Pittston Gazette

              Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO.. I'A.. FRIDAY. ESTABLISHED 1*"D0. D VOL. X I.IIX. NO. ** I FEBRUARY 17, IS!).'!. A Weekly Local and Family Journal. D "Yas, I promise." I'll send a messenger after her and .-idvise her ht'C.{fiing iit some farmhouse. I'll do better than that. I'll send a corporal and half a dozen men to insure her safety till morning." (It lag ooqa With a pressure of the hand he turned away, and stalking to the g.tte got into the carriage beside Laura. Daniel and Mrs. Fain had started. Mark followed, and had gone but a short distance when he heard Jak&y calling to him. H« pulled in the pony and waited for the boy to come up. Jakey was holding something out to him, which, as he drew nearer, Mark recognized as the red silk handkerchief. it uiav I Mark lia.il never experienced sneli'sensations a-; now. On his own fleet liorse, liis carbine siring on his shoulder, his pistol at his siCle, on the road to the Union camps, a wife whom he adored to join hiui in case-he should arrive safely—why should not the spirit within him fairly glow with hope? "Stay where yon are,'" she said in the same imperious tone in which she. had given the order once before when he threatened to leave the garret; "you shall lie there till you promise that you will be a spy no more." MOVING A TELESCOPE LENS. I. !C] p; I don't know -D"ld. If I leavp A Delicate Undertaking That Required what, i Tali 1. He know that Many Cushions. There was something iu the man's tone, polite as it was, that indicated to Mark that he was held for further information.3'oU J •. u (-bould I succeed the Union lines in a terrible ; ct hud placed himself There was a very plain but very substantial looking pine box, tied up with numerous coils of rope and nailed tight at all points, lying on the floor of a dingy and deserted room at the old naval observatory. The observation slit in the revolving dome had been closed, and the great tube of the big 26-inch equatorial telescope was swung around and hung dejectedly alongside of its pedestal. The old skyscraping workshop of the government had been closed up for good, and in the pine box on the floor was all that was valuable of the old telescope, the great 26-inch lens, some 250 pounds of quite ordinary looking glass, valued at $30,000. It was the last of the apparatus of the old observatory that was to be carried up to the new station on the heights above Georgetown, and there to be fitted to a new tube that is being manufac- Vired in Cleveland. in iny 11-„i» If not, we w These few 'Camer D you know yon are liable to be shot for th "Let me up," cried Mark, smiling at her earnestness. "As you please, major had time to say to his newly married wor ere all that Marl And never had the beautiful Madge borne her rider with such evident exhilaration. Mark's feelings seemed to he infused into her as she sjDed on, her iron slices dashing sparks from the stones, far brighter than the light of the waning moon glistening on the barrel of his carbine. '•Lie stillf? "And I shall insist upou your accepting my hospitality. One connected in any way with my friend Fits: Hugh must not want for any comfort 1 can supply." FtJi- scarcely had they turned to lien tliey met the major, lie y lest Mark should depart lie accompanied them "I always told }'on." t'ie major went "Come, sweetheart," he said plead'"let ine get up, and I'll say with Hotspur to liis Kate, 'When I'm on horseback I'll swear I love thee infinitely."'go back v on anxiously, impatiently notions of ljonor were absurd, quixotk 'that your "Souri sent it ter y\" "Tell her that I'll never part with it." "'N I got the squirrel gun," said the was unc The* highest lise of honor is never n • « without leave back to the honsi quixotic. It is best fitted for a Christian a soldier and a gentleman." IKD V The house occupied by Major Taliaferro belonged to a family who had gladly given up a portion of it for the safety insured by the presence of a commanding ofiicer. The major was given a room down stairs for an office, and a bedroom up staiis. When it was decid ed that Marl; and Laura should remaii ho gave Mrs. Green, as he called her the use of the hitter for the purpose- . Mark was on his back, his arms pinioned. lie was powerless. He was surprised at Larra's strength. "Promise." CWYKTCMT, 1892, By AMERICAN PRESS ASS'N. "All right, Jakey. Keep it to remember me by." CHAPTER XX spy go'. And do you expec t me to let this Mark grasped the boy's hand and then drove on. Laura Fain leaned back on the cushions in silence. "No. Protect yourself—the cause. Send after him. It is I who have connived at his esc»iDe, not yon. You must lie reached Tracy at sunrise. He did not dare to go through the place, so he skirted it1, and once above it rode along the mountain plateau over a road leading directly north. He was now familiar with the country. Arriving at a place called Johnston's, he struck off to the right to Ptirdons, where two roads join, leading from there to Altamont. Anderson, and then strike west with a view to reaching McMinnville on the other siiie of the mountains. Mrs. Fain left all to Professor Rhett.in whom she had perfect confidence, and on coming to the road in quest ion Mark led the party northward. It was nine o'clock in the Major Taliaferro ami his guests were sitting iu his office room chatting. A clatter of horses' hoofs wan heard at the front of the house anCl some one dismounted. In another moment there was a tramp of cavalry hoots in the hall; all turne4 to the open door—and there stood Captain Cam ron Fitz Hugh. •ening "Never!" [CONTINUED.] CHAPTER XVIII. OFF FOR THE UNION LINES. "Promise." "Why so? I know I shall be dying to go again in a week." not Hufft I he c-atise alone is enough." CHAPTER XIX THOMAS UREEN AND WIFE. he called to a man stand- iM ing by the ga "Then you shall lie there till the war is over." The task of removing the great lens to the new observatory was one of the most delicate pieces of work in connection wfth the transfer of the station. The glass was packed is a special case wedged into place with folds of soft paper placed at regular intervals over its surface and allowing for expansion by heat, as in that case a tight fitting box might "pinch" the glass and change the perfect image which it now gives. This inner case was packed in the outer heavy box with plenty of soft packing in between the two and then loaded carefully upon a thick mattress in the bottom of a spring wagon. It was tied in place with several ropes, and rolls of packing wore wedged betweert the box and the edges of the seat, and then, with three men sitting around it to prevent any possible slip, the wagon started off atD a funeral pace, which was maintained till the precious case was fairly landed at the new station on the hill. v of Hit- soldier approached and stood at "But I thought you told me once that if you were a man you would be all I have been." The change of route was unfortunate, inasmuch as 'it would add another day to the journey. The departure from the Fain residence had been delayed by the preparations till nearly noon. McMinnville was a considerable distance over the mountains, and Mark knew they could not reach it that night, He remembered that they would soon pass the SI »ckn\ and it occurred to Ufii. that it woi.ul be a capttal plscfe to pasS" the night giving them a good day of twelve hours light on the morrow to pursue their journey. His disappointment at the delay was compensated for by the thoujj'it that he would likely learn something of Souri and Jakey, of whom he hau heard nothing since he left them in tlu* Chattanooga jail. arranging her toilet before supper When Laura was up stairs Mark was looking out of the window of the major's office. He saw the men ride off to overtake Mrs. Fain. To his consternation another cavalryman, with a letter in his belt, mounted his horse and dashed down the road. Mark struck the main stem a few hundreds yards from the junction. As he rode up a slight rise on to Ihe road, he cast his eye to the right. There, standing at the fork, was a Confederate cavalry vedette. For a moment he regarded Mark and Laura sternly; then advancing a few steps lie bowed low* to Laura. (jo tell Captain Ileath that the man tvno \vus here this evening has gone, and wed and brought back "So 1 wouhl. And you, being a man, might continut to be so were you the husband of any other woman; but mine, never!" Tell h ) send by all the roads. "Capiain," said tho major rising, "J anppose it is useless to deny to this lady and gCj7itleinan that I deemed-it my dim to make sure of identity before al- The family tC The man s luted ami went away iCl the major, aftpr giv- He saw Mark as soon as Mark saw him. Shooting to tho rest of the picket post, he dashed toward. Mark looked into her eyes and knew that his career in the secret sei-vice had ended. The savage opposition he saw there to liis ever again risking such a death as he had but a few days before barely escaped was too strong for him. \\ here was his adroitness, his ingenuity, his readiness in peculiar situations? Vanished under the gaze of his young wife. At last he was subdued by a girl. Laura came down at that moment, ami Mark said to her anxiously. ins the order Gotl grant that this act ot: your* may not lje known. It-will not he, for 1 am the only one who knows of it, and it will never pass my lips.*" "I am responsible for my act, and if it Iweomes known I trust I shall have t the consequences like a lowing them to which they cl«iin to bejong is known tc you;" therefore I sent toyou for information. I see you have answered my inquiry in person. If you vouch for their I shall be happy to piass them in the morning, ami shall apologise for then 'Ifow for it, Madge!" "I am detained 011 suspicion, be taken back to Chattanooga, pointed to the courier. I shall and he The animal knew by his tone that there was work to be clone, and although she had been out since midnight she began the race with vigor. On sped the Union soldier, followed at a few hundred yards' distance by the Confederate, and half a mile behind by several others of the picket post. Mark was within range, but his pursuers did not care to draw rein in order to fire, doubtless fearing that if they should fail to bring him down by the bullet he would escape. Madge did nobly, and liad she not been riding up a mountain side for three or four hours would have easily distanced her pursuers. As it was, the man who followed first was gaining rapidly. Mark knew that he must either dispose of this fellow of be taken. Coming to a slight bend in the road, he rode a hundred yards beyond to a place where his pursner must suddenly appear around the trees. Reining in his horse, he faced about and stood still with his carbine at an siim. As soon'as the man appeared Mark fired. * The color left Laura's cheeks. They h&d got so near to safety, and now, aftni so uianv dangers, the end was at hand. Bhe could scarcely sustain herself as she tottefed into the room occupied as the office. oura tCD in 'And now Wallace," he continued, detention at tlie.same tii my excust "I am going. The voting wife who was left in my charge I leave in yours. I ' -dly protect lier myself, but I being the cause we serv All eyes were fixed on Fitz Hugli. Mark's and Laura's With ill concealed anxiety. The arrival of Laura the night before at the farmhouse where her mother had stppped, and awaited her coming anxiously, their resumption of their journey the next day, during which Laura confessed all to her mother, their safe arrival withjn the Union lines, the finding Mark at headquarters, may be passed over in a few short phrases. This is tho letter tlie courier bore northward. It was addressed on the envelope to Captain Cameron Fitz Hugh, near Dunlapt would ,s prefer to spar The new mountings for the glass were held back by the Homestead strike, and wtll probably not be received for three months more. There will be soma changed in the mounting of the instrument, and the terrestrial clock will be run by weights instead of water power, as has been the case heretofore. This is one of the most important parts of the telescopic mechanism, as by it the great glass is swung round at A speed that just corresponds to the motion o£ the earth, keeping any particular point ot the heavens constantly in the field, which is necessary in making measurements and for other purposes.—Washington Post. Ji n k told Laura of l;is was distressed at t he delay. Something seemed to toll her that it would bring 'Do you take me to be your husbandf" her tlie pain of bsing muter rev protection. 'If her husband is taken and she needs me, seud for me." Mark designed'driving to Anderson, some twelve miles from the Slacks' house, whence he knew there was a road leading up in the mountains through » place called Altamont, some twenty miles farther, to McMinnville. He was informed by people he met on the road that Altamont had been recently occupied in force by the Union troops. With luck they might reach the Union lines, which would doubtless extend several miles from Altamont, that afternoon. '•Tliis was Miss Fain.*"said FitzHugh "She would not lDe traveling as am man's wife unless she were married tC him. If you detain (hem. yCKj, must dC; so on your own responsibility.' "You uns Is a gentle,nan, nrt'l I air poor white truth." trouble, r'; a seasoning was unanswerable, aiui there seemed nothing else iC, tliD. Jt tlrey muni spend anight anywhere if wmiM b-lUr be among those uvDon whi'Hi Iu:irk could rely. •Cameron, yon are leading me to Mark's first impulse after Fitz Hugh's My Peak Cameron A man puriiorUBjf tC be Tbornan Green, with bis wife, formerly n Miss t'p.ju. of Chattanooga, i»here, desiring a pass to I he Union liues. Tliere is *.raelhiijg suspicious about the uian. The couple tire separated from the wife's mother, and the futlier lies very ill at Nat-hvIIle. I dislike to detain them, and 1 do not regard it safe to |i,im them. Can you help me out of the difficulty? Yonrs very truly, Wauaii Tauai'ERBo. Anderson, Aug. 21), lHii. hope t t.he will not be taken." 'parture was to leave the house at Fitz Hugh went to the gate near by, here Ln.-r horse was standing, and once. He tried to say something to Laura to soothe her, to excuse his own nnfortuna1 e part h her brei king with ber lover. He couM onlv go to her and taking her hand hissed it without h word. Th'iQ he told her that he should face me n»K or capture an«. depart instantly.» Both Mark and Laura drew a sigh ol relief. mount i rode awav Mark's meeting with his mother-inlaw was, to say tne least, embarrassing. Mrs. Fain received him with the same dignity that had characterized her throughout, bnt without her former cordiality. As yet she knew nothing about his connections, and she disdained to ask. But Mark had satisfied Laura, and the information she transmitted to her mother was in a measure mollifying. That afternoon the party that had ridden into Anderson the day before rode out of Altamont in the direction of Mc- Minnville. To all outward appearance the situation was the same, but really how different! Yesterday Mark was in imminent danger, while Laura was in a state of terror. Then they rode with scarcely a word. Now language was inadequate to convey all they wished to express. At last tliry drove up at the Slacks' gate. Muric handed tha reins to Laura and jumped from the iihactoj) impatiently. Not swing any one 111 the front of the honse he proceeded to the rear. The first per.sou he met was Jakey. He took the hoy u*D and hugged him. )M as he had gone Taliaferro "I have no desire to detain them," said Taliaferro, "after what you have said, but it is altogether too late for them to proceed tonight. The only amends I can make for discommoding them is to make them comfortable. Mrs. Green, your room is ready for vou." called a nt ) woman, and told lier to go to the lady's room and a.sk her (if she had not gone to bed) to come to him, as he hail a communication to make. Laura had uo thought of taking off her 4 waiting for what When she received the Major Taliaferro soon joined Mark and Laura in his office, and oiferiug his arm to Laura led the way to the supper room. His treatment of both was most deferential, hut it failed to deceive either that they were prisoners. He was discoursing upon the method "Within six hours," said Mark, "I shall either be safe among Union soldiers 01 on my way back to Chatta* clothes might happen She Wilt Women Spies in Ilu*si a. of his depj.-ture in ';uiek, excited tones, "when a horseman e itered the yard, ana Tiding np to tlie vtranda diew a letter from his belt and handed it to a negrc •who went out to receive it. It was for Mrs. Fain. It had Wu seat through "Are you glad !■D jsee your big brother, JakeyV" Women play an important if not predominating part in the army of Russian spies, all of them belonging to the so called educated classes The way in which they are recruited is very simple and ingenious; the method was described to me once by one of the pillars of the secret section, and Was confirmed later on by a lady spy with whom I had a conversation on the subject. nooga." V majc message she went down to him "Air tli' corn ripe?" Laura shuddered, hut said nothing. «*r7D p/, V Jk Madnti Willi a heart Lea til) fr wild} Hid tlie lUHjcr deferential- The Confederate fell from his saddle and his horse ruade off into the woods. Sonri came out of the house, her big eyrn glistening and her expressive face radiant with pleasure and excitement. She had heard nothing of Mark since he left her in prison. Mark seized her by both hands. Mark found a'very different condition of affairs at Anderson from what he had found along the road. The Confederates had some cavalry force there pr.4 more at Dunlap, five miles north. On the road he heard that General Bragg was at Dunlap, but with no troops save cavalry. There was a strength of nerve in Markthat would not break while there was hope. He chatted with the host or jailer, whichever he might be called, with ease, and at times vD itjj gayety. Not so Laura. The situation was too frightful for her to endure without some manifestation of anxiety. She ate nothing. She did uot hear what was said to her, and her eyes plainly shoved the troubled spirit within. Jriark made no reference to her condition till after supper. Then, when all three went out on to the veranda, he said to her; J-J ly, "your husband has gone." Mark turned and was soon again flying forward. He judged that lie conid not !D•' .very far from the Union pickets between him and Altamont. Looking ahead he saw a horseman standing in the road. Whether he was Union or Confederate he did not know, but there was no way to escape the remainder of his pursuers except by keeping right on and trusting to meeting a friend. As he rode on he noticed that  wore a forage cap. This loofefd well, for the Confederates nearly alwaysVore hats. Then he could see that the man's bod5* had a dark hue. It must be bine. At last he came near enough to discern yellow facings. ivipf r ii ■ Where asked Laura, with a blanch- the lines from Nashville, where her lius band was lying dangerously ill, and begged her to come to him. a "V :d clli-fk "He walked away in the presence of Captain Fitz Hngh, who would not detain bim or Inform lue that he had gone till he was obliged to do so." Laura clasped her bauds and mutely breathed a blessing on the man who had "You uns air safe. I knowed it," she said, almost in a whisper. She could hardly speak for joy. An official dies (ninety-nine out of a hundred educated Russians are officials) before he has served long enough to entitle him to a pension. His young wife petitions the ministry for an allowance, and she receives D a sum varying from 100 to 600 rubles. After the lapse of some months she petitions again and is told to call at the polioe office, where about one-fifth of the former sum is given to her, and she is encouraged to hope that in two months' time something may be done for her again. When she next returns she is informed that as her husband did not earn a pension she cannot expect to receive any further assistance; that the authorities in fact possess no funds for the purpose, but that they are willing to give her a little light employment which will entitle her to a monthly allowance, sufficient to save her from social shipwreck. She generally catchee at the straw, and seldom has leisure or calmness enough to discover that it is not even a straw, but a golden chain that drags her down to unfathomable depths. She is then introduced Into various families, visits the seruipublic balls and places of amusement, and forwaids Tegular reports to the third section, and visits the department periodically to answer questions and take fresh orders.—Philadelphia Times. After its perusal Mrs. Fain determined to set out the next day, taking with her b«r daughier and the maid Alice, Daniel ■would drive them. "I see it all," said the spy to himself. "The wily fox is confronting oar forces with a luindful of cavalry, while the two divisions of Cheatham and Withers are marching north behind him, and the main force has gone to Knoxville by rail oh a line still farther east. No wonder our generals are puzzled and watching a line from Battle creek to Cumberland gap. If the Lord will only let me get through to carry this information. I'll urvt r ask |o live to go on another such expedition." "For the present, Sonri, thanks to spared her lni? iband for her sake. "Yon shall go with ns," said Laura to Llark. "This is fortunate. In our company you will be far safer tlian trying to make your way alone." vou.r '•How long has he been gone?" she asked. In the evening trie party drew up before General Thoma i tent at McMinnville.Mark asked no questions then. He knew that they were s:tfe and at home, and he hastened to inform them and the father and mother who came out to wel- "More than h;i!f an hour." "Have you ordered his pursuit?" "I have." "An 1 he 1 Mark went insid6 "General,"' he sail, "yon received my telegram?" "I did." "Had you not received the information before?" It occurred to Mark that since he was being hunted as a half starved creature ia the disguise of a negro girl he would be less liable to suspicion as a well dressed man traveling with a party of "Coioe, let us take a stroll. Yon have been traveling all day, and this delay troubles you. A wafk in the air will revive you." r come him that he whs with a party who was unaware of his true character, which they must not betray, and desired permission to stay in the house over night. Then he led them arouud to the gate. Daniel had meanwhile caught up, and the two vehicles were halted in the road-. "Thi "Yot v imutites start of A ni iD C1 lif take liim. He bears u There was a whistling of bullets bj his ears; he turned his head and saw that his pursuers had halted. Tiiey had evidently seen the Union picket and fired a farewell volley at the fugitive. southern ladies than in any other character. At any rate he took this view of it, and when Mrs. Fain announced her intention to go he offered to escort the party to the Union lines. Mark assumed with such apparent carelessness that he was free to walk about where he liked that Taliaferro had not the will to stop him. Besides he had no heart to jptprfere with the pleasure of a woman whom he was pretending to treat as a guest. The couple walked leisurely down the road, Mark looking at the sunset tints with well assumed indifference, occasionally pointing to some object by the way or in the distance, calling Laura's attention to it at the same time. He knew the major's gaze was fixed upon him, and he was doing all this for a purpose. cliariii* "If we had, why should we be here?' There was a brief pause. "1 have brought something besides in- Mar I introduce a ' ! ma';:ira. v. hat c::u I do for fy frif ml charged me to see thai The party were stopped near Anderson by a picket. Mrs. Fain produced her pass and stated that the two behind were in her company. The officer took no especial care in reading it, and when Mark and Laura came up they got safely through without question. "If you haCl not been my rltnil 1 would litre yon a brother.' on 1. : vi» ev( rv ufintion "I will j "Toaigt "Tot you? "We will spend the night with these good pc-ople," said Mark. "They are quite willing, and will make us as comfortable as possible." Tli" pain that would otherwise have attended this scene was alleviated in Laura's heart by the delight she felt af a prospect of safety for her husband. She gave her ferine r affianced a look of gratitude. Then she glanced at Mark for instructions, no hint in his eyes tDhe pu-xd oat the luoai and went ;o on and join my mother." Private Mark Maloue was within the Union lines; his mission was ended. formation, general party waiting outside?' "Certainly."' The offer was accepted, and preparaons were made to leave the next moraig. Mrs. Fain wrote a note to the officer i command at Chattanooga (to send with le letter she had received from her husmd for his perusal) asking for a pass t herself, her daughter and two servlts. Mark took the missives and went —BOW Mark was taken to the officer in command at Altamont. On the way from the picket line he was informed that the plate was occupied by McCook's division. . When he reached headquarters he made himself, and his mission known, and in a few minutes a cipher telegram was on its way to General Thomas at McMinnville: The party alighted and the horse3 were driven to the barn. Mrs. Fain and her •laughter were given the room in which Mark had changed his clothes when he went through to the south, and Mark whs assigned a bivouac on the gallery, or in the barn, or any other place he might se Your ph 11 shall lie ut the door in Murk wont ont and brought in Laura and her mother. a f-:w luimiu-s. Yon must accept my. escort. There Will be a guard besides." General, permit me to introduce my Mark was now anxious about the picket which must be passed in a few minutes on the road leading west from Anderson. Mrs. Fain was still ahead, and he hoped that all would go as well as at the picket just passed. Not a word was spoken between him and Laura; both dreaded getting out of Anlorson, but once past the next picket they would breathe easier. **it is i" it i wift* "I slmll not permit you to go without iiry for you to go The general looked at the blnshing Lanra, then at her mother, then at Mark, in undisguised astonishment. up stairs, out to find Daniel, who had just returned from Chattanooga. "Well, Daniel?" "I be'n dar." "What did you learn?" *'I heam ebery one talken "bout sojera goeu to 'do norf, and dey sayd day was goen to Knoxville. Dey was ntarchen 'n marchen all de same way. I follered 'n dey brnng up at de depot, 'n I sor one train after antidder go out full' o' sojers inside and hangeu on to de platfo'm and on de roofs." "How m:my trains did you see go out?" "'Bout forty hundred." * "Daniel," said Mark, smtfiag at the figures, "you're, smart as a whip. But youll have to go right' l«ck to Chattanooga, and take this note to the commanding officer with this letter from your sick master to show him. The note is a request for a pass for the party to the Union lines. Keep your wits about yon, and if he is au easy going sort of a pan, you might try to get him to put in three servants instead of two. At any rate try to ring me in if you can. Do you understand?" "Reckon I do, pah." f'Can yon read?" "Captain," said Mark, "may I beg a cigar? I usually smoke at this time of "Orderly! Hey, orderly! The lady's t once. And tend for a cor- ,SI thought you had been on a scout," he said. lect. The road led straight from tlio hou. e a short distance and then entered a wood. As soon as they were concealed behind the trees Mark stopped suddenly and turned to Laura: night phaeton Making It Go a Long Way. An apology for a meal was earned in to Mrs. Fain an- Laura, which they left untasted, preferring a hincheon they had brought with them in a basket After supper Lanra came out and begged Mark to bring Souri and Jakey to speak to her. She smoothed Jakey's tumbled hair out of his eyes and asked him if he remembered her. J;: key was about to reply in his usual fashion when he checked himself. and for the first time since Mark had known him answered directly. Souri stood eying Laura from the corners of her black eyes with a mingled expression of admiration and antagonism. Laura spoke to her kindly, but got only monosyllables in reply. "Here are cigars, gentleman," 8aiC: Taliaferro, prefacing a box. In ttn n:ii ferro poral ami six men iti.-s Laura,  "Major Talia- Br&gg ut Dnnlnp jvsterday with no force except a few cavalry. Cheatham auCl Withers marching north. The main array goue by rail fjom ('hattauuogii 011 the twenty-eighth to Ktmxville. Pihvatk Mark Malone.' "I have." He was a beggar with the old worn clothes, unwashed face, unkempt hair and unbrushed shoes. He waded np to the counter and told between his sobs, tears groans and sighs how his stomach yearned for a sandwich. Clerk Sumner went to the safe, threw open its massive doors and from its inner receptacles drew forth a new and shining five cent piece, which he laid kindly and gently into the quivering and blackened beggar's hand. ited beside • her, six stalwart n gray about her, was on "And courted and wed at the same '•If yon smoke, captain," added Mark "I shall lDe pleased with your company.' "With pleasure." cavalrv men time?" When thej-reached it Mrs. Fain had been passed through and gone on. The officer in coinmaud, however, had read the pass carefully. He had not noticed anv mention of Mark iu it. "My God, thia is terrible!" "You are lost!" said Laura faintly She could scarcely sjieak the words. her way to j :i Iter mother Ten minutes later the spy was sound asleep on a camp cot in a tent belonging to one of the-staff. Yes, general." '•Be seated, ladies. Now explain all this." All lighted cigars, and Mark and Fitz Hugh strolled out on the veranda. AFTER XXI CH Mark had hud 110 sleep for twentyeight hours, and for much of that time he believed that he would lie retaken and hanged. Now he slept a deep sleep. Hour after hour went by, and though bugles called and drums rattled he slumbered on. He dreamed that he was at Chattanooga. He was standing on the scaffold. Soldiers surrounded hint. The noose was adjusted about his neck. He heard tl)9 sound of the ax as it cut the rope. Ho awoke with a cry. Mark gave an outline of his adventures. his listener's eyes opening wider as lie proceeded. When the recital was finished the general called out: "I? Yes, I. But you—what have I led you into? Why was it not over 011 that morning when it was intended? Then you would not be implicated; now your good name is"  •Captain," said Mark as soon as they THF. HALL 18, OPENED, "Where's your pass?" he asked. "Didn't the lady ahead show it to you?"' asked Mark. were otitside, "I have never met a man whom I have so admired, so honored, as you. and yet I have robbed you of your love. This last act of kindness to her and to me, so well indicating your magnanimity. is more than I can bear. I V "Orderlv!"' "Now, my poor friend, what do you propose to do with that mcney?" seriously inquired the serious clerk. (Wk D: :'v % C -;D. iVD t:C4 D, \ J | /■': i' t ' """D '1 1'aS DCi' I In a twinkling a man was standing in the tent waiting an order. "Send for Chaplain Gadsden." "Yes, sir." "Her pass didn't include you." "Didn't it?" Mark feigned surprise. "No." "No one will trouble me," she gasped "But you—they will drag you"  The lDeggar looked down at his soiled and tattered garments. He scanned his benefactor curiously for a moment and then in a tremulous tone said: , "Oh, I forgot; mine and my wife's is leparate," and he drew out the pass of ♦'Thomas Green and wife," "You have protected me—a spy only that—that is nothing in comparison with having passed as my wife. There is a blight." Not cannot accept anything more, even for her sake. I cannot stay here to be shielded hy yon and behind her skirts. I am about to leave t! ~\s veranda and fly to the Union lines. Thank God, I have met one who is the sonl of honor, in whose chargo I leave my wife. Consider her under your care. She .will doubtless need all you can give her, for I never expect to see her again. I shall doubtless be captured before tomorrow noon. If you were not iuy enemy, if yon had not been my rival, I would love you as "I am a trifle uncertain about that wedding," remarked the general. "I think we'd better have it done according to the regulations." Mark p&sstnl the evening witL the Slack family listening to u recital of Souri's and Jykey'a exiDerience after he liaC! left • io;n in the jail at Chattanooga, and he gave them an account of bis own "Young man, you see me as I am, wearing the habiliments of an outcast. Yet I am honest, and I will give you a truthful answer. I shall first go and bny me a good supper, then I will take a bath and a cocktail, and mayhap after that adorn this handsome form with a new suit of clothes. If there is any of it left after that I shall, upon my word, deposit it in the bank. I am exceedingly obliged. Good day."—St. Louis Republic. Meanwhile Laura had turned white M a cloth. The officer read the pass, and would doubtless have let thein go had he not noticed Laura's agitation. "I can bear it." Laura Fain—no, Laura Maynard—hitwif—was standing beside him. "There is but one way out of this disgrace. You must be married before we return to that house. And to whom*"— his voice changed from a rapid, excited tone to deepest gloom—"to one who must die—die on the scaffold. At any rate you will be free. You will lDe a widow." All smiled save Mrs. Fain, who, since she had been informed of all that had occurred from the time of Mr. Slack's arrival at her house to Laura's joining her the night l»efore, maintained a rigid and dignified silence. * \ She .sank down by the cot. and in a moment they were in each other's arms. Neither spoke. Neither wished to up aught but leave tears—tears of an exquisite happiness—rto flow on silently. adventures "You'll have to go back to headquarters and get Major Taliaferro's order on that. He commands at Anderson." ill After aii were asleep that night Mark tot.'k Farmer Slack out into the yard, where they could converse unheard, and develop Ci a plan he had conceived for Mark remonstrated. He argned that he would beconi6 separated from Mrs. Fain; he urged his wife's desire to reach her sick father. All in vain. He was told that the headquarters were only half a mile down the road and he would lose but little time. He made a virtue of necessity and drove back with apparent good nature. For a time Laura saw in Mark's face only a reflection of her own happiness. He was feasting his eyes upon her, passing his fingers through her dark hair or smoothing it back with his hand, while he covered her face with kisses. While they were waiting for the chaplain the general wrote a telegram to Mr. Fain, at Nashville, announcing the arrival of his wife and daughter. He did not mention the son-in-law. Souri and Jakev Laura stood, the very impersonation of despair. The Stores Are on One Side. % t "A leetle. Missie Laura learned me." "Well, read the pass he may give you and ask him to fix it so that it will include me as a servant. But you must use your jadgmpnt." "It is due to yonr son and daughter," he said, "that 1 am here at thi s moment, indeed that I am alive. I -long to a wealthy family and am wealthy myself. It osily reqniips means to make a splendid wornun of the girl and a fine man of the boy. for mo.uM'wiil produce education, and education'is the ope n door to a xt-ruHuie career. i am going to teave with you a letter to my father in Ohio, which will contain an order for a sufficient amount of money to insure both Jakey and Souri an education. Take, or 3end them north, present the letter, and you will fiud everything' provided for you. Souri tnay not consent at once, but doubtless.she will in time. Now I must have pen and paper." "All I can do to atone for this." Mark went on rapidly, "and it i3 nothing—is to make you my wife, since I have passed you as such. Laura, will you marry me?" a brother." The reason why stores on one side of a business street in New York rent for morCD than stores upon the other is this: Retail shopping in this city is usually done aft«r midday, and the opportunity to display goods to advantage is considered one of the prime requirements of retail trada The sun shines on one side of the street in the morning; on the other side in the after, noon.—New York Sun. i "Without waiting for a reply Mark lefi the veranda, and in another Women was lost in the darkness. "Central, permit tnr to introduce my The chaplain came, and the bride and groom were wed again—this time with ample witnesses, for the whole staff had been ordered to "report in person at headquarters to witness marriage ceremony." The general gave the bride away, and after the benediction, offering his arm to Mrs. Fain, led the way to another tent where a collation of foraged viands—foraged unbeknown to the general, and consisting principally of cold chicken—was served. Unfortunately there was not a glass of wipe in cam]) for the ladies, the only spirits being "commissary" whisky and the "Robinson County" of the country. Captain Fitz Hugh stood as one petrified. So many conflicting emotions were within him that nothing seemed real. For a time he was in a sort of stupor. When he emerged from it the first thing that took definite shape in his mind was a deliberation as to what he should do. Should he eo in and confess all to the Should he keep the secret— lie leaned against a Suddenly a thought seemed to come between her and him. Daniel drove again to Chattanooga. Mark waited anxifyislv for his return. Jndeed so impatient was lie that l;e thought th« negro bad been gone twice as long a* he had when lie saw him drive into the yard. He at once went out to the barn to meet him. "Any lucky he asked anxiously. She looked at him earnestly. Her eyes were big with dtep emotion. There was a look in them that he could not understand.Mark knew the direction Jof the roads leading from Anderson, and believed that ho could avoid the pickets. Making his way over a space covered with hushes and a low growth of limber, lie struck the road by which he had come that day When he reached the house that wa« pointed out to him as headquarters, hp left Laura in the phaeton and went inside. The commanding officer had gone to Duulap, five miles away, to pay his respects to General Bragg, and would uot be back for an hour or two. What is it darling:" she asked anx- "1 was thinking"— said Mark. "But no; I will not think of that." "Tell me." ions-H- "No!" "Theu I can do nothing for you." "I will marry only the man who loves me. and whom I love." Speaking to the Point. at a i t bC v taeiti i lien "I was wondering—Laura, did yon love himl*" Laura cast down her eyes. An old bachelor was introduced to abean- Jful.widow of the same name as himself. The introduction was in this wise: "Oh, Laura," he said, "if your heart were only mine, then it would be different. I love yon 60 well, I worship you with such fervor that I would go back to that dreadful jail without a word could I place you where you were before you met me. But you"  major? Laura's secret? breath, to. a house. The occupants were ]D. anil Mark succeeded by per" in huif ;i imu brought liim, out of "I got de pass for misses and do res', bnt I didn't get what yp' wanted. I got a paper hyar. Mebhe it'll do." Mark took the paper. It was a pass for Thomas Green and wife from Chattanooga to the Union lines. Mark resolved to report his absence to the officer cf the picket post, in the hope that ho would not be compelled to wait. He drove to the picket and used his tongue persuasively, but to no purpoee. The more anxious he seemed the more resolved grew the captain. "Love? Wa-; ir lovo?"' question of herself. '■ breeze, while thi*"  "This?' She asked the ■It was a summer "Mr. Evans, permit me to introduce you to Mrs. Evans." pillar of the veranda and passed his ham over his brow. illusion getting a lion»o to He could not gtab Laura; he could not even betray the man who had left her in his care. lie did nothing. take him to Slack's, promising to send it back the next day with liberal pay for "Mrs. Evans!" exclaimed the spirited bachelor. "The very lady I have been in search of for the last forty years!"—Exchange. D  "Yon nns is a good un, stranger. Y' treat us far. Hadn't you hatter send the letter when y' git no"thy He arrived at Slack's short!v befor Is a tempest While the party were refreshing themselves, word was received from Nashville that Mr. Fain was out of danger and impatiently awaiting his wife and daughter. "How did you get this," asked Mark, surprised. "I hab to wait while folks was getten passes. De officer go out to de udder room fur a moment. Di» was l»y*en on de desk 'n I tnk hit up and brung hit away." Laura burst into a torrent of tears. This man, who had so suddenly appeared in her life; who had won her sympathy; who had compelled her admiration; who had absorbed her whole being into bis daring, chivalrous, reckless nature—this man loved her, and he was doomed. Half an hour had elapsed when Taliaferro, who had been busying himself with some papers, began to wonder what had become of the two men. He got up and went out on the veranda. midni girt, and his horse fell exhausted Drawing her to iiim, before imprinting 'a kiss Mark added to her simile: Death from ExcessiTe Grief. . ('No. I mutt write it tonight. I am by no means safe; lfiy neck is still in a halter." There seemed to be nothing to do but return and await the arrival of the commanding officer. Mark reluctantly turned the horse's head and drove back to headquarters. Laura's heart sank within her. in the yard. Slack received hint with a shotgun pointed through the crack of "A 'wild west wind.'" Montague relates the case of a German nobleman who died of excessive grief on discovering that his son had been killed in battle. "He stood," says Montague, "lik* a stock, with his eyes fixed on the corpse till the vehemency of his sorrow having overwhelmed his vital spirits he sank stone iead to the ground." '•You are thinking of your Shelley," she said. "I shall love him too. now, since it was he who betrayed you to the door. Mark made himself known and asked for Lis uniform and his anus. The old man got them for him. and taking them to the stable Mark put- them on. Then he went to the stall where his After communicating this pleasant bit of information, the general, turning to Mark, said: The man led the way to his bedroom, where the old woman was sleeping. There hr: produced writing materials, and Mark wrote an order which, whether he lived or not, insured the future of his two friends, his preservers among the "poor white trash'' of Tennessee. "Where's Green' he asked quickly "Gone." "Gone?" "And I shall love him the more because he betraved me—and made me"— "Well," said Mark, "it's not exactly wh*t I want, but ingenuity will have to help me through. You're a trump, Daniel." It was sunset when Major Taliaferro, a pleatact looking man of twenty-eeven or twenty-eight, rode ud to the door, and turning his liorse over to an orderly entered the office. "Yes. gone half an hour ago. '•I shall need you hereafter on my staff. I liave learned from your colonel that there is a vacant lieutenancy for you in your regiment, and I will issue an order detailing you for duty with uit*. But this rank need be only temporary. The army is about to be divided into army corps, and my troops will constitute one of them. Under the recent law fixing the staff of corps commanders I shall nominate you for inspector general, with rank of lieutenant colonel, to be appointed by the president." With a cry she threw her arms around his neck. "What does this J'lean, Cameron' horse stood. The mare knew her master when he threw his amis atDout her neck and seemed as glad to see him as he was He did not finish. He was thinking of the morning in the garret when in "tiaura, sweetneart," saia Marie, caressing her, "we have but little time. We know not whom we shall have to face. My true character must soon be known. Will you give yourself to one who will doubtless tomorrow be claimed by"  Pale as ashes she put her hand over his mouth that he might not si»eak the word "death." "It means that I have been keeping from you what I can keep no longer or I would. This man Green is a Federal spy." Dr. Richardson, an English physician, who has investigated the matter, states that the men who are employed in the Paris fewers are as healthy as the average person, and no other 800 men in that city are so free from zymotic diseases.—Philadelphia Led- Men In the Paris Sewers. In the morning when all was ready for the departure two vehicles were prouglit around to the door, the one, a two horse carriage, the other Laura's phaeton, drawn by her pony. Mrs. Fain pntered the former with Alice, Daniel being in the driver's seat. Laura and Mark got into the phaeton. to see her her imperious way she had claimed that saving his life had made her its owner. She renu mbered it, loo, and smiling fin- The Jiight was passed with snatches of sleep by all the party. In' the morning, after the pork and corn bread meal of tho country, the travelers again got into the carriages. While they were standing before the gate prior to departure ifark saw Souri out by the wellhouse. He went there to bid her goodby.'•Major Taliaferro?" asked Mark "Ah, Madge, my darling! Once on yonr back, old girl, and the devil may "At your service, sir." Taliaferro threw up bis bands in lior ror. ished for liim "Major, I have been detained by the officer at the picket, who wants your name on my pass. My wife's mother has gone on, and her daughter is very anxious to join her. .It is extremely unfortunate for us to get so far separated from Mrs. Fain." He luD catrh me if he can "And made you my slave. But who made me 'your lyre even as the forest "And vou have been protecting him!' "Yes." ■t no time iii putting the bit in her month and strapping on the saddle. Then, patting his tout in the leather covered stirrup, lie lifted himself into bis seat. is' to tlie west wind fler caresses 'prevented, a reply for a time'. When there was a pause Mark Some Famous Phrases. "Cameron—my friend— are yon a traitor? Tin re is something back—tell me, quick," ?reat God A Mme. Cornuel was the original authoi of the phrase, "No man is a hero to his valet!" One Harel said, "Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts." An obscure journalist invented a phrase that was immensely quoted in France as having been said by the Bourbon prince who was restored to the French throne in 1814 as Charles X. He was credited with assuring the nation that he would not restore old abuses in the following phrase: "Nothing is altered; there is only one Frenchman the more in France," Mark took the lead, designing to make for Battle Creek. The distance was not twenty miles, and he knew that they could make it in a few hours. It was a bold game he was playing, but the proximity of the halter was waring on him, and he desired to get rid of suspense. Besides his presence, connected With his critical situation, was wearing on Laura. He therefore felt an exhilarating pleasure when they drove out of the gate and trotted afong the pike westward. Hope cheered him. "Will you? Speak!" exclaimed wonderiiiglv For the first time since she had been apprised of the fact that her daughter was a wife Mrs. Fain looked happy. * "Souri," he said, "I wish there was some way in which I could show yon the gratitude I feel toward you. When I think of my fate, had you not appeared in the tiftk of time to save me by your wit and daring and sacrifice, I feel that I would like to make some corresponding sacrifice for you." "Fain, of the Fains of Chattanooga?" "The same." "Yes, now, quiek; what can we do?" "Marry ourselves." "Twice before lie has crosscd my path. He wan taken and tried at Chattanooga. I was detailed tu defend him. I had never, seen him before-. He was fottnd guilly and sentenced to be hauged, but escaped. For the first moment in ten days Mark felt the comfort of being in the saddle with his arms about him. "CJh. woman, why must yon so often deny to the worthy that which you may give in such abundance to one whose only recommendation is an ability to "I have heard of the family, but have never had the pleasure of meeting any memWr of it. One of my friends is engaged to Miss Fain. I have just parted from him at Dunlap." "How?" A few step* took bim out of the barn; then, turning his horse's head in the direction from which he had approached the place with SOnri, he rode away "General," said Mark, "while I appreciate the honor von so kindly bestow upon me, I would prefer, were it not for my wife, to remain in the secret service. She certainly deserves the distinction \*ou offer, and I accept it for her. I rejoice at the prospect of being near you, and shall not be averse now, since I have so much to live for, to a service not connected with a constant reminder of hemp rope." He grasped her hand. There was a ring upon it—a plain gold band. He took it off, and putting it on her finger again said: catch Your fancy Again there came into his face the expression of a thought which seemed for the moment to carry him away from her. When I met him aa lin it was at the Before going a hun- Mark and Laura cast a quick glanoe at each'other—a glance of terror on the part of Laura. "I, Mark"  Fains' house. Laura Fain, the woman up stairs, then my betrothed, by t now— his wife, was Concealing him." among the trees. dred yards he stopped itiul listened. Home tsomid bad caught liis oar. It was the gallop C■£ liorwmen. lie waited, dreading a.neigh from liis own horse which ha patted to. hold i "Laws, I didn't do notben. Besides" —she leaned over the well and looked down into its depths—"you uns and me is too differ. You uns is a gentleman, and I air poor white trash." "Is it really Mark?" What is it now?" she queried anx- "A nation of shopkeepers," generally attributed to Napoleon I, really occurs in Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations." "The pen is mightier than the sword" is the saying of Bulwer Lytton. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" is from Keats. "The heart that has truly loved never forgets" belongs to Tom Moore; so does "The luxury of woe" and "The trail of the serpent is over them all." "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die" was the pretty saying of Campbell, and his also is "Coming events cast their shadow before." "Plain living and high thinking" was Wordsworth's ideaL "Rose like a rocket and fell like its stick" was said, incorrectly as smartly, by Tbomaa Paine, of Burke "Variety's the very spice of life that gives it all its flavor" is not quite the sentiment that we expect from the excellent Cowper, but he said it. It was he also who wanted "A lodge in some vast wilderness," and who declared that "God made ths country, man the town."—London Tit-Bit*, "Yes, I am Mark Maynard. I, Mark, take you, Laura, to be my wife. Do you take me to be vour husband?" "I do." Wel ionslv All went well during the first ten or twelve miles, when Mark received a piece of information which seriously iii' Jerfered with his plan. Meeting a "We are fortunate in falling into your hands," said Mark, and I beg you will not delay us a moment." And Mark handed him the pass. ff 'l witl Mark smiled. "You will laugh at me when I tell von.'' him She claimed him fDn- her yue^t The h •men parsed on«' own the road lid Mark; *'i attention Then yon must be laughed at." There was an ine*pvessible melancholy in her tone, "Then we are man and wife in the sight of God"  RiC3e om, 1 e liovs "T was wondering if, when I get back to headquarters, the general will want me to go right away on another mis- At this juncture an aid-de-camp entered and handed the general a telegram. lie cast his eye over it and said: "Certainly not." And the major took up a pen to write his indorsement. First he read the pass carefully. He was thinking of what his friend Fitz Hugh had told him of tie Fains. He was under the impression that there was but one daughter. Well. go o: you re alter nn that direction tli or von f D m courier riding toward Chattanooga, Who looked as if he might be the bearer of some important news, Mark hailed him and asked if he had anything from the front. "The Yankees air getten no'th right smart," the man replied. "Reckon th' left Battle Creek," ■ Mark argned that if this were n ut "Souri," on, "I have made an arrangement with your father to make a lady cf you. I can't make such a sacrifice for you as you have made for me; that is impossible; but I can do this if yon will act with me and consent to the plan. I shall be off in a moment, and before I go I want you to promise me that you will consent. I am still in danger, and you must grant me this as perhaps a last favor." "And for man we care not." "Man and wife under the law. "We are really married 1 could not honorably inform cn tter l il like it iiiin Cameron—what absurdity— its light of tlx; win ' moon ho ion." "The ball is opened. Nelson is fighting the advance of Bragg's army at Richmond, Kentucky." Scarcely was this hurried ceremony over when a cavalryman came riding leisurely from the direction of headquarters. He had lDeen sent by Major Taliaferro—who, as soon as Mark was out of sight, became anxious with regard to him—with instructions to keep him in sight without appearing to do so. what i'liiirv—wjui Thin I saw tl Mllilt lit; crossed the S«! C D1' leaves ;is Her arms were about him. She drew a little away and fixed her black eyes him. TIh v shone like those of some savage Irat beautiful animal about to be bereft of her voting. "If you go again,"' she said fiercely, "into the presence of such a death I will go with yott." , afternoon you sent for me. man I had seen twic 11 lie lovt his wife miatchie Tjv the fC 1 over winch Bouri upon came had guided hiih,- aud took care no| to head too far do\vu the stream, as he had done before. Then lie crossed the Vreek near the falien log. Ho struck the road nth THE END. "Mr. Green," he said, looking up from the pass, "hadn't you better stay here over night? The road is mountainous and infested by gurerillas. It is positively dangerous to travel." before— with inv noblest of all women —W1 iiost, the The major.ouly stared at his friend: he hii-1 no wards to express his feelings, his sympathy. Timid Youth—Miss Gracie, perhaps my coming here so often may seem— may seem to—to smack of undue persistency.And Then George Took Courage. •e would be-confusion on that route, it would be better to take another, y were not tar from the road leaning q the Chattanooga pike north to Anon, on which the Slacks lived. Ik concluded to take £hi* rtuul ax far by which 1 of 1 ho fork at which So m i bad halted him. Without hesitating a moment, he struck out at a brisk canter over the left of the two roads—the one leading to Traev City. had lei Mark made no reply, except to throw his arms about her neck and draw her to him again. Her fierceness was with him her chief charm. Then he made an effort to rise. The girl burst into tears. "Promise." "I don't keer what I do." "Do vnu orntni "By no me;ms, What would Mrs. Fain think of ,nr not joining her on the There was nothing left for them to do but return to the house. As they walked whispered: "I &el again all the confidence J. have "When we came out here lie told me that he would accept nothing further fur himself at my hands; that he would not shield himself behind a woman's roadf Demure Maiden—George, your coming here has—has never smacked of anything yet.—Chicago TriWune. "It is danearoiu fit Ret as w«ll as y©u.