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A FIFTI:TH ANNVME BY F A M (Copyright, 1892, by the AI SYNOPSIS. ivate Mark Malone, U. S. A., sent a spy to Chattanooga by General omas, is saved from guerill*. by uri Slack. sguised as a countryman, Mark for Chattanooga with Jakey, uri's brother. Mark is to send uri her red handkerchief if in peril. Mark and jakey are given shelter by ura Fain and her mother. Laura spects Mark is a Union soldier in guise. He confesses that he is. Laura Is a nfederate. She prevents h6r lover, ptain Cameron Fitz Hugh, C. S. A., etaining Mark. learns that a big Confederate massing at Chattanooga and a northward dash. He at escape from Chattanooga. 'es Jakey in safety past the and unexpectedly meets a Confederate deserters. He y are then taken prisoners. r is imprisoned as a spy. Jakey Souri's handkerchief to her by o. Mark, defended by Fitz Hugh, ntenced to death. uri receivec her handkerchief and sed as a colored girl, goes to 's rescue. She becomes a ser in the Jail. (Continued.) CHAPTER IX. Fr'LATDMG FOR LIF ARK had very little Idea how long a time would elapse be fore It would be discovered that Sour was in his place he -had escaped. It might be a mninutes, it might be half an hour. t possibly be not till morning, of this he had little hope. He ved that within half -an hour he be pursued by bloodhounds. had been abdut the town enough the direction of the river and toward it. He was at home in water, .and determined that he not attempt tofind a boat, but d plunge In and swim for his life. width of the river at Chattanooga only about three-quarters of a and Mark did not regard this a distance for a good swimmer. across the dogs would have to up the scent on the other side. he should permit the current to him far .down the stream the in doing so - uld be greatly was a soft summer evening, and r stars had -already begun to Casting a glance to the right w a streak of light over Mission ridge and knew that before long ould be at a disadvantage from of a full moon. He walked whenever any person was In t, and when he thought that he unobserved he ran. one of the few people who passed strapping negro girl, whose face hidden within the blue check sun et, dreamed that a Union soldier passing; that the scaffold was be cheated; that a messenger with secret of one of the most impor any Confederate general was destined to make was on his way north f the negro woman the river. running and walk ely, till he came to fence was cap .He mounted the fence ex yards. hop row the dogs minutes, and hen be jump ard. A man ,but be paid all, and the man him, doubtless sus girl was a runaway e grateful sight of the river gaze. it cheered him andi to beckon him on to rest upon som, or, as an alternative with dreadful tragedy of the morning. find oblivion beneath its surface. le stood for a moment beneath a rclump of trees on the bank listen and looking up and down the riv A boat was passing, and he feitit eessary to wait for it to go by. Be os five minutes, but It seemed halt ahor'r. Then taking off his dress an shoes and bonnet he put the dress an the shoes in the bonnet and tied tstrings around his neck, resting tbundle on his back. Going down othe margin, and again listening a ment to make sure he was not ob .~ved. he waded out as far as he coud touch bottom, and then began to "As it was m dsummer he had ex pted to find the water warm. His eptations were realized to a rea soable degree, and he felt that he coud remain in it a long while with-I ou being chilled. His plan was toj f4down a onsiderable dstance SYWAR STCRY :Lerican Press Association). H-ejx7ght-56exjpected& to iwiff -across as rapidly as -he could, and the cur rent in this case would land him per haps a mile below the town. Those who would follow him with dogs would doubtless track him to the riv er margin, then take the dogs across and endeavor to pick up the scent some distance below on the other side. Mark had weighed all these circum stances, and determined to drift down as far as possible, land at the mouth of a creek if he could find one, enter It and swim or walk up It in the wa ter, thus rendering it difficult for the dogs to.track him. He swam slowly till he reached the middle of the river; then, floating with scarcely any motion of his hands and feet, he permitted himself to drift down with the current. A favorite way with him when a boy, of resting In the water, had been to Boat on his back. Unmindful of the wetting he would give the clothes tied around his neck he turned over and drifted with his arms spread beside him his eyes turned directly to the sky. In the position on his back be could only look upward at the stars. There was. the great dome above him span gled with myriads of bright points and spanned by thel"mllky way." He, had always been -fond of the stars and in order to divert his mind picked out some of his favorites and traced a few constellations with which he was famIliar. In this way he diverted bis mind until his nerves Demame quite steady. His observations were suddenly checked by a sound. It was rery faint, but enough to frpeze the mar row In his bones it was the distant bark of a dog. Hie OisTened and pres ently could' hear more.- EridentlY there was a pack. They drew nearer. Then they ceased for awbille. Per hapsthe hadcoe t te pac arkca was oirain)fomth pint ehecdeted th rivears ahst raidy stcould ausndy the cur rent was thswit cs n would hi otr ho strngtld nde him ihmogs wouble oubcatreo trakhim othe shrv But marin, hen mut.akte tdgearossl aond edotodg piku he easce someldisne blow on the oter sid Mark hegedm allothese circum-o ofsce,und romtedo rfar aboewn the shre asnpossibl,jlanded that moth htad oswi the scent upt'i thae wa-r ter hus enerin Ith diater. orth dogs to bgack hio thn for'n Hey sWa slowl tihe roeacetoher mide the raiveren, fotrith scarcly they motnio his Woalds ahey feat the pe rstdhimse was drif owne with the churret thaothe woul the at,hang beene to fotonhisi wouk. ntbinglo the wetiner bace wuld ge tecosted aron thir whok had tlaced oversenlrfed ths rageofmhispradersiodae him.i ee tured dectly o more ofthkdgsan tenateyTheiin hibs acfh cocca onl olokuwaa theirsut arsin TheI wsnge great omasolyve a s ml wit.the mnras ofbigh sppoints adsndby the "milkhoy woryl. THe4 hadraleay boeeni fond ofn the point, had aser the ivert hiid pice hould se f his favoritend taced a fewt constelation beto whc oe was familiass. Athswa hedivreda hs checked.t on. twsvr fu naint,bu enon tow for th mar ow Ia poistbohese the di mkstant bahroa bend. He tenean pes-w ently tol theaurn bank. -o et.y Hen they cesedow for ahiew. me menso the dr roed an thenc hein heha walked ond fth rap-e oly, swiging hise ars tthey cameo toMnrk wa loangrapiday fromh wte oodint wheh heamigtredt farter. te arvountarily mte ovthemnwere chttende str muhoat lsiy he ur tenwtette was swf;simngodispot dd ohi afetto wud onestal to his strpeghadrn.rhmm luibl to reatuein he oter onrow past swheust. ihoto the rib ond motais doswImng his earsb coult not ofIly the aepin a oonuthefre cam. e dthot asso of sond fots athleas do ear bvhim, the shore nt feark thusdager, that the hentad etee thes watronigswl inhvewn rerga to tko uis loain. hemn ywadsov eiluead hek ould sey unistinety Wolw they et thrgh bo ast? was ctigom frtem the thought that thre woudab anohing gined byuts-ita wouafshaotwbrencothe nrtsoeer batk butd he mattredft prayer Asr ith girl tenal. +Thie ntight bls oft theca s1io re,ndMTaFk i7as driting towa it, he soon found that Le was in dan gtr of meeting it in the middle of the. stream. The current was quite rapid. and before he was aware of it he was close to the boat. It was evi dently a ferryboat, and Mark, who knew the location of Brown's ferry from the maps. judged that it was the boat belonging there. But Mark was concerned with other considerations besides his location just then. He was too late to get out of the way unobserved by swimming aside. He made up his mind in a twinkling what to do. Drawing sev eral long breaths he filled his lungs with air, and then putting his head down and his feet up he threw him self under water. He had often been beneath the sirface for a considerable time, but never as long as now. He remained under as long as he thought he possibly could, and then staid awhile longer. When he came to light again the boat was a hundred yards above him and to the west of him. Another mile brought him to an is land. He remembered it on his map as William's island, and knew that it was about two miles long. He recalled the fact that the only creek flowing into the river in this vicinity entered it midway between the north and south end of this island, and on his right, if he remembered aright. He had about a mile to go to reach the mouth of this creek. Striking out, he directed his course I to the eastward of the island and swam very near to the east bank of the river. Along this he floated with scarcely a stroke. except to keep in close to the shore, watching eagerly for the mouth of the creek. Fortunate ly when he reached it he discovered it. and where he had supposed he would find it. With a few lusty strokes he was in it and soon at a place where he could rest in the water with his feet on terra firma. But the knowledge that the dogs would soon be upon him prevented a rest of long duration. Perhaps a party would cross the neck of Moccasin point, thus cutting off a greater part of the long distance over which he had float ed. The thought added new terror, and he began to. wade and to swim alternately, as was necessary, up the creek. Presently be came to the cross Ing of a road. He drew himself up on to it and looked around. As a scout he had long been accustomed to keep his mind fixed on points along the paths he traveled, iA order that he might know them again. As soon as be saw the little bridge-if it could be called a bridge-he knew that he was on the Chattanooga pike, over which he had passed a few days be fore, and at the junction of the creek' rnning near the Fains' plantation. Mark had not considered what he would do in case he should succed in getting safely across the river. While In jail he felt that once out and across the Tennessee he would feel as sured of safety. Now this had been accomplished, he began to realize that but half the battle had been won. In eed there were more chances that he would be retaken than that he would ever reach the Union lines. He wrung the water from his clothes and put them on, shielding his face with his sunbonnet, for, though be had no mirror to inspect his features, he fancied they must be streaked with burnt cork softened by water. Then setting out toward the Fain plantation be deliberated what he should do. It was now between eleven and twelve o'clock-so Mark judged by the moon being on the meridian-and he knew that all the Fains were asleep. He reached the corner of the yard and was about to enter It when he heard a clatter of hoofs behind him. He had hardly time to vault the fence and crouch behind it when a troop of horse men crossed the bridge over the creek. They drew rein on the hither side not a hundred yards away from him. Mark heard a voice: "Lieutenant, take ten men and scour the bank of the river from this on to the next creek, where I will make an other detail." The lieutenant with his men broke away from the column, which moved forward, passing within fifty feet of where Mark lay crouching. Mark was for a. few moments so completely overcome by the narrow ness of his escape that he seemed to have no power to move. If he had been fire minutes later, his capture would have been almost certain,. for they would likely have discovered him between the road and the river, which space they were evidently intending to scour. He got up. and getting on the outside of the fence walked beside a portion of It which led back from the road. design Ing to enter the,negro quarters in the rear. He feared that the dogs were loose in the yard, and that he would have trouble with them; he therefore stole along till he came to the nearest point to one of the negro cabins. A dog sleeping in the moonlight near the house gave a low moan. Mark paused a moment and listened; then entering the grounds he walked in a stooping posture, keeping one of the cabins De tween him and the dog. He wanted to reach the rear door. Mark felt assured that unless be could be concealed in some place where searchers would not be likely to in trde he would be lost. He well knew that every foot of ground within five or ten miles of Chattanooga would be alive with people hunting for him. The negro cabins would not be safe, for no searching party would respect them. There was but one chance for him. He must effect an entrance into the Fain house, and that with the knowledge' as to his true character of but one per son-Laura Fain. He reached the negro cabin and knocked. "Who dar?" "WharTicle Dan'l sleep?" *Nex' to de lef'." Mark went as directed and called ur Uncle Daniel. He beard a movemeni as of some one getting up. and pres ently the old man stood at the oper door. "Uncle. 'ze got a message fo' yo young mistress." "Who from?" "De po' white man what war hyai las' week wid he little brudder." "Nice man. dat. Hab he got In trou ble?" "Nebber mind dat, uncle. Go in d( house 'n wake up Missie Laura." "Ain't got no key." "Can't you wake up some one in side?" "Why don' yo' wait till mornen?* "Can't do dat no how. De message mus' be giben at once." "Waal," said Daniel at last "I dc what I can fo' dat man; he berry fine gentleman et be war po' hite." Mark followed the old man to the rear door of the basement On the way a huge dog bounded at them, bul seeing Daniel his fierceness ended in play. Daniel succeeded in waking a negro woman who slept within; the door was opened, and they stepped in side. "Go tell Missle Laura a culled gal want to speak to her right off. Say she got message from de man what war hyar wid he little brudder," said Daniel. "At dis time o' night?' "Yas: de message mus' be delibered right away," said Mark. "Don' wake no one but Missie Laura. Tread sofly." The woman lighted a candle and went off with it grumbling, leaving Mark and Daniel In the dark. They waited for perhaps ten minutes, when they heard steps and saw the light re turning. The negro woman was fol lowed by Laura Fain, dressed in a wrapper. She knew Mark from the moment she saw him, but pretended only to see a negro girL "wHr m HEAVEN's NAMIE MDD OoM BAo0E HEBE?" "Eab message to' yo'. Missie Laura, but eain't tell It to yo' widout desi niggers git away." "Comie with me." She took the candle and led the way to the dining room above, leaving the two colored people below. Then she turned to Marig: "Why In heaven's name did you come back here?" "It was a choice between life and death. I escaped this evening -fromr Chattanooga, where I was to be bang ed tomorrow morning. Every place 01 concealment on this side of the river will be entered and searched. If con cealed in this house, occupied by a family of white people and Confeder ates~, I may not be found. 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