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U iAAiAAAiAA.4AAAAAA4iJlAAAAAAAAAAAAlAAAAiUiAAAAAAVA,AAiAAAA4AXAkAAAAAAAAAAAA.V i r Si? In "In DAN MASON CHRIST jfttftjftiatttfitft rTVTTVTTVVTTTVYYTYTTTTrTTTtT7TTYVVTTYTTWV??V7TT7TVVTTVTVVVVVTVV7vrvyyVVTVy7 -jTSHin foMlen wc.e la n pltndU '2j?,1!m!"!1lih ?"t.,,.nn'1 ' V.mTwJ'.lS'r Ml.h." replied M..ui. K Imr.or. TLcy had win a xhtory )lln, of ,h wwl " U? bc mM x "I'ldii't e.i i...tlre lh cloud IcUe the ffl the week lofoo end v,crt iw .... ;-.. ,. .. ,,., .,, ... !:rl, i-nnu ? Ilw' .mr whiw."' n nfct'-iR vocuMy cmotiR tin? Ulll, a with no ,,., ,r 1.1 duty fr ct leiirt a i.i.nitli. All the ocjuIh L'louslit mqw tliat tlto cucuty was mil t , ui: t lil r.-trmt Into tlio wott, ami, i'o-pocr, tlic wpatliw ill I tuit Invite In 1 rtivo fcrrlci. Iliote wns tiothlns fur the r.cn to ln but make theutwho-t com-f.-t..llp, ami that thry dlJ the lot tboy cmiM. T!-ry ftcccttlc.l a shallow Uiilu la tho 1 u-t of a taw but ery wide hlll-n bailit I l-.. n-l. !n lutM thn .M.llr.. nnnv nu.l , i.f unpud .lcrM.. fholr Rrrat p ; mn-V b tlnp arounu tbeui and corottil ov 1 . rj p'lt t cj approach. Tito toltllcrs fi'lt tl't tin y cqM bold tir!i n nataral fort te n;al.it the nwai-lt of ten time ( (hi ir lun.W'r. lut tbvy knew that au at ta.! whuW net come, ami they turned ' jhi..- tulud toother things. I :v arty all the camp work was Gn'hed, I nrd they norc cttins their suprcrs. In- 1 iiui 'crnltl t'ros wero butuliiR. and the Uauics rofo up lu tho clear, frosty air. fprttks Hew olt into tho thy, trembled , there a troineut ami then went out. The jnetal dlhe rattled, and the huu ot talk r.u.l Inuchttr urose. 'This I eou.fort solid comrort. I call j It." Mild Dan Mason, tho !Crntuck!aii. to .' rouin&w. Irattlui: bnck and lutinat- ' ,;.;; n little In the unusual test and i. uee. '1 lie .ll'. "tbers tllit nut rvply. but doutiM H'ltfi body auu KOtll to the fiMxI. ' M ;-- 11 iMtkrd thnuRhtruIIy nt theM for a ,.ili, ';v or tv.o and theu rntimvd bis tusik. it Iiv IiluiMHf was wwltu tne conteinpiu. Jinn t( any utH. liiit Mason, like bis comrade, wns "01111.'. bnt be wa tallvr. larser ami rtr uu'r than nuy of IIiiho who mit mar lib. ; a tltnid (.jioeliufii uf the Kcu tut Mill uf I bo bitli. n liMU of pincrf.il .111 -Jts. pp.n faco and frnnW, btuun j. lut lonled straisbt at )oit, and J ft at jiu cs Hould llanif luto a midden tufiloii jl .a might rrore ilan;rotti. -Im'i tbV j.".', Tom Settle?" he said to tii'' lusti lu. utHllattly mi lilt loft. "' r courw it U, rei'lk-d Tutu, with n ;-I:It ' contfiit. "I like sotdlerliiK well ciiuuli, Imt I'm not outli a glutton for It ilint 1 mint bare It every day lu the )enr. A 1 'iitli of kteady marches inul battles inid kkln..!hes liefore we eamu Into tbeno :u!.. bad Jiul about finisbitl me iii. Ir h rt'n any tUhtllij: to be dune Ufort ,. 11 . 1. 11. 5 ui r4ii bnce my share, nml 'ii'ii won't 1? uuy charKe fur It. New ' l.'nr m tulkink'." Id tKinmd Ms nttnek upon t Ii " foo.1, and tl.e otlters lauslivd. It wni In truth 41 i coiufi.tubW camp. Thu I 'iiln - c. ril-i-J alivndy. and the men 1 u'tt Mi tbolr i'iiw nithout worry, m i-nn ) 11 -d bnck aaalu.t n hillock and. di.iw. liu- . ilny pauiihlct rrom an Inside porket ;.f I s fj.bd nrmy eoat. stinlliil it atteu tiv. I. The otbvis did not nutite him for .1 r.iinite or two, aud then it was Settle jfh n ke: ' lii l.i ir. Itau't" ho asked. "jii", Tmu, I'm readlu;." ' I It m mighty iutcrcstln:?" "tt." "Tell It. tLH." "I'll la you l.ww directly." S ale Kn Id no more. lie was buppy, fli.il 1 e would not allow even his curios. j'y ti disturb blm. Mason continued his Mri'l)' of the worn little pamphlet, bis bro . wrinkling now aud theu with a liif.ilnl effort which evidently procuded from nn uttcinnt to calculato koiiKthlui; 101111 lex, "II ys," ho osked presently, "what day In ll-ii UaiUV" "V.'hut fu: ny riuntlnns you ask, Dan M !" exclaimed Settle. "How do j ,t (-.pect fuiloH who have bem flsbt tit f r u i.idiilli without 11 lueak to keep tin .1 cr such little tlilrik's as tho days of tl. wwkV" III . pronot:iicjtment was received with 1 r el ly the mnjoilty, but a third jD -J dinstou who took tho question t I rr.rt, nisorted that It was 1'ildny, t.l' iiipoii Kuttle, beluu compelled to ru 1 '1 to tho Issue, Milked bis faith upon il. i'ny belns undny. Johnston main. t.J ."d that it .ps Triilny, and both I' nail tu:portem. vlillc otheik held that It vc. i.ilibtr I'riday nor Sundny, but '.ve.a lll!iil In cliolru between the rc I'lninliitf ilajn or tho wcclc. Thin u ills puti' 111 use iijutr.-aiql hot. It was at lt Jii'.'ht !icrf It nTcitrred to KSttlo (5 nK Wh) iliey debated with such cplrit a quw , UuU that va 'julmiiqrtaut. I MAS nllt ... ...m . 1' .1.,, ,1.,. 't.,.n, '.,., Z'tiiu Vniiilk rm fiiitt U nn nlinnnnc. I'm' Ux'ii ki-t'tiliiR track Hoys," ln tclaimiil, "lti Christmas t tcli t coming ncnM "onler." Tin ru tin u trace of n In his tune ns !.u pointed tnnnrd the ent tthi'te the '1 uu tliiWIiii: ami ihv i.tmJuw. bail Ik'SIIH to ttntlnfr OH till llUlUatl A . ,wrupi j , C1,.1.tl,a, ,.,,.,. ,,.,, ilritwin;: n fiee briilli this day ir luo first lime In 11 mouth, Ibese men hnd lust nil Ir.icl: of llnie. So Mason' sudden nil nounrimrni came tith nil the umi'er I foire. I'eaiifi.l l.umoriet riinlud upon tin m IIU a lorn III. and the silence lu Ibu , rent enmp eiiduuil. Tho minds or those miii-bii) i.u.M or lliun mho lu )iai-, IIiuiikIi old in esperience went back to otliu ClirinlliiiK nllilf. mIuii theto Mas no lliuiuht or uar nml nil wax peaco 011 earth mid uhh) will among men. They llmi'Sl t Hull nf those who were left bo bind tliim, nml they spoke softly ami .illlini'.t orilj-s. Lower f.T.I. the sun. It seemed ever nf'iT to Mn-'on Mhen bo ibotiht or that nl'ht tlmt It was. a jjlobo or Intense, molten lire. Its rays lay blood red nn tho bills, but tho sbndowH continued to creep up nevertheless. It wui Bono by unl by, mid the cnt wnn lu 11 iluikliexi which yoou c.Mendeil to thu four iiuurteis uf l!iO Ifeuvens. ChrlMmrJH nljtl.t bad ire' wmi. and tlie neutlnels on their bents railed. "AII'm well!" "Ought lo bo. snow toulsht. U'a Christ- 01 mn tu-s, nun mis is wmiwny. aim. .. -,, miltute tlnun ihh.ii the luiim ' "' ' lk1 'ow MMt'y ?n .? .Ii" ,-N : , " b" ' J ' ,"UH'ii iv.ris I. and the lUk .-...tinned ";"' .V"" ."i'1 V.?".'.' "'"', ".."' "W' tell wr what ecu i,. , ww, ,, , ,,, ,,. , M , M ! !. , .1 jtl, I tin other side." i-i'ttle Uttered a low tthlstle. I 1... 1 ... .1. .. n... 1 i i. ...1 i. Ihv ithris brut Ihilr bends rturer. i - .1 1, ' 1 1 . , 1 ,1 1 1 1 ' 11 1 1 ,. 1 ii ' ii ii, . , 1. 1 , wi''W i-. i sg S'ni .. e ws, ' I SrfVc-vc- r- .. - jMiSfflmZP!mJWm5V,-?3l!HyA - "ZZZZ?-ZSfj?s v rvz.---sv-j'. -w n " i in I ' i i i ai Ciiiii i i pRsjjKS- "Ax z 'MJr'liTritiViii ." v w&5F2 v,r?v mkmmsmi . jmm&mmte?"" -isr "-KiS&tf ...xjzfc LwvGr' mims-a ejrsr ?m .Mmmmmammm mm, BY JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER $ Coj)).ijd.t. 1W, by Jo.-ph A. AlUhtlct. 1 M'w ln".tl t llio lioettim. nml n ".""' !!' ,!rl "IT-hW? fail'. It van followni by another, mid mil n ili.ir -liter moon shone 1:1 the mM. pale heavens. It mgs te y beiiii tin I tit M 1 1 tthti Im I lu lilt umI a tit tl. mi' the 1 .1 n uf lit natli hill. TUIe .1 : tl.e 1, 'ii' if (.'" I alter n liloutli nf It'll'. Iti' s.tt In tin- lee nf n tent and t". ' 1 I nt t: 1 ( Vti f,iait of the earth n! 1! v ill .1 I .1. "f tilt burlton. tlm contmt of tlio loiiiiern ilnl not tie- uuist. It was a well sheltered nml Mill provisioned iiiniy, 111 d this wns what Ibey wished, The Holeiuulty wlilrli they lui 1 felt nt til st begim to wenr awny, nml Ihelr xplillH 1 we. The enmp miik filled mIiIi Jost nml Iniichler. llrlulit lliiuns, "Tl t )t;.(f'i Vir,t their Idily wiy Ami toiuiil Ukj lowly slst.lv U1 Villi 1 e ilm Mrsln iiiutlitr Ii) 1 An I iw ll.i-y Ik il.cl llulr rs.tr trtiJ. 1'i.r lu 1. 1 lain lliat at Ur liu tlung A ii.utliti t e.iii I he Mr.ln suv." Il.n.i 11 tm.iU'd toleu that suiii,', and ntly otheiH Jollied. The pun. htrulu j im' over lliu IiiinIic'iI eluup. mid thu A enti!i-(s, Muli.liu.luiek iiud fin Ui In tho 'i in. 1 1 111! ttiiflly, Moiu hymns followed, nil lluit thu isoldlui'fi knew, mid then .hey st.nitf th' sumo oter iitfolu. MiVKin tll.'ll IIIHM' tl tl... Hll.l 111 (till lllllltltlli ,.,..., ....... . .... .. . ,,, .. .V ...... .'. . . MmmamMMmm mw IBS mWiMmm&S ; - ' ' Wflsr?'--' '" y -',' "0H DAN! ' -mw' - '';,, ME!" lllekviliik' over the mmw, nhot up from 11 I, tauaui in blm In id uiilu. iin m. hemlied ll.es. nml beside each some koo.1 I "; 't 'nct , eio f r e o ml c b . t Lo .1 1 lt't.,1 nreHcntlv ll,,"":I'1 "r Mnillimu nml the Krent wroim nn I ,011, . ,.e bell. 1 to ll t i .' ' ",nl ,1" ,1U'1 m"T,,r'"1 f""M ,,,u- ,w lon1'11 nn I iionie 1, in liefcim to hliitf. It wuh a f)r )(, U( w(11 (1 W ,(, t , Ull. Ul tlllli.ll. 'US. iiiii'iieii mr 11 nuu time, nut ny nun ny be uuiie mid talked towilnl the tmtei eilKe uf the 1 illllp. "(loud fi'llovv, Mdsoa." silld Hdllle. fob biulnit tl.e Kviitmrl.t.m s ills bis ejvn, "but, like all tint Keutueklaim of I lie hills, he' it piwder llitnll "bell JIMI In. ill Ml. 1 till 11 Mire spot. I'd Hither biiM an) ran llinu Dun Muxiii huiillm; in ltli I It nun." 'I nl.l'l jfot au.Mlillii: but enure to like biul," il I .lellllsttili. "I lendlitt I.", be tti.il, iiik KIT the lit 1,1 or Shiloti ulii. 1 I bad that bullet lliitiutcli luy les! mil mill, 'n't talk. HKIh'I neui to mlinl the b lie' 1 n'ty luorv than he Mould b.iil : ii " 'lie's t' 1 war to his frle.td 1." u- I S.HI-. nhtt bad itraMi lalkitlte. ' but It's J -t as I tell j mi, I If .liHi't to e his 1 Ui'mIm, aud I don't k'lti.V wl.-.ltr 11 11 nn iiughi to, either. liter Iimi n'xi.il 1 in 'i..ai'11'l I I wwii hltn and Tel .Mnlktisni ttver a Ctrl Jnt In fore Hi- t. r raite nT Mai'.bavi lled eoe I . .'ii! It nat U.i I l'tM'en 'mi. The) .i) "arkbnr.i vu'i rr-lnyeil mme lu lii 11 1.1 n C" d t irr. lill S 11 Ir pin. ttlid l!h fi.itb. i ileltllc. M 'ii 1. 1 .liunl bis ViaU mrjH. I..t. in 1'. ranlitot 1 'fie w' ll , ,r,i. Ills 'i I el 1 ml ' if bo.k to 1 be iii. e siiy 1i.1t Svitlf t as telling Uf t as lb Ink lut nf Maikbam an I of the rtlrl er s lint-t ill 111 tpufit'ltl ''li Imt LI .) It,. I 1. '.is I I. an'. . Ilin Mil.- -rr, scsf$s '?&& VW1ltfafiU fhtffr 'if.,' " "OH, DAN I DAN, DONT KILL MEI" m, nrt. Iiesbool; it In the ilurl.ueiss. nun .liihlislnli sun I1I111 then he Mould bno Ml I lie r 1 n I Is of Nellie's ninU Hint Mason wiih not 11 mini Mho "lutid his eneii les." In inilli, It un.i never imrt uf Mn- mid ho Illicit seek his ixvcnire. lie bom no iiulmosliy tovuiid thu solillers on tlin. btber hIiIh ecept this pnitlculiir emu Mnrliliiim. I In fonclit thu others from it miisii of duty, mid, tho Miir over, bo I'oiild be kuoiI frliiiiU with them. Hut Iheiu cuiild bu 110 foi'tihi'iii'ss for Mink- I111111. A xii 1 1 bo clinched Ids linml und ,,,, ,t , ,-,,,,,,,, nU ,. ,lf the mioiir ilono him wiih ns keen lis. ever. 1 iso ycurs or ineessuiit campnitiiiiuK biul imt diminished It, nml mIuii the excllu meiit 11 nil diliiiter of euili irrtut buttlu .wero 0YCr he found that thu lucinorjr of e . r Itfl ri 1 ..ill III lull. Ilia J. II. ,1, il.t.. ll lir.il it m until come Imek to litm us 1111)111; 111 befnie. Mil mi 1 1 stimd nt the northern llin uf the enmp, The selitlunl who Mttll.eil the bent there Mils 11 filfllil nf bis nild lied, lied Hi Mm lis be pllMl'tl, Tli llHK.il limn, hththter nml eluuer llirtii evil In Die cl.ittdlea skies, nnd Mnmn, bnikllii back at the uiHip, mw It brlllliilit Mllli mail) lights, Clear nml anevt sllll 1 11 tut the Munis tit (lis li)iniii "TIW iKsfltfitli sisi 1M1 hiilr mr Ami hNiml IW kmlr ilsW sliol nltm Ik Mrgis itHilUt li." Then th sung censed niildinlr as n half ilitsin 1 III' shots lang l.iu.tly lu the frost) air mn stupiHtl ipilie still, 1, nil nil his thituglils I'sumil abruptly fruni Mfiie in Mar lie luukrtl luttaid ail ttbfl bill, dlibleil b- II shllbv. bill Mble all.j fruni lli ittn- mi wlileb ibe en-ap lay a bill 1111 Mblih tliltlt'l-s nf brushes grcit lure and t licit'. Hltunllog n ttner tor tlnitiig iltlrlHeii lie bail malke.l tlK1 plate fittm Hie llrl and iiiiind lmt n l.tHt.1 enter It ttiHlId In- fur a linn Init kl.arpsbiMiters If Iin eneiti) Men urn lltly 111II1-1 mm a) Nutt ll Metiml that Ml last Mime skirmishers Mete nut as imiili ns 11 mile nwa. While be Inoked lit kih snine Jtls or llaairs fruni lit lwbt's and bfar-l the crack of three or fitiir a?re lido shnis "Join iluse ihv 11. Maicm," said an nlll eer. "and tlear llm' l Irtnlsliers imt of I lie bil4.s. It nught tn bate l.ren iIihiv I .'Inf.' we settled lulo k fa Ml p. A ,li ki I nf tnin should b- there How." Hut Masnn dbl imt trail tn hi-nr tb nlHier's grilHibliilf lie Keiit met halt ball j ahMiit tlif IlisIhi-ss up 11 tthlih be Im, I lt,u f.l. ii.l. sbouldi'i lui his life- .j.l falllui 1.1 Mlltt ll. parly uf tsunty ttlii Mere lu tlear the lut-Il . He Mils 1 k tl litau fur rli tturk, n Master nf uiHiinfl, eo. I, emulous and afraid nf nothing. 'lb' tllsiHrbanr In the rar p was r-.lr lie .tin lit ary. 'Ibe soldiers f er- an-es. tt'luid to sii'b Irtltis. A few title sluts flriil frniii Mithttsle roiiM 11 t arm')' fiir iiinr lliun rite inliiiittM nien wltn bad g lie tlii'i.inli mauy great kittle. Nor did the IhiHiglit nf bis task Isy heavy up ill llit- niliitl 11 f Matin. An 1 -t uueit 1,1 lib duties, he utmM rfTfmiii It prret-t-ly mid n tin 11 tn his ptnee tilth his rant 1 11 'Its ll Miismetel) liirehanlrat. '1 In Hindu a ttlde 1 limit nrnimd the toilet and appmaibnl the litMtlte hill flt'in 1'ie teor. Tin n they la) iln te tin in ih and listi-ned for stunts iH t'. 1 tiiiiulei, but the) beard none only t . ii-l.iut Iiiiiii nf thrlr nnii eami and tl ii.itxt if a riitlstntas lijinn tl lug In t .i i"M night. 'Will Utter iwpainte heri an I sur r ud Ilium," sabt th conn jndrr nf lbi liitte tioop. And lb lui'tt sptwad Hit I1L1 a ran, Maaoei taking bis v. ay up n b 'b gully, lit was trwptHg on bnm.s 1111 1 k nt like an Indian. All Ibe lu i.lln. ts nf tint KmlnrkbiM uf tin nttMiii- laiiis were nroitw-l In blm. The llame tt.it 111 Ids blond, nu'l lw was not lh liu ti r after prey. 1'iirnnnl be tv. lit. searrhlng ihv Inter lui nig bush.'S ttltb bis keen cji-s, bis lille at Ilm ijfk and eter) luuwlf Itns i.ud lend) fur nctiu.i. Ills sialne I and ilaik linltuiui Mould bate luadv a ht.il.uii the silnM, but he kept lu the niter uf the bushes, nml tin nlie loukliig tlifie Miiuld bate- kiiottii that 11 mini tins paslin. lie iiiuld hrnr the notett of the Christ inns I,; 11,11 sMilliiig In a ehuni' nr leaiiy ten.', bill it ttns iiubiedwl. Ma Mil liuw bud t.urk tn in, nml be meant tn do It, lie 111 pi nil ii llin IHtlliH and mill the lull tl. pped lllld listened Intttlll). lie thought Ihnt he henitl 11 hi ft uuili on the Miutt, ns of niiie one tinting Im-Mii, a I link 1 lump or Im .lii's ihnt i;n. iieur, but bu tins imt sum t. hcllicr It tins n f 1 lend nr nil elieiii). lie niptai luil a litlli, I) lug dovtii 1111 the riiiow, nild dietv hluikilr fun. 111 il tilth iH.d) uillstitlehetl like n suiil.e. lie hi nrd I In' snninl ngulii. tciy fnlnt hum-s.i fiilnl I lint It Mould Inn 11 piissul iiiuinii.vd b) uuy eur les keen thnii bis nt. 11. M,ii.i.ii fill that It tins, nn enemy be hind Ibe Im. lies 1111 em my ti Im knew that iluugir ttns npprnachlug ntnl ttiiiibl l'i rnull'iiis. Ills lilinxl shcIIi',1 tilth the pride of cnntllf t nml the eliinlntliin of skill, Mn ttould tvnleli this ttiuy foe, aud his muscle hctfiimo leusir limn eter ns ho pnpnied fur tho lest, lie Khiueed only oill'O lit his rllle tn mco Ihnt t lis Menpou tins it inly and then resumed ills klldlng nnd klutv ndtanre. lie leneh ed llio clump or bushes inn), laying Ills eur to tho snntv, could benr iiuthltig. Hut bo wni confident thnt bis fun tins till on tho other side. Ho could not (into escaped tiiiseeu, und, niiiu ullh.ii III ids loillagn mid bis judKiueiit, bo begun In crup mound thu Inishes, bis linger 011 tho tiigger, leiidy lu the nt tlm Hint gllmpHe. lie leuiheil thu other klde, but nothing miin theie only 11 trull lu (lie siiutr In hbow bow bis eiiumy, ton, hud lilude thu ilrcuit- nnd thu btishea still Mood hclMfcn. Hut Muhoii miin not dlscotiruKcd, II 1H1I nut expect lu I'liti'h the Hum ttlthoiit tiouble, Tlie uuI.uomii tvould have been t tcry cheap Hhiirpsbunier imleed If bu hnd allotted hliiihclr lu bu oveiliikiu f.n inslly, uud Mnsou felt plensed lucniun tho enemy imitched iigiilusi his nl.lll mid inuiUKu Ffi'iucd nlloKether worthy of him, lie begun tho second clicult nf tho hushcx, mum cuiefiil now tliim ever, nut uinkliig tho hIIkIiIcnI noise, lest Ids eueiuy khould heur mid take warning, Vliuu ho.ivavi halt wnjr, aruujkd, tUu souoi.of
