Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

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hand. trembling as be did So It re-
quired a great effort to control himself
sufficiently to sort them. ClaybOurne
stood looking on. As Treadway lost
nerve KnnwltOn seemed to gain it,
They were TO play five games. the loser
of three 10 be the loser in the game Of
life Z While KnOwltOn had the self con
troll to play the games fairly well. it
was soon evident TO the Confederate
looking on that he was playing 10 lose
Once when the sergeant purpUSely
played the wrong card Claybourne es-
saved TO stop him. hut a look from
Knowltun deferred him KnOwlton won
the first game: Trpadway won the next
three The winner could not reprpSs q
long drawn sigh Of relief. hut relief
accompanied hl pain that his rumpan
ion must do instead ut himself
Clayhournp marched KnOwitun he
tween two Rlen tn. an nuu,rupied tent
where he suffered him to make prepa-
ratinnS &" die The Iirisuner tnld the
captain thtt he wished iu write u lei
ter "a "a gir ia the nnrsh 10 whom ne
was enrnrpd Materials were furnish
ed and li, ruie stating the manner of
his apprui' iiI;ia deatb. making no men
tion Of the fatf that he mad voluntarily
given hi chanreS for living to Il rom
paninn Cl.vhnurne rpreiyed the let
ter agreeing Ia take every precaution
that il shrnld reach its destination
Then hp Said 10 the man who was
abonI tn die
Were II not thai my general is mo
mentarily eyip, ting 10 he slaughtered
by your people would make an effort
with him To save you When not IN
der the strain nf war ne is rs tender
hearted as rifl Rui with the vel
fare of mis- irours and the cause an
sorbing his whole nature he seems
brutal To intprrede for you now
would only accrue to my detriment and
be of nu Service to you "
Il understand you perfectly" replied
the other "CicOdby
Half an hour later a volley was
heard in wood near by. and the body
of Sergeant KnowltOn was buried
where it fell Yet the volley was
followed by a second-nOt customary
in such cases-fired by Captain Clay !
bourne's order over the grave OF a SOL !
dier who has died without dishonor.
Some months later Treadway was
exchanged. and. having. in addition 10
his shock. been i'll in a southern pris-
on, be was so disabled that he was dis
from the military service Of |
the United States When he reached /
home be was welcomed with tears by
his family, while one OF his sisters
held him In her arms and looked nj
him with a strange. faraway look
without tears Presently she kissed
him and went away by herself
II was she to whom the man who
had died for him had been engaged
Captain Claybourne IN transmitting to
her the last farewell Of her lover had
lndorsed on 1t. This man purpOseiy
became a loser in the game Of life be
tween him and his friend"
Not till after the war had ended did
learn from his sister Of the
sacrifice in his behalf. Then be went
south. exhumed the body Of the man
who had made 1.-THE grave hadsbeep
carefully marked by Claybourne's or
ders--and brought it north. After il
had been deposited in its permanent
resting place brother and sister for
years made It an object Of pilgrim
lge on every Memorial day The
brother. whose health bad been under
mined BY his experiences in the south
lived but a few years. The sister. DOW
, very old woman. continues on every
Memorial day to place flowers on the
crave Of her soldier nero.
There could hardly he 8 brave'
,ct. no greater her0ism. than for one
upinspired by the drum. the rattle Of
nusketry. the boom Of cannon. in cold
DIood-so to speak tn give bis life for
another. Yet today the only especial
honor accorded Oh Memorial day to
Sergeant KDOwlton is the homage Of
.he woman who inspired the art