San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-04
YELLOW JIM.
By MARTHA MoULLoOH WILLIAMS
copyright, 1895, by the Authnr-1
Continued from yesterdays issue

outpost nad been established Just outside
Summerlands' gate, he felt that he could
let nothing stand in the way of going
to her and bringing her within Confed-
crate territory.
1t was a p~erilous undertaking. Cap
ture meant death ON the gibbet-the
spy's doom. But that weighed nothing
with him. With infinite difficulty he
made his way through the Federal lines
and at last found himself Just ere night
fall lurking in the swamp within sight
of his own chimney smoke. A tall,
many branched oak grew in the swamp's
edge. He made for it, intending to shell
ter himself in it and reconnoiter the
land. As he set foot amid the lower
boughs some one above cried h~ushedly:
"Stopr' Then in the next breath:
"Godl You are Austin ReidP'
"And you are Yellow Jim, I" Reid said,
falling back apace, his hand going at
once to his pistol.
"Stop! We are ON the same SIDE" the
other said, with a tinge of authority.
"Do you think 1 am not as true to my
south as you, as any man, dare to be-"
81 am glad to know it, but how do
you happen to be here, them" Reid ask
ed, holding out his hand, which the 9TH
er wrung hard.
81? Oh, I am scoutingl On detached
duty" he said. "That is the most, the
best, 1 can do. / know all this country
roundabout, you see, and, so knowing,
have managed to find out very much else
that my commander will like to know"
"But how did you manage it?" Reid
asked. Jim, you were unfair to me-"
he added a little r~eproachfully. 'f only
you had told me. Believe me, l was not
unmindful of your peculiar position.
You might have gone with the heartiest
godspeed."
''There were reasons" Jim said
breathlessly. lid did not suffer. Ihad
money-all I needed. Invent straight to
New Orleans, later to Paris. There /
found people who had known Carroll
Austin. The rest was easy. Of course l
came back as soon as I knew there must
be war"
lone would think you would fight ON
the other side" Reid said. "God knows,
though, I am glad you are on ours. Tell
me, have you found out anything about
my wife?'
"She is safe and WE'LL" the other
said, looking away. "They have set a
guard about her house, so she shall be
neither robbed nor frightened"
"'Thank God for that! l have been
frantic with anxiety. l ought to have
known that her sweet eyes would tame
the most savage wrath" Reid said,
barring his head as he spoke of his wife.
"No man worth killing would eve
harm her if once he heard her speak
and saw her smile"
"You had better not try to see her.,
Jim said a little ~anxiously. Take my
word that she is safe and cannot posi-
bly, come to harm. You will almost GER
tainly be captured if you venture within
gunshot of the house. / myself have
narrowly escaped it more than nee.
"But / must see her-I will, no mat
ter what the risk" Reid said with a
straining gaze toward his home. Jim
gave him curious, pitiful look, then
said, lightly shaking his head:
"As you please. Perhaps it can be
managed if we wait until 10 o'clock
tonight"
1t was a little later when they
wormed themselves through the chain
Of ~sentinels and came under Mrs. Reds
windows. Inside all was light and
mirth. Lisette sat at the piano with