The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08

I'm have him watched He won t suspect, now hes
Second New York escorting lunatie man to tho
seventyfrst to find his brother George Taggart Tell
the other viii be able to find his way.5'
Yes colonel said the orderly, saluting, and pre-
"As you return with the two men tell them to
keep the who pretends to be idiot They
are to watch him well without being Report me
the moment you return.''
The orderly saluted and went his Grand
"Perhaps I might do something" said the doctor.
you can in any way you ike.''
The doctor, the return of the orderly, went in
the direction the suspected spy had taken.
The webbing peasant alone and it is not
unnatural to assume he considering in his mind
seventy-rst New York regiment, might be along path
of facility and security.
Suddenly as he passed in front of body of
hand struck him violent blow the back, and voice
shouted "Stand up!''
believe he thanked his lucky stars afterward that
The next moment the doctor had seized him by tho
shoulders had pulled his head back, and looking
Boden Garrett had desire struggle against his
assailant to look him in the eyes and meet him equally
but he FOOL and kept his presence of mind
derfuy, and the situation demanded every
be rolled his pleadngly and allowed the swell of
lently.
'|Stop that foolery,' said the doctor. ttLook at
The poor lunatic was now shaking on the ground
groanng rather EXCEPTIONALLY, and apparently the
verge Of epileptic fit.
Some of the Union quite surprised
at the incident, and wondered what it meant
"He's shamming,'' said the doctor, not caring to
say more for the moment
IA very good sham!' said one of the men,
He spoke truly. The poor man on the ground looked
a pitiabe object
The doctor nonplussed. Hoping that a surprise
attack might win victory for the theory he had ad
vanced to the ade he had considered further steps,
He looked at the the ground for moment, and
was probably Influenced to extent by the attitude
OF the soldiers They at felt
the on the ground.
So the doctor shrugged his shoulders ssHe's all
right,' he said However, he went away Boden
Garrett fancied he heard him whisper some the
men. So there was danger ahead.
After few minutes rolling grooming and frothing
to the best of his ability Boden Garrett attempted
rise He knew that perhaps before him lay the most
difficult part of his enterprise. He among his
miles, and suspected. At any moment they might dis
there such person George Taggar the
Seventy-frst New York regimenta fact of which the
aide at that very moment becoming convinced. So
Boden Garrett while playing the harmless lunatic,
lines back to General Beauregard. He went on eau
tiously and wary skrting knots of here, wagons
there and made deft avoidance of many things
Suddenly, he ambled slowly past a little cump
OF bushes he heard voice cry, ''Hst!' He stopped
instinctively, and cursed himself moment for
fool: Then he glanced round without much movement
OF his head searchingly swiftly and secretly There
nobody to be
''Hist!'' came the voice again not too loudly
The next moment he heard the creak of bushes
breaking, and voice quite to him said f'Hey''
With his tongue rowing loosely in his mouth his
eyes wandering as if without pilotmind Garrett half
turned.
A man lying the ground, soiled with the
EARTH and with leaves cngng to him here and there.
Hey, mate, said the man. 'hev you got anythin'
70 eats I've tasted nothin' for thrty-six hours''
Garrett mustered simple smile and nodded He
began to wonder how epeptc people conducted them
selves. He feared exaggeration
ESay, what you9 Soldier9''
Garrett nodded and mumbed something which the
the ground could not understand,
was not meant that he should. The smpering peasant
also held out paper which the other and
read: "George Taggart, seventyfrst New York regi-
ment.''
'B-brother,' said Garrett, pointing to the paper.
''Ah!'' said the other ''Air you goin' to see
him?0
Garrett nodded and threw grave idiocy into the nod
nod. e-.s- ...
''Got anythin' to eat7
Garrett shook his head.
The other sighed "Any water9''
"No''
The man licked his lips if the thirst oppressed