New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-02-06
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ing others as was when scout to de-
ceive himself should do my best,
should I take a spy, to turn him over.
"S'posin 'twar a woman?'
"Oh, Lord, Jakey, don't suppose any
such thing. I'd have to do my duty in
that case just the same as if she were
a man. What kind of looking go
cart is that coming down the road?''
A horse was visible in the distance,
its long neck stretched out in front Of
it's body, coming toward them at a rapid
gait. The rafting Of buggy which it
dragged reminded the colonel Of the
band of newly recruited regiment.
Within sat a woman in striped dress,
sunbonnet and glasses. In short, Jakey
Slack at once recognized his old friend,
Betsy Baggs. - go. r
"Howdy, Miss Baggs,' he said as
she drove by.
Miss Baggs was the sphinx she had
been to Jakey when he met her near
Tullahoma. She leveled her spectacles
at him, but had no recognition what
ever for him.
"Who's your friend?' asked May
nard as the buggy ratified away.
''Thet's Miss Baggs," said Jakey.
''And who's Miss Baggs?''
Jakey paused long while before re-
plying There was a problem in his
mind suggested by the meeting of Miss
Baggs so soon after his conversation
with the colonel about capturing a
woman spy, for Jakey had a suspicion
that Miss Baggs was in some way
Confederate emissary.
"Waal," he said at length, 81 reck-
on she's sweet on Rats. -
"Jakey," said the colonel, there is
occasionally lucidity about your ex-
plantations, shining brightness, which
makes my eyes blink. But on the pres
ent occasion l think there is dust in
them. Would YOU mind giving me a
pointer as to your meaning? By Rats
do you mean rodents?'
"What's rodents?' asked Jakey.
Meanwhile the rattling of Miss Baggs'
buggy was dying away in the distance.
"Real rats are rodents. "
mot them uns. Rats is corporal in
Major Burke's critter company"
1.-The corporal name is quite appro-
pirate to the one you have given his
regiment. The woman in the buggy
looks as if she'd make a fit yivandiere
to 'critter company and fit sweet
heart for corporal Of the name Of
Rats
Jakey made no reply to this He was
evidently weighed down with some con-
oealed responsibility. The colonel tried
to draw him again into conversation,
| but even "their campaigns" were not
sufficient. At last the colonel, realizing
that they were near their destination
and his young wife, became occupied
by his own thoughts. Suddenly he
caught sight Of large frame house set
back from the road. He gazed upon it
with a singular mingling Of different
feelings. In it he had first met his wife,
in it she had concealed him from men
and hounds, and there she was now,
his wife and the mother Of their babe.
He gave his horse the spurs. Jakey sud-
denly drew rein.
"Colonel!" he called.
"What?'
''Miss Baggs.''
"Confound Miss Baggs! What of
her?''
''Reckon thar's somep'n wrong bout
her,
'What do you mean?"
"Mebbe she's a 'Federte spy
"You little imp, why didn't you tell
me that befcre?'' cried the colonel an
grily.
"Waal, I hain't sart'in bout it no.
how, n l thought yer moughtn't like
70 to hold onter woman"
"Jakey," said the colonel impressive
ly, "you have done very wrong. You
should have told me Of your suspicious
at once. Remember I'm colonel COM
handing brigade in the Union army. I"
The colonel sat irresolute What
should he do? Miss Baggs was now
miles away. Jakey only suspected her.
His young wife, whom he had not seen
for nearly year, was within stones
throw Of him. Suddenly he drove the
spurs again into his horses TANKS and
rode on to the gateway of the planta-
tlon. There was no need to open the
gate, for there was no gate to open. The
two rode on to the house through an
avenue OF trees, and Colonel Maynard
| dismounted before his horse reached the
foot of the steps leading up on to the
veranda A young woman flew through
the open front door with all the impulse
OF summer storm. In moment she
and Colonel Maynard were closely lock-
ed in each others arms
"Mark!''
'Laura!"
Jakey sat on old Tom, viewing this
collision very much as he would watch
two tempest clouds meet in the sky.
Reckon them uns hez gotit bad,'' he
remarked soto voce and with a solem-
nifty that was intended to be reverential.
Colonel Maynard's brigade went into
camp on the river bank some five or six
miles from the plantation. The colonel
insisted on having Jakey Slack with
him permanently and sent him home to
ask his fathers permission, Jakey at
the same time bearing an invitation to
his sister to visit Mrs. Maynard, re-en-
forced by special request from the