Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-02

den passion of affection was revealed, fo1
the camp was full of rumors, and he was &c
make short larry and this might be then
last meeting, 50
"Oh, the cruel, cruel war that tears us
from our idols And the danger, DICK
dear Dick-tell me over again just now the
forces are stationed that may know which
way to listen for the dreadful news OF
danger"
And then Armstrong explained that
| Rosecrans had only Just discovered the
meaning of Bragg's movement; that ii
| Bragg got Hindman' division into the pass
before their own corps could get through
there, Rosecrans' army could be beaten IN
detail. The camp was already broken, and
| they were to march at midnight.
| oh, Isabel! p thought the embodied
| mind in the magnolia branches, how
many Union soldiers have you kissed to
their death before, fair deceiver y
He watched young Armstrong move away
| and was about TO descend from his perch,
| when ne was startled to see Isabel return
ing to the spot in company with tall,
bearded stranger As this man came into
full view, Captain Stone was not in the
! least surprised to recognize Confederate
! officer
| His position-all the time critical and to
a degree painful-became complete agony
before this new party left. He heard the
whole plan; how already the Union Colo
nels had received countermanding orders
| from superlorS not TO break camp that
night, which would give Hindman's divis-
ion time to secure the pass, and then, with
a part of the Union forces on one side of
| Lookout mountain and a part on the other,
| it wOuld be easy 70 demorahze the whole
and secure a great victory for the COnted-
crates.
1t was midnight before the General took
| his departure, when descending and taking
q by-path through the grounds on his way
to the camp our hero moved away.
As he trod firmly but lightly along the
! familiar way, in turning an angle he was
disconnected to find himself, without warn
ing, in the presence of Miss Sebastian, who,
somehow, fingered unaccountably in the
moonlight, Her maid Phillis, long bit in
the rear, followed her mistress steps
To Isabel's quick suspicious question,
You here, Captain Willard? ?" he offered
no excuse, for he felt that an excuse would
be unavailing; so ne only touched his hat,
bowed and passed on.
The quick, involuntary spring that she
made toward him was instantly restrained
but it betrayed to him that her wit had di-
vined that the betrayer would be betrayed
fastening back to camp he hurriedlv
sought the Coloners headquarters and de-
tailed The particulars of the affair
The camp was Immediately aroused, the
sentinels called in, and orders given for a
rapid, forced march. In two short hours
the corps was on the move to occupy the
pass, if possible, before it should be in the
hands of the enemy. In the early morning
the soldiers were passing ScbaStian's plan
tations. The main body had long passed
over the mountain rise, a few sick or
wounded soldiers were struggling in the
rear-not without the color-bearers, though
and lastly came Captain Willard, who,
detailed TO send some dispatches for rein
forcements to the South, was now squirting
on to overtake the main body.
AS he passed an outlying group of trees
that bordered the grounds around the man
sion, sudden report of rifle from the
ciump OF bushes caused the horse to shy so
suddenly sidewise that Willard, taken off
his guard. was thrown from his saddle, |
the momentary catching of one of his feet
IN the stirrups threatening a fatal accident |
but the strap broke and he landed unhurt
His amazement and disgust can be i'm
agined as he rose to his feet to await the re-
turn of his horse, which in moment would |
be captured by the soldiers, 10 discover Isa- !
bel Sebastian and her dusty maid crouched |
in the shrubbery, the discharged rifle in !
front of her.
Miss Isabel ~ he exclaimed, with inyol- |
untary pOliteness, carrying his hand 70 his /
head, from which his hat had fallen, " / am |
happy to rise unframed"
Which is unsuiEerable good fortune for |
a spy"
determination comes not well from
traitors lips, Miss Sebastian; and when a
woman acts such parts as these, what are |
we to expect from the chiyalry OF the South? |
Good morning"
Captain Willard Stone had suspected the
Southern beauty from the first. He i'm
parted his thoughts to the Colonel. who all
along had doubted Sebastians loyalty.
and he was allowed to watch the turn Of
affairs
You know he overheard the appointed
meeting under the magnolias, and arriving
first, being light and agile, he secreted him
self with the result we have shown.
Dick Armstrong took the lesson which he
had learned TO heart. Never soft eve
could win his attention again, for he real
ized how nearly he had betrayed innocent
blood
He never mentioned his love affair. nor
did Willard ever refer to it; only Dick told
his sister once that Willard had at one
time during the war, saved him from the
sin Of u great crime
Then came a soft September evening
near the close Of the war. The air was
laden with the ripencss of the harvest time
The harvest moon had held her round disk
at, or near, the same point for nights, evil
IDENTIFY to illuminate one Of the few pleas
ant incidents of the war
Crowds were hurrying to the station.
Again the train came in bearing the shat
tered banners, and the more tattered re-
mains of the - Maine regiment of volun-
Leers. Under the trumpet-howers of the
old porch Bessie gave her hand into the
clasp of Brigadier-Gcneral Stone. and not
far behind him came Dick.
The active Imagination may now close
this story-a wedding in high life-with
'ymbal and song and feastng.