The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-01

saw tue ukuteh VI TWO UOYbt ,uut ON the
top Of the heap Of wood, busily tying q
rope around Calhoun's waist, the other
below, begging him apparently 70 destst.
"Ah, Mlsther Arty, rs hung ven be,
an NO lessr I heard In O frightened whis.
per from Mike.
"Get away, there! Stand back!
Arthur leaped down and gave the rope
q vigorous pull. Down came the figure,
and, from the sound, knew that some
part Of II had been fractured. The boys
stood motionIess.
Arthur.
There was a sound Of approaching
footsteps.
"'Run, rum Mike cried, dragging Ar.
thur down the square. Its the eonsta-
bleI'
"But they were too late. When Shock,
the ono policeman, saw The injury done to
this glory Of art, his teeth actually chat
tered. He started after the retreatinR boys,
and after q tough chase, caught Arthur,
and Mike at once surrendered also.
~ month In the chain.gang1l not pay
you OIL for this, you young viperSp
michael turned on him furiously. Let
AIasther Arty go! It was did It. He wor
persuadin' me to stop; weren't you, Mas.
ther Arty2'
arthur hesitated looking like beaten
hound. 4 did try 10 stop him. he said in
q feeble voice. - -"
81 hurried up. Mikes keen Irish wit
read my purpose In my face. lie shook off
Shocks hold, leaped Of me, took me BY the
shoulder, and said, in q fierce whisper:
III you tell, I'll kill you'll allays TUX
his batin's for him. -
"'lm not afraid OF You. but you can
take your "batin" II you choose. -
"Shoek hauled them both away The
next morning they were brought up before
the magistrates. Mike told his story, and
Arthur sustained him in It. Arth1r was
discharged, with compliments on his kind
meas TO the poor wretch.
THAT afternoon, as soon as I was clear
Of school, | hunted up the Chain.RanG.
There was Mike at the end, breaking stone,
the chain rattling with every turn. He
had taken of his jacket and covered the
ball with 1t, His eyes were swollen with
crying, butwhen he saw me he burst into
a miserable chuckle.
"That is what the o More has come to 1"
he said.
"When met Leveridge told him he
was o sneak, q hound, etc. Then l went
to the magistrates with my story. But, to
my amazement, they pooh.poohed me
away. 1t was my first insight into the
weight OF caste.
Eight years after this, the war broke
out. Mike enlisted in the Southern army.
Arthur became paymaster in Northern
regiment. You would not find that Young
man where any fighting was called for!
When the army was in the Shenandoah
valley, Leveridge, 1t appears, received |
secret offer OF high position on the Con.
tederate side, provided he would betray
our corps 10 the enemy. The scoundreI
consented. By some chance Mike discoy. |
cred the transaction. Leveridge left the |
camp and rode down to the riverside 10 |
meet the messenger from the Confederate
army, to whom he was TO give the mans, |
OF the condition, numbers, etc.
OF the Union troops. He had the papers
on his person. It was late in the after.
noon when the Confederate messenger
and gave him the signal agreed
upon. Leyeridge handed him the packet.
when, to his establishment, the man tore Il
in half and flung it in the river.
Its thrue, then! It's an informer we'd
be! / heard talk OF it in the colonels tint
while ! was kapin' guard, an I'd not be.
lave it, '''' w
"'You ruflian! Am I never to have
done with your
mike was powerful Irishman, and
every nerve was tense with passion. He
caught Arthur by the collar and literally
shook him.
you shall not do it! The man that
sucked the breast Of my mother shall never
turn lntormer! I've saved you many a
Time, but | never saved you from anything
HE turned him toward the Union
picket.line, then hurled him from him"
There, go! and, fur Gods sake, be n
man, Masthcr Artyn
"Leveridge painted out an oath. 1T was
your own side was going to help, you
Whats sides to me? An intormer! o
Holy Virginv
The man stalked away down to the riy.
er bank. The boat lay hidden in which
he had crossed. He got into It and pai.
died over" fN
tn; The major stopped abruptly in his mar.
became Of him?"
THE picket guard saw him as he reach.
cd the open space where the moon ghene
clearly: There was sharp ring Of aI6ul.
let The poor fellow sprang conyulSiycly
forward, reeled and fell, and the water
closed over him forever"
"And Leveridge?" |
HE is living by his wits in California, [,
"A mean, and consequently, miserable
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