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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in n Confederate tent
at a critical stage OF the Civil War. Gen
Lee imparts TO Capt. Wayne an important
message TO Longstreet. Accompanied by
Sergt Craig. an old army scout. Wayne
starts on his mission. They get within
the lines OF the enemy and In the dark
ness Wayne II taken for q Federal Of
iicer and q young lady on horseback 10
given In his charge. She 10 a northern
girl and attempts to escape. One OF the
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while Wayne and MY
Lady OF the North are left alone. They
the dark a huge mastiff attacks WaynS.
The girl shoots the brute just in time.
The owner of the hut. Jed Bungay. and
his wife appear and soon q party or
horsemen approach. They are led by a
man claiming TO be Red Lowrie. but who
proves to be Maj. Brennan, Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
He orders the arrest OF Wayne as a spy
and he IL brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless he re-
Healg the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan TO be the wife OF Maj.
Brennan He 10 rescued by Jed Bungay.
who starts to reach Gen. Lee. while
Wayne In disguise penetrates to the ball
room. beneath which he had been i'm
prtsoned. He 10 introduced to a Miss
Minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed Edith Brennan. recognizing Wayne.
says she win save him. Securing a pass
through the lines they are confronted by
Brennan. who IL knocked senseless. Then.
bidding Edith adieu. Wayne makes a
dash for liberty. He encounters BunRay:
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
with reinforcements to Join Early.
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home safe II l fail to come out Of
this?"
reached over and gripped his hand
Lard.
1T will be the first thing I shall
remember. Jack" answered earnest
ly. But We may have It easy enough
after all-lt seems to be an infantry
affair"
He shook his head gravely.
NO" he said, pointing forward.
they will need us now"
As he spoke It seemed as though
the sharp firing upon both sides sud-
Genly ceased by mutual consent The
terrible roar Of small arms. which had
mingled with the continuous thunder
o; great guns. died away into an In.
termittent rattling Of musketry. and
as the heavy smoke slowly drlfted up
ward In a great white cloud, we could
plainly distinguish the advancing
Federal lines, three ranks deep.
stretching to left and right In one
vast, impenetrable blue wall. sweep
ing toward US upon a run. Where but
a brief moment before the plain ap-
peared deserted. It was now fairly
alive with soldiery. the sun cleaning
on fixed bayonets. and faces aglow
with the ardor Of surprise. Some one
had blunderedl The thin. unsup-
ported line Of gray infantry directly
In our front closed up their shattered
ranks hastily In desperate effort to
stay the rush. We could see them JAM
ming their muskets for volley fire,
and then. with clash and chatter that
crowned all other sounds. a battery Of
six black runs came flying madly past
rs, every horse on the run. dashed
into frenzy by his Wild rider. With
carriage and caisson leaping at cvery
j=mp. the halfnlked. smoke-begrimed
cannoneers elinging to thsir seats like
monkeys. they dashed recklessly for
ward. swung about into position. and
almost before the muEEles had been
ven pointed. were hurting canister
TITO that blue, victorious advance.
HcW those gallant fellows Rorhsai
thoR guns lsaDing into ar q oasA
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" opposite me. its flame seeming like
a red.hOt knife rending the mist. This
had barely vanished when q sudden
cheer rang out upon my left. am !
turned in time to behold 4 thin. scat.
tered line Of gray-clad infantrymen
swarm down the steep slope into the
valley. With hats drawn low. and
guns advanced, they plunged at a
run into the mist and disappeared.
Our sklrmishers had gone in; the ball
had opened.
had tarried long enough; any
moment now might bring boots and
saddles" and II possessed the slight
est desire for q breakfast to fight on,
II behooved me to get back within
our lines. The memory Of that ami
lated scene in front still fresh upon
Jme, how quiet and commonplace ev.
erythlng appeared down there in the
hills.
What has become of Bungay?" I
questioned Of Colgate. who was lying
upon his back with eyes fastened
on a floating cloud.
do you mean the little mountaineer
who came in with US last night?"
nodded.
"Oh, his mule bolted at the first
shot over yonder. and the little fellow
Is after It He's down the field there
somewhere"
How time dragged! The battery to
left Of us went into action, and began
firing rapidly; we could mark the
black figures Of the cannoneers At the
nearer guns. outlined against the sky
o-er the crest, as they moved quick
" back and forth. Twice they bore
motionless bodies 10 the rear. and laid
them down tenderly Beyond the fierce
zone Of fire. Then the heavier pieces
OF artillery farther down the line
burst into thunder. and We silently
watched a large force Of infantry
move slowly past rs up the long slope
until they halted IN line Of battle Just
behind ils summit. ne advanced files
lying nat upon their facss and peer
inr over. But no orders cane fur ~
Nsarly. uoon ~ ~ NJ Sua hiliug
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behind the drifting powder clouC. The
ever-deepening roar Of ceaseless con-
test had moved westward down the
valley. when an aide wheeled his
smoking horse In front Of the Colonel,
spoke q dozen hasty words, pointed
impetuously to the left, and dashed
off down the line. The men leaped
to their feet in eager expectancy, and
as the Fall In, fall in there. lads"
echoed joyously from lip to lip. the
kindllng eyes and rapid movements
''oiced Enthusiastically the soldier spirit.
We moved westward down the long,
bare slope In the sunshine. through .
half-dozen deserted. desolate fields,
and along A narrow. rocky defile lead
ing into a deep revine. At the mouth
Of the ravine we came forth into the
broad valley. and halted. Just In
front Of us. scarcely a hAlf-mile dis.
tant, we're the fighting lines. partially
enveloped in dense smoke. out from
which broke patches Of blue or gray.
as charge succeeded charge. or the
wind swept aside the fog Of battle.
The firing was one continuous crash.
while plunging bullets. overreaching
their mark. began to chug into our
own ranks. dealing death impartially
to horse and man. The captain OF the
troop next mine wheeled suddenly. a
look Of surprise upon his face, and
fell backward into the arms Of one OF
his men: with an intense scream Of
agony. almost human, the horse Of my
first sergeant reared and came over,
crushing the rider before he could
loosen foot from stirrup; the Lieuten'
Gnt-Colonel rode slowly past US to the
rear. his face deathly white. one arm,
dripping blood. dangling helpless at
his side. This was the hardest work
Of war, that silent agony which tried
men in helpless bondage to unyielding
discipline. glanced anxiously along
the front Of my troop. but they re-
CURED no word from me; with tightly
set lips. and pale. stern faces. they
neld their line steady as granite. clos
ing up silently the ragged gaps torn
by plunRing balls.
Captain" sale Colgate, riding to
where l sat my horse. you will see
that the paper ! gave you reaches
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bout some things as q muel."
He eyed his mount critically.

He eyed his mount critically.
burned II ever thought I'd git
astraddle o. any four.legged critter
agin." he said, rubbing himself as II
In sudden and painful recollection OF
the past. But sort picked up this
yere muel down ct Their corral. an he's
tew durn wore out totin' things fer
you uns ter ever move often q walk.
sorter reckon it's heap easier q
5itun' yere than ter take 1t afut all
ths: Sey ter Their :Lountings."
1t was long after dark the second
day when. thoroughly wearied, we
turned into an old tobacco field and
made camp for the night. To right
and left Of our position. glowed the
CHEEKY fires, telling where Early's
command blvouacked In line Of battle.
From the low range Of hills In front
Of where we rested one could look
across an intervening valley. and see
IA: off to the northward the dim
flames Which marked the position OF
the enemy. Down in the mysterious
darkness between, divided only by q
swift and narrow stream, we're the
blue and gray pickets. The opposing
forces were sleeping on their arms,
making ready for the death grip on
the morrow.
AS i lay there thinking wondering
what might be my fate before another
nightfall, seeing constantly In my half
dreams the fair face Of woman.
which made me more Of q coward
than / had ever felt myself before.
I was partially aroused by the droning
tones OF q voice close at hand, Lift
ing myself on one elbow glanced
curiously around to see where II
originated, what was occurring. Clus-
tered about a roaring fire of rails
we're q dozen troopers. and in the
midst Of them. occupying the post Of
honor upon an empty powder keg, was
Bungay, enthusiastically reciting
Scott. caught a line or two:
"'At once there rose so wild a yell
Within that dark and narrow dell.
As all the fiends from heaven tha' fell
Had pealed the battle-cry Of hell
and then the drowsy god pressed
down my heavy eyelids, and ] fell
asleep.
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the service. as they stretched away
commingled upon either hand. We
were evidently stationed close to the
centre Of our own position. The In.
tervening ground sloped SO gently for
ward, while the hill crest was so
Tricky crowned with trees, It looked
an ideal position from which to
advance in line Of attack. Upon my
right there appeared q break in the
solidity Of our line. but even as
noted It. wondering at the oversight.
the dense front Of an infantry column
debouched from O ravlne and. march.
ing steadily forward. filled the gap.
could distinctly mark the wearied
manner In which the men composing
It flung themselves PROSTATE on the
hard ground the moment they were
halted-dOubtless all through the
long hours Of the black night they
had been toiling on to be in time.
Aides were galloping furiously now
among the scattered commands. The
obscuring fog slowly rose from off
the face Of the valley. but all the
central portion remained yelled from
view. Suddenly. as watched. the
brown cloud beneath me was rent
asunder here and there by little spits
Of fire, and It was curious to OBJ
serve how those quick spiteful darts
Of flame swept the full length Of my
vista. ! could distinguish no reports,
1T was too far away.-but realized
that the opposing pickets had caught
sight Of each other through the gloom.
Then a big gun doomed almost direct
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28
ECZEMA DISFIGURED BABY

Our little boy Gilbert was troubled
. with eczema when but few weeks
old. His little face was covered with
sores even to back Of his ears. The
poor little fellow suffered very much.
The sores began as pimples, his little
face was dishgured very much. We
hardly knew what he looked like. The
face looked like raw meat. We tied
little bags Of cloth over his hands to
prevent him from scratching. He was
very restless at night, his little face
itched.
I'VE consulted two doctors at Chi
cago, where we resided at that time.
After trying all the medicine Of the
two doctors without any result, We
read of the Cuticura Remedies, and
at once bought Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Following the directions
carefully and promptly we saw the
result, and after four weeks, the dear
child's face was as fine and clean a.
any little baby's face. Every one who
saw Gilbert after using the Cuticura
Remedies was surprised. He has q
head Of hair which is q pride for any
boy Of his age, three years. We can
only recommend the Cuticura Rene
dies to everybody" (Signed) Mrs. H.
Albrecht, Box 1888, West Point, Neb.,
Oct. rs, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sad by druggists
and dealers everywhere, q sample Of
each. with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura,"
Dept. IA L, Boston.
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Battle In the Shenandoah.

To me 1t has always seemed re-
markab that after all my other bat
tie experiences-Antietam. Gettys-
burg. the Wilderness, az! even In.
Guiding that first fierce baptism Of
fire at Manassas-no action In which
l ever participated should remain 80
clearly photographed upon memory a.
this last desperate struggle for su-
premacy in the Shenandoah. Every
minute detail Of the conflict, at
least so far as CHANGED to be q
ersonal participant, rises before me
as I write, and ] doubt not ! could
trace today each step taken upon that
stricken field.
The reveilIe had not sounded when
l first awoke and, rolling from my
blanket. looked about me. Already a
faint. dim line Of gray. heralding the
dawn. was growing clearly defined in
the east, and making manifest those
heavy fog.banks which. hanging dank
and low, obscured the valley. The
tired men Of my troop were yet lying
upon the ground. wrapped tightly in
their blankets. oblivious Of the deadly
work before them: but could hear
the horses already moving uneasily at
their picket-ropes, and observed here
and there the chilled figure Of sentry
leaning upon his gun. oddly distorted
In form by the enveloping mist.
Directly in advance Of where we
rested. q long hill sloped gently up
ward for perhaps a hundred yards. ita
crest topped with a thick growth Of
young oak.trees. yet seemingly devoid
Of underbrush. No troops were
camped in our immediate front, and
feeling curious to ascertain something
Of our formation, as well as to ex-
anime the lay of the land between US
and the position occupied by the
enemy, ! walked slowly forward. un-
hindered, until l attained the crest.
The fog yet held the secrets Of the
valley safely locked within its brown
hand. and could penetrate none Of
It's mysteries. It was like gazing
down from some headland into ST.
lent, unvexed sea. But directly across
from where | stood. apparently along
the summit Of another chain Of low
hills similar to those we occupied, ]
could perceive the flames Of numerous
camp-fires leaping up into sudden
radiance, while against the brighten
ing sky q great flag lazIly Tapped its
folds to the freshening breeze. Evi-
IDENTIFY our opponents were first astir.
and the headquarters Of some division
Of the enemy must be across yonder.
As ! gazed, other fires burst forth to
left and right, as far as the unaided
eye could carry through the gloom,
and I was thus enabled to trace dis
tinctly those advanced lines opposing
US. Experience told mo their position
must be a strong one. and their force
heavy.
As turned to mark Our own lorna
ton. the roll Of drums rang out,
while the quickening notes Of the
reveIlle sounded dowE the long lines
Of slumbering men. Life returned. -
II By magic. to those motionless lorna.
and almost In q moment ell below ne
hecaao astir. and Z could clearly
distinguish the VarioE- bTeQceog g
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"R. G. PARRY.
"Gettysburg, Pa

Resinol Soap quickly relieves and
removes skin affections and ResinoI
Ointment is without a rival In reliev-
ing eczema, scalds. burns. letter. milk
crust, ringworm, BARRIERS itch, pimples.
rash, itching. blackheads, boils, chill
blains, chaps and cracking Of the skin.
etc. Your druggist is familiar with
the efficacy Of Resinol Ointment, and
will sell 1t to you in fifty-cent and one
dollar sizes. or. II free trial is desired.
write for sample to Department So,
ResInol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28
FIMPLES, BLACKHEADSy
FACIAL ERUPTIONS
All Disappear When Gettysburg Man
Uses ReslnoI.

How happy would men and women
be did they know, as does R. G. Parry.
Of Gettysburg. Pa, how to remove
blackheads and pimples and restore
their skin to its natural healthy stated
Many q beautiful woman is rendered
homely by facial eruptions. This let
ter may be the means Of showing .
way to those thus AFFLICTED. Read Il
thoroughly and give 1t thought.
For some months my face was COW
cred with plmples and blackheads.
Hearing Of Reslnol Soap. I immediate
ly began to use It, and was greatly
benefited. especially so in its having
caused the disappearance Of all facial
eruptions.
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LIN 70 Both.

Harry Lauder, landing from the
saxonia, told a New York reporter a
new story.
Its a story" he began, about one
Of your American peeresses, lady OF
striking independence. She rang for
her maid the other afternoon. and
said, very sharply:
"'Yvonne, II catch you and my
husband kissing again, one Of you
will have to co."
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An lnanIratIon.

Professor McMuddls is very In
genious in twisting things around 10
Illustrate bis theories. is be nosS-
-Tes. believe be proposes 70 tsks
The fact OF the ehampagns tfo0hlls
n BrancS nearly ofsrturning the ~
eminent. TO iinsEats ths surnD e
asiph."
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No, Uncommon EallaeY.

Why do you insist on investing
your money away from your home
town."
WELL" replied Farmer Corntossel.
i've got 4 good deal Of local pride.
have. and l regard the people In this
here township as bein' so smart that
none Of EN- Is goin' to let any real
bargains git away from him"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28

Duck-what did the fortune-telle1
tell you?
Chicken-Told me was going to Be
mixed up In an affair with a darh
lady-and warned me to look out
for q country looking guy with
IN AZ.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28

DO you wish to call your husbane
up IN the 'phoneT"
mo. I don't; want to eaii Am
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-12-28

TAsro are few shade trees A, ~
sYlage mans iield OF labor.
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Duit iFy 10 understand q uQman
and yoD win succeed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-11-10
Called the Californian.

A hotel in Los Angeles is much
fancied as center for tourists, and
because of general visiting the man
agement has never driven outsiders
away from the big chairs in the lobby.
One by-product was the appropria-
ton of newspapers. If man left his
paper behind while he went to get a
cigar or answer a telephone call, that
paper was missing on his return.
The suspect, if questioned at all,
would always insist stoutly that he
had just bought it.
Bill fuller of Chicago saw his pa
per in the possession of stranger in
retreat whom he tagged.
you have my paper" he said.
You are greatly mistaken. / just
paid for it at the news stand"
Tuller's comeback was in panto-
mime and artistic. He took the pa
per from the strangers hands and
pointed to the date line and title.
1t was the New York Bera'@ ct the
sos.
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JENRM Dr. liz RuE 6naReRzD
MXYMzEs

gregate. He did not confine his In
vestigations to the underworld. He
called at the inns, big and little, OF
Edinburgh He even went to the
county fairs, and failure to get the
clue he was seeking only made him
more determined than before. Need
less to say, the captain and his asso-
ciates did find eventually some few
bank notes that had blue borders, but
these particular notes were in leg1t1-
mate circulation. What the detec-
tiyes wanted was the money that nad
been stolen from the boot OF the
coach. Fortunately, it was possible
to trace these notes by means OF the
numbers printed in their corners. A
description of the missing money had
been published in most OF the Scotch
newspapers, and, in fact. had been
telegraphed to London. Also handouts
were posted in public houses. They
called on the public to assist the au-
thorities in locating the thieves and
their booty.
1t is a long lane that has no turn
ing. Late one evening Captain Nlsn
was talking to the proprietor OF a
famous public house in Edinburgh
known as the Pump Handle. our
ing the course of the conversation the
boniface turned to the detective ana
said frankly:
II suppose it's my d'ifV TO assiSe
the authorities"
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now had the situation in their own
hands. They started to work imme-
diately, knowing that their pals on
the outside of the coach would keep
the driver engaged.
George Gilchrist, who was the more
clever of the two inside thieves, be-
gan his operations at once. He ripped
off the cloth lining, and after that
made hole with a brace and bit in
the wooden part Of the coach. After
making this hole, the thieves pro-
duced little hand saw, and made a
big opening between the interior of
the coach and that of the boot which
contained the tin box. This was
opened with a chisel. Then they got
out the two parcels of notes and a
package which they presumed con-
tanned gold. After that the empty box
was put back in it's place, shut down
and everything replaced as it had
been found originally. The thieves
concealed the notes and the gold in
their pockets. George Gilchrist put
on his shawl and bonnet again, and
at a signal from above that the coast
was clear, Gilchrist and his companion
hailed the driver, stopped the coach,
alighted and walked away until they
came to the clump of bushes where
Gilchrist took off his female disguise
and resumed his own clothing.
The trial excited widespread inter-
est Public opinion was divided. The
offense was considered a grave one,
but the cleverness of the thieves
seemed to mitigate the gravity Of the
crime in the eyes OF the public. AL
though all of the men concerned in
the robbery were placed on trial, only
George Glchrist was convicted. He
was sentenced to death, which was
the usual penalty for highway rob-
berry in those days, the theft of the
Prince Regent coach being placed in
the catalogue of crimes of the high
way. However, Gilchrist made i'm
portant disclosures to the police by
which great portion of the stolen
money was recovered, and for this the
capital sentence was committed to
transportation for life.
But even today, in that part Of Scot
land, the people talk with wondering
delight of the famous robbery of the
blue-bordered bank notes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-11-10

or empire which is in the same class
in the annual product of it's diamond
mines.
The British empire divides with
the United States the ownership of
THE greatest falls in the world, at
Niagara, and shares with this coun-
try the most used artificial waterway
of the world-the ship canals at
Sault Ste. Marie.
But the other side of the account is
interesting, likewise. Vast as the
British empire is it fails to take first
place in many things which might be
expected to fall to SO enormous an
aggregation of countries, in different
parts Of the world.
1t has not the largest bank, for in
stance, or the grandest university. Tt
is not first in the production of any
grain except, perhaps, rice. Nor does
it lead the world in the manufacture
Of iron and steel, or in railroads. The
fastest-growing city is not under the
British flag, nor is the highest build
ing or the largest cathedral.
There are many other points in
which one or more smaller countries
surpass the greatest of empires. But
there is quite enough under the flag
Of Britain to give point to Mark
Twain's witticism-"The English are
mentioned in the Bible: Blessed are
the meek, for they shall inherit the
earth"