Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-11
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CHAPTER I.-Gen. Heath II ordered to
report 10 headquarters at Chattanooga
Al AIDE IS present AZ e ens so his .rees
and court-martial. and is then assigned 70
special duty TO watch contemplatea
cepts
CHAPTER TI-Gen. Heath leaves Chat
4anooga with 800 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 10 make his
headquarters. He insists onrher returning
with his troops. Al her home II Is thought
a face was seen at the window, but search
persons. Lieut.. Hail. the. aide. IS placed in
charge OF the young lady with orders 70
watch her and question her carefully She
faiRts.
CHAPTER III-vhen questioned she
said her mother is for the contcderacy ana
herself for the union Al night she SIS -
~ paper which contains the plans OF burn
,siEs's defenses At knoxville. She is con-
aned under guard as spy.
CHAPTER IV.-Gen. Heath's command
D attacked by confederates, but iney are
Seatea OF. LIring the asht Lieut. Han
again sees a mysterious race AT the Nip-
dow
CHATTER v.-Gen. Heath accepts pc
role from Mss Beach al the suggestion Of
Lieut. Hall who proposes 10 answer for
her During the night she slips out OF the
house and escapes
CHAPTER VI-The federal troops are
surprised at night and in the fight Lieut.
Hall is captured.
CHATTER VII-IIeur Hall is taken be-
fore a confederate. MAJ Berante. who had
Point and served with him in the west.
He claimed TO have an discriminating letter
written by Heath Offering to surrender his
command In the army TO the mayor OF a
southern town In which he was stationed.
turns up and at night assists Han to es-
cape
CHAPTER vIII.-Miss Beach joins Hall
outside the confederate camp and together
they reach the union lines.
CRATER IX.-The confedcrates are
surprised at their camp and routed. Re-
turning TO the plantation Hall again sees
the face at the window. and this time rec
egnizes 1t as that OF young girl IN ln con.
.dered for Miss Beach
CHAPTER x.-The court finds Mis-:
Beach guilty. IL Is necessary for scout
Sng party TO reach me raiir1ad. ans MIS-.
promise OF parole II she succeeds. Sh'
accepts, oat on condition that no one ente
the house while she is away.
EHAPTER X1.-After scrsmmage wit,
the eEcmy. in which two men were lost
Hall. Miss Beach. Corporal PUNK and
cowardly private named Mellodew reached
a cave overlooking the railroad
CHAPTER xII.-whue Hall Is on watcl
Ae goes TO sleep and IS awakened by visi
from Gen. Heath. who threatens him W.
che penalty for sleeping on post. Mis-
Beach Is not IN the cave. and 81 IS Euppose
she has sSne 10 slye nso9s Ss TO m
leaves and is accused. Mellodew whisper
something to the general as he starts
tide away TO Join his escort.
CHAPTER XIII.-The watchers continu
Mt the cave and are rewarded by seeing tn
unovement OF the confederate ARMY agalns
burnside begin
CHAPTER xIv.-The trip back to IN
federal lines Is begun. ard the littie part
Is halted by confederate picket
CHAPTER xV-They are about TO /
detained when Miss Beach asks for a mC
xaent's converse ton with the CON rna ndin
officer in private. Hall believes she IS tel
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ut that moment by the federal cavalry Vi
der Heath.