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in uun m A FFTITHANNIVE BY F A 1, PROLOGUE. Just fifty years ago the great <civil war, which arrayed north against south, brother against brother and-father against son. -was the all absorbing real life .tragedy of the time. This ro .mance, written by a soldier who is the son of a great general, gives the son and the grandson of today an absorbing view of the perils faced by sire and .grandsire of half a century ago. A northern spy penetrating the .southern lines with the shadow .of the hangman's noose ever be ore him; a fair daughter of the uth divided in her allegiance etween love and duty; a mere y with wits sharpened by the itudes of war; a slip of a ignorant, but brave, loyal if sacrificing; a chivalrous in gray who. fought and in vain-these are the lead ors in "Chattanooga." CHAPTER . - NO -MN'S IAM. I T was the twentieth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Corinth had been evacuated more than two months before. The ar ny of the Ohio had moved east iward Into northern Alabama. The gpresident and eminent Union generals were anxious as to east Tennessee, 'where, it was rumored, the Confeder :ates were preparing for some new move. High in the Cumberland mountains a oldier in the blue and yellow uniform -of a private of cavalry sat on his *horse looking down on the valleys of the Sequatchie and the Tennessee. A iscarbine was slung over his shoulder; aColt's revolver was at his hip. He was long and lithe and gracefuL. About him was an air of refinement seldom found under a private's uniform ex .cept during that war which called out men from all classes, both in the north and in the south. His hair was liglit, his blue eye was restless and 4enoted its possessor-to be a man of .great mental and physical activity. As the soldier gazed down upon the ~expansive view different ex:pressions flitted across his face. At one moment -there was a serious look, such as men wear oIl the eve of battle; at another a ishrinking expression; then a dreamy <one. He saw territory that lay beyond the Union lines. He wondered what warlike scenes were hidden down thet-e within the blending of rocks and rivers and undulations, lying calm and sweet before- him that summer afternoon. Were elusters of white tents there? Were brigades, divisions, army corps marcbing? Now he thoughat he could hear a dis tant creaking of caissons and gun car riages. But he knew this could not be. If they were there, they were too far to be heard, The sounds never became reai: The young man's fancies were always broken by the actual rustle of the leaves or some sound from the furred or feathered inhabitants of the mountains. Then a scene he had passed through the previous evening came up before -him. He stood in the present~e of a general .Of division-the finest specimen of phys ical splendor of all the generals of the -Union army-one who was a year later to achieve the title of "the Rock of Chicknmauga." The general was speak t'ntg while his subordinate was listen ing resp .fully and attentively. -I a ree by the department commanTder to find out what is going on at Chattanooga. Our reconnoiter ing parties -have thus far brought us mothing except that there is no enemy 'very near. We are liable to be flanked hand cut off from east Tennessee. See t)ere!" He turned to a map spread out on a pine table. "Here is Chatta nooga; here the Sequatchie valley'; up here to the n'orth is Knoxville, held .by General Kirby Smith for the Con federates. Here Is Cumberland gap. If the enem~y is concentrating at Chat 'tanooga, he may not only hold It - against a greatly superior force, but can march right along here"-he traced the route with' his finger--form a juncture with General Smith at Knox ville, and into Kentucky. Louisville and Cincinnati will be in danger. For rest and Morgan are hammering at our communicatlons; we get reports of immense forces of the enemy at Knox ville; everything points to th3is or some similar plan of campaign on the part of the Confederates. If so, they must be concentrating at Chattanooga as a point of rendezvons." The general paused; then looking the soldier in the eye said impressively: "You are the only man to whom I casintrust so important a mission. I c't order you, as you know, beyond ~our lines, except in uniform. Go as far as you dare as a soldier; I leave ath rest to you. Will you undertake SA dRY11 WAR STCRY to bring me the information we re Iquire?" "I will, general." "Very well. The fate of this army, the success of the Union arms in the west perhaps the prolongation of the war. depend upon you." The young man bowed, but said noth ing. "You will need a pass to get beyond our pickets." The general drew a camp chair beside a pine table and took up a pen. "How will you have It writ ten?" "'Pass Private Mark Malone'-that name will do as well as any-'beyond our lines at will.'" The general wrote the pass and banding it to Private Malone, "Go. and God bless you!" he said. He took his emissary's hand and pressed It heart As the words. "Go, and God bless you!" rang again in memory the soldier touched the flanks of his horse lightly with his great brass spdrs and began to descend the mountain. An hour later he entered the little town of Jasper. Riding up to the tav er he reined in his horse and let him drink at the rough v.,oden trogh in front. . A number of country people were siting on the veranda, and every one fixed his eyes on the soldier, who qat on his horse looking about him with as much apparent indifference as If he were within the Union lines. When the animal had drunk his fill his rider cast 1e reins to a negro and dismounted. Then. detaching his car bine from where he had booked it to his saddle. he took it in -bis hand and tramped into the bouse to the jingle I of his spurs. Not a word was spoken. by those watching in admirr on the strapping young fellow with so young a face set on so stalwart a frame. He pidd no attention to them. but walked Into the dning room and enlled for supper. After devoting himself to a plate of bacon and corn bread, with a cup of chckory in lieu of cotfee (for the blockade of' the southern ports had stopped the flow of the coffee bean from foreign countries), he walked out on the gralery, and seating himself on a wooden bench took a brierwood pipe' and a tobacco pouch out of his pocket and began to smoke. Jasper was "no man's land." The people living there and thereabout were nearly all Confederate sympathizers. but had learned to look for Union or Confederate troops with an equal chance of either. From the moment of the soldier's arrival they had dis cussed his coming in whispers. Sol-r diers of either side usually .cante In numbers. It was seldom that a single trooper had the hardihood to enter the town of Jasper alone, espgefally one wearing the blue. Presently an old man dressed in "butternut" got up from his seat among the loungers and approached the stranger for the pur pose of reconnoiter: "Reckon y' come from Decherd, Yank?" "Thereabout" ."You utns got many sojers .over thar?" "Where?" "At Sparty." "Murfreesboro" "1 don't rknow-" '-Reckon thar's a powerful sight at 'McMinnville?" " A division perhaps." "Thet's an all fired pert rifle o' yourn. Wouldn't mind letten me han die it. would y'?" Mark cocked the piece, took off the cap and handed It to his interrogator. He still had his revolver, while the man had a weapon which could not be fired without a percussion cap. "Waal, now, dhet's quar." The man looked from the rifle to the soldier, not knowing which to admire most-the mechanism of the former or the coolness of the latter. Then he Ihanded, it back. "You ain't no Yank." "Why not?" . "Yanks don't come down hyar all! Falone. Besides a Yankee sofer wouldn't ride a blooded nare like that a-one. Morgan's men rides them kind o' crit ters and wears them uniforms some times." Mark smiled knowingly. 'You think I'm one of Colonel Mor gan's men, do you?" "Reckon yer one o' ourn anyway." And the man walked away well sat isied with his penetration. The soldier got up. went into the tav ern and paid for his supper with one of the postal shinplasters used at the time In lieu of silver; thien he came: out and called for his horse. While waiting he stood leaning against a post of the gallery, maintaining the same easy confidence that had characterized him since his arrival. g'resently a ne gro came around from the barn, lead ing the slender legged mare, and the soldier, sauntering up to her leisurely. stroked her neck; then mounting. with out once looking at his observers, he rode away. But Private Malone's conflaence was all assumed. He did not start on the road te designed to foTlow; he trotted off up the valley, Intending later to find a path or a crossroad which would take him southward to the Chattanooga pike. He -juspected that the group he was leaving would not suffer him to ride that night in safety, and be did not care to let them know his true route. When he was riding in the open he felt comparatively confident, but uPou entering a thicket he would uneasily reach down and,put his hand upon his rifle. He knew the bushwhacker of the period, and fancied that a rifle or a shotgun lurked behind every tree. The twilight was nearly faded. Mark had gone about three miles from the tavern when, nearing a fork in the road, be heard: "Halt, thar!" Instinctively his hand went to the handle of his revolver, for the sound was near enough to indicate that a piq tol rather than a rifle might be needed "Air you uns the sojer ez tuk supper at the tavern at Jasper?" asked a voice, singularly soft for a bushwhack er. "Well, suppose I am!" "I know y' from yer,voice." "How's that?" asked the soldier, puz zled. "Kind o' deep and smoothlike. Y' mought as waal put up yer shooten iron, I got a bead on y'." "Well,- what do you want with me?" "I'm one o' the Slacks. We're Union. we Slacks air. They're goen to -drive us out soon. I reckon." "Union, eh? What are you-man, woman, boy or gal?" "I'm a gaL" "The dickens! What are you stop ping me for at the muzzle of a gun?" "Lordy! How'd I know y'? Y' mought 'a' ben a bushwhacker. I war at the tavern whar y' tuk supper. The landlord's wife, she's my aunt. I sor y' come in and hearn' y' talken to old Venables. They reckoned y' war Con federate 'till y' paid in Yankee shin plasters; then they reckoned y' mought be Yankee after all." Mark began to be interested. It was now evident to him that tis person ensconced behind a snake fence, hold ing him under cover of a gun, was a friend Instead of an enemy. "Well?" "I kem out hyar to tell y' 'bout it." "Then let me see you as well as hear you." A figure with a gun climbed over the fence and advanced toward the soldier. When It came near enough Mark saw a girl who might be anywhere between sixteen and eighteen. for her skirt only reached to the tops of her shoes. and her hair was cut square around her neck. She came very near to him and spoke in a low tone: "Aftei- y' left the tavern'some on 'em 'lowed y' was Union..and'some on 'em lowed y' was ('onfederate': leastaways, they wasn't sartin. Uncle, he's, bad an -budo oeeratfrteYn kee. o b prsude seerl n'e ter mount n follow '. hy a gitenead, and he 'liped y'uta Uonh barn and tuk my pony, what I rode over pn this afternoon, 'ni Jakey's squir rel gun (Jakey's my brotheri, what I als carries when I ride round in these hyar war times, 'n I makes tracks cross country by. a trail I allus goes to uncle's 'n comes bum agin while the men air comen by the road. I jestrode Sally Maria among the trees thar and tl,pd her and squatted behind the fence till y' come along and-Lordy sakes!" "What's the matter now?" "Listen."' They were both quiet for a moment, the girl's two big black eyes denoting her anxiety. 'They could distinctly hear the tread of horses acoming on a brisk Without a word the girl seized Mark's bridle rein and led horse and rider off the road into the wood. At a short dii tance behind a rise In the ground she stopped. Mark was inclined to go on farther. "No. no." she said burriedly. "My pony's right thar. If she ketches sight o' your horse she'll whinny." Mark dismounted. and the girl. plucking a handful of grass, held it to hishorse's mouth to keep her attention from other matters that she might not neigh and betray them. The two stood looking at each other while~ the sounds grew louder, dreading every moment that either one of their horses might. give the signal that would lead to their dicvery. There were evidently not less than half a dozen of the horsemen on the road, altogether too many for The men rode up to the forl of the road. where they reined in their horses for a parley. It was a question doubt less which road the Yankee soldier had taken. Presently they divided. one party taking the left hand road to Tracy City. the other the road leading up the valley. As soon as they were gone Mark took the girl's hand and gave it a grare ful pressure: "God bless you, my girl; you've saved me from capture or being shot in the back-shot, I expect." The girl shuddered. She knew well enough the fate he would have met if his pursuers hhd overtaken him. They would have come upon him warily and shot him from behind a tree. When the sounds from the retreating horse men had died away in the distance she said: "Come!" (To be continued). * * LODGE DIRECTORY. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *. ' Woodmen of the World. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0. W., meets every first and third Wednes day eveing at 7.45 o'clock. ViOt Ing brethren are cordially welcome. D. D. Darby, Clerk. T. Burton,. C. C. Newberry Camp, No. 642, W. 0. W., meets every second and fourth Wed nesday night in Klettner's Hall, at 8 o'clock. 0. 0. Smith, C. C. J. J. Hitt, Clerk. Amity Lodge, No. 87. A. F. N. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. U., meets every firt Monday night at 8 o'clock In Masonic Hall. Visiting brethren cordially invIted. Geo. S. Mower, W. M. J. W. Earhardt, Sec. Pignet Chapter, No. 18, . A. N. Signet Chapter, No. 18, . A. 3., meets every second Monday night at 8 o'clock in Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, E. H. P. Harry W. Dominick, Sec. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, L 0. . I, Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R. M., meets every other Th'ursday night at 8 o'clock at Klettnser's Hall. 0. Klettner, C. R. 3. H. baxter, Sachem. Cateechee CounCil, 'No. 4, D. of P., Meets every Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. ,0. Kiettner, R. C. * * * * * * * * * * * *' * *CHURCH DIRECTORY. * * * * * * * * * * * * Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Rev. Edw. Fulenwider, pastor Praching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m. 3. B. Hunter, superintendent. St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Rev. A. E. Cornish, rector-Preaching av ery 1st and 3rd Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock and every 5th Sunday morn ng and afternoon. 3. F. J. Caldwell, lay reader-Lay reading every 2nd ad 4th Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday schook at 10 o'clock. 3. F. 3. Cald well superintendent. Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Rev. 3. W. Carson, pastOr Preachirg every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 9.45 a. m. E. C. Jones, superintendent. Mayer Memorial Evangelical Luth eran church-Preaching second and fourth Sundays at 11 o'clock a. in., first and third Sundays at 8 o'clock p. m. 3. D. Shealy, pastor. Sunday school every Sunday at 10 o'clock a. m. J. D. Kinard, superintendent. Summer Memorial Evangelical Luth eran church-Preaching first and third Sundays at 11 o'clock a. mn., the second and fourth Sunday nights at 8 o'clock. 3. D. Shealy, pastor. Sunday school every Sunday at 9.45 o'clock a. mn. Jno. C. Goggans, superintendent. Every body invited. First Baptist Church of Newberry, Rev. G. A. Wight, pastor-Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m. W. H. Hunt," super intendent. West End Baptist church, Rev. L. B. White, pastor-Preaching every Sung day night at 8 o'clock and every Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Sun day school every Sunday at 10 a. m. 3. Y. Jones, superintendent. - Central Methodist Church, Rev. M. L. Banks, pastor-Preaching every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. mn. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Jas. F. Epting, sup erintendent. O'Neall Street Methodist Church, Rev. A. M. Gardner, pastor--Preaching eer fir.+ ecndand fourth Sunnday at 11 a. m., and every second, third and fourth Sunday at 8 p. m. Sunday school 9.45. W. C. Bouknight, super intendent. Preaching at Mollohon every first Sunday night at 8 o'clock and every third Sunday morning at 11. Sunday school at 9.45. F. H. Jones, superin tendent. Beth Eden Pastorate. Service at Colony on second and fourth Sundays at 11 a. m. Sunday school at 10,a. m. T. J. Wicker, super intendent. Beth Eden, first Sunday 11 a: m., and- third Sunday at 4 p. m. Sunday school on first, second and and fourth Sundays at 10 a. m., and on third Sunday 3 p. m. J. C. Craps, superintendent. St. James on th4rd Sunday at 10.30 a. m., and first Sun day 4 p. m. Sunday school every Sunday afternoon. Sidney J. Mayer, superintendent. Jas. D. Kinard, pastor. Vacant Scholarships in the Citadel, The Military College; of South Caro lina, Charleston, S. C. One vacancy in the beneficiary scholarships in the Citadel from New berry county will be filled by competi tive examination on August 11, 1911. For full~ information concerning these scholarships address the super intendent, at th' Citadel, Charleston, S. C. Next session begins September .20, 1911. The Citadel offers courses In Civil Engineering, English, Chemistry and Physics. r)egrees of B. S. and C. E. conferred. It is designated by the war department as one of the distin guished military Institutions, one of whose graduates receives a commis sion in the United States army. Columbia, Newberry & Laurens . B. Schedule in effect October 6, 1910. Subject to change without notice. schediles indicated are not guaran teed: A. C. L. 52. 53. Lv. Charleston.. ...6.10am 10.00pm LT. Sumter.... ... 9.41am 6.20pm C. N. &L Lv. Columbia......11.5am 4.55pmn Lv. Prosperity. .12.42pm 3.34pm Lv. Newberry.. .. .12.56pm 3.20pm Lv. Clinton.... ... 1.50pm ' 2.35pm Lv. Laurens.. ....2.5pm 2.12pm. C. &W. C. . Ar. Greenville. ... 4.00pm 12.20pm Ar. Spartanburg. ,,. 4.O5pmn 12.20pm 8: A.tL. Ar. Abbeville .... 3.55pm 1.02pm Ar. Greenwood .. -3.27pm 1.33pm Ar. Athens.... ... 6.05pm 10.30am Ar. Atlanta...... .8.45pm 8.00am A. -C. L 54. 55. Lv. Columbia. .. 5.00pm 11.15am Lv. Prosperity... .. 6.26pm 9.5s0am Lv. Newberry.. ...6.44pm 9.32am Lv. Clinton........ 7.35pm 8.44am Lv. Laurens.. .... 7.55pm 8.20am c. &W. C. . Ar. Greenville.. ... 9 10pm 7.0@am Ar Green woo. . 2.28am 2.38am Ar. Abbeville... 2.56am 2.O8am Ar. Athens.. .... .. K.04am 11.59pm Ar. Atlanta-. .. i.15am S.55pm Nos. 52 and 53 arrive and denart from Union Station, Columbia, daily, and run through between Charleston and Greenville. Nos. 54 and be arrive and depart Gervais street, Columbia, daily. e; cept Sunday, and run through be tween Columbia and Greenville. ' For information ask agents or write W. J. Craig, P. T. M . Wilmington, N. (C I. F. Livingston, S. A., Columbia. S. C. Excursic vi Southern From NewL IMonteagle, Tenn., and Retu Sewanee, Tenn., and Returr Account Opening Week, July School, July 15-25, 191r, Mont< July 23-AUgust 30, 1911. Tric 15. 22, 29-August 11, 12 and i tember ,5, 1911 Convenient schedules, superb through trains, Dining Car ser' call on ticket agents, or J. L. MEEK, A. G.;P. 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