Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-10-25
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I:-Gen. Heath q ordered to
r.port 70 headquarters At chattLno1Sa.
a' 4. at e ns ter Ii, TN
and eourt-martiai. ana is then assigned T.
s9s & E ".sss eeSs ss
espts
CHAPTER M,.oen. Heath leaves Chat.
moves out to NorEanton's crossroads. o.
II S.. =: ps &. wh h: e ss M .ks
He insists on her RETURNING
with his troops. Al her home It 10 thought
fsss ns a. the
persons. Lieut.. Hail, the eide. 10 placed IN
sS. q a.! az s;, sa.seS sS
said hsr. mother IL for the confederacy and
herself for the union. AT night she y
caught IN The Kitchen ststsmptins e burn
sides defsnsss at Knoxville. She 10 con.
ansa under guard as spy.
CHAPTER iv.-0sn. Hsath's command
.:sa e. y K. shs eqt IT,, H
again sees mystsrious face at the WIN
CHATTER v.-aen. Heath accepts . pa:
hsr. During the nieSt SIC zip. III out q The t
house and escapes.
CHAPTER yI..The federal troop. are
Han 10 captured.
CHATTER yII.-Leut. Hail u taken BE-.
been beer. Sla..mats Of Gen Heath e West
Is claimed g hsv. a. incltni % lssssf
eommana q IN he army 3 IL 1 m.yeI Il
as :.e. e -: sssss
turns Up and at night assis1 Hall - -.
sapA
CHATTER yIiI:.Miss Beach Joins Hall
they reach the union lines.
CHAPTER Ix:SThe eonfedsrstes gre
surprised at their camp and routed. Re-
turning to the plantation Hall again sees
ognizes II ~ that Of . young girl in con-
dsred for Miss Beach.
CHAPTER x..Ths court nnds Miss
s:.is fsy . !. *: ::ss.d f.; M.
pss%,s. s q, parole =; :9sS.s s sss
TIA Seu.s While she Il s1s ss.' ~ '1' 49,
ths , enemy. II Which two pen were Lost.
a M,sD Rsn .iTn1 :1S
. cave ovsrlookinE the railroad.
CHAPTER xu.-Whne Hall IL on watch
to iHssH and K h ys
nct IN II. ssys ssnS 81 Il e
shs has gone to give intormatio 70 tho
ana 81: !: %s.* a.
ae sWay 70 ,oia IL s.sSrt - No starts to
CHATTER xIII.-The watchers continue
sns :. ri ss are y sssn
0urnsids begin.
CHAPTER xfv.-The trip back to the
fedsrSi npes ts begun. and The little party
ID matted by confederate picket.
CHAPTER xv.-They are about to be
detained when Miss Beach asks for 4 mo-
m9nt's conversation with the commandinS
cmeer IN private. Hall believes she IL tsft.
dor Heath. -s -e'- - s~s"''' 1''-
SSnfederates and reach the river, where
Mellosew. who has deserted and Joined the
confederates.
CHAPTER xv11-Hall and Miss Beach
continue their efforts to reach the federal
"I'll tell you," said Margaret. "You
skulk through the woods back Of the
ferry to some point beyond It. I'll
pull the boat up the river. II pass the
ferry I'll go to where you strike the
river, and take you in"
"Where can I meet your"
She thought moment before reply
ing. "a mile above the ferry there 10
an island; midway between the upper
and lower end Of this island is creek"
ION this side of the river?"
Eyes; I'll meet you at the mouth of
the creek"
She changed her seat and handed
her the oars. Margaret" said, with
bit of tremble in my voice, "good-by."
mo, no, not good-by. I'll meet you
at the creek, depend upon it."
A few strokes drew her away from
the bank. She stopped, rested one hand
on the handles of the oars, and with
the other waved me an adieu, then
pulled out into the river as gracefully
as water-sprite. / watched her till 1
could see her no more; then a feeling of
isolation came over me. My little army
was scattered; the escort had probably
been captured, Punk had gone back
to the confederate camp; and now Mar
garet had parted from me.
Skirting the base of a hill, crossed
a road, and soon after found myself on
the river bank above the ferry. There,
about mile ahead, was the island,
line OF low timber extending from the
river westward marking the line of the
creek. I walked briskly till struck
the creek at its mouth, then looked
about for Margaret.
She was not there.
My heart sank within me. felt sure
that If she had arrived she would make
herself known, but thinking she might
be hiding, waiting for me to give some
signal, called:
Margaret"
No reply. How odd ones voice
sounds calling in the night at nothingl
The stiffness Knocked me.
I sat on log to rest, and peered
down the river. wondered what time
it was. 1t must be near morning, but
l had passed through so much since
the evening before that it seemed there
had been two nights instead of one.
l listened for some sound that would
denote pursuit, but could hear nothing.
With such perfect quiet about me, 1t
SoCuSo AAupOSSlUlo tQaL COulQ De In
imminent danger. looked up at the
moon. 1t wore no smile tonight; the
left cheek was caved in, and there was
a ghastly look on its face.
At last I gave up all hope of Mar
garets keeping her appointment. I
must swim across the river and pro-
coed on my journey. 1 dare not wait
longer, for the morning would come,
and it would be sure capture either to
remain where was or cross by day.
light.
Making . bundle of my coat. waist
coat and shoes, tied 1t between my
shoulders with withe of willow, then
stood q moment calculating the dis
lance to the island. I was not good
swimmer and disliked the prospect; in
deed, had not the distance been broken
by the island, would not have dared
to make the attempt. However, death
by drowning was preferable to death
by hanging, SO walked into the
water.
Lord, how ooldl