The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1911-12-29
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CHAPTER 1.-The story opens In Q
tent or the Confederate army az a critical
stage Of the civil War Gen. lee
rInpaats lnG9da to Captain Wayne, a secret
OF winch depend great issues Accom-
panied by Sergeant Craig, an old army
scout Wayne starts out on his dangerous
mission.
CHAPTER 1.-THE two nessengers
make wild ride, dodgng squads of sol.
diers, almost lose their bearings and Anal
~ are within the lines Of the. enemy, hay
lng penerated the Gordon of picket5 un-
molcsle6.
CHAPTER III. .-Eacouiltering & small
party Of soldiers IN the darkness, Wayne
is taken for federal officer who came
60 ketp an appointment, Is accepted as
his representative, and a young lady on
horseback Is given In his charge.
CHAPTER Iy-The female cornranlon
OF the two southern scouts is n northern
Elri, who when she becomes aware OF
thelr army affiliations, slashes Wayne With
but fails.
CHAPTER v.-one Of the horses slv;
lng out wayne orders Craig 70 get
through with the dispatches TO Long.
street. He and My Lady OF tile North
are left alone near rocky gorge.
CHAPTER vI.-The Confederate ofacer
and the Union girl thread the mazes ot
tbG, woods. lie discovers lonely hut,
and entering 1t In tho dark a huge mas
TIN attacks him. The girl shoots tho brute
just in time,
CHAPTER VII-~The owner Of the hut,
one Jed Bungay, appears ard he ana his
wife give tho captain "A welcome. sud
denly party of horscmen are Observed
coming down the road.
CHAPTER Whitley are led by a
man claiming TO be Red LJvre, WHO
orders Mrs. Bungay 90 give them food.
and her husband to act as guide. Tho
woman discovers the man TO be iS.
Puised impostor, attacks the Intruder anl
there is general melee.
CHAPTER IX.-The disguised loader
proves 10 be Major Brennan, "a Federal
officer whom the Union Rirl recognizes.
lie orders the arrest or WAYNE rs SPY:
The gill protests and says she viii! appeal
10 General Sheridan.
CHAPTER X.-Wayne held prisoner In
c0pse, sees files Of Confederates pass
the road at n distance and knows that
Craig has delivered the message.
CHAPTER SI-The captive Is brought
berore General Sheridan who refGscs %
get him free unless he reveals tho secret
| message.
CHAPTER NTI-Captam Wayne IS led
! 10 understand that the woman he udmires
! X Edith Brennan, wife of the Federal Of
| hcer, who hates him. He is given the
/ choice Of revealing the Lee message or
| Of being shot as u spy,
We mounted the front steps as he
was speaking, passing through 4 cor
don of guards. and in the wide hall
way | was turned tower to the officer
| Ia charge.
Goodnight, Captain" said Cation,
kindly extending his hand. You may
rest assured that l shall say all | can
In your favor, but it is to be regretted
that Brennan has great Influence Just
now at headquarters, and Sheridan Is
not a man to lightly overlook those
hasty words you spoke to him"
I could only thank him most warm
ly for his interest, realizing ruliy
from his grave manner my desperate
situation, and follow my silent con
ductor down some narrow and steep
stairs until we stood upon the cer1ont-
/ ed floor OF the basement. Here g
heavy door In the stone division wall
was opened; / was pushed forward
! into the dense NaThpeee "N''H'
the lock clicked DULY behind me-
So thick was the wall could not
even distinguish the retreatins steps
Of the taller.
Tired az was from the intense
strain of the past thirty-six hours
even my anxious thoughts were insuf
ficlent to keep me awake. feeNns
nv way cautiously along the wall
came at last to a wide wooden oencn
and stretching my form at fun ienetl
upon It, pillowed my head on one
arm. and almost instantly was sounc
asleep.
When I awoke, sore from my hare
bed and stiffened by the uncotn
Portable position in which ! 'iay' Il
was broad daylight. That the morn
ing was, indeed, well advanced
knew from the single ray OF s1nlisn =.
which streamed In through a gralee
window high up in the wall opposit'
me and fell like bar Of ....... gold aGros.