The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16

son. this sort OF thing n about played out Dis
"Y - re very insolent," said Bell Suppose
I won'tr
ute. ih would be PITY Tor want to see
''Indeedl' SAID Dell. "Your kindness nearly
al will completely owe power Won before nm
through WIT! Won. II ma IN YOU reynver,.,,
Btrt0n's pistol was pointed uircc " a. ii"lIs
head. AID an attempt at rc-l''aucc, even " "
had oeen desirable o. r9i,iG a. this um,' ,W99ld
merely cnt rtaineI suspicions OF MIN without
any evidence.
II rton, but tn m1 four harrellcd revolver
which he carried IN pocket ia his pantal ions
You will he sorry for this before you get
through with IT," SAID Bel.
"Oh, no, | guess not replied BartOn
have got Won down to line point"
Barton seemed satisfied on receiving the pis-
tols. surprising that Bell was now entirely dis
| armed. Tie asked, however:
| Are these all your weapOnsY
r"Perhaps you had better search me-" said
Bell, las am your prisoner"
81 shouldn't hesitate to search you If felt In
| clined to-" said ID irtun
| We'll, why don't your asked Bell.
| wei, don't cnOOse toll" replied burton.
| 81 dem nj To be taken TO Gen. Chalmers's
! headquarters Immediately" said Bell.
." hat Is where propose to take ,ou," was
You will be kind enough to ride a ii tie ahead
| of me. like to observe the snare and style Of
the famous Scout ana Wild Rider
Bel rode ON as directed.
very cooly that n you IN Ike any attempt to
esrane snail shoot. you In q twinkling."
" If you VIII hand NE enc II those pistDa,"
answered Dsu, g should be glad to reciprocate
! the ftvOr."
at may console you, Mr. Person, to know
that have learned enough In regard TO you to
| hang YOU"
The deuce YOU havci" said Bell. at may
| console you, Mr.. IL lrton. TO know that don't
fear you Or ANYTHING YOU have le rned."
| For instance, can men ION several occasions
when YOU have called at Gen. Hurout's mead
quarters, said Barton.
| Bell was harmed at this, hut he replied:
No doubt you can. or course | 70 there
How else would get passes to 10 outside OF the
| linesw
81 thought YOU had an abundance ~ blank
passes from the G9vernment printing om'e.
$50 have, but II Is not alVa 3 convenient TO
get at thom and sometimes 20 10 the Federal
headquarters aud get puss,s out as citlzen, az
many otuers are in the habit Of doing every
"And you sometimes find II necessary to
have private interviews with Gen. iurlbut for
that purpose, don't your" said Barton. " 1
think can prove that pretty clearly"
Well don't think YOU can" said Dell 81
must beg to disagree with YOU. We will com
pare notes when we get to Gen. Chalmers"
Certainly, with the greatest Of pie sure" re-
time taking notes expressly to present to Gen.
Chalmers"
Beil was satisfied that when they arrived in
camp, and the information which Barton pos
sessed was disclosed, he would be tried as a
spy. and most likely sentenced to death.
They rode on In silence Tor some time, and
again commenced convers tion in the same
nmtable spirit which tnev had previously eXhib-
tied. Barton still held the pistol cooked In his
hand.
suddenly Bell turned to one side and looked
bevond Barton down the road, as though sOme-
thing drew his attention there. Barton also
looked around.
In q second Bell had drawn the small pistol
from his pm aloons pocket and ~ d rton W 5
agltn turning his mead TO keep bis eve on his
prisoner a bullet was i'm bed III sd IN hi. brain.
The sharp report echoed through the forest.
The hOrss plunged forward, aud Barton drop
ped headlong into the road. a sliSnt conVul-
att ftsf stif ftf Ina Law a "A
War IL SAID to be SO great crime that, while
it's la progress, all other crimes hcnle COM
erty IS DESTROYED without limit; wlnton de-
strucuon ! the order Of the DAY - to the vic
said tnat the best general was the one who
could deceive the best. mat waicI or Inarily
we should shIld,r 20 he r become. neritorious
~ the eyes OF M durilg no progress OF r..
Ine re ider is To- judge how Ear the niece sti, $
OF great connirl VIII justify decepttO % ana yip-
lence which would Otherwise merit the soeerest
well" thought Eel, al cannot say that
Ike the business ] am In, but sluause | have
saved myself flum all numlnivu- ccath, aud
may now 90 on my way To mo- Iiy lIurlblt of the
intended attack on MOSCOW"
The horse started OF at a Wild calop and Bet
pursued him several hundred y rus. tut was
unable to overtake him. lie turned to The
sput where the corpse lay, aud dragged II a shor
DIST ince into the bushes He removed a. wet
ts he could the tree ; Of the enc .iintrr IN tn,
| road. sprnkliug dust over the spo.s OF blood.
lie then rode on for while, ana turne int
. the nelds 50 rs To enter Memphis hY dlucreu
, road. H. mot no ltrsin on the WAY. a. re
qIe- ed the pickets 10 tnke him to Gen Hurl
blf. ana 10 was not long beiure he obtained 81
interview with the General. lie gave an account
of the shooting OF liarton, ana ~ hs suggc- tint
small detacumr Mt OF cavalry was sent dOwt
the road IN the direction OF the place whore d
, occurred. ana the next morning the newspaper
contained an Ten statiu- thAt rebel scuu
named Button, wnllc lufhing a. the vicinity o.
. cur lines. had boen pursued oy our cavalry 40,
, shot WHITE attempting - c-cape. The BODY wa
buried 10y some citizens on tue spot where u Wa
found.
Bell related minutely to Hurlbut his converse
ton with Chalmers AID Siepnen - Lee, ant
. gave rs reason for believing that strong at
tick was intended on Moscow.
- The force there" sad liuilout, " IS sufficient
to repel any attack the rebels can make. Let
them come on
He lad intended to remove three regiment
from Moscow to point east, but IN consequence,
OF this Information held them ~ La Orange
. where tneI were In a position To reinforce Mos
COW.
some days later an attack was made on Mos
COW, as Bill had predicted. The battle was yer!
, severe; hut II resulted IN the total defeat o
Lees force, with loss Of nearly four hundred
men, including seven commissioned ohcer
. | killed on the held.
; During the battle ihe gallant Match was sho
| throIgh the lungs, nut recpverc within few
weeks SO rs to b. able to head his CON lnand u
fttTau t.HI..