Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-30


ins,snf,y NV heart thrnhhirr with
the rossih,litv that i ,lsn m,rhs he re-
mamheraa Vat snrel, thera was mo
v,aau - recollection n tha avas rhat
snrvavea ra--ana why shouid ,here
10, haa haar a. un,n.aros,,ry laa
=, ff,aar when NC laat me, .-hia
know,edse rave ma courage to meet
that searching glance. and "a lin nv
hand in the salute due ia an officer Of
rank.
AIT" said HARDWOOD In deep voice.
"a soldier from the valley?"
YES. sir" respectfully. the sixty.
fifth Virginia"
How does It happen you weaa ar.
tillery uniferm?"
Expecting the question ! answered
They'd lost so many gunners. some
OF US were detailed to help. Recruits
are coming In now"
What was your battery"
"Staunton Horse artillery. sir"
"Stationed?"
AT Front Royal--that was our win.
ter camp
He nodded. tapping his spoon
against the table. favorably impressed
by my prompt replies. His keen eyes
sought the face OF the silent noun
taineer.
You know this man, Taylor?"
wal. cant exactly say tibet |
dew. major" he said drawlingly. shift
Ing his feet uneasily. "He says he's a
Cowan. frum over on Buffalo crick."
"A Cowan!--you mean"
mo. he don't claim ter be- none d.
OF Ned's brood-his mars a wilder
woman. They amt no kin. I reckon. !"
Whatever thoughts might have been
In Major Harwood's mind were CON.
cealed nv an impassiye face. an he sat
there for a moment In silence gazing
at the two of M
lieyed to be best TAYLOR" he said AT
last ou,et,v "we will talk n over
| later You are both hungry enonph
| to eat. / supnosea Draw IN some
| chairs and Sam will And something.
| No objection tn remaining here over
| night, Cowan?"
"pd be- glad To get on. sir, hut INV
horse In about used nm The roads
have haap hard and wa hava travaIaa
rapidly"
| well, there In plenty OF room. and
| YOU are welcome. This house." he ex.
planned, belongs to a friend OF mine,
who had to leave the countrv--too
| Yankee for his neighbors. | find II
rather convenient at times. All. Sam
that rasher of bacon looks prime--Ill
try some myself,"
The tbrea of M ta,kea pnop many
subiects. although TAYLOR said little
xoor. ,,h,, a,ro,,,v ,adr.a.oa go
II noted that few references were
made to the war That Harwood was
in the F.deral service 7 had M aonht
although no was mt In uniform ana
~ tb,s w.s ttua than n nus, ha aIsr
a fact that Tavlor was a linton snv
The meeting here had not been nv
cbarca although a mvsterv ipvo,vod
the hidden REASON whv n known
corfederate sold;er had baen encour
asea m arcomnanv the uourtatpae,
tn tb;a secrat rapdezvous A. l,st the
noe.l e,doa and the major pusbod
bact his chair and mot;oned Sam r.
| c,sar the tah,a
w., .u, r.r ro ,;ros nm, 4. l., .,4
sen,al,v "ara you had hettar turn q,
GA cot oood ,,ght,s sIaan wer
an - ,s r,da ar IT., cro.u pr;.r 80
morrow I'M ,.Ir With vo,, f.. rotn,ta
To,,or ., the nar,,r hosnra vo,, ao
hut Cow.p ao.s not naaa - got, Ia,,
vorrse,vas m the tobacco On CO..,
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80, Ga 60 ~ H.. 1870 -
naaas ),
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