The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-05
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 "CorpouL~ said the general there a Confederate loose somewhere In our rear chat want you to take. He met au artillery sergeant on the Lebanon pike this morning and got the drop on him. taking his horse and bis uniform That means a tour of inspection eithc st our camps. our rear ora burned raiL road bridge. cutting our supplies. Ita uo use sending a lot Of men after him. Try him alone. The sergeant says that che last he saw of him be was winding along up tle road over Cedar hilL"
 Ihad bccu che generals private scout for months and knew Che country we'll ! struck tbe road over Cedar hiI Ave mues u our rear and questioned an ! met if they had noticed a mounted uucry sergeant The people were an Coufederate and would give me DO satisfaction. was feeling somewhat l.seouraecd for night was coming on, when I noticed a horse tied In front of a tavern Idsmounted and entered the tavern. There sat a sergeant of arut ,eey v.tb ,he landlord SC a table eat ue a supper that had been set out for u.u
 -Got any whisky. laudiordE l said .If so u0t it out How are you. ser Eeart.r
 -Weu enough Sl, down and drlnk your ueuo here. Tu join you
 His accent was a pure southern and was dead -.yeaway From the mo- uer- of his speaking ] knew ] had -.ru.A my man. Ills nerve was per t..r His manner was chat of one a.a~I at having comrade Co drink win. Nevertheless ] noticed that un der ureteuse 1f removing his revolver tsa position more comfortable for him ua slipped taa holster arouud ou his le.c toward a., ,v.-t
 -uu, ler.ag duty asked
 -Y.-. Ar. yuut'
 Hooking -.r forage. The cpHmissay say, I.-~ r.Huu- short and I've got tc f.I-e.
 -Ta.-. uy Iub Our battery Is down iuu .ar-.I to. ...S"
 -Ne u-.. hunt ta.cger
 -~. e.. u--r. only we'd have half r.. ...u.. ..-rlaer we'd have sepa rt. ~.-tu-s ve meet here say, to- u.r.wa.H ..a report and dnd that's uur. r..u either ueels"
 ! nI hoped -llt le welst think t best to tau tn with my plan for awhile u order r. gain nay confidence, in which ..-. m-ltu him Into trap Ugt his .r-rutu. was too sound to re- ue amt -ee up that plan. The nuIurI brought some bad whisky, and r.e ,.r-uut and ] drank together Then proposed that We remain where we u.-. al. night and make a search tleueNr day.
 -Au right said the sergeant "Uu c.e sam doesn't pay me enough Co hult for foaee at u.-lt Go, ro0ms fer us alI.orI.
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 -Weu ru SO out and stable my Lu.-. said che spy
 By t..- uue certain scruuuizins looks had given the raH. an occasion al trace ot mereluig iu my face or something of tle sind. had caused him -o know his critical position. It's sin -u.r task and singular feeling to be erru.u- familiarity wlth au armed man whom you ae planning Co catch oH bis -l.rL Al any moment one OF the oth- e- may l,re a bullet hole iE him. and iti is rarY uncertain which wm be the man. Iu tl.s case. over oue dangied a halter
 -TaE. my horse ia too" ] said s-reutue myself laziIy in my chair and lighting uy pipe
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 He went ou- into the hall jumped DID .le moment le reached it and fol- lowed him. expecting Co take him from I.e rear with his back turned Co me The moment le was out of my sight be must have gone like lightning for when ! saw him he was haif way Co his horse.
 -Hall- ur- ! yelled.
 Wl two leaps be was at bis horses s'd.uuj with luo-her on him and away [ d=.r- -.Ese she's. :Aea mounting my seIl and following him. It was a c.e1- race over Cedar hu and our horses kept -aIop 0u tle way up. Then came Ural6uecs pace down the other -.Le Suddenly tlc mans horse stun bIeJ and hurled blu a dozen yards ahead When ! reached him. be was unconscious and took bis pistol then went t1 a rru.et beside the road. hlled uy au.eeu and dashed water in hls face Tint bsau-gt him Co himseIf
 Say. Johnny Beb" , said -you're tH. coolest cHHp ] ever met and the braves. IJ give Sl00 If you weren't spy .ryu- information for you'll hans. and Ur-eyea.- my letting you go l... u. U....
 Il. .-.uIeI .o 1c badly hurt and ! u.- very rr.eut with him, permit H.- .... to ~.- beside tle road tii bet t.r.... To mount He took out @ white handkerchief laj made a great display af It a.ru- tle blood from bis face. Itu.- not long after this that. follow H- his glance down tLe road, saw a troop Confederate cavalry coming  IE. m. wind iu a second ! was on .y ua--s and away. but he was wind .I u.s cu-l. and taken back.
 .F.-s. -li my sergeant. -I can't -r r.H. 0u r.e uniform I'm SO de