Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-08-30
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 witch contemplated
! movement of Longstreet's corps. He ac-
cepts
/ CHAPTER II.-Gen. Heath leaves Chat
| tanooga with 500 men,, his brigade. and
moves out TO Morganton's crossroads. on
| the way he meets with a girl he knows
| who lives at the place he is TO make his
| headquarters. He insists on her returning
with his troops Al her home II is thought
a. face was seen at the window, but search
| through the house revealed no suspicious
/ persons Lieut. Hall. the aide, is placed In
charge of the young LADY with orders TO
| watch her and question her carefully. She
| faints
CHAPTER IIL-When questioned she
| said her mother is for the confederacy and
herself for the union, AT night she is
a paper which contains tbs, plans of Burn
sides defenses al Knoxville. She is con-
fined under guard as SPY.
Very"
"Then confide In me. Tell me what
| all this means"
What do you wish to know"
"You have declared yourself to be a
union girl, yet you are captured with
y pOoScSsiOh CNiCGllt-
| ly destined for the confederates.
would expect another to tell any false
hood essential under such circum-
stances, but somehow you are SO
young, SO apparently guileless. Give
me chance to-"
She extended her hand and grasped
mine with a look of gratitude. II thank
l 1,,,% 1>olr
There was something so decided in
her Withholding of confidence that !
| gave up the effort to gain it.
81 must send you upstairs now, but
before you go want you to forgive
me-"
For what?"
Being your jailer."
"You are only doing your duty, and
doing it as considerably as possible"
"And you don't detest me for it?'
ION the contrary, like you"
called the corporal of the guard, and
she was conducted to her room.
was no sooner away from her than
was vexed at the sympathy had
shown. What reason had to interest
myself in this young confederate, who
had doubtless been selected for her
work on account of her capacity for
lying? wanted to get out into the air
and pull myself together, so called
for my horse, mounted, and sent him
flying down the road. passed Mai.
Snaffie's two companies, watching the
pike half mile below, the major
cfratnboa Az a
the men playing cards, others sitting
on the ground in groups, all doing
their best to pass the time. They gave
me an inquiring glance, but rode on,
without a word. till reached an emf
hence from which l could see a long
way ahead. Then pulled up to enjoy
the view.
The pike stretched southwark, a
straight white line, fianked by alternate
openings and woods upon which the
sun cast its early morning rays; the air
was pure and the sky deep azure.
Happening to cast my eyes on point
where the road was lost behind the
woods, suddenly horseman shot into
view. Distance prevented my distin-
gushing who or what he was, though
the clear dry atmosphere through
which looked enabled me to see him
distinctly. He was followed by half a
dozen others; then the head of a mount
ed column came into view. AS they
drew nearer the clouds of dust pre-
vented my discovering whether they
wore the blue or the gray, but the sun
shining brightly on a flag they carried
showed me plainly the stars and bars
of the confederates.
dashed back at gallop, drawing
rein at Snafile's tent to give him warn