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

Creek. You gave the name
OF Lieutenant Bodice. but |
"Ah, yes He died before | reached |
him. but my prayers went mp for him
then. as they do now"
Here is his notebook. with bis last
message to me-" continued Edith. bit |
ing her lips to keep from crying, He
says: Tell our little son how his father
died. not how he lived And tell her
who filled my mothers place 80 low
ingiy'
Here she broke down. Mrs. Haverill
had turned away. sobbing.
Go OH. my child" urged General
Haveril
"'My fathers portrait of her, which
she gave to me in Charleston. helped
me to be IL imtter man. 1t WINS taken
away from me while was Il prisoner
In Richmond by Captain Edward Thorn
ton. Confederate secret service y.
One moment. pleasev' cried General
Haverill reaching for the notebook
LET me think Thornton was taken Il
prisoner and searched-by Kcrchival
wounded Coloiei West. and he had III
1 hi. rocket Oh Constance. my wife.
In the presence OF all. let lie huinby
beg yonr forgiy. Guess for niy.sulre,,sm..-
ableness and misunderstanding. these
long months past
Can ii he that you did not re
ceive Constance's--mothcr aft
err Franks death?' ventured Edith.
General Haverill only shook his head.
bowed In penitence. Mrs. Haverill went
up and kissed him and he clasped her
in his arms.
We'll. that's settled, growled
voice as from the battlefield. Now
let's have a-ahem!--l mean some re-
freshments, Barket. tell old Margery to
serve the tea and things In here and
bring up Heartseuse. and then we'll
swap stories about how some parts OF
the war might have been fought out.
but weren't"
Jenny Buckthorn had to draw Hearts
ease out concerning his adventures
after being wounded and captured In
the i'd on the signal station before
tile ',,ttle OF Cedar Greek.
Didn't you long to see your friends.
and SO forth. at home when you were
In that prisony' she asked
Internationally. However. there were
quite Jolly lot of chaps there. and we
had our ,,wn fun. We got up Il regular
orchestra and gave concerts. don't yot
know had banjo with one string
and played one tune-on it-'rurke!
In de Straw IL remember rightly. II
went like this"
!, Here the captain stopped to drum II
out on the piano with one finger.
"Oh. bother that" Jenny exclaimed
Tell them about the awful dangers
you went through when you escaped
from prison Ill bet you were badl!
scared more than once?"
"No-only once, and that was all th'
time. One night came face to face
with Confederate officer. 1t was Cap
tain Thornton :
"Oh. What did you dor everybod.
exclaimed. breathlessly
Il killed hihl." answered Heartscase
with sudden Intensity. looking up fror
the piano an Instant. then droppln
back mechanically to his one fingere
Turkey In de Straw"
Thnt was all he ever said on the sui
ject. aud It was not until long aftel
ward through other sources that tn
detailed story .cnme out Of how h
had encountered the vindjctive Thor
sSn and after desperate hand TO han
moved thence to; Arpomattox express
~ In order to be out Of the wars wa.
General Grant, accompanied by Gel
erals Sheridan and Ord and sewers
ether officers. including General Ha
erill. presented a striking contrast
General Lee. who. with q couple
stan officers. awaited him In the 0
fashioned parlor Of the Mclean res
dence.
!. Grant. forty three years old. medin
sized aud somewhat stoop shoulders
wore no marks of rank except &c
erals shoulder straps on his blue ta
mel blouse. HIS trousers were tuck
In his boots. and be had neither spu
nor sword. Lee, a dozen years oid
than his late adversary. had the ST
IRE and bearing Of nm old knight G.
raider. His hair and beard were silly
gray. He wore plain, but handsoi
uniform of Confederate gray. top boz
With spurs, gauntIets and o dr.