Sellefonte, Pa., May 2, 1913. "Shenandoah. [Continued from page 6, Col. 4.] Ings of the expedition. Be on your guard here. 1 will speak with General Haverill and then ride over to General Wright's headquarters. Keep us in- formed.” It was twilight—the soft. lingering, caressing twilight of that idyllic valley eclime—when next the anxious heart of Kerchival West was thrilled with the sight of Gertrude, “You are still on guard, Colonel West?" she said. but her tone had something of the old delicious. friendly intimacy in it. “1 am giving you no end of trouble.” “1 like it. if you don't mind, Ger- trude,” he replied. somewhat languish- ingly for a stern jailer. “1 am posted here, you know. The signalmen will report to me at this spot—may be along any minute. We are watching for sig- nals from the mountain.” “Your men might not have caught me this morning if 1 had had Jack, my own pet horse. But | lent him to Brother Robert for a cavalry mount, and the enemy captured him at Win- chester.” “If he is In our cavalry Ll get him back for you, Gertrude. I'll give one of my own horses to the government or I'll huy him outright at any price #] have dreamed of a meeting like this.” and bring him back to you. Anything that is mine, dear Gertrude, you know" — *Oh, thank you. my dear Kerchivail 1 could almost” — “Almost confess that—that you don’t hate me?" he cried joyously. grasping her hand. “Ob, Gertrude, | have dreamed of a meeting like this. You are silent?” “Kerchival,” she begun. with pathet- fc half yielding—"oh, is this your whoie regiment coming up?” “It's the signaimen, command you!" “I must go now, but I'll be back if you insist. | am your prisoner. Only don't read that letter for the world.” Before the signalmen reached the house Corporal Dunn came hurrying ahead of them to announce that his prisoner, Captain Thornton, had es- caped. “He had a knife hidden in his hoot, sir, and he slashed two of the guard and got away while my back was turn- ed for a minute. He's like a mad dog, sir.” A flash of tire on the dusky moun- taintop was the ‘call or opening of the enemy's long awaited communica- tion. It brought Captain Lockwood up precipitately, While they were watching the sig- nals through their glasses General Haverill arrived. accompanied by two staff officers. Don't go, 1 “Can you make anything of it, cap- tain?” he asked “Nothing. general, until we get the key,” was the reply. “It should be here, if Lientenant Bed- | loe has succeeded.” A shot rang out from the direction of the gate followed by a ery of “Halt! Who goes there?” “Och. ye murtherin' spaipeen!” cried the voice of Sergeant Barket. “Pass on!" called the sentinel. “He did't give the countersign,” said Kerchival. “Must be news from Lieutenant Bedloe.” “Here's the papers,” panted Barket, running up. covered with dust and with one arm limp. Captain Lockwood took the code book he brought and burried up the plevation back of the house. “What of Lientenant Bedloe, ser- geant?” “Badly wounded. sor, an’ in the hands of the inimy. But he fit off the whole gang until we came up an’ got the papers.” “And Captain Heartsease?” “Shot down at his side, sor. May be dead—1 dunno. But please don't say | anything to Miss Jenny yet. She'll foind out soon enough, Och! Me arm is hurted. Sure, | forgot the sentry entirely, but he didn't forget me." “12—22~11!" a signalman on the knoll called, reading the torch wigwag- ging on the distant mountain top. CHAPTER XV. “It's Only a Battle!” [0 OLONEL WEST,” sald the ! general, “we must get Lieu- tenant Bedloe in exchange ut i any sacrifice if he is still alive. let's see— why, there is Colonel Robert Elliugham, our prisoner. \Wv might offer him in exchange If he would go.” “Surely! Bob will go in a minute: 1 know he will, 1 will ind him and ride to the front with him myself, gen eral.” i “At once, then! Can you follow the dispatch, Captain Lockwood?" | “Perfectly, general. Everything is) bere in the book.” ! “11—-22—1-12!" shouted the signal man. “Genera! Longstreet is coming!" “Longstreet! | feared that.” “1-21-3!" “With 18,000 men."” “Longstreet with his corps!” “—22—11-1—-12—-1." “We will crush Sheridan's army.’ ” “Aha! cried General Haverill, stirred | to deadly energy. “Now. men, signal that dispatch ap the valley to our own | station. Tell them to send couriers | and catch Sheridan with it at From | Royal. They must catch him, so that | he can hasten back with the cavalry Major Burton, order our horses. We, will ride to General Wright's bead | quarters at once.” General Haverill, while awaiting the, horses, watched Captain Lockwood and bis men lighting pine wood torch | es attached to long poles to flash their, signals up the valley. Another minute and Barket returned with Robert El lingham, the two supporting between them Kerchival West, white faced nl] with his cont thrown open, a crimson! stain ou his shirt front. “There, Bob, I'll be all right now." | he was murmuring faintly. “It's only, the loss of blood that upset me. | got, a scratch of the knife, that's all.” “Go for n surgeon, somebody,” said] Colonel Ellingham as they helped Ker | chival 10 the seat. “The fellow has knifed bim But they've got the wretch!” Corporal Dunn and his guard drag ged in Edward Thornton for the sec | ond time that day. “We were leaving the house togeth er.” explained Ellingham, “when thi-| wild beast sprang out upon us from the | bushes.” ' “This is murder, not war!” exclaim | ed General Haverill, turning to Thorn | ton, who, in his shirt sleeves, torn au | disheveled, looked a fearsome picture of dinbolical malice. “If you have kil! | ed him" — i “Oh, do what you like with me. M} | account is settled.” retorted Thornton | watching with an evil smile as Elling | ham handed to General Haverill a wal | let and a miniature case, saying: “1 touk these from Kerchival's breast pocket when he fell.” “My wife's portrait!” muttered the general, with an involuntary gesture of despair. “You recognize the precious keep sake, general?" sneered Thornton. "So you see, if | have killed him, your bon or will be buried in the same grave.’ Gertrude Ellingham ran out from the house. She had come to bid hat brother Robert goodby. She saw him *“} love you! | have ioved you all the time!” pow in the lurid glare of the pine knots, bending over the prostrate forn of the wounded (inion officer. “Robert!” she cried. “1 heard theu calling tor a surgeon. Who is huri’ You are safe, aren't you--ah, Kerchi val!” With a scream she fell on het . knees by his side, uttering wild, tender words as she stroked the dark hah from his pailid forehead. “Oh, Kerchival, dear, | pever mean those bitter words | said to you. For get thew and forgive me, won't you’ Do you hear me? | love you! 1 have . loved you all the time!” | General Haverill heard no more. He did not look around as ‘Thornton war hustled away in irons, but sprang nt his saddle and dashed off down tin black round after the staff officers, wir , at his own impatient order bad |» ceded hm. The night of Oct. 18 was full of In guietude and alarms for the inmates of Belle Bosquet. A Federal guard way posted there, and Barket served ux courier. Neither Jenny nor Madeline West would think now of going op to Winchester, with Kerchival West in a precarious condition and the fate of Captain Heartsease still uncertain General Haverill did not return to the house, but joined General Buckthorn at the front, where, it was understood, General Wright was making every pos | sible preparation pending the return of | Sheridan, for guarding against and re- | sisting an attack upon his right, which | was the only point at which he appre- hended immediate trouble, Before daybreak on the morning of again. | the 19th Madeline and Gertrude, who sccupied a room together, were awak:| to-morrow, what you can do to-day.” If i | | | ! “You love me?” | ened by firing in the distance up the valley to the southward. Jenny Buck: thorn, in an adjoining chamber, beard | their voices and joined them for cow | panionship and sympathy. Alas, what | a changed. subdued Jenny within the | last twenty-four hours! The girls dressed hurriedy in silence | and came downstairs. Already Kerchi | val West. haggard nnd excited looking. | was pacing the veranda like a caged animal. Barket had been down to the | pike for reconnoissince and now camo back with startling news. “It's a battle, sure!” he said. “An Sheridan away, the divil only knows where Begob, they must have attack: ed by surprise before the screech o | dawn, judgin’ from” - “Who has attacked? t | Who 1s sur | | prised?” demanded Kerchival with fu | rious impatience. ! “The inimy has attacked us, sor, un. what's more. they seem to be drivin | things before ‘em By the direction of | the firin’ it should be our left tank they have pounced npon instead of the! right, where they were dacintly ex pected. Nure, thim rebels have no po | liteness nohow™ - “Do you tenn to say our troops ire falling back? “Well, sor. | did hear some cavalry | gallopin’ down the pike, but whether ft was ours or theirs or only Moushy's gorillas, that | ean't tell yez." “Then I'! go and find out for my self!” Kerchival cried fiercely, making a move ‘nto the hallway for his hat The sudden exertion proved too much for him, and he sank into a chair! clutching with one hand at his breast | “Hark! There is the firing again | worse than ever, and it is coming nearer,” sald Gertrude, unconscious of a certain exultation in ber tone. “It General Longstreet only has—I mean | if really he" “He can never drive General Sheri dan back—of that I am certain,” spoke up Madeline with unwonted spirit. “Let us go—oh, pardon me, Gertrude ~ladies—1 beg.” said Kerchival, start ing up, then at once seating himself But they all had risen, as impatient as he was, and hurried out, [Continued next week. ] The Civic Alphabet. “The American Club Woman'’ prints a civic A B C that has enough hints in it to ki any good pupil in practical civics busily at work. Men and women, boys and girls, can all learn this alphabet together with profit to themselves and | their towns. THE CIVIC ALPHABET. A—Aim to make Arbor day annual “clean-up” day. B—Banish the tin-can district from your city. C—Clean up back yards and alleys. D-—Destroy rubbish by burning. E—Educate housewives to demand clean markets. F—Fine every club member who does not work. G—Give free lectures upon civic im- provement. H—Have campaigns against unsightly billboards. I—Interest city authorities in “"clean- J—Join all forces for the anti-dirt cru- sade. K—Kill sidewalk spitting or it will kill you. L—Let your slogan be: “Do it for Home, Sweet Home.” M—Make requests of preachers for “clean-up” sermons. N—Next to godliness is cleanliness. O—Organize the children into civic —Plant trees, and then plant trees, and plant more trees. Q—Question authorities about city ex- penditures. R—Remember to plant parks and play- grounds now. S—Study city ordinances and work for their enforcement. T—Try to make the school buildings | social centers. U-—Use every effort to arouse citizens. V—Vanquish the opposition with good nature. W—Wage unceasing war upon all weeds, flies and mosquitoes. ; X—Xact obedience to the city sanitary aws. Your city is YOU; never forget that. Z—Zeal, courage and patience will “clean-up” the city. ~For high class Job Work come to the WATCHMAN Office. “It is never too late to mend,” is one of those deceiving proverbs which seem born of human fatuity. It is often too jate to mend the health which has been neglected until Nature herself is exhaust- ed and gives up in despiis. There are always some people wi until their is gone forever. The wiser proverb is put off until t and the Joy of having beauti- | ful homes in a beautiful America, rather than to conceal our lack of neatness or cleanliness. | These hints, moreover, will not take | the of She Suggestions and plans of landscape architect, who should be consulted by all those with the larger problems to solve. They are int to suggest a right start for the smaller home | grounds, to prescribe helpfully for the city lot, back yard or home fence-corner, | and for the immediate home grounds: elsewhere; but not to lay down laws for | the improvement of large areas, where the contour and situation call for special treatment by the landscape architect. The saving touch of greenery at least, | and the refreshment of flowers usually, | can be had anywhere in America, from Florida to British Columbia, regardless of | sun, cold, soil or exposure. mething | will grow everywhere to beautify the home grounds. Only knowledge and | discrimination as to what to plant, and a | little care as to how, are required, with a’ reasonable interest to maintain proper growing conditions afterward. | Medical. | Comforting Words | MANY A BELLEFONTE HOUSEHOLD WILL | FIND THEM SO. 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