The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-01-05

By Captain
f. a. mitchell
Copyri6ht. 1892. BY American
preSs Association

Wv u JdSC. tHuu I WI Ot'tlCt say
: here over night? The road is noun
tainous aud Infested by guerriilas, It
b positively dangerous 10 travel"
by no means. What would Mrs
Fain think Ut our not joining her on
the roady"
1t is dangerous for her as we'll as
YOU I'll send 4 messenger after tier
snd advise her stopping al some farm
house. Ill do setter than that. III
send 4 cOrpcWai aud half \ dozen men
to insure hrr safety till morning."
There was something in the mans
tone. polite ~ 1t was. that indicated to
Mark that he was held for further in
fOrma tiuu.
AS you please. major"
And ! shHtt insist upon your accept
ing my hospitality, One connected in
any way with my friend t'itx Hugh
must not wan' for auy comfor, can
supply
The hOllse occupied by Major Italia
ferrO belonged "a II family who had
gladly given up u portion Of ii for the
safety Insured by the presence OF a
commanding officer. The major was
given q room down stairs for an Of
Zee. and q brdroom up stairs. When
It was decided that Mark aud Laura
should remain he gave Mrs. Green. us
he Gated her. The use Of The latter for
the purpose OF arranging her toilet
before supper.
When I.aura was up stairs Mark was
booking out Of the window Ut the ma
iOr's Office. He ~ the men ride ID
u overtake Mrs. irain. To his con
sternatiOu another cavairyman. with u
hetter in his teit. mounted his horse
and dashed down the road.
I.aur came down at that moment.
and Mark said to her a%nxiousiy:
Il am detained ~ suspicion. shat,
~ taken back To Chats nooga." and
De pointed to the courier.
The color left l.aura's cheeks. They
had got ~ rear to safety. and now.
after = maaS dangers. the end was AZ
hind. She could strarceiy sustain her.
Deif ~ sAe tOiterrd into the room ~
supied ~ the o1iee.
Thts b the letter the courier burr
psrthward. 1t was addressed ON the
ssveiss,e t. CaJtajn Cameroa Fitx
Iassgas, asas Dunlap:
Anderson. Aug. =. ios2
Ny Dear CanserON "A man purportiNg 10
~ ThOmaD 0reen. with this wife. formerly
. Aeiss Ea3R VI Chattancoga. 10 here. de-
stsSag = poss 10 the Union lines There -
so~mething susstc .ous a6out the maa rhs
Nup4s are separated from the wifs's
HnMhkNA A~A.bkAnA p AAeAA. NJ .A,~ III -
ka0Avtse. ! dislike 60 detain them. and 1
- Not regard u safe 10 pass them Caa
yos heip No out u the AsAAcusty. Yours
very truly,
WALLACE TAILAFERRO
AfaJUr TAlNferr0 xlnsn jsstm~d Mark
aud Laura IN his Office. and OH-rimg
M svm - l~urs led the way to- ths
~upgper r0psn His t~reafMa~ut Of iMpth
was muae A~efeeeAftn1s HUT II faA~t I"
deseive eiihss that they we're prison
srs.
Thsre WAS . streugth of nerve In
MARI tAaa woald mot isr~ak white Their.
Was bepe He ctaat,~d with tue in's'
" jaiies. whichever he might iw ra,i
q. with eewe. aMd ~ times with gay
~. NJ ~ laura The situation WAS
- fttgistfHs Tor her /" endure without
Some WaNtfextNtiwu ~ anxiefy. she
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