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Show HI j A ItEFUGKBS STORY. H&n r ITank OirinR hHn war timet been a Bwi ' ' Uoion rf(uik HB tr 1 KinoaLIt drcaltt nl haJ kd to Bl r ' Lli horn for tbo ntght, vrlift-, bfirr tht BH f anptKr thlnica hal tnn at awar. Ii H J 5 toM lila atorjr cf tb dayi wlien that put aaBtfli ii cf 9 country vtm common fornpo By, 0 pronod for all tbo outlaw auJgoonil- Br fl ZA4 of KMt TcDIJf(V0, H n ? lut TfnneaAM waa Union, nnJ B ffl I i inoailinountalrm. There vrtrcn't many B 1 r alarchoMera hereabout, ao tht fulka B" hi didn't care to fisht, and kcitont of It u Bl firl Lt tbrv cntild. Hb I E ( "Ihad juat tnrne nlnatern, and was Hl'' J f I aatrappinx fellow. tftU like lam now LaBlL.y t i hin otmiod up uuctit" w 1th a aof t Blaaat I Umi. BF 1 fl 'Tatlifr and I Ud tartM for th B p i corn W J, jut around that knoll ortr B II throlnth meadow, when a tmop of B ' i - RUcrrill4roddownthtondtoaliAltln B fj K tlia old tloor )anL They wantod to B 3 know where the men folia ware, when B tbeyd b back, how many boya Mongol H i to tbo place, how old Ihey wiro, and all B Z- H that. Then, with inoat of thn (uultry B f h atowod In their aaddletua, tbvy rod B I H away lauihliisr.aaylnsaa how they'd b B i t' Lacle Kftr tl)e '""J"- totno J" B J & V -Atltt that It waa r ttlrd I'd UttT Hi pet toanllltbJln bo oonacrlt tnl by B i 1 1 I the rebc 1 rock'n there were a dcxtn Bf ' S y1 tltt wiro Union In the belghbor- Hs-C ft D hood Wn had axrecl upon the nlfitit, B J 'or a" t)ier vr-au t one of u who had H I j n any wny from hoinr-, bnt we got a Bf R f map from onu of our old anhocl bouLa, bbeB K J n(l After ttaJflns It a bit, lowttl wo HHI could get thrro. B j "Tin old church at tlio mouth of the H I i 't alc xw Wt11 tl)0 reudexvuut. H k S Wheu the night CAino around the bote P P wera on the ground and Impatient to bo B P H ff Croaalng the Tftlley aingle Ale wo fj f r crept up tUalde of WalJm Uldge, to bbLBm It throw oumlrra on the gra atltatop Bj jut at the edge of lookout Itook, With n I j one loug, llngeriut; look we; lunged Into HB( V t"B wiMerneea that makea the great IjBBJ h S Cumberland platwiu, and that covers avaaB i n ' third aluiual of the etato of TennotHee, II A wll 1, mountnlnoue region now, It j r vm wilder then, and whichever way I ' one might turn might bo Into a guerrilla 1 I 4' canipor agalmtoueof their plckeU. Bl ii "fhe third night out we a truck Dvl HI R 1 Af9 crtek. The trail wi-atward, do rB E vling ahurply Into a dip ravlna, BbB I 1 " m to a brotid, ahallow atream. BH jt T re waa an opening in tho wcxmI ao Hay I 3 couldaee theaharproof ofnliilldluj; H I S aainat the aky Alon? tho odge of thU HJ , at nam waeajungteoflaunl. Into which LLaaBI rf'l the bora crept, while I went fprwurd to Ireconnolter. Keeplug lu tbenhadow of the laurel 1 forded tho creek to find inyaclf bealdo a broad, level atretch of hlghwny Tho rrrah hoof niarka In it t tar tied mo, and made mo more cnreful In uiy inouuufflte. Tlie bullJlnj una an oil dtwrted MwmllL I here woro J)ols In lta roor through which the moon ahone, which, by the way, woe In lta avcund quarter. I approached the mill over thn loga wlifcli ouco aui jiortM lta rlninay Hume fitnrir anl nearer 1 crept teeling each pieeo of timber Hl I' fo thnt wu liUly to feci a pouud of my B a W WWght H l VVho poMtbaiuf B 1 " lu(l "irp'r llui to drop ainoog the B tl '1 ! f ouudatloiu of tho llnuie when Ute tlgnre B U ' '1 uI a 1,un wat ,,lmly outline! in Uwgubltt -Bfl r, ' u( tao "lUL Ht'uull,l" ,trfn com llU0 Bt H U I10 afterward thdrew, reluctantly, It B( .. wtuaU tome, Into the ditr abwow ftaBf ' t!Mt Ida re waa mil outba broken B Uuuio B "1 poered ovtr ths lo,, aul In the B . Tblo mtftin at w I the gray gho-tl H tUonl h'iducfdtukccu. ltwnauioltuu Bi ' 1 1 lew, ct liUrednot inovo. for I aaw tbu H 1 nliut of a rUle axaliut the black bud:- aaaaaaaaflavtT i ltwaialfiitry igmri l,ii- donht. I "There was little chan " of gettloi out of thoae logs without dUcovtry, wit i the aestry within plttol ahot How tnna 1 lay there 1 d not know Jt moat tun rctnanhonr It teemed much longer Acroaa the creek catna Um) cry tf a nigll hawk. It waourtgnaI cdiefordAPer, twoforaafety. 1 beard It bnt oncet than there waa a tramp of lioreee1 feet a prlndir g of lioivy hoofn In the gTartl, ni i( on a uVctndlng road, a aplwh In tha itnvtin, a epuit along the rootl aM a baltatth old mill Tliere moat han been a half doien trooira In the party 'Ve ere inaiae their llnee, for then horwmeo came from the unit directive Moumlve. - 'Hftuil Bamr la a lew, penetrating Tolce Tliy wereabont tochange theseotry "The mtn in the gable had dlaap-tearrd. dlaap-tearrd. "Heaped Dofetetdy from my hldti I tact Into tbe deeper thadowe Wider tha mill 1 heard tho cry of tbe bight hawk again. 1 could not answer Ihe night wain perfect one. I could dktfiigulib the low tone of their conversation rhlch waa carried on In the mill nhove-It nhove-It wucoBccrnlDg the nolee In the oil flume. There waa n general dltmoant The tramp of feet and the rattle of pun toward the cpen gable were tatlly dl tlngulibed One got down upon thi rotten tlubcre and crept out Into tin uoonllghL 'Thcr'anolmJdyoiit liyar,' 1 LeorJ Lira y In & low toIcq. M 'MnAt her been tome to't uv'r crlV ter couldn't her been a mtu ilebbo,' woe the (finally low reply. but, I'eto, keep a ibn p eye out for them boy from I'oet Oak-they'll Lo like f coma out hrnr "IVte waa the new guard. N 'How many be thrjrr M'l low ther's mon n don. Of Own'e lya 'a long "n 'im.1 H'l!owM)trRUthetT HMherd ;t-tliey lit out two nlghti ajo. They )ifcln I fnr t IT "Tho cry cf tho night hiwk cami again. M 'Wlnt'e thftlT oiked a new toIco. Tbrt that a it night hawk.' "Thought mebbe't inonght be a fig-Ml, fig-Ml, 'r an thin they're darned thick 'round hyar, aeema t me "A My, wily, my heart came Into in) mouth, to nil It completely 1 wondered who boil play) Ihoipy "Nothing more waa mI1 The ex rhaugo of aeiitriee made, I bo cuerrlllu recnwil the atroara and rode up the lull Into the thick wooda. "A pell of weird alien eo followel 1 roul 1 aeo quite plainly tho big timber hern and there, A Lit away n eqaara haft cf light drorpel through tho rpen tniln the floor where the eaw frame 1 laytil up an 1 down. I crept atenllhlly toward tho old frame, which wm atlll In it place. 1 heard tbn arutry Jut above. Tlieii Ij u the auadow f his broa 1 felt hat on the tlmU-rn In tho wheelplt, ae IT lit owik r wire trying to nohe tho act ret ol lUdarkueM. Hlf tho fillow would only go to aleep, 1 thotigbti but, lmtead, 1 a begau a ino notonoua fiatrol upnuildownthelloorot the old tntlL 1 could caily locate him, for hie trend wan heavy Ho evidently ftlt a deal of curloalty In the nl 1 flame, for once at that end of tho mill ho would remain there quietly for minute, doubt lea MM with that nameliw it-use that Utraya the LearneM of humanity often tluee without revealing IL 1 have no doubt he felt uneasy, ond lightly, for my every etne waa ao alert, and my mental dttennlnaUon ao romplete,tliat thli tarUcnlnr Indhldnalmuat It die pohol of lu aotno way. Ho lutenae were my foellnga, and ao j rudomlnant my ineutAl action, I found !U)acJf wondering if 1 hod not made my thuughta audible. Tho eentry again b-gan ntalng ilowly but ateadlly, acroaa the plauk floor above. Ilia fooUtepa, with the ewuhand tipple of the atreain against thi laurel biuhea, were tho only aoundi, linleu now uid then 1 caught tbo cry of the nUbt hawk aud nlwaya from tht Mine direction. MI kept note of the time by the moon, and I remember I act It alout two houri after midnight. "la tint time the untutored boy hnu matured Into thi. daring iuou. I started forward upA the narrow taw fram, and Jnt at that moment got the great U fright of my Ufa "1 fill the touch of nn Invttlble hand, and Junt thi u a feather blow w ould have tnt me Into the w atcr "llankr ! knew the rolce, "llankr Yut' " 'Our rrllliuT "Tho aentry atorped just above, Look. Ing acrou the oiuing 1 law hlui, au-1 with the moonlight at hie back he seemed u huge fellow lie tarried bit title on hla ahonldcr, and 1 could eee the ahiath of a big knlfo In hie UH along with the butt of a 'navy,' "HnaLirtf d oil lifa nutrnL " 'Hank wo mmt kill that fellow,1 Ml had not thought cf that. I paid, trlefly, 'Uo bock. Urin thu boje over The aentry wna returning. 1 waited for him to get to tlie end of his beat M Tht slightest nolae will ltetny ua they know wo are In tho woods - they are watching for oV "Tho Kntry was ojatn In the open fable. 'llrlng the boys across tho ford. In tbe ah-ulow there may bo a scrimmage, bignal back aero tho ford,1 "After that 1 Waited for tho elgnal "It came. Tho foytfull of the sentry toj plU suddenly, us If ho Ud noti-d tue cry "1 crept out upon the old raw frame. 1 could we well enough, 1 had been i) long In obacnrlty Fenllrdj ray way along tho lunut ra 1 found onothttwei noiclud, as if tt hud been mhiiu time ual m (i Ulder, Climbing to the levtl of thj floor uhovo 1 looked out uudirthelow eves ut the aky. It waa clear Tlwre were no clouds to throw their shadowt (ilont urn. Tho guard still paced tip and down kUlwt, hidden behind lhthusp4t I had aaeended I ouuld survey nt will trst entire Interior The km. try kejt ta hla put rolling 1 toald have tout. In d hltn is he poKMd halt lulwp, hla shaggy chin itliu(t tout )i Ing hi broad cht. I hud to di) et er thing so il wiy but I boh i nw f tt the mini was in uiy w r Niyjlans win t npltte 5,utn e of t) tfM-ntry muuWIclt. llic mrilr miwut think he hud d(ut d Hum but no more. 'A; Ut the f-Uow itocood. Itanlng r r (1 nhnlnat tho p .i I r Ho tumbled his p - k S f r i r t ' Peter 1 whimpered 'Ife turneU Ukt a mountsln est to rne-t a ewlft, unerring blow IWoi" 1 e coul 1 moe ho was gagged and disannul "With tho cry of the night hawk among the raftett, a swift tush of feet and the boye had gathered about ot, 'What ycr goln 't do with 1m Hinkr "'Make him ahow us tie way out of this hornet's nt " Where's your camp, stranger? I uked. "The gnenlll. pointed directly opi site tbe way tho trocftrs oamo to rehet e tho guard. "I drew tho bock of his bowl knife acroes hla bare throat a n warning. If lis did nrt tell the troth. " 'Wo are Ibe Tost Oak boys, an 1 yott ro going with m a bit I ieckn oull show ua the way or Ore butzard11 flml a good breakfast In the morning W here'a your camp, stranfett a second tlav. "UeMwasllttlcroercylnrny f acq m In tho cold gleam of his ugly weapon. "Ho nodded the way the guerrillaJ went -'XashvlIIe.lslt?' "'Down tbe roadT 1 Interpreted lit look In that direct ion. " Aoy sentries down there? "He nodded n svevn 1 tluie. " 'Well, go ahead. If jou get us Into Iron We "lie shrank from tlie touch cf tho cold, knife with a fhlver "Tlten we began car tramp, the r!h grow log narrower and the shadows deeper. "rfuddrtdy the guertilU ttcrpod. "1 rtmored tho gaff " TUr" tnought bo a picket bynrbocLt, cap'n. " 'What's your countersign' Toet 0ik. wis the anawer. "Down the toad 1 went with the 11 who found me under the old mill, silently, si-lently, to come Into an opening In the wood, flooded with Ihe clenr, white moonlight At ii farther edg, In ihe deeper shadow, stood tho motionless J4eket "Wo hal agreed here eboullbe H3 nolee, no shooting. "TImmi we steppfd out to meet the challenge. Yr all right, 1 rt-ckin.' the guerrilla Killed familiarly as we gate thecoun terelgn. "Tho butt of lils rifle dropped to thi ground " U( t A chew, atrangerf I aaled. '"I reck'u,' reexhlnc deep dmvn Into hi trousers jocket for his tobitcco plug "Then catoe tlrt atruggle. Isiinft to ftel all the fenidty of a wild animal I had his tli rout In bulb, my hand. Not was my comrade Ule, l'srt of the thin 1 waa In tlie nlr, then my feet w-rmU touch the ground, but I kept my grip uu 1 his throat hotnvhow bo liad loosened lVtes revolver from my llt it was In tuyface I hoard the click of tbehativ tner -its sharp blow on tho capped nip lie. "There wni uo report no smoke. "Th n I aawthv shadow of a falling rifle tock, aal the guerrillt fell away f rout me dead, ''114 to da 't, Ilank, my romrads said aiHilogetlciUly. 'IWt jest tit fot buuard m?at helping himself to the weaponscf the prostrateMntry, 'Spuae woll her to tote Mm along "I reeAtil the signal twice, and a moment latir tho bo) a came up ivlth us. "IMoredAwnwo hadfurded DlJya creek for the last time, where the bcz tanla foun 1 a tablo leady laid for thun nt daybreak, fcr we had no tlino to waitoon tho dead picket Two wetks hter we reached Nnthvlllo without f unlit r incident with Tete a rlsoner nt war, our flrit but not Iat capture." IL U. Bylrvettr la tit Louis Ilepublio. |