The Red Cloud chief., 1895-02-01
(cONTINUED.I

w AAtg - WIN sfst's'
delight IN talking over their ''cam.
paign," ~ he called tho mission they
had pursued. Ja!scy became more puff
cd up with pride ut having been with
The colonel on that occasion than hav-
ing ridden with him into Tullahona.
Others had been on his staff OH the lat.
tor occasion. but he. Jake Slack alone,
mad boon his boon companion, his con
fidcntiai friend. Oh his mission 70 Chat
tauooga. When Jalsay considered this
double honor, no felt that he must GER
eainly have been born in uniform and
deprived ~ It by some malignant fairy
soon after coming into the world.
Tho Chattanooga road was by no
means deserted. Wagons under guard,
f, .couriers, staff officers followed by or.
'derlies. citizens. negroes, indeed all
manner OF people aud vehicles passing
betwoon tho different corps Of the Army
OF the Cumberland, mot Thorn or were
passed by them OF the way.
''Jakey. "said the colonel, II remem-
Der every moment CT tho time when l
came along this road OH my way back
from Chattanooga. was travelling, as
the dignitaries say, incog.'
Eyer mean by tibet II they'd a know.
ed what u 'portant person y war they'd
. showed Their respcc' by hangin y"
Exactly. They would have put sew.
eral feet Lctween mine and the waving
eurtmor grass below. You have a for.
chile way az expressing yourself. but
considering that I'm tho subject Of your
remarks my throat feels clearer at my
own moro delicate drawing Of the pic.
. ture."
''Rcckcn." said Jakey, with proper
s~olcmnity. remembering that the topic
was likely to wound the ~colonel's feel.
ings.
ION that occasion, Jakey, I did not
meet oven n mule without my heart
humping up into my throat"
"A rope harness must o skeered y
puton yer skim"
Especially when I I noticed the knots
in 1t. But seriously, Jakey, that expert
ence has filled me with q peculiar dread.
Nov. suppose some day u Confederate
4, 1py should fall into my hands"
"Reckon yer'd hev lots O. fun hang.
in him."
"You'rc far out Of tho way there. my
1ittlo Solomon. l fear 1t would DO abso-
lutely impossible for me to do such a
duty il required Of me-"
eyer needn't take him. In the first
place"
1T might lie my duty to do 60"
"Y' mought do like Tom. Tom, he
can't never zee mo when I want ter
drive i'm cutcn pastur. He can SEQ well
huff WHOM l get q ear o. corn TO- i'm,
though"
"a good idea, Jakey. With that sub
Ito sophiSty Of yours you could reason
q Methodist minister into dancing q
horrpipc. Nut l fear it's hardly sound
enough u oaable one so used to deceiv
ing others IN I was when O scout to do
ceive himsaf l should do my best,
should 1 take = spy. to turn him over. D
"S'posin 'Swar q woman"
ooh, Lord. Jakey, don't suppose any
,.,cGuch thing. I'd have to do my duty il
tithat case just tine same rs II she were
man. Wlatlind of q looking go
.fcart' 10 tLHt canning down the road?"
A horse was visible in the distance
its long n,Cl; stix .ched out in front @
Ats body. Comimga oward them at q rapit
gait. Tho rrttlips of o buggy which 1
dragged reminded the colonel Of tn
band Of Is newly recruited regiment
Within rat n WOMAN in q striped dress
s%unbonnot and glaaes. In short, Jake.
Slacl; at ono I scogniz lied his old friend
\ Betsy Bags.
''Eowdy. Miss Bags" he said a
aHhe drove By.
ID Miss Baggs was the sphinx she hav
"a been to Jakcy when ho met her nea
Tullahoma She leveled her spectacle
at him. but had NO recognition wha,
ever for iiul.
who's your frlendi' asked Ma
I'd 0ard ~ tho buggy rattial away.
"Thet's Miss Bags. said Jakey.
n "And who's Miss lsagEs?"
-" JalSoy, paused . long while before r,
plying. There was u problem In HI
,mind suggested by the .meeting Of Mi,
Bagts 80 soon after his Gonversatio
with the colonel about capturing
. woman spy. for Jakey h,d a suspicio
that Miss Baggs was in sosne way
Confederate emissary.
WAL no said at length, II reel
On she's sweet on Rats"
"a, "Jakey, " said the colonel, 'fthere
occasionally a lucidity about your @,
n. plantations, q shining brightness, 'whic
1 makes my eyes blink. But on the pre-
ent occasion ! think there is dnAt
them. Would you mind giving mo
pointer ~ to your meaning? BY la
DO you mean rodents?"
Whats Iodents?" asked Jakey.
is..s Meanwhile the rafting of Miss Ba IL
- buggy was dying away in the distan:
~ Real rats are rodents
"Not thom II Ra,sis q corporal
Major Burke's critter company"
: ''The %corporai's name is quite Apr,
c pirate to tho one you have given h
regiment. Tho woman in the bags
looks as il she'd make y fit vivandier
60 u %'crittor company and q fit swee
heart FOX n corporal Of tho name
Bats"
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