Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-06
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I.-Gen. Heath is ordered to
| report to headquarters at Chattanooga.
general is shown. an order for his arrest
and court-martial. and is then assigned to
special duty t1 watch contemplated
cepts.
CHAPTER u.-Gen. Heath leaves Chat
| tanooga with 500 men,. his brigade. and
out hs eEs sg pa on
who lives at the place he is to make his
headquarters. He insists on her returning
| with his troops. AT her home 1t is thought
a face was seen at the window, but a search
| through the house revealed no suspicious
persons Lieut.. Hall. the aide, is placed in
watch watch her Ter and Question her carefully. She
CHAPTER. HI,-When questioned she
| said her mother is for the confederacy and
herself for the union. AT night she Is
caught in the~kitchen attempting to burn
q paper which contains the plans OF Burn
de cH HpffE sq iVa e. s Rsahs
beaea e b ne ise s sqt ea hsyH
again sees mysterious face at the win.
CHAPTER v.-Gen. Heath accepts a pa
role from Miss Beach at the suggestion of
Darns hs nsSt sss SLIPS o ous ef the
Ae eHARTh 1T VINE federal troop. y.
| Hall Ia captured
CHATTER YII.-.-Aeut. Hall is taken be-
fore confederate, Maj. Berante. who had
been classmate of Gen. Heath at West
Point and served with him in the west.
He claimed to have an discriminating letter
written by Heath Offering to surrender his
IN the n MRss t. the Of
f Hall sees TIE tSs letter. Marsasss Beach
turns up and at night assists Hall to es-
| CHAPTER vIII.-Miss Beach joins Hall
| COnfaderat a n f0RothAr
they reach the union Lines.
CHAPTER Ix.-The confederates are
turning to the plantation Hall again sees
the face at the window, and this time rec
ognizes It as. that OF a young girl In q con-
CHAPTER X.--The court finds Miss
Be- guilty It is necessary for scout
Beach is asked to act as the guide on a
promise OF, parole Il she succeeds. She
the house while she Is away.
CHAPTER XI.-After a scrlmmage with
the enemy, In which two men were lost,
Hall. Miss Beach. Corporal PUNK and 9
| cowardly private named Mellodew reached
hLs sEsTs0s SM sRs Ts Han Is on watch
goe$ to sMfsp and Is by visit
the penalty for sleeping on post. Miss
Beach is not in the cave, and 1t Is supposed
she has to give to tbs
leaves and Is accused. Msllodsw whispers
something to. the general as he starts to
res aHsE f Ell his sss9g icb.r. contnu.
at the cave and are rewarded by seeing the
movement of the confederate army against
| Burnside begin.
CHAPTER XIv.--The trip back to m.
federal lines is begun, and the little party
IS G nalta 1sn by so con der picket.
detained when Miss Beach asks for a mo.
ments conversation with the commandins
sofncer In private. Hall believes she Is tell
ing him their mission. They are rescued
a. that moment by the federal cavalry un.
CHAPTER xvL-They escape from tn,
Gonfederates and reach the river, where
Punk turns back to wreak vengeance OF
Meliodew. who has deserted and Joined the
CHAPTER xv1I.-Hall and Miss Reac,
continue their efforts to reach the fedora
camD.
CHAPTER xV1M.-While being tracked
with dogs Hall and Miss Beach run into {
Heath. When he sees them he orders theil
arrest and explains that Private Mellodev
has returned to camp and reported that tn,
movement of the confederate army did no
take place and that Hall and his companion
CHAPTER XIX.--They are confined II
separate rooms, and Hall finally manage
to gain access to the room In which she Il
kept under guard. There he learns tn
hpds a young brother, the real spy, whom
his sister is trying to save. The guard 4
alarmed and they have to separate:
CHAPTER xX:--The guilty brother es
search Of the house, at which he learns II
true story, and is also confronted with tn
presence In the neghborhood of Mai
Berante with the Matchmaking letter.