Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-19

officer. My own sympathies are all with the south"
 "And now, :" said Laura, eff you will come with me will get you some dry clothing"
 "I will, but first let me know to whom I am indebted for all this kind ness. The family name is''-
 "Fain.
 Miss Baggs controlled an ejaculation of surprise.
 "Fain?''
 "Fain''
 "And you are Laura Fain?'
 II was. am now Laura Maynard. You seem to at least have heard of me-"
 ''I have heard of you. I am Vir- ginian. You once visited in Virginia. was then in Italy studying art. ''>
 And you are''-
 There was a brief silence before the guest replied. She seemed deliberating whether to make herself known or not.
 Betsy Baggs,' she said at last, and it was evident that if she had another name she would not reveal it.
 Supper was announced, after which Miss Baggs asked to be shown to room where she could rest. A servant was summoned, who led her to the guest chamber, and setting the lamp on ta- ble left her to herself.
 When the servant disappeared, Miss Baggs turned the key in the lock and then carefully examined the walls, with view to discovering if there were openings through which any eye could peer into the room. Her narrow escape, the last of a number Ht such episodes, had partly unnerved her, and she sat down in a cair to rest, langridly closing her eyes. But not for long, Rising, she drew from the pocket of her dress every one knows that there is no better place of concealment than a woman's pocket-a small bundle of papers. Spreading them out on the table, she drew her chair near it, and after once more casting her eye about the room be- gan to study them.
 Miss Baggs had been endeavoring to se- cure the information required as to the methods of the general commanding the Army of the Cumberland ill following the retreating Confederates ever since the request had been made of her in Juno previous. Here it was September, and sho had effected nothing. True, she had taken a number of dispatches ill cipher from the wires, but they were very long, and the longer the message the more difficult she had found them rto decipher. Within few days she had intercepted two very short ones Taking 'them from those before her, she began to study one consisting of only a few lines.
 It read as follows:
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 1888.
 Banks here army the Benjamin cat to for your report shinney daily are advance the cart orders of peremptory applause.
 Here is the other, little longer:
 WASHINGTON Sept. 8, 1863.
 Congress long with as advise applause mar ble your possible your ago to party was con meet soon to movements spot his ordered as to Burton pin of and left ordered Benjamin.
 Taking up the dispatch she had in terccptcd when the Army of the Cum berland began to advance and some pa pers showing that she had been trying to deciphCr it. sho began to look them over This is the dispatch: MURFREEsBoRo, June 2S, 1863. Volunteers Garfield with circling between you possession turn an he cob Rumble at to get that possible by move Benjamin pony chief l rapidity around that put of the hours ready shingle to notice cnemy's Tullahoma your point the by of pOlliwOg of plateau Niggard if desire and hope forward to haha move me | right command and mountain order staff
 Miss Bags had had this dispatch by her since the latter part of Juno and | had puzzled over it for many all hour. ! She had never succeeded in finding a | key, but had at last drawn something l of its meaning from the tumble of I words. After much study sho assumed that the words, when laid down ill their | proper order, would give the proper l meaning. But there were certain words | which either did not mean anything or stood perhaps for some place or general. She began by taking out number of such words as ''polliwog," "haha, :" "shingle' and ''pony.' The dispatch was doubtless from Rosecrans, as the word Garfield (his chief of staff) ap- peared, and the words "chief of staff wcro scattered through it. Therefore either Benjamin or Bumbla or Niggard meant Rosecrans. Subsequent dispatch es which fell into her hands had con- yinccd her that Rosecrans was desig- mated as Benjamin. Then she began to try to fit words together i'll this wise: | Your command
 | between Tullahoma and Niggard | get p"~5t-'-iun
 | enemy, right
 l Cir,ling around the mountain plateau
 desire that you get possession if possible
 point hctw,en Tullahoma and Niggard
 Move with rap4ity
 By order of Benjamin (Rosecrans) Garfield chief of staff
 Other groupings gave her better re- ! k111 cl, ol,faSnn1 tho fal1axrsr0. . To Bumblo probably a cavalry genoral on the left 1iankl-Be ready to move at an hours notice. I desire that you turn the enemy's right. Move your command if possible by cir cling around the mountain plateau. Get pos session of point between Tullahoma and Mig gard (probably point in rear of the southern army) with rapidity. By order of Rosecrans, Garfield, chief of staff The deciphering. so far as 1t went, was of no avail, since it did not come ill time, but it helped her with tho shorter and easier dispatches, which she now attacked. She began with thi, one:
 Banks here army tho Benjamin cat to foI your report shinney daily are advance the cart orders of peremptory applause.
 Miss Bags had learned that proper name preceded all these cipher dis. ! patches, possibly having something tc do with the key. At any rate, she threw ont the first word (Banks) and the words "cat, ' ''shinney" and "cart'' as | check words. Benjamin, she assum ed, meant Rosecrans. Applause" mus be the signature of the sender, and a: the dispatch was from Washington il was probably either Lincoln, Stanton or Halleck The word ito" taken witt . Benjamin" must mean "To Rose crans." and 'peremptory" and Cor 9 ders' evidently must go together. Tn, word advance" doubtless explained 1 fhn fHrn of hnr. nS.nrdS This nr,lr, lnf