The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-15

weaken: suppose she should. after All
consider it her duty to give him up
suppose a demand should be made It
search the house; supposed thou
sand suppositions chased each other
through his excited brain.
He lay tossing till just before da WI.
when be again fell into a troubled
slumUer.
He was awakened by a squadron OF
cavalry passing along the road. The
sun bad not yet risen, but it was light.
He could look right down on them.
though they could not see him. They
trotted along slowly. all looking worn
and sleepy. They were evidently the
men who had passed the night before.
and were going back from an unsuc-
ceSsful hunt. Mark noticed the differ
emf positions many Of them took in or
der to rest in their saddles. The sight
took him back to his own troop. and
he long~d to be in the stirrups again
with them.
An officer. followed by two men. came
riding back. Maybe they were coming
to the house. They stopped at: the
gate. One Of the men lode forward.
dismounted and opened it. The officer
entered and rode up 10 the front door
Marks heart seemed to stop beating.
He could not see what was going on
below 50 close under his window. but
presently heard The officer talking to
some one on the ypranda.
"A Eadarot snv a..anaa lost nigb+
from Chattanooga. madam lie was id
the disguise of a negro girl There
was something more which was uuin-
teliigibIe.
Then Mark heard the word mo-
spoken In a voice which be thought
was lIrs Paints.
lie was tracked % the river. which
be must have crossed. He probably
landed "A mile or tWo below Ch8ttauoo-
ga, aud Be believe lie is hiding sJIaG-
where Wltll4 d few miles o. TINS
Place
You are welcome to- Mark could
not bear 10 what The officer was well
come. but lie suEulsGl 1t was to search
the house.
"What time dii YOU 80 to bed:"
The reaty was inaua.o.e.
.Y0n saw nothing Ql theu?r
No. SIR
And eveFy ching was shut up ut ten
O'clock"
Yes. sir."
You are good Confedcrates, / reck-
on"
YES. sin; my son"- Mark could not
hear the rest, except the word army"
.WelI. with your permission. madam.
wen Search The rest was lost. IN
deed Mark was too terror stricken to
listen with due care, lie supposed the
house would he ransackea
In ! moment Ills tarror was turnea
to q delicious sense of relief The of
ficer after capino ta tha mon nj the
pata rode around ~ tbe naoro omar.
tars
p,t hor a,,oor :, rho soarch
r.h;.h ,uo,,a eouau !, no a,h;,e
no,io, mo,la ron,on,hor tho nooro oir,
ho hod 10, in tho nioht hoforo and
won1a s,,rnoiso ,,o+ Che uos tho norson
~ MO- 80 ,oo,;,a Gov uo,d n.n.
"a, hotror hir, no tho,,oh. not non
iol gave no hint for presently Mark
an ~ tho trio ride awav To ioin the
trnon
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-o,A r,o+,,ro Hr.-,,. 700 ,o,o hos.
ro-d aaspo,r,no q. ho uor,d no drou.
ood from hi. hid;n, n,o.o The now
sho ,,o. co,.o,orca str;o.or 81 tho mort
49, uro. ,,,ou,,n n ,~b,o,a;no IN anamv
hor oou.o ~ oo,,o - hor ,,ro.hor
ona nv ,oror .ho ho.ra tho does :.
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hon, ond 10, shivorin, IN tho hoy,ro
Ala owor - tho a;.tonoo rbon in
tho morn;nn sho COW tho oov.,rv 90
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~ n,o+hon u,,on ho ,s,oa .ho oaroo
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