Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-15

Zeks soon found a spot close 10 the
earth where tie crazy planking, rotted
by constant rain, Was easy 10 cut through
Upon this he went 10 work. for the bar
II the door dehed his strength. one If
the Way sentinels having jammed il by
forcing a large stone into the socket.
The brave man hacked away as il
working for his life. which indeed he
was; for If fresh men Came up 10 relieve
guard while no was thus employed be
would snare the doom OF the man whom
he was striving % save. Again and
again lie thought hs heard approaching
steps. bat happily II was only his fancy,
and at length the mOldering wood gave
way The young yiscoQnt crawled forth.
and the lovers were instantly Ii each
others arms.
w neither hve or die. darling. I've
seen you again. said Arthur, kissing
her. land nothing can deprive me Of
that Now, Zeke. what are we To do?'
You pat on dat uniform. Marse joe
answered the negro. hastily stripping the
unconscious men OF their tattered gray
uniforms. land Missy put on dis yer 'un.
Den you two take dem two rifles and
march me of troo lie camp; and If any
body ask whar YOU gwine tell EN- you
done cotch dis cuSSed niger sell liquor
To sentry, got order sec him clar out OBJ
de lines"
Ii was bold and hazardous scheme.
but there seemed 10 Do no other way Of
escape. The shed served Constance as
dressing room. and. being naturally tall.
she made very passable soldier. with
the broad hat slouched well over her
/ face. Zeke bundled the discarded cloth
ing into his basket. and away they went.
Favored by the darkness, they got
along more easily than they had ex-
pected. Tvs &C they were stopped and
questioned. but. having picked up the
countersign, that and the excuse sug-
gested BY Zeke carried them through,
aud they were soon clear Of the Confed-
crate hines
Thank God" said Constance fervent-
| ly. I'VE are safe at last"
| But unhappily she was rejoicing too
soon Just then storm Of wind and
rain burst upon them, making the night
30 dark that neither Arthur nor Zeke.
though two Of the best scouts in the
Union army. could tell which way to
turn, especially as they were now in
volved in maze of thickets that would
have been puzzling even in broad day
light
Happily thIcK tree was at hand TO
offer them shelter, and Constance.
wrapped in her companions coats and
the canvas cover of Zeke's basket, fell
asleep from sheer exhaustion. while the
young viscount, seated by her side, lis
tened to her soft breathing and built
many a castle in the air for that future
from which, only few hours before, he
had thought himself cut off forever.
Hour after hour went by in silence.
but toward morning Arthur's quick ear
caught a strange, dull sound far in the
distance, growing gradually louder, and
he guessed at once that some important
movement was in progress. And so 1t
proved, for day had hardly dawned
when a roll of drums was heard to the
northward. and Zeke. raising his head
to listen, said:
"Marse Joe, you and missy better put
on you own clothes gain and chuck
dem soger tings away. Dem rebs no
trouble us now, for dey soon hab some
ting else To think OBJ, shuah, dan cotchin'
we uns Dat drum mean Marse Grant
! and Marse Sherman comm out to
whip EN-"
1t soon appeared that he was right.
While they were snatching hasty meal
from what was left of the contents Of
Zekes basket, the rolling Of the drums
kept growing louder and nearer; and
they had not gone far on their way to-
ward the town, after changing their
clothes again, as their guide had sug-
gested, when the warlike concert was
swelled by another sound-viz., n deep
ening roar Of cannon that made the air
tremble.
The great battle Of Lookout mountain
had begun.
1t was not long before q sudden turn
brought them full in view Of the scene
of action. Sherman's troops had already
begun their attack upon Missionary
Ridge. and vast blue wave Of assault
was surging up against the steep face of
the hill. while the morning sun broke in
countless sparkles upon thousands OF
bayonets. al along the niger slopes the
| dark masses of the Confederates clustered
like bees, and from the somber gray
cloud broke ever and anon the fash and
thunder Of the death dealing cannon.
Bot grand as the sight was, the fugi-
| tives had no time 10 dwell upon it. for
| they were now well within the range Of
the Confederate guns. Shot and shell
kept falling all around them, crashing
| through the bushes or tearing up the
ground, and all three felt inwardly re-
/ lieved when a few minutes later they
found themselves in "a deep, narrow lane
between two high banks. which effectu-
| ally shielded them from the flying balls.
Unhappily it was no protection against
/ the shells. one of which suddenly fell
within few yards Of them, and Arthur
/ Fortescue had barely time TO throw him
| self before his betrothed when the shell
exploded. and they were both struck to
1 the ground
The girl was on her feet again in n
/ moment. unhurt save few slight
/ bruises. but her lover lay motionless ON
! the earth. with thin stream of blood
I oozing through wide rent in the breast
/ Of MS coat
CHAPTER Y.
DEATHS BRIDAL.