Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-03-15
Copyright. 1907. By G. w. Diliingham Co.
CHAPTER XX.-CoNTINUEp.


DR.. Chiffon, to whom he had
written on almost any provocation and
who had gratefully and promptly an
swered his Sharpsburg missive. giving
young Pelhams message, now wrote
not AT all. He seems sad and brood
ing" said Jack. in the one letter that
young gentleman had managed to
send through since his Incarceration.
Jack was well enough to resume duty
and most eager for exchange, but ne
gotiations hung fire unaccountably. so
said he. and Benton thought he knew
the reason why. Lounsberry had been
back again in Richmond over six
weeks now, exchanged and restored
TO his old and influential post in the
war department. Lounsberry could
be counted on TO lose no chance to in
jure the Chiltons, father or son. and
so long as il was possible he would
block all plan to exchange Jack Chill
ton. thereby lending color to the stories
spread about in Virginia that poor
Jack rather tried to be caught and to
stay caught, such hard fighting as his
fellow Nirginians had to do being little
10 his taste. II would have burned
his heart out with fury had he known
II. but few of us begin to realize the
half of what is whispered to our detri-
ment, else there would be deportation
of sensitive souls or deserved destruc-
ton in the army of detractors. Jack
was nearly mad with misery when told
of Stuart's impudent dash at Cham
bersburg and the second circling of the
Army of the Potomac. He was then
Just beginning to stump around quite
comfortably. Elinor and the squire
had returned to the west, the former
with red-rimmed eyes and palid
cheeks. No one knew how she had
sorrowed over the sad news about
Iadue. II was that though. that
seemed to break the ice of Rosalie's
reserve. for now for the first time.
the Virginia girl read the secret Of her
wisconsin would-be friend, and melted
TO her instantly. II was that. though
they rarely spoke his name. that led
TO the letters now passing frequently
between them II was through that
correspondence the sisterhood began
that despite trial and trouble. proved
eventually 50 sure ar alliance i'm time
of need
But though Elinor wrote in many a
page OF her brother. and i'm only a few
referred TO Paul-and then only as
he or hin" Resale would write
only of The latter Ordinarily This
would have led TO resentment and A
breach. Now il did not for what Rosa
lie had 20 say vas stirring new hope
into the somDer current Of the western
girls mOnotonous life Resale had
amazed and rejoiced her. about the end
or October. by the assurance that she
believed Capt Lamar 10 be totally mis-
"a eu. 10 was true she admitted that
Paul Ladue had not been seen with
Ewells division. but neither had Ew-
ell. as yet-for the latter had not be-
come accustomed 10 a cork leg-yet she
mad tidings from friends" she
would not 5ay--that Paul Ladue was
still alive when borne from the awful
front Of Gibbons guns. then belching
canister in double rounds. More dead
than alive he looked" said her inform
ant but while she had no tidings OF
his present Whereabouts. neither was
there any record OF his death.
All this was presently sent 10 Fred
on the Rsppahannock, and made him
the more eager 10 communicate with
some one across that modern Rubi-
con-some one who could speak ad-
Visedly But though there we're places
near the fords up stream where the
cavalry vcdettes sat long hours In sad
de, facing. and often within hailinE