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The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1896-08-13
CHAPTER vi.

Yet all along TINT fateful ridge, now
obscured and confused with thin cross
ing smoke drifts from file firing, like
partly rubbed out slate pencil marks,
or else, when cleared of those drifts,
penetrating only an indistinguishable
map OF zig-zag lines Of struggling wag-
ons and horses, unintellgible to any
eye but his, the singular magnetism of
the chief was felteverywhere. Whether
it was shown in the quick closing in OF
resistance to some sharper onset of the
enemy or the more dogged stand of in
action under fire, his power was al
ways dominant. A word or two Of
comprehensive direction, sent through
an aid-de-camp, or the sudden relief of
his dark, watchful, composed face, up
lifted above line Of bayonets, never
failed in their magic. Like all born
leaders, he seemed, in these emergen-
cies, to hold charmedlife, injecting his
followers with like disbelief in death.
Men dropped to right and left of him
with serene assurance in their ghastly
faces or a cry Of life and confidence in
their last gasp. Stragglers fell in and
closed up under his passing glance;
hopeless inextricable wranglearoundan
overturned caissoD, at turn of the
road, resolved itself into an orderly,
quiet, deliberate clearing away of the
impediment, before the significantwait-
ing of that dark, silent horseman.
Yet under this imperturbable mask
he was keenly conscious Of everything;
in that apparent concentration there
was sharpening of all his senses and
his impressibility; he saw the first
trace Of doubt or alarm in the face OF
subaltern to whom he was giving an
order; the first touch Of sluggishness
in reforming line; the more sig
nifcant clumsiness of living evolution
that he knew was clogged by the dead
bodies OF comrades; the ominous ST.
lence of q breastwork; the awful inertia
Of some rigidly kneeling files beyond,
which still kept their form but never
would move again; the melting away
Of skirnish points; the sudden gaps
here and there; the sickening incury-
ing Of what moment before had been
q straight line--all these he saw in
all their fatal significance. But even
at this moment, coming upon hast
barricade of overset commissary wag-
ons, he stopped to glance at familiar
figure he had seen but an hour ago,
who now seemed to be commanding
q group Of collected stragglers and
camp followers Mounted on a'wheel,
with q revolver in each hand and q
bowie knife between his teeth---the-
atrical even in this paroyysm Of un-
doubted couage--glared Jim Hookcrl
! AHa 2AEsGs glli, .ilR q II Y yAS|e ] Y, Y.
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CHAPTER v.
COPYRIGHT lss.. BY BRET HAsrH.

Inanotherin instant bugles wereringing
through the camp, with the hurrying
mass of mounted officers and the tramp
ing Of forming men. The house itself
was almost deserted. Although that
single cannon shot had been created to
prove that it was not mere skirmishing
of pickets, Brant still did not believe in
any serious attack of the enemy. His
position, as in the previous engagement,
had no strategic Importance to them.
They were no doubt only making feint
against his position to conceal some ad-
vance upon the center Of the army q
mile or two away Satisfied that he was
in easy supporting distance of the di-
vision commander, he extended his lines
along the ridge ready to fall back in
that direction while retarding the ad-
vance and masking the movements of
his chief. He gave a few orders neces-
sary to the probable abandonment OF
the house, and then returned toi it. Shot
and shell were already dropping in the
field below. A thin ridge Of blue haze
sheathed the line of skirInish fire. A
small conical white cloud, like burst
ing cotton pod, revealed an opened bat
terry in the willow-fringed meadow. Yet
the pastoral peacefulness of the house
was unchanged. The afternoon sun lay
softly on it's deep verandas; the pot
pourri incense Of fallen rose leaves
haunted it still.
He entered his room through the
French window in the veranda, when
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SEASIDE EXCURSION TICKETS

Summer excursion tickets, good to
return until October 10th, to Yaquina
Bay, are now on sale by the Oregon
Central L. Eastern r. r. at Albany
and Corvallis at the usual reduced
rates, viz:
Albany to Yaquina and return 50 so
Corvallis " 3 3
In this connection arrangements
have been made whereby the tug
'iResolute" has been placed in regular
service between Yaquina and Newport
for the accommodation ofexcursionists.
The "Resolute" is one of the largest
and most commodlous tugs on the
Pacific coast and will take fishing par
ties to sea and return whenever desired
the weather permitting.
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
BEGINNING with Sunday, June 2lst,
and on each succeeding Sunday, a
special excursion train will leave
Albany at A. M, Corvallis 7:30 A. M,
arriving at Yaquina at ILLS a. NJ.
Returning, boat leaves Newport at $3.50
P. NJ. Train leaves Yaquina at 7 p. NJ,
arriving at Corvallis at 10 p. NJ. and
Albany at 1880 P, NJ.
Fare, good on this tram only, from
Corvallis, Albany and Philomath tc
Newport and return, Sl,5O.
CORVALLIS, June II, 1896.
Fl. L. WALDEN, H. B. LowMAN,
Agent, Albany. Agent, Corvallis
EDWIN STONE,
Manager, Corvallis.
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NJ a,,and,.d h,s hand ana left n
.,,,,,,+ rrss.,,,a nm her cell finpers Rut
.hs,. sI,npaa on,cllv from hia vrasp.
md she t,,rped away with a heightened
oa,or
". s,anped IN the tloor. One ar two
,;as.da.camn w,thheld nv his order
: oya;nst intrusion were waiting eagerly
With renorts The horse of n mounted
field officer was paving the garden
turf The officers stared at the Young
pirl
,Take Miss Faulkner with a flag to
some sofe point Of the enemy's line.
She is a non.combatant of their own,
and will receive their protection"
Nc hsa scarca,v exchnnpe,, n doyen
,,,orls with tbe aids.de-camn before
,ha ssl5 oft,cer burr;edlv entered
TaL;nr prant aside he said onicl,,v.
"poraon me oencral Int there 10 n
s,roro taal;no among The men tbnt this
a,.,os a. .hs ,,as,,t ot some ;nforma.
An ahta;red hv tha enemy Tha wom.
a. ,.or nave ,rs, c;ven n safeguard IN
!. s..ao,aa .rd tho mon are ;ndio.
nontn
mr. ,,,r. ,oo.o,, ,,hv sh. shou,d he
.o,vou.d .svond arv conseo,,encas of
.ha;r sou,, r'o;nr ss;d prant fr;r;dl,
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sponsibility Of the field on his shou
ders. even at that desperate momen
found himself recalling vivid pictu
OF the actor Hooker personating t'u
character Of "Red Dick" in "Rcsaiir
the Prairie Flower" as he had seo'
him in q California theater five yea
before!
II wanted still an hour OF the dar'
ness that would probably close the f'E.t
of that day. Could he hold out, keeph1'
his offensive position so long, haaI5
council with his officers showed him
that the weakness of their position had
already infected them. Theyremindfd
him that his line Of retreat was st II
open--that in the course of the night
the enemy, although still pressing to-
wards the division center might yet
turn and outflank him--or that theN
strangely delayed supports might cen
up before morning, Brant's glas
however, remained fixed on the ma
column still pursuing its way alon
the ridge. 1t struck him suddeni
however, that the steady current h.
stopped, spread out along the crest q
both sides and was now at right angle
with its previous course. There ha
been a checkl The next moment u
thunder OF guns along the whole hon
zon and the rising cloud of smoke II
yealed line Of battle. The diyisioi
center was engaged The opportunity
he had longed for had come-the deS'
perate chance to throw himself oi
their rear and cut his way throug
the division---but 1t had come too lat
lie looked at his shattered lanks
scarce a regiment remained. lv'n
lunlonst1ution--thc nttacl vauGF
against The encmys superior nama'
Nothing clearly was left to him ne
but to remain where he wi's--w,th
supporting distance, and await the .
sue OF the fight beyond. He was Pu
4 ting up his glass when tie dull be-
Of cannon in the extreme western H.,
Of the horizon attracted his ut'ent.p
BY the still cleaning Sky h. cnulds
long gray line stealing up from. I
valley from the distant rearofih hta
quarters to juin the main coinctn. III
we're The missing supports. L sH,''
leaped! He held the key OF the 81,
now. The one imperfect detail
enemy's plan was before him, I'll.
ports coming later from the wcsI Ii,
seen only the second signal from {
window-whcn Miss Faulkner Ind
placed the vase-and had avoided
position. 1t was impossible To iin.
the effect of this blunlcr! II the youh
girl who had thus saved him ha
reached the division commander wit
his message in time, he might be fore
warned, and even profit by it. His owl
position would be less precariOus, ai
the enemy already engaged in from
would be unable to recover their posi-
tion in the rear, and correct the blum
der. The bulk of their column had al
ready streamed past him, II defeated
there was always the danger that i
might be rolled back upon him-bu
he conjectured that the division com
mander would attempt to prevent th'
junction of the supports with the mail
column by breaking between them
crowding them from the ridge and join
ing him. AS the last stragglers of tn
rear guard swept by Brant's bugle
were already recalling the skirmishers
, He redoubled his pickets, and resolves
to watch and wait.
Ito be continued J
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the door leading from the passage was
suddenly flung open, and Miss Faulk-
ner swept quickly inside, closed the
door behind her and leaned back heav-
lily against it-panting and breathless.
Clarence was startled, and for mo-
ment shamed. He suddenly realized
that in the excitement he had entirely
forgotten her and the dangers to which
she might be exposed. She had prob
ably heard the firing, her womaniy
fears had been awakened; she had come
to him for protection. But as he turned
toward her with reassuring smile, lie
was shocked TO see that her agitation
and pallor were far beyond any physie-
al fear. She motioned him desperately
to shut the window by which he had
entered, and said with white lips:
II must speak with you alonel"
Certainly. But there is no immedi-
ate danger to you even here-and / can
soon put you beyond the reach Of any
possible harm"
Harm me! God! if it were only
that"
He stared at her uneasily.
Listen" she said, gasping, "listen
to me! Then hate, despise me-kill me
if you will. For You are betrayed and
ruined--cut off and surrounded! 1t has
been helped on by me. but swear to
you the blow did not come from my
handi ] would have saved you. God
knows how it happened-it was fate!"
In an instant Drant saw its truth in
stinctively and clearly. But with the
revelation came that wonderful calm
ness and perfect self-possession which
never yet had failed him in any emer-
gency. With the sound Of the increas-
the cannonade and its shifting position
made clearer to his ears, the view of
his whole threatened position spread
out like a map before bis eyes, the
swift calculation of the time of his men
could hold the ridge in his mind-even
hehurricd estimate Of the precious mo-
ments he could give to the wretched
woman before him-all this he was
keenly alive to as he gravely, even
gently, led her to chair, and said in
critical and level voice:
"This is not enough Speak slowly,
plainly. ! must know everything.
How and in what way have you be-
trayed me?''
She looked at him imploriDgly-re-
assured, yet awed by his gentieness.
"You won't believe mel You cannot
believe me! But do not even know; ]
have taken and exchanged letters
whose contents never saw--between
the confederates and spy who comes
to this house--but who is far away
BIZ tllis time. did il because I thought
yuu hated and despised ME, because l
thought it was my duty to lielp my
cause, because you said it was war
between us, but have spied on you. i
swear It'll"
Then how do you know of this at
taclS?r be said, calmly.
She frightened, half timidly, half
hopefully. "There is window in the
wing ~ this house that oycrlooks the
sIone near the confederate lines. There
Was a signal placed in ii--not hy rhe-1S;
hui !. EaHals { uisput TINT " luls y =
N
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Ladies, / invite your attention to
my new and extensive line Of Howerst
fancy straws and beautiful ribbons,
Opening day about the first of April.
Miss A. DuMpND
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RIVER DIVISION.


You have nice children, you know,
and nothing pleases them better than
nice nobby suit Of clothes that keeps
them warm and healthy. Baker. has
them and for but little money..0Can
you stand $l.00 for suit Of clothes, or
up to 81 90? All the.AlOw prl ces yo
VIII Hud vi Hivaw Bakers I'll
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ITO be continued J

The EXPRESS would like some hay
on subscription.
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SOUTHINGTON.

July 9.-Mr and Mrs. S. G. Goodwin
of Hartford returned from England
Tuesday upon the steamer California
and are visiting Mrs. Goodwin's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Winnie of Bristol
street Mr.. Goodwin was called home
upon important business, but expects
soon to be able to return with his wife
to Europe, where they will spend the
winter
First Selectman Plumb returned to-
day from a short trip drought the
state.
At the meeting held by the school
board last evening it was voted to con-
tinue the school in the northwest dis
trict for the present school year. Miss
lone T.. Frost of Laconia, N. H., was
elected to fill the principalship in the
North Center school left vacant by the
resignation OF Miss Gale. She comes
well recommended and has had five
years. experience as a teacher. Miss
Jennie Wardwell of Berlin, N. H, was
elected to fill the vacancy in room of
the South Center. Miss Carrie Percival
of Vermont was elected to teach, but
her position has not been determined
upon 1t Will be either in room OF
South Center or assistant to the princi-
pal. This still leaves two vacancies in
the corps of teachers. They will be fill
ed at the next meeting ofthe board.
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WALLTNGFORD.

John S. Parker has transferred to the
Hotchkiss Brothers the mill property
down in "Quinnie."
Aquilla Social will have a special
meeting this evening after the lodge
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Reed are home
from a visit down in Maine.
Fred Daley has returned to Cam
bridge, Mass.
Deputy BE. Williams installed the
officers of Charter Oak circle last eve
ming.
Mrs. f. 0. Badger and daughters,
Grace and Lizzie, have gone to Pine
Orchard.
Captain w. N. Mix and family are
spending week at the shore.
Miss George Hubbard has received
word of the death of sister of MISS
Mae Barnes in Holmesburg, Pa.
Lester r. Wood of the Chattanooga
Iron works was in town yesterday and
received the signed contract from the
water commissioners for the pipe for
the new water mains to be laid. Inc
pipe will begin to arrive next week.
Sale begins July 10 at a. M Is
the sign placed in front Of the Temper
ance league rooms yesterday. Las1
evening another sign was put up thai
read: sale postponed; watch the pa
pers"
Colonel Burpee has issued orders fol
the Leavenworth skirmish medal shoo
to be held on Company KS range or
| July 25.
The town clock now strikes at twenty
minutes past the hour
| Everybody is growing at the wealth
err which has been wretched ever sine,
the democrats began to gather at Chi
cago and the convention opened.
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TINED or BEING 4 SAXON.
Young Rinckoff Has Had Enough of the
Life of Seaman Awaiting Money to
Pay His Way Home.

Young Rinckoff Has Had Enough of the
Life of Seaman Awaiting Money to
Pay His Way Home.
Julius Rinckoff, a seventeen-year-
boy, whose parents live at 416 Fifty
eighth street, New York, is at the As
ISOLATED Charities Saving wood for
his board and awaiting the arrival of
the requisite cash to carry him back to
the metropolis. Rinckoff told Agent
Preston on Wednesday, when he was
sent to the institution, that he (Rinck-
Off had been overcome by an ardent
desire to try a sailors life, and that he
had been so persistent in his entreaties
that his mother gave her consent to his
going to work ON a sea- going craft.
| A situation was obtained on the
schooner Racer, engaged in the gravel
trade The vessel left New York about
| the first Of the week and reached New
Haven on Wednesday. Rinckoff had
| become tired Of the sea and determined
| to leave the boat. He went to the
| Union depot, where he applied to Pa
trolman Grant for assistance. mes
sage was sent to the boys parents in
New York, and Patrolman Grant took
the boy to the police station. Sergeant
Cook notified Agent Preston of the AS
ISOLATED Charities, who took charge of
Rinckoff and wrote to his parents Of
his whereabouts. No reply had been
received by Agent Preston last even
ing, but telegram reached the Union
depot yesterday afternoon from New
| York to the effect that the parents of
the young man had received the tele-
| gram, and that some one would be in
New Haven on later train to take the
boy home.
Young Rinckoff's father is employed
at the Consumers Brewing company
on Avenue A, New York city. The lad
says that he is now cured of his desire
for a seafarer's life. He is a bright
boy and has a fair education. He has
during his stay at the Associated Char
tiles worked with much zeal and will
lingness.
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LIQUOR DEALERS ACTITE.

State Association Arranging for a Series of
Meetings to be Held Throughout Con-
necticut.
Meriden, July 9.-The liquor dealers
of Connecticut are preparing to take
such steps as will secure protection to
their business interests at the next ses-
sion of the legislature.
They will ask for certain reasonable
changes in the present liquor law. The
plan of action will be fully explained
to the dealers of this city at a meet
ing to be held at the Knights of Column
bus hall, State street, on next Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
National Organizer P. H. Nolan of
New York, State President James
Sheridan of Bridgeport and other
members Of the executive board will
be present to address the dealers.
The meeting here next Monday Is to
be one of a series that the liquor men
are arranging to be held throughout
the state. Secretary P. J. Griffin says
it will be to the interest of every liquor
dealer in Meriden to be at the meeting,
and large attendance is desired
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MILFORD.

Mrs. George Lincoln of Bridgeport
Is the guest of Caleb T. Merwin.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Lillian Mott to Charles
X. Tibbals. The wedding will take
place at the home of the brides pa
rents on High street on Wednesday
evening at o'clock.
The Tuesday Afternoon club will meet
at the residence of Mrs. Albert A.
Baldwin on the 14th of this month. A
fine literary and musicale will be given.
Miss Edith Selbie will be one of the
principal attractions, who will give
some literary work. The committee are
also preparing for midsummer fete as
soon as the weather will permit.
| Miss Alice LaBragne, who has been
visiting Mrs. William Abbot, is visiting
| friends in New Milford.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Curtis of Tor
rington are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hungerford of West River street.
Albert Baldwin and family are at
| tending the Christian Endeavor con-
vention at Washington.
| Albert G. Bailey, proprietor OF the
Milford hotel is visiting friends In
| Needham, Mass.
William b. Bush has purchased a
new piano.
! S. S. White and family returned Wed
nesday night from a trip to Europe,
and will occupy their house at THE
Pines for the summer.
The funeral of Mrs. Esther Bristol
was held from her late residence yes
terday afternoon, attended by her pas
tor, Rev. c. E. Epson.
Walter Irving has the contract fol
building clubhouse on Charles Island
/ Mrs. Bertha Beach has returned af-
! ter a weeks visit with friends in Nor
oton.
Friends will be grieved to hear OF the
4 death Of Dorothy, only child Of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas, who died recently ir
New York city. They formerly lived ii
the Hubbell place on River street.
Mrs. C. A. Teller of Brooklyn is the
guest of Mrs. E. b. Baldwin on Cherry
street.
Mr.. A. H. Hanscom Of Maine is Wis
iting Charles N Oviatt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cornwall and theil
daughter Grace are spending the sum
mer at their cottage at Woodmont.
George ]. Smith is spending a few
days in Washington.
The Bridgeport Medical association
will hold its summer outing at the Riv
erside hotel August Is.
A brakeman by the name OF Dohert.
was killed by the cars at the Manga
tuck Junction yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. William B. Clark and Miss Ber
tina Knott Of Philadelphia are visiting
friends in town.
Miss Hannah Conner Is Visltili'
friends in Stamford
Fred Scranton of New Haven IS IN
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll on MORT
! street.
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THE NAVAL MTLIYII.
The United States War Ship Cincinnati
Due Here To-day.

bue lteTS AO-udy.
The camp at Gardeners Island of
the Connecticut naval militia will be
the same grounds used by the regulars
two years ago The cruiser Cincinna-
tt, on which they will embark, is ex-
pected to arrive in New Haven harbor
to-day The launch of the division
and will be used to tow the supplies
and will be used to tow the supplied
from the Wyandotte to the Cincinnati.
1t Will be taken to Gardeners Island
and be in charge of a special detail
Each member of the Connecticut bat
talon will reside in tents, supplied with
floors and mattresses Camps of the
New York and Rhode Island naval
battalions win be located next to the
Connecticut section. There will bea COM
bined enrolment of over 1000 men, As
sistant Secretary of the Navy McAdoo,
with Lieutenant Niblack and q num-
her of other naval officials will remain
during the encampment on board the
United States dispatch boat Dolphin.
They will make an inspection of the
camp for the purpose of rendering a
special report to Secretary Herbert on
the work of the divisions.
The second division drilled last night
and will drill tonight also, To-mor-
row morning they will leave Hartford
| for New Haven on the GAS O'Clock
train. At this city they will join the
| first and engineer division and sail or
! the Cincinnati for the camp
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MNONAL.


Mr.. and Mrs, e. II. Stevens, A Trum-
bull street, have gone to Clinton for
the summer.
At the recent biennial meeting of the
International Sunday School associa-
ton at Boston Cullen B. Foote of this
city was elected member of the execu-
tive committee.
Mrs. f. C. Sherman returned home
last evening from her extended trip
to the Pacific coast, the chief stops
being Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, and
San Francisco On the return trip
stops were made at Salt Lake City,
Denver and Colorado Springs.
Henry Hillman, jr., met with seri-
Gus accident on Wednesday during the
runaway of his horse. He was report
ed comfortable yesterday, and will be
about in few days.
Stopping with Mrs. John Wolf of Gre
CORY street are her sister. Mrs. John
P. Stack, and daughter, Fannie, wife
and daughter of Band Master John p.
Stack of the Marion, Ind, Military
| home. Mrs. Stack expects to sojourn
| about month or more.
| Mr.. H. Leonard Hayden of the
| Washburn store. Church street, is the
happy father of fine boy.
| LAWYER Frank H. Kelley is again a
happy father This time it is little
! girl.
Chris. Richard, George Rotman and
A. A. Elsie have been appointed by the
| Retail Butchers association to ar
| range for the annual barbecue
| Mrs. Frank III. Belden, ir., is visit