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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1927
THE CUNTON CHRONICLE. CLINTON. S. t
f PAGE SEVEN
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'Harold MacGrath
Illustrated by Henry Jay Lee
Copyrigki by Haroli Mac Gratk * Released, thru AvutocaBter Ser
Service
dark eyes met his, and their glance bit I 17 TTamm Poca^a
into his soul like acid. a <toSe»
“Search him,” said General Armi-
tage. “And be quick about it.”
“It will not be necessary, sir, until
after—I am dead.” There was not the
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At Goldville
J. Ed Hamm, well-known and es
teemed citizen of Goldville, passed
Clemson
College
slightest tremor in the tones. “What awa y Saturday after a few days’
I took away from this ten, sir, I took illness. The funeral service was held,
mentally. _ (Sunday afternoon at Rocky Springs'
General Armitage ran his fingers an d conducted by Revs. Anderson,
through his beard. “Very well, then; j Vaughn and Pettus.
111 8T®nt ypu that much. Take him j Mr. Hamm had been a resident of
away, Private Murphy. Orderly, take Goldville for a number of years and
this message to Crompton Sunrise. Tie w *a S a man of splendid qualities. His
his hands and feet.”
(Continued next week.)
Jeanne Beaufort, beautiful daughter
of a. Virginia planter, has lost her
father and two brothers in the Civil
war. (The year 1864.) She swears to
Mrs. Wetmore, her aunt, that she will
carry out the Biblical injunction for
vengeance—“an eye for an eye!”
While at Richmond she meets Henry
Morgan, a debonaire young officer,
who falls in love with her. She repels
his advances. She is engaged as a spy
“So Morgan is the man! I suspected
that.”
“And his life wouldn’t be worth a
puff of smoke but for one thing; he is
gofftg to take my hand and put it on
Jeanne Beaufort’s shoulder. And the
fop thinks he’s hoodwinking us all!”
“But what about Senator X, whom
Morgan serves?”
“We have warned him as much as
we dare. But the Senator is a thick-
for the Confederate government and headed mule. He stakes his life on
urged to use all the wiles and power Morgan’s integrity. And until we get
of her sex to fjnd one Parson Kennedy Jeanne Beaufort, we can’t lay the
and bring him within the Southern facts before him plainly.”
]i ne8 . ‘ In rushing from the cabin Jeanne
had gone straight to # her tethered
horse and ridden away. Armitage!
It is planned to have her make head
quarters with a family of southern
sympathy in Washington. Jeanne j She had heard Parson Kennedy roar
learns telegraphy and other technical i out that name.
branches of her new calling. And clad Armitage with Parson Kennedy!
as a boy, often in the Blue of the
North, she makes her way through the
lines. She learns of an organization
of eleven Union spies and of their
meeting place in a Richmond loft. As
she overhears the leaders address the
masked men seated about a table,
Jeanne is discovered and dragged into
the room. The leader unmasks as he
threatens her with death, hut is dis-
Armitage one of the eleven? It was
not possible. There had been nothing
in his attitude to suggest that he had
recognized her. She was dressed al
most exactly as she had been that
night in Richmond.
Armitage was purely an outsider;
light that she was to be given active
service again.
A certain general, who was one of
the few great strategists left in the
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Confederate Army, was in danger of
Presbyterian College Coach Arrives
To Take Up Work for Summer
At Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach, May 22.—Walter
Johnson, athletic director at Presby-
annihilation, and only an exact knowl
edge of his enemy’s plans of campaign
would permit him to slip out of the
net.
These plans were at this moment in
the tent of General Armitage, having
been carried to him by Captain Armi
tage himself. So Senator X had se
cretly written to some friends in Illi
nois. Of course, Morgan had unsealed
this letter, read its contents and re
scaled it,*as he did with most of the
Senator’s correspondence. She, Jeanne,
’ffliust act immediately.
A mile south of Armitage’s troops,
in the hollow of a blazzed rotten oak,
were hidden batteries and telegraphic
instruments. The lower wire was to
be tapped. Communications here had
not yet been destroyed.
Each night at nine the receiver
would be at his post. The mobility of
the troops would not make it advisa-
and this conviction afforded her great | ble for her to attempt to communicate
relief. _
That Parson Kennedy had spoken
suaded from shooting her by the sug- i her name did not alarm her. She knew
gestion from one of the men that one I that he had but taken a chance shot in
of their number marry her. She con- J '■
sents and when one of the masked men
volunteers to marry she refuses and
claims her right to choose.
She rejects the volunteer and selects
the one who suggested the marrage.
Him she names “Irony.” To her sur
prise the leader is no other than Par
son John Kennedy. He performs' the
ceremony. “Irony” says his name is
among those who sign as witnesses,
(just before they leave her bound)’ in
the following code form:
John Kennedy, D. D.
C.WG-L H-RD-M
A-NK-S P-PA-G
G-RD-A J-NK-F
J-WG-A F-BN-S
F-WG-S • W-BE-H
Later J%an learns that Morgan is a
spy.
r v ; To her surprise she receives a let
ter bearing the curious device she had
seen tatooed on her husband’s arm.
The letter, ironical in its tone, shows
that her unknowns husband is still in
Richmond and^knows the name and
idenity of his wife! She cuts her hair,
stains her face and, going to Balti
more, assumes the name of Alice
Trent, not knowing such a person liv
ed in Baltimore.
An intoxicated man accosts, Jeanne
and she is rescued by Captain John
Armitage, a young Union officer
whom she tells her assumed name.
Jeanne tells Morgan of the tattoo
mark and at her request he agrees to
abduct Parson Kennedy so that she
can question him about the name^pn
the marriage certificate. Kennedy
had, with the authority of a Secret
Service officer, directed that Armitage
watch him (Kennedy.) Kennedy is
carried away and bound, but as Jeanne
is questioning him, Armitage rescues
him. Jeanne escapes.
the dark.
Why should he hate her whom he
had wronged?
She entered Washington. She had
sworn to run these men down.
Two days later Armitage called up
on Alice Trent. They were to go out
riding. It was a glorious September
in person; hence the telegraph
All she had to do was to get the in
formation required and telegraph it.
“All I have to do!” she mused, with
a crooked little smile. All shediad to
do was to steal into an army of for
midable numbers, go straight to Gen
eral Armitage’s tent, glance at the
plans and telegraph them! She rocked
with sudden ironic laughter. But there
was a glow of pride in her heart. She
day, mild and sunny.
“How i? it that you are not with
those beloved troopers of yours?”-
“Oh, for the present I am aide to
was given this hazardous exploit as
casually as if she had >been asked to
tea. It meant that herAbility, her cun
ning and resource, were highly prized.
She would majee^the attempt; she
one of the chiefs. It is my business i would pro/f definitely to he/- insur-
CHAPTER VI
The Parson and Armitage lay quiet
ly in the theiket for fully half an hour,
when they rose and plodded off toward
the city.
Evidently the abductors had con
vinced themselves that a lone man
would not have attempted the rescue
of Parson Kennedy^ and they too ^
chose the path of discretion over that ant '
of valor.
“Do you know where we are?” ask
ed Kennedy.
“Yes—about five miles below the ? \ n . n ! n, f
entrained, that the recruiting officers
are not permitted tp get into the dol
drums; and sometimes I draw or copy
maps. By the way, did you witness
the riots in Baltimore at the beginning
of the war?”
“No, I was not there at the time.
How wonderful. those elms are! Is
General Armitage your father, by any
chance?”
“He is—and the finest old chap in
the world, too. He’s just a man, but
something of a martinet; and to tell
the truth, I’m rather afraid" of him.
You see, my company is among his
troops, in the old regiment he was in
command of before his promotion; and
he’s an idea that, when I’m around,
I should do double turn so that no one
could accuse him of showing favorit
ism'. The boys in irony call me the
old man’s pet. Lord,*' how he makes
me grind. But I like it.”
“And so you draw maps?”
“Of a kind. To the uninitiated my
maps would suggest Chinese charac
ters. Have you any men-folk at the
front ?
“.My father died at Manassas and
my brothers at Gettysburg,” she an
swered, staring across the fields.
“I beg your pardon! I’m sorry.”
er -ms
to see that fresh troops are promptly gent he^ that there was nothing but
the Cause.
The cldth dodgers were growing din
gy on tiees and fences. “Dead or
Alive.” To cook your hare you had to
catch it.
The camp lay in the Virginia hills.
It was early in October, and the night
air was chill. The men were gathered
in groups about the fires.
In General Armitage’s tent he and
his staff were discussing the final de
tails of the campaign which was to
be set in motion the following night
and end in the scattering of the Rebel
fp/rces. Success meant that they would
fce in Richmond by Christmas.
Trooper Murphy, whose picket-duty
lay between the stream and the tenth
telegraph-pole to the south, felt the
need of extending his line of march.
He was disobeying stringent orders,
i He determined to go ten telegraph
poles beyond his allotment. So? when
he reached the end of his beat, which
twister westward, he paused, counted
the poles—and rubbed his eyes. There
was still a tint of lemon in the west,
enough to throw out in relief each
pole. Now, if his eyes \yeren’t deceiv
ing him, something was . moving up
that tenth pole, nearly a thousand feet
away. It stopped at the cross-bars,
numerous friends will learn with re
gret of his passing. He is survived by
his widow and seven children, besides
his
SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATIONS
Competitive examinations for the
award of vacant scholarships in Clera-
son College will be held on Friday,
July 8, 1927, beginning at 9 A. M., by
each County Superintendent of Edu-
tion. These scholarships will be open
to young men sixteen years of age or
over, who desire to pursue courses in
Agriculture or Textiles. Scholarships
sister.
mother, three brothers and one are awarded by the State Department
P, C. Class Of ’22
To Hold Reunion
The P. C. class of ’22, headed by
terian college, Clinton, arrived here i ^ inK8tree ’
Thursday to take over his duties as
director of recreation, and has started
work on the construction of a chil
dren’s playground, is arranging his
recreation program and formulating
plans for the opening of the summer
season on the night of June 1 with an
elaborate ball at the pavilion, the in
terior of which is being repainted and
will be decorated for the opening
night. Garing’s orchestra will furnish
the music.
Mr. Johnson’s recreation program
will include beach booths located'be
tween the pavilion and the beach, vol
ley balls and medicine bails for the
public free of charge, and morning and
afternoon classes in physical develop
ing and reducing exercises, also gratis
to the public. A safety zone will be
laid off with one thousand feet of rope.
A supply of attractive bathing suits
and caps will be on hand. Mr. John
son’s assistant’s will arrive here with
in the next few days.
a reunion on the college campus next
week in connection with the com
mencement exercises. This class, grad
uating five years ago, pledged for a
reunion in ’27, and plans are being
made for a jolly good time here to
gether with a large percentage of the
members present for the “home-com
ing.”
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Persons intereatMl should write the
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Each scholarship is worth $100.00
and free tuition, which is $40.00 ad
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These examinations may also be
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W’hy shouldn’t you ask me ? But: twisted itself about the lower one, and
I’d rather not talk of them.” [seemed perfectly content to remain
Armitage had unwittingly opened there. .
Private Murphy knew now what this
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the secret door. She was, Jeanne Beau
fort once more, with a thousand-dol-
lar reward for her, “dead or alive.”
meant—espionage; and some frowsy
butternut was sending Morse.
What was it ? Why could she not play
‘Come down out av that, Johnny,
with this Yankee as she had played, or I’ll cook yer pataties in saltpeter!
with others ? What subtle barrier Was ! A quarter of an hour later the or-
it that blocked each impulse as it was'derly outside of General Armitage’s
forming. Was it because he was vir- t ent stuck his head inside the flap,
ile, good to look at, frank and pleas-1 “Private Murphy, sir, to repprt with
Or was it because the heat of, a prisoner.”
her hatred for Northerners had abat- ! The General and his staff looked up
ed, and that she, naturally honest and n i the maps.
direct, despising hypocrisy, was be- “Anything unusua. ? demanded the
to weary of this game in General.
asoline
is as Rood as
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city. That’s the Potomac over there, t wh ^ h o h yi^ cris y was the chief essen- . „
I had mighty hard work- hanging onto, 1131 ' She was groping in a blind alley. Erectly to you, sir
Ihe officer of the day sent him
the hack of that hack. All told, there!, Aft , er the ^ she gave h j m tea;
“Bring him in
Captain Armitage, however, did not
were five of them. The girl must have i ^ the h *d Jrime out of every-
arrived on horseback before they did. i thin S' Sh , e hated herself Morgan, Ar- ; look up.
more of that mitage—hated the world. • I Whats this about?
radical improve-
“A spy, sor, I caught him in the
It strikes me we’il see
cabin.” i Armitage returned to his rooms in a! . , , ...
“'What was the man at the door?” thcughtf-jl and analytical frame of | tdlypaph poles, sor, an’brought hm.
“I don’t know. He had a handker-; mind. He must not see this lovely girl j
chief over his nose and mouth. Then often. She drew him too closeiy.
he ran.”
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merit is out of
“Ran and left the woman; h’mph!”
“She seemed able to take care of
herself. You said that I freed the. vi
per. W’ho put poison into her fangs?
You did. From a lawful enemy you
turned her into a personal one.”
“Was I alone in that? Who sug-
gester marriage—to save her?”
“You showed your face that night
you told her your name.”
“I did so, believing that she was
about to die.”
“Well, you had a good look at her
tonight.”
“Not very. The dodger reads that
Jeanne Beaufort is very pale; this
girl had the color of a Creole.”
“I can make a Creole by using the
juice of a walnut-shell. She’s clipped
her hair short. Whenever you see
Hqnry Morgan talking to a man or a
woman you don't know, follow and
find out Who and prhat they are.”
j General Armitage turned his flash-
_ , , „ . . , ing eyes upon the prisoner. “Have
On the following morning he was !you anything to sav? >.
ordered to report to his regiment and j s j r »
remain with it until' it was necessary [ long have you been in th j s
to recall him. He wrote a note to Al- cam p?”
ice Trent, regretting that he would j “Two days, sir.”
not be able to see her before he left. “What troop do you belong to?”
She saved that letter; but she was “None.”
glad that he had gone from town. She “You were sending a message , ”
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the question.
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had a human heart also, and it was
just as wonderfully made as his.
She went about her affairs as usual.
Twice she visited the house with the
secret door and left her information
in the drawer of the deal table in the
attic. There was no sign “To rent”
upon this house; yet it was vacant. No
one was ever seen to enter it in the
daytime. The liouse belonged to the
Confederate government, sub rosa. If
Jeanne found the candle out of the
bottle, it signified that there were or
ders in the drawer for her. Thus, on
the second visit after Captain Armi
tage’s departure, she learned with de-
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■ “I was. sir.”
There was a pause. “You knew the
penalty of such action, coupled with
the wearing of a blue uniform, and
that neither youth nor age matter?”
“Yes.”
“You were sending information to
the enemy.. What information?”
“The information which will prevent
the springing of the trap.”
There was something in the sound
of this sentence that caused the man
bending over the maps to look up.
“God!’’ he murmured, as he saw the
face. Jeanne Beaufort! Suddenly the
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