The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-07-30
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CHAPTER III.
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CHAPTER III.
Night comes, and the streets of the
old town grow more quiet. Men have
cheered themselves hoarse, and intense
excitement has wearied everybody. An
even so men have signed the roll, and
more will come in tomorrow. The re-
cruiting Office has been closed by the re-
moval Of the table and the departure of
the captain. With that officer we have
little to do. With the man in citizens
clothes who assisted him we have much.
Let me introduce to you as he sits on
the veranda of the village inn Duke
Wyle, 25 years of age. bachelor, the
only son of ex-Judge Wyle, the nabob
of the village and county. The young
man has been educated for nothing in
particular. He has done nothing in
particular since he left college.
Duke? Oh, Dukes all right, was
the reply to any half meant criticism.
The old mans got plenty of money,
and Duke is his heir. Good boy, that
Duke. Likes to hunt and ride and is
little wild, but he'll steady down after
q Ulb. OOu yOu willy oUOos DohC'
And when the news of war came
Duke found the excitement his nature
craved. When the volunteer company
was full, he was to be its first lieuten-
ant. He and Royal Kenton were ac-
quaintances, but not friends. In the be-
ginning they had been attracted toward
each other, and there was promise of
close intimacy. But no two men can
love the same woman and be friends
be anything less than enemies. Both
were frequent callers at the old man.
sion standing at the head of the long
street, in which resided the widow and
daughter of the late Hon. John Percy,
one of Vi1ginia's oldest and wisest sem
ators and statesmen. II Marian favored
either one, If she was interested in any
one of her numerous callers, no sign of
encouragement had been given. Ken
ton and Wyle were only two out of
twenty, and yet it seemed to be general
ly understood that she would ultimately
favor one or the other.
''Hoorayl Hoorayi We uns will be
in Washington in less'n 80 daysl'
1t was the voice of Steve Brayton
shouting as he drew near.
"You there, Steve?" called Wyle as
the enthusiastic volunteer was swinging
his hat and making ready for another
cheer.
Watts wanted, lootenant7"
"Come up here!'
'Doggone my hide, but want to git
down thar and hev fout SO bad that
can't stand stillp' growled Steve as he
came along down the veranda. What's
up, lootenant? Hahn t dun gone and got
word that them ar Yankees is goin to
give up without fout, hev ye2'
mo. There's no news this evening.
Sit down."
"Whoop! I'm powerfully minded to
sot out by myself and git thar befo' the
fussin is all overi'' Exclaimed Steve as
be hesitated to take the chair pushed at
nim by the others foot.
Sit downl You'll get there soon
enough without any extra hurry! Say,
Steve, do you know there's Yankee
among us-a regular, full fiedged Yam
kee right here in tbs town."
''Lordy, no! Has he IN cum down to
captur' we uns?"
He is here as spy, Steye-as spy
to let 'em know up north what we are
doing. You fellers are not very bright,
or you'd have got onto him without my
telling.'
.'Shool A Yankee spy right yero in
this town? Hev yo' seen him with yo'I
own eyes?"
81 have"
.'And yo' kin name him?"
"I can. Do you know Lawyer Will
hams?''
''I reckon"
'Do you know the man in the ofE- .e
with him-fellow named Kenton?'
II do, fur suah. He drawed up so,.s
papers fur me awhile ago. Purity nice
sort of feller, take it..
Didn't you know he was Yankee2'
"No!''
.'Well, he is. Any one will tell yor
that he came down here from the north
only about year ago..
but he cum to go inter bizness.
''Yes. but he's a Yankee, and they
are all alike-all down on us about the
nigger, and all want to make US eat
dirt
.'Shool Jest want to walk right ovel
us and tread us into the ground, chr
That's it, and he's one of them. NJ
one knows how many letters he's sem
off in the last two weeks. He probably
sent one today, and they know in Wash
ington just what we are doing here"
But what's he doin yere if he's ,
Yankee spy7" persisted Steve. Seems
like I've heard they hang spies.
And they'll hang him if he stay
long enough! I'm thinking he'll get al
the information he can and then sneal
for the north and enlist in the Yanke
army"
''Shool What's yo'r idea, lootenant?'
~ think somebody ought to wait OF
him and give him warning to leave tn
town at once. II he refuses to go,
reckon we can scare up enough tar ant
feathers to give him a coat"
''Doggone it, lootenant, but yo' ar
dead right Yo'n the captain orter jes
walk right up to him this very night!'
"Well, you see, observed Wyle aft
er some hesitation, 1.-The captain and
are very busy waiting for war news
and we have sort O. decided to leave tn
matter to you boys. You'll find he's
Yankee spy, and you'll probably wan
to use him rough, and if we were alon
we'd be obliged to protect him. You
better get about dozen of the boys te
gether and give Mr.. Yankee call to
night. Talk right up to him and le
him see that you know all about him
Perhaps he's found out all the Lincol
government wants to know and is read
to go north. II he says he'll go, Civ
him half an hour to pack up and wal
HIM down to the train. which goes pas
ct II o'clock.
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