Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-03

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uhite trash "
Mark fir, irnpu'." after Fi'z liugh's
departure W.. tu leave the i.nse At
,:.. lir irrd - saw st thing 90
Iluia o. stfl" h. t.s,. u.s hts own
rafHrata'e part g. h'r hr'.t king with
her lover. lie cuul uuly 90 20 her and
taking her hand i.-cd II without =
word Then he told her that he should
take he rex = ca.ture an depart ,n.
htnuil,
lie was dls-ours.r- upon the method
~ his de;L-inre Ia IN X excited tones
when hpfsrfuan tered thu ynr'l ant
riding ~ - tho :. fands dirw . letter
from L.s ~ and lan1,l T. toA negro
who went out 10 receive ~ II was Tor
Mrs Fam. II had been s~ut through
the lines from Nashville. wherr her hus
band WAS lying d,ngrruusly NJ. and
h-sg-d her 10 come 20 him.
After ~ ;rrusal Mrs. Fam determined
10 set ont the neat day. taking with her
her daughter and the maid Alice. Daniel
would drive them.
"lou snail go with rs. said Laura 10
LARK. This - fortunate. Ia our com.
Iany you will les far safer than trying
10 make yCur way alone"
II occurred To Mark that since he was
being hun'ed a. half starved creature
Ia the Disguise 81 negro girl he would
lie less liable 10 suspicion ~ . well
dressed man travelling with party Of
southern ladies than In any other char.
acter. AT any rate he took this view of
1t, and when Mrs. Fain announced her
intention to go he offered 10 escort the
party TO the Union lines.
The offer was accepted, and prepare
lions were made 10 leave the next morn,
ing. Mrs. Fain wrote note 10 the officer
In command at Chattanooga Ito send with
the letter she had received from her hus-
band for his perusaD ssking for pass
for herself. her daughter and two serv-
ants. Mark took the missives and went
out to find Daniel. who had Just re-
turned from Chattanooga.
well. Danielr'
81 ben dar."
"What did you learn
IL hsarn ebery one taken bout sojeru
goen to de norf, and dey sayd day was
goen to Knoxville. Dey was marchen n
marchen all de same way. Ifnllered n
dey brung up at de depot. n I sor one
train after anudder 20 oat full O. sojers
inside and hangen on TO de platfo'm and
on de roofs"
How many trains did you see 40 outy'
Bout forty hundred"
Daniel" said Mark, smiling at the
figures, you're smart AZ whip. But
you'll have to go right back to Chatta-
nooga. and take this note 10 the CON-
manding officer with this letter from
your sick master 10 show him. The note
In q request for pass for the party 10
the Union lines. Keep your wits about
you, and IL he is an easy going sort Of q
man, you might try 70 get him TO put In
three servants instead Of two. At any
rate try to ring me In II you can. Do
you understand
Reckon do, sah."
"Can You resdy'
IA leetle. Missile Laura learned ma, -
well, read the pass he may give you
and ask him 20 hx II 40 that II will In.
clude me n aservant. But you must use
your judgment"
Daniel drove again 10 Chattanooga.
Mark waited anxiously for his return.
Indeed no impatient was he that he
thought the negro had bsen gone twice
NJ long ~ he had when he saw him drive
into the yard. He at once went out 10
the barn IN meet him.
ANY lucky' he asked anxiously.
II got de pass for misses and de res
but didn't get what yo wanted. I got
apaper hyAr. Mebbe h1l do"
Mark took the paper. II was q rass
FOR Thomas Green and wife from Chat
tanooga 10 tho Union lines.
How did you get this" sstei MARX.
surprised.
II hab 10 wal. while folks was getssn
passes. DE Officer 20 out Ia de adder
room fur q moment Dis was laysn ON
de desk N TUX hit Mp aud brLnK hit
away"
WELL" ssid Mark. ''iis not ersstiy
what ] want, but ingenuity will have 10
help me through. You're . trump.
Daniel"
In the morning when all was ready
for the departure two vehicles were
brought around Ia the door. tho one. .
two horse carriage. the other Laura's
phzston. drawn by her pony Mrs, Fsin
entered the former with Alice, Daniel
being In the drivers seat Laura and
MARI got into the phseton.
MARX took the lead. designing a. make
for Battle Greek The distance was not
twenty miles. and he knew that they
could maks u in o few hours Il was .
h"ld game he was playing. hut tho
proximity ~ the halter was wearing GA
hin. and he desired o. se, fid ~ aus.
pense, Besides his pr.ssncr. connected
With his critical situation. was wearing
on Laura, lie therefore felt an ssail.
aratlng pleasure when they drove uut -
the gate and tFuttei along the pixie
westward Hope eheer-'i hiln
All vent well during the frat ten ~
twelve mlles when MARI recsivei .
pieca - Information whirh sorioasly IN
'"rf'ret Nth hts plaza Meeting
courisr riding toward Chaitano,iss
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~ srins important news, Msfb hailed
him AMI aske'i u be- hal at, tbins ffum
ths ff,nt
The Yankee alf gei,sn nnth usht
smart 'he man replied ii.skau 90
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