Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-01-11

enough to warrant an attempt. They
were sent to their regiment under guard.
AS they were leaving one of them said
to Mark:
II hope you'll keep your promise"
Mark did not reply; he had cherished
hope that they would be taken away
before anything would come out as to
his assumption Of authority.
"What promise:" asked the provost
marshal quickly
Hes an officer on General Bragg's
staff. You ought to know him, colonel" "
1.-The devilr exclaimed the colonel.
"Oh, saw the men were doing some
thing they were ashamed of, and bluffed
'em to row me across" said Mark with
assumed carelessness.
"Who are your
II belong in east Tennessee"
"You don't belong to any such place.
You're not southern born at all. You're
, Yankee. l thought you were only
jrying to get north with these men; now
believe you are spy"
"I'm a southern man, sarten," said
Mark, with such GOODNESS that the officer
was for moment in doubt as to his sur
mise.
"Let me hear you say New York"
/ New York"
"New York, repeated the colonel iron
ically. "If you were a southern man
you'd say New Yawk. l shall have to
hold YOU for further information"
81 would like to 60 to my home in
Tennessee. l came here to buy a gun
for my brother. But if you won't let
me I'll have to stay with you, sup
pose. Only hope you won't separate
US. Jakey's very young, and l don't
want to turn him adrift alone in
strange town."
81 shall have to hold you till can re-
port the case to headquarters" )" said the
officer, and Mark and Jakey were led
away to a room in the house occupied
by the provost marshal for prisoners
temporarily passing through his hands.
The reply that came to the announce
ment of the capture of the citizen and
the boy wes to hold them under vigilant
guard 1t wa1 reported that Mark had
been personating an officer of the staff,
and this looked very suspicious; indeed
quite enough so to warrant their trying
him for a spy by drumhead court mar
tial and executing him the next morning.
| Mark was searched and everything of
value taken from him. They went
through Jakey's pockets and felt of the
lining of his coat, but as he was child
the search was not very thorough, or
they would have found the bills in his
boot. They took his gun, but by this
time Jakey realized that there was some
thing more momentous than squirrel
gun at stake, and parted with it without
showing any great reluctance. lie real
lied that Mark, for whom he had by
this time conceived regard little short
of idolatry, was in danger, and the boy
for the first time began to feel that his
friend could not accomplish everything.
Jakey stood looking on stolidly as Mark
was searched till he saw soldier take
Souri's red silk handkerchief. He had
produced the impression on the searchers
he had at first produced upon Mark-that
he was stupid beyond his years. AS the
man grasped the handkerchief and was
about to put it in his pocket Jakey set
up howl.
"What's the matter, sonnyT' asked one
of the soldiers.
"My hanchikuff," he whined.
sis it yours?'
"Yas."
"Give the boy his wipe, said the man
to the would be appropriation. "Dont
rob child"
So Jakey preserved his handkerchief.
Then they were marched away to-
gether to small building used for ne
gro Jail. It was two stories high, though
the lower story had no windows. The
upper part was reached by a long fight
of steps outside the building. The lower
part was a dungeon, and though used to
confne negroes there had been num-
ber of east Tennesseeans imprisoned
there. The place was kept by an old
man and his wife named Triggs. Mark
was put into room in the upper story.
A guard was stationed at the door, and
the only window was barred. Had Mark
been arrested with definite proof that he
was spy, he would doubtless have been
put in the dungeon.
AS it was, he was only guarded with
ordinary caution. This, however, seemed
quite sufficient to prevent his escape.
Jakey was put into a room by himself,
but he was not required to stay there.
He was suffered to 60 and come at will,
except that the guard at the gate was
ordered not to let him leave the yard.
He asked the jailers wife to permit him
to 20 in to Mark so often the first morn
ing of his arrival that at last the guard
at the door was instructed to pass him
in and out at will.
well, Jakey," said Mark, when they
were together in their new quarters,
"this looks pretty blue"
Reckon it does"
You'd better not stay here. 20 out
in the yard and I'll try to think up some
plan. But | must confess | don't see
any way out" and Mark rested his ell
bows on his knees, and putting his face
in his hands thought upon his perilous
situation.
"Jest you don't worrit," said Jakey.
"sumep'n'll turn up sho."
"Well, 20 out into the sunlight. Don't
stay here. If they sentence me to hang
I'll try to get them to send you home"
CHAPTER X.