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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
CHAPTER XVII.
Through the Camp Of the Enemy.

Through the Camp OF the Enemy.
A glance at my watch told me that
it vas already within a few moments
Of midnight. There was, however, no
diminution in the festivities, and l
waited in silence until l heard the
sentries calling the hour. and then
pressed my way back into the noisy
crowded ballroom. 1 was stopped
twice by well-meaning officers whom
l had met earlier in the evening. but
breaking away from them after the
exchange of a sentence or two. l urged
my course as directly as possible to-
ward where the specialized br1gadler
yet held his post as master OF cere-
monies.
We had been conversing pleasantly
for several minutes when Mrs. Bren-
nan appeared. Standing so as to face
the stairs, l saw her first coming
down, and noted that she wore he-
hat, and had a light walking-cloak
thrown over her shoulders. My heart
peal faster as / realized for the
first time that she intended to be my
companion.
"Oh. General, l am exceedingly glad
to find you yet here, she exclaimed
as she came up, and extended a neat
ly gloved hand to him. Il have a
favor to ask which 1 am told o alone
have the authority to grant"
He bowed gallantly.
Il am very sure, he returned smil-
ingly, that Mrs. Brennan will never
request anything which l would not
gladly yield"
She flashed her eyes brightly into
his face.
Most a~ssuredly not. The fact is.
General, Colonel Curran, with whom l
see you are already acquainted. was
to pass the night at the Majors quar-
ters, and as he has not yet returned.
the duty. has naturally devolved upon
me t see our guest safely deposited.
We are at the Mitchell House. you
remember, which is beyond the inner
lines; and while, of course, l have
been furnished with a pas" she held
up the paper for his inspection. and
have bee- also instructed as to the
countersign, / fear this will scarcely
suffice for the safe passage of the
Colonel"
The General laughed good-humored-
ly. evidently pleased wi her assump-
ton Of military knowledge.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

him this morning. but your name was
not mentioned, for i believed you
safe"
She did not appear to realize. SO
deep was her present Indignation n
regret, that my hand had found a rest
ing place upon her own.
You must believe me, Captain
Wayne; / could rot pear to have you
feel that I could prove such an In
CRATE"
You need never suppose l should
think that" I replied, with an earnest
ness of manne that caused her to
glance at me in surprise. Il con-
fidently expected to hear from you all
day. and finally when no word came
l became convinced some such mis-
conception as you have mentioned
must have occurred. Then It became
my turn to act upon my " behalf
II I would preserve my life; yet never
foi one moment have I doubted you
or the sincerity Of your pledge to
me-"
She waited quietly while a couple
passed us and sought seats nearer the
door.
Tell me the entire story" she said
gently.
AS quickly as possible I reviewed
the salient events which had occurred
since our last meeting. Without deny
ing the presence Of Major Brennan
during my stormy meeting with Gen.
eral Sheridan, I did not dwell upon it,
nor mention the personal ARRAY that
had occurred between us. Even had
I not supposed the mar to be her
husband I should never have taken
advantage of his treachery to advance
my own cause. AS I concluded there
was a teal g~listening on her long
lashes, but she seemed unconscious
Of it, and made no attempt to dash
it away
you have not told me ALL" she
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

imperfl the cause OF BY country
but your condemnation is unjust. and
| am, in a measure, responsible for II.
[ assist you, Captain Wayne. for your
W sake, and in response to my In
dividual sense OF honor.'
Have you formulated any plan?'
she asked quickly, and her rising Color
made me feel that she had d~eciphered
my struggle in my eyes.
only to walk out under protec-
ton of this uniform, and when once
safe in the open to trust that same
good fortune which has thus far be-
friended me-"
She shook her head doubtfully. n
stood a moment in silence, lookins
thoughtfully at the moving figures IN
the room beyond.
II fear it cannot be done without
arousing suspicion" she said at last.
slowly. Il chance to know there are
unusual precautions being taken to-
night, and the entire camp Is doubly
patrolled. Even this house has q
Gordon OF guards about 1t. but for
what reason l have not learned. No.
she spoke decisively, there Is no 9TH
er way. Captain Wayne, I am going
t. try to save you tonighs, but In doing
so I must trust my reputation in your
keeping"
Il will protect it with my life."
Protect 1t with your silence, rather.
I know you to be a gentleman, or l
should never attempt to carry out the
only means of escape which seems at
all feasible. Discovery would place
me- in an extremely embarrassing posi-
ton, and l must rely upon you to pro-
tect me from such a possibility"
II beg you," l began, do not COM
promise yourself in any way for my
sake"
But 1 am myself already deeply in
volved in this" she interrupted. and
I could retain no peace of mind were
1 to dc otherwise. Now listen. Make
your way back to the ballroom, and
in fifteen minutes from now be en-
gagged in conversation with General
Carlton near the main entrance. l
shall join you there, and you will take
your cue from me. You understands
Perfectly, but"
There is no but Captain Wayne.
only do not fail me-"
Our ayes met for an instant: what
she read in mine God knows-in hers
was determination, with a daring
strange to woman. The next momen
she had vanished through a side door.
and I was alone.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in . Confederate tent
1t . critical stage Of the Civil War. Gen.
Leo imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
mss.age to Lonsstreet. Accompanled by
start. IN his mission. They get within
the lines OF the enemy and In the dark
ness Wayne II taken for q Federal. Of
ncsr and !. young lady on horseback is
g1ven in his charge. 81 Ii q northern
eirl and attempts TO escape. One of the
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
Nth the dispatches. while Wayne and My
LAZY q h North are left alone They
ceek shelter in q hut and entering IT IN
the dark : huge mastin attacks Wayne
Girl shoots the brute. just in time:
d owner Of the hut, Jed Bungay, and
bic wife appear and soon a party Of
man csaiminG to be Red Lowrie. but who
proves to be Mai Brennan, a Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
Hs orders the arrest q wayne as SPY
threatens him with death unless he re-
yea!S the secret Message Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife Of Maj.
1tsnnan: He II rescued by Jed Bungay
VINO starts to reach Gen. Lee. while
Wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
rom. beneath which he had been i'm
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

apparent surprise. get 1 trust you
will not ask me. have been upon
the floor only ono tonight am
not at all in the mood"
IF there were chairs here 1 should
venture to ask even a greater favor
that you would consent to sit out this
set with me-"
She turned slightly, lifted her eyes
inquiringly to mine. and her face
lightened.
mo doubt we might discover seats
without difficulty in the anteroom.'
she answered, indicating the direction
by a glance. There do not appear to
be many 'sitters' at this ball, and tbs
few who do arc not crowded"
The apartment contained, as she
prophesied, but few occupants, and I
conducted her to the farther end Of
It, where we found a comfortable
divan and no troublesome neighbors.
AS l glanced at her now, l marked
a distinct change in her face. The
old indifference. 80 well assumed
while we were In the presence of
others, had utterly vanished as by
magic, and she sat looking at ne in
anxious yet impetuous questioning.
Captain Wayne" she exclaimed.
her yes eve once leaving my face.
what does this mean? this masquer-
ade? this wearing Of the Federal uni
form? this taking Of another's name?
this being here at ALI"
"f l should say that I came hoping
to see you again." l answered, scarce
knowing how best to proceed or how
far to put confidence in her. what
would you think?"
III that Is true, that you were ex-
tremely foolish to take such q risk for
so small q reward" she returned calm
ly. Nor, under these circumstances.
would / remain here SO much a. .
moment to encourage you. But It 10
not true. This Is no light act: your
very life must lie In the balance, or
you could ssume such risk"
Il would trust you gladly with my
life or my honor" l replied soberly.
III I had less faith In you ! should
not be here now. understand that
! am condemned to be shot AZ q spy
at daybreak."
"shot! On what authority? Who
told youy"
ION the order OF General Sheridan.
Ny informant was Lieutenant Cation.
Of his staff"
.shot? AZ . Spy. why. it surely
cannot be! Frank said Captain
Wayne. believe me, I knew absolute
u nothing Of all this. Do you think
I should ever have rested II / had
Araamad chat vnu vaen holA ,,nN>r -
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
Whore the Winters Are Cold and the
Shows Deep.

Writing from the vicinity David
Harum made famous, a mar says that
he was an hab1tual coffee drinker, and,
although he knew it was doing him
harm. was too obstinate to give it up,
till all at once he went to pieces with
nervousness and insomnia, loss of ar,
petite, weakness, and a generally
used-up feeling, which practically un-
fitted him for his arduous occupation,
and kept him on a couch at home
when his duty did not call him out.
"While in this condition Grape
Nuts food was suggested to me, and
began to use 1t. Although 1t was In
the middle Of winter, and the Their
mometer was often below zero. almost
my entire living for about six weeks
Of severe exposure was on Grape-Nuts
food with a little bread and butter and
a cup of hot water, till I was wise
enough to make Postum my table bev-
erage.
after the first two weeks 1 began
to feel better and during the whole
winter I never lost a trip on my mail
route. frequently being on the road
Z or 8 hours at q time.
1.-The constant marvel to me was
how q person could do the amount Of
work and endure the fatigue and hard
ship as I did, on SO small an amount
Of food. But l found my new rations
10 perfectly satisfactory that 1 have
continued them-using both Postum
and Grape-Nuts at every meal, and
often they comprise my entire meal.
"All my nervousness. irritability and
Insomnia have disappeared and healthy,
natural sleep has come back to me.
But what has been perhaps the great
est surprise to me is the fact that
with the benefit to my general health
has come a remarkable Improvement
in my eye-sight.
If q good appetite, good digestion,
good eye-sisht. strong nerves and an
active brain are to be desired, / can
say from my W experience, use
Grape-Nuts and Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a reason
Ever read the above lctterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, traA, and fuu OF AuDan
sasAe>ss-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
Mixed the Orders.

A local doctor once SEN his man
with a box of pills to a patient, and a
hamper containing six live pullets to
be left at the house of a friend. I'm
luckily the messenger bungled over his
errand, and took the hamper to the pa
tient and the pills to his masters
friends. Imagine the CONSERVATION Of
the patient on receiving along with
the fowls the following prescription:
1.-TWO of these to be swallowed ev-
cry half hour"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
Thought He Was a Hobo
II thought he was a hobo" explain
ed the bartender to his friends.
Fish ArtfneIaIIy coIored.

One Of the strangest possible com.
mercial frauds has recently been ex-
posed by an inspector OF the Pennsyi-
vania food bureau. His attention was
struck by the rich red color of some
smoked fish that was on sale in the
'delicatessen" stores of Philadelphia.
He bought some and e n it to an anal
yst, who reported that he could dye
wool with the ~coloring matter extract
ed from It The retailers declared
their innocence. maintaining that they
had purchased the stun in b belief
that II was genuine smoked fsh. The
object Of the wholesalers is clear. in
view Of the fact that in smoking fish
there IL . loss Of IL pounds In every
100 pounds. while in dying there 10 no
loss at all
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
Humorous Thrust.
"HOW-'

The savage chief held a %glittering
spear near the captive missionary.
do you like this?"
His tone was not facetious, but the
captive was undismayed.
"Well, if you ask me-"
He glanced at the weapon, the pro
pinquity of which was not comforting,
1T goes against my stomach
Unfortunately, however, the cap
tive was in a locality where there is
no market for humor, and the end
came soon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

Passing . Good Thing Along.
Bessie-HArry's gold watch must
be . sort of . family watch.
Jessie-Why9
Bsssis-First he has It. ana then
his uncle has 1t
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
Her Idea of a Chicken Farm.

Every little actress in New York has
a Long Island chicken farm. A we'll
known leading lady recently decided to
follow the way of her sisters. She
secured a lease on a good bit of prop
erty and then sought out a reputable
poulterer.
$" want" she said firmly, "a thou
sand hens and"-less frmly-"a thou
sand ROSTERS"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
Never Too Old.

mo, I have lived for 45 years with.
out being married. and I don't believe
I'll risk 1t now. I'm afraid I'm too old
for any woman to reform or educate
along matrimonial lines"
"Oh. don't get such q foolish idea 40
that into your head You just try it
Why, you wife would have you jump
ing through . hoop inside OF "a hours"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

Constipation causes and aggravates nan
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favor
tie family laxative.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

1t boosts a young man wonderfully
in the estimation of a girl if his front
name is the same as that of the hero
in a romantic novel or play.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

PILES CURED IN 8 TO "a Days ,yr
Your druggist Will refund money ~ PALo 0iNI.
MENT fails to cure any case OF Itching, Blind,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

Mrs. wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces fnhamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc q bottle
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

The simple life is best. Let your only
medicine be Garfield Tea. the pure and
proven remedy. All druggists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

Man may be the noblest work OF
God, but only blind love a make a
woman think he looks like that.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

Occasionally a bachelor thinks he
will marry a certain girl until he dis
covers that she thinks likewise, also.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
A Cruel Thrust.

A Cruel Thrust.
He-Old age has no terrors for me.
She-It neden't have If it's true
that brainy men live long.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15

proves TO be Mai. Brennan, a Fedora
Hs orders the arrest Of Wayne as a spy
Ana he II brought before Sheridan. who
yscis tss . stM w ma., assth w snlsss BELIEVES h re.
6rennan. He IL rescued by Jed Bungay.
Wayne In Disguise penetrates to the ball
Eoom. beneath which he had been I'm
pr1sOne6-
CHAPTER xv.-ContInued.
For : moment, as I responded to
tho hearty cordiality Of his welcome,
I Wa enabled to take my first glance
at the ballroom, and found It to my
unaccustomed soldier eyes an inspir-
ing spectacle. The % was magnifi-
Gently large.-a surprising apartment.
indeed, even in 30 superb q Southern
homo ~ this had evidently been. and
itA proportions were magnified by
numerous mirrors extending from
floor to ceiling. causing the more
distant dancers to appear circling in
space. Brilliantly illumined by means
Of hanging chandeliers that oscillated
alightly to tho merry feet: decorated
lavishly everywhere with festooned
0aGs and tastefully arranged NUM-
lions Of war; gay with the dress uni.
forms OF the mon and the handsome
gownS OF the women. It composed q
cone 20 different from any I had
looked upon in years as to hold me
fascinated. Tho constant clatter Of
tongues, the merry laughter, the flash
ms OF bright eyes. and the CLEAN Of
snowy shoulders, the good-humored
feDartSes caught n the various
couples circle swiftly past. the quick.
musical gliding Of flying feet over the
waxen floor, the continuous wh:rl of
the Intoxicating waltz, and over all
the Inspiring strains OF Strauss,
caused my heart to bound, and
brought with II an insane desire to
participate.
Het gaxlng. entranced, upon the anil
mated scene. and feeling deeply the
1ntoxication Of the moment. my eyes
1900 oagerly searching that happy
throag for sight Of one fair woman's
1A0s. Strange - Il must seem to 9th
On. In spite OF the fact that to meet
her might mean betrayal and death
~! might even result In the destruc-
it3c0 q IN army-in my weakness 1
s1ocrouy 1ongod for Just such q hap
jponlng: felt. indeed. that / must again
- her. have speech with her. before
I went forth alone into the manifold
dangers Of the night. It was fool.
Aardiness.-insanity in very truth
ut rue was the secret yearning OF
ny heart Il ! could only once
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-03-15
Awful.

''Is my hat on straight"
mo. One eye shows."-Life.
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
BEST OARSMEN IN
EAST WILL Be SEEN
HERE LABOR DAY
Middle States Regatta AS
sumes Importance AS
Event Approaches.

The twenty-second annual renewal of
the Middle States Regatta Association.
which Is to be held under the auspices
Of the Potomac Boat club on Labor
Day. is being regarded more of a cham
pionship affair than the recent meeting
at Peoria, ILL.,, according to advices re-
celved from Philadelphia and New York.
The best crews and scullers in the
East are to be assemble here on Labor
Day and the entry list reveals the fact
that championships are to be decided.
The fact that the Eastern crews were
national regatta at Peoria, makes the
Labor Day regatta assume more OF
championship aspect.
The fact that fourteen entries have
been received in the three eight -oared
shell races Is in itself factor that will
make the regatta most unusual. In ad-
dition to this practically every single
sculler Of note will be here to take part
In the events
1t is in the senior single sculls, how
ever, that most of the interest will be
centered. Thomas J. Rooney, of Raw
enswood: Waldo Smith. of the New
York Athletic club; Allison, OF West
Philadeiphia; Kelly, of the yespers OF
Philadelphia, and stoll, of Baltimore,
will be the starters.
Rooney is the phenomenal newcomer
OF the year and II looks as though he
and the older and more experienced
Smith will fight 1t out to the finish.
Allison and Kelly will not be far be-
hind.
Seven eight-oared shells will start In
the senior event. Potomac OF Washing
ton will have two boats. There will
also be Malta and Undine, of Philadel-
and New Rochelle. Arundel, coached
by Jim Rice and having the former
champion four in the stern seats, looks
most likely as the winner
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
NATIONALS FACING
HARD STRUGGLED FOR
RUNNERUP POSITION
Games With Mackmen Next
Week Should Be Hard
Fought.

I'VE may be out OF the race for the
pennant," says Manager Griffith. but
we still have a fine fight for second
place on our hands. 1 shall not weaken
my team by experimenting too much
until the campaign is done. / shall try
out most of my recruits In the spring
at Charlottesville. Right now we are
doing our best to land second place for
Washington. a higher rank than the
city has ever had
philadelphia is our nearest foe, and
those three games here Monday and
Tuesday of next week will be for blood.
and then some. We shall try every
thing at our disposal to defeat the
Mackmen at least twice in the three
games we have with them. We've Just
got to finish in second place"
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
Shots In
Handicap Event Today

BALTIMORE, Aug. S0.-This after
noon at Prospect Park there will be a
handicap white flyer shooting match.
The events will be one of ten birds,
with an entrance fee of $3.50, and an
other will be of two birds, at $50. The
shoot will be held at . p. m. Handicaps
will be from twenty-five to thirty-three
yards.
Members Of the Analostan Gun Club
returned to Washington last night after
two days shooting in the second an
nual registered tournament of the Mary
land State Sportsmen's Association.
Phil Steubner and w. D. Monroe were
the best shots represeHting. the Ma
tional Capital, while Frank Huseman,
A. b. Stine, Miles Taylor, and Z. w.
Ford all made high scores.
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
Oorsmen are coming.

The oarsmen for the Potomac regatta
are arriving. and. judging from opinions
expressed, the event is taken into con-
sideration as determining in a measure
the championships In the East. Few
Eastern oarsmen were able to get West
to Peoria to the national events. and the
Philadelphia and New York clubs are
going after the prizes with a vengeance.
The representation is large, and all
entrants have given their word to be
at the mark.
The Washington times., 1912-08-30

Members of both the Cornell Company
and the Pepco teams. who are fighting
for the title IN section A, expect to be
returned winners today. Following yes
terday's nine-inning, / to l struggle,
Managers Cornell and Gray look for a
decision in the contest which is to de-
termine the championship of section A
and the post-season series title.
Pepco and Cornell have now met three
times this year. each team has won a
game and in the play off of the tie yes
terday the teams went nine innings to
a to / score, Umpire Hughes calling
the game on account of darkness. So
great was the interest in the two teams
that the Capital City League grounds
were packed to overfiowing, some $500
persons taking either the grandstand
seats or lining inin and around the in
closure.
The game itself early developed into a
pitchers battle with Buck Barton, of
the Pepco team, and Forest Thompson,
OF the Cornell nine, doing their best to
hold opponents down. Both pitchers
performed creditably, but miserably
ragged fielding, each team making four
errors, somewhat marred the contest.
Barton managed to fan four batters,
while his opponent got six; Thompson
passed two batters and Barton three.
Taken all in all the two teams appeared
to be evenly matched in every sense of
the word and gave the fans one of the
best amateur baseball games OF the
season!
Pepco was first to score coming across
In the second inning. Litz' drew a pass
and walked into second with ease.
Green famed. and Hollander threw out
Howard at first, Litz going to third on
the play. Litz scored when 'Gastmeyer
booted Munch's grounder. Cornell S
run was scored in the fourth round,
Acid fence for a double. and advanced
when Barton hit Salb. Edmonston ad-
vanced both runners with a sacrifice
and Mcdonald scored when Murphy
dropped Gastmeyer's pop fly.
Pepco and Cornell are meeting today
a the same time and same place, under
practically the same conditions. Ted
Sullivan Is likely to start in the box for
the Pepco team, while manager Cornell
will probably send ABE" Martin TO
the mound. Should manager Gray Sc
lect Bell to hurl for the Pepco team,
Jackson will be sent into pitch for
Cornell.
Following action of the postseason
series committee the following an
nouncement is made. The interseCtional
games between the respective winners
In Section A. B, and c will start on
The Washington times., 1912-08-30
International League.

First game: Buffalo. 3: Baltimore, 2.
twelve innings). Second game: Balti-
more 3; Buffalo, 3.
First game: Toronto, a; Providence.
8. Second game: Second game: Toron-
to, a. Providence. 9.
Newark. 4; Rochester, ..
Montreal, 6; Jersey City, 3.