Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-09-13
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright. 1898. by J. p. L,pplneott G

SYNOPSIS.
report to headquarters. at Chattanooga
general Is shown an order for his arrest
and court-martial. and is then assigned to
sa1 duty :, E n wssss eS s1ps1R III
eepts.
CHAPTER u.--Gsn. Heath leaves Chat:
tanooga with 700 men, his brigade. ano
moves out to Morganton's crossroads. On
who lives at the place he IS to make his
headquarters. He insists on her returning
with his troops. At her home i y thought ngH
through the house revealed no suspicious
charge Of the lady Sraers SIC 10
faints.
CHAPTER III-When questioned sh9
said her mother Is for the confederacy and
herself for the union. A. night =. sh sl =
paper which contains the plans OF Burn
sides defenses at Knoxville. She 10 con-
nnsd under guard as Spy.
CHAPTER Wen. Heath's command
6sstsn OF. During the night Lieut.. Hail
again sees mysterious face At the VIM
dow.
role from Miss Beach at the suggestion Of
hs s during The nisSt she alps out Il Tie
mouse ana escapeb.
:. sns f a ss sss %
Han II captured
CHATTER yu.-IAeut. Hall u taken be-
fore confedsrate. MAJ. BeEante who bad
Point and served with him In the west.
He claimed to have an discriminating. letter
written BY Heath offering e surrender hia
s soatRern town II which 4 he was staaoSed
Hall sees the letter. Margaret Beach
sapA
"a very bright boy" he said, rising
and smiling urbanely.
"Thank you."
I picked up the letter and stuffed II
in my trousers pocket. Then, taking
the ring, said: Keep it till you are
in position to redeem 1t, major; and
us for the bill, permit me to make you
a loan on confederate terms; till six
months after ratification of treaty
of peace between the United States and
Confederate States"
He declined my offer with well.
assumed expression of injury, almost
indignation. The guard led me into
the hall, but the major called him back
Quick as thought took q match from
my pocket, and the letter at the same
time. Scratching the match on thu
wall, applied it to the paper. A cor
ner had ignited, when Berante came
quickly into the hall and blew out tn,
flame.
"I'll trouble you for that letter. h,
said, with marked politeness and hi
peculiar smile.
81 won it,"
Certainly, 1t is your property, Blu,
the property of prisoners Of war II
always turned over to some one dep
uted to receive and receipt forit."
he sat down at the table and wrota
me receipt, and I, making a virtue
of necessity, handed him the letter
Indeed, I had cherished little hope o
getting away with it. When he has
called the guard back it was doubtless
to instruct him to make pretext t,
secure it. 1t was this surmise that LEI
me to attempt its destruction.
+. And now comes moment Of my lif,
which can never refer to without feel
ing again all the conflicting emotion
felt then; moment full of surprise
, indignation, wounded confidence. Al
left the room and turned into tn,
hall I saw figure standing in the from
door-the figure of q woman. She wa,
hurrying in, and SC wrapt in some pur
pose, SO filled with anxiety, as was plair
, in every line of her countenance, tina,
she did not recognize me until wal
J right upon her.
Margaret Beach, what in the name
of heaven are you doing here?"
The surprise and horror with which
she looked at me! She stopped, start
ed on, stopped again, cast quick
glance at my guard, and thought she
was about to speak to me; but, though
the man was sufficiently relaxed in his
watching to permit it, she passed OF
without word and entered the room
had left.
The guard took me back to the Other
prisoners, and before leaving he or
dered me to turn my pockets inside out
stating that prisoners were not al
lowed to retain any articles on theil
persons, and thus reclaimed Maj
Berante's receipt for the letter hat
won. cared nothing for the paper
and gave it up readily.
spent the day with plenty of foot
for thought, If none for the stomach