The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-12-20

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quarters that same evening, a. the
officers Of his staff were to give =
grand ball.
felt no inclination to partake Of
! the ruds supper left. me. and Just be-
fore dark was lying upon the bench
1 IDLY wondering II that was to prove
ne last vestige Of daylight should
ever behold In this world. when. with
out slightest warning. the heavy iron
! grating in the wall directly above me
fell suddenly, striking the edge Of the
bench, and ciattersd noisily !, to the
floor. The fall was 50 unexpected. and
my escape from injury 50 narrow, that
/ lay almost stunned. staring up help
,sssly at the dark hole thus left bare.
As9.I gazed, 4 face framed itself In
this narrow opening. and two wary
eyes peered cautiously down at me.
There was no mistaking that counte-
nance even In the fast waning light.
and instantly sat up with an ex-
clamation Of surprise.
Jed Bungay, as ! live!"
The puzzled face broke into grin
Of delight
Holy smoke. Cap" he calculated.
with deep sigh of relief. "is tibet you.
suah? wus SO burned skeered I'd
made mess o. 1t whin tibet thar iron
drapped tibet near died. Whut be
they q goin'g ter dew with YER
Il have every reason to believe 1t is
their purpose to shoot me at day
break tomorrow"
'Shoot?--Hell!" He stared at me as
II he had just heard his own death
sentence pronounced. and his little
peaked face looked CHASTITY in the dim
light. Shoot yer Good Lord. Cap,
whut fer? Ye amt done nothin' as
I knows on, 'cept ter scrap a bit with
tibet blasted Yank, an sure thet's no
shootin' matter. er else I'd a bin a
goner long ago"
That 'Yank' has seen fit to charge
me with being a spy; and as | was
foolish enough to insult General Sher-
idan last night, my fate is probably
sealed" VI S,sfa
This somewhat complex statement
seemed to be too much for Jed to
grasp promptly.
Gosh, ye don't say" he muttered
"Then. durn It, I'm in luck. fer all
they've got agin me 10 pot-shootin' at
d nisser ssoger up IN Their mountings;
en- thst amt much, cause ! didn't hit
Their burned cuss.' $3.50 .HeE4 a
Il Jed,awasa carefully covering every
inch of exposed wall with his little
shrewd. glinting eyes. ,ess4
Amt much show ter work out o.
yere. is thar. Capt." he asked at last
reflectively; 'leastwise I don't see
none, less them thar dark corners hes
got holes in EN-
"The wall is entirely solid"
$50 I sorter reckoned. But II ye'll
crawl through yere inter my boodour.
thar's q place whara reckon ther
tews OF us ytergether mought make q
try fer It. It's too durn high up fer
me ter git at alone. I reckon, Cap,
II 70 cud manage ter git out O. we're
ternight, an take some news ter Lee
tibet I've picked up. he'd bout make
both Of US ginerals.- Ns .4's
News for L.ee?ri Isexclaimed, star
ing eagerly at him through the now
darkened rooms do you mean It!
What newsf',oe So $50
Thought maybe thet wud wake 70
up. he chuckled. This ysre's gospel
truth: Sheridan hes started his In
fantry on .half-circle march fer Min
ers4ille . Their first division left ct
three o'clock, an thar won't b nary
Yank loafin, on Their valley by noon
termorrow. An more" he added rapid
IT,, his eyes dancing wildly with sup
pressed excitement. Hancock is q
sxingin' Of his corps west ter meet
EN- thar, an. reckon. as how tharll
be hell fer sartin up Their Shenandoah
In less ner week. t af .
but how do you know all thisf
questioned incredulously, as the whole
scene and its dread possibilities un,
rolled before my mental vision. 4.
"Ther Niger I held up he'd . de-
I spatch fer Heintzelman over on ther
left, an then Marian she sorter
pumped young fuls staff officer fer
thor rest o'eit,r he replied promptly
"oh, It's q sure 60. Cap, an I reckon
az how maybe Lees whole army hangs
on one of W gtttin' out ? yere sssr>
night" 80 q,
That no meant every word he spoke
felt convinced, and his enthusiasm