Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-04-12
CHAPTER XIV.
STORMING THE RIDGE.

Mark Maynard was standing holdlng
Madge by the bridle surveying the bat
tlefield. He heard gun fired from tho
crest Of the ridge so important to both
armies. He turned and saw the she'll it
sent whirl in spiral, screeching above
the heads of two officers, evidently OF
high rank, standing in field near the
center Of the horseshoe One of them,
q large, massive man, he recognized as
General Thomas. The other was the
commander of the newly arrived divi-
sion. AS Maynard looked the latter rode
away. He was going with orders to re-
take the ridge.
MAYNARD had not seen General Thom-
as for months. Indeed he had met him
but few times since the days when he
was the generals favorite scout. Re-
membering his disgrace, he was about to
go away, not caring, in his altered con-
dition, to meet the man for whom of
all the army he felt the greatest rever-
ence But the general turned before he
could do so and looked in his direction.
1t was too late to 60 away unobserV-
ed, and Maynard felt desire to discov-
er if there were not something, after all,
in this great soldier SO great that he
could afford to give him kind word.
He walked toward he spot where the
general stood.
"What are you doing here, my MANI"
said the commander Of all there was
left of the Army of the Cumberland
sternly, seeing the begrimed Maynard
in private's uniform and not recognlz-
ing him. "Why are you not with your
regiment?"
81 have no regiment, general.
"Your troop, then?'
II have no troop. am not SOL
dier."
"Who are you?"
mark Malone"
The sternness on the generals face
slightly relaxed. "Ah. Colonel May
nard. Pardon me- did not recognize
you"
"No, general was Colonel May
nard. I am now private citizen. l
would be glad to assume my old scout
ing name, Mark Malone"
"I heard of your-misfortune. re-
gretted it doubly, remembering your
services when you were scouting"
"Yes, general. Then my services had
some value. was fitted for scout
o spy. You thought I was fitted for
something better and advanced me.
was vain enough to think you right. l
did not know myself. AS spy needed
no conscience. was not subseryient to
any principle. When as brigade COM
mander was obliged to choose on high
er ground, failed in the choice. have
proved myself unworthy of your conf
dence. I have sunk to the level from
which I started"
The general did not reply. He was
watching the newly arrived division
getting into position.
"You connived at the escape of
Spy, think?" he said presently.
"Worse. assisted in that escape.
"a woman, was she not?'
"She was, general. "
"H'm. 1t isn't pleasant task to
shoot a woman. Yet soldier must do
his duty"
Maynard did not reply.
Colonel, there is going to be weak
spot there. I would like you to 60 and
see that that gap is closed. My staff are
all away, as you sec, on some duty. An!
Never mind. They are marching by the
flank, see. Now it's all right" "
He was so intent upon the forming OF
the line that for moment Maynard
thought he had forgotten his presence.
"Who was this woman?" the general
asked presently.
"You remember when went to Chat
tanooga to bring you information OF
Bragg's movements to Kentucky. I met
a Confederate officcr-a Captain Fltz
Hugh-who twice gave me my life"
"Yes, yes, remember. They stand
ing we'll down there in the center and
with so little ammunition. They'll get
their new cartridges presently from
those brought by the reserve division.
The ammunition comes as opportunely
-