Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-02
NO. 20.
Gales ano Skettbes.
From the London World
CAPT. CAMLlON.
Continued from Yesterday. J

Hdu Dttn tp ste Soltlt lTlSnUS OI tuclfS
somewhere up in the country. gave her
a man 10 see her safe home" lie had
spoken the latter sentence in low voice
now he looked suddenly up and said with
the deepest emphasis. II would give nv
life To know that she loves me still rs |
love her. She did love me once, There's
no other woman in the world for me-"
"Iou must bear in mind that she's
red-hot rebel, ventured To remark.
''On the contrary. she's more than half
inclined To our side" returned Camlion
eagerly. "Shc told me almost as much.
In her heart she loves the Union best"
This unlike assertion increased INV mis-
givincs tentod; hut before could make
up my mind what to say was summoned
to attend another victim of our mysterious
enemy on the opposite bank. The man
Was MORALLY wounded; but before he
died he was able 10 state that he had seen
his cxecutioner. a Young fellow with
straw hat and dark blue Jacket or shirt.
who parted aside the bushes and looked
across at him, the smoking rifle in his
hand
.'If any one with good aim had been
with me-" added the poor chap, ''we'd
had him potted then. sure!'
They were his last words. But il was
not the first time the terrible sharpshooter
had been said to have shown himself I'M
der similar circumstances and Il set me
thinking again of Belton's scheme of the
night before.
Ats o'clock that afternoon the officers and
non-commissioned officers of our company
were summoned to pneet the Colonel: | was
also present. As | anticipated. II was
Belton's scheme that was the subject OF
discussion: the long and short OF it was
as follows 4 volunteer was TO be found
{, show himself on the bank and take the
enemv's fire. Belton meanwhile was TO
conceal himself close at hand. and rs soon
as the young fellow IN the straw hat"
peered out of his ambush to see the effect
of his shot. Belton was IN put Mimic ball
through his head. There were only three
things that might interfere with the sue
cessful prosecution Of this plan; the lack
OF volunteer prepared 10 meet almost
certain death; the possible omission on
the enemy's part TO reveal himself, and
finally. the chance that Belton might. miss
his aim. Nevertheless the Colonel gave
his consent that the thing should be tried.
in default of any better suggestion: and
the following morning was appointed for
the experiment.
At 6 O'Clock | saw Camlion leave his
tent and set of in the direction of our left.
had already noticed Belton heading the
same way about a quarter OF an hour pre-
vious: and putting this and that together.
awaited the issue in suspense. But be-
fore O'Clock Camlion returned. passed
me with a strange look on his face and
without returning my greeting. and i'm
mediately reentcred his tent. where. ~
was aitorward inferred he must have spent
Il great part of the night in writing. anl
arranging some papers. What had hap
pened (as nearly as can Judge from sub
sequent developments) was this: lie had
started with the intention of calling on
Rosalind Capci. at her house. The way
lly through a wood; but Just before
emerging from il into the open ground In
front Of the house, he saw man and wo-
man standing beneath the shades of some
trees about fifty yards away. The man
was Belton. the woman Rosalind. Belton
was apparently speaking eagerly and ex-
citedly. Rosalind occasionally replying
briefly and moving her head as If in assent.
After a minute or two Belton ceased she
extended her hand 10 him. which he
grasped iy both his and raised to his lips.
The next moment he had drawn her to his
breast and kissed her face passionately
aud repeatedly. she not resisting. When
Camlion saw this lloarse CRY broke from
him. and he strobe forward a step with fire
in his heart. There he stopped; cold
and toipid feeling came over him; he
turned about, and. slpggishy at first. then
more rapidly. made his way back to the
camp.
A little before noon next day Camlion.
Belton and myself. and another man, IIay-
don bv name--a reckless. daredevil fell
low. who had VOLUNTEERED for the post Of
danger on the occasiOn--moved silently
and cautiously down toward the fatal spot
on the rivers brink The adventure was
kept a strict secret. for since the night
previous there had been whispers Of
trcachery in the camp, and we knew not
where to look tor the traitor among us.
II was. of course, indispensable TO the sue
cess OF our plan that the sharpshooter
should have no suspicion Of there heinQ
more than one person in the neighborhood.
Keeping hecdfully behind cover, we crawl
ed along. and at length lay hidden in the
bushes few yards from the place. Then
Camlion. with Hayden in his charge, slip
ped little way down toward the left,
until they were concealed from our sight
by the intervening shrubbery. Belton
got his rifle in readiness, and made my
preparations to do all that could be done
Tor Haydon. as soon a the eDemy's bullet
had struck him. When ! last caught
sight OF the poor fellow there was droop
about the corners Of his mouth, and a
yellow pallor in his cheeks which showed
that he was not insensible to the gravity
OF the situation. But Camlion had taken
care to bring a flask Of brandy along with
him. and quiet, steady cheerfulness of
demeaDor that was perhaps a better cor
dial still.
Left to ourselves. Belton and had moth
ing TO do but to wait and we did wait for
what seemed TO us many intolerable min
utes. The river lapsed smoothly and ST.
Iently by, bird skinned over the sur
face; breath Of wind rustled the leaves
over our heads. began to fear lest the
suspense should make Belton's hand un-
steady. Just then half smothered ex-
clamation reached our ears from the d.
rection Of our unseen companions. and al-