The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-03-08

OF his sons resolution TO make atone
ment by enlisting as Il soldier, as re-
ported by Kerehival West after the
farewell secret interview at Charles
ton a year ago.
Knowing that Columbia college, New
York city. had furnished large num-
Der of recurits to the local volunteer
regiments n. the first call Of President
Lincoln. Colonel Haverill directed his
Inquiries among such of Franks
former classmates as he could locate
in the army He was successful to the
extent of tscertaining that his son had
taken special pains. In en.isting. 10
avoid any possible comradeship with
those who knew of his disgrace
Under an assumed name he had in al
probability gone south and joined tn
Union army OF the Missouri.
With sinking heart Cu'ouel Hayeri
thought OF the unknown dead of the
great battle of Shiloh. on the fur Ten
nessec. And then. remembering tina
all evidences of his sons existence 4:
so far as the anxious youus wife and
mother in Washington We're concerned.
| had ceased some months back. he only
shook his head when Edith and Mrs.
IIaveril asked him daily If he had
| learned any t,dings
The colonel and his wife were none
the less fond Of their southern wards
| Gertrude and Robert Dillingham;. now
| that of necessity they no longer stood
1
| Whatever stern military aloofness the
Federal military officer may have felt
obligatory upon him was compensated
by new tenderness on the part of
Mrs Haverill, particularly toward Ger
trude. whom she regarded as the limo
cent victim Of a most unfortunate po-
| litical misunderstanding. This feeling
| Gertrude reciprocated ard equally with
out suspicion of resentment.
Mrs. Haverill and Gertrude. as has
been minated. maintained practical
ly continuous correspondence. Ger
trude wrote regularly to her Confeder-
ate brother Robert Dillingham;. Made
liie West, on the other side OF the
! AZ. son and Dixon lire. also wrote to
Robert. her rebel sweetheart. in u
nonpartisan way. which also was quite
different from sisterly. OF course. Boil
wrote to both the girls. and it would
have been highly embarrassing il he
had ever got the epistles mixed. Made
line answered the copious letters and
inquiries of her brother, Kerchiva
West. as best she could
Jenny Buckthorn was heard to re
mark that Captain Heartsease's pei
was mightier than his sword, so there
must have been some enistolary inter
change between these two also whel
the captain was away from Washing
ton AS for General Buckthorn, stIll n
home slowly recovering from hi
wound. and Colonel Haverill, preoccu
pied with active military responsible
ties, these two old soldiers stuck dog
gedly to their respective duties ant
kept their own counsel.
Such was the complicated. unorgan
lied system of grapevine telegraph.
which in civil war time practically dit
the service of what in latter days would
be called the wireless
Gertrude had been home in the val
ley perhaps fortnight when she re
ceived the following illuminative epis
tie from her brother;
Charlottesville. June Is
Dearest Sister-We have left the valley
suppose to join In the defense OF Rich
? mond You know what that means unde
. Jackson. This is the first moment hav
found to write to you since you decided t
y quit for home. | know what you hav
passed through, but do you know how
] came about that you got through as luck
+. lily as you did? Probably not. Now. wi
tell you. II was all very well FOR IN
Richmond department to send you in Ger
tain company by way of Baltimore, bu
i when 1t came to the pinch at Harper
Ferry influence at Washington had to b
brought to bear. Whose influence? Ger
eral Buckthorn's. General Buckthor
q must have acted at the prompting of som
i other Federal officer. presumably Colon'
!. II. And how did our dear colonel happe
to be so alert in behalf of couple {
southern women travelling at their ow
y risk?
v Gertrude Kerchival w. is or was.
, Washington either on sick leave or o
some confidential mission. He must hay
: moved heaven and earth and even strair
?. ed "A point or two of discipline for yot
, sake don't know the exact circun
. stances. but | do know old Kerchiva
. God bless him! He can't help It if he Is
Iank.
d Now you know what he did for you ar
N perhaps you will understand the ug
: look 1t must have taken for him at Wasl
, ington when | tell you that your DANCE
n Gus travelling companion took adyantai
10 4 the situation to wheedle the FEEDER
, ;uard at Berryvile into making an e.
, rhange Of prisoners with our guard al
,hrs rescued Il certain secret service of
ii ger whom you and know only too We
, and who is now back again in the Confe
~ crate service What Is TO come of 1t all
~ don't know. but. sis. be careful. Keep tn
D. closely to yourself and never forget it.
In When you will next hear from me al
N what you win hear no mortal can predi
except that shall be found in the Iii
~ Of duty. May heaven bless and keep
IN Ri Is the constant prayer OF your ezra
brother. BOB
- CHAPTER VII.
I'd "He's Yankee Spy!"
er TATHILEGer Ellingham rel
IS NM and reread and pondered al
ne w cried over this letter III
be kissed it furtively, as II