Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-06
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I-Gen Heath Is ordered to
report, to headquarters at Chattanooga.
An aide is present at the interview. The
general Is shown an order for his arrest
and court-martial. and is then assigned to
special duty to watch e1nse|gasea
cepts.
CHAPTER u.--Gen. Heath leaves Chat,
tanooga with 800 men, his brigade. and
out to 'th iI ga sno @a
who lives at the place he Is to make his
headquarters. He insists on her returning
with his troeps ~ TN aer h hSs nus Is seageh
through the house revealed. no suspicious
persons. Lieut. Hall. the aide, is placed In
M faints. n'' AA0 sues''''' 100 '
CHAPTER I1I.-when questioned she
said her mother Is for the confederacy ana
caught In the kitchen attempting to burn
paper which contains the plans OF Burn
sides defenses at Knoxville. She Is con-
dned under guard as spy.
CHAPTER IV.-Gen. Heath's command
Is attacked by confederates, but they are
beaten on During the fight Lieut. Hall
again sees mysterious face at the VIM
dow.
"Rebels on every road, and force
coming down the mountain from the
rear"
81 t-t-t-ell you, Wilton, the mans a
f-f-feol to get us into such u f-f-fix."
81 consider him genius"
They did not see the staff engaged al
cards, or they would never have dis
cussed the general so freely in our
hearing.
"a g-genius! I've read every book
on the science of war, and damme If
1 Gun find anything he ever does in
the index. He violates every principle
laid down from Julius Caesar to Ma
poleon."
81 don't remember that either of
them paid much attention to the au-
thorities of their day. Waita moment;
he has caught on to something"
The general was looking intently ut
the dry bed of creek on the right,
running parallel with road, along
which a column of cavalry was coming
ut a canter.
Colonel"
The word rang out in the same sharp
key as rifle-ball that just then cut
a twig above our heads.
eyes, general"
"Move your men back of that clump
of trees, down into the bed of yonder
creek. Major, you follow. No bugles.
Whisper the orders. Quick"
Two officers dashed backward into
the thicket.
"Halloo, there; where's the staff?''
1t was the general calling.
Igrabbed the cards and the shinplas-
tiers at the same time, and made q
bound for my horse tethered to a sap.
ling.
Here, general" said, saluting.
ride quick to Col. Rourle and Maj
Ping and tell them to follow the 9th
ers into the bed of the creek"
"I'll go to Rourke, you to Ping"
shouted to Walter. We were off OF
fast as the ground would let us, leav
ing the general peering at the up
preaching columns. 1 got back first
and the general motioned me to keel
to the rear. Wilton's regiment wa.
fling down over stones and under
brush to enter the creek bed. We coulC
see only few files as they passed In
and the enemy could not see them a
all. In trice had the generals idea
He was intending to screen the mel
behind the high banks of the creek
moving them out of the trap, Will,
the confederates on the road running
parallel with the creek were moving II
3 an opposite direction to capture us.
Il. Will the men all get in before tn
rebels come up? 1t is desperat
chance. If we have the luck to G.
through without their getting thei
eyes or ears on us, we may escape.
they catch us there we will be slaugt
, tered like cattle in pen. There G
Snaffie's troopers, but there is lon
} break between Rourkes and Pings.
whats the matter with Ping?
called the general. Hurry him up"
l dug in my spurs, but just the
Pings head of column entered til