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His heart, which had stood still, began
humping like drumstick.
He turned to look at the sentinel. The
man sat there gazing straight at him; at
least so he appeared to Mark. The figure
was a. plain as day in the moonlight,
though too far for Mark to'see the eyes.
He cast aquick glance down into Jakey' $
face. He. too, was sleeping peacefully.
While these two were in Sunderland
Mark felt himself suspended between
heaven and hell. And how still it was.
Even the hum of insects would have
been relief.
All this occupied but moment. Mark
tious1y forward.
His imagination had never served him
such tricks. Surely he heard the sol
dier move. He was getting up on his
feet. His musket was leveIed at an
''aim." A sharp sting under the shout.
der blade, and warm stream flowing
down his side. Certainly he had been
shot.
Nonsense! Away with such freaks of
fancy! Suddenly he trod on rotten
branch. It cracked with sound which
seemed to him like the report of ii pistol.
Again he paused and turned. He saw
the sentinel motionless. He had slipped
farther down, and his hat had fallen
farther over his forehead.
Thank God!
He moved backward, his eyes fixed on
his sleeping enemy, occasionally turning
to see where he stepped. He was get
ting near to cover. In this way he
passed to within a few steps of conceal
ment. How he coveted the overhang'
ing bank near to him, yet far enough t.
be useless should the sentinel awake tot
soon!
Cachewl ,--.
This sound was real: it was a sneez+
from the picket.
Mark knew that it was a signal al
awakening. He darted behind the bank
and was out Of sight.
He heard the sentinel get up. shake
himself, give yawn, a grunt. as
chilled, and begin to pace his beat.
Mark moved away cautiously, gres'
food of Joy and thsnkfulness yelling
up through his whole nature. Ate,
going sufficient distance to be out ol
hearing, he awakened Jakey.
"Jakeyi Wake upt'
Tho boy opened his eyes.
"We're beyond the picket" :.
"Whar's my gun2'
"Oh, blessed childhooi," though,
Mark, .sthat in moments Of peril can b.
interested in such trifiing things!''
II have your gun here in my hand
It's safe. Stand on your legs, my boy
We're going on"
Jakey stood on the ground and rub
bed his eyes with his fists. Once awake
he was awake all over.
| They moved on down the river towart
| the base of Lookout mountain. st,ol
| leaving the river margin and strikin:
inland behind some rising ground. Find
ing a convenient nook in clump Il
bushes wherein to leave Jakey. Mar!
told him to lie down and stay Their
while he recOnnoitered to find a way l.
get down the river and to cross it.
Mark hunted nearly all night. Fl
could find no practicable route. He tiI'
not know how to proceed around Look
out mountain. and could find no mean
OF crossing the Tennessee near where h
was. At last, looking down from
knoll. he could see the margin Of tn
river at a place where the bank conceale'
the shore between the base OF the ban
and the verge of the water. But wha
he saw especially. and which gladdene
his heart. was boat moored to tn
shore and in it pair of oars.
Going back to the place where he ha
left Jakey he Weakened him, and togethe
they returned to the knoll. The boa
was still where he had seen it. Leadin
the way Mark descended to the banl
So intent was he upon selling the boa
that he did not think to approach CAT
tiously. He forgot that where ther
was boat with oars in it the oarsma
would likely not be far away.
He jumped down to the slantin
ground below and landed in the midst {
a party of Confederate soldiers.
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