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About The Telephone=register. (McMinnville, Or.) 1889-1953 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1893)
PANTALOON TO PANTALET INTERESTING MATTER EDITED BY A MAN. If you waul.the Late.l you Hliould K<*ud Thia Column.» If.ur I.ady Header lias a Comment to Make ou the Faaliloua or Cualom* of the Hay, Send lt|li> for thia Column-.Help to Mahout lutereatlu*. The imprisonment of u dowager duchess of the realm In u common jail la ao strange to the Englishman of thin generation that people of high and low degree are discussing it to-day throughout (¡real Britain. The current opinion seems to lie that she is paying a rather aevere but just penalty for a bit of willful defiance of authority, not un natural in a woman of her iswition. There is nothing in the circumstances of her jail life to wear u|*on her. Her “cell” is a large parlor. Two vans full of the flnest furniture drove to the Jail some hours before the prisoner arrived, and a large force of men were at work a day fitting up a room as the most sumptuous lioudoir. Tapestries cover Hie wall, thick rugs the floor, and the principal furniture is biue plush. The liest caterers of London supply every thing that the ducal appetite craves. All the prison rules will l>e relaxed and the prisoner may receive her friends and enjoy literature and other luxuries without stint. Physicians, too, will be in constant atteudmioe, and it would not be surprising if she should lie able to enjoy an occasional drive if ths doc tors prescribe it and the prison man agers are not afraid of too great a scan dal. During the recent elections English women have been more actively engag ed than ever in political work. They have descended into the arena of prac tical politics and are endeavoring to sweep it olean with the brooms of their intelligence. Whenever meetings have been held they have appeared tqxm platforms and taken part in tile speecli- es, while in the clubs and in commit tee rooms, in alleys and by-streets, or over sparsely settled districts, they have in al! sorts of weather, worked with devoted zeal. They prepare can vass books, organize ' meetings, raise hinds for the conflict, help build club houses for the men, provide them with books and newspapers, canvass and conduct voters to the polls, toil all day and write far into the niglit for the cause they love, and when it is over parliament of men assemble at West minster and enact laws which sex does not prohibit a woman from obeying, but prevents her formulating. It is a great mistake in buying gloves to flt tlie left hand, unless the woman be left handed er imbidextrous. The right hand is the larger, and if a com fortable flt is desired tlie right glove should lie tried on. Only Ignorant women wear tight gloves. Aside from comfort and suitableness, an easy fit ting glove wears better than one that is too small. Hands that come out .f tight kid gloves usually stay red for awhile, as the circulation is impaired in the vise like covering. A fashiona ble woman who, according to tier state ment, suffered the greatest embarrass ment from red hands at dinner parties, consulted her physician. He advised her to wear mittens to tlie dinner. A Rochester woman lias just llnished a dress made entirely of thread. The dress is made of Glasgow twilled lace Nos. 60, 70, 80, 00 and 100 lieing used, ami with twosteef knitting needles,No. 19. The color of the material is cream and the dress is made up over a delicate shade of yellow silk. Tlie time occu pied in knitting the dress was fifteen months. It contains 12,000 yards, or nearly seven miles of thread, some of it lieing the very finest manufactured. The pieces were so accurately made that when the dress was put together scissors were not used at all. Another old-time fashion, whose re vival seems to be imminent, is the Elizabethan ruff'which, in the days of good Queen Boss, was called besides, the “stand ofl', young man." With this will come, indeed has come, the stomacher of jewels and long jeweled chains falling over the bust. Necklaces grow more elaborate and old-fasliioaed rhaius with lockets are again revived, which is a mercy, now that the fash ionable liodice uncovers so much of the average unloveliness of the feminine neck and shoulders. Just as soon as a woman neglects liet;- •elf the world neglects .her. It takes her at her own valuation. If she is pretty and bright and cheerful and sweet, if she looks well, dresses well, and acts well, if she keeps up with the procession, respects herself and pets herself the world is interested and gives her what she wants—homage ad miration, devotion, love. It is neglect that ages the average woman, not time, and she has herself to blame for growing old. The small lace mask veils have quite gone out of fashion. A veil now must entirely cover the chin, and is worn much more loosely than has l<een the custom for the past few years. Instead of Atting smoothly over the face it is gathered up in folds nt the side and fastened at the back of the head. Tis sue and grenadine veils will be much worn this spring in colors to match the hats. The bint to take no trunks to the fair is thrown ent to tlie advantage of < bicago theatre goers, who desire to be relieved from the sky-scraper Itonnet nuisance. The largest sheep ranch in the world is In the counties of Dimmett and Webb, Texas. It contains upward of 400,090 acres, and yearly pasture» from 1,000,090 to 1,1100,090 sheep. — — ♦ ♦♦------------ TheTi:i.nrnoxK-R»:<iisTKH Imsmaiie arrangements with all the prominent papers and periodicals in the United States whereby they can 1» obtained In conneotlon with this |«per at le* than the publisher's price. Our old «u I «scrib ers or new sul«eril<ers can have the Iwneflt of this reduction and no trouble on their |«rt. When you want tsjsul«- scribe for the /xwffrs Jfbme ./».». rnrV, CV h / wcv , .Xcribners, Eratnirwr, H’orfrf or other |>aper». «'all and get our priie< | and no gibbet behind me.” But he hQ<l said this many a time be fore. “My good man,” talking to the sol dier, but without making any sound, I "if you will go far enough from that The folding bed bus been the subject musket you’ll never get back to your of many bad jokes and perhaps a few Suwanee river." good ones, hut it baa not been seriously “Nonsense, Mark,” the sentinel seemed looked upon as a danger to the lives of to say to him; “a shot would arouse the young children. Yet a ease occurred whole picket post. Besides, if that s iu New York the other day, your game, why don't yon riddle me which might easily be rejieated, of a with Jakey’s shotgun?” Then the stillness was broken by tlie child nine months old being smothered sound of oars out on the river. How Mark in a folding bed without the faintest CHAPTER VIII. longed for the boat to come and take appreciation on the part of the jierson PASSINO A PICKET. him from his terrible position! But who who closed the lasl up that any child ever was working those oars pulled on. was there. The case is so ordinary and unmindful of tlie man who so keenly so commonplace that it is surprising to envied the oarsmun's freedom. Tlie the Evening Sun that similar accidents sounds became fainter and fainter til! Mark could hear them no more. He do not occur every day. Mr. and Mrs. sighed as if he had lost a dear friend. McDonald live at 462 West Fifty-sec “Jakey’s comfortable anyway,” he ond street. Mr. McDonald is a con said, looking down at the boy. He had tractor's foreman. The couple have dropped asleep, and Mark for the first three children now and until yesterday time in his life envied a human being had four. Mrs. McDonald has had a the protection of weakness. There was cousin living with her for some time innocent childhood, tihconscious of dan ger, sleeping sweetly, the boyish face past. Yesterday the nine-months old lighted by tlie moon. baby was fretful. Mrs. McDonald At last Mark heard the relief coming. rocked it te sleep and then placed it iu The sentinel took liis gun and began to another room, returning at once to her pace his beat. Tlie usual form was pro work iu the kitchen. As soon as Mrs. ceeded with, and the relief marched to McDonald returned to tlie kitchen Al the sentinel up the river. Mark observed ice went to make up the beds, as she the man that had been left on post. hud been in tho habit of doing. She “I hope this fellow will be more in clined to rest,” he mused. saw nothing in Mrs. McDonald’s fold But he was disappointed to see the ing bed, and closed it without a man begin to pace his beat energetical thought. Half an hour afterward she ly. He seemed to fear that if he did not asked fer the baby and Mrs. McDon keep moving he would get drowsy. A He turned to look at the ecntlncl. ald told her where she had put it. Going down to the ferryboat they half hour passed with scarcely a rest, There was a scream and an explana then another half hour. It was tramp, tion and the baby was found suffocat found a boat which had all it could do tramp in one direction, turn and tramp, to carry the soldiers and citizens who ed to death. were crossing. Mark thought lie would tramp back again. The clouds which continued to pass Have all the experiences of the past try what assurance would do in getting ages gone for naught in such matters'.’ across without a pass. Ho found tlie over the moon became heavier. If the Cradles were invented to keep infants guard more watchful than lie expected. sentinel would only relax his vigilance, “Can’t y’ pass me ’n my leetle brother, these periods of comparative darkness out of the danger of being suffocated would be favorable to flight. But if the iu bed. Yet in the year 1891 fifty-six lieutenant?” he asked. "We be'n doen soldier was to keep a proper watch the children perished in this way in New some traden in Chattanoogy nn<1 want clouds might die away. Then there was ter git home. We be’n buyen some cal- York city. Has tlie habit of using cra iker for the women folks.” the morning to come. Mark began to dles gone out of fashion, and is there “Old Bragg himself couldn't go over lose that coolness which thus far had characterized him. It was the waiting any good medical reason for it? A without a pass,” responded tlie officer. child’s cot or cradle, devoted always to “Whar motiglit I git one?" asked that was wearing him out. In perhaps an hour after tho sentinel a certain use, acquires something of Mark. came on picket he yawned. This was “At headquarters, I reckon.” the child’s atmosphere, and the most the first sign of hope for Mark. After Mark turned away. He considered callous woman will examine it with the expediency of going to headquarters awhile he sat down on the log and care in order to make sure that tlie and asking for a pass, but regarded this yawned several times at intervals. He baby is out of It. Cradles have two course fraught with too much risk. He got up and paced for awhile, but at last very obvious advantages—they do not determined to make an attempt to get sat down again. This time he set longer take up much room and they are not out of town and across the river by the and his chin sank on his breast. He self-folding or self-winding or self-rock route over which lie had entered. He roused himself and sank away again. He would not go to sleep comfortably ing or any of the other automatic mon- knew the ground by this route, and that in accordance with Mark’s muttered was a great advantage. If he could strositities that the ingenious peddlers prayer, but took short naps. Mark con from Connecticut keep persuading the steal liis way beyond the picket he could sidered the feasibility of an attempt to doubtless find a method of crossing. other inhabitants of the I'niteif States Perhaps he might make his way down escape between these naps. Without are the only things required to turn the river and across at Shell mound, or, Jakey he would do it: with Jakey it life from misery to happiness, An ob still lower, to the moutli of Battle creek, was too hazardous. At last the soldier slid down ou to the jectionable feature of these folding beds held by the Union forces. Mark skirted the town on the west, and ground, stretched out his legs and rest comes out in this case iu the readiness ed his back against the log. witli which they can be slammed to then took a course directly south till he Mark's heart went up into his throat came to the railroad. This lie followed gether without proper airing and mak with a sudden joy. to a point near where he had bivouacked ing over. Tho old fashioned style of As near as he could guess there re to a rise in the night before. Crawling ~ bed is perfectly ventilated by virtue of the ground and motioning Jakey to mained a quarter of an hour till the next its construction. It will not look neat keep back, lie laid down on his stomach relief would come. He looked at the moon, which was now shining with pro unless properly made over, it is much to make a survey. to lie feared Hint many of these labor It was nearly dark. Silhouettes of voking brightness; he looked at the man and space saving devices are as bad figures were passing betweensliim and a and tried to make sure that ho was asleep. It was impossible to tell with from a sanitary as they are from an :es- campfire beside the railroad track. Be any certainty. yond, the palisades of Lookout moun tlietic point of view. The plain virtues “I’ll risk it,” ho said. tain stood out boldly against a streak of of cleanliness and order are apt there He took Jakey up in his arms very twilight in the west. Between tlio track fore to prefer the plain comforts of beds and the river was an open space, over carefully, hoping not to waken him, fix that cannot lie made in an instant by which he must pass to get by the picket. ing the boy’s limp body in the hollow of shutting them up. The river bank would afford some pro his left arm. In the right hand he took tection. Near where he was it was steep, the squirrel gun, cocked and capped, Suicide as Influenced by Religion« Belief. and the current set directly against it, using the arm at the same time to hold but lower down by the picket there ap the child.' When all was ready he rose slowly and fixed his eyes on the soldier. Suicide lias been very common among peared to be places where a man could The man did not stir. tho Chinese and Japanese,and us death walk under the low bluff. Mark moved slowly forward, his eyes The moon was about three-quarters offers to the disciples of Buddha a full, and the night was clear except for riveted on the sentinel. A few steps change of being, and ns many of them clouds that would float lazily over convinced him that the man really slept have heavy life burdens to bear, it is Lookout mountain and across the moon’s Mark turned his back on him and walked not altogether strange, especially as the face, so that at times her light was part a dozen steps noiselessly, picking a place Brahminieal religion so encouraged ly obscured. Mark thought of waiting to plant his foot at each step. Halt! some forms of voluntary death, such as till she had set, but this would not be Was it the soldier’s voice? Should ho suttee and self-immolation before the till after daylight. He made up his turn and shoot him? car of Juggernaut, as to breed an indif mind to make the attempt at once. No, only an explosion of a burning Calling Jakey he gave him an account ference to tlie value of life, and an ex of what he intended to try for, and told brand in the campfire at the picket travagant lieiief in the merits of tlie art him that if it should be necessary to run guard on the railroad track. His heart, which had stood still, began of sacrifice. But at present it is not under fire the boy was to lie down, and, very common among the Hindus, who if necessary, give himself up, but on no thumping like a drumstick. He turned to look at the sentinel. The. are timid by nature,and|many of whom account to risk being shot. Jakey only man sat there gazing straight at him; at I hold very (lessimistic ideas as to the fu half promised, and Mark was obliged to least so he appeared to Mark. The figure ture state. Times there certainly have be satisfied with this. Then, waiting was as plain as day in the moonlight, for a little while longer for tlie twilight changed since; at the dentil of a Hindu to entirely disappear and a cloud to ob ¡hough too far for Mark to see the eyes. grandee in the reign of Emperor Je- scure the moon, he lay on the ground He cast a quick glance down into Jakey’s hangir, fifty of his wives allowed them gathering his forces and getting his face. He, too, was sleeping ¡leacefully. selves to bo burned on his funeral pyre. mind into that cool stato requisite for While these two were in slumberland Self-murder is strongly forbidden in one who is about to make a very haz Mark felt 'himself suspended between heaven and hell. And how still it was tlie Koran, except when “the faithful” ardous attempt. Presently the conditions were favora Even the hum of insects would have give their lives away in a battle, and been a relief. when it is in defense of tlie faith, great ble, and he got up and led tlie way to the All this occupied but a moment. Mark river bank, which lie proposed to skirt. is the glory and reward; but ordinary He left his bundle, but took Jakey’s gun, turned his back again and moved can suicide is rare among tlie Mohamme loaded and capped, in liis hand. They tionsly forward. dans. Tho Catholic Church condemns soon gained tlie point where they had liis imagination had never served him self-destruction, so that self destruction landed the niglit before—nearly opposite such tricks. Surely he heard the sol is rare in strictly Catholic lands, like where Mark had seen the silhouettes on dier move. He was getting up on liis the railroad. Treading as noiselessly as feet. His musket was leveled at an Spain and Italy. "aim.” A sharp sting under the shonl The proportion of suicides is much possible, they passed along the river mar gin under the overhanging bank till der blade, and a warm stream flowing larger in Protestant countries, ami the they came to a placo where the bank down his side. Certainly lie had Ireen bible contains no express malediction was low. Stooping, they proceeded for shot. for him who unbidden throws away a short distance till they readied the Nonsense! Away with such freaks of the jewel of life, unless "Thou slialt not root of a tree that had been felled long fancy! Suddenly he trod on a rotten kill” lie so accommodated in its mean before. Here they paused and listened. branch. It cracked with a sound which Suddenly they heard what sounded seemed to him like the report of a pistol ing as to include those who take their Again he paused and turned He saw own lives as well as tlieir neighbor’s. like a musket brought from a shoulder down to the hollow of a hand, and a the sentinel motionless. He had slipped In the great European cities suicido is voice: farther down, and his hat had fallen most common; and where the views of farther over his forehead “Who comes thar?" the victims can be learned they are Thank God! “Corporal of the guard, witli relief.” genetally found to be materialistic or He moved backward, his eyes fixed on "Advance, corporal, and give the coun his sleeping enemy, occasionally turning pessimistic, so that those that believe tersign.” Then there was some muttering and to see where he stepped He was get that death is a sure opiate for miseries ting near to cover. In this way he which they imagine unbearable will footsteps tramping away. Mark peeped between the roots of the passed to within a few steps of conceal follow the teachings of tlie ancient ■tump toward the point from which the ment. How he coveted the overhang- stoics, who said that if life had become sounds had come. He saw, not a hundred inf bank near to him. yet far enough to mere misery and was without honor, it feet away, a man sitting on a log with be useless should the sentinel awake too was liest for a man to avail himself of his musket resting against liis shoulder, soon! the easy escape. Still even they must the butt on the ground. He was looking Cachew! • This sound was real; it was a sneeze have been confronted with the great listlessly up at the sky. Presently he "Perhaps” tliat has found its complet took a clay pipe out of his pocket, which from the picket. Mark knew that it was a signal of es! expression in Hamlet’s soliloquy: he filled, and touching a match lighted it. “He's the river picket." said Mark to awakening. He darted behind the bank and so strong is the love of life, and so himself. and was out of sight. indestructible the “hope that springs He heard the sentinel get up shake The sentinel sat smoking while M ■ immortal" In the soul of man tliat the meditated. His first thought was. V himself, give a yawn, a grunt, as if great majority will hear their burdens did I bring this boy? The situation chilled, and begin to pace his beat. to the end—although we shall from perilous enough without an enei. . Mark moved away cautiously, a great time to time becalled upon to pity the brance. The guard was facing the space flood of joy and thankfulness welling After men, who seemingly in tlie fullest pos over which they would have to pass to up through his whole nature. session of every mental power, and ap rscape; there might be a slight chance going a sufficient distance to be out of for life to make a dash were he alone, hearing, he awakened Jakey parently conquered by a logic all too “Jakey! Wake up!" but with the boy it was not to be thought clear, have deliberately renounced the of, and Mark was unwilling to leave The boy opened his eyes. gift of life to escape a doom of hopeless I ____ him. ______________ He looked back with a view to re- "We're beyond the picket" physical pain, or a burden or meriteditracing the route over which be had “Whar's my gun?" “Oh, blessed childhood.” thought disgrace. True, a large proportion of come. He was horrified to see a sentinel men who kill themselves have shown 1 P«C’n?» hundred yards above. He had Mark, “that in moments of peril can be interested in such trifling things!' signs of mental action; l>ut in recent i been placed there by the relief. The only hope was to wait for the man “I have your gun here in my hand treatises on this subject written by men nearest him to relax his watchfulness, It's safe. Stand on yonr legs, my boy of wide experience in this class of cases and attempt to pass him. The sentinel We're going on.” one says “oue-flftli,” the other “one- up the river was not to be feared except Jakey stood on the ground and rub third” only had sh own symptoms of by going back, for from the nature of . bed his eyes with his fists. Once awake insanity. the ground the fugitives would be hid he was awake all over. Tlie best defense against thia tempta den from him if they should go forward i They moved on down the river toward Mark resolved to wait and watch. the base of Lookout mountain, soon tion is a Ann religious faith; for the The minutes seemed hours, the hours i leaving the river margin and striking man who looks upon thia life as n trial days. The soldier still sat on the log. inland behind some rising ground. Find and a discipline, whereby lie is to lie though now and then he would get up. ing a convenient nook in a clump of fitted for n higher and better future„will and leaving his musket leaning on it | bushes wherein to leave Jakey. Mark certainly not wish to shorten the period saunter back and forth on his beat He | told him to lie down and stay there of preparation. Religious faith is cer well knew there was no enemy to fear; while he reconnoitered to find a way to get down the river and to cross it tainly a safeguard of sanity, and m cer- his duty was little more than a form. He began to hum a few strains of "The i Mark hunted nearly all night He tainly a defense against the temptation could find no practicable route. He did to rush am-alled for and unprepared be 8uwanee River." "Poor devil," said Mark to himself, not know bow to proceed around Look fore the bar of final judgment.—.V. r. "he, too, is thinking of home. What a out mountain, and could find no means InrtrprmU-nt. cursed thing war is! If ever 1 get out of of crossing the Tennessee near where he this TH do no more such duty. Give me was. At last, looking down from a Nereoe. Prnetratloa. an enemv face to face, bullets before me I knoll, he could see the margin of the DANGER OF FOLDING BEDS. nver at a place where tho bank concealed the shore between the base of the bank and the verge of the water. But what he saw especially, and which gladdened his heart, was a boat moored to the shore and in it a pair of oars. Going back to the place where he had left Jakey he wakened him, and together they returned to the knoll. The boat was still where he had seen it Leading the way Mark descended to tbo bank. So intent was he upon seizing the boat that he did not think to approach cau tiously. He forgot that where there was a boat with oars iu it the oarsman would likely not be far away. He jumped down to the Blanting ground below and landed in the midst of a party of Confederate soldiers. CHAPTER IX. DESPERATE SITUATION. "My hanchtkujfhe whined. Never was there a more surprised look on any man's face than on Mark's at the moment he discovered the men into whose midst he hod fallen. He knew tho range of the Confederate picket line, an<j was unable to under stand how this party could be a part of it. The men looked equally surprised at his appearance. Indeed they seemed more disconcerted at his sudden «oming than he was at their being there. When he made his leap among them they were about to get into the boat, and one of them held the painter in his hand. Mark in a twinkling made up his mind that they were not pleased at liis ap pearance. He determined to play a bold game. He had no defined plan when he began to speak to them—it came to him as he proceeded. “What are you men doing here?" he asked in a tone that none but a soldier knows how to assume. No one answered. “What regiment do you belong to?” No answer. “Is there a noncommissioned officer among you?” There was so much of authority in Mark’s tone that it compelled an answer, and a respectful one. “No, sir." “You men are away from your com mands without permission. 1 can see that plainly.” Tho men looked guilty, but said noth ing. “You evidently don't know me. I am an officer of General Bragg's staff on an important mission of secret service." He waited a moment to discover the effect of his words and then proceeded: “It is a matter of the greatest moment that I get across the river at once. I want you men to pull me over and then report^ immediately to your colonel. Giye me your names.” Without appearing to doubt for a mo ment that he would be obeyed, lie called on the men successively, and each man responded with his name. There were |ve men, and as each answered he •aluted respectfully. “Now what regiment do you belong to?” “Tlie----- th Tennessee.” “The old story," said Mark severely. "You men are doubtless from east Ten- iiessee’ You are deserters, trying to get back to where you came from.” Mark had hit the nail on the head. The men looked terror stricken. He knew, when ho ordered them to pull across tho river, that they would obey him gladly. And if he should leave them to report to their colonel, they would attempt to make tlieir way north instead. “Get into the boat, every one of you." Every man got into tlie boat, and one of them took tho oars. "Now if you will get mo over quickly I’ll see what 1 can do for you with your commanding officer when I return.” Jakey was standing on the .bank with his eyes wide open at this scene. Mark had been a hero with him: now ho was a little less than a god. “Do you want to get across tlie river, my little man?" asked Mark, as if he had never seen the boy before. "Does I want ter? Course I does.” “Jump in then, quick. I’ve no time to lose.” Jakey came down and got in with the rest "Give way,” cried Mark, and the boat shot out from the shore. Not a dozen strokes had been taken before Mark, who was delighted at the success of his assurance, saw a sight that made his heart sink within him. A boat shot around Moccasin point from the eastward. God in heaven! It was full of armed men. As soon as they saw the skiff with Mark and the deserters in it—for such they were—they pulled straight for them. In five minutes they were along side. "I reckon you’re the men we're look ing for,” said an officer seated in the (tern. “Who are you looking for?” asked Mark, with as much coolness as he could knowledged that they were members of the----- th Tennessee regiment, but stout ly denied that they were deserters. They were Union men, some of the northern ers who had been impressed into the Confederate service, or had enlisted for the purpose of flying to the stars and. stripes as soon as they could get near enough to warrant an attempt. They were seht to their regiment under guard. As they were leaving one of them said to Mark: “I hope you’ll keep your promise. Mark did not reply; he had cherished a hope that they would be taken away before anything would come out aa to his assumption of authority. ’ «‘What promise?" asked the provost marshal quickly. “He's an officer on General Bragg’s staff. You ought to know him, colonel.” “The devil!" exclaimed the colonel. “Oh, I saw the men were doing some thing they were ashamed of, and I bluffed ’em to yow me across,” said Mark with assumed carelessness. “Who are you?" “I belong in east Tennessee.” “You don’t belong to any such place. You’re not southern born at all. You’re a Yankee. 1 thought you were only trying to get north with these men; now I believe you are a spy." “I’m a southern man, sarten,” said Mark, with such coolness that the officer was for a moment in doubt as to his sur mise. “Let me hear you say New York.” “New York.” "New YZ>rk,” repeated tlie colonel iron ically. “If you were n southern wan you’d say Niew Yawk. 1 shall have to hold you for further information.” "I would like to go to my home in. Tennessee. I came here to buy a gun for my brother. But if you won’t let me I’ll have to stay with you, I sup pose. Only I hope you won't separate us. Jakey’s very young, and I don’t want to turn him adrift alone in a strange town.” “I shall have to hold you till 1 can re port the case to headquarters,” said the officer, and Mark and Jakey were led away to a room in the house occupied by the provost marshal for prisoners temporarily passing through his hands. The reply that came to the announce ment of the capture of the citizen and the boy was to hold them under vigilant guard. It was reported that Mark had been personating an officer of tlie staff, and this looked very suspicions; indeed quite enough so to warrant their trying him for a spy by drumhead court mar tial and executing him the next morning. Mark was searched and everything of value taken from him. They went through Jakey’s pockets and felt of the lining of his coat, but as he was u child the search was not very thorough, or they would have found the bills in liis boot. They took liis gun, but by this time Jakey realized that there was some thing more momentous than a squirrel gun at stake, and parted with it without showing any great reluctance. He real ized that Mark, for whom he had by this time conceived a regard little short of idolatry, was in danger, and tlie boy for the first time began to feel that his friend could not accomplish everything. Jakey stood looking on stolidly as Mark was searched till he saw a soldier take Souri's red silk handkerchief. He had produced the impression on the searchers he had at first produced upon Mark—that he was stupid beyond his years. As the mail grasped the handkerchief and was about to put it in his pocket Jakey set up a howl. “What’s the matter, sonny?” asked one of the soldiers. “My hanchikuff.” he whined. “Is it yours?” “Yas.” “Give the boy his wipe,” said the man to tho would be appropriator. "Don’t rob a child." So Jakey preserved his handkerchief. Then they were marched away to gether to a small building used for a ne gro jail. It was two stories high, though the lower story had no windows. The upper part was reached by a long flight of steps outside the building. The lower part was a dungeon, and though used to confine negroes there had been a num ber of east Tennesseeans imprisoned there. The place was kept by an old man and his wife named Triggs. Mark was put into a room in the upper story. A guard was stationed at the door, and the only window was barred. Had Mark been arrested with definite proof that lie was a spy, he would doubtless have been put in the dungeon. As it was, lie was only guarded with ordinary caution. This, however, seemed Thi TTeiqt.-ixl.xi* Monta. quite sufficient to prevent his escape. Jakey was put into a room by himself, but he was not required to stay the‘'*- He was suffered to go and come at wUl, excep“batthe guard at th. gate was ordered not to let him leave the jard. He asked the jailer’s wife to permit him E. W. HADLEY, RECEIVE to go in to Mark so often the first morn- tog of his arrival that at last the guard aUho door was instructed to pass him in and out at will. * . . •. “Welti Jakey,” said Mark, when they were together in their new quarters, “this looks pretty blue.” “Beckon it does.” “You’d better not stay here. Go out to the yard and I’ll try to think up some BETWEEN WILLAMETTE VALI plan. But 1 must confess 1 don t see any way out,” and Mark rested hu el POINTS AND SAN FRANCISC, bows ou his knees, and putting his face to his hands thought upon liis perilous rj Direct Line, Quick Dispatch, Low Freight Rat > be 8. 8. WILLAMETTE VALLEY leaves 8an Francisco March 14 leaves Yaqnina March IS This company reserves tlie right to ch» sailing dates without notice. continued .] River»SteiinierN. Guaranteed to cure Bilious Attacksand Constipation, Small Bile Beand. 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It gives soothing, prolonged currents, which can be carried to any part of the body where there is pain, and will give instant relief, as Electricity permeates the entire system with a natural glowing heat, rejuvenating every weak organ or part of the body. ° ' assume. “Deserters from the ----- th Tennes see.” Mark knew it was all up with him. His assumption of being on General Bragg's staff, which had been so suc cessful a ruse, suddenly appeared to him a halter about his neck. “Hand over your guns,” said the offi cer. The guns were handed into the boat, all except Jakey’s shotgun. “That other one too.” “That's only a shotgun, captain,” said Mark. “Well, never mind the popgun.” Every moment the deserters looked for Mark to declare his exalted position on General Bragg's staff, but no such declaration came. It seemed possible to them that perhaps he would not wish to disclose his identity to so many. At any rate they said nothing. Had it not been for his assumption Mark would have applied to the captain to let a poor coun tryman and his little brother pass. Had he done so it is quite possible that the men he had deceived, surmising that he was a refugee like themselves, would not have betrayed him; but Mark knew that besides this danger the officers, hav ing found him in sueb company, would not let him go. Mark's heart was heavy us the boat in which he sat wa, pulled slowly against the current to Chattanooga. He realized that there was now no oppor tunity for his wits, on which he usually relied, to work. He was in the hands of the enemy; he would not be released without a thorough questioning, and be could say nothing that would not tell against him. On landing all were taken to the pro vost marshal's office. The soldiers ac Oceiui .Steamer gallings, “ "JesO’OU don't worrit,” said Jakey. “snmep’ji’ll turn up sho.” “Well, go out into the sunlight. Don t stay hero. 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