The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-12-31

II kuos and ny comrades know,
replied Major Glover proudly aud y,
country knows. and she--
Tie MAJOR stopped hisEspeoeh His
anger at being Saestioued bad betrayed
him into ungarded utterauees and D,
turned pale uadcr the searching glance
Of the clerk, who At the mention Of H.,
feminine pronoun "she" seemed tc
grasp The key to the whole secret, lock
ed ia the toaom Of the Yankee Major
"Wh-e-wi" he muttered, then it was
she who was AZ the bottom of the
business. This must bo examined into
little further. / think we shall find 0
woman Al the other end Of this thread
The clerk was apt in his business
he was quick, too to discover plots a,
mong the prisoners. Once he lad
"nipped IN the bud a revolt by the
agency oi spies in the prison wards,
placed there ii the guise Of prisoners o.
war Now he was sure he had struck
ot the source Of the frequent and mys-
terious escapes, and he resolved that
the commandant should profit by the
unweary Information 50 opportunely
dropped by the Major
Dismissing tho Corporal with the
remaining prisoners to their quarters,
he told the Major to follow him, and
passed into an inner apartment where
sat the commandant, at a desk, ,gloomily
smoking and reading, alternating the
puf Of his confederate pipe with the
perusal of paragraph in the days re-
port Of his subordinates The room
was small, and upon the ceiling and
walls hung in festoons the flags and
markers taken in battle from the enemy
and loaned to decorate the "sanctum
Of the post commander. The flags were
hung so as to show them Union down.
On the wall also hung captured sabers
crossed, and the cheerful file from the
hearth flashed and Aickered upon the
war-like decorations of the room.
major u" spoke the clerk
"here is an officer who escaped with
that red western fox, Col. Streight |
think he has information which ought
to be known. So have brought him
to you"
The clerk related the conversation
before had, and the prisoner nodded in
Affirmation Of the points as they were
The commandant twiched a.
bout the mouth nervously, yoked his
hands above his head, tipped back his
chair with his boots before the fire, and
looked straight in the eye of his man as
only he can look who is used to COM
mand
"Who is this woman ?" he began at
length, after having gagued and meas
ured the Major prisoner, who was in
deed a fine type Of Western manhood.
Il shall not answer you p was the
emphatic response that left but little
hope Of anything further in that direc-
ton.
An answer will save you trouble, sir
Save you from the sweat cell and the
came curt and positive from
the commandant
Il cannot Lelp that So be it." And
Major Glover folded his arms, and
stood as though prepared for the worst
Love made him strong, and the face Of
her whose name be would not syllable
came between him and the stern fea-
lures of the commandant.
The commandant rocked back and
forth before the fire, paused, tapping
the toe Of his boot upon the floor until
his spur jingled again
"Then you will not tell me 2 he ques-
toned Of the prisoner before him for
the last time
No" spoken as firm as before.
The commandant turned in his chair
and spoke to the messenger, "Call the
corporal Of the guard
The messenger waearompt to obey,
and again upon the wintry air without
rang tho cry so often heard as to be
Corporal Of the guard, post No. J. -
The iaunty corporal appeared and
made bis salute.
send the turnkey to me, said the
eommandant, and with a retiring sal
ute tie corporal was gone.
The turnkey came a man Of muscle,
who looked as though he had been
chosen 70 his position upon the single
recommendation .of strength,
Search the prisoner" said tho com
exchanging a glance between
the turnkey and Major Glover. The
latter turned pale as though some