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N SOUTHWORTH Continued front from yesterday rester n- n morning I Ho o ho Ito ho An And that is all tl thc they know leo about it I It laushell laughed ad and amid nul If I you choose to go with wIh me and amid anc take alto service under tho tIle Free Sword you jou may know for Cot yourself how little lUle truth there Is In Iii those reports reports Well chi m my lily colonel I agreed to accompany accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company the time guerrillas to th time the camp of or their chief An And so when they ha had feasted caste at the expense of or time the farm farni people peo peo- pie who were mostly women nn and and amid hn lied had loaded loade their mules with farm produce for lor Which they paid in Ill veritable liable greenbacks wo we all 01 too took the tIme road through h the oo woods s for Cor some somo miles mies and titan then turne turned out of ot the time road In the thickest depths of tho time pathless forest orest nn and with wih Jio no o other guide than thana a pocket compass compa found on our oura a way to 10 the tho encampment of tho thio Free Sword And AntI where was that On an old deserted plantation in a clearing cearIng of or that fiat same ame forest The he approaches ap approaches up- up to the encampment were very strongly picketed There was strict military discipline observed Wo We o reached headquarters Just as they were beating the time reveille and amid an In twenty minutes afterward I Ivas Was vas ushered Into the time presence pretence of or the time Free Sword A Avery Avery er very handsome fellow is this celebrated cole cele I guerrilla chief chic my colonel I looking every er c inch a a. brigand leader I however an and amid reminding one strongly I of Fm Fra Fro Dia Diao o In the thc opera ra Ye Yea yes I yes I know mow the personal ap appearance appearance appearance ap- ap of 1 I knew him well wel In former ronnel days Ys Ho lie was tas a ayoung ayoung a young Italian Cl adventurer an and at the first opportunity took to th the guerrilla life as us natural naturally as a duck uc to water Lion How were you received b by lute hIm Vel Very very 1 kindly Ho bent those large dark arl eyes so ennest earnestly upon me while I was telling teluS my piteous stol story of coming back to fn find a bUrn burning Ins homestead 11 an and a murdered father with wih his hoary oaLy head hend all ni dabbled With his blood blood that to escape his Intense gaze I had to cover m my race face with wih m my hands cOd and take refuge behind a Hood Q Q tears And then what do you ou think happened colonel What I 1 felt fell the lie hand of oC the Free Fco Sword laid laI gently genty on my head head gently head head-genty gently as dS QS a 0 womans woman's hand hand and and I heard heaT his voice voices s saying You shall shaH stay with wih me and be bemy bemy bemy my son an and I will wl avenge you on your rOU a adversaries It I was as a I If tho the voice of or a God Goll of Olympus ha lied had spoken Arc Ame you OU an enthusiast Wing ring Inquired in inquired In- In Colonel Rosenthal Perhaps sir Then hen at least east when I looked hooked up and saw tears of compassion compassion compassion compas compas- sion standing In bravo eyes compassion for me mae come como to his camp to b betray him I felt fel for a moment moment mo mo- ment mont as a if Jf I were the lie caitiff nn and traitor tor IL and amid he lie were tho the hero a anti and Il patriot and I assure you ou my colonel that I had hall to remember ho he was in arms against our government before I could reconcile m myself to the part I hud hall to pla play Otto One mj might ht think you ou lucid hall fallen falen inlove in imi love 10 with wih the time Interesting brigand ald Th That t would woul have been quite been quie quite impossible sible tot for me sir sh Yet I do not lot wonder that his wife did nor that she keep close o 10 his side Ido through all al the time evils of or his wild ld life hife Jre You talk like hIke a woman Wing n exclaimed ex ex- e- e claimed the tIme colonel laughing Perhaps I do o. o sir lr but I acted like Ic like man retorted a man Jw a very Wing ing ing sarcastically for rot I betrayed the tho host of If whom I pretended to tu sEel seek refuge an arid and who promised to protect me mo an and avenge e my supposed suppose injuries And Amid now you OU talk like one particular par pal woman whom I could name minnie But proceed 1 my boy How did you get set on omi in tho ho camp of or time the Free Sword Very cry successfully ful lie He said ahl that T I Iwas was not stout enough for their thel har hard military duty dulY so he lie placed me in atten at- at ten upon Ulon his wife trite But BUl I had hal ample opportunities of at finding out their plans for the Free Sword had hal no rio secrets from the otell le devoted companion of oC his dan dangers ct I learned little HUle by lit lit lit- J- J tic tc that there here was certainly a 0 plan o on omi foot foot to consolidate the time three grea great guerrilla ban hands bands s. s to make nake a raid int Into Pennsylvania or Maryland they had hadnot hadnot not decided which was to the thc theatre of oC the invasion Thc They waiting for Cor the lie arrival of or Colonel Goldsborough Goldsborough Golds Golds- borough who was daily expected Go on Well sir sh I remained in the camp of oC the time Free Sword for tor live five days a s 's but I Ic learned nothing more mor because there was really nothing moro more to learn B Buon Bu BUt t ton on Cli time the evening of the fifth day there was ns a a. surprise Ah 4 Not from our out forces Coree Time The surprise I was wa the time sudden arrival arival of Colonel Colone Gol Goldsborough ugh with wih a female capt captive He lie lt canto came in the dead dea of night with his prisoner bound on ott the ho horse behind him and attended by a single officer ih time the notorious Nicholas whose liose gigantic proportions have hoe In lit no degree deg been exaggerated by lIy report report We Ve learned learnie from the time loudmouthed lou loudmouthed loud loud- mouthed who told the story with great great gusto that their band had surprised a picnic party part near the time Point of or Rocks flocks had hall exchanged their own foul and amid ragged clothing for the holiday dresses s of or the gentlemen a as asfar fat far as they the would go 0 ha had eat eaten n up tho the picnic dinner a n and nd d tho the evening b by a ball bal In which they danced ll with the ladies ladles of ot the Ito party and finally h had ll broken up their bivouac In a hurr hurry altho at al atI atho tho ho al of ot their chief chier and the announcement announcement an an- I of n a. squadron of or Yankee cavalry c alry near and had brought brought off ot one young youn lady ad captive leaving heaving all al the tIme oth others rs to find their wa way home as ns they could S Where was this picnic party part from Washington And what And hat young oung la lady was that who was weB taken captive inquired Colonel Ro Rosenthal with wih a a. dawning of anxiety S called caned her 11 Miss s Fielding Colonel Colo 1 Goldsborough called caled her Elfe Good heaven Gool S What is the matter matteL sir I know knott tho the young lady ad She is an arm anold armold old friend of ot m my sister Go on Wins Wink Well ven I sir h the time young oung lady was acc placed UI under Cl the tile caro care of Madam who made her comfortable comfortable- that Clat Is s as a comfortable as an any creature ho whose e every breath was a a. malediction could coul be m made c The young lady did dil not bear her captivity very patiently then thon i Patiently I tell you my colonel I If Ji if f I T had hind been Albert h I ha lad imad rather rathmer carried of oft of bodily a well well- wel- wel welI I she tiger She had hai torn his lila hair hall an and whiskers out by the roots an and amid had nearly neaily clawed both hl his ears oft off or RI His I I jaws aws will wi ha have hato to be bI bandaged fir a t month and If l he Ito 10 doesn't get erysipelas from rom his wounds I dont don't know what hat I Iwi i. i ivill prevent him Afterward while i he sue wi W was in fn time the tie caro care of Madam Corson I 1 a as is I said b before CotO Ih size she did l nothing noth but but- breathe atho maledictions against him and lila his band C Hk like hike Very u natural cm and ud extremely ml her ler Well m my bo boy you ilay y that was wa wasn out on n tho time evening of or tho fifth day you OU must have l left heft soon OOT after that thai Ye Yc Yes sir FI- FI I 1 did diu That night the Fr Fret Free 1 Sword mu much h to his distaste had to C give 1 up his half 1111 of hi his ladys lady's s chamber to her new guest Co tom for I as al Madam adam Coroni v YM Ivas the time only other woman In Inthe inthe the encampment she mime Insisted on out keepIng keeping keep keep- Ing the tho th young girl Irl under un er her hem own 1 Immediate Im inn- mediate protection And nd she sho was wa quite right Proceed Win Vil Wing That night the Free Sword being banished from his imis wife's quarters pas passed e time the hours with his hits guest ct Colonel Goldsborough h. h in iii consultation upon th the tho combination of or their forces for the time projected l raid rai I kept the door In iii that Interview It was decided that lint Lh time the three great bands respectively commanded commande b by Colonel Goldsborough Goldsborough Golds- Golds borough and amid should rendezvous ren at the thc Black Dlack Bears Bear's Pass where the time reat g-reat greater r portion porton of or G Gl guerrillas ha lund had already preceded them thor and where lonc s 's horde c was wan ex expected ex- ex to Join them If It I was wn arranged that they should march the ito next day ay If it the time weather should permit Well Veil Go on When 1 I had heard rl eo so e much my iny colonel I thought It was about time for fOl me to make m my escape from Lom the time Free Freo Feo Swords Sword's camp and carry the time In Information In- In formation to tu the nearest Federal Fe eral foiL rOI t. t Soon ira as t I Was as relieved dut duty luty at atthe tho the door I took measures to get set getoff getoff off unobserved for Cor o Fortunately me a terrible st storm rm arose aroS Under its It cover coverI i I made my escape How Hov did di you ou pass their pickets my lily boy I T 1 crawled through the dense demise and pathless woods 5 between tho ho pick t stations until I got ot quite quIe clear cleal of the encampment Fate sU still r favored vorel m m. Outside I caught a hors home all fl saddled and an bridled that seemed to hove hoc broken awa away from om his fastening Once mounted on 01 th th- horse hOlse I dashed f fast hi on as st as nt pih- toward Fort Fott R. R IL w where I arrived Jo Ju-i Ju before sunrise I was tras stopped a and ami II questioned u our bj-our own pickets I had no word pass word pas of COU course e but tut I told m my fly story stor and was taken under gnu guard up ll to headquarters where again to Colonel Colonel Colo Cole nel D. D I told tod my liY story And Amid In iii fifteen minutes or or- orless less time two 1 0 companies of cavalry were mo mounted and oft off of after the Free Sword I Ivas was vas detailed In a sort so-nt of or honorable captivity for several everal hours and amid finally filially dismissed cl with a pass to tn return to my regiment nt at H H. H Before leaving Fort R. R did l you hear from Crom tho the cOm companies panics that went out after artel atten af at- ten ter tel Coron I Yes sir some of oC the men returnee returned to report to Colonel W. W that my information mation maton was correct that they lund had found the camp of ot the Free Sword where I had mc reported It I to be bc but bul that the band ban ha had probably received Information of tho approach of out oui forces for Cor that thaL they timey ha had hat hastily e acu e the time premises Then an and his baud band were not capture captured No sir lr but the time cavalry were still in search of them when I left lee As the they spoke sloke they emerged rul the forest out upon the Limo broad brond hl higi l roa road that skirted it I. I S. S We c are aie now HOW about thirty miles from W. W I think Wing said time the cob colo cola nel mm net C 1 Thirty eight answered the bo boy So far Well Veli at I least least- st we ve shall reich rUch tho town tIm b l by nJ nightfall elUi edtha edilia col I I v I I S J L rEI X XV X T ho And Amid they united turned to the time right awl aimi rode lole along time the e edge c of oC tho time forest furet for foi fol some collie four or 01 five miles mies when they saw sa sw approaching they from the opposite direction a n lull body of oC hor horsemen That must be ue a detachment of or our oui OU cavalry YIu Wing What hat do o you t nl I think it Is But nut I 1 cant can't b be be sure yet The lime he clou clouds s of ot dust prevent m my seeing them clearl clearly answered the thebo bo boy And Amid then lien they ae are so far tar oft off Let Lei me lime see set said the colonel taking out oui hl his glass ibId and amid sighting the approaching ap up- pmt party I Iam am nearly sure suro the they are OUt oui men sir sir sal said Hay speaking for the first lime Yes It is a detachment of or the tIme eval ev- ev al airy now stationed at W. W What hit Is afoot I wonder exclaimed tho time colonel colo colo- nel putting spurs to his horse and galloping gal bal loping loping forward to meet the advancing party lartY The Time officer in command comman of time the squa squad squadron ron rode rodo out to receive him rl Thet o 0 met like Je ol old friends fiends S Hot Ho Colonel Rosenthal Happy to see sec you ou Heard of or your our promotion this morning Allow Alow r me to con congratulate no not nol you ou but but but- the time regiment on the acquisition of so bravo a n soldier and able an aim officer I wish m my c company com com- l- l pany pammy belonged to your our regiment reg said the lie cavalry officer Thanks Major ONeale But But Dut- what's out 7 out The TIme guerrillas The They are swarming into this neighborhood I like i he year seven ear locusts locusts Goldsborough's guerrillas have made a raid mil upon a party of excursionists near the thin Point of Rocks and anti robbed robbe them of or everything every every- I thing timing oven o to to- the clothes they stood up UI in In even even to their sacred linen Yes I heard hear of that A squadron of oC cavalry from Crom Fort V W. W Is out after them but they ore are encamped somewhere somewhere some some- where chere near the thc Black Bears Bear's Dars Dar's Pass Pas far farenough farenough enough h from flom here herc said ald Colonel Rosenthal Ro Ro- Ah aih h is that so Then Thou there is no chance of ot falling In with wih them hereabouts here herc- abou ta None in the time world And the tIme Free Sword h has hias reappeared reap reap- peered Ho has joined Issue with Goldsborough Golsborough Golds- Golds Gols- Gols borough and their forces are united Are you ou certain of that re I IS 1 am arim quite quie certain of or that lint and Iam T I Tam I Iam am am half haIr suspicious that your are arc out outon outon on out a wild wid goose chase chate If It you ou are ae after Iu guerrillas thai that Jau laughed hel Colonel Coonel Toen- Toen Rosen Rosen- Not quite Quio so fa ra fast t t You have accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted satisfactorily for forthe the Free Sword and for lor Goldsborough h But here Is Monde suddenly sprung up with all al his hll bun band from Heaven Iea cn knows klOws the time the where mid Anil Ji time they H ale aio u ravaging rn country right and iid loft Juf It I Is after Monek- Monek especially and not after the time theother theother other tro o. L ro that we are aro sent out said sid I Majr Monee I think will wi be found somewhere some where In tIme the neighborhood of or time the tH Black D Dears Bears urs ur's |