The Washington times., 1911-06-05
CHAPTER VIII (Continued).

- murmured he; then, swiftly
grave again, turned to his
sister with an impetuous
open-eartedness that showed how AKIN
his nature was to her. Give them an
my love and thanks-Uncle Philip ana
everybody who cared enough to repel
this SANDER! Tell them, Biddy, II makes
me happy to learn they still oeleVe LII
me-"
ut will be easy, won't it. to prove
it-your InnocenCe?' ~
To Delia's dismay he fetched heavy
breath and cast his eyes DOWNWARD al
the floor.
"Oh Floyd, dear, what is it?"
DO you know what I'm accused OH
No"
Charges aren't preferred yet, but. OF
course, l know what II must be; just
before the fight at ChanoellorsVllle, last
month, the Yankees were 1urnlShed
complete list giving the strength ana
location of each division of the Army
Of Northern Virginia; ana II was , oIH'
exact information which enabled HOOK
er to cross the river so successfully.
Well. I'm supposed to have given them
that list"
You. How absurd Of any one to be-
lieVe such a thing Of one OF our 1afllIy;
Her warmth brought the boy1sh Smle
again to her brothers face, but he
sadly shook his head.
There's reason enough. II almost
doubt myself
Floyd"
Listen. Biddy. Two nights before
the battle a Yankee engineer oInCeE
who was accommodating was shot by our
pfckets near Ely's Ford. and on ms
hody was found that complete list of
our forces. He'd been verifying 1t. foT
at one or two places he had pehcleu
o. X" ,,,o
of drawing such a list! think the
whole affair a ridiculous
But there are circumstances con-
nected with that particular list winch
point the finger straight at me;
Something ominous in his quiet man
ner checked the flow OF confident scorn
on her lips. She looked at him appre-
hensively. 49,,
made up peculiarly he said IL oc,
Cured this way. General Lee stepped
into his headquarters one evening
wait, Dear" Della drew from the
bosom of her dress small taolet ana
penci she had brought, and then LOOK
ed obviously at the long corporal GU
see she appealed to him. I'm SO an
xious to get the circumstances OF my my
- brothers trouble exactly, because I'm
going to try to investigate every least
BIT Of evidence, to prove his innocence;
Now it would help me so much II l
could note down what he says. II lsn I
forbidden, is It? It isn't as II ne were
writing it and giving 1t to me. is IT.?
Nom" What are such trivlalues as
military orders to a corporal VINO is re-
minded by a womans eyes of violet
drowned in a shaded pool? The corp
oral needed them not. He was poe
bv instinct So far as he was concern
ed. even II orders had forbidden II, IL
would have made no difference Hep
yourself, mum" stammered ne, DluSh-
ing with pleasure at having been spoken
THANK you ever so much! Give me
the exact date. Floyd"
ut was the 18th Of April" Floyd re-
suned. General Lee came into the
sdiutant's tent about I o'clock. He had
been riding through the mud inspecting
our lines along the river, for there
been Yankee balloons up, ana signs
of some movement. His boots ana
clothes were spattered with red clay, and
he came in hurriedly-that is. hurried
" for him; he's always deliberate ana
composed 1t happened l was the only
one about headquarters at the moment
ia sat down at the adjutants neId-
desk. and was about to write a private
letter-had picked up pen
To whom, FloydE
Toto her" He Redeemed. rs she
well? What does she think ofTof ms
"Indeed. | haven't seen her" answer
ed Della. quickly, her nostrils dilaung.
ut was her place to call first, and she
Captain Coombs began to drum his
fingers on his knee.
But continue" Della sald' aller an
ct had picked up a pen, when Cen
eral Lee entered the tent and asked
for Tom White who has charge Of the
field returns l think Tom had gone
into Fredericksburg, sick. Next he ask
ed for Colonel Taylor, who'd got sep
arated from him on the ride, and hadn
around the desk for his spectacles-he
coat see to write without 'em-and said
&c was afraid he'd dropped them out of
his pocket. I helped him hunt a while
ed me to sit down and write as he die
tated. He said something, remember.
about those people, meaning the yam
KEGS, and added. johngly, that he had
to depend on the eyes OF ms young a
important matters, and before debating
he stepped outside and looked around.
Then he came in, and 1 wrote down
what he told me.
"a list giving the exact strength and
location of each division posted along
the RapidEn. You see. we had oeen
weakened by his sending two. divisions
from Longstreets corps down into
North Carolina, and sending Wade
Hampton's cavalry home to recruit. II
was very Important not to let the enemy
know how many of our men were alb
when you had finished writing it
The moment I finished it, General
Jeb Stuart rode up, unattended. An
here's the man ! want, says Genera
Lee, and stepped out of the TEN
and walked with him to a fire
burning about twenty yards distant
1t was damp, raw day; and they stood
there. could see. warming their hands
and comforting"
Meantime. Floyd, what were you do
ing?"
laid right at my elbow, where
couldn't have lost sight Of it an instant
no, not for an instant! I lighted 8
cigar, smoked. and waited the generals
return to dismiss ire. They conferred
possibly ten minutes, fifteen at most
and I was there alone in the tent. Yet
in that interval they say l must have
made a COPY Of the list, or could an6
did write II down afterW ard"
Was there no one entered the tent
Not a soul?"
well, Charley Marshall's body ser.
want brought in a freshly filled Lantern
for the night. That was all. He was
hooking 1t to the tent pole when Gen
eral Lee returned"
And when General Lee entered, whai
He didn't enter. Biddy. He just can'
to the tent flap and asked me for thu