The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-15
CHAPTER XIII.
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TURNED OVER"
There was u rafting Of wheels on
the soft road, and looking up Ratigan
saw the messenger returning, followed
by an ambulance. Driving to Miss
Baggs, who was still lying in the grass,
the driver backed it up to her, while the
messenger d|ismounted and opened the
door. The cavalrymon stood ready to
lift tho prisoner into tho vehicle. But
Miss Baggs waved them all away ex.
cept the corporal, and taking his hand
rose to her feet and stood for q moment
supported by him. The effort was toe
much for her. Her head fell OH his shout.
der, and for a moment she lost con.
seriousness. Ratigan took her off her feet,
and lifting her into the ambulance laid
her on the cushions.
"Oin ride at the foot" he said to
the Others. "One Of ye lead me horse. "
When they came to the place where
each had successfully emerged FROM t..g
camp through which Ratigan had fol.
lowed her before daylight, they found
the road lined with soldiers, whose curl.
osity brought them there to sec the
woman who had succeeded in breaking
through q whole chain of guards. They
had oil heard of the exploit and crowd.
ed around the ambulance as it passed.
but were kept away by the guarus in at.
tendance, who dropped back to the sides
and rear. This prevented any further
conversation between Ratigan and Miss
Baggs, except an occasional whisper,
but the corporal managed to keep her
hand in his under q blanket, unobserved.
At last the ambulance pulled up before
the headquarters of the division whose
camp they had entered, and Ratigan
suddenly became conscious Of the fact
that he must turn his prisoner over to
others, doubtless TO be dealt with sum.
marily. for he well knew the case would
naturally receive prompt attention.
An officer with II captains shoulder
straps came out from headquarters and
surveyed the ambulance. He was q
dappcr little fellow, fat and red faced.
"Who've you got there:" he asked of
Ratigan.
"A lady, sir"
1.-THE woman who ran the guards last
night"
"Oi captured her on the road below. "
Him. The guard duty of this divi.
sion is in a fine condition when q WON.
an can II u whole chain of sentincls
Get her out Of that"
"She's badly hurt, captain" sale
Ratigan, who had stepped down on to
tho ground and saluted.
II can alight," said Miss Bags
feebly. And getting as best sho could
to the door Of the ambulance Ratigan
helped her out. She looked faint, but
stood by the aid Of the corporal's arm.
Take her in to the general. said the
little captain. He wants to 500 her.
AS the tent was m ordinary wall
tent, there was no great room in it
Miss Baggs went inside, while the cor.
poral stood directly outside, with his
hand on the tent pole.
II must have you searched, /" said the
general to the prisoner. Then no added, |
hesitatingly. Its rather
not having o woman in camp. "
II will relieve you Of tho necessity.
said tho prisoner, with dignity. and put.
ting her hand into her pocket she drew
forth a bundle Of papers. which she
handed to him.
"What are these?" asked the surpris.
ed commander.
COPIES Of intercepted kilograms"
The general uttered an exclamation,
and taking the papers ran them over
with his eye.
He looked up at the woman, who,
a for the pallor occasioned by her
fall from the collapsed buggy, stood mp.
parently unmoved. There was admira-
ton in the eye Of the man who gazed at
her. He was astonished ut the GOODNESS
which she handed him documents
that would warrant his hanging her to
q tree without q moments delay, and
above all there was about her q divine
consciousness Of having done q duty, a
look Of triumph under defeat, that COM
PEELED his reverence as we'll as his I'D.
miration.
Are you aware" no said, that
with these dispatches in your posses.
and beyond our lines, you would
hold this army at your mercy?"
~ am"
And that captured with them OH
your person your life is forfeited?"
Certainly"
There are people who cannot brook a
stand in II who may DO natu-
expected to break down in their
presence. The general was one Of these.
In proportion rs no admired her firm
ness was his desire to force her to show
giving way. Ho did not analyze
his feelings and attribute his desire to
any such cause. He yielded to it without
realizing that the cause existed.
Tho natural method of procedure
this case he said, looking at her