Year: 1873

She bade him wait, went out an came back with an ordinary. card photo graph. which she put inte his hand. l

 was handsome young fellow in the uni form of Southern cavalry soldier.

 ds 1t your brother p Luce asked glanoaag at the finer living face befor

 him. ssHe looks a little like you" "No, he is friend" she said, blushin

 very slightly. ''His name is Morris

 William Morris. He was q captain in th twenty-sixth Tennessee regiment when

 last heard of him."

 E. Luce looked at her while she was speak ing, and then turned away and looked ou at the bright land and sky, and it wa as If a black cloud had drawn suddenl over both. He put the card back to he

 without looking, and said, rather coldly

 Well, what do you want me to do ?"

 Will you be back here again ?"

 ''I suppose can come once more i there is any need,' he answered. ID, you care ?"

 Certainly I shall be very sorry whel you go. It's dark time for us you know and you have been very friendly. I shal miss you sadly"

 Thank you. You're very good"

 You will come tomorrow, then. Keel the picture till you come. want you. t. familiarize yourself with it, so you vii knoK Captain Morris if you should meet Yorfsdre my friend too now, and don't yo, see how terrible it would be if you should meet and hurt one another? 9" and sh, shuddered and turned he- pained fac, aside. He took step or two away ana sat down by the table, and she came and sat down opposite. He held out the cari with the face down, and answered stern. ly:

 / "He IS the enemy of my country. I an a soldier. l must do my duty

 Il do not ask you to do-otherwise, p shf replied, little proudly. '.If you should fall into the hands of our soldiers. and should meet Captain Morrls, if you will give him my name I am certain he will de you any kindness in his power. Is 1t toe much to ask you to do the same by him |; Will you keep the picture till tomorrow

 ''lf you wish it." he answered. and drew back the card and took long look at the brave, frank face and manly figure of the trooper.

 It was late in the afternoon of the fol. lowing day when the captain came gallop. ing up the Cottonwood avenue, and sent of the guard. His black horse was white with foam. Miss Ellen met him at the door, and he took last look at the pic. ture as he handed it back to her. And he said:

 'I shall know him if he looks like his picture. I haven't minute to wait. ] could hardly get off at all. All the troops are of but ours, and we break camp at daybreak. I must bid you goodbye. Is your mother at home ?''

 Mrs. Forest was quickly called, and they shook hands and said goodbye, ex. pressing their hearty regret and hopes o1 meeting again. And then the captain and rode off, turning to wave his cap and smile at the corner, and then, plunging spurs into his mare, went gal loping down the rows of trees with great lump in his throat, and only dim view of the flying wood and the fields tawny with sunset.

 Siege and equalization, movements by rail and river, hard marching, weary camping, forays, skirmishes, battles, bloody victories and bloody repulses fol loved one another and removed Luce fur. ther and further from Cottonwood, and might have easily worn out light i'm. pressiOn. But it seldom needed more than night, or danger, or leisure fol thought to bring to his minds sight q proud, straight girl, with serious face, as he remembered 1t hest,-and renew the ache and hankering he had brought away with him. He had seen many thousands of the enemy, dead and alive; had, in- deed, been sent north in charge of train of prisoners, but none of his inquiries for Captain Morris met with success. In fact he knew that out of the millions engaged ln the enormous contest. It was thou sand to one that they two would eve1 meet.

 One pleasant Monday in May the regi- ment was ordered to capture a guerilla band that had taken quarters in the noun tain hamlet of Stezbenville, and it moved out on the South Notch road Some miles down the valley, Colonel Grierson rode up to the front of Company O. Captain Luce," he commanded, 'stake your company up this old road to the right. It comes out on the Bloomsbury turnpike, a mile west of Steubenyille They will most likely run that way.''

 So company O. filed off and marched along the rough old road. Some hours after messenger met them and ordered them back to camp. Luce was riding al the head of the column, A horsemar came round bend some distance ahead with the sun on his face. When Luce caught sight of him he bent forward and studied him intently a minute, and ther halted his men and rode on alone to meet the stranger. The latter came along slow ly and his horse looked tired. He wore the dress of Union captain of of volun teers, and was therefore of the same ranl as Luce.

 When they were near each other Luce challenged him, and he saluted and an swered simply:

 ''I carry dispatches from General Rose. cIans to Grant. I hfve been riding since daylight, and my horse is nearly played out. Where is your camp, captain 9

 And Luce answered quietly: "You art Captain William Morris, of the Twenty sixth Tennessee. You are spy"

 A flash of surprise and .consternatior shot through the strangers face and his hand sprang to his sword, but stepped with 1t half drawn. Luce was before him and the muzzle of his pistol was not three feet from the strangers head. "Dont draw" he said. 'I don't want to hur you. You are my prisoner.

 ''You insult me, was the bold reply '1 told you the truth. will report you to the general. There, do you know tha signature? You stop me at your peril. And he drew out and showed Luce a let ter to all loyal commanders, instructine them to aid and furnish Captain Brown ing and help him on his way. But Luce persisted: II take the risk. You are no Captain Browning. You are a rebel off cer of cavalry, and you come from Earls burgh."

 He was plainly startled by that, but an swered, doggedly, ''There's no use of m, telling you anything. You seem to knov more about me than I do myself

 Captain Morris" said Luce, I don want to expose you just now. You see can disarm you and give you in charge Give me your word that you will not us' your arms without warning"

 sI promise. I am in your power"

 So the two captains rode on at the heaG of the company. The stranger kept sul len silence for while, glancing again ant again at Luce's face. By and by he said

 m certain never saw you before ii my life. I'm shot if see what makes yol