IMMWMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC SWEET REVENGE BT Captain F. A. MITCHEL, Aathor of "Chattunont." "Clilcks- Copyright. HOT. by Harper Urotlipra. "We will (to toRptbrr. Hitp, put your foot In my linnd. Onoe In tlip wnlilli'. you can ride nwny. wiille 1 cun go n frt on foot as yon." "Hnrk!" Thpre wpre Hound of hordes' lioof coming leisurely from tho mmtli. nnd Id another moment a mounted ninn In Confederate uniform emerged from be hind the trepn. loitering nlotiK, the pic ture of Indolence. "Look!" said Helen, her eyes tlxed eagerly on the advancing figure. "It's"- "Cnptnln Beaumont, as I live!" Never for a moment doubting tiint he was followed by his trooper, and In finitely preferring to fall Into his hnml rather than Into the giicrrlllns', 1 hailed him. He reined In, stared at us. recog nized us and after sitting for a moment In mute astonlNhment rode toward us. "What In the namo of" "Your men where are they?" gasped Helen. "I have no men. I sent them back yesterday. We hnve hunted you fo' " "Then dlmiiotmt, euptaln." I wild, "and be quick. There nre guerrillas up there. They may murder you as well as us." "My dear man," he said, dismount ing leisurely, "yo nre always In a hur ry. By the bye, where Is that fasci nating little creature" "Oh. captain." cried Helen, "a llfe both our lives are at stake!" "What can I do fo' yo'?" aeked the captain, at last Impressed with our ex cited appearance. By this time the guerrillas bad come up to Jnycox's body nnd stood alter nately looking at it and casting glnnces Into the wood on either side of the road. They raised him, felt of his heart, knew that be was dead crnd dropped him. "It's Jaycox," 1 whispered to the captain. "He kidnaped me today a econd time. This brave girl followed and shot blm. In a few minutes they Will scour tho wood. We have but one horse. It will never carry us both wlftly enough for escape." "I relinquish my horse with pleasure, of co'se. May 1 assist" Helen's foot was In my hand and she In the saddlo before be could finish. Then 1 sprang upon the other horse. "Would you obllgo me," the captain called after ns as we hurried away, "by Informing mo where I can find that little beauty" "Over there. In a pocket between knolls half a mile. Tell tbera we'll Join them later." I can see him now, with his bund on his heart, bowlDg profoundly, nnd, not withstanding a shudder at remember ing the danger we wero In, cannot re press smile at the comical sltuntlon of this man who a few days before had ordered me out to be shot, then had offered to lend mo money and now, giving me bis horse to save my life, was about to start off bunting for Jaqucllne in the Cumberland moun tains. Helen and I, riding side by side, dashed through brush, between trees, over rocks, runnels, rotting trunks of trees, our only thought to put space between us and our enemies. She was riding ou a man's snddle, side wise, luckily supported by a high pommel and bolster, keeping bcr bnlnnce as If tired to the "ring." I reached out my band. She gave me hers to press, nnd a lover's look. Intensified by our dan ger, shot between us. It was ouly for an Instant, for so rough was the grouud, so numerous the obstructions, that wo were obliged to keep our eyes constuutly fixed ahead. There hnd been exeitlug moments since my tint ab duction, but nothing like the wild ex Ullurutlon that thrilled me now. I for got the barrier that wus still between us, thinking only that If this one ride were successful years of buppiuess iulght ho l:i store for us. Wuudcr.ui; If we were followed, 1 drew rein und listened. We could dis tinctly bear the brush breaking In our rear. Agulu we puxhed forward. It occurred to we that we were going directly from our camp and that the greater chance for safety. In'tli Imme diate aud ultimate, would be In bid lug, with a view to Inducing the guer rillas to pass us, thus affording an op portunity to return aud Jolu forces with our friends. Approaching a clump of wood skirted by open grouud, a plan flashed through my bruin to utilize both In order to elude our pursuers. "Tour bonnet!" I cried to Helen. She tossed it to me. "Now ride straight for that thicket." Spurring my horse to the utmost, I made a circuit, dropping the bonnet and a trltlo farther on my bat. Helen entered the wood, and I, wheeling, dashed In on the farther side and re joined her. Jerking off my coat, I wrapped it about my horse's .ears and yes to prevent bis neighing to those approaching, and Helen, divining my Intention, did the same to her own mouut with her Jacket. Theu we stood waiting, not a sound escaping from either us or our horses, even their panting deadened by the covering. It was either life or death, with , the chances In favor of death. We stood, band in band, looking straight Into each othor's ryes. In that moment of supreme suspense it was as if but one feeing waited for the result Aji exclamation Uy. bay seen the bonnet! A shout they have come upou tho bat! They clatter on. Walt. A man In the renr Is coming. He, too, passes, bis horse's hoof bents dying In the distance. Leaving the thicket, we made straight for tho camp nnd In a few minutes dashed In upon our companions. ClIAI'TEIl XIX. nrrK's iMiiscnrTiojt. CArTAIN BKAVMONT bad ar rived but n few minutes iH-fore iis and when we appeared was attempting to renssure Jack, who had completely collapsed at lltnl lug that both IIclcu nnd I had disap peared, lie Went to Helen and politely offered to assist her to alight. "We must move out of this nt once," I snlri. "AD depends upon our getting down the mountain and Into some town, where these villains will not dare follow us. All stay here while I reconnnlter." 1 had not dismounted, nnd spurred my horse a few hundred yards west ward, where I paused on the verge of the plateau. The sun was rising at my I back and was pouring n Mood of light on tnc lowinnns a thousand rcet dciow. I swept my eye over the rolling fields nnd woodland dotted with towns, vil lages, hamlets and many a fair planta tion, with Its manor house surrounded by the huts of the field hands. Far in the distance was a snnkellke line In the road, moving forward. It seemed, ns a reptile crawls the cavalry that we had so nearly enught the day be fore, now on their way back to Join tho main force. I longed for n speak ing trumpet sonorous enough to reach them, but there was no hope for us now in them, nnd I brushed nwny dis appointment and made a survey of the ground directly before me nothing but steep Incline, so thickly wooded that the character of the ground was com pletely hidden. On either hand was n mountain spur, between which ran a creek. I hesitated I 'tween taking one of these spurs and following the bed of the creek. On the spurs we might be seen; by tho creek we would be con cealed under the trees. I decided in favor of the latter. Upturning to entnp. I Informed the party of my decision. "Will yon Join us. Captain Beau mont?" I asked. "I've been hunting fo' yo' nil fo' days," replied the captain, looking at Jack. "Now I've found yo', I'm not likely to part with yo"! Together we can wldp the guerrillas." "Not a dozen of them. Besides, we've hnd enough of that." "What are you going to do with the horses?" asked Helen. "Mount tho ladies," suggested the cnptnln. "Thank yo'," observed Jack, "but 1 don't care to ride on a horse with his noe pointing to China and bis tall nt ! the Ktn I'm." "No one could rldo a horse over sueh a route," said I. "I'll take care of the stock." I tethered them In the little pocket we were leaving, knowing that they were less likely to lietrny our where abouts to our enemies there than If I turned them loose. "They'll starve," Jack remonstrated. "I can't help It." "They shall not!" "Come, we hnve no time to lose." But .lack set about collecting what little grass was to be had nnd piling It before them. The cnptnln. seeing her determination, was soon on his knees gnthei'ing grass aud throwing it In her apron. "I hope the delay will not cost us our lives," I grumbled. "Now, Ginger, I want you to go off to the right just as far as you can and still keep me In sight. Buck, you go to the Jcft and do the same, but keep close, for It won't do for us to call to each other." "Tack can make nil sorts o' noises cats, an owls no birds so yo' can't tell 'em." Buck volunteered. "Good! We mny have occasion to use her. You girls keep behind about the same distance as our flankers. When we get to the creek, Ginger Is to work down It on tho right bank. Buck on the left, while I keep as uear the creek as possible. Captain Beaumont, will you net ns rear guard?" "With pleasure, sir." I "He'll go to sleep," remarked Jack, "and be left behind." "Not with you lu front." suld the cap tain, looking nt her reproachfully. I guve the order to move. Making us little noise us possible, keeping eueh other in slcbt. except occasionally when the trees and underbrush were too. thick, we proceeded to the brow of the plateau. lK'Hcendlug, we soou struck the creek and. under cover of the trees, proceeded downward in open order, walking rapidly, keeping a sharp lookout ahead und ou the Hanks. We bud not gone far before nu owl hooted behind me, and so natural wus the cry that, had I not been expecting It, I should never have suspected It to have come from the throat of Jaqucllne. Turn ing, I suw both girls pointing upward. I On the very edge of the declivity and not rar irom wuere we una begun our descent a man was looking' dowu from the plateau. We were so protected i that he could not see us, for, besides being unioug the trees, we were In comparative shadow, while the man above stood out boldly lu the light. He did not look like a guerrilla, but we hurried on. Discovering a great advantage lu Jack's signals, I culled In the Hunkers and the rearguard und arrunged with them that Jack wus to travel with me us trumpeter. The hoot of an owl would menu "bide," a woodpecker's rupplug "rally on the center," the notes of a thrush "take a back track," u hen's cackling "push forward In baste." These slguuls being perfectly under stood, we opened again aud advanced like a central sun and satellites. ' We had made the principal part of the descent, when, coming to a conven ient spot, I ordered a bait for rest, feel ing a confidence that I had not felt slnco my abduction a confidence I should not have yielded to, for we were . yet fnr from safety. The place of our I halt was a delightful angle In the stream we were following. Jack stroll ed away In search of wild flower and was soon Joined by Captain Beaumont, whose Infatuation prevented him from thinking of might else, even our com mon danger. Buck stretched himself tinner n anon mountnin ona. ciaspeu his hnnds under hi head, threw one I leg over the bent knee of the other and looked straight up Into the branches. Helen nnd I were thus left alone. We snt down on the bauk of the creek In view of the bubbling stream. Taking a slender stick in her band, Helen be gan to thrash the wnter. I saw that she was troubled, and I knew the cause. The barrier between lis, which In n moment of Intense excitement hnd faded out of sight, now loomed up again as ominously ns ever. We snt without speaking. Jack and the cap tain were chatting briskly, every now nnd ngnln speaking loud enough for us to bear some word that told of the cap tain's euthrnllnient. The silence be tween Helen and myself grew painful. I could say nothing to break the spell. I could but mutely express what I felt. Benching out, I took her band and drew her to me, A shot! Looking upward to the plateau, I saw a horseman dashing off to the spur north of us, whose ridge led to the level ground we were approaching. It was plain that we bad been discovered, that the shot was a signal and the horseman was going to head us off. The trouble bad all come from Buck. 1 hnve no doubt we should hnve given the guerrillas tho slip bad It not been Our enemy, vntrhing from the plateau, discovered him. for his folly. There are certain Idio syncrasies In boys that nre as nntural to them as for a duck to swim or a rob in to fly. Unfortunately, at a critical moment Buck encountered an Incident that called out one of these Idiosyncra sies. Gnsclng Into the branches of the tree under which he lay. he espied a bird's nest. Unluckily, he noticed that a rock which admitted of a gradual as cent stood directly under the tree. Climbing the rock, he made bis way among the branches and, leaning fnr out where the bright sun could shine dlivctly on him, grasped for the treas ure. Our enemy, who was at the time watching from tho plateau, discovered him. Cnlling the party together, I gave the order to push forward; not that there seemed to be any object In doing so, for we must expect to meet our pursu ers, but we could not go 'i4tk and could not stay where we were. Be sides, motion would tend to pull to gether the faculties of the party, every one of whom was appalled at this re lapse Into the frightful dangers they had so long endured, though Captain Beaumont showed only irritation at having bis tete-a-tete' with Jack Inter rupted. . . We bad not gone far before we struck a path running parallel with the creek, which led us to a hamlet on a road leading north and south. There were but half a dozen houses In the place. Including a small country store and a blacksmith shop. Before entering the town we consulted as to what we should do. "Get horses," I proposed, "If there Is time." "Or a horse and wagon," said Helen. "I reckon we better hide " was Buck's proposition. , "Let's get clothes," suggested Jack, "aud dress up like village people." I looked nt Helen. Jack's proposi tion appeared to strike her with the same force It struck me. Of all things the guerrillas would expect us to do, disguising ourselves and going about the town as If we belonged there would be the hist. "Done!" 1 said as we entered the place. "Scatter. Tell the people the guerrillas are after us, and they'll help us. We'll have from 10 to 15 mluutes to prepare." CHAPTER XX. X MASQUERADE. HAT became of the others ! did not attempt to discover. made straight for the blacksmith shop aud found a smith nt his forg. "My good man." 1 said, "I'm followed by guerrillas. They'll be in the town , lu a few minutes. Can't you give me your clothes aud let me take your place at the forger' i He stood with his hand on the han dle of the bellows looking at me while ' what I said was slowly making Its way through his skull. I "Weel, noo," he suld at last. "Scotch-1 knew It I'll be taken be- fore I can make him understand." Then to blm, "Do you want to save me from I death by guerrlUasr' ' "Certain, moo" "Then take off that apron and give It to me at once. Not a moment to lose." At this Juncture the desperate posi tion I was In eutered his brain, nnd he worked quickly enough once he real ized what was wanted. I saw a wool en shirt, well begrimed, hanging on a nail nnd, seizing It, put It on. Then I ' took the smith's apron, rolled up my I sleeves, smeared my arm with cinders 1 and looked Into a bit of broken mirror 1 resting against the wooden wall to ob- I serve the effect. 1 wa disappointed to see that my face belled my calling. "Your raior!" I exclaimed to the blacksmith. He went through n door leading from the shop to his dwelling and returned with a razor, soup nnd hot wnter. In five mluutes I had shorn my beard, leaving n dark stubble; then, seizing a handful of coke, rubbed out every re fined lineament. Taking another look at myself, I was pleased to see that my own mother would not know me. Seiz ing the bundle of the bellows. I begn.n to blow vigorously. "Weel, weel," Inughed the black smith, "ye milk' n better lo'kin smith than geeutlemon." "Play your own part well," I replied, "and I hnve something nice for you nt the end of the performance." It wus fully 13 minutes after we reached the hamlet before there were any signs of the guerrillas, and then three or four rode Into the town nnd asked for our party. Had they seen us? Which way bud we gone? nnd oth er questions, which the few people they met responded to with a grunt or a shake of the bead. I put my head out to sec and. recognizing one of them, drew back nnd begun to blow my bel lows ns If my life depended on it. And It did. Presently oue of the outlaws rode up to the shop. "Hello, thur!" he shouted. "Waal." I replied, still blowing and keeping my face turned from blm. "Seen n man, two women, a boy an a Dinner go through the town?" "Hain't seen no one." "Sho'?" "Sho' miff." He rude off, but I knew the storm hnd not yet blown over. I went on working the bellows, und It was well I did so. for presently more of the band rode Into town, und one of the horses having lost n shoe. Its rider dismounted In front of the shop and told me to put It on. This was something I hnd uot count ed on. I knew no more about horse shoeing than about kultting, but 1 put a bold face ou the matter and went to work. "What the yo' dolnr yelled the mau. "Air yo' goln ter put that shoe on with nary trlminln?" "Don't yo" s'pose I kuow my busi ness?" I cried, bristling. "I wns only flttlu It." With that 1 seized a knife and began to cut. But 1 was too excited to pare the hoof even If I had been nu expert, and In another moment the man yelled again, "Ef yo' cut that critter's hoof off. I'll brnlu yo'!" . "Here, Bandy." I cried to the black smith within, "come shoe this man's critter. He thinks be knows more'n I do about slioeln." The blacksmith finished the Job, while 1. pretending to be greatly Irri tated, wa glad to escape Into his dwelling house. Going to a front win dow and dropping a curtain so that I could look Into the road without being seen, I took u view of the situation. The guerrillas were scattered about the town, some riding arouud the bouses burning for us, others sitting on their horses, questioning tho Inhabitants as to our whereabouts. Captain Rlngold was In command. A negro boy was playing "hopscotch" on the, sidewalk. The captain called to him: "Yo' boy tlinr, didn't yo' see anybody go this way awhile ago?" "Two women an a boy 'bout big 'a me?" "Yes." "An a white man an a colored manr' "Yes. Which way did they go?" "Dcy's gwlne right 'long dor." And be pointed to a path leading across the road westward. "Here, you," cried the captain to two men who were watering their horses at a wooden trough In front of tho shop, "strike out on that path." . The men darted away, leaving the cnptnln alone In the road. A little old woman came out of a house opposite aud' began to guy him lu a cracked voice, poking fun at him for not being able to catch a party of women. She talked so familiarly with blm tbat I began to suspect she knew him. I trembled for feur she would betray ua, "You uus ain't wo'th a persimmon," she suld. "With them critters' legs tin der yer, ycr orter ketch wluimen folks easy." "We'll cutcb 'em easy enough. They've gone along thnr," pointing to the path bis men were Just dashing Into. "Th' didn't go that a-way." "They didn't? Which way did they go?" "D yer s'pose I give fac's fo' noth- to?" A cold chill ran down my back. She was going to tell for pay. "What do yo' want?" "Gimme 'uuff fo' a callkor dress, an I'll put yer on th' right track." "Sho'?" "Sart'ln." "This '11 git it as easy." no drew a revolver aud put It to ber face. She drew back. But this man, who was above his calling, never could persist In HI treating a woman, and, lowering bis weapon,- he put bis band In bis pocket and pulled out a bill. "That's the stuff ter git fac's with,1 said the woman. "Now, you uns git right 'long thar," and she pointed up the road northward. "That won't do," said the captain. "We Just cams from up thar." There was a pause, at the and of wblcb I beard the woman say la a low tone: . . .. captain!" 1 The vo'cp was familiar. I saw the man starl. then exclaim. "Great Cod!" The old woman went over to hi in and. hiking hold of his bridle rein, be gan to whisper to blm earnestly. Pres ently I iieavd the captain say; "1 can't do It." There wns more whispering, and by the woman's attitude I knew she was pleading. Was she pleading for us? If so, who could this good friend be to take so much Interest in us? "I'd do It fo' yo' nil yo' friend, but not tlie other one." She fumbled with the rein, she strok ed his horse's neck, she laid her ham! on hi, nil the Kfi'io tnlklng earnestly and looking up Into hi eyes. I fancied beseechingly, though I could not see her face, for bcr back was toward me. while tlie man's head was drooping lower and lower. Her bonnet fell back on her neck, and I knew the old wom an wns .liiipiellne. "Cnn yo' refuse when I ask It ?" she said loud enough for me to bear. (TO BC eOKTtftUED.) "I'm so tired," she sighed to the wo man next door. "What doing?" "I've been the Inst four hour at the photographer's baring an Instantane ous picture of the bnby takpn "-Px-change. Howitzer nre steel brcechloadlng weapons weighing 2.f00 pounds and having n length of tl feet 10 Inches. DOES YOUR IT WILL NOT IF YOU TAKE KRAUSE'S HeadacheCapsnles $500 Reward for nny Injti rioui iubitanro found in thfta CaDKiilfa. HEAD ACHE Will Curs any Kind of S&Ib Mnnrv refnnrfoft If imi Wi ttnw. 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