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CHAPTER H.
A CHANGE OF UNIFORM.
The -soldier followed her, leading his
horse, till they came upon her own pony
tied to a sapling. Mark offered to help
her mount, but Bhe was not used to such
civility, and leading her horse to the
trunk of a fallen tree mounted by her
self. Crossing the road the two entered a
wood on the other side. The girl kept a
straight course till she came to a creek,
which she forded below and near a log
that had been felled across it to be used
for a footbridge. On the farther side
she struck an old road, abandoned, at
least, for wheels. Mark rode up along
side of her. She was a wild looking
thing, with hardly a trace of civilization
about her except her calico dress and
cowhide shoes.
"Where are you taking me to?" asked
Mark.
"""Hum." ' " ' ' "' "
"Where's home?'
"T'other side o' th' Sequatchie river. "
"How far is it to the river?"
" 'Bout a mile from the creek we jest
crossed."
"And how far from the river to your
home?"
" 'Bout another mile. We live on a
road ez runs from the Chattenoogy pike
to Anderson." , , .
"That's well.' I want . 'to reach the
piV , - , . 'y-4,.vc,..
"Waal, y'll only hev tr go a coupie o-
mile from our house t' git thar."
'You seem to know all about this
country.
'Reckon I do. I was born hyar. l
done a heap o' hunten in these hyar
woods. I toted a gun all over 'em."
It was the only bit of finery she possessed.
"Tell me something about yourself.
What'B.your name?"
"Souri."
"Souri what?"
"Slack."
"Oh, yes! You're one of the Slacks,
you told me. Isn't Souri a singular
name for a girl?"
"Waal, dad, he kem from Missouri.
So thet's what he named me."
"Have you a mother?"
"Yas."
"Brothers and sisters?"
"Henery and Jakey."
"How old are theyf
"Henery, he's 'bout twenty-two. He's
In Jim Brown's company o' east Ten
nessee cavalry."
"What? Union cavalry?"
"Yas." ,
"You mean regiment, not company. I
know Brown well. How old is your
other brother?"
"Jakey, he's thirteen."
"At home?"
"Yas."
"What are you going to do with me
when you get me to your home?"
"Take y' to the barn, I reckon."
"Why not to tiie nouser Aren t your
folks all right? I thought you said they
were 0nion."
"Oh, they're all Union. But mebbe
they mought suspect t the tavern
(seein I'm gone 'thout sayen goodby and
knowen I'm Union) thet I've put y' up
to somep'n or tuk y' hum."
"Souri," said.Mark meditatively, "do
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?ui snow mat since i met you a nave
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, "Doen a job o' thinken?'
"You've hit it exactly."
"What 'bout?"
"I've been thinking that you're no
body's fool."
The girl laughed, or rather chuckled.
She enjoyed the compliment and was too
unsophisticated to pretend that she did
not.
They soon struck a dirt road leading
directly south, which they followed till
they came to the Sequatchie river,, strik
ing a ford at the same time. Souri led
the way into the ford, Mark following.
Her pony was used to such crossings,
this one in particular, while Mark's horse
preferred to feel his way slowly; conse
quently Souri reached the opposite bank
before Mark had got half way over.
It was now night, but it was clear, and
a half moon cast its faint light upon the
land and the river. Mark suddenly
looked up from the water and saw Souri
on the bank watching him. Had he
been near enough he would have seen
anxiety depicted on every feature of her
face.
"Keep up the stream!" she called,
pointing at the same time.
He turned hiB horse s head as sue di
rected, but soon lowering his eyes to the
water began to go down stream again,
"Look at me," she called: "don't look
at the water. Its runnen makes it
seem sif y' war goen straight when yer
nrnoked. Thar's a ledge o' rocka
below thar and deep water tjeyoua.
Mark fixed his eyes on his guide, and
turning his horse's head toward her
urged her forward. She picked her way
slowly, as if conscious of danger, and at
last coming to the brink stepped quickly
out of the water and shook herself.
"What makes you tremble so?" he
asked of Souri.
"I ain't," she said, coloring.
"Is that a dangerous ford?"
"Ef y'd a-tumbled'offen the ledge y'd
'a' drownded."
"I've done some scouting before this,
but I see now that I haven't learned to
cross a current till today. Next time
I'll look out for something on shore to
steer b."
Anotler ten minutes brought them
home. jThey came upon the house from
its rearj It fronted on the road running
northwird and faced east. Soun led
the wa; to a rickety barn, where both
horses 'ere stabled. She left Mark in
the bai i while she went into the house
to infoin the inmates of his presence.
Presutly she came out.
"Dactlows y' mought come in fur a
spell 'tlbut much resk. They won't know
o' y'r Hn hyar yet awhile. Least
aways ar's no hurry. But dad reckons
y' mou it sleep in the barn with one
eye opH."
"I shll not sleep anywhere tonight.
I must ,o on. But I'll go in with you
for awl)le."
A nin met them at the door with
white, fiocky hair and a stubble beard.
He looid sixty, though he was ten or
fifteen pure younger. He walked as if
he wertfollowing the plow. His trou
sers w drawn nearly up to his arm
pits, a ouble breasted waistcoat served
in lieuof a coat, and an old woolen
hat coved his head to the back of his
neck. i.
"Thi vHjie clothes lookB kinder peart
to we una rjow hyar ez ain't seen
nothen but gr ," Bid the man. "1
1owedvhen yM uns went np ter Chat
tenoog last June and fired them big
guns i the own y' was goen to hold
onto tBe hyar parts."
"BhapB it was a mistake," said
Marl"but I never critiuise the acts of
my (periors.
"One inter th' house."
T dwelling was composed of two
sqnjj log houses, some ten feet apart,
unci one roof, with a floor between
tktf-'o. The mar, 1 i Mark into one
of lese parts or houses. The articles
in (that struck the soldier's eye' were
a ry high bedstead, heightened fur
thlby a feather bed; a chest of draw
eriaiid a clock on the mantle that
tied loud enough to be heard out in
thjbarn. There were some pieces of
ra carpet on the floor, two or three
hi seated chairs and a rocker.
kVhat y' got fur supper?" the old
a asked as his wife entered.
don't want any supper," said the
icr. "I only ate an hour or two
he woman, who was bent down
lough some nervous disease, went to
chest of drawers, took therefrom a
pipe and some tobacco and betran to
loke.
B'Much shaken among the solera.
anger?" she asked.
"At the beginning of a fight there's a
lod deal," replied Mark, "but after
ley're once in they get on without much
ouble."
"Don't mean that kind of shaken ;
ager.-
"Oh, ague. No, I don t think there s
much ague."
'Fever?"
'There's always more or less camp
fever. It seems as if every man who
campaigns in this country must have a
dose of typhoid to get acclimated."
"Thar 8 a powerful lot o fevers 'bout
hyar. Thar's the typhoid, the broken
bone, the intermitten and the remitten,
and onct en awhile we git yaller jack
when it comes up the Mississippi from
Orleans."
'That's a good deal of fever," re
plied Mark; "but, to come down to busi
ness, I want to say a few words to you
people. You re sure you re Union?"
"Sarten, said the old man.
"Got a young'un in Jim Brown's com
pany of east Tennesseeans," said the old
woman. "I hearn th' all had the mea
sles in th' spring. Henery hed it."
"Yes, that regiment was nearly all
down at one time. Now, I'm going on
a very dangerous mission. May I rely
on who are you?"
A boy about thirteen years of age had
come into the room, and squaring hinv
self before Mark began to stare at him.
'Jake, replied the intruder, "I have
something of importance to say to your
father and mother," Then to the par
ents, "Won't you please send him out?"
'Jest 's y' like, stranger," answered the
father, "but mebbe Jake mought show
y' th' way or somep'n. He's purty
peart."
Jake s appearance did not bear witness
to the encomium.
"Well, let him stav. I would Hire tn
fely on this house as a place of refuge in
case I have to get back here rapidly. I
want you to take care of my horse, and
if I never come you can keep him. If I
do come I'll pay you more liberally for
horse fodder than you ever were paid be
fore." "Y talk purty rich fer a common
sojer."
"Don't fear for that. I have money,"
and Mark showed a roll of bills that
astonished his host.
"Do you agree?"
"Sarten, but the money don't make
no differ. I'm a Union man to the back
bone." "Have you any citizen's clothes?"
"Thar's Henery's store clothes ez he
left when he went to jine th' army,"
"Will they fit me?"
"Reckon so. Henery's 'bout your size."
Slack took the soldier into the twin
log cabin and there gave him a suit of
clothes which were intended for best
wear, but they had evidently been so in
tended for years, with frequent devia
tions from the intention. Mark took off
his uniform, which, with his rifle and pis
tol and other accouterments, he put under
the bed. Then he drew off his boots (so
loose that he could easily remove them
Without unbuckling his Bpurs) and put
on a pair-omhom; Afolthaooinplt,d
ma attire. ,
"La sakes!" said Souri, raising her
hands as she met him passing between
the cabins, thus arrayed for secret serv
ice.
As Mark entered the room where he
had left Mrs. Slack and Jakey their eyes
stood out wonderingly. Jakey's admira
tion for the soldier in uniform had been
great, but one who could suddenly trans
form himself was an object of curiosity.
Mr. Slack followed Mark into the room.
"Now how about the road?" asked
Mark.
"Whar?"
. "To Chattanooga."
"Waal, y' mought go right up the road
In front 'n the house fur 'bout a mile.
Then y'll come ter a road loaden sort o'
southeast like. Ef y' go down this ar
road it'll take y' ter th' Chattenoogy
pike. Jakey, you mought go along n
show 'm th' way."
"Do you know the road your father
speaks of, leading to the Chattanooga
pike?" asked Mark bf the boy.
"Does I know, Souri?"
"None o' them sideaways talken,
Jake. Answer straight," said Mr, Slack
severely.
"Recken I does. I knows all th' roads
Vint hyar."
Mark looked at the boy and thought a
few moments without speaking. He
was a stupid looking child, but Mark
thought that if he could get him to go
with him it might avert suspicion.
Were he brighter he might be of use
perhaps. At any rate, he would doubt
less serve some purpose.
""Jakey," he asked, "how would you
like to go with me on a trip?"
"How would 1 like to shoot squirrels?"
"You, Jakel Didn't 1 tell y' t' an
iwer straight?" from the father.
"Yas, I'd like ter go,"
"I've a mind to take yon, if your
father will let you go," said Mark medi
tatively, "Many fevers bout Chattenoogy?"
asked the mother, taking the pipe out of
her mouth and casting an anxious glance
at her son.
"What y' goen ter do with him?"
asked Slack.
"I only want him for a companion
to divert suspicion and well, 1 can't
tell exactly what for an emergency,
perhaps."
"What's a 'mergency?" asked Jakey.
"Well, if I should learn something of
importance 1 might want to send you
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"That's it exactly. I might want to
send word about that."
"I'm afeard he's too little ter be of any
use that a-way," said his father.
"Oh, Jakey can't go. He's got ter
stay right hyar 'n do hoen," chimed his
mother.
"What do you say, Jakey? Do you
want to go?" asked Mark.
"Would I"
"You, Jake!" again shouted his father,
"Course 1 want ter go."
"I'll tell you what I'll do. If you will
let him go I'll bring him or send him
back safely and leave a twenty dollar
greenback here with you for him on his
return." ,
"Souri! Souri!" called Slack.
Souri came in so quickly as to argue
that she had not been out of hearing of
all that had passed,
"Snack fur these two uns," said her
father.
Souri departed, and presently returned
with a bundle containing cold eatables,
"Now, Jakey," said his father as they
all stood at the front gate before the de
parture of the two travelers, "remem
ber yer a Unioner 'n treat the stranger
far."
"Oh, I ain' no slouch, 'f 1 am little,"
replied the boy, with a shrug and a
scowl, indicating that he regarded the
injunction entirely uncalled for.
" 'N, Jakey," called his mother, "don't
yer go 'n sleep out nights 'n git th'
ager."
"Never yer mind, maw. I ain't goen
ter git no ager."
The two started off up the road. The
air was pleasant, and it was not too
warm for tramping. They passed out of
the clearing, and were about entering
the wood into which the road took them
when they heard a step behind them.
Turning, there was Souri, ,
"How long d' y' 'low y' mought be
gone down thar?" she asked.
Mark looked into her face, and she
lowered her eyes.
"Why do you want to know, Souri?"
"Waal, maw, she'll worrit 'bout
Jakey."
"I can't tell you."
"How fur y' goen?"
"To Chattanooga. Perhaps farther,
but not likely."
"What'll th' do t' y' ef they ketch yT
"They'll probably lift me off my feet
with a hemp cord."
"They won't, will they? Don't talk
that a-way."
She looked at him with her black eyes
and Bhivered.
"I guess I can get through all right,";
said Mark reassuringly. "I've done it.
before."
The girl stood for a few moments ir
resolute. Then she drew a red silk hand
kerchief from her bosom and handed' it
to Afurk. It was the only bit of finery
she possessed. '
"What is that for, Souri?" asked Mark,
affected in spite of himself,
"Waal, ef I don't see y' 'no more, y"
mought keep et ter ter Mebbe ef y
git inter trouble y' mought find a chance
ter send it tor me Jakey mought tote
it 'n I'll go down 'n 'n" She turned
away. It was evident she could not
clearly express her meaning, and her
voice was getting husky.
"Goodby, my little girl," said Mark,
going up to her and taking her hand.
"I have a notion that if it is necessary
to the Union cause for my life to be
saved again you will be on hand to
save it.'J
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The business ot loaning money has
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National Building and Loan Association,
that they are able at the present time
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ing, to loan upou six years time, smull
or large sums of money at the rate of
6 per cent, interest.
One of the leading associations of the
oountry, the New England National
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ation, after oarefully looking over the
resources of this oouuty, through their
general manager who reoently made a
trip to this section, have deoided to
oommenoe aotive operations at onoe, and
they have appointed s tbeir agents,
Messrs, Dawaon 4 Lyons at Hoppner as
their county agents. We think that
they have made a first class ohoioe in
their seleotion, fur these young men nre
well known in the commnuity. Any
persons who desire to make a loan, or
who are interested in tho reduction of
the interest on their present loan, will
do well to cull upon tbem, as Messrs.
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sinking fund plan.
The corporation is anxious to'eatnbliau
local agenoiea throughout the viirioua
county of the tnte, and oommunicatioua
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