The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02

Il
tain and about that expedition just sent
to fry to get the key. L have had to
let Heartsease go out on the job too
1t seems General Sheridan wants to
run over to Washington, and we are
afraid there's mischief brewing if he
does.''
At this moment General Haver1l
himself approached. He asked Colo
mel EIlingham about the latter's sister,
Gertrude and then Immediately enter
ed into such a serious conversation
with Colonel West that the other young
people discreetly withdrew.
eve have reason to expect a move
ment on the part of the enemy began
General HaverilI, land we must be
able to read their signal dispatches if
possible Captain Lockwood of our
own signal corps will report to you
here with officers and men. IN the
meantime Colonel Vest Here the
general took from his wallet news
paper clipping and a letter envelope,
which latter he hastily returned to his
pocket. 1t bore the address of Colonel
West in Mrs. HaverilPs handwriting,
being, in fact, the one which had in
closed the missive from Washington
received the day before and shown to
Frank, who in his eagerness had drop
ped the envelope on the rustic table on
the veranda, where the general had
CHANGED upon it and reserved it with
out comment. Now he continued:
Perhaps you can help me in explain
ing a personal matter about which 1
am curious Here is a paragraph cop
led in the Richmond Dispatch from a
South Carolina paper which interests
US both"
He handed the clipping to Kerchival,
| who read:
Captain Edward Thornton of the
| Confederate secret service has been as
signed to duty in the Shenandoah val
| lev Our gallant captain still bears
| upon his face the mark of his meeting
| in 1861 with Lieutenant now Colonel
| KerchivaI West, who is also to serve
| in the valley with Sheridan's army.
! Another meeting of these two men
| would be one of the strange coinci-
dences of the war, as they were at
one time, if, indeed, they are not at
! present, interested in the same beauti-
full woman. The scandal connected
| with the name of the lovely wife Of a
northern officer at the opening of the
war was Of course overshadowed by
the attack on Fort Sumter, but many
| Clarl6StOD1anS Will remember {. Inc
lady in defense Of whose good name
| Captain Thornton fought the duel is
the wife of General Haverfll. who will
| be Colonel Vests immediate com
| mander.'
General" exclaimed Kerchival, red
dening and rising to his feet, this is
an abominable outrage. But 1 think
we both know it's source, and it is
fortunate indeed that ! have the op-
portunity to nail it now that the mat
ter is raked up in such a scurrilous
way The article states the truth in
one particular, however, did strike
Mr. Thornton after personal quarrel "
and what provoked the blow? Evi-
IDENTITY there is something in this affair
that has been concealed from me, yet
which L have a right to know. l need
hardly say that refuse to accept the
statement Of this scandalouS para
graph. At the same time L feel just
fed in asking you to tell me the whole
story frankly as man to man."
you are right, general. 1 shall be
more than glad to tell you alias soon
as we can be by ourselves for half an
hour without interruption"
The latter proviso was occasioned by
the abrupt appearance of Sergeant
BarIzet, the body servant of Genera
(To Be ContInued.)