Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-10-05
CHAPTER Nil.
OFF ron TltE UNION LINES.

leave the house at once, He
4 "A tried To say something to
Laura to soothe her. to excuse his
own uufortunate part in her breaking
with her lover. He could only 40 to
her and taking her hand kissed il
without word. Then he told her
that he should take the risk Of cap
ture and depart instantly,
lie was discoursiug upon the method
of his departure in quick, excited
tones. when Il horSeman entered the
yard and riding up to the Veranda
drew Il letter from his belt and hand
cd il to a negro who went out to re-
cejSe it. 1t was for Mrs. Fain. II
had been sent through the lines from
Nashville. where her husband was
lylug dangerously i'll, and begged her
to come to him.
After its perusal Mrs, Fain deter
mined to set out the next day, taking
with her her daughter and the maid
Alice Daniel would drive them,
'Nou shall so with u.s." said Laura
to Mark. This is fortunate. In our
company you will be far safer than
trying to make your way alone"
1t occurred to Mark that since he
was being hunted ms a half starved
creature in the disguise CT II negro girl
he would be less liable to suspicion as
we'll dressed man travelling with a
party of southern ladies than In any
other character. At any rate he took
this view of it, and when Mrs. Fain
announced her intention to 20 he Of
fcrcd to escort the party To the Union
lines.
The offer was accepted, and prepare
lions were made to leave the next
morning. Mrs. Fain wrote n note to
the officer in command at Chattanooga
Ito send with the letter she had re-
| ceived from her husband for his pc
rusaD asking for pass for herself,
her daughter and two servants. Mark
took the missives and went out to find
Daniel, who had just returned from
Chattanooga.
well Daniels"
81 ben dar"
"What did you learnT
81 hearn every one talken bout So
jers goen to de norf. and dey sayd
dey was goen to Knoxville. Dey was
marchen II marchen all de same way.
/ follercd n dey brung up Mt de depot,
n ] sor one train after anudder go out
full o Sojers inside and hangen on to
de platform and on de roofs"
"IIow many trains did you see go
outf"
"Bout forty hundred"
Daniel" said Mark, smiling at the
figures, you're smart as II whip. But
you'll have to go right back to Chat
tanooga, and take this note to the COM
manding officer with this letter from
your sick master to show him. The
note is II request for pass for the
party to the Union lines. Keep your
wits about you, and if he Is an easy
going sort OF "A man, you might try to
get him to put in three servants In
stead of two At any rate try to ring
me in if you can. Do you under
sand?'
Reckon ! do, sab"
"Can you read?"
n lptllt. MISSIt Laura ltulltd
"Well, read the pass he may give
you and ask him to fix 1t SO that 1t
will include me as servant But you
must use your judgment"
Daniel drove again to Chattanooga.
Mark waited anxiously for his return.
Indeed so impatient was he that he
thought the negro had been gone twice
l,, 1Nf i'm
drive into the yard. He at once went
out to the barn to meet him.
"Any luckT' he asked anxl0usly.
II got de pass for misses and de res,
but | didn't get what yo' wanted |
got paper hyar. Mcbbe It'll do"
Mark took the paper. 1t was pass
for Thomas Green and wife from
Chattanooga to the Union lines.
"How did you get this? asked Mark,
surprised
II hab TO wait while folks was get
ten passes De officer go out to de
udder room fur moment. Dis was
layen on de desk, n | tux hit up and
brung hit away"
well" said Mark, "it's not exactly
what / want. but ingenuity will have
TO help me through. You're trump,
Daniel
In the morning when all was ready
for the departure two vehicles were
brought around to the door the one,
TWO horse carriage, the other Laura's
Thaeton, drawn by her pony. Mrs,
Tain entered the former with Alice,
Daniel being in the drivers seat. Lau-
IA and Mark got into the phaeton.
All went well during the first ten or
twelve miles. when Mark received
piece Of information which seriously
interfered with his plan Meeting
courier riding toward Chattanooga,
who looked as II he might be the bear
or Of some important news, Mark
hailed him and asked II he had any
thing from the front
The Yankees air gettin' moth right
smart" the man replied. Reckon tn
air left Battle creek"