The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-05-17

ing to meet him alone la the library"
The old soldier knocked. opened the
door. bowed Mrs Haverill In and then
refreshed
..Copstance!" exclaimed General Ha
verilI; standing stern and impassive.
MY husband-may ] still call you so.
after this long separation. without one
words-s
where Is the. miniature portrait |
which ! gave you In Charleston for my |
SOM"
why. your son Is dead. John. and |
my portrait must be m the grave with |
aini. Don't you know
combat had slain him with his own
weapons.
And twas afther Colonel West he
was a-lookin'. too. Ill go ball." put In
Barket who was waiting upon Gen.
eral Buckthorn at the moment. THAT
Thornton was a pizen dlvil" 81
Mention Of the military prisons re-
minds me-" said General Haverill.
"that have a letter written shortly
after Cedar Greek by Captain Cox
Of a Kentucky regiment. Captain Cox
was in Libby with--with Lieutenant
Bsdloe. He himself escaped from
there some time later with the consid-
erahle number Of Union officers who
crawicd out through Captain Roses
tunnel from the cellar He mentions
another Captain Hunt. as
remembcr-who was finally exchanged
when dying or consumption and lived
just long enough TO reach. home"
The conversation now turned to Ker-
chiy1l West and the last engagement
In which he had participated. in the
Shenandoah valley. As Sergeant Bar
ket admittedly knew more about this
than any other man alive. including
Colonel West himself, the company
now unanimously decided to give him
the floor. Barkct was In his element,
especially when he observed that old
Margery, the cook, had fingered In the
background among his attentive audi
ence. He had half dozen teacups
and a sherry glass or two arranged on
the hearth rug TO represent the Union
and Confederate lines, while he Illus
trated the cavalry charges and artil
lcry fire with honrishes OF General
Ruckthorn'S walking stick
..Iust In the hottest Of this battle Of
4 Say,lcr Creek. whin Colonel West and
rode to the front 10 rally the rlgi-
ment and ttlrn upon the victorious in
.imy-it was MT this pint. foreninst the
brow OF the hill. We moind--sure. the
colonel he sailed ont ahead widout any
coat or hat and wild only shtick In
his hand. and wells out: .Charge. b'yes.
Gjneral Sheridans come backs They
gave wan big cheer and we swept
.clane over tile sectssh battery"
"Hooroo!'' cried Margery as Bar
ket's stick smashed line OF teaeup ar
tillery.
4 THE attack on our left flank wa.
: checked But iwhin we shtopped to tax,
breath. where was brave Colonel West
Heaven only knows. After the foigh
was over Miss Gertrude and the othel
gals searches for him on the field. an,
thin. OF suddint. Miss Gertrude rides
off all by herself and disappears behint
the schooihouse"--
mo. Barket; II was the church. Ant
the colonel and were married there!'
Gertrude herself, on the arm Of Ker
chival West in brand new uniform
suddenly appeared upon the scene. hav
Ing been ushered In by the maid at tn
front door unobserved while the BATH
| of Cedar Greek was raging Nor di
, they come alone. Close in their rea
, followed quiet civilian, who on sex
ond glance proved to be Bob Ellinghai
and where Bob was Madeline Yves
could not be far away.
welcome, Colonel dillingham;" roal
ed General Bnckthorn. I'VE had Ion
fight to keep You out Of Washington
= but~we're delighted to see you With
the tines now"
3 II see that flag has just been raise
1 again over Fort Sumter. Oh the fourt
n anniversary Of the day in Charlesto
which we MI remember so well" sal
, Geueral Haverill, in tone Of Thankful
: ness that had no ring Of triumph.
, II think" replied Bob, "that Virginl
will be about right for us--Madelir
and myself The Old Dominion is d
lapidated. fenceless and war trodde
But her soil is elastic and her air h:
something inspiring I'm it still. Mad
line says she loves Belle Bosquet. 81
would hardly recognize the old pla'
now. but ! hope her presence there W
bring il back to life again"
/ "The schoolhouse and the churc
r which somebody was speaking OF
| minute ago said General Bucktho
| in what sounded like IN aggrieved tor
| must be our national beadquarte
| from now on"
| "Not forgetting the hospitals" add
| General Haverill, with fond CLAN
i at uis wife and Edith They are st
K in full1cDmmiSsion II is for us. as Il
mortal I.inroln said. to strive Oh to 4
/ isll the work we are In: to bind up t
nations wounds: to care for him W
i shall have borne the battle. and for