Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-10-03
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOFSlS.
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 a contemplated
movement OF Longstreet's corps. He ac-
cepts
CHAPTER I.-Gen. Heath leaves Chat
tanooga with 500 men,, his brigade. and
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
q face was seen at the window, but search
through the house revealed no suspicious
persons. Lieut.. Hall. the aide. is placed in
aacR her 81 ana ssr she
CHAPTER III.-when questioned she
for the the At nSs se
caught in the kitchen attempting to burn
a 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, hut they are
beaten Off. During the fight Lieut.. Hall
CHAPTER v.-Gen. Heath accepts pa
role from Miss Beach at the suggestion Of
her. During the night she slips out Of the
house and escapes,
Il night shs fsdi ss s 5SoY.
Hall is ca ntured
CHATTER yII.--Lieut. Hall is taken be-
fore co on MAJ Begante who had
Point and served with him in the west
He claimed to have an discriminating letter
written by Heath Offering to surrender his
Hall sees the letter Margaret Beach
turns up and at night assists Hall to es-
CHAPTER vnI.-Miss Beach joins. Hall
outside the confederate camp and together
they sy1 rS faGR,I the ~ union M lines
surprised at, their camp and routed. Re-
turning to the plantation Hall again sees
the face at the window, and this time rec
federate uniform. A court-martial is or
CHAPTER X-The court finds Miss
Beach guilty. 1t is necessary for scout
ing party to reach the railroad, and Miss
promise Of parole 6 she succeeds She
the house while she is away
CHAPTER xI.-After a scrimmaee with
the enemy, in which two men were lost.
Hall. Miss Beach. Corporal PUNK and a
CHAPTER XIf.-While Hail is on watch
aen to gMe sapts and dis b visit
Beach is not In the cave and il is supposed
she has gone to give information to the
enemy. She returns before the general
leaves and IS accused. Mellodew whispers
something to the general as he starts to
re eH aTsE ta Eli R bis Tsse9r
az the cave and are rewarded by seeing the
movement OF the confederate army rsinst
CHAPTER x1v.--The trip back to II.
federal lines is begun, and the little party
~ "a naitf PT hT q sonfedsrate picket.
detained when Miss Beach asks for mo- oe
ments conversation with the comma ndinv
ofhcer In private. Hall believes she 10 aIIs
ing him their mission. They are rescned
a. that moment by the federal cavalry un-
CHAPTER xvI-They escape from III !.
eonfederates and reach the river WHAT'S sre
FUNK turns back to wreak vengeance on
Mellodew, who has deserted and 1oined the
confedarates. -e
CHAPTER xv1I.-Hall and Miss Reach
continue their efforts to reach the federal
CHAPTER XVIN.-Whlle being tracked
with dogs Hall and Miss Beach run into .
column Of federal cavalry under Gen.
Heath. When he sees them he orders their
arrest and explains that Private Mellodew
mas returned to camp and reported that the
movement OF the confederate army did not
take place and that Hall and his compa Mon
CHAPTER XIx.-They are confined In
separate rooms. and Hall finally manages
to gain access to the room in which she Ii
Kept under guard. There he learns ihe
mystery of the face at the window. and
h2ds a young brother the real spy, whom
his sister is, trying to save. The guard is
alarmed and they have to separate,