I the to future, left must be have be which would mnst for It ous pipe That him what a struggle .certainly Is anything but pleas- toward all Federal officers. there was no need of crossing had sympathetic leanings in the you to give me up. Don't forget that, The darkness I have vowed never to accept the adelphia hotel. If your father has I ask visitor ant. May before Milk la a good drink," Con fed daddy, dear." direction of the to a bridge until It loomed up hand of a Northern man, she said, his mind and concluded changed said. ita quick betrayal blm. But I'm not a good actor, my child. racy, Judging by stoutly. me escape?" and Yes,. agreed the other, Such Indomitable energy wss certain of the escaping Federal accompan- You know very well Im really tickled let But I am Southern born." of hl sound the at frowned curat a of Sbe think I it take the when whenever and prisoner It In descent. hla may half to death to think you are going of Its reward, ied John "So much the more shame to you hasty had buckled to hla work for the fifth be safely assumed that the advent of to marry Henry." In n tben. I may yet be sorry for having in Surrey, near my Crawley place. except TYou Break not must was end "This curate had a small salary and time he realised that the the soldier and tinware upon the roof But you mustnt let him know It father haa not relented assisted at your escape." My his to related U as whisper. a fine lot of cows. He decided, theresufso far near. In I believe there are extenuating cirof the eolonnade was marked by to hand you Treat him as If he came to steal slxe. It Is still his Intention to open a dairy- - So he rigged fore, I rate ficient racket to arouse the Seven something." cumstances. have At enlarging the fissure to a proper any gone morning. I have believed the In over tact considerable a little shop and bought a wagon, toward up to my convictions. Men In awakening It had required But suppose I overdo It, and Henry Sleepers, or go far u my duty to right the wrong he has according hla on and sign his name appeared, his part to avoid dropping pop the dead. who with North the the and mad sympathise quits?" gets you. M. A. He wa an Oxdone and dried plaster t John stone Vincent, lower on the the landed of not Thus our hero South are Then I'll sue him for breach ot socially ostracized. come to ave me 7 tlqns bare you And ford man, you see, and proud erf hi outside. roof In a position about as sprawling promise, daddy. Oh, you can host there was a trifle too much Since you will not shake hands I shall degree. perhaps What little did fall seemed to strike as that of a frog hla one immediate this little golden-haireof You do relieve seemshe my presence. Innocent She you of eagerness in his voice, for But one morning he overheard two some wooden object below. thought being to prevent himself from knows her lesson. If you could kick ed colder than ever. John felt, as rot suspect that we have met before. that a farm hands talking before the shop. strong hope as the as far fall This gave him the would be It continuing him. daddy. impossible.; just splendid.1 hsd done n mortal wrong winhe hla under roof though a does the M. A. mean on Wot be there might It was many years ago. You were ground. Gladys. I draw the Ine there. In there snd going through there that sign? said the first. dow. . a fallen in would, of course, arouse the first place I refuse to Inflict say in standing small clatter himThe to girl having distress, ceremony. Nevertheless, " Milk Awker, o course the other the The time had come to make an the footsoul about Into the brook where the old plantation. every such chastisement on (lie son of an self he was saying: and thrusting hla head This waa a foregone conclusion. old friend, and In the second place will give me the bridge crosses It. A youth passing by answered." fortune situation the Perhaps through. John surveyed He grimly admitted that his chances every blessed one of my toes la toe fished you out and helped you home. to break down this as well as the circumstances allowed. to escape Just then were slim Indeed. painfully tender to admit of any anch Do you remember the occasion?" to not natural Large Estate Left in Trust It knows? men It did not take him long to decide will of the late Francis Skinner, heard The be Interso could said aroused he What her war In outcries Ijoud recklessness. short, I'm going to caused by this unrighteous that unleas he could find a rope, or shouted to one another lights flash- yield you up without a st i apple, Boston millionaire, puts the entire avowal a recent she her est that over. forgot hT be soon ataie other means of lowering himself ed through the windows he old child without the linirs1: Lit ofay which mustthis queenly girl, whom I of antipathy and even placed a hand estate, excepting $20,000, in trust for to the root he saw some ten feet be- house, and the excitement was comhopes that n child, may yet upon his arm while looking earnestly hto only son, Francis Skinner, Jr struggle, and do It cheerfully, too." knew and loved as low. escape In this quarter were one municated to the negro quarters. who a few years ago married Sadie Into his face. iValcr. Plain Cleveland my Mollle" be of the things more to be observed in several are can showed John "I Carr, a saleswoman In a department believe that that One glance you It may be act down as positivealoud. that samehardly the broach than the fulfillment. store. The testator left $20,000 to th In the direction of the Juhn and yet. men Should Ridgeway Be exrunning thoughts these King Popular, And while he pondered, another he did not utter Arnold arboretum of Harvard college. a a I times had lighted several maid have leader VII. was carrying suspicion Southern Haakon house, (he d Immensely porilar The ceedingly bright Idea flashed Into hie lantern. Charles aa Prince TVamark. Now would have scornpd him and possibly that your face reminded me of some The young mans wife is the daughter rf mind. one in the long ago. Still, it makes of Patrick Carr, a tailor. Sbe is It was n time for action, since a that he has been seated as king rf have left him to his fate. on the enemies his no difference would drawing way from him strikingly handsome woman. bring to bo equally deity Norway he Is expert CHAPTER IV. I have come to offer you liberty. man who I honor cannot for not because scene, and render all chances of es- popular there. The sailor prince.' this do I Remember, sir. Would Take Another Chance. he waa always called. Is a thorough Interest In your dons the blue, when he should be cape hopeless. A Break for Liberty. slightest the mad sportsman and a great believer In sima In not A the went, over he neTer So gray." wearing young author called at the great expect direction? ,nd In to another Why not try with hi hands ple living. His lirg emiri'ctlon with welfare, Anil yet. It seems that I have been publishing house of Ticknor & Fields I believe my but If te draceud entailed too much leap, but by hanging again; you see to I in Boston one day and asked to see Mr. had you the means of saving Lyndbnrst. hat waa and lowering his body managing to the sea has given him a manly dispodanger of discovery, what chance father deceived you-t- meant you believe how and Fields. On being shown In to tbat understand fall. his feel, snd his sition you shorten genial might appearance and understood what he there for him above? a 1 him never to shall fortune manner on the are me, played overstep gentleman's room be did not fsnry Here again sacrificed attempt likely to Tbo thought aroused new hopes. have refused to be In tbe austere publishers looks, for this laid down of line his the s. him to rub agreement turn. bad Haakon of Jr Y1L the risk folly. or connubial Whee, after feeling that altar I thrown All had wss the conversation that took place: the John few own same, had that that chanced has signed. his paper It naturally opportuaisV fall upon th roof lelow wnn too John started, recognising a door leading 0f showing his qualltlrj as an admln-frome to. ay a strange drama Is Is this Mr. Fields?" "It Is. sir." "Mr. above over Just himself perr Colonel taken. b1? recklessly great to I "1 am he." "Wall, the T. Fields? at that Atlanta James around and occur to : and . bound colonnade. in ovet fotrator. the know you looked -"Itoruou I did not pininging lehn twisted bis bend and I Mr. Ticknor." see to I above. hold like and faablia his .when Sherman should more released the itudlous takes then, city, he There waa stand ktm !g above, ho felt very much In the humor Instant beard my remark. to the In sew his flew vad egress tills good giving j open, position Car giving vent to a shout. dty planter, half dressed ld j wholly alarmed, for the dreadful ' ! which had aroused him fi UmLer could have but one meat' the hostile army bad arrived J , wss engaged In bombarding the therefore, a weighty cam crashing down upon him, squire promptly went to grasaAd In his desperation wrapped his a around the escaping soldier sad-- l the same time bellowed lustily for slstance. Colonel John wss not In a condlt to offer suc h resistance ss his super strength might guarantee, since P arms were clasped at his sides by F frenxled embrace of hla enemy, j Had they been left to themselvi. In all probability he would In:d time have overcome the squire, Id this chance waa not given. Attracted by the bull-lik- e roar f the gentleman planter, hla overs and acme of the help hastened to !tk 1 spot. Colonel John was quickly pouned upon And tightly held. j The scene was very impressive the squire arose to his feet, fecUg ol his collar-bonlo make sure It M not been broken by the tremeudo shork of a falling human planet "Skaggs!" he called ont. "Im here, sir," answered the ov seer. "You were with the boys when thdr Colond captured my er Emmett of the Yankee army of 1 vision ? "I - helped get him," growled tbs other. You said there waa another wit) him?" poaa!b!y 1 cal-Whenb.--1 rr'feasoffnyjlcdap. jk . 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