CoPpvymIiOMNT
SYNOPSIS,
Mrs Varney wife of a Confeder
general, has lost one son and another |
dying from wounds, She reluctantly gis
hem consent for Wilfred, the youngest
join the army If his father consents
federals are making their last assault |
an effort to capture UHehmond Edit)
Varney secures from President Davis
sommission for Capt. Thorne, who is just
recovering from wounds, as chief of the
telegraph at Richmond. Capt
tells Edith he has been ordered
She declares he must not go an
him of the commission from the
dent He is strangely agitated and
clares he cannot accept ‘horned
to escape while Edith leaves the 1
ket the commission, but is preve
the arrival of Caroline Mitford
sweetheart Mr. Arrelsford of ths
federate secret service, a rejected aul
of Edith's, detects Jonas, Mrs. Varney's
butler, carrying a note from a Mm
in Libby prison Arrelaford
is intended for Thorne. The
*“*Attack tonight Plan 3
graph.” Arrelsford
lewis Dumont of the
service, and that his brother
prisoner In Libby Edith
eve and suggests that
fronted with the prisoner
order comes from
Wilfred to report to the front
Edith is forced to carry out he
the test of Thorne, The prisoner
into the room alone
recognizes him as his elder brother
ry Dumont. They put up a fake
and Henry accidentally kil i
<‘aroline goes to the war departn
graph office [o send a message to Wilts edd
ts it
eads
{ise Tele
SUS
note
Federal secret
refuses to
Thorne be o¢
ns a
General V
with orne
Hen
imaeif
13st tele
CHAPTER Xi,
Mr, Arrelsford Again interposes.
Nobody had any time to
Miss Mitford just then,
rain of messages came and as
she slowly composed her own dis
patch. Messengers constantly came in
while others went out.
evidently busy that night Finally
there came a pause in the dispatches
coming and going, and Foray remem
bering her, looked over toward
other end of the table where she sat
“Is that message of yours
yet, Miss Mitford?” he asked
“Yes,” said Caroline,
ing it. “Of course
take it
Certainly,’
smiling
send |
“Well, here it is then said
girl, extending the folded paper which
Lieutenant Foray took and uncere
moniously opened
“Oh! exclaimed Caroline,
snatching the paper from his
didn’t tell you
Foray stared
“What do
itr
“1 want
Well, how am
I don't read it?”
Do you mean
devote to
went
you have
the
sent, 1
returned
If it's to be have
the
quickly
hand. “i
you could read it’
at aer in
want
amazement
you me to do with
you *o send ii
I going to nd
Her
to say that
the girl, who had evidently
~{f she had ever known
grams were sent,
“I mean to say that | have got
spell out every word on the key
you know that?”
“Oh, 1 did, of course--l-—but | had
forgotten,” said Caroline, dismayed by
this unexpected development
“Ia there any harm in my reading
the message that | have to send?”
“Why 1 wouldn't have you see
for the world! My gracious!’
“Is it as bad as that, Miss Mitford?”
he sald laughing.
“Bad! It isn't bad at all, but |
wouldn't have it get all over town for
anything.”
“It will never get oul of this office,
how tele
GIVING THE PLUG HIS DUE
Bteadygoing, Sensible Qualities Are
Not Always Accorded the Recog-
nition That They Deserve.
Don’t make fun of the plug. de may
be slow and awkward and never get
to the stable until dark, but he is the
tellow who in the end will bring home
the coin, says a Kansas City writer
The plug horse that pulls the lister
all day in the field puts more money
in the bank for the honest farmer
Miss Mitford,
posedly.
returned Foray com
PN
“You wouldn't
“Certainly not.
messages go through here,
“Do they?”
“Every day
18 importapt-
‘Important, well 1 should think
was. It is the most important"
“Then 1 reckon you had better trust
said Lieutenant Foray
said Caroline, blushing
reckon | had
handed him the telegram
it, glanced at it, bit
control his emotion, and
the key
cried Caroline
mention it
and
Now {if that telegram
“Yes
He
lips
She
his
to then
“Oh, stop!”
body shaking
laughter, which she
his whole
suppressed
amusement,
“Walt till-—I—1 don't want to
while you spell out every
couldn't stand that
Caroline had
that the spelling would be
code, and that it would
as intelligible to her as
The lieutenant humored
waited while Caroline turned
wed Martha
the
-1
word
forgotten
the
evidently
in
San-
her,
to
skrit
her,
however,
She
for
a young pr
did not leave
her way was barred by
ivate in a gray uniform, The
looked hastily her and
the old negress, stopped by
newcomer at
them,
ully to wait a
He then approached Foray,
who impatiently waited until he could
send the message He saluted him
and handed him a written order, and
then crossed to the other side of the
room A glance put Foray in
sion of the contents of this order. He
his feet and approached Caro
still standing by
Miss Mitford.”
“Yes
“1 don't
an order
secret
posses
line the door
he said
here
the
directing
you
understand this,
that has
gervice
hold
to send.”
but is
just come from
department
up any dispatch may
try
Hold back my telegram?
M and
embarrassed as
order
the
rst of it
itford
‘es, Miss
looked very
again at the
our girl to
Foray
stared
the
aE
he
and then from
and that
1%
order!
t the we .
isn
What else is there?
. her
Wh
anked the
eyes big with apprehension
\ this man has orders
sage with
office
my
¥ +} » 138
JACK aT 0
secret sery
Take
Caroline
ice
back message’
There mus » gome
swerad Foray
der says.’
“To whom
back? asked
and more
To a
io
mistake,” an
but that's what the or
does ir
the girl,
indignant
Mr. Arrelsford.’
you mean to tell
order is for that man take
patch back to Mr. Arrelsford?”
Yes, Miss Mitford,” returned Lieu
tenant Foray
“And
about
meantime
“Nothing.’
“Well, that
Caroline ominously
srry this has occur
Mitford,” said the lieutenant
but the orders are
head of the secret
{and you will
| choice
i ‘Don’t about it,
{ Foray,” said Caroline calmly.
i no need of your feeling sorry,
{it hasn't urred, beside that,
i not going to occur. When it does,
can go around being sorry all vou
like. Have you the faintest idea that
{1 am going let him take my
gram away with him and show
the man? Do you suppose
She too indignant to finish her
sentence and old Martha valiantly en
| tered the fray,
| “No. sub,” she cried,
{and most indignant
| ain't gwine to do it,
suah you ain't.”
“But what can [ do?’ persisted Fo.
ray, greatly distressed
“You can hand it back to me,
what you can do.”
“Yes, suh, dat's de vehy best thing
you kin do.” said oid Martha stoutly,
an’ de soonah you do it de quickah
say to
it
more
take
growing
that that
dis
ne
to
my
there
the
does
what |
yor
it say anything in
going do in
the girl indignant
am to
asked
bad returned
is too
“1 am sc red, Miss
earnest
signed by the
see that i
have
worry
oe it is
to tele.
it
was
in her deepest
voice "You all
that's
than the race horus that goes out and
race to be matched The old plug
goes out in sunshine and storm and
pulls in a few dolla“s every week, but
the race horse walts for the day when
the track is good and then generally
loses more than he wins, The steady
old plug keeps the wolf from he door,
while the race horse causes the mort
gage to be foreclosed
Just so with the man.
{
—
it'll be done—Ah kin tell
right now, suh”
‘But this man
orders for me to
deavoring to explain,
He realized that
mistake somewhere,
has come here
began Foray, en-
there was
The girl's mes
military matters, and he quite under-
stood that she would not want
communication read by every
Dick or Harry in the secret
department Hesides all this, as she
stood him, her face flushed
with emotion, she was a sufliciently
pleading figure to make him
willing to help her. In addition,
portly figure of old Martha,
cheeks doubtless would have
flushed with the same feeling
they not been black, more
disconcerting
“This man.” said Caroline,
her finger at helpless Private Fddin
who also found his position most
unpleasant, “can go straight
where he came from and
Arrelsford that he could
his orders That's
Tom,
before
had
were
back
to
car
he
report
not
what
ry out
1
Martha aroused
of
and
thoroughly
WAS
the
now
the
confronted
a sense role she to play,
abashed
private
“Jes' Let
"ful
one dare gib to
him try an’ git out
wid it! Ah wants
she said “Ah'm
sight ob him git
Dat's Ah's
lak what
Ah
dese
an’ :
Miss Mitford,” sald
i? } give
him
bad!
it
let him try to tek it
f he wants it
de othah
den see
ah do’
see him go by,”
waitin’ fur de
pas’ dis do’.
fo’. Ah'd
g' pose It was
i HO pow
let
an’
dis ye
him
to
jes’
tin’
waitin’
wiat
to know
comed
wid dese
Anyway men
Foray earnest
this
would get me in a heap
ly were to dispatch
back
of trouble.”
What kind of
oline dubliously
*1 might
shot.”
“Do
Sure
“Just
it is my
‘Just
Then
suppose,” sald
“Thank
‘Very
inderstood
me, and
so nobody's
all And that's the way 0
I reckon | stay as long as
She stepped to a nearby chair and sat
down ‘I haven't very much to
and he has
Hut, Miss Mitiord
“There isn't
longer it
graphing to dn
disturb
him
gtared at her
ht have
possible to #8 f
to you it
asked Car
trouble?
be put in prison I might
be
would
another
wher
that they
thing
back
mean
do
for giving it
message.”
that.”
will
you
to one or
to me
for
have fo keep
aroline faltering.”
you, Miss Mitford
well” sald C
You don't give it
can’t give it back
any
you
aroline, it
back
to him
orders at
stands
you
disobeying
oan he can
do
probably
began Fo
talking
ray
good any
lave got
had
But
any
vou any
fou better
I won't
give it
Fe
What
you
to
mig resulted
ay or there
that opportune moment
feving
duct of
took
ford himself, rel Mr
Der oOn
His glance
ipants of the room
own messenger that
dressed himesell
Eddinger
Mr. Arrelsford
re here
mr pardon”
Arrelsford
3 -
epariment
me
Wel
tating
Arr
Eddinger
Yes, sir
0 ’
BRepor
Miss
ord
Mitford
elaf omprehend
Matson
the
at Gen
dead
that
back
him
orporal
y
and tell
pr
to set d
who
Arnesy’s
A surgeon to
gONeT was wounded
house, if he isn’t
let me
continued
by
dispatch,
derly
the room
But again
She stepped
ford and Foray, both
back from her
I expect” ghe
you think you
telegram and read it?
1 certainly intend to
curt answer
‘Well, there's a great
this time Now gore
he as the or
saluted and ran rapidly from
Miss Mitford
quickly
interposed
hetwesn Arrels
of whom fell
said
are
impudently
do so.”
disappoint
re.
“Rot”
ith
been
Arrelaford, =
‘You have
gad grow
trying
You
us to see’
if 1 have, sir?
this,” sald Arrelsford
‘You won't send
This is a case
is a case where
read my private
want
What
‘Just
minedly
deter
it out
3 his
to
nobody
riting.”
The young girl confronted him with
biazing eyes and a mien like a smal
fury Arrelaford looked at her with
ill.concealed yet somewhat vexatious
amusement, .
“Lieutenant Foray, you have an or
Bring
Although it was quite evident that
isliked the role he was
play, his orders were
had no option He
toward the secret gery.
to be confronted by
who again interrupted
“Dat Leftenant kin stay jes whah
is,” sald the old negreas deflantly,
A struggle with her would have
been an unseemly spectacle indeed,
thought both men
Is that Miss Mitford's
have in vour hand?
ford
“Yes, sir.”
compelled
plain, and he
10
ice agent, only
Martha,
he
dispatch you
asked Arrels
‘Since hand it to
read
Caroline
horror
you can't me,
jt.
with
way,
turned to him
of Martha gave
ray stood surprised
"Read it Don't
ted Arrelsford
I 91't dare
cried Caroline,
8 REASD
and Fo
out! hear me?”
peremptorily
do
you
repea
such a
have
to read a private telegram
‘No, suh! He ain't
to read lettahs,
bah! urged Martha,
‘Silence!’ roared
end
further wi
to
‘you
business
EOL no
tier none whatsom
Arrelsford
If of you
the busi
vou both
dispatch
his
patience
interfe
ness of
AL an either
re th
any
this office | will have
under Read
instantly, Foray
The
women
put arrest that
Lieutenant
game
were
was up, so far as the
‘aroline's
shoulder
concerned {
Martha's
passionately while
sank
sobbed
head on and
she
“Jes' Let Him
tenant read the ff
tonishing and incrin
Forgive
Foray How
ing as
inating message
me, Wilfred darling,
please forgive me and | =»
all 1 can’
It war harmless harmiess
ish
impressed
ng
Rinister
As as
MesSKaRs bu evi
Mr Arrelsford
deep
was fool that
dently
containi
aR
hidden
gRome SOHMmMe
some
That
shortly
meaning
dispateh can’t he said
dispatch can
stopping
had begun nd that dis
patch will go. 1 k
orders even
That said t
AR 84
gO
sobbing
aro
line, her dden
ly ag she
NOW some one whose
you are bound
who will
“It may
t ym posed] y
ficieit rea
The
i ae
+ te
I shall be
super
Riaaq
ors, Miss M
ou will nave to go around
to every 1 Richm
said girl,
through the
Martha
much dist
ng them bods
Arrelsford.”
swept
A
' ond,
Mr the !
petulantly
followed by old
Ware very
had occurred
"1H
Perfection in Shipbuilding
The giant liner
rapidly approaching cor
Hamburg, recently
rigid tests determine
of her bulkheads, which
the would
perience which befell
and efficient
stalled for
unfavorable
imperator, which is
at
subjected to
the stremgth
proved tha
and the ex.
Titanic, New
mechanism is being in-
launching lifeboats under
conditions Anti-rolling
in the vessel will the
of the lifeboats being “crushed
against the sides of the ship while be
lowered One of the lifeboats is
equipped with a wireless telegraph
a range of 200
npletion
Was
to
vessel withst
the
remove
lifeboat will serve as the flag
of a wreck
Proud of Them.
can no longer think, with Per
that good report for a woman
kind of re.
port about her, whether for good. or
nor with Dr. Johnson that when
the speaks in public she is “like a pig
standing on its hind legs; it is not
that she does it well, but you are sur
prised she can do it at all”
as proud of our famous women as we
are of sur famous men, and some of
the very beet speakers in the world
today are women -~University Maga
zine
We
it; the fellow who gets up every
morning and does 80 much and is
ready to do it again next day. ile
lays up more shining dollars in the
bank than the swift sport who lies
around all summer waiting for luck
to come along and turn a stream of
silver into his pocket One cackling
Plymouth Rock hen Is worth a dozen
screaming ocagles when it. comes to
paying off the mortgage. The plug
i
who lives contentedly and long and
when he passes away the loeal paper
says, “He leaves his family in com.
fortabie circumstances.”
“Sc nin.
Safety Devices.
Redd--1 understand the French gov
ernment has offered a prize of $80,000
for a device that will make aeroplanes
sale.
Greene-—~Why, don't they at the
same time offer a prize for a device
that will make falling out of a tenth
story window safe?
Comfortable
& dose of
Other mothers tell the same
day old,
mention this paper
Cleans like an eraser,
Can be
ven to babies one
Tei
bottle free of you
Hagrasrown, Ms,
“Cleans walls
without streaking.’
Coss
paper
as new, B0¢, 40¢, The and 81,
Man She Wanted,
you marry me?’ he asked
She paused for a moment
she replied. Then she
“listen carefully, please
a man of ordinary abilities
fectly conventional
haven't
new
“Will
said
You
and per-
ideas You
conception of
which Is
intensely
the slightest
movement
You
world
taking
all
the
How
blind radicalism,
ly unoriginal, satisfied an in-
tellectual nonentity, engrossed in that
horrible, stagnating thing known as
business, and a mental to the
put forth by your pa
am a true femir individ.
searcher, bound by geek
the highest self-expression in ad
vance art forms _.. acknowledging
ed standards will 1
Of course 1 will You're
Life
place are
to of ity tense
in
to be
slave
opinions dally
per i
ual
ing
ist, an
no ties
no preconcely
marry you?
just the man | want
What Can Be Done About This?
Here's an i
item.” observed Rivers,
iookl neg Over the
effoct
prize d¢
Was newspa
to the that the
Taines IES
suppose he
ed
Hrooks
Nang up
tall
oi
You can’t
ine, let
Not
ho me you
very well whi
Predisposed
saves his wife drove
wihhs nit
oh
It is my
gravitated
A Fact
high-heeled
a Pt
par
“My
were a
ig
ieas, those
blunder on
put my
your
ues | did foot
Efficiency,
method of accomplish-
things at per-
duties
North
young
the
by
mower in front of him
modern
Lwo
The
ing
onee fi the
man's household
was recently illustrated by a
Cambridge young
man industrious
large lawn in
pushing a
with
his
men
was
front ise
the same industry he was giving
by dragging baby
behind him with the other
Hoston Journa
baby a ride the
carriage
hand
Better Than Trees
ater
Her 1}
trea”
itave
family
Her lover—No
pine
Father—Gre
A good cigar and ths
10,000
acres of timber
Her rink,
Post
Perfectly Safe,
Ip that spilt
the firs if
mess you 'l
feline
AMER every
foulsville
E erything Relative
1
s
This summer
be
Madge peems to
remember,
many
OR 80
Clad
she
Lightly
think dresses: in
‘
in good meas
iusband
EWapP]
goes
ng
shopping
tion.
about one hour,
brain and nerve. i