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Think this matter over care fully. Thiere's an unusual opening fo' somlebody. If it fits you, it will pay you. Fur ther in formation on request. W. J. Roddey, Manager, Rock 11111, S. C. CAEPT. (OPYRIoH OHAPTER I. OPENING OF A CAMPAIGN. The Army of the Cumberland i awakoning. For months its 80 miles o: torpid length have been marked b clusters of white tents like the rings o: a gigantic annoonda. But now there Ii an arousing from its long period o: lethargy. The tents are being struck the men are stuffing knapsacks, rollinj blankets or swallowing from tin cups i last draft of invigorating coffee. Wagoni aro being loaded with all kinds of caml equipage - tonts, camp cots, cookinj utensils, the pine tables and army deski of the staff departments. Here ordorlioe aro holding horses, waiting their ridors, and there mon are strapping blankets oi ponchos behind saddles or crammink bacon and "hard tack" into havorsacks, while strikers empty the contents of th< demijohn into canteens. Each regimont as soon as formed moves out into th( road, the whole taking up the line o march by brigades and divisions. It is the right or head of the monstoi that awakens first. The main body o this wing moves diagonally toward th< front and loft, while cavalry pushes di. rootly south to conceal the movomon and produco a false impression on the on omy. All day the infantry and artillory work their way over dirt roads, the moi marobing at will, smoking, chatting, laughing, the Irish regiments cracking jokes, the Germans singing, all with thal bsprit which pervades an army just start kng after a long period of idleness oi p now campaign. A lashing of artiller orses, a cursing of mules, words o command, bugle calls, picket firing, thi occasional boom of a gun, mingle con fusedly and in a country used only t the peaceful lowing of cattle or th< song of birds. Throughout its wholi length the Army of the Cumberland ii In motion, advancing on that campaigi which is to maneuver the Confederato Dut of Tennessee and load up to the bat. ble of Chickamauga. On a road running parallel with tho Cumberland mountains, which flank th4 Union army on its left, a strange look Ing vehiclo is going at a breakneck pac toward the south. The horso is a ra,% boned animal with long legs and nel while the vehicle-a buggy-is so b spattered with mud that what paint r4 nains on it is invisiblo. The bottom j artly gone; the dashboard would 1 through a cannon ball without being ir jured; the springs are badly bont; th top, which is lot down-there are n props to hold it up-is shriveled an, 'torn, its tatters flying behind in th wind. A woman in a striped onlio dress. F% sunbonnet of the samo material a pair of colored spectacles on her nose holds the reins and urgos forward thi horse. Yet strango looking ans is thi conveyance and its occupant, for tha time and region there is nothing unusu al in the appearance of either. Th country people inhabiting that portioe of Tennessce are not cultured, and un couthness is rather the rule than the cx ception. Coming to a place where she can go a full view for some distance ahead, th woman glances over the intervonini space between her and the next rise il the undulating ground. Soeing nothin; to doter, she drives her horse on as rai ,idly as she can force him to go. He buggy careens till it is in danger of g< ing over; she is bounced fronm her sci with a prospect of being sent ever tla dashboard; the mud flies, the hers wheezes, the buggy groans, but there no slackening of pace. "Go on, Bobby, go on !" Turning a curve in the road partl hidden by trees, she sees a cavalry canm ahead. In the road an effloor stands tall Ing to a man in a farm wagon, besid whom, on a board scat, its two end resting on the wagon's sides, sits a bo of 14, while on a back seat, evidont] borrowed from a more pretentious vt hiole, is a young girl, perhaps three c four years the boy's senior. The woman of the striped dress drov up to the group, and drawing rein lsten ed to what they were saying. "Cap, " said the farmer--all officer, in the Union army wore called by thi people of the country either cap or gin oral or mistor--"cap, I want tor g< through the lines powerful bad." "'Well, Oi'm thinkin, me good man,' replied the officer, with the brogue of ar Irishman, "that's exactly what 014 Rosy wants to do nloss ho prefers to gol behind 'em and bag 'em from the rear.' '"Oh, I don't mean fighttin I I wanti ter go hum peaceful." "Can't pass ye, mo good man. Oi'v< orders niot to pa~ss any one south whil< the army is miovin. There's no nced t< be tellin ye that all day. Once ought t< be suffiient." "What's thet?" cried a sh t'ill voice from the buggy. "You don't mean fo tor tell me I can't go hum?" "01 fear, mne dear leddy, that y~o can't 9f ye live beyond our lines. " "fl'm t And so you uns hovkonmdowl hyar ter make wvar on women. " "Well, now, that depends on the kin< of war. We've come down vi ot armni, as my old preceptor at the university used to ay--od bless 'limi Iko1c onougl: the vi is for the men and the armis foi the women. " "I don't koor, " replied the woman. "You uns hiain't got no business fo' toi come down hyarnohow. You're a mis' blo set o' black abolishioners. I'm gal 'thout nothin tor fight with, and yoi un" "Beauty and the beast, " intrrupte( the offlooer, b3owing. "Now, see hyar, Mr. Yank, I got toi go hum. Pop hie's away, and mothei she's sick in bed." The of~oer soratohod his head ant im e. 0a r. o+94 BY a"tCAN PaESS ASSQC1AyiD1W* tbougn.a "Well, me friends, " he said pasent. ly, "O'm thinkin Oi'l1 rofor the ease of all of yez to brigade headquarters. Would yo moind sittin where ye-aro till I got an answer?" "Rookon not, " from the farmor. Q "Hurry up, " said tho wom In the buggy. "Mother's waitin fo' mia" The officer stopped into his tend near by and came out with a poncil and *iho back of an old lotter. With these h proceeded to take down the information r required. Approaching the buggy, go said: V "Will yo plaze favor me with yoi . patronymieo'-ho paused while ho look- , od to see if sho wero young or old "'miss?" "My what?" "Your patronymic." "Oh, talc Tonnossool" "Well, then, your cognomen." "See hyar, Mr. Officer, of you want ter git anything outen mno, you want to talk squar'. " "Please toll me Tour namo." "Botsy Baggs. And yours?" t "Major Burke, at your servico. Are r ye Union or" "Robol!" r "Where do ye want to go?" "Hum." "And that is at"- V "Dunlap. "Why are ye hero?" "I boon tor MacMinuvillo ter see mother's old doctor." "There's a shorter road from Mac r Minnvillo than this. Why didn't yo take . it?" The girl showed a slight confusion. "Oh, I got a friend at Franklin col lege. She uns and I uns allus bon power ful thick. " After getting the data as to all the 3 party the major called a mounted man I and directed him to take it to headquar 3 ters and ask for instructions. "Do ye know who to take it to?" he asked of the man as he was about to ride away. "It's to the gineral I'm takin it." "The gineral? Man, would you get me court martialed for disregard of the regulations? Take it to the chafe of staff, yo lunkhead, and from him ye'll A - C :v '~ 's t "See htyar, Mr. Oficer." t get the answer. It's not the loikes of Syou can approach the gineral. Moind I now, and don't spind the time talkhi ' with the guard." While the messenger was away the party listened to the voluble tongue of r the young Confederate sympathizer in ~the buggy. She entered into the eausoa ;of the wvar, depicted the benefits of no 0 gre slavery, espoolally on the slave, 0 spoke admiringly of all Confederate Ls soldiers and ransacked the dictionary to find words to express her loathing of Yankees. Y "Come, now, Miss Bags," said the p major good naturedly. "' hereo's a young fellow in me regiment who'll suit ye 0o exactly. He is an Oirishman from the Ls crown of his head to the sole of his fut. y He only came over a fow years aigo. Hie y is as smart as a whip. There was but ' one gurrol in County Cavan who eould rw outtalk 'im. That's tho reason he left ~ Oiroland." 0 " When I want a man, I reckon I can find one right hyar outen the yarth o' Tennessee 'thout gein to Oiroland tor 2 Aind one. Is ho redheaded?" 3 "Red as the hini of an artillery offi -owr's cap." " "What kind o' eges?" a "Blue as a robin s egg." "Waal, trot him out. I'll take a look ~ at him." "Oi'll call him meself, " and the ma jer wont into one of the tents. There ho ~ found Corporal Ratigan, the man he C sought. "Corporal Rats, " he said--every one 3 called the corporal Rlats-"there's a 3 gurrol out there that wants to go through 3 the lines. OI'vo sent to brigade head 3 quarters to find out if they'll give hew a pass. I want ye to make hew acquaint- ' ance." "At your service, major, " said the corporal, saluting. And the two walked ai cut to where the travelers were waiting. r "Miss Baggs," said the ma ow "al-I 'low me to prosint Corporal atigan, b commonly oalled Rats by his comrades, one of the most gallant men in the reg. i Corporal Rlatigan bowed and uncov. e eroed a head of harflyup to hema- I 'jor's desoription of It. It surmounted t one of the most honest of countenanco. I There was an air of gentility about the ~ man despite his private's uniform, and ' the smile with which he greeted the ~ ;young woman could not have been more C bewitching had ho saluted a marobion oss. Admiration few the strapping Irish IYankee soldier stood big in hiiss Blagg' eyes. r "How do?" she said, with something1 ? that was intended for a bow. "Yer a party likely lookin feller of you air p lay' i inY1k. You'd better 'a' staid in OIre rand than come doWn hyair~er make war M women. " "And have 01 overpainted the beauti kil tint of his hair?" asked the major, laughing. "It'd make good winter hair; oodn't hoy no fire in the house. " Horses' hoofs were heard down the oad, and in a few minutes the mosson ;er who had been sent to headquarters odo up. "Where's the answer?" asked the ma or. "Divil an answer did Oi get, major," aid the man, saluting awkwardly. "And what d'ye mean by that " "Well, 01 komt up to headquarthers, nd the ginoral was gettin oft of his arso to go in his tint. 'Have yo any bin for me, me man?' he asked. 'Niver worrud, ginoral,' 01 answered, salutin capeotful. 'What's the paper ye have a your belt?' 'It's for the chafe of staff. Well, give it to me.' 'Divil a bit, gin ral; it's not for the loikes of me to be 'ivin yez a paper. Oi'm instruoted to WrO it to the ohafo of staff.' 'Givo me he papor, yo oussed Oirishman,' he aid, 'or Oi'l sind yo to the guard tint.' Nivor will 01 be guilty of breakin the ogulations or the articles of war, gin. ral.' 'Corporal of the guard1' yelled he gineral. "Tho corporal kom and saluted the inoral, hiii rod as Corporal Ratigan's ead. 'Take that paper from that manzi roared. Well, boin surrounded by po guard who woro at the corporal's 1, 01 surrendered." "And thin?" gaspod the major, glar at the stupid messenger. And thin tho ginoral said, 'Go to or'amp and toll Major Burke to put o in the guard tint for 24 hours. And ihiunhe sinds another orderly to mo not D sind a rooruit, or Oi'll put him in ar ost.' "By the howly -1 Yo infernal, %w --4 Did yo got no answor?" " 'Oi'l sind an answer by a soldier ,ho has boon proporly retained,' said 'm gineral. Didn't yo tell me right, injor?" "Corporal of the guardl" eriod tho major by way of reply. "Take that man, " he said when the orporal came, "to tho guard tent." As the messenger was marched away, )rotosting against the injustico of his reatment for obeying orders, a staff filoor rode up. Taking the major apart, ko instructed him to lot tho applicants ,o through, provided they would tako nu oath not to give any information con orning the Union troops to the enemy. Vith the passes ho brought a suggestion rom the general to send soio person rith one or the other of the two parties ndor pretense of an escort, but really iith a view to discovering the proximity f the enemy. Now that the main army vas moving, it might be well to discover f the cavalry on its flank had fallen ,aok. The ground was unfavorable for % reconnoissanoo; hence the suggestion 1o got information by stratogom. The major hunted the camp for a Bi 5bo on which to administer the oath md called on Corporal Ratigan to help im. He explained the general's re luost and told Ratigan that he wanted din to go with Miss Daggs. laving riven the corporal a full understanding it what was required of him, 1e wont aok to the party with a Bible, follow d by Ratigan. The farmer and his family woro first worn, and then the major offered to wear Miss Baggs. "I hain't goin tor do no swearin," sho %id dofiantly. "Oi'm glad to hear that," remarked ~orporal Ratigan. "What fo', fire top?" she asked, sur rised. "Oi'd be breakin me heart at partin vith ye." "You hain't got no heart nohow, or rou wouldn't be in the Yankee army." "Don't ye believe it, " exclaimed the najor; "his heart's as warrum as the ioier of his hair. Come, young leddy, nake the oath. Oi'd be sorry to bo parti n ro from yer mother and she sufl'erin. " "I won't. " "Won't ye take it for moi sako?" quo ~ied Ratigan, with a mock appeal. "You'll hoev ter git some un uglier'n rou uns ter move me. I hanL. r after ugly men, but you uns ain't quite ugly nough to' me. " "Now ye 'ro talkin with a seductive . ongue, " quoth Ratigan. "If the major viil permit, Oi've a ind to soe ye brough the linos meself without the ath." The corporal looked slyly46i the majgr, ud the major returned the corporal's ty glance. "Very well," said Burke. "Ye go 'ith her, and moind that she isn't keeps m her ols open to see things for Ginerai ragg's benefit.. Miss Baggs, if yo'll ist keep lookin roit into the corporal's lue arbs, ye'll got through all right, nd if ye're tempted to look aside just *x 'em on his head, and yo'1l be blinhd The eorporal went for his horse, uokied on his revolver, and coming aek started out to play diplomat-n thor words, to acquire knowledge by trategy. ____ I CHIAPTE~R II. A wAIn oJP WIra. Corporal Ratigan rode gallantly be ide Miss Basggs, the two keeping up a onstant picoket firing, which occasional r warmed to the dignity of a skirmish. riss Baggs was in' anx excellent humor id the corporal quite delighted at the lo lhe was playing. Hoe protondced to atolh her carefully whenever anything alonging to the army was passed on xo road, while he was secretly forming is plans for getting far enough on the ray to determine the proximity of the nemy. He felt no suspicion as to Miss inggs carrying information. Boing on be fiank of the army, she would not be Ikely to have much information to arry. The country people wore con tantly passing between the lines, and onsidering their harrowing excuses no ne exeept with a heart of stone could veil provent them. "What's in the box ye have with 0?" asked Ratigan, looking at a square Itt10 box on the seat beside her. It had icon covered with a shawl, which had allen from over it, exposing it to view. "Thet? Thiot's a philosophy machine. Inna anne my end, na1 rlassiok she knows -it healp 6' things. he's tryin ter beat some on 'em inter my poro noddle. Reckon she won't he- no easy time." "What branch does she teach ye with that?" "Wana, you soe, mother, sho'ssufferin with palsy, and this hyar box is a--waal, Sal, sho calls it a gal-gal" "Galvanio battery?" "Thot's it. You hit it right thar. A galvanio battery. We uns 're goin ter try 't on mother. Lord a-massy, what's thot?" She directed his attention from the box to a oloud of smoke hanging over the gaps in the hills far to the west. They were crossing a mountain spur and could soo It quite plainly. "There's foightin goin on there," re marked the orporal. "And youuns air gittin licked, " ob ierved the rebellious Miss Baggs. "How d'yo know that?" asked Rati gan, surprised that she should know anything about it. "Oh, I roekoni" "It's a quaro thing-tho reokonin of ;urrels. " "Waal, you see, women hain't got the b)ig heads men hov. They can't reason hiings out. They hev tar jump at 'em mnobbo, like ants. Ants is powerful small, but they're most times right when they reckon." Ratigan made 110 reply. He was thinking that Miss Baggs did not appear to bo so plain a personage as ho at first thought her. Ho looked at her hands, inoased in coarse gloves, and noticed that they wore small for "poor white trash." Her attire was very cheap, and her cowhide shoes did not betoken reflue mont, but somohow he began to gather a notion that Miss Baggs was not so dreadfully conmon as sho appeared. The corporal onmo of an excellent fam ily in his native land, and under ordi uary circumstaneos could dotoot refino. nont. JIo looked for Miss Baggs to use iomo expression beyond the hon of a "poor whito" girl, but she did not. So Lie dismissed the matter from his mind and began to wondor what exouse ho could make to go on with her under flag of truce whon she should pass the Union piokots. "Wo uni air gon slow enough ter worrit i snail," remarked Miss Baggs. "And why should we be gin faster?" "Whar'd you steal thet critter?" she asked, Instead of replying, looking side wiso at tho corporal's mount. "It's likely nuff fo' Tonnessee blood." "Oh! That's United States. Don't ro soo the 'U. S.' branded on him?" "Can he trot?" "H1e cau beat anything in the bri gado." "D'you think he can trot with this hyar critter o' mine." Ratigan looked at her rawboned brute and burst into a laugh. "Waal, now, you noodn't take on so. Reckon I o'd give you a brush nf you was minded." "All right, mo dear. Hero's a straight bit of road. " "Fo' what stakos?" "A $5 greenback." "Agin Confederate money?" "With pleasure." The corporal drow forth a crisp $5 bill. Aid Miss Baggs put the thumb [ind fingor of one hand in the palm of the other under her glove and drow aut a Confedorato shinplaster. "Who holds the stakes?" asked the oerporal gloof ally. "You uns." "Divil a bit. The lady shall hold 'cm. " She took thmo bill ho handed hiar and gave timelines a jerk with a "Git along ilhar I Rlemmber, it's a trottin race. " Ratigan was at a disadvantage from the first. Hoe did not dare to use his spurs lest his horse should break fronm a trot. Miss Daiggs' aimal hogan to reach his lank leg:; out, triangulating In a lumbcrinlg fashion that put him over the ground at no inconsiderable speed. The corporal did his best and kept pace pretty wol I. "Rockon my Bob Leo kill knock the stuffhn outon your critter, Mr. Sojor. Qit up, Bob." With that Bob increased thme length )f his triangulations, Increasing their requonoey at the same time. The result vas that lbe carried the old buggy with 3atsy Blagge in it right away from the Hoe qavo his horse the spur. eorperal. Indeed Ratigan foll behind toadily. If ho should break from a trot, 0 would lose the race; if he shouldi keep p his trot, lie would lose Miss Baggi. Suddenly an oficeor appeared onl the ond, and~ regarding him sternly ordered lim to halt. "Oi'mi followin the young lady, sir. )i 'mf on official business far the gineral, ommnandin the --th cavalg' bri ;ado." " Well, my man, you're a well dis 3iplinod ordorly. You keep the regula-. blon 40 paces to tho rear. Give your llorso the spur and eatoh up." Ratigan, who could not well explain to an oficeor that he was running araca, and fearing to lose his chagg; ,ggnjg horse the spur and dasJ'tI after her at a gallop, He renohod flier in a "blown" '+ aondition. "Oi'vo lost, " he .oried out of breath. "Recokon you hav0, " was Miss Blaggs' sole reply. "The money's your's." "Reckon It air, " rop'ented Mdiss Bagg. "Yor always raokonin. Mobbo ye reokonod about the and of the raoo loike.oJ the amit ye woero talkin about." At that moment they spied the out~ - Continued Next Wook.