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and the travelers went on their way.
"Jakey," asked Mark, "can your sis
ter read writing?"
"Reckon not."
"Can you?'
"Can I sins like bird?"
"t)o you mean that you can or you
can't?"
"I cant."
"Well, your sister is a good girl, and
a smart girl, and a courageous girl. She
has saved me once, and if I get into
trouble I would rather have her near by
than a sergeant and ten men."
"Reckon she gir y th' hanshicuf ter
send instead o' writen."
Mark looked down into the stupid
face of the boy beside him. He began
to think that the child's stupidity was
not flattering to himself, inasmuch as
Jakey had penetrated further than he
had into Souri's design, and her diffi
dence as to confessing her ignorance.
I hope there 11 be no necessity for
that; Jakey. But we must arrange
what we shall pass for in Dixie. Now
do you know what you are?"
"Do I? '
"Yes, do you?"
'Tin y'r little brother."
"Exactly. And what are we going to
Chattanooga for? What shall we tell
'em?"
"Goen ter buy caliker fur maw 'a
Souri, 'n galluses fur paw, 'n terbacker
fur you uns, 'n a squirrel gun fur me."
When be csoto to ttrJ?"Jirrd ?xm his
little eyj's glistened undci the rim of his
hat.
"By George!" exclaimed Mark, laugh
ing. "You oueht to be 'Old Pap's chief
scout instead of me."
' 'S thet what y air?"
'I am just now:"
"Golly!" . j
CHAPTER III.
A CONFEDERATE HOUSEHOLD.
"Hove IO" come fart" asked Vie girl.
Mark and Jakey trudged on. They
met no one on the way, but at one part
of the road running through a thick
wood they saw a light in the distance
to the right in the thickest part. They
halted for a moment and then advanced
cautiously. Coming to a place where
they could get a view of what the lignt
revealed, they saw several men in ''but
ternut," whose horses were picketed
near by, lying around the embers of afire,
"Guerrillas," quoth Mark.
Not caring to disturb these villains,
who had no more respect for Confed
erates than Unionists, they passed on
stealthily.
About midnight they came to a rivu
let and Mark concluded to bivouac
there. They turned in among the trees
beside the road.
"Jakey," said Mark, "before we go a
step fanner, or qo anyinmg lu w
must fax this money.
He pulled his roll of bills from his
P00'181 .... . ,
"Take off your boot," he said.
T-l u" A r v.;. v.f -nil ,anAeA 1
fl&Vy IIUICU UU U1B WW,
to his companion. Mark took a number
of bills, and ripping out the lining of the
boot put it back in its place with the
bills under it. Smoothing it down, he
handed the boot back to Jakey and told
him to put it on again.
They took a bite of the snack Souri had
prepared for them and drank from the
rivulet Then thgy laid down, resting
their heads against the root of a tree. It
was not long before Jakey was asleep,
and Mark drew his head over toward
himself and laid it against his own
breast. Thus the two rested. Mark
slept at intervals; Jakey with all the
soundness of healthy, irresponsible boy
hood. ; Tbe . moon was setting, and Mark
caught a glimpse of it between the
lower branches of the trees and the hori
ion. When he cast his eyes upward he
saw the stars. He fell to musing upon
his singular position. He remembered
that far to the north of him Confederate
cavalry were dashing hither and thither,
attacking bridges, capturing the guards,
mess ass'n.
uireaieuirfK Union picK-eto ana ru every
way harassing the Army of the Ohio.
Yet here he was beyond the Union
front, in a region which belonged to no
one save the outlaw guerrillas ruled
neither by the United States nor the
Confederacy with all silent and peace
ful about him. An innocent face, care
less of daneer. lay on his breast. The
leaves of the trees hung listlessly above
him.
Then that blue vault above! Its seren
ity seemed to mock the puny contests
upon a world which, with all its cam
paigns and battles, was but a grain of
sand among the heavenly hoste. Its
heaviest artillery could not be heard at
the nearest planet. Its marshaled armies
could not be seen. Save for the reflected
light of the sun it would revolve in
space, unknown by those on even the
nearest planets. And so musing he fell
asleep.
At the first sign of dawn Mark waked
Jakey, and after they had both thrown
the refreshing water of the rivulet over
their heads they started in search of a
house, at which they designed to "hap
pen in" at breakfast time. Fortunately
they soon found such a place. Turning
into the gate at the first? farmhouse, a
farmer's wife received them kindly i'nd
gave them what for that time and coun
try was a palatable meal.
Refreshed by their breakfast, they
walked on. Various people country
men, negroes, Confederate soldiers and
occasionally a squadron of cavalry
passed them on the road, but they were
not questioned or interfered with ty
any one. Occasionally they would ask
the road, but upon receiving the neces
sary information, and after making a
few commonplace remarks, would go
on. At noon they turned aside from
the pike in among the trees and ate
what was left of their snack.
About sunset they reached a large
place set back off to the left of the road.
The premises were more imposing than
any they had yet passed, and they judged
by it that they were in the environs of
Chattanopga. The house Tas a large,
square, old fashioned building, with a
vej-y high basement. It had two stories,
with a peak roof, in which were dormer
windows. A gallery or veranda extend
ed across the front both above and be
low. Some large trees were scattered
about the yard. In the rear were the
negro quarters and the barn.
Mark determined to ask for food and
shelter for the night here. Turning into
the gate, he followed a straight road
leading for perhaps a hundred yards to
the house. A young girl robed in a
white muslin dress of a very simple
pattern, and a pink sash, stood on the
veranda watching them as they came
on. When they reached the steps leading
up to where she stood, Mark saw a pair
of black eyes looking at him, which,
conscious of the deception he was about
to practice, seemed to read him through
and through. Indeed he was sufficient
ly confused to take off his hat to the
girl with all the grace and manner of a
polished gentleman,
"If you please, ma'am," he said, as
suming the dialect of a countryman,
' "me 'n my lejstle brother's goen ter Cfciftt-
tonoogy. My brother, he's walked a
' right smart show for sech a yotmker.
Could y' give us some supper and a place
ter sleep all night?"
"You can come up here and sit down,
' and I'll see."
"What a musical voice," thought
Mark.
f The travelers went up onto the ve
randa and sat on some wooden benches
ranged along tbe rail.
Have yQu cQme gir,
' who regarded, them with evident curi-
OTity
I "From our leetle farm on the Se-
E -,,,!
I - .
"Your brother does look tired.
Are
you hungry, little boy?"
"Is it a-gitten dark'"
"Why, yes," she Baid, surprised.
"What has that to do with it?"
"I'm hungry jest as sartin," and Jakey's
little eyes glistened at the thought of a
hot supper.
The young lady laughed and went into
the house.
"Mamma, there's ayoung countryman
and his little brother out on the gallery.
They want some sapper and a bed for
the night."
An elderly lady, with two white puff
curls on either side of her face, looked
np from a book she was reading. Hot
appearance was dignified and refined.
"The young iiasii looks quite like a
gentleman, if he is a countryman,
added the daughter.
"We.must be very cautious, Laura:
you know how we are situated; your
father and brother away and no man in
the house, we can't let strangers sleep
here. But they may have something
anil vtArKjirwi it mitri Aj, f1 lut
them sleep in the barn if they look
right."
"Where shall they have their supper?"
"Have it put on the hall table down
stairs."
The daughter paused a moment and
thought.
"Do you know, mamma, I can't ex
actly feel satisfied to put the elder
brother in a place given up to the serv
ants." "What nonsense, Laura! We are tak
ing a great risk to let them into the
house at all. Heaven grant that the
horses are not all taken before morning.
The man may be in league with a band
of guerrillas, for all we know."
The daughter withdrew, for the mo
ment quite impressed with her mother's
prudence. As she stepped out on the
veranda Mark rose respectfully and
stood looking into her black eyes with
his blue ones. Her mother's caution fled
away before that honest countenance.
"You can have some supper," she said,
"if you care to eat in the lower hall, and
you can sleep you yon can sleep"
JL'irk was bowing his thanks.
"Would you mind sleeping in" She
paused again.
"The barn? Certainly not."
" Y ou know these are troublous times,"
she said apologetically, "and we are
alone. 1 mean we haven't many men in
the house," she quickly added, conscions
of having made known the household s
weakness to a stranger.
Mark smiled. The young lady was
looking at him as he did so, and she
thought he had a very charming smile.
"We will sleep anywhere you choose
to put us. Leastaways we ain't pur
ticular." The first sentence was spoken in his
natural way; the second in dialect
Mark's manner of speaking to her was
singularly mixed.
I suppose your men are fighting our
battles," he remarked to relieve an awk
ward pause.
"Papa in away." ft
"Have you no brothers?"
"Yes. one; he is fighting for the Con
federacy. "
"And your father is he at the war?"
"No; papa does not care much about
the war."
"Perhaps he's a Union man."
"Well, yes. Papa is Union."
Mark concluded to hazard a surmise.
"Was he driven out?" he asked,
"Not exactly," she said, with a frown.
"He's gone north, though."
She did not like to tell the whole story
to a stranger, who was gradually getting
a good deal of information. Her father
had come to Chattanooga from the north
years before, whore he had married a
southern woman. After the opening of
the war, on account of his pronounced
Union sentiments, he had been warned
several times to leave, and his family
were much relieved when he was well
away from tho danger that threatened
him.
"You are divided," said Mark, "as we
are. Now, my leetle brother hyar's a
Union boy. I'm Coufed'rate."
There was a pause, and the girl, re
marking that she would see about their
supper, turned and went into the house.
There was a delay in getting the meal
ready. Perhaps the negro cook demurred
at cooking for "poor white trash;" at any
rate it was quite dark before supper was
announced. The mistress of the house
came out, and as Mark saw her eying
them both he knew that she came to
have a look at them. Fortunately fer
him, the darkness prevented her getting
a good view of him. Mark at once com
menced to probe a mother's heart by
dwelling on the tired condition of little
Jakey, and kept it up till the lady wis
quite unwilling to send the boy to sleep
in the barn. She inwardly resolved that
the child should have a comfortable bed.
Jakey ate a hearty supper the heart
ier for the delay and the two wayfarers
were shown up stairs to a large room
with a big bed in it A few sticks were
lighted on the hearth to dry the damp
ness, for the room had been long unused,
and there was a general air of comfort.
Jakey, who had never seen such luxury,
rolled his little eyes about and won
dered. But he was too tired to waste
much time in admiration. He was soon
in bed and asleep.
. CHAPTER IV.
SLACK, THE FARMER'S SON.
Mark took his pipe and went down to
the yard to have a smoke. Going back
to the barn he entered into conversation
with an old darky sitting on a barrel by
the stable door and evidently master of
(he horse.
"Fine night, uncle."
"Yag, bejy fine night, sah."
"That's not very good tobacco you're
smoking, uncle. You'd better take some
o' this hyar."
"Thank y', sah."
"Do you hear any news, uncle"
"Dan'l. My name's Dan'l, sah. No,
sahi I don't git no news 'cept de s'ojers
is getting mighty thick at Chattenoogy."
"Do you know how many are theref
"I reckon 'bout free hundred thou
sand." Mark laughed.
"You're not much at figures," he Baid
"No, sah, I am t got no larnen.
"Uncle, I shan't want anything of you
while I'm byar, but you must have
oinop'n to remember me by all the
same," and Mark put a new crisp dollar
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"liress de Lo'd, you is de fines' specer-
mon ob a po' white gentleman I eber had
de facilatude ob meeten."
"Well, don't spoil it all by tellen
t'other hands. Keep it to yourself."
"Sho nufif. I ain't gwine to tell no
body." Mark left Uncle Daniel chuckling on
his barrel and Btrolled about the
grounds. Presently he found himself
walking near the front of the house.
The mother and daughter sat on the
veranMa in the moonlight. Presently
the daughter came down the steps and
advanced to where Mark was loitering.
"Mamma says that if yon like you
may-she would be pleased to have you
come up and sit on the veranda."
"Thank youl" Mark was about to
lift his hat in his usual deferential man
ner, but suddenly remembered that he
was not supposed to be a gentleman.
He followed the girl up to the veranda,
and she placed a seat for him near where
they were sitting.
"Your brother is a good deal younger
than you," said the mother when Mark
was seated.
"Oh, yes, ma'am; he is ten years
younger." i
"You don't resemble each other at all.
You are light, and he is dark."
"So we don't, Jakey's my stepbrother,
you know."
"You didn't tell us that," remarked
the lady.
"You're very thoughtful of him," said
Miss Laura, "considering he is only your
stepbrother:"
"Waal, ma'am, I'm very fond of him
all the same."
"He seems to be a peculiar child."
"Yas, Jakey, he is peculiar, very pe
culiar, ma'am."
"You haven't told us your name yet,"
said the mother.
"Slack. I'm Farmer Slack's son."
"How many field hands does your
father own?"
"Father, he don't own no niggers at
all. We're jest only poor whites."
"You're very frank about it," said
Laura.
"Waal, there ain't no use niaken pur
tensions." "And you go to Chattanooga tomor
row?'1 asked the mother.
"Yas, ma'am; I cul'late ter do some
traden thar."
"And you will return this way?"
"I reckon I'll be along hyar in a few
days." ,
The mother continued the pumping
process for awhile, hut whether she
made uo progress, or whether Mark
succeeded in establishing himself in her
confidence,4 she arose and walked with
all the stateliness of a southern high
born matron into the house. There she
resumed the book she had been reading
earlier in the evening.
1 TO BE CONTINUED.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
The Studebaker WRgnn heads tbem all.
For sale at Gilliam & Bisbee's. a
Why go hungry when the City hotel
furnishes you a good meiil at living
rates a
"Hardware" did yon say? Why, yes
at P. O. Thompson &, Co.'s stand, and the
place for bargains . a
Call on Rip to do your wood sawing;
Biime old price. Also delivers wood to
HDy part of Heppner. see au. a
Ruhl, the baker. Buy your bread ana
oakes and save money. Try it. a.
The Palace is the lending hotel in the
oity. Well furnished rooms with plenty
of light are provided for everyone, a
Smith, the furniture man, is prepared
to Bell fine goods at low figures. Full
line of undertaking (foods on hands, a
M. Liohtenthal & Co. have a fine lot of
winter wear, including ladies' winter
shoes, overshoes, rubber boots, etc. Drop
in. a
Bnrg, the jeweler, is the man to fix up
your watch or clock, lie keeps a lull
stook of everything pertaining to bis
business' - a
Don't overlook T. W. Ayers, Jr., the
leading druggist. Choicest perfumes,
purest druus anu tue IiucbC toilet articles
always ou hand. a
Tbe Buchler beer, o cents per glass, at
the Columbia Beer Hall, Onmers k
Hughes, props., next door to hi. Liob
tentbal & Co.'s shoe store. a
The M. L. & T. Co., sinoe they have
roofed all their platforms, have an im
mense storage capacity. This company
now deals id grain, lumber and wood, a
Since Shaw & McCarty purchased tbe
meat market they have always endeavor
ed to keep on hand tbe freshest and
obnicest mean, aausuges and bolognas, a
Tbe general merchandise establish
ment formerly owned by Collin & Mc Far
land, has lately cbauged hands, now be
ing under the oontrol and management
of The MoFarland Mercantile Companv,
whioh continues business at tbe old stand
with a larger stook than ever. a
What will perseverance, pluck and en
terprise avail in this wild west, if you
rauuot get big bargains? However, be
fore giving up entirely, visit Minor Bros.'
emporium.
Thompson & Binusown the buss which
goes to and from the City hotel, but will
cull for parties desiring to go to train in
any part of tbe city. Leave orders at
City hotel.
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