Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-09-21

from Chattanooga, madam. He was in
TIL disguise Of Il negro girl" There
was something more which was uuiu-
teMEiulc.
Then Mark heard the word no"
spoken in voice which he thought
WIS Mrs. Fain'S,
He was tracked to the river, which
he must have crossed. He probably
landed mile or two below Chattanoo-
81 aud we believe he is hiding some.
Where within few miles of this
place"
You are welcome to- Mark could
net hear To what the officer was wei
come but he surmiSed il was to search
the house.
What time did you so to bed?"
The reply was inaudihle,
You saw nothing till then?"
No sir
And everything was shut up at ten
O'clock"
YES. sir"
You are good Confcderates, / reck,
on"
Yes, sir: my SON Mark could not
heav ,hc resi-. except the word army"
We'll, with your permission, madam.
well search The rest was lost, In
deed Mark was too terror stricken to
listen with due care, He supposed the
house would be ranSacked
In a moment his terror was turned
to a delicious sense of relief. The Of
ticer. after calling to the men ut the
gate, rode around TO the negro quar-
tiers.
But there WAS . danger In the search
which would follow in the cabins.
Daniel would remember the negro girl
he had let in the night before, and
would surmiSe that she was the person
the men were looking for, Would Dan
lei betray him? He thought not Dan
lei gave no hint, for presently Mark
saw the trio ride away to join the
troop.
Laura Fain had spent n night no
more comfortable than Mark, The re-
sponsibility OF human life weighed
upon her heavily. At one moment she
would picture MARKS face, pate, bag
gard, despairing, rs he would be drag
ged from his hiding place. The next
she was conscience stricken at the part
she was playing in shielding an enemy
of her cause.-the cause of her brother
and her lover She heard the dogs rs
Mark had heard them on the river
bank, and lay shivering till the baying
died away in the distance. Then in
the morning she saw the cavalry go
by; the officer come up and talk with
her mother. whom he asked the negroes
to call from her bed that he might
question her about the presence OF the
spy Laura got up herself and stood
at the landing. listening breathless
while they talked. When the man
rode away she muttered fervent
"Thank God!'
AS the morning frightened and It
was time to rise, her fears were less
intense, and she began to think OF how
she should keep her prisoner concealed
from the rest of the household. How
should she feed him? When her maid
came up she told her that she would
take her breakfast in her room, but
surprised the girl by the large guam
tity of food she wanted brought to her
When the breakfast came, Laura was
up and dressed. She directed the girl
to set 1t on table and then sent her
to the stable with Il message to Daniel
about her riding pony. Her maid hay
ing gone, Laura took up the breakfast
and carried 1t to the trap.
In another moment she was standing
on the ladder with the tray In her
hand half her body below and half In
the attic, regarding a handsome fellow
looking very much like n gentleman
in her brothers clothes. He in turn
was regarding what he considered
very pretty picture in the half exposed
figure of young girl holding tray
in her hands on which he knew full
well was breakfast he was hungry
for Then he took the tray and laid
1t on the lounge.
1t was the first time that Laura had
seen Mark dressed becomingly. This
was the man she had been instrument
tai in saving, the man she was pro
tecting, the man she must exercise her
wits to give an opportunity to get
away to Il land Of safety from the
halter. 1t was pleasant TO see that he
was good to look upon. What fine
brow, what resolute mouth! Those
locks are golden and fitted for wo-
mans head, The eyes are heavenly
blue. And all this beauty holds soul
capable of plunging into the most
friehtful of dangers.
And this being, 50 dazzling to n
Young girl scarcely twenty, was In her
power. Could she not at word give
him over TO an ignominious deathf
And could she not by care almost GER
tainly insure his freedomf He was
her slave, bound to her far more &C.
curely than Alice, her maid, who had
been given her by her father. She
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