Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-11
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CHATTER IiG L.. n Heath Il srdsrsd 70
Al aide = present at the intsrvtew. The
and court-rnartial and IL then assigned q
novel;. duty :, e Mssss ossps e
espts.
CHAPTER u.-dsn. Heath leaves Chat:
moves out to Moresnton's crossroads. On
@s III S., he e. s e. p wh h: s q h to'
With his troops. A. her home Il = thou1ht
through the house revealed no suspicious
persons. Lieut.. Hall. the aide. 70 pleced n
s.ss Ct a q. sss Sns.F
CHAPTER III-when questioned shs
said her mother Ii Tor the contederacy ana
herself Tor the union. A. night she %
. paper which contains the plans Of Burn
Anao under guard o. q SOY.
CHAPTER rv.-aen. Heath's command
.::s e. y 8das ss SAT II n.s a:z AZ
again sees . mysterious face at the WIN.
reis from Mis- Beach a ' the : SSs, Of
~ nsSP e: .D: ess &
house and escapes.
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Hail 10 captured.
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for: M az waS Pa
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southern town In which he was stationed.
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capes
CHAPTER vIII-Aiss Beach Joins Hall
they reach the union lines.
CHAPTER X;-The coniedsrates srs
sSrhins TO the plantation Hal sssin ssss
the face at the window, and this time rec
egniLes II % that Of young girl IL /: CON
dered for Miss Beach.
CHAPTER X;3The court nnds Miss
Rsr s t. leach % s st :. e: : ss ':
promise rl Of parole Z she sueossdS. SShs
accepts but On condition that no one sntss
CHAPTER xI.-Aftsr scrimmAge with
the enemy. In which two men were lost,
Hall. Miss Beach. Corporal PUNK ana
named ne
CHAPTER xII.-whne Hall 10 on watch
from GEN. HsstS saG Who Il .srsssens ilm VIZ VIE
is nc aoh The osvs 81 sspp M
enemy. she returns before he general
Somsthins to the general as he starts to
ride away to join his escort.
CHATTER xI1I-The watchers continue
Ct the cave and Z. are rewarded By sealing tho
Burnside boGip,
AS spoke we he ard whistle to the
south, a rumbling, putting, and along
came the train. 1t was loaded with
troops. They filled the cars. the plat
forms; they swarmed on the roofs.
With screech from the locomotive
they passed, and were lost in the dis
tance.
Another whistle; another train.
This is made up of platform cars.
What are those great wooden objects3
As they came nearer we discerned the
shape Of huge boats. And those piles
Of timber? They are connecting pieces
and flooring. It 10 . pontoon train.
They will need It to cross the river
above.
margaret, the rumor has become Q
fact. That is doubtless Wheeler's cav
airy marching through the valley,
while Longstreet's corps is moving by
rail. They have left Bragg's army be-
fore Chattanooga, and are going to join
the forces threatening Burnside. To
you belongs the credit of the discovery.
I was fast asleep, PUNK was asleep, and
had you not watched they would have
passed without our knowingit. The in
formation the general sent for, you
have acquired. You are saved"
"But why is it SO important to know
of this mover" asked Margaret, eag-
erly.
Important That Burnside may be
warned. Grant, knowing that this
force is detached from the army threat
ening Chattanooga, may attack the
weakened lines, break up the beleagur-
ment of the Army of the Cumberland,
and open an aggressive campaign"
Margaret stood for few moments
looking alternately at me and at the
troops below, then threw back her
head and gave an exhilarating laugh.
1t rang through the ravine, then rose,
like bird that sings as 1t flies, to the
very heavens. Then she turned and ran
into the cave.
There was something so hooking in
that laugh, SO keen relish. such ring
of one who has suddenly acquired the
whip hand of an enemy, that every
doubt had ever had of Margaret sud-
denly rushed back upon me.
What did it mean2
What would now be her purpose2
Would she return with us, or steal
away from us to tell our enemy what
we had been watching for, and thus
give him the advantage7
must wait for an answer.