The Huttig news., 1915-12-18
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 CHAPTER I-Confederate Sergeant Wyatt of the Staunton artillery is sent as a spy to his native county on the Green Bflar by General Jackson.
 CHAPTER II-wyatt meets moun- taineer named Jem Taylor, with whom he rides to a house beyond Hot Springs l.n CHAPTER III-Tn the house Wyatt and tIaylor meet Major Harwood. father of Noreen and an old neighbor of Wyatt. Who IS sent to bed while the two other men talk. Wyatt becomes suspicious, and finds that Taylor has murdered Harwood and escaped.
 CHAPTER IV-Wyatt changes to the U. 5. eavairs uniform he has with him. ana rides away in the night. running into a detachment of Federal cavalry, to whom he identifies himself as Lieutenant of papers with which he has been pro- vided: Captain Fox finds Harwood's body and follows Taylors trail.
 CHAPTER v-Fox and Wyatt believe Taylor to be old Ned Cowan. The de- tachment Is ambushed. Wyatt escapes to the Green Briar country and goes to liar woods apparently deserted home
 CHAPTER vI-wyatt finds Noreen Harwood alone in her home. She does not recognize him. and he introduces him self as Lieutenant Raymond.
 CHAPTER vII-Parson Nichols comes to the house and tells Noreen of her fa- thers death.
 CHAPTER vIII-wyatt forces Parson Nichols to confess that he has been sent in advance of Anse Cowan who proposes to marry Noreen at once, and so quiet title to the land In dispute between the eoWans and Noreen's dead father
 CHAPTER Ix-Anse Cowan and his gang arrive and find the preacher bound in a closet. Wyatt and Noreen have con- cealed themselves In the attic.
 CHAPTER x-The Cowan gang ran- sacks the house but fails to find the hid- den couple. Wyatt tells Noreen who he is
 CHAPTER xI-wyatt and Noreen re- turn to the second floor and await the next move of the gang. forcing the preacher to silence.
 CHAPTER xII-UnabIe to escape while the gang is on the first floor and around the house, Wyatt proposes to marry Noreen to protect her from cowan. She accepts and Wyatt forces the preacher to marry them.
 CHAPTER XITI-Cowan's gang is driv- on off by Federal troops. one of whose officers is the real Lieutenant Raymond. Wyatt Is trapped. though Noreen attempts to defend him.
 I Lewisburg for trial a spy.
 CHAPTER xv-The camp commandant and Captain Fox visit Wyatt in his cell In the courthouse basement. He refuses clemency in return for information. and uses his boyhoods knowledge of the build Ing to prepare way of escape.
 CHAPTER xvI-Captain Fox again has fnterceded for him unsuccessfulIy and that Raymond: jealous. Is pushing the case against him.
 CHAPTER XvII-wyatt escapes to the attic and thence to the sheriff's office by means of a dsused. old-fashioned chim- ney, washes off the soot and changes clothes in the deserted washroom. and re- eonnoiters.
 CHAPTER xyIII-wyatt surprises Raymond and his camp commandant holds them up. and with the aid of Nor cen. gets out of headquarters room in the courthouse.
 CHAPTER xIx-wyatt and Noreen win clear of the courthouse and Noreen decides to accompany him in his flight
 CHAPTER xX-wyatt and Noreen ob- tain horses and escape from Lewisburg. CHAPTER xXI-They meet old Ned Cowan in a deserted cabin. and in a fight Cowan is killed.
 CHAPTER XXII-They agree to a sep aration when they are safely out of their present danger
 CHAPTER XXIII-They come to the Cane Ridge meeting house and find it oc- cupied by Confederate cavalry. who have captured Preacher Nichols.
 CHAPTER XXIV-Federal cavalry un- der Fox and Raymond threaten to attack the church.
 CHAPTER xxv-The attack is re- pulsed.
 CHAPTER XXvI-In the lul1 before a second attack. Nichols and Noreen es- cape through an underground passage leading from the baptistry.
 CHAPTER xXVILThe church Is talk en. and Wyatt escapes through the un- derground passage
 CHAPTER XXVIII-Wyatt runs into Raymond. whips and captures him.
 CHAPTER XXIX-Noreen meets Wy att who forces Nichols to guide them within reach of Covington, and Noreen decides to go through life with Wyatt.