The evening world., 1912-10-30


sranaries. Even the woodlands wore o.
look. and showed sinister burnt>
patches on the hillsides. Charred skSoe- /.
tons OF dwelling houses and mills. fallen
chimnsys and blown-up bridges and
foundations. lined the turnpike road and
Its lateral crossings.
II the "crow carrying It's rationS'' a.
across this devastated tract had reached
in borders by the ieaden light of one Of
those bleak autumn days, he would
have gone into hiding until night-tirne
20 complete the journey. % hopelessiy
arsAr IN aspect psrvaded that hollow
and Aisat land. =
For Sheridan Id accomplished only
too literally the fsaFsome task assigned
him By Gen. Grants
In pushing ~ The shenandoah Valley
h = desirable that nothing
ahouA - ieft 70 invite the enemy to
return. TAho IN peovisions. forage and
stock vented ~ he use Of your COM
mand. 0usA - cannot BE- consumed.
dssesoy."
The sans Assaalueaea that compelled
Bariy - seeEVae - ~ a. Newmarket.
forty mi1ss os1eA Of Cedar Creek. TO
supply cd sses0naass the broken Con-
from esaswang Aem into this region.
HI cavalry. As~svse. durins this psuso
IN tAe movssnsnO Of the main army.
was set about . campaign against the
Guerilla 6ando Of Nosby and Gilmore
n was not unti1 . fortnight AFTER the
battle q Cedar Crssk dat Gertrude H.
bingham. and ~ small party OF frisnds
and asighbors VINO 3ournsysd with her.
and iikswtss followed the path Of nsess-
sity ~ wen ~ Of duty and Affection IN
moving southward after tho army. came
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Ramssurs. and which included Der
brother Roberts regiment.
But Gen. Ramaeur had bean kiflsi.
the cavalry was for the most part Ms
mounted. and Col. Hlingham'o pro0(se
Whereabouts could not be asoertained.
He had gone out on q raid with Tie
irrsguiars who were harassing 0hag1-
dams rear. 10 prevent his carrying cut
Gen. Grants orders to cut Lees Sell-
road communications by which suuOoss
were brought from <hs South for ~
Confederate army at Petersburs.
And what has Gen. Early done ~
the prisoners he brought heref" 0srtD1s
tfU,iired. with sinking heart. f-, {.
sent them on to Danvnle. mAy0o -
North Carolina. and the oficers prooe1ey
TO Richmond" was the vague reply -
got. You see. miss. It's hard sno1Uh
scraping now 20 feed our own men,
Kerohivai West was among tooos
prisoners and 90 waA Capt. Hsaressaos
and both we're seemingly IN condition -
bear transportation. This mueA -
formation was elected on trastwWeAy
authority and Il compensated Tor -
hardships and anxieties through v0oA
tho dauntiess virginian girl had raAoo1.
From Staunton she sent these ro0o0uB~
ing tidinEs to Jenny Buckthorn. who ~
mained with mar father at WincheeB.
and TO Madeline West. whom oen.
Haverill had sent with an escort %
Washington.
Love alone must guide her h oR
search. Gertrude declared. but she ~
the courage 10 resolve that love ahOqoA
win. Her homo was broken up. Ne
valley desolated and the cause 0oon
wfach all had been staked was nas70W-
ing down to . deadly crisis where usoss
self-interest. fortune. even life ltDG1f
had to be thrown unhesitatinsiy NO
the balance.
While she waited at Staunton for sons
clue, some enlightenment to determine
what direction her pilgrimage should
take now that tho winter was about set
ting In. n detachment Of the wild mounted
troops came up the valley from q sue
cessful raid on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad In West Virginia. A bearded
savage rushed with a glad cry at Ger
trude-ani she was laughing and crying
in her brothers arms.
"Oh. Rob" she faltered. II was BE-
ginning to think should never see yov
again. nor any one else loved."S
Don't give up. Sis" he enjoined. but
his tone was worried and serious. I'VE
are not beaten yet. II We have to leave
the valley, the enemy can't stay here,
either. He 10 trying to prevent us from
Joining Gen. Lee at Petersburg-but IN
the mean time We are keeping him. and
an army bigger than all our forces put
together. from going to help Gen. Grant.
who after all Is no nearer 10 Richmond
than Mcclellan was two years end q
half ago"
"oh, never mind the armies now.
Whore can I md those two poor prison
ers"
ITO Be Contnued)
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