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Ordered to War College Duty.

Capt. Walter Mclean was today or
dered TO duty at the Army War College
in this city. He has just been relieved
Of command Of the battleship Vermont
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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
CHAPTER u.
The Night Ride.

The Night Ride.
BY i've o'clock we were safe at Col
chester, and while our horses rested
and refreshed themselves on some
confiscated grain. the two Of US lay
lazily back on o grassy knoll. well
within the shadow Of ruined wall.
and watched the round. red sun drop
slowly down behind those western
hills We had to climb.
Az early as we deemed It safe to
venture, We were again. In saddle,
riding now straight to the westward.
along the smooth.beaten pike. until
We caught sight Of the black shadow
Of Cotton church, in our front; then
We swerved to the left, and still NOV
ing rapidly but with considerable care
for the horses. headed directly across
the more broken country toward the
foothills. 1t proved to be a hard. toll.
some climb up those long, steep
slopes rising before US; for we were
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

or run somewhat out yonder." he
pointed forward into the night.
Very we'll; hand me your rein, and
see what you can discover out there
on foot Sitting here isn't apt to
mend matters. and we surely cannot
afford to cripple our horses among
those rocks"
The sergeant, a gaunt, tireless
mountaineer. slipped silently from his
saddle. swung his light cavalry car
bine from his back 10 the hoiiOw OF
his arm. and in another moment was
lost to sight in the darkness. A snake
could not have slipped away more
stealthily.
How utterly alone seemed; how
intensely. painfully still everything
was! The silence felt almost like q
weight. SO greatly It oppressed me.
Even the accustomed voices Of nature
were hushed, as II war. with its un-
speakable cruelty. had cast q spell
over all things animate and inanimate:
It was weird. uncanny. With every
nerve strained. leaned forward
across the pommel Of my saddle, lis
tening for the slightest sound out In
that black void. My head burned and
throbbed as with fever. and felt that
strange. unnatural stiffness as though
It had been a physical thing; surely
others besides us were upon this hill
top! For | knew well-my every sol
der instinct told me-that somewhere
out in that impenetrable mystery were
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

But In which direction does their
main camp lie. sergeant?"
"Durn 1t; thet's just what | can't
quite figure out, sir-whether we uns
be to ther north or south OF Their
white church. Then, somehow or 9TH
or. It seems like to me as II this
yere road lay q bit too close ter the
edge Of Their plateaus ter ever be the
main pike what the Feds marched
over. reckon from Their direction
It runs that maybe It might be 4
branch like, or q wood.road leadin'
inter the other. II thet's the way It
Is, then them fellers We uns Is tryin'
ter dodge ought ter be down yonder
ter the left somewhat"
gazed vaguely out into the black
vacancy to which he pointed.
well. II we should chance to run
up against one Of their picket posts
we shall soon be enlightened" re-
turned. urging my horse carefully for
ward. But we shall have to take
the chances, Tor 1t would not prove
healthy for either Of US to be caught
here by daylight"
Not daring to venture on any gait
faster than a walk along this unknown
and ill-defned mountain trail. We slow
ly and cautiously worked our way
forward for more than an hour, meet
ing with no human obstacle to our
progress. yet feeling that each step
forward was surrounded by imminent
peril. That we were now well within
the guarded lines Of the enemy
we were both assured. al
though where or how we had succeed
ed in penetrating the Gordon Of picket
posts unobserved we could only con.
lecture.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

blazing the camp fires Of an enemy.
Vigilant eyes were peering every
where in search Of such as We. How
far away they might Turk could not
even conjecture.
The soft night wind. heavy with
pine odors, began suddenly to play
amid the leaves Of q low tree beside
me. and the pleasant rustling mingled
like strains Of music with the slow
breathing Of the horses. recall It
now as one Of the lonsliest moments
Of my life. one Of those almos: un-
accountable conditions Of mind and
body when It seemed to mo that the
thin. sinewy fingers Of an memorable
fate we're closing down with q pres
sure which no strength OF man might
resist was worn with fatigue In
the saddle. but did not dream Of
sleep; my mind. In q firm endeavor
to cast aside the uncanny influences
Of the hour. recalled In swift pano-
rama those three years Of civil strife
"hASh h94 Nuu NAGAA C0uAbG oAuNo -
q slender. white-faced lad, had stolen
forth into the moonlight from the por-
tails OF the old home. to ride away into
the northward where the throbbing
drums called me. So deeply had my
every thought become merged In
these musings that Craig, slipping 81.
lently as a ghost from out the engulf-
ing darkness. laid hand upon my
bridle-rein before | became aware Of
his approach.
Il got 'er all right now. Cap" be an.
nounced quietly. peering up into my
face. I'VE uns are not more nor q
hundred yards ter the right Of the
road. but ! reckon you'll ind Their way
q bit rough"
He led both horses forward. NOV
ing slowly and with that silent eau
ton 80 Characteristic Of his class.
With scarcely the scraping Of a hoof
on the fiinty rocks we came forth in
safety upon the defined. hard-beatsn
track.
The south b over yonder ter the
left be whispered. a. be swung up
into saddle. IAN the trend Of the road
d mighty nigh due vest
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Deuenerated.

Kid Mccoy, the hero Of 125 battles,
is to open a sanitarium at Stamford.
He said the other day to New York
reporter:
II hope in my sanitarium to restore
lots Of grumpy middle-aged people to
perfect health. and II / give them back
perfect health I'll give them back
youth and gayety and romance. II mid
die age Is stupid, II middle age is pro
sale, 1t is only because the health Of
middle age is poor.
1.-THE woman" he continued. who
sends her grumpy mate to my estab-
lishment will no longer have to make
the bitter complaint Of Mrs. Blank.
any husband. is years ago. said
Mrs. Blank, used to kiss me every
time we passed through tunnel. But
now
"She gave a bitter laugh.
"Now,' she said. he takes q long
pull at his travelling iask.'"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

extremely careful now to keep we'll
away from every known route OF
travel, and our horses. although 90
lected from among the best mounts OF
the cavalry brigade, had already been
thoroughly winded by their smart trot
up the valley.
An hour Of this work passed.
Whether or not We were yet within
the enemy's lines was largely conjec-
ture, for no human eye could pierce
the envoloping gloom, and no sound,
either Of warning or Encouragement.
reached us a. We strained our ears.
The sergeant rode Slightly In advance
a. We toiled up the higher terrace.
for our sole dependence as to direc-
ton and distance was upon his mem
ory, and even that could scarcely
serve for much on such q night as
this. traced his passage upward as
best I might, and pressed close after
him, guided not 90 much BY sight az
by sound-the occasional rolling Of q
loosened stone, the rustling Of leaves
as he touched q bush In passage. the
faint clinking Of his sabre, and the
heavy breathing Of his hOrse-until at
last his long. slender figure rose suf-
ficiently above the dark hill surface
to be family silhouetted in deeper
shadow against the dim reflection OF
the upper sky. Almost coincidently
with this my horse ranged up beside
his. where he had drawn rein.
what IL II, Dan5" | questioned eau
tiously; for all could feel reasonably
assured Of Just then was that behind
any rock or tree In our front there
might be crouching q Federal picket.
tits nothin', Cap" he answered
quietly, turning his face toward me as
he spoke. I'm just tryin' ter mem
Der some landmark yereabout ter
KuIde from. Blamed II ever ] see such
a dark night; it's Ike bein' inside =
pocket, SIR. an ! reckon as how tt
must be nigh ontsr ten year since !
run loose In this yere country a. .
kid. Thet thar cutoff We took q while
back has sort o. confused me; that's
q fac, and don't Just know whar
an; but reckon a. how the main
ridss road WO'Ts . hpntin' after ought.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
rha slmnIa Life.

Anna Maria Wilhelmina Pickering.
in her Memoirs" edited by her son.
tells q Yorkshire incident which con-
talns a great deal Of human nature.
Variety spices life; the plain is monot-
onous, until its extent entities 1t to
the name Of prairie or desert, and It
gains interest through vastness.
There was an old couple in the VII
lage whom used often to 90 to see.
One day, when l found them sitting.
one on each side Of the fire. the old
man said to me:
well, t missis and me. we've been
married nigh on 80 years, and we've
never had one quarrel"
The old woman looked at me, with .
twinkle In her eyes. and said:
at war verie conscientious. but
varie dool."-Youth's Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

shall never permit It to be forgotten
or 60 unrewarded. And now, good
night. sergeant; goodnight, Captain
Wayne"
AS we turned into the main road.
riding slowly, | glanced backward.
The general was yet standing there
in front Of his tent gazing after us.
the rays Of the westering sun CLEAN
ing on his gray hair.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Wlaa uneIa Ioahua.

BE you the elevator conductor
asked Uncle Joshua, who had strayed
into town out Of the sweet rustlclty Of
q comic paper.
Eyes, sir" grinned the boy.
well, / come ter this village ter see
the high buildin'. Haow high up q
ye go!"
ITO the top-twenty-hrst floor"
take me up to tn 1eventh. Shot
What's tn use o. risllin' my life an
goin' all the hull way when the folks
to home II never believe went any
higher than ten stories, no matter
what I tell emit"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
CHAPTER III.
An unweIeoms Guest.

This was the sort OF work had
long ago learned to love; 1t warmed
the blood, this constant certainty OF
imminent peril, this intense probable
ity that any moment might bring q
fash Of fame into our very faces.
Each step we took was now a stern,
grim play with Fate. where the stakes
were life and death. felt my pulses
throb as rode steadily forward. fair
ly thrusting the darkness aside, my
teeth hard set, my left hand heavily
on q revolver butt
But bark! Surely that was no COM
mon sound, born Of that drear loneli-
ness! No cavalryman can mistake the
Jingle of accoutrements or the dull
thud of horses's hoofs. The road here
must have curved sharply, for they
were already so close upon Us that,
almost simultaneously with the sound,
we could distinguish the deeper
shadow Of q small compact body OF
horsemen directly in our front. To
left Of US there rose. sheer and black.
the precipitous rock; to right We might
not even guess what yawning void.
II was either wit OF sword play now.
know not how It may be with others
In such emergencies, but with me 1t
always happens that the sense OF fear
departs with the presence OF actua
danger. Before the grewsome fancies
Of imagination may quake and burn
like any maiden alone upon a city
street at night, until each separate
nerve becomes a very demon OF men,
tai agony; but when the real and
known once fairly confronts me. and
there Is work to do. grow instantly
cool to think, resolute to act and nnd
a rare Joy in It It was so now. and,
revolver in hand but hidden beneath
my holster nap. leaned over and
touched Craig's arm.
Keep quiet" | whispered sterniy.
Let them challenge FIRST and no
firing except on my order"
Almost with the words there came
the sharp hail:
Halt! Who comes there?"
I drew the cape OF my riding jacket
closer, 80 as better to mufae the
sound Of my voice.
Friends, Of course; who would you
expect to meet on this road?
Fortune seemed with me in the
chance answer, for he who had hailed
exclaimed:
"oh! Is that you. Brennan?"
There was no time now for hest
fancy; here was my cue. and l must
plunge ahead. accepting the chances.
! ventured It
mo; Brennan couldn't come. am
here in his place"
"lndeedi Who are your"
Major Wilke."
There was a moments painful
pause, in which | could hear my
heart throb.
~Wilkie." repeated the voice. doubt
fully. There is no oficer Of that
name in the Forty.third."
well, there chances to be such an
oIicer on the staii." retorted. permit
ting a trace Of anger to appear In my
tone. land I am the man."
what the devil Is the difference,
Hale. Just what his name is?" doomed
a deeper voice back In the group. I'VE
are not getting up a directory OF the
Sixth corps. OF course he's the man
Brennan sent. and that Is all we've
got to look after"
"oh. all right certainly, major" re-
turned the FIRST speaker. hastily. But
the night IL so cussed black ! sup
posed we must be at least a mile this
side Of where we we're to meet bow.
ever. We, have the lady here for yOa
all right, and she is anxious enough 70
get On"
GRO BE ooNTnEuEDl
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Waited Opportunity.

steIla-what do you consider .
waste Of opportunity?
Bella freight train going through
Q tunnel
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
STAR PITCHER, INJURED
IN GAME, SERIOUSLY ILL

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 27-Jack
Coombs the brilliant Athletic pitcher,
lies seriously Ill at his home here to-
day with internal injuries sustained
in Wednesdays game between the
Giants and Athletics. Three doctors
are in attendance.
In the sixth inning Coombs' cleats
caught In hole in the pitchers box
and when he delivered the ball he felt
=, terrific jar. Although suffering in
tense pain, especially In the right
side. he kept on pitching until the
tenth inning, when Trainer Chadwick.
after an examination, advised him to
quit
The doctors say no operation will
be necessary.
They also state that while Jack
may be laid up for the winter he
will be able to get into the game
again next year.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
HlLLSDALE EXPERT TO
GIVE u. OF ID. A BATTLE

HILLSDALE, Mich, Oct 27.-For.
getting their 20 TO defeat al the
hands of 0liyet last week. the Hills
dale college football men expect 10
give the L. OF d. stiff battle al De-
troit, Saturday. Harwood touted as
the fastest quarterback in the smaller
elevens OF the state, who was unable
TO participate in last weeks contest,
will be in the scrap.
Much is expected OF the Plainwell
boy. Last year he was sought by
Coach Brewer of the NJ A. c., who
thought him about the classiest quar-
ter in the high schools OF the state,
but the little fellow chose Alma col
lege for his freshman year. He made
good there. being an important cog
in the machine which won the state
championship.
He is Splinter who can do the
10. % in about 10 fiat, superb open
field runner. an da good uodger, and
has a good football head.
With the exception OF Meyers, right
half all the men are in good shape.
Meyers will start the game in spite
Of the fact that he is not in tip-top
condition.
Coach Hunt announced that at the
start the team would line up as foi-
lows: Left end, y. Huffaker; left
tackle, Teglund:- left guard. Adams;
center, Wilson; right guard, Mason !;
right tackle, Stuart; right end, G..
\lffaker: quarter, HARDWOOD; left
half; De Lapp; fnllback, Beck; right
half Meyers. Subs-Gillett. Squires,
Beal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
.Gl|DDENISTS COMPLETE
THE ELEVEN DAYS TOUR
Maxwell Team of Three Cars
Wins the Contest, Defeat
ing Seventeen Teams.

JACKSONVILLE Fla. Oct. IA
horde OF weary Glidden tourists left
this city today after having completed
their great eleven days reliability
tour down the National highway from
New York 10 Florida Jacksonville
outdid itself 10 entertain the visitors
after their run.
Three Maxwell cars, composing the
Tarrytown y. Y. team. won the tour,
which ended here yesterday defeat
ing seventeen other teams OF three
cars each in the most strenuous Glld'
den tour which has ever been con-
Quoted Driving like mad over mere
trail through the Florida pine forests
and under speed schedule whlch
was supposed 10 be impossible, the
Tarrytown trio made a whirlwind nm
ish and arrived early enough 10 re-
tain the only perfect score in the con-
test
This they have maintained persist
emily since leaving New York on Oct.
81 A team OF Duryea cars,
entered and driven by individual
motorists, Of prominence in the south.
finished In second place In the GIld-
den trophy division and team OF
Cadillac cars was q third position
with 10 and % points penalty. respec-
lively.
Only seven OF the eighteen teams
survived the awful roads which make
the so-called National Highway, the
eleven eliminated having penalties
ranging from one TO three thousand
points
In the division competing for the
trophy offered by the City OF Ander-
SON. s. C.. for the best individual
score regardless OF price or class
there were several tied scores. among
whom were Miss Birdie Marks, OF
Athens. Ga, who drove her silver
plated Columbia roadster the entire
1.454 miles and the Maxwell car en-
tered by the Hon. Hoke Smith, Gov
ernor of Georgia. and United states
senator-elect. Both these cars had
absolute perfect scores. Last night
meeting of the tired competitors was
held a drawing conducted and the
governor won the beautiful Anderson
Trophy.
The Glidden tour is the national
contest. The hfty-four cars
which formed eighteen teams includ-
ad the highest priced automobiles
in this country, the
average being over $500. on this
account the victory OF the Maxwell
team is the more significant. The
cars buoked the water breakers oil
pixies, showed great
speed running through the Shenan-
doah valley. climbed the rugged trails
the Blue Ridge mountains
wallowed in the oozy red clay of the
Carolinas and Georgia and finally
In a dash through Floridas
sands in the Pine forests
between Live-Oak and Jacksonville.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
McF arland-W Go For Tn I'd
OF Next Month Seems Certain

That the proposed bout between
Mcfarland and Wells will be pulled
OF at Gibsons Fairmount Athletic
club, New York, on Nov is the opin-
ion OF John Mcfarland, Packy's
brother. Arrangements have not yet
been wholly completed. but prospects
are bright.
John Mcfarland was one OF the
men to accompany Chuck" Larsen.
The Chicago boy to Windsor for his
bout with Drouillard Wednesday.
A little stage life 10 tide over n
choppy financial sea until some sort
Of a bout.ship comes in is what Packy
Mcfarland il INDUCING in now.
Packy has been having hard luck
lately In losing good-looking bouts
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
WESTERN AND EASTERN
BOTH TAKE TRIPS TODAY
Cowboys Meet Adrian Highs At
Adrian Today and Indians,
Alpena Highs, Saturday.

The Cowboys, OF Western High
school and the Indians. OF Eastern,
left Detroit today, the former bound
for Adrian. where they are scheduled
TO meet the Adrian High eleven to
dav and the latter. for Alpena, where
they will hook up with the Alpena
eleven, Saturday The trip north is
long tiresome one and so IL was
started the day before the contest.
Western goes 10 Adrian without the
greatest confidence. They had plen-
~ OF that when they tackled Fenton,
at, Fenton. last week and were drub-
b, d merrily. So they are taking along
less confidence and more fight this
week
The Western lineup is as follows
Left end, Thiery. Mex; left tackle.
Curtis left guard. Rosenzweig; CEN
ter, Farrand; right guard, Das; right
tackle, Kunz; right end, Smith; quar-
terback, Sherman; left half, Bedfordi.
| right half Goldberg. Beceleare; full
back, Pfeiffer
The strength OF Alpena against
which Eastern will try their mettle
! Is not known here but the upstate
school may be depended upon to
make the Indians work TO haul vic
tory away from the northerners.
The team will in all probability
lineup against Alpena as follows
Bennett, left end Kennedy left
tackle Drew, left guard; Hyde. cen
| ter. Griffin or Drolshagen, right
guard, Lcwther, right tackle; Hard
| ing. right end Capt Weeks, quarter
Corbett, left half Moesta. fullback;
| Ball righl half
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
BAKER LEADS BATsMEN
IN WORLDS SERIES
PHILADELPHIA, {

PHILADELPHIA, OCT IL
According to the Official worlds
series averages, for the worlds
champions, Baker leads at the
bat With an average III rne SIX
games of .375. Barry is sec
ond with 1868. and Murphy
third with .304 The team bat
ting average is .249. Lord and
Davis are the only Philadel-
phia players who took part in
the six games with a fielding
average of 1000.
Crandall leads the Giants at
the bat with an average OF 800
but he only took part in three
games. OF the players who
took part in the six games. Cap
tain Doyle leads with a percen'
tage of .304. Meyers is second
with 300. and Herzog third
with 100.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
1883 80 l62 So 4

Summary Runs-For Athletics. Lord
2 Oldring 2. Collins 4. Baker Z. Murphy
T. Davis g. Barry 2. Thomas. Lapp.
CooInbs for New York. Devore Doyle
g. Suodgrass. Merkle Herzog 3, Fetch
er Meyers g. Crandall Home runs
Cldring Baker , Three base hits
poy!e Two-base hits-Lord 2 Old
ring ,, Collins Baker 2, Murphy 8. pa
Wis, Barry g. DeyoEe. Doyle 3,-Merkie,
Her2og :, Fletcher Meyers 2, CraEdall
Stolen bases-Herzog 2. Doyle ?. Barry
2 Collins 2 Double plays--Doyle 20
Fletcher. Baker to Davis. Meyers 10
DOYLE Lapp to Collins. Struck out
By Bender. 20: by Coombs 16, by Plank
g. by Mathewson 13. by Marquard :. by
CrandaH 2, by Ames 8, by WIltse 2
Bases on balls-Or Bender s. of
Coombs s, OF Mathewson 2 or Mar
guard 1, of Ames / Hit by pitcher
RY Bender. Snodgrass; by Plank, Snod-
grass: By Coombs. Merkle Passed ball
Movers. Wild pitches-Bender. Mar
guard 2. Crandall