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 (Continued.) 8 The battalion was leaving the park . and turning into Michigan avenue; an order was shouted down the column; he changing of fire bell warned every one in time, how to interpret he order. The battalion sprang to the side of the road and let the fire engine and truck race by. The sky lhead nnd also to the west was glar- Ing rtl in districts where no factory ehiinneys should crimson the clouds, and distantly a shot and now series of rife shots echoed out of one O. the side streets. A number of handbills were blowing down the boulevard; as thy swirled under the street lamps they: showed great, red letters. Jim Ashby and others of the soldiers stopped and picked up some of the papers. Jim read as he passed the hext light: ff- A
 "Cellow Citizens Further resistance Is useless. We are helpless! Let us make terms before the men of our rrmy follow the men of the navy to death in useless slaughter ~ 1Kilbane read 1t at the same time and laughed. "So those are what they re !plasterin' up evcrywherer'
 He jerked toward the windows of 3 shop which they were passing. A ldrge pIacard was pasted there with the same red letters 4s the handbills. ], Other placards appeafed op other win dows,1 upon mail boxes, pasted to the fronts of buildings and upon the doors It was plain that the agents of the prince had; had them printed before the great naval battle. ready to put up after the disaster. v Kilbane crumpled his bill and tossed it away. 'Uis too dispiritingl Cor sporal, dear, will ye be keepin' close watch on Ewenson there? The enemy's redvertisin' is lnalxin' him melancholic. He's like to desertv' X E. Arriving at the station, Company r followe& Company D out on the plat form beside the cars which had just teen cleared of the refugees, the soldiers boarded the train, found seats, deposited rifles and packs, and-as the ttEains ;wanld not be ready to start for :fome minutAs many of the men went sort to the platforms again. watching other trains arriving from the east and 6t.ler companies of recruits going to the cnrs. <
 Men wearing sabers and spurs-s cavalry troop -tramped by. Jim gazed sat the hats of those who were in uniform and observed that they be slpnged to the First Illinois cavalry They had led their horses aboard stock dcarS onN freight tracks far down the yards and were returning to find places in the passenger trains
 A trooper, somewhat slighter and younger, than the others, strolled proudly along, and Jim, as he saw him. felt his heart stop suddenly and then race faster. The, boy turned more directly toward Jun, and eacf recognized the other. &
 .Martr Jim hailed Mart! St here's. where you arer'
 The. boy. at the first recognition. re 'foiled; then, seeing, avoidance of Jin was impossible, he approached swiftly s"Nfy names Wallacev' he whispered In warning. "Wallace Scottr'
 e9He looked about cautiously ani Nrlainly was disappointed that no ont secmed to have noticed that Jim hai hailed him by another name.
 You've enlistedw Sim charged him ! well. why don't you write home tt toll them that, anyway? Of course thcy've. supposed you enlisted. but they're almost crazy, not hearing iron you"
 "rre written 'em-or mother any way" Mart defended himself. "l mailed it just minute ago. I wa! going to write her as soon as we go ordered out of Chicago. I'm not ole enough to enlist, you know, but Tn big enough, so I had to come where no one knew me- My name's Wallace Scott, please remember, and Tn twenty years old. and l, haven't go any parents or any one else. That: what I've told them. and I'll stick tt tt. I can ride pretty well. yo-, know so I got iinbo the cavalry. What art you going to do about it?"
 You're going east, Mart?'
 "I suppose so: we're here to take [ train: that's all know. I say, Jim! Nart's hand now caught Jim's sleeve "-Iow are they lat home? You've heard, of course" L
 "Ycs. I've heArd," Jim admitted 7 At your house cT-ery one's well-ex cept for worrying about you"
 "Afother? And father?''
 Mart had to be assured of both sep arately.
 And AgnesY
 'sYcs; she's all right too"
 Whats the matter. JimT'
 Nothing"
 Say, whGt're you doing here, hey II knew you'd enlisted. too, of course You didn't stay back. But--well, Az nes hasn't come to yet? Is that it She's still in q tranceT'
 "She's broken our engagement, i that's what you'ye getting at," Jin Informed
 Because you're going to fight! Tn little idiot. What do you care for? Mart commented. younger brother like i"Then, you haven't been hearing iron her? You've been hearing only iron your house?"
 "No, I've heard from Agnes too."