Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-22
CHAPTER KY.
AN rNwELCOME PRISONER.

IL WAS c O CHUCK III lIlc Colonel Maynard pushed back the tent flap, intending to step outside and go to the mess tent for breakfast. The bright ness of the morning seemed reflected in his cOuntenanCe His step was firm, his bearing full of youthful, manly vigor. He had been rapidly gaining the confi- dcnCo of his officers and was coming to be admired and beloved by his men. All misgivings as to his fitness for his re- sponsible position had melted away. Colonel Mark Maynard was the man most to be envicd of those no older than himself in the Army of the Cumber- land.
 He had scarcely passed from his tent when, glancing down the road beside which his camp was located, his atten- tion was arrested by an ambulance com ing slowly along driven by man in F soldiers blouse and smoking a short clay pipe. On either side rode cav alryman. The colonel paused to watch the coming vehicle and its attendants Had it not been guarded he would have supposed it to contain a sick soldier go- ing to hospital. As it was, it must ei- ther hold an officer of high rank or a sick or wounded prisoner. Whatever it con- tainCd, there came to the man watching it an uncomfortable feeling that it was i'll some way link between himself and misfortune Tho bright, happy look of a moment before disappeared, to be re- placed by a troubled expression, though he could not have given a reason for foreboding. When the ambulance stop ped opposite his tent, he muttered witt knitted brow:
 What does this mean?"
 One of the attendants dismounted, went to the door of the ambulance, opened it and handed out a woman, who descended to the ground with some diff, ficulty, as though ill a weakened condi, tion. The two then came directly tC where Colonel Maynard was standing.
 The woman was attired in a striped calico dress. Her head and face wer. bare. The colonel knew at glance that he had seen her before, but could not tell where. She walked slowly. for she seemed scarcely able to drag herself along, and he had time to study hel features as she came on. The two stop ped before him. The soldier saluted, and drawing an envelope from his belt hand ed it to Colonel Maynard. The colonel took it without looking at it. He wa still studying the features of the wom an.
 A communication from General -, colonel, said the man who hand ed him the paper. AS the soldier spoke Colonel Maynard recognized the woman he had met at Mrs Pains His hand trembled as he grasped the envelopt and tore 1t open.
 HEADQUARTERS - DIVISION, !
 ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. l IN THE FIELD, Sept. -, lS62. Colonel Mark Maynard. Commanding the -tl
 Cavalry Brigade:
 CoLoNEL-I send you a woman who thi morning was caught tampering with the tele graph line, and who has evidently been tax i ing of our dispatches. Being in transit ant about to move on this morning, take the lib erty to send her to you under guard. with tn suggestion that you do with her as seems bes to you. have use for the limited number O men present for duty on my escort, and thi is my apology for troubling you. Yours is tn l nearest command to which can send her. am very respectfully your obedient servant.
 Brigadier General.
 Colonel Maynard read the missiv' over twice, slowly, without looking up He had not read Q dozen words befor' he knew that he held in his possession one whose life was forfeited as his owl life had been forfeited to the Confeder ates year before. His keeping his eye on the paper was to gain time, to ayoi' speaking when his utterance was chok ed with a strange emotion. His thought were far away. He stood on the bank O the Tennessee river below Chattanooga It was in the gray of the morning. H saw skiff tied to the shore. He jump cd down to seize it and found himsel among group of Confederate soldiers
 Personating a member of Genera Bragg's staff, he commanded them t , row him across the river. They starte' to obey. As they left the shore suddenl. , boat swung around Moccasin point It was full of armed men. He was tax en back to Chattanooga, tried and con de~'ned to be hanged for spy.