The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-27
By ESTHER vANDEvEER

had been discharged as unfit for serv-
ice ON account of wounds, returned
to his home In Maine with a Belgian
bride. Appleton was the grandson Of
a G. A. r. man, and young '16 was
swapping stories with old 81.
"The only difference between you and
me. grandfather" said Neil, sis that in
my case the comes before the 6, while |
In yours the 6 is before the 1. Come;
tell us another yarn about fighting in
Virginia"
There's only one yarn haven't told
you" said the old man. "and that l
don't like to tell. 1t has been a sad
memory for me for more than fifty
years"
All insisted on hearing the story. and
the old man continued: an not make
much Of yarn out of 1t. I'll cut 1t
short AS you know, was on scout
ing service during the peninsular cam
paign. One day l was resting on neu-
trail ground. was on hillside from
where l could look down on a road
running between McClellan's and Gen.
eral Lees armies. While was looking
down on this road saw man on
horseback riding In the direction Of the
Confederates. 1t struck me that he
had been in our lines and was going
toward the Confederate lines. Being
out for information myself, was ready
to suspect any one else Of doing the
same thing. He stopped at a house
near the road, and woman and a girl
came out to greet him. By this l felt
confident that he was Confederate,
for the woman embraced him in way
that told me he was her son. couldn't
: hear what they were talking about, but
knew she was trying to persuade the
7 young man to go In and get rest or
j something to eat. He demurred for
some time, then yielded to her. That
yielding cost him his life.
IT reckon he had been to our lines for
information and was carrying 1t to the
q Confederates. Mounting my horse
e rode down to lower eminence farther
II northward toward Richmond, where
g could see the house he was In much
l. more plainly and waited for him to
come out to ride on. l didn't have td
It wait long. He soon appeared, his moth
"a er on one side Of him and the girl or
a ,he other. He kissed his mother and thei
+ the girl, and | knew by that secon(
lie kiss that they were lovers. 1t WASH
er like the other at all. Then he rode OF
ne toward me, looking back and throwing
te kisses with his fingers.
&c 81 was posted beside the road behin'
thick bushes. AS soon as he came with
ne in pistol range l called out:
10 Halt! Hands up!
ne "He knew he was covered by some on
a he couldn't see and obeyed the orde
as though he told me afterward that
an he could have seen me he would hav
TO opened fire instead. disarmed MI
ed and drove him before me to one OF OF
ut outposts, where he was searched an
le- information Of the Utmost important
was found ON him. He turned out
IN he a Confederate soldier and, being
he citizens dress, fulfilled all the como
W lions of spy.
ut well, he was tried by drumhet
DO. court martial and sentenced to
en- hanged. Before he was executed
wrote a letter to his mother and O
Al to his sweetheart. was ordered to Q
ed. liver them. I'd rather have been nan
I've ed myself than obey the order. But
ed had no choice. Besides, some one mt
be take the letters, and had to do 1t
or cause | knew the location OF the nou'
ere 81 carried also the news that the
on and lover had been executed for 81
to Don't ask me to describe the denVe
due of this news and the letters, Tor
at breaks me up even to this day. III
Is the last time Shall tell the story.
nth Young Appleton and his bride looK
IN at each other at the conclusion Oh
ON narrative, then suddenly were locH
he IN each others arms. There was
rev story between them similar TO tne
ome that had been told. but which had
Ting shifted differently. Appleton. nav
lin. relished scouting service, voluntee
-ess. to 90 hunting for information In te
anu tory that had been conquered oy
M Germans. Within that territory
cou. the home of the Belgian girl whom
saru later married and brought to Amer
no Appleton had sought a place OF
ne and refreshment in the house, iol
tent knew that any Belgian would MAJ
mat him. He was eating supper pre-
pow cd for him when a company OF IN
rode mn to the house. Their
took mander dismounted and entered.
ONE nleton had no time to evade the oil
o at and not being able to give an acc
wen ~ himself. was arrested On his
Tnen son were sketches Of German We
ms and death stared him In the
duct- when he was taken away the gar
~ IN lowed. and when the uhlans went
nseI' a deserted house with their prs
steps for the night she set fire TO II
clrcie gave Appleton a chance Tor MS
what During the confusion when the III
awakened. encircled in flames,
and nr,soner who was wide awake
fallen p rlson 80 ont into the dark
: nen was joined by his deiVerer' ANY
two disappeared together
with grandfather said the young
-. Io+ Of difference betwi