The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-25

ana De sure 10 tVuib ne o"
~ viii do my best general" Ana
the young man Withdrew.
Jasper Harding, dressed in butternut
that afternoon appeared before Union
picket and, saying that he wanted to
20 home was admitted within the I'm
ion Iluos. lie would lave got on well
enough had he trusted to his memory
but fearlng that he might forget took
out a pencil and paper ana began TO
count the cannon, noting the number
of the different kinds. ID this he was
detected by an officer Harding saw
him approaching ommousiy anu, turn
ing, ran. Being a swift runner he soon
found himself beyond the camps, AL
though he was obliged to run 70 tie
rear or away from his own lines lie
knew well that In a moment mounted
men would oyertake him, aud he must
be taken If ne could not dnd some place
Of hiding
There are times when a great deal
Will 20 through ones mind in a single
moment Harding remembered that
Jennie Morgan lived with her mother
IN house but a few hundred yards
farther mp the road. Time was when
jennie would willingly have given her
life for his, but since then he had Tilted
her True, ne had learned since then
that Jepnie was the girl he wanted,
but he had never had an opportunity to
tell her so and did not believe she
would forgive him II he did. Indeed,
he had been given to understand that
she hated him with the hate Of wom-
an scorned. But now either Jennie
must hide him or he must meet the
fate Of a spy, which was death
When he reached the house he looked
back to see If he was observed and,
being satisfied that he was not turned
in. Jennie, who was In the Kitchen
ironing, hearing some one enter, went
into the hall and met him face to face,
A fierce look sprang into her face,
which was but slightly softened at see
Ing the hunted look on his Setting her
lips tight together, she pointed to the
door.
There was no time to plead with her,
for ut the moment Harding saw
through the window a couple Of caval-
rymen shoot out from behind trees at
bend In the road and had only time
to step into closet before they rode
up to the house. Jennie met them on
the porch and said to them quickly:
'Lookln' To- man that came run.
min by hyer a spell agoS"
Yes Have you seen hlmT
Reckon. I'd turn him over to you
except he done me a mean trick oncf,
and l want him TO myself What'll
you do to him If give him up to yOuY
Probably hang him."
"Hangn' is too good TO- him"
. 81 don't see how we can do anything
worse by him unless we torture him,
and we're not sayages."
I'm goln to torture him when | git
hold Of him"
Come; tell us where he's hiding"
"Tn tell you what I'll do. III turn
him over to you If you'n keep him
hyer till morning aud give me a chance
to git my revenge"
At this moment an officer rode up,
ana after brief consultation the girls
terms were agreed to- Harding had
heard the conversation and, without
waiting to be given up, opened the
closet door and walked out.
II don't want any southern. girl" be
said, "to have the stain on her of be-
raying one of her own people"
lyon didn't think nothln' o. what v
did to me, Jasper Harding It's my
turn now.n
The soldiers looked on at this lovers
quarrel with establishment. "What O
devil woman can be sometlmes! re-
marked the officer in an undertone.
Jennie gave the soldiers a supper,
after which the officer rode back to re-
port what had been done. leaving tie
prisoner In care Of the two men.
About o O'Clock Jennie stopped shak-
ing her 1st at Harding, which she bad
continued to ddsat intervals, accom-.
panyhig her action with yitdperatlon.
and started off into the darkness
When she returned one Of the men was
asleep on the living room Lounge. the
other was on guard. Jennie unrolled {
bottle she had brought back with hel
and asked the guard II he would like 9
glass OF vine she had brought him
lie was not loath to accept, and Jenni,
poured him out glass. He had ne
sooner drunk It than be began to fee
orowsy ana in ten minutes was asleep
Jennie, who was watching him. a
soon as she saw his head FAN on tn,
back Of his chair motloned to Harding
upon whom a light had been breaking