Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-28
The Sunday Story
THECAPTAIN'S
WIFE

Copyright, 1914. by Associated LIT
erary Press.

nor never was" said the third sergeant
as he placed o skillet Of bacon on the
winter hut fireplace. "but I'll go as
far as to say that 1t don't look right"
"Of course it DON'T" said the second
sergeant.
"what you fellows BLOWN about7~
asked tho orderly sergeant as he came
In for fire to light his pipe.
you wouldn't guess in four years
time, and won't keep you shiverin'
and trenholm. The captains wife has
Gomez
"And we was sayin'," said the Sec
ond sergeant as he lifted his eyes from
J the coffee cup-"we was sayin' that 1t
| wasn't discipline and didn't look right.
Jest think OF a woman down here"
"By goshl" whispered the orderly as
he sat down to his smoke.
"Waal, what you goin' to do bout lit"
asked the third sergeant after a pause.
1 Dunno"
A month had passed, and no calami-
ties had occurred. Some OF the men
began to breathe easier and to Won
der II they hadn't misjudged the kind
faced and smiling little woman who
was sacrificing a good deal to be with
her husband for few weeks
1t was cavalry command, and ev-
cry pleasant winters day the captain
and his wife bad a gallop over the
highways. One day an engineer was
dispatched to see about repairs to u
ArsI fv,r ~ ~
through the neutral ground between
the armies. and the orderly sergeant
Of Company D was detailed with ten
men as an escort. The bridge was
reached and inspected, and the engi-
| neer and his escort were ready for
their ride back when there came u
| sudden alarm. Half mile down the
road, where Captain Shattuck and his
wife had debouched from a crossroad
while taking an afternoon gallop. they
had run full tilt against Confederate
cavalry scout The enemy had shout
ed to the captain to surrender and rs
he wheeled his horse to get away 4
bullet brought him out Of the saddle
His wife would have pulled up her
steed, but he took the bit in his mouth
and was beyond control. As she went
flying up the road the scouting party
followed. They knew OF the small de-
tachment of Federals at the bridge
and were hoping to make surprise
"It's the captains wife. and the
Johnnies are close behind her" shout
ed the sergeant as the woman came
into view with a great CHATTER. open
ranks and let her through and then
close up and give 'em hail Columbian
With a rush and a clqtter the horse
of the fugitive passed the blue clad
troopers. but came to a dead halt a
few rods beyond and turned about. A
.volley from the carbines checked the
pursuers for the moment, but 1t was
seen that they were strong enough to
break through. and the sergeant gave
the order to fall back to an abandoned
log house a quarter of Il mile in the
rear.
II Men," exclaimed the woman as she
looked from man to man. do you
know that your captain is back there,
wounded and prisoner? Are you go
ing to leave him there?"
Its too bad. ma'am. but they are
three to one" replied the sergeant
"We'll be lucky II we amt killed OF
gobbled up before help comes"
But I'm going to ride back" she
cried as her pale face flushed and hei
voice had thrill to 1t. IF you won,
go with me to rescue your captain IL
let them take me prisoner and go Il
Richmond with him.
Heavens, ma'amr' hoarsely whis
pered the sergeant, with admiration II
his eyes But well have the captain
or diet How far down the road wal
itw
mot over half a mile"
And how many rebs In the party r
.Not over fifty"
FIFTY rebs and ten Of US. Wei
never do 1t. but wen die for the cap
taini Into your saddles, boysi YOU
ride on toward camp with the engi
neer. ma'amw
mot a foot I'm going with you
Some one give me revolver"
by twos-right wheelw shouted tn,
sergeant as he handed her his nav,
and drew his saber. "Now, then. rid,
through or over them and don't stol
this side Of the captain or the devilr
1t was a curious spectacle the gra,
clad soldiers witnessed-a woman rid
ing at the head of that chargins
squadron, a woman with white fac,
and glittering eyes who held her rein
In one hand and used the pistol will
deadly effect with the other. Through
the thick Of them followed the ten
1t and. fearing that the alarm nigh
J have already reached the Fedora
is camps. the Confederates disappeared
20 into the woods instead OF pursuing
~ Down there beyond the bridge the cap
- tain was lying ON the ground with |
bullet in his shoulder and three mel
- guarding him. The cavalcade swep