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Show heloY&SiojoroFAGRjir Jacket 't hr MandAi,, PArkisjt lufWtf WlIEfl WILDERNESS WAS KING -- 0 of-k- vt a ftn bnll-aua- i jection to my returning to the bouse? 8he did not so much as deign to look again at either of us. but as aba moved slowly out of sight Mlsa Minor turned and looked into my face with questioning eyes. What ahe may have read there I know not. but she sank back upon a bench and burst into n merry peal of laughter. Isnt It perfectly ridiculous! ahe cried, aa soon aa ahe waa able to peak. On'y 1 do hope ahe wodt tell Arthur us-al- ILLUSTRATIONS BMETHURT. WILLIAMSON 'J C7.UZG Cn CJf? JA7ZE&ArJr4mZ&JS4l, aeyprj?TJ&A flame devoured ran Now. however, as SYNOPSIS. we actually drew near to where 1 supThe xior upena In (VxilKlmu lent posed she might be, 1 felt my earlier ft a rntlral naa of tha Civil War. Urn. to Opt. Wayne an Important courage fast deserting me. Nor was la taipurta to laniKxtreet. Accompanied by I furnished with even the slightest waat o:l Craig, an old army acout. Wayna Marta ea hia ni Union. They frt within excuse for pressing cm; my orders did tw Sera of tlia enemy and In the dark not positively compel me to proceed, la taken for a Federal rt Wayna aad a young lady on horaobuok la and nothing appeared along the way tnrt-ta hia charge. Bhe la a northern to lead me to suppose that barm of it aad attempta lo escape. One of tha any kind threatened ltvraa that peaceful valaui'i'uiiilia and Crala goea (hrnugh iliaMtchea. while Wayna and My ley. Everything meeting my eyes eviaill the of lli North are left alona. They lady an jctielter In a hut and entering It In denced that here, at least, was with Wie dark a huge maatlff attack Wayne its attendant horrors had not come. Ye g'rl ahoota tha brute jnat In time. Totally without the beaten track of The inrnrr of the hut. Jed Bungay, and wife appear and aonn a parly of those great armies which had battled !keraeinen led a are bv iipproacli. They naa claiming In be Red Igiwrle. hilt who so fiercely for the Shenandoah. It bad to h-- Maj. Brennan, a Federal been traversed only by a few scouting aftV-a- r wlioni the Union girl recognizee. Ur anfera ilia arreat of Wayne na a any and foraging parties, and so short had end he i brought before Bherldan. who been their stay that even the rail itireahna him wUli death unleaa ha reman the secret nieseuge. Wayna believes fences remained undisturbed to guard dah llrcnnan lo be the wife of the fields, and nowhere did I nots outHe ta rescued by Jed Bungay, ward signs of devastation. It was Virrne alarta to reach Gen. while I.ee, Waywe in disguise penetrates to the ginia as I recalled It In those old days heneaih which lie had been He Is Introduced to a Miss of peace and plenty, before civil strife SI i nor and h.irely escapee being unmaskhad aown the land with dead. 'd Kill th i'.rciuian. Wayne. What possible excuse, then, had 1 she will sure him. Securing a pass he lines, they are confronted by rtirwagh In my own heart I Uliennan. uiio i knocked senseless. Then, for going there? h adieu. Wayne makes a knew I had none, or one so poor and guiding rash for lihcrly. He encounters flungiiy: I Mat rem-l- the jrr cantp and are sent selfish scarcely durst whisper It even itb reinfori enicni'. to join Ilirly. In the to myself; yet I rode steadily on. Imbattle of Flicnsinhi.-iIs the wrerarbrimed. mid Wayne, wliil In the pelled by my own weakness, or drawn Is vlaidsl by Edllh Brennsn. Irresistibly by fate whichever the Wwjme srj Bungay are aent on a scoul-- f real cause I know not I would at deiail. least look upon those walls that bad once sheltered her, would learn If posCHAPTER XXVI. Continued. sible If she was yet there. Then Its looliefl at- me In surprise. "I well, in the bondage of my passion 1 tvekon. rap, aa how ye don't know Imped for what might happen, as murb bout whut's a goln' on In iber every lover does. valley for tber las' few mom ha." be It must have been two o'clock; we ceW soberly, rubbing down hia mule had baited our horses, I remember, an be spoke. Toll ye what, thar jlsl hour previous; and the Sergeant bad ain't no plantation houses left tbar enjoyed his noonday siesta beneath tbet's a fac'. least wise not north- the shade of a great bush bearing purs' tber lines we uns sorter bol onto ple blossoms. The road we had been Til Sheridan he played hell with hia traveling since early morning wound in and out among great trees, and savalry raids, an' whut the Tefl ther darned guerillas an' crossed and rerrosjed the little stream wiped' up ca clean ea a slate. railed the Cowskln until 1 almost Ouro if a crow wudnt starve ter death thought we bad loat our way. We met ther valley Dow. Why, oap, them wlih no one In all ibe long day's ridJlur desertora an alch truck Is ing. not even a stray negro, and Innow till they're mighty nigh deed it was some hours since we had army, an' they dont Bkcer fer nutb-r- t passed a bouse of any kind. Leaving h s' tier a reg'ment. I see more ner the brook behind us we tolled slowly a hundred an fifty In one bunch up up a long hill, and at the top BuLgay, m ther While Briar two week ago, an riding beside me, pointed to the west kef'r worse ner parrel er pirates. ward. . reckon as. bow they got Mariar, but Cap, he said, thar Is tber Minor .11 but r.he glv 'em a hot ol' time arore place. h done quit. The very sight of it in the distance Rumors of this state or affairs to was a thrill a great white house the north and west of our delending placed well back from the road and in es bad already reached me indeed, almost hidden from sigh' by fine, ilte verification. bad formed part of my large trees an tasirnctiona; but Bungay's homely yet house it looked to be, butlt graphic description made the situation after the colonial type, a wide veranda appear terribly real, and my thought upon three sides, with fluted columns enl Instantly forth to those I knew to support the overhanging roof. b might even then be exposed to Hain't no signs ea fer ea I kin see ibis great and unexpected danger. of any trouble havin' 'curred thar, The very conception of Edith Bren- Jed said slowly, his shrewd gray eyes nan in each hands as these was agony. over the peaceful scene, roaming I felt I could never rest until assured "homebody ter hum lew, fer tber V her safely, and since my order chimley la a smokin'. granted me full authority to prolong Of course, now I was there, tae only 1 ! journey, might ascertain whether sensible thing for me to do would w not she yet remained within the have been to ride openly to the front nancy. and thus learn all I desired. But door, "Jed. 1 asked, my mind finally set-B- what man who loves, who la continualdyou know the old Minor ly swayed by hopes and fears, by strength and weakness, ever does the til Jedge Minors place? Sure; It's sensible thing? I had certainly Insj nn ther south branch of ther tended doing ao at the start, but now as the my nerve faded me. She nave those fellows got down that wife of another. I could not confess r yet? I bad ventured to come to her to love, Wal. I reckon not. out durn If I nor could I look Into those clear, honmow fer sure, cap. est. questioning eyes and He. How long would it take ua to reach Halt!" I ordered. Sergeant!" I am here. Captain. here" I Wont two days, reckon. Take your men down Into that holV mined and looked at ray men In low yonder, and remain there until 1 ffie perplexity They were scattered return. Better post a sentry on the v:sa the edge ot the road, and only hill nere." ts group had laken the precaution to It rill be done. Captain." The seryeant lay. fiat Mild a lire 1 shall not. probably, he absent more than an hour, so don't permit the .fva Ms bark on a grassy knoll. ELcrs. I said sternly. men t stray." Me arose ponderous, and came Dot Is U, Captain. I vill b mil with a decidedly baiting gall. dem all over." Y t 1 aent for? he raked. I rode down alone Into the thick 1 want I said; you to have woods at the foot of the bill, and dise men get their supper r.t once, as we mounting, tied my horse to a sapling. Jtail be obliged to rilo a good portion Then on foot I struck across the it Ibe night, 'let the men to their fields, my Intention being to come In sapper. We shall go on in an hour." by the way of- the negro quarters at Uww often since have I smiled at the rear. In hope of meeting some one !m expression upon bis solemn round rrom whom I might Inquire relative h ho turnwl ruefully away! to the great house and Its inmates. It was a alight upward trend of CHAPTER XXVII. land I bad to traverse, and although the bouse was a most nightly object An Embarrassing Situation, and stood upon the very summit of the m was well into the third day whoa elevation, yet so surrounded was It w rame down Into the fertile valley with trees, both fruit and ornamental. I was enabled to make but little or Us I (he Cowskln. It bad proven an ride thus tar, for we had met situation until I approached the outI met with no one. ner &b iv adventures and bad observed buildings. Me worthy of conslderstloa from n could I perceive any negroes about the alave quarters Yet the plare did LfrUry aland point. gftele constantly observant of those not bear the appearance of desertion. There were horses In the stable, a cat tfcgtx regarding which I bad been was curled up on one of I he cabin ovormasterlng my , . one was the hoursdoor all those, steps, and smoke continued to during isngl Edith pour In a dull yellow cloud from the mMUy of again meeting with assist-wkitchen chimney. Altogether there and proving of some In her. Her greeting of me In was much In the situation to puzzle had been ao ever, and I no longer regreited that I Federal hospital i ten-m- t had exercised some caution in my apNwetly gracious, ao marked with of proach. memory sympathy, while the The orchard, with the remains or a m words, and even more ff the look Mdh accompanied them, bad so garden, lay between tbe house mid the ot with me In encouragement stable, protected by a low fer, her again, whitened pickets. Bo far an I couiit M I Ion god to encounter brl knows what I hoped for, for I observe, ll contained no occupnii:. mm mow veil X, must, all Inevitably end I pushed open tbe gate and siaiien I must down a narrow cinder pal b wlm-- mu despair, yet like the. moth MBdnee lo singe my wings until the between two rows of low bushes. To wife out partially dressed In the middle of the night, looted the house of everything It contained of value, and then set It on fire. You see we have no men folks here, except two negroes, who have clung to us because they were so aged they were afraid to leave just maiuuia. Edith, my old nurse, and myself. , It seems so lonely, and Major Brennan and Arthur both insist It Is no longer safe. So they are coming with a cavalry escort to l North. I am sure we shall take have a splendid time." "You have experienced no trouble, then, thus far? Oh. none at all we have not even been bothered by scouting parties. Oh, 1 do not mean you; you are no bother. Jlut yesterday there waa a horrible here; he came to the kitchen door. and asked All aorta of Impudent questions. Mrs. Bungay actually bad to threaten him with a gun before he would leave. la Maria Bungay here, then? Why certainly; do you know her? Isnt delightful old dear Just rfood aa rnsAjb i Her husbandla with my party. I Jed really? Why. do you know, Marla haa got it Into her head that he had run away from her. I should o love to witness their meeting; It But you would be moat interesting. must come Into the bouse. Captain Wayne; Edith will be overjoyed to see you again, although you know she Is never demonstrative, as I am. It must be awfully nice to be always cool and taim, don't you think? Determined that 1 would not be tempted. 1 yet hesitated, and my vivacious companion too everything for granted at once. "Oh. before we go In, won't you do But of ahe asked. me a favor? course you will. 1 was trying to tie this grapevine into place when you surprised me. but I could not bold on with one hand and tie with the other. right of me was an extensive arbor, completely covered with tbe fresh green leaves forming llghlful contrast to the deep beyond. As I came opposite an Ing leading Into this arbor I sud caught the flutter or drapery stopped Instantly, my heart like a frightened girl's. It wai dark beneath the if" shadow? could make outjno more than woman stood' there, her back toward me, busied at some task. Possibly ha felt my presence, for all at once she glanced around, and upon per- ceiving me gave vent to a quick exclamation of terror. Pardon me, 1 said hastily, and removing my hat, but you have nothing to fear." There was a moments hesitancy on her part, and I knew I was being scru- tinized by a pair of bright eyes. Surely." said a familiar voice, 1 cannot be mistaken you are Captain Wayne." Before I could even answer the stepped forth from her partial concealment and advanced toward me with cordially extended hands. It waa Celia Minor. "Well, of all men! ahe cried gay-lher dark eyes smiling a moat kindAnd Edith and I were ly welcome. y. CHAPTER XXVIII. The girl's light burat of laughter aroused mo thoroughly to a sense of our situation. You seem to derive much amusement from a condition of affairs almost intolerable to me, I said bitter ly. a blue-bellie- s rs straighten out the tangle. "You must pardon me. to say, standing hat In her, but It would not me to Intrude upon Mra. er her late reception. I plan-.atto- Cow-Vki- for-ear- ft" - al iwu w have always valued moet highly less end It. She glanced up at me, her long laahea wet. but her dark eyes sparkling with mischief. Oh. ahe wont care ao far aa yoc are concerned, ahe exclaimed Indifferently. "But 1 suppose she will think 1 am perfectly horrid. Well, 1 don't care if ahe does; ahe might hava waited and learned the truth first. Wasnt her face a study? And how shall I ever explain to Arthur ac that he will understand? Im aura I have got the worst of It. Oh. Captain Wayne, la my hair all ruffled up? I know 1 look like a fright You must oome in now, and we will explain to Mrs. Brennan the whole matter. She cannot help believing ua both, while 1 know ahe would be ao culd and proud to me alone." I shook my head Per decisively. haps it waa better ended so;, at leas' 1 possessed no courage Just them to face her indignation. She might but deem we had concocted our explanation. and would very likely receive it with all the scorn rhe felt It deserved. Besides. It was clear there waa nothing I could do to aid them. 1 should be now merely an unweloome intruder. An escort waa to be there shortly to convoy them northward, and rot me to be found in their company by Brennan would only Inflame him and add greatly to the embarrassment ot his wife's position. Much aa I might long for Immediate vindication la her sight, the plain duty of true love was to depart at once, and permit time to w. - 1 the friendship of Mra. Brennan, but thla unfortunate occurrence will doubt h bush-barke- We Capture a Courier. v "Do You Not See? This la Captain speaking about you only yesterday. That la, I was, for really i do not recall now that Edith made any remark apropos of the subject You have no Idea, Captain Wayne, what a hero 1 have made you out, to be. It would make you positively vain If I should confess; why, Arthur has actual! become so jealous that he has almost forbidden me even to mem ion your So lion I name In his presence. want to talk about you 1 am compelled ' to go to Edith. She hasn't power to but I'm sure I me. know, you stop must bore her awfully. And then to think that when you stood there just now, and I saw your gray uniform. I actually thought the guerillas bad rome. My heart beau ao now l can hardly talk. But how pale and haggard you look Is It that horrible wound which troubles you still?" "I have bcei discharged from the 'anIJmcJi-lonly swered. as ahe paused (0 take! breath "Indeed, ibis la my first mlllialf serv Ice for several months, yet I alt feeling quite strong again. Mra. Brennan, V then. Is still with you? Oh. yes; we have been heo all winter long It baa been so duY for really nothing has happened. an( tbe valley is quite devoid of Inhabitant own the negroes have gone bunting But Major Brennan and ate to be here ibis afternoon. iit.il iiuitoii'iie tonight we are all or ta away together. Miiucr as I was to moot Brennan. I hail no that we should meet In iho uii-ii-i.of hia wife Better, lar would li be for nio to leave at (nee ami without even seeing her. You say )ot are about to depart? I ask oil, to learn all ps Do ym :iiii! rcguHling their plana go Ninth?" "Yi-.-- . m BiilHitiorn and Washington. The guerillas are hemming so despep. Me In this neighborhood t bn I we an i Hi tiiiilly afraid in remain here longer. the Cuyler plantation, They aiiai-Loonly tel, mills I Ann here, iwo week i ago. killed ii'd Mr. Cuvier, imiud bis .-rt hot-plt- , Ar-ili- - t Wayne. See what I mean? And placing one lender foot upon a slat of the trellis she lifted heraelf up until ahe could barely reach the refractory branch. Now, ahe said, smiling down upon me. "please Just hold me here for a moment until 1 secure tbla end. My band waa Scarcely upon her la support when the slender slat snapped beneath her weight. Aa ahe fell caught her with both arms. For a moment she lay, panting and startled on my breast; then, aa with a little laugh ahe disengaged heraelf from my embrace, we stood there hand In band and face to face with Edith Brennan. Shall I ever forget tbe look within her eyes? How plainly I saw it, although she stood half hidden beneath the shadow of the vines. Amazement, acorn were expressed Incrcduljiy. there. 'T22n he aU 1 yt 1 hastened hand berore be beat for Brennan altmerely halted here in order to assure myself of your presence and safety. My men are even now waiting for me a tew hundred yards away." But 1 wish you to meet Arthur. Oh, I think not. Miss Minor. 1 feel warm friendship for Lieutenant Caton. but we wear different uniforms, serve under different flags, and a meeting here, both with armed forces behind ua, would naturally have to be a hostile one. However the Lieutenant and 1 might consent to a temporary truce, hla superior officer. Major Brennan, would not likely prove of the same mind. , "Then you really must go?" Unless you specially desire to witness a cavalry skirmish In your front dooryard, I certainly consider It best," and 1 held out my hand. Surely we part aa friends, and I may hope that you will Intercede In my behalf with Mra. Brennan? She rose up Impulsively. How ridiculous; how supremely ri dlculoua! Why, of course 1 will, though I don't suppose Edith really cares very much, but she believed ft would be highly proper to be shocked I dont think ahe likes you so very well anyway. Captain Wayue. tor she never will talk about you. With these cheering words ringing In my ears, and feeling thoroughly defeated In every cherished hope, I strode savagely down the long hill and mounted my horse. How roughly tor tune had auffeted me, to be sure, and bow extremely small the Inspiration left Well, perhaps I deserved It tor ever permitting myself to love one whom I knew to be tbe wife of another. Doubtless she had seized upon this slight pretext to be rid of me, and waa already rejoicing over Its easy accomplishment. In my agitation I forget entirely the presence of Maria Bud gay at the into sadhouse, and ordering my dle prepared for departure without giving a thought to the little fellow and hla domestic troubles. I chose the road leading toward the northwest, for although I had not asked the question 1 conceived It highly probable that Brennan and hla party would ride from the Federal calvary quarters at Colters Church, and I had no desire to meet them. They were upon an errand of mercy of far greater Importance than my revenge. As we swung along through tbe heavily timbered land fringing our road. Bungay pressed his mule Into a trot and finally succeeded In ranging up at my side. Even In ray disturbed mental condition 1 was amused at his unique style of riding. altbouRb f would not wound him by laughing. tf-e- ichrpUJ f Sbe viTfild have turned away without a word, but my companion stopped her. "Edith." she cried eagerly, "do you nor see? This is Captain Wayne." She turned toward me and slightly Inclined her bead. "I recognized Captain Wayne." was her calm answei. and regret greatly enhaving intruded upon him. I It was no and have unintentional, tirely desire to remslp. moI could not have spoken at that t lir stunned fairly my save ment to me lo realize the construction she so acene Jimt plainly placed upon the TI HE CONTINUED.) enacted. Not ao tbe Rlrl at my side. Her cheeks flushed with Indignation, Wonderful Luck. and her audacity gave her speech Rook Taylor was always a fortu which made matters even worse than note man, but doesn't It seem wouder before. You are exceedingly free with your ful that his luck should stay with him she exclaimed to the. very last? Edith." criticisms. turned her buck Raleigh- - Ilow was that? sharply, as the latter It would be as well Rook Why, he wan operated on foi us Perhaps upon the truth." the removal of a pearl whlrh he had lor you first to ascertain was tbe calm accidentally swallowed while eating You wholly mistake." not presumed to rrtil-cls- oysters, and when the pearl was ex have reply. r Why should I? 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