The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-21

explanation was something due to herself,
when she lifted up her Queenly little head
and just looked at him. and that ended fur
Their questioning.
Ten o'clock had come. so said his watch.
before Hector reappeared. big-eyed. pant
ing. There were 200 soldiers TO the west or
the gap digging forts, squad In every
much chance of Yankee officer crossing
In daylight as there was ''of a needles eye
a 1;s1 into heaven" Hector had s,d beer, been
and now he looked at the blue and the brass
buttons In dismay.
Benton thought ii over The guard were
to come for him at 6. and long ere this had
discovered his escape. Pursuit and search
would. of course. be made Anybody own
asked and Hector said NO" Still, Dan
had gone back. Dan might be dashed and
tortured until he revealed what he knew
such things had happened-and the sooner
Benton reached the upper waters of the
Rappahannock and secured hiding places
back of Warrenton known 10 Hector the
better 1t would be for him-for ALL He
doubted not that by noon ccurfers would
come gallopiag out from Gordonsville tell
ing of his escape and ordering guards and
sentries on the lookout everywhere along
the gap.
Not a second TO lose! He sprang 10 the
saddle bags and began search What had
occurred TO him would probably have oc-
CURED to her, and ii was Miss Rosalie. Dan
affirmed, who packed them. With eager
hands Benton pulled at the contents OF the
nearmost-a flask OF brandy from the doc
tors store, towel. handkerchiefs. sponge.
soap, comb and brush, socks, shirt and un-
derwear-Jacks of course. and probably a
tight fit; small tin boxes containing ground
coffee, sugar and other things-no time TO
examine nOwi an extra sling and bandage
for his arm; boot hooks! Think OF woman
who would think of them. Then came a
shout from Hector, rummaging on the other
side, and over the broad back of Marse
Pelham's old Pyramus came a worn gray
sack coat and waistcoat, of Richmond
,alra min Cd he 10. e
paper on which, in pencil, appeared in
Roman characters. not script, these words:
Map and spectacles in coat pocket Small
pistol also. Look out for Federals about
Warrenton Strip gold cord"
Gold cord? Why, yes. that meant the
narrow gold braid worn in the war days on
the seam of the trousers by general and
staff officers. Small compliment TO him was
IL that she should think IL necessary 10 re-
mind him of that. Yet, how sweet-how
sweet it was TO see how she planned and
thought for him.
In less than half an hour a tall, pale
faced. misunderstanding young man in spec
gray-thrown loosely a slung right
arm-with a dark-brown horse, a doctors
saddle bags and darby follower on a non
mountain path and took the highway TO
the eastward. for all the world as though
he were bound for stan ,s or beyond
the left and brought him In view Of noun
tain cabin, close 10 watering trough.
frock coats OF dingy gray were filling their
canteens. Another of their number sick
and detected, was squatting on the steps.
his salow face the picture OF woe. ''Gavt
any physic that will cure the cawlic dawk-
tuh?' drawled a sun-tanned young fellow
in sergeants straps and the doctor refined
in. studied the patient attentively one mo-
ment then swung out OF saddle and
stepped to his side. Asking no questions,
he gravely felt the pulse and glanced at
the coated tongue. smiled quietly 10 him
calf xrvhf ho1d he hof- Ttar<
bled minute at the saddle bags. stirred
a compound into a stone china cup that
stood by, the trough-a compound whereof
vini gallici were the sole ingredients. and
in three minutes had the satisfaction OF
seeing the light of reviying interest I'm life
in the dull eyes of the invalid and receiving
the plaudits of half a dozen would-be pa
tients. Gladly would they have held him.
though from no hostile intent. as. with APP
parent serenity. yet with humping heart,
he rode away. He had heard enough to
make IL expedient that he should move at
once.
You're the first dawktuh we've seen
since we left home. 'cept those in the army.
sub" said the young sergeant Guess
You're not Virginian, then?' hazarded
Benton, as he was mounting.
mo, suh-FifteeEth Alabama, Trimble's
brigade, sub. We blong down at Gawd ms
Vile, but they sent a few companies out
this way last night"
Know any OF the Eleventh." queried
benton, TdSnits Yet NulnhiilB IL uOl luHlso
10 display some knowledge OF the Southern
service-"LieuIenant Ladue. OF Mobile?" he
continued at a venture.
Not many. sub. They're all with Gen.
eral Longstreet and Anderson. down
toward Yorktown.
Lieutenant Ladue amt" said the sick
man. uplifting his sallow face. He's on
General Ewell's stan-made me ride his
hawse this mornin, an he amt mile
away this minute"
ITO be Continued Tomorrow