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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-23

that we could only scatter them in
other commands But you have not
yet fully recovered your strength.
You must not remain longer standing
here Major Holmes. will you kindly
conduct Captain Wayne to my head
quarters, and see that he is furnished
with a uniform suitable to his rank.
For the present he will serve as extra
aide upon my personal staff"
| turned away. the Major leading me
as If had been child walked as
a man stunned by some sudden. unxe-
pected blow When finally joined
the mess upon the following day. clad
now in fit uniform, had regained no
small measure of self-restraint. and
with it came likewise 'enewal of the
military spirit. Ny welcome proved
extremely cordial and the conversa-
don of tit others present soon placed
in my possession whatever of incident
had occurred since that disastrous day
of battle in the valley No attempt
was made to conceal our weakness.
nor to disguise the fact that we were
making last desperate stand. 1t was
evident to all that nothing now re-
manned but to fold our tattered battle
flags with honor.
Directly opposite me. at the long
and rather scantily furnished mess
table. was seated captain OF infan-
try, quite foreign in appearance
tall, slender man. wearing a light-col-
ored moustache and goatee, His
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name, as gathered from the CONVEX
sation, was Carlson. and was con-
siderably surprised at the fixedness
with which his eyes were fastened
upon me during the earlier part of the
meal Thinking we might have met
somewhere before, ransacked my
memory In vain for any recollection
which would serve to account for his
evident interest in me. Finally. | ven
tured to ask. as pleasantly as posi-
Bile:
Captain Carlson. do remind you
of some one, since you regard me so
lntently?"
The man instantly flushed all over
his fair face at this direct inquiry.
1T vas not dat" Che almost STAN
mered in sudden confusion; speaking
quite brokenly), bot. sair. it har come
to me dat you vos an insulter of wom-
ems, an had refuse to fight nit mems
know not; 1t seems not So.
was on my feet in an instant.
scarcely crediting my own ears, yet
on fire with indignation
Il know not what you may mean" |
said, white with anger. But ! hold
you personally accountable for those
words, and you shall discover that
viii fight nit mems
He pushed his chair hastily back,
his face fairly crimson, and began to
stammer an explanation; but Matt
land interfered
What does all this mean, Carlson?"
he exclaimed, sterply. Sit down.
Wayne-there is some strange mis-
take here.
/ resumed my chair. wondering If
they had all gone crazy, yet resolved
upon taking instant action if some sat
isfactory explanation were not at once
Forthcoming.
Come Carlson, what do you mean
by addressing such language to Cap
tain Wayne?"
Well" said the Swede, so agitated
by the excitement about him he could
scarcely find English in which to ex-
press himself intelligibly, 1T vos dis
way would not insult Captain
Vane, oh. no, bot it vos told to me. an
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-23
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in a Confederate tent
at a critical stage of the Civil War. Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied by
Sergt Craig, an old army scout Wayne
starts on his mission. They get within
ness Wayne is taken for a Federal Of
ficer and a young lady on horseback Is
given in his charge. She is northern
girl and attempts to escape. One of the
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while Wayne and My
Lady of the North are left alone. They
seek shelter in hut and entering 1t in
The girl shoots the brute Just in time.
The owner of the hut. Jed Bungay, and
his wife appear and soon a party of
horsemen approach. They are led by a
man claiming to be Red Lowrie. but who
proves to be Mai Brennan, Federal
He orders the arrest of Wayne as a spy
and he is brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless he
veals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edlth Brennan to be the wife of Mai
Brennan He is rescued by Jed Bungay
VINO starts to reach Gen Lee. while
Wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
prisoned.. He is introduced to a Miss
Miner and barely escapes being unmask-
eo. Edith Brennan, recognizing Wayne.
says she VIII save him. Securing a pass
through the lines, they are confronted by
fireman who is knocked senseEeSS. Then.
bidding Edith adieu, Wayne makes a dash
for liberty. He encounters Bungay: they
inforcements to join Early In the battle
or Shenandoah the regiment is over
Whelmed, and Wayne. while in the hos
pltai. Is visited by Edith Brennan,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-23
. CHAPTER xxIv.--continued.


Then hand thrust aside the can
vas. and face peered in. caught
faint glimmer of stars, but could
distinguish little else
Boys" said the leader, kindly, Il
wish might give you better transpor-
tation. but this is the only form of We
hicle we can find | reckon you'll get
pretty badly bumped over the road
you are going, but I'm furnishing you
all the chance to get away in my pow
err. We shall guard you as long as
necessary, and then must leave you
to the kindly ministrations of the
driver
He reached in, leaning down from
his saddle to do so, drew the blanket
somewhat closer about me. and was
gone. caught the words of sharp.
short order, and the heavy wagon
lurched forward, it's wheels humping
over the Irregularities in the road,
each jolt sending fresh spasm of
pain through my tortured body.
May the merciful God ever protect
me from such a ride again! 1t seemed
interminable, while each long mile
we travelled brought with 1t new and
greater agony of mind and body.
The hours that followed were all
but endless. | knew we had reached
the lower valley, for the road became
more level. yet the slightest 1olting
now was sufficient to render me
crazeG with pain. and | had lost ali
power of restraint MY tortured
nerves throbbed; the fever gripped
me, and my mind began to wander
Visions of delirium came, and 1
dreamed dreams too terrible for rec
ord: demons danced on the drifting
clouds before me, while whirling saw
ages chanting in horrid discord stuck
my frenzied body full Of blazing
brands. At times ! was awake. call
ing in vain for water to Quench a
thirst which grew maddening. then /
lapsed into a semi-consciousness that
drove me wild with its delirious fan
cies. knew vaguely that the Major
had crept back through the darkness
and passed his strong arm gently be-
meath my head. heard him shouting
in his deep voice to the driver for
something to drink. but was unaware
of any response. All became blurred
confused. bewildering. thought it
was my mother comforting me- The
faint gray daylight stole in at last
through the cracks of the wagon
cover; | could dimly distinguish a
dark face bending over me. framed by
heavy gray beard. and then. merciful
unconsciousness came. and rested
as one dead
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-23
CRYING Baby Is "Ex,iblt Az

Buffalo, N. "a crying baby was
offered in evidence, and after much
argument between opposing counsel
was marked for Identification as Eek
hibit A" in case brought up in the
city court here. The action is for
$1,000 damages, and the baby is pro-
duced as the principal evidence for
the plaintiff.
81 desire to offer this infant in evil
dence," was the announcement of one
of the attorneys as a woman came
behind the rail bearing a bundle in
her arms The attorney for the de-
tense promptly objected.
Nobody ever heard of such pro-
ceeding," he said.
81 contend that it ic perfectly proper
to have the child marked for identi-
fication," commended the plaintiffs law
yer.
The argument continued for several
minutes, the baby holding his own in
the noise-making. Finally the court
settled the dispute by directing the
stenographer to mark the exhibit.
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EXPLORING DEAD SEA
Scientists Sounding Waters Of
Oldest Known Lake.
Motives of Expedition Said to He
Purely Scientific-No Elements of
CommerciaIsm Entering Into
Ultimate Object.

Jerusalem.-An expedition, the pur-
pose of which is thoroughly to explore
the Dead sea and its enyirons under
the leadership of DR.. Bruhl of the Uni
versity of Berlin, has just arrived
from Europe and continued to the
scene of it's future operations.
The motives of the expedition, SO it
is emphatically ayerred by DR.. Bruhl,
are purely scientific, With absolutely
no elements of commercialism enter
ing into it's ultimate object.
The work of exploration will con-
sist in the major part of sounding the
depth of verious sections of the lake
as well as Analysing the complex
composition of its waters, studying its
shores, investigating the nature of the
different minerals that are said to
abound in that region, exploring, as
far as is possible, the channels of the
many rivers and hot water streams,
apart from the Jordan, which flow
! into the sea, from both the eastern
and western mountain ranges that
hem its shores, examining and classify
| ing the varieties of fish that exist in
large numbers only in the extreme
southeastern section of the lake,
which consists mainly of shadows and
marshes.
1t must be remembered in this COM
nection that 1t has always been firm
ly maintained by those who visited
| the Dead sea and wrote treatises
| about it long ago that no fish of any
kind can make their habitat in any
part of it, and this long established
belief was disproved only recently by
pleasure party of Americans, long
resident in the country, who visited
the southern end of the lake and dis
covered fish.
So it remains for the members Of
the German expedition to arrive at
the causes, which undoubtedly must
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-23
CHAPTER XVI.
The Scouting Detail.

This premeditated insult, which
Brennan evidently dispatched broad
cast in hope that through some I'M
known channel it might reach me,
changed my entire relationship with
the man | have never felt that Bren-
nan was at heart bad man; he was
hard, stern. revengeful, yet | have no
doubt under different circumstances
might even have valued him highly
as comrade or friend. There is
no demon like jealousy; and his early
distrust of me, fost red by that mad
disease had apparently warped his
entire nature. Yet NOT even for love
could consent to leave my honor I'M
defended, and after those hateful
words there could be no rest for me
until our differences were settled by
the stern arbitrament of the naked
blade, All prudence to the winds. no
opportunity OF meeting him should
now to be cast aside.
The coming day was barely gray In
the east when was awakened by a
heavy pounding upon the door. "A
sma~t-looking orderly stood without.
Captain Wayne?" he asked
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He yos a pig yellow, NIT black
moustache and gray eyes,"
DO you know h!m?" questioned
Maitland.
Ills name is Brennan" answered
slowly, "a major in the Federal serv-
ice. We have already met twice in
rough and tumble contests. but the
next time it will be with steel"
Gentlemen, said Maitland at last,
gravely. this is evidently a personal
matter with which we have no direct
concern. Captain Wayne's reputation
Is not one to be questioned. either as
regards his chivalry toward women or
his bravery in arms | pledge you
his early meeting with this major"
They drank the toast standing, and
read in each face before me frank.
soldierly confidence and comradeship
which caused my heart to glow.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Lost Realment.

1t was bright, sunshiny Gay in
O rly spring. Birds were sweetly sing
ing in the trees lining the road Twas
travelling. / must have shown my late
illness greatly, for the few met. as
tramped slowly onward, mostly sol
diers. gazed at me curiously. as If they
mistook me for the ghost of some
dead comrade; and doubt not my
pale face. yet bearing the deep imprint
of pain. with the long. untrimmed hair
framing it, and the blood-stained
ragged uniform. the same wore that
fierce day of battle. rendered me an
object of wonder.
All through those long, weary win
Ger weeks | had been lowering be
tween life and death in an obscure
hospital at Richmond The moment
the door was opened to permit of my
passing forth into the world again |
sought eagerly to discover the present
station OF. my old comrades In arms,
yet could learn only that the cavalry
brigade with which had formerly
served was in camp somewhere near
Appomattox Court House. On foot
and moneyless, set off alone, my sole
anxiety to be once more with friends;
and now. at the beginning OF the sec
ond day. | was already beyond Peters
burg, and sturdily pushing westward.
AS the road swerved slightly to the
left, passing through grove OF hand
some trees. came suddenly opposite
a large hense OF imposing aspect. A
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| would haf him to know how 1t all
vos. 1t vos two months ago go NIT
de flag of truce into de Federal lines
at Minersville. You know dat time?
| vos vaitin' for answer ven Yankee
rides oop, an looks me all offer like
vos a hog Vel say, plain like, 'vot
you want? He say. 4 heard der vos
Reb officer come in der lines, an
rides down to see if he vos der hound
vot wanted to horsevip' Vel say.
for it made me much mad. maybe you
like to horsevip me?" No. he says.
laughing. it vos damn pup in der
til Virginia cavalry named Wayne, |
am after. i say. 'vot has he done?
He says, He insult woman. an would
not fight nit, me. f"
He looked about him anxiously to
see if we comprehended his words.
And what did you say?" from a
dozen eager voices.
The Swede gazed at them in mani
fest establishment.
Il say | knowed noting about der
woman. but If he say dat an oflcer of
der --th Virginia cavalry would not
fight NIT him he vos a damned liar. !
would have hit him. but vos under
der flag of truce"
Il reached out my hand to him across
the table.
Il thank you, Captain Carlson" |
said. ''for both your message and your
answer What did this man look
like?"
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group of Confederate officers stood in
converse beside the gate leading into
the open driveway. and as | paused
moment. gazing at them and wonder
ing whom | had better address-for
recognized none of the faces fronting
me-one among the group turned sud
denly, and took hurried step in my
direction, as though despatched upon
an errand of Importance. He was a
tall. slender man, wearing long gray
moustache, and no sooner viewed
his face than | recognized him as
having been one of these officers pres
ent in General Lees tent the day
was sent out with dispatches. He
glanced at me curiously, yet with no
sign of recognition, but before he
could pass / accosted him.
Colonel Maitland" said. you
doubtless remember me. | am seek
ing my old command; would you kind
ly inform me where it may be foundY'
He stopped instantly at sound of my
voice. and stared at me in odd be-
wilderment; but my words had al
and before he had found an answer
another voice spoke sternly What is
ail this? Who are you. sir? What
masquerade puts you into tina: parody
of captains uniform?"
turned and looked into the flush
ed, indignant face of General Lee.
1T is no masquerade, sir" an
swered instantly removing my hat;
1t Is the rightful uniform of my rank,
greatly as ! regret its present condi-
ton"
Where are you from?"
II was discharged from st. Mary's
Hospital in Richmond day before yes
terday, and am now seeking to rejoin
my regiment"
Surely" he said gravely, Il have
seen ycur face before. To what regi-
ment werc you attached"
The til Virginia Cavalry"
The buzzing of voices about me in
stantly ceased, and General Lee took
a step nearer
The -th Virginia? You were a
captain? Surely this is not Philip
Wayne?"
So deeply surprised was his tone. so
uncertain his recognition. | scarcely
knew what to answer. Had | lost my
very identity? was this all dream?
81 am Captain Wayne. Troop 9TH
Virginia"
He grasped my hand warmly be-
tween both his own. and his kindly
face lit up instantly with rare smile.
Captain Wayne, cannot tell you
how greatly rejoice at your safe re-
turn. We certainly owe you an apol-
ogy for this poor reception, but you
were reported as killed in action
many months ago. ] doubt not Colo
mel Maitland truly believed he looked
upon a ghost when you first accosted
him"
For the moment | was unable to
speak. so deeply did his words affect
me.
4 fear. Captain Wayne" he con
tinued gravely,' yet retaining my hand
within his own. that | must bring
you sad news"
Sad news?" Instantly there came
to me the thought of my widowed
mother mot from home. trust.
sir?"
No" with great tenderness. your
mother, believe. remains we'll; yet
the words | must speak are neverthe
less sad ones, and must prove severe
shock to you. There is no -th Vir-
ginia."
No til Virginia?" echoed, scarce
able to comprehend his meaning mo
-th Virginia? | beg you to explain.
sir; surely"-and | looked about me
upon the various uniforms of the serv-
ice present-"ths war has not yet
ceased-we have not surrendered"
mo, my boy. and the old hero
reverently barred his gray head in the
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sunlight, but the til Virginia gave
itself to the South that day in the
Shenandoah"
must have grown very white. for
a young aide sprang hastily forward
and passed his arm about me Yet
scarcely realized the action. for my
whole thought was with the dead
DO you mean they are all gomez
questioned, tremblingly. hardly able
to grasp the full dread import of such
CHASTITY tidings. IS rely. General Lee
some among them rlust have come
back"
so few" he responded soberly, his
hat still retained in his hand. so few
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1912-02-23

Why is it that the same remark
which draws laugh If made by one
is sure sign for fight If made by
another?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-14

San Francisco, Dec. 14.-Willie
Richie, the new lightweight cham
plon, is the cleverest title holder since
Jimmy Britt and Joe Cans fitted be-
fore the spotlight a few years ago.
Nelson and Wolgast, who followed
Gans and Britt, laid no claim to sci
ertific knowledge of boxing, both be-
inc fellows whose endurance and
punch held them up.
Richie is a shifty boy with pro-
nornced ring craft, whose punches
are straight, accurate and hard. He
is taller than most lightweights, but
is faster on his feet for that reason.
An extremely slender waist and a
nafrowness of shoulder enable him
to make the weight limit of his class
-133 pounds ringside. which other
wise would be a difficult feat for him.
AS boy of 17-one of family of
l1-he got a job in the repair depart
mcnt of an automobile garage. He
hadn't been there long when he had a
chance to fight in the four and six
round preliminaries which are weekly
occurrences in Frisco. Richie had
often seen boxing bouts. Coming
from the neighborhood in which were
raised Jimmy Britt, Jim Corbett and
Eddie Hanlon, all great fighters, Will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-14
COLLEGE CHORUS
IN FINE CANTATA
Professor Canterbury Unable to
Appear, but Edmund Walker
Is Able Substitute.

Despite unfavorahle circumstances,
a signal triumph was scored last night
by the Handel Oratorio chorus of
Augustana college in its annual Christ
mas festival The large audience that
had gathered to hear the program to be
given jointly by the chorus, under the
direction of Professor Berquist, ald
by Professor Canterbury, tenor, was
disappointed when 1t learned that
Professor Canterbury would be unable
to appear because of a bad throat.
However, it was more than pleased
with the work of Edward Walker Of
Chicago, who had been hastily sum-
moned to substitute, and with that OF
Mrs Matthey, who also filled in with
a group OF four selections.
The chorus acquitted itself splendid
ly under the able direction of Profess
sor Berquist 1t was the first appear
ance of Mr. Berquist as director, and
his work speaks highly of his eff
cheney as head of the musical depart
ment of Augustana. Professor Ber-
quist is endowed with natural musical
instinct, and his interpretations breathe
true musicianly spirit. Vision of
st. John" was the cantata rendered. 1t
is by c. Whitney Coombs, an American
composer, and reflects different style
of music from the ordinary cantata.
Although not as heavy and sublime
as some of the older and more familiar
sacred cantatas, it is replete with diff
cult passages and requires much skill
! full direction to give proper coloring
| to the parts.
I A leading part in the cantata is TAX
en- by a ladies' quartet. This was
composed of Mrs. Henry Matthey, Mrs.
R. R. Reynolds, Miss Nellie Freeman
and Miss Esther Malmrose. Their work
was of very pleasing character. The
tenor and alto solo parts were taken
/ by Mr.. Walker and Mrs. Matthey, re-
spectiveIy Both acquitted themselves
in very satisfactory manner
In the first part of the program,
where Mr. Walker and Mrs Matthey
| substituted for Professor Canterbury
| the former sang Verdi's Celeste Aida, .
and Balls Mother Machree" Both
were vigorously applauded. Mrs Mat
they sang Brahms "Minnelied," Won
Fielitz's ''Wenn Wir Alt Sein Werden,
/ Whelpley's Nightingale Has Tyre of
Gold" and Tipton's Hymn to Night "
Mrs. Matthey also received an ovation
at the close of her group.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-14
zG@,eate1l.!
AT THE EMPIRE.

Nearly all of the show for the first
half of the week at the Empire has
Teen drafted off the Orpheum circuit
Notable among the acts to be seen
will be Don Carlos Marionettes, a
great act for children and an act
VI ich gives the grown-ups unlimited
pleasure. This is a genuine Partisan
novelty which is now being shown on
the American stage in its first season.
Tie French, who are the most skilled
in the world in the art of pantomime
and in the manipulation of mechan-
lea, human figures, have never reach
ell a more nearly perfect stage than
is shown in this wonderful act. The
fiEUres are iifelike and the perform
euce like that given on a regular siZ-
ed stage. Guerro and Carmen, an ar
tistic musical act, will be another of
the many features for the first half of
next week. From an artistic stand
point these two musicians have been
given credit for giving to the vaude-
vile stage one of its greatest acts.
TIER numbers are cleverly executed
ant consist of the worlds best music.
john T. Ray & Co will present what
is considered a great laughing skit in
Hello Sally" Ray & Co. have been
known TO the stage for some time as
u he Jay and the Chorus Girl, and
as such gained a wide reputation for
comedy. Tom Mahoney, a well and
fayorably known Irish monologist, and
THE President of the Hold Carriers, -
back of the footlights, is another one
of the good things of this new show.
De dos comedy circus, consisting OF
dogs, monkeys, ponies and the fun
NEST mule in existence, will open the
bill The act is good enough to close
any vaudeville show of this size, &C.
cording to favorable press notices, but
Manager Dolly has such a strong Dill
thar he is going to open with this big
act and keep the show running strong
er until the big finish with its real sur.
pI .se. Manager Dolly has secured the
/ first pictures of the Balkan war and
/ these will be shown all week.