Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-16

as he advanced.
Confederate army is a puzzle to me.
Seems as if he was waiting to LET them
get good ready. Everybody is giving
him hail Columbia, but l suppose he
knows what he's about. What COM
mand do you belong top
The pair had been slowly walking
side by side down to where the cavalry
man s horse was hitched to the limb of
tree. The Federal had quite accepted
kenton as belonging to his side and was
psanning TO 40 MN a gooo turn BY
guiding him to the reserve. Kenton
mast avoid that. He had hoped to do it
by strateeem, and he had excuses al
ready on his tongue when asked for his
command. Answer he must, but as he
did not know the exact location of
single Federal regiment his answer
would probably betray him. He was
hesitating when the trooper repeated:
What regiment do you belong to, and
where is it stationed?''
"I'm independent, replied the scout
as he suddenly snatched at the carbine
and twisted it out of the others grasp.
Now throw up your hands! Up high
er! l see You have n revolver, but if
you drop your hands by so much as an
inch l shall fire on you! Forward!
March into the woods!"
by George, but you don't tell me
you are REBEL" exclaimed the aston
ished and bewildered cavalryman.
Il don't know yet whether / am or
not" replied Kenton. I'm a Virgin
ian and in the Confederate army, and
whether we are rebels or patriots is
question haven't settled. Keep to the
left"
"And you may be the very rebel scout
we were hoping to captured"
"You are pretty near right about
that. Keep right on-I'm coming! Now
halt and keep your hands still up!''
What are you going to do with me?"
asked the man as he was disarmed and
permitted to face about.
How far is it to the nearest Confed-
crate outpost!'
about two miles down this road"
"How many videttes between us and
the post?"
Three or four. You are not going
to kill me out here in cold blood?''
You may rest easy on that score"
replied kenton. "A year hence war
will mean devastation, destruction,
murder and assassination, but mems
hearts are not brutalized yet. I must
reach the Confederate outpost, but I
can't do it by the road
~ don't think you could fool all the
others as you did me-" said the cavalry
man, with a sickly smile.
1.-THE question is what to do with you?
If set you at liberty, you'll raise an
ALARM"
Guess would-in fact, I know I
would"
And have nothing to tie you up
with until can get safely away
That's so. You remind me of the
chap who caught the bear and dasn't
let go.'
Il must take you along with me to
the Confederate outpost. We shall cut
across the fields and woods to reach it.
You go ahead, and l will follow. It is
needles"
I'm no fool!'' bluntly interrupted
the Federal. when I'm down and the
other Teller has got his thumbs in my
eye and my nose in his jaws, I know
enough to cave. You won't have to
shoot me, and want to ask favor of
you"
"Well?"
Don't walk me in q prisoner
"I'u see about that. Let's 60 on"
They struck through the woods, Cross
ed an old field, skirted meadow and
entered another piece of woods. As they
were traversing this they came upon a
negro cutting firewood. and he informed
them that the Confederate outpost was
only 90 rods below them ON the high
way.
lat this stage of the game one pris-
oner more or less is of no earthly cen
sequence, said Kenton as he looked at
the cavalryman. I'm going to let you
return.
'And I've concluded to be taken pris-
oner and sent to Richmond, replied the
man.
"For what reason?"
"Plain az o pumpkin on q gatepost.
Il 60 back without MN arms, what