Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-06

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que matter of justice with girl
whose lover he expected to be ordered
to shoot I'm cold blood?
"Guerrillas are monsters" she con-
tinued. "and should be shot whenever
captured. At least | would noe move
a hand 10 save them. But these boys
are gentlemen's sons. They are fight
ing for a cause which they consider
10 be Just. Their leader. Carroll Bates.
comes of one OF the Oldest families
I'm Tennessee"
"And a brave man." the captain put
I'm.
"Yes, a brave man. Again and again
with his handful of men he has rid
den many miles in the rear OF your
lines and attacked guards much lar
ger than his force His only mistake
has been that he Is not a soldier In
the army. Consider that these boys
are full Of zeal They have not stop
ped to think that they should make
war In certain fashion. They love
a life Of freedom and dread the re-
straint of the military service"
THAT'S the kind for soldiers" add
ed Coleman. "once they are trained.
.sWhen you surprised US tonight
what do YOU suppose I was doing?
was trying to persuade Carroll TO take
his men into the regular Confederate
service. Ever since he has been
Dartisau leader have feared this re-
suit. when | last saw him resolved
that when he came again | would not
cease my efforts with him till | had
secured his consent. Had you been an
hour later | would have gained II De-
fore you arrived"
The GIRLS able pleading for her lover
and his men. whom she never failed 10
include with him. had its effect on the
CAPTAIN. The strain on his heart was
greater than the strain had been on
his nerves on any field OF battle. He
wished that he were the geneHI. that
he might grant this girls request. mat
he might spare the lives OF these boys.
some of whom were barely sixteen
many of whom were not twenty-one'
and none but few years past their
Majority. Doubtless many or them
were loved by some girl. A ease OF
boys and girls on the one hand ana
grim death on the other.
After the girls last words. seeing
that Coleman was thinking. Dolly re-.
Trained from speaking. IL was pic'
ture-the young man in blue: CIR
whose lovers life hung in the balanc'
watching intently TO catch WORD 90
hone from the enemy. Finally Cola'
-. tim
"Sit here" he said. land write y's"'
request. REINFORCED with your az ano
ment. and | will send 1t with my NY
-, 90 ,,o oarar,lr tun
49,, IT.. % ,a,rhorn fed
In her eye Dolly obeyed- WhaT
wrote was not expressed as th TIN
tain's report-indeed. it foru. AL
,,.i,h that renolt borI
there was plenty of reason for Vi
quest. and Dosly's heart wasnd
argument 1t needed nothing &, no'
ii to the heart of the man IL '"a'
tended for. inasmuch as 1t wi,fa nu,
n young girl asking for her hros Jul
When she had finished tt cihn
and handed IL TO the cap
without reading it. placed .,
velope and. taking 1t outs - co
to one OF his men. with or moth
ii to the general and brin; "a r. task
1t was fifteen miles to april
greater mart of the day it de
sieaoei POI be re- A..
sumed before n reply /, g. Ag
ceived. Captain Colem.r would the
no opinion of what the .,,hor -. work
be, except that it wou b.d con- thing
order TO shoot every u,oon ,,-a. No
tured ut once or tina ,aro-a, weigl
granted. He knew ~, ~ a,a ingto
was a kind hearted !, oor.;5o point
not know whether rh., ,ha upon.
himself at liberty 4. lures
law OF war conden,.s ro,u.s, carry
justice in Dolly or ,n,, ,.I. But.
whether he would ne, "a ,r~ finch
interests of the I Iod En- doa.I virtue
army defending 1t has e
Of the partisaus- "A dr-,, 81, Its
Dolly Peyton 49, 80 -, ulatio
Jay III c"ie understanding
VI '"O z she suffered.
tne agony o' I'D him that he "ao
went 20 Bates his bo,ro,had raised
was pe.i"'.'eent 10 Dolly, but s"s'
na'es Una ,ort while. The i''"Sy
remained oniI she WIS h.,,ar ley. s
strain was sher mother ooo'
aOie 70 oeH. fore on Dolly. who 100 !"
As tne "iSontrollable broke oS''in
was oeeoif window. where
away and N, OF road s.,o-.I Of the
she eoo'u cavairyman was Vi w"
'nies US lie was a machine ""~s
coming " be shot as the case
90 carry II KNOWLEDGE excent
demander what vas exOoc,st Il Sc
that he hc,rs,., Mn. ,.,,,,- men,