The Red Cloud chief., 1895-03-22

O'Clock, AZ winch Time, attn 3 bite FUR.
nished byshis friend, the a6fecant, and
Afced fof Tom, heset off tp5Phrd Chat
tsnoogA AT daylight het crossed the
Tennessee river and was soon on his
way across the neck Of Moccasin point
toward his destination.
Az Jakey approached the plantation
it occurred TO him For the first time that
tho information no bore was not pleas.
ant for him TO give to any one. espe.
cially a woman, and that woman "the
generals" wife.
Reckon sho uns'll be skeered when
she sees me-" he muttered to himself.
II don't like this business nohow. Won.
der ] didn't think u this befo'. Wish
they wor some un ter tell her. Mebbe
III SEQ Souri, first. Ef ] do, I'll let her
tell"
But Jakey was not so lucky. He
reached the plantation just before break.
fast time, and as Laura Maynard cast a
glance from her chamber window she
saw him ride mp to tho vcranda. She
remembered we'll the promise she had
extracted from Jakey and knew in a
moment that he was the bearer of some
bad news. Putting her hand on her
heart to stop its humping, she ran
down stairs and out on to the veranda.
The boy ~dismounted and came up the
steps.
"Oh, Jakey, what is it,"
Now, Jakey had his own methods Of
carrying his points, and whether or no
they were original or ingenious he car
ried them. Sometimes his parrying was
very clumsy. It was SO now. He must
gain time ut oil hazards.
"What air WHAT"
There's something happened to the
colonel. l know it. Tell me the worst"
"Waal, now, Mrs. Maynard, the
general no hain't dead nohow."
"Thank heaven no lives! Is no i'll or
wounded? Is the wound mortal? Or is
his illness dangerous? Will no recover?
Oh, toll me, tell men'
(Which III o. them air questions
shell l answer fust?'
Souri, came ont on to the veranda,
and seeing Jakey took him into her
arms.
What are you doing here, JakeyY"
she asked.
Reckon I air a.standin on ter tn
gallery jest now"
MARK is i'll, wounded. heaven knows
what!' exclaimed Laura. "Ho won't
tell me-" She clasped her hands aud
trembled.
"Jakey, don't give Mrs. Maynard
pain by keeping her in suspense. Tell
her."
But Souri, dreaded to have her friend
hear bad news AS well as Jakey dreaded
to give it.
"Waal," said Jakey, cornered, 9Th
general, no air id obstinate"
"Obstinate?"
"Yas."
"What do you mean, Jakey?" asked
Souri, encouragingly.
"Waal, tn general he reckons Tiers
goin ter be a big fight, II he's goin TO-
ter git hisself killed"
"Heavens!' exclaimed Laura. "What
does it all mean"
means Miss Bags"
Miss Baggs!" cried the wife, bris.
Ting. $50 it's something about her."
"It's all bout her"
"Tell mo what you mean this in
stant,' said Laura, with flashing eyes.
BY this time Jakey had got to a point
where no conld begin to tell his story.
He did SO after the following fashion:
Miss Baggs she wor ketched takin
tn telegraphs off'n tn wires N turned
over ter tn general. The general he
wanted ter turn her over ter headquar,
tiers, but they vas too smart for him.
They tolc him ter try her n kill her."
1.-THE cruel monsters!' cried Laura.
maybe Jakey's got it wrong. They'd
not DO likely to express it that way"
said Souri,.
Reckon thet's bout it with o spy
anyhow. TIL general he tried her. but
when it come ter KILN her he wasn't
thar"
1.-THE noble man! 1t is just like him."
from Laura.
Then no found ont tibet sho was a
sister of a old friend o his'n."
"Who was that" from Laura.
"Mr. Fitz Hugh"
Caroline Fitz Hugh?"
Reckon"
"Who is she?' asked Souri, OF Laura.
IL never saw her. l know who
she is, though"
"Then tn general he dressed hisself
like q private sojer, n he N Corporal
Ratigan''-
Corporal Ratigan!" exclaimed Souri,.
"Yas, he n Corporal Ratigan they
run her over tn lines"
"Well," from Laura, breathlessly.
9Th general he confessed, N they
tried him, ~ Jakey hesitated.
Sentenced him ter be- Oh, Souri,,
help me!'
And Laura tottered against her friend.
"Ter be cashiered."
do tell me what it is, "gasped Lau-
"a, looking imploringly at Souri,.
II don't know. What is II, Jakey2"
"Bein dropped out'n tn service"
"And IL that ALP" cried Laura hys.
terically. "Only dropped ont Of the
service, and for doing q noble act
Poor Marki / know that he will consid-