Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-18
THE IRON BRIGADE,
Continued from 3rd Page.

IAN OH uecrCpiJ gray, i10-aS with the
Northumberland handing. He
had seen the man before many a mile
rom the spot and more thcn a week
away How cane you hs-e?" he
asked, as the ci il;7n am5led oIt of the
column and touched his worn hat
brim.
My place is just over yahnduh.
colonel P'h,.7s you doln' remember
my comm to yO1 with pass. back
o Fairfax" and the til stranger
looked c. sAor'lv into the grizzled,
sun-burne6 ia"e. "Eeer il 70 Alexan-
dria, yo' nov. for supplies. Wagon
went sho'ht cut by stone bridge"
Keenly studyin~ the veter9 rs face.
he suddenly added: "Ain't Col. Bay
ards cavalry out there?"
ASK me no questions. my friend,
and I'll tell YOU no lies" was the wary
answer Cen. McDowcll's pass COM
peis ne to let you ride along with the
column, but doesn't require me to post
you as 10 our movements. You know
too much now to be travelling toward
Jackson's PEOPLE. and-have you shown
that pass to the division commander"
why, it was he who got it for me-"
answered the Vir. inian. placidly. 1T
was l that took him Lieut. Benton's
pistol and told him of his capture
What's more, I'm speeding TO get fur
ther news of the lieutenant Why.
nyuh comes the general now. and f
you don't mind. colonel, | reckon I'll
tide with him piece"
Graybeard glanced half angrily over
ais shoulder. A few yards north of
he road there was barren little emil
hence, ~. ire crvss CO v ifSH ,iaefs has
suddenly appeared the division com
mander with two of his star. I'm
singing their fleldalasses, they seemed
for a moment studying the westward
lowlands, then came t-otting swiftly
toward the column.
Colonel, there are scattered parties
of cavalry ont there coming swift this
way, too-out north of Gristoe-be-
tween that and Gainesville. They
don't seem to be watching the column,
either. Send one regiment out along
the Gainesville road as far as Bethle-
hem church and let them throw out
skirmishers.. Halt the rest of the
brigade here. Good afternoon, Mr..
Jennings" he continued, in civil ac-
acknowledgement OF the Virginian's sa-
lutation. 81 thought you were home
by this time"
General" said he. coming along
side, Il want to say one thing, sub,
and it's this-that young gentleman of
your staff was so kind to DR.. Chiffon
that it completely staggered the doc
tor to have him knoc&ed down and
captured. He's bound to take the
best of cayuh of him till he's we'll
enough to take cayuh of himself-an
then
well, and then, MIR. Jennings?"
asked the general. impatiently, for he
was eager to get on ahead.
You look out for his turning up any
day! If he amt exchanged, I'm bet
tin somethin' else will happen"
my understanding is that DR.. Chill
ton has made himself personally re-
sponsible for Mr.. Benton's safekeep-
with him
That's true. reckon" answered
Jennings. But" and here his Ian
tern jaws relaxed in whimsical grin,
the doctor amt the only brainy one
In that family, general. The girl that
planned young Ladue's escape from
your fellows at Henry house may play
1t on Ewells folks at Gawd 'nsville just
as easy"
$50 you know Ewell's at Gordon
villei" said the general, whirling sud-
denly on the speaker. And you know
the lady who got Mr.. Ferguson into
his scrape, do your"
( "Gettin' another fella out O. one
yes-suh," answered Jennings, I'M
6inchingly. And she made a big play
that night to get still another out OF
a bad fix-'less I'm mistaken Why
general, you JUS ought to heuh Judge
Armistead talk about that girl. He
says half the men in Albemarle, uni
versity and all, were in love with heI
when the war broke out, and the judge
has mighty pretty daughter of his
own, too. | rather hoped some of ouI
cavalry might be pushin' out toward
iAope"eh lo-hlSHt' All Sol. bdyarC
somewhere out that way? Hullo!
There's a shot"
Not one shot, but two, three, in quick
succession. Somewhere ahead among
the patches and thickets OF scrub oal
and pine the scattering advance guard
had suddenly met swift galloping lad.
In gray. Then came the distant sount
of half a dozen shots-carbines-an
the answering sputter of a ragged vol
ley. Well out TO the front buglt
sounded some lively call, and, spurrins
full gallop from the rear, the tai
adjutant went bending and twistinl
away among the trees until out o
sight ahead, and then his powerful
voice came ringing back: This way