The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-05-25

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cred the road ieadias 70 the left and
turned in that dirsctioa. assured that
II would lead directly into the heart
Of Green 6riar. The road ras throsgh
thick woods. the darkness intense. and
~ the way vas silent and seemed d.
serted gave the animal the spur.
must have loped along thus for tes
minutes. all thought Of pursuit already
dismissed. and my mind occupied with
plans for the future. when the woods
suddenly ended In . hare ridge. the
ribbon Of road revealing itself under
the soft glow Of the stars. know not
why ! heard no sound Of warning. but
At the instant . half dozen shadows
loomed up blocking the path. hare
ly had time to rein in my horse before
We were interminEled. the surprise ev.
identity mutual. although one Of the
newcomers was swift enough to seiss
my animals bit. and hold him piung.
ing in fright. ] clung to the stirrups.
aware of the hash Of . weapon In my
face. and an oath uttered In . gru6
voice.
I'm Gods name! where did you come
from? Here. Snow. see what this feI.
low looks like"
The speaker had Q wide-brimmsd
hat. drawn low over his face. and .
cape concealed his uniform. But
Snow wore the cap Of the Federal cav.
airy. and knew I had fallen into
Yankee hands.
Il have no objection to telling you
my name and rank" l said coldly.
but lower that gun first: am In uni
form"
The rather contemptuous tone Of
voice employed had greater effect on
the fellow than the evidence of bis
eyes. His arm fell to his side. al.
though he still retained 4 grasp on my
bride.
so l see." but with no cordially In
the words. But that 10 hardly con.
vincing Federal officers are rare birds
who ride these roads alone. Who are
you. sir. and why are you hersi'
Perhaps l may be privileged to ask
frst by what authority you halt and
question met"
He laughed. and waved the weapon
he still held toward the others Of his
party.
Our force alone 10 suficient author
ity should suppose. However. will
set your mind at rest-I am Captain
Fox. in command Of . detachment Of
the Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry"
"Oh, yes" responded more pleas.
antly, "of General Ramsay's command.
You know Major Harwood, no doubtf"
I'VE are of his escort" both susN.
cion and command lost before my cool
assurance. You are In the service,
sir?"
Third United States cavalry; on 70.
cruiting detail. was to meet Har
wood at Hot Springs. but was told
he had gone to Green Briar"
by whom?"
the name Taylor"
The captain swore srimly. glancing
across my horse into the face Of the
trooper opposite.
We'll. this stumps mel" his voice
grown suddenly harder. ut doesn't
sound straight, for we left him safely
in Hot Springs an hour before sun.
down. and he had no purpose at that
time except to wait there for Taylor.
Do you carry any papers?"
drew the Official envelope from my
pocket. and held 1t out to him calmly.
He opened the flap.
"A little light. Snow-yes, q match
will do"
The fame lit up their faces-the ON.
Ger a thin-faced man with lnusta che
and imperial. his teeth oddly promi.
nent; the trooper older in years. but
smooth -shaven. with deep-set eyes and
square chin Their uniforms. were
dusty and well worn The others.
clustered behind, remained mere shad.
ows The captain took In the nature
OF the document at a glance. and |
marked a change In his expression BE-
fore the match went out.
| Oh. ! see-you are Lieutenant Ray.
mond. Got to US earlier than you ex.
pected. Find many recruits north p
NO.. ] answered. taken completely
BY surprise. but managing to control
my voice. THAT was why l thought /
might accomplish more In this section.
Those counties have been combed
over" ! hesitated an instant, and yet
1t was best for me to learn what |
could. u was not aware, captain. that
my projected visit had been an.
| nounced."
He laughed. and the second match
went out. leaving Us again In DART.
! ness.
Nor was It. of1cially; merely q
friendly letter from an oficer on
Heitzelman's staff to our major asking
for you q friendly reception. Camp
gossip brought the news to me. You
knew Harwood?'
NO: only General Ramsay advised
me to confer with him. because Of hia
intimate knowledge of this section, He
hnV 0@ A0l