Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-10
CHAPTER XIII.

tne TOWN. itself. through tne toWu anu
along Main street, out at the Rockets.
There the ypickets on duty challenged
them. but Walter. being field officer.
had both the password and the counter.
sign. and they were Immediately allowed
TO proceed without question.
Demon had not spoken word on the
way. Walter turned down the Williams
burg stage road and passed camp after
camp among the pines. behg only allow
ed to proceed after satisfying the senti-
nels at each place
MAY I ask said Demon. on sud
den. what you propose to do with met
You shall be dealt by fairly replied
Walter. sternly. but without emotion.
"You shall he shown all the lcnicncy you
can expect. and great deal more than
you have the right to expect"
Demon saw that it would be useless to
continue the conversation, aud strobe
along without another word. When they
arrived at the angle of the Williamsburg
stage road and of the Charles City road.
Walter took the direction of the latter.
and followed it for a couple of miles or
more.
At last he arrived at part where sew
eral rows of small shelter tents shone
white In the moonlight between the great
pines by the side of the road. Ii was the
camp of the I.ouisianians. Here the
sentry salutad. and the officer OF the
guard came to meet his major.
"Fie battalion is away on picket
duty said the officer of the guard.
There IL nobody in the camp but the
guard and a few of the sick. An order
tame late in the evening from Gen. Hill.
The Fourth Alabama were to have fur
n .nf ,i.,t,t I.,,t thnt az
badly cut up last Saturday that they
could not have found men enough. We
were the next troops. and 50 we got the
order"
Walter walked through the rows of
small tents into a larger one ut the end of
linc big, square-headed and huge
footed negro servant met him, AMI open
cd his eyes wide with amnzemcnt when
hc saw the imitation man of color la the
company of his master.
Don't mind him, joe" said Walter.
"You will find his color will wash off.
and he Will turn out only white after all.
Fetch two or three buckets Of water and
some soap"
With that he bcckoncd Demon TO come
into the tent, and pointed to II camp
stool. Demon seated himself without
further ado. and said:
Il suppose you wish me to take these
things off. But | have no other cloth
ing"
IL will supply that" answered Walter,
aud taking a suit Of civuian's homcspun
from bag. threw it ON the heap OF
blankets which served a. n bed.
"My servant will assist YOU" he said;
"and in the meantime am going to con.
slider how to settle this business with
fairness To both of us
With that he sat himself down on a
camp stool outside the tent. seeking n
light amid the nebulous turmoil which
clouded his thoughts Demon. IN the
meantime. aided by Joe. had resumed
his own appearance In II suit OF drab
homespun.
II will now tell you what I propose
to do" said Walter. when he had sent
the negro away. II have been thinking
over the matter as we walked along. and,
since l have been here, have just learn.
ell that my battalion Is on picket duty,
and this has given me an idea which
leads me to what I think a fair settle
n,ent. You are spy, or something very
like It. or that | have no doubt. My
plain duty rs an officer OF the Confed-
pracy Is to hand you over to the provost
guard. At the same time. I know that
Miss Tenure endeavored to save you,
by hiding you In her own room, and by
helping you to the disguise you wore "A
little time ago. owe a duty to her ~
well. IL can, l will satisfy both obi,
cations"
lie was speaking slowly and without
the least trace OF excitement, and he
paused for q moment to look ut the man
opposite him. who sat there In sOmber
silence.
I'VE are going to fight" said Walter
on a sudden, "and either will kill you
or you will kill me-"
Demon shrank back with barely per.
ceptible movement, but raised himself
again with a sigh Of relief.
every WE'LL" he said, Certainly, II
that Is the way out Of the ditiiculty. How
are we to fight7 Where are we to fight ?
II have provided for that" said Wal
ter. I'VE will fight with rcvoivers. |
will supply you with weapon loaded
with six chambers. I will have another
Of exactly the same kinda Colts army
revolver. ! will take you outside ouI
picket line. SO that. II you kill me or sC
severely wound me that / am left on the
ground. yon shall not be prevented from
escaping toward the Union lines. IL
XIII yOu VI CouIScs thStC - III clu Vi u
and II I disable you, you will have t.
take your chances IL you are taken back
into the Confederate lines"
"That means" said Demon, slowly
"that l am to take my chances of death
from your bullet. and through hanging
by your people. both"
81 think the offer very fair one,
said Walter, ''and 1t will have to be that
or the course which plain duty demand,
from me, and which yield to you, risk
ing my life"
II accept" said Demon. do I un
derstand you rightly Let as settle al
points first OF all. How are we to fire
When are we to fre?"
1--WE will walk together beyond oul
picket lines" replied Walter, until
shall cry HAIR Then we will turn back
to back, and each of us will march iifteel
PAGES, we will face round again. ant
then fire. and continue firing until tn,
end Is attained. think you are a MAJ
of honor, and will trust you. | hop,
that you will trust me. We will be bet
ter without seconds"
Demon held out his hand and Walte
gripped 1t warmly. a monetary gasI
conyulsed the Englishman's handsom,
face, and he breathed deem sigh.
IL understand YOU" said Demon, "ant
I thank YOU. ] am ready"