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My Lady of the North M TP* LOVE STORY <gf A GRAY JACKET By Randall Parrish Author m* >1m tmj" illustrations BY ?smsuu a willumiow mgktm, y a. cMtcu CHAPTER XXV. A Lost Regiment. It wee s bright, sunshiny day In early spring. Birds were swsstly sing lag In tha trass lining tbe road I was traveling. I must havs shown my late illness greatly, for the few I met, as I tramned slowly onward, mostly sol? diers, gased at me curiously, as If they mistook ma for the ghost of some dead comrade; and I doubt not my paks face, yet hearing the deep Imprint of pals, with the long, unt rimmed balr framing It. and the bloodstained, ragged uniform, the same 1 wore that fterce day of battle, rendered me an object of wonder All through those long, weary win? ter weeks I had been boreiing be? tween *tfV, and death In an obscure hospital at Richmond The moment tha door wsw opened to permit of my passing forth Into the world again. 1 aeagbt eagnrly to discover the present etatloa of my old comrsdes In srma, yet could learn oaly that the cavalry brigade with which I had formerly served was la camp somewhere near Aspomatfoi Court House. On foot sou moneyless. I set off alone, my sole anxiety to be once more with friends; and now, at tkie beginning of the seo asjd day. I was already beyond Peters? burg, and sturdll) pushing westward. As the road swerved slightly to tbe left, passing through a grove of hand aome trees. I came suddsnly opposite n Isrge louee of Imposing aspect. A group of Confederate officers stood in converse heetd* ?He gate leading into the open driveway, and as I penned % it, asth?f ai them and Wendel I bt?n tetter sddreaeW'-r I rinawiifsed Bonn nl tho taoet fronting ?tun? tux' *4? the |mnp turnt I iu datily. snd 'ok a hurried step In my direction, as though despatched upon an errand of Importance He was a tall, slender men. wesrtng s long gray ssnnstache. and I no sooner viewed Mi face than I recognised blm as having been one of those oncers pres? ent in General Lee's tent the day 1 waa seat out with dispatches. He glanced st me curiously, yet with no sign of recognition, but before he could pass 1 accosted blm. "Coronet Malt land, ? I said, "you doubtleee remember me. I am seek? ing my old command; would you kind If Inform me where It msy be found ?" He stopped instantly at sound of my voice, and stared st me in odd be wilderment; but my words hsd al? ready reached the ears of the others, and before be hsd found an answer another voice spoke sternly ' What Is all this* Who are you. sir? What masquerade puts you Into that parody of a captain's uniform?" I turned snd looked Into the flush ed, Indignant face of General Lee. "It Is no masquer, le. sir." 1 an swered. Instantly removing my hat; "It Is tbe rightful uniform of ray rank, greatly as I regret Its present condi? tion.10 ??Where are you from?* "I was discharged from 8t. Mary's Hospital In Richmond day before yes terdeyt and am aow seeking to rejoin Say regiment "Surely." he said gravely. "I have seen your face before To what re gl meat ware you sttached?" "Tha ?th Virginia Cavslry." Tbe bussing of voices about me In? stantly ceseed. anf. General I*e took n step nearer "Tho ?th Virginia? Tou were a captain* Surely this Is not Philip Wayne*" to deeply surprised was his tone, so trtaln his recognition. I scarcely what to answer Hsd I lost my very Identity* was this all a dream? "I am Csptain Wayne, Troop D,?th Vlrgiala." lie grasped my usnd warmly be? tween both his own. and his kindly face lit up Instantly with a rare smile "Csptain Wsyne. I cannot tell you how grestly I rejoice at your safe re turn We certainly owe you an apol for this poor reception, but you reported as hilled In action many months ago I douht not f'olo nel Maltland truly believed he looked upon a ghost when you first accent* d kin for the moment I wm unnhl* to speak, so deeply did Ml ? >rda sffect 1 fssr. Csptain Wnvne" he eat tlnued gtsvely. yet retaining fu| sand within his own. "that I must Irlng you sad op'a n " "dad news*" Instantly ther.? 00100 to me the 'nought of my nidowoa mother Not from home. I t. slrr n," with grnst tenderness, "your mother. 1 bellen*?, remains well, JTOfl the words I must speak are txsvertbe '?Surely This Is Not Philip Wayne? I less Had one*, and must prove a severe shock to you. There Is no ?th Vir? ginia." "No ?th Virginia?" I echoed, scarce able to comprehend his meaning, "no ?th Virginia? I beg you to explain, sir; surely"?and I looked about me upon the various uniforms of the Serv? ice present?"the war has not yet ceased?we have not surrendered?" "No, my boy.'* and the old hero rev-really bared his gray head in the sunlight, "but the ?th Virginia gave itself to the South that day in the Shenandoah." I must have grown very white, for a young aide sprang hastily forward and passed his arm about me. Yet I scarcely realized the action, for my whole thougut was with the dead. "Do vou mean they are all gone?" I questioned, tremblingly, hardly sole to grasp the full dread Import of such ghastly tidings. "Surely, Oeneral Lee. some among them must have come back." "So few," he responded soberly, his hat still retained In his hand, "so few that we could only scatter them In other commands. But you have net yet fully recovered your strength. You must not remain longer standing here. Major Holmes, will you kindly conduct Captain Wayne to my head? quarters, and see that he Is furnished with a uniform suitable to his rank. For the present he will serve as extra aide upon my personal staff." I turned away, the Major leading me as If 1 had been a child. I walked at a man stunned by some sudden, unxe* pec ted blow. When I finally joined the mess upon the following day, clad now In fit uniform, 1 had regained no .mail measure of self-restraint, and vlth It came likewise renewal of iLe Military spirit. My welcome proved iti eii.eiy cordial, and the convert* j tlon of the othere present soon placed In my possession whatever of incident had occurred since that disastrous day of battle in the valley. No attempt was made to conceal our weakness, nor to disguise the fact that we were making a last desperate stand. It was ; evident to all that nothing now re-1 malned but to fold our tattered battle flags with honor. Directly opposite mo, at the long and rather scantily furnished mesa table, was seated a captain of Infan? try, quite ft reign lu appearance?a tall, slender man, wearing a light-col- | ored moustache and goatee. His name, as 1 gathered from the conver? sation, was Carlson, and I wan con? siderably surprised at the fixedness with which his eyes were fastened upon me during the earlier part of the meal. Thinking we might have met j somewhere before. I ransacked my memory In vain for any recollection which woulg serve to account for his evident interest In me Finally. I ven? tured to ask, as pleasantly as possl* ble: "Captain Carlson, do I remind you of some one. since you regard me so Intently?" The man instantly flushed all over his fair face at this direct inquiry. "It vas not dat" (he almost stam? mered In sudden confusion, speaking quite brokenly), "bot, salr. it bur come to gM dat you vos an Inaulter of worn ens, an' had refuse to fight mit mens. 1 know not; It seems not so." I was on my feet In an Instant, scarcely crediting my own ears, yet on Are with indignation "I know not what you may mean," I said, white with anger. "But I hold you personally accountable for those words, and you shall discover that 1 will fight 'mit mens"' He pushed his chslr hastily baru, his faro fairly crimson, and began to stammer an explanation; but Malt land Interfered "Whst does all this mean, Carlson?" he exclaimed, sternly "Hit down, i Wayne?there Is some strange mis? take here." I resumed my chair, wondering If they had all gone crazy, yet resolved upon taking instant action If some sat? isfactory explanation were not at once forthcoming. "Come, Carlson, what do you mean by addressing such language to Cap? tain Wayne?" "Veil," said the Swede, so agitated by the excitement about him he could scarcely find English in which to ex? press himself intelligibly, "it vos dls vay. I vould not Insult Captain Vane; oh, no, bot it vos told to me, an' I vould haf him to know how it all vos. It vos two months ago I go mit de flag of truce Into de Federal lines at Mlnersvllle. You know dat time? I vos valtln* for answer ven a Yankee rid08 oop, an' looks me all ofer like I vos a hog. 'Vel.' I say, plain like, 'vot you vant?" He say. i heard der vos Heb officer come in der lines, an' I rides down to see if he vos der hound vot I vanted to horsevip.' 'Vel,* I say, for it made me much mad, 'maybe you like to horsevip me?" 'No,' he says, laughing, it vos a damn pup In der ?th Virginia cavalry, named Vayne, I am after.' I say, 'Vot has he done?' He says, 'He Insult a vornan, an' vould not fight mit me.' " H looked about him anxiously to eee If wo comprehended his words. "And what did you say?" from a dozen eager voices. The Swede gazed at them in mani? fest astonishment "I aay I knowed notting about der vornan, but if he say dat an officer of der ?th Virginia cavalry vould not fight mit him he voe a damned liar. I vould have hit him, but I vos under fler flag of truce." l reached out my hand to him across the table. "I thank you, Captain Carlson," I said, "for both your message and your answer. What did this man look liker "He vos a pig vellow, mit a black moustache and gray eyes/' "Do you know him?" questioned Maitland. "His name is Brennen," I answered slowly, "a major In the Federal serv? ice. We have already met twice in rough and tumble contests, but the next time it will be with steel." "Gentlemen," said Maitland at last, gravely, "this is evidently a personal matter with which we have no direct (TO BE CONTINUED.) JL'STHTKD IX KILLING NEGRO. .Macon Coroner's Jury Holds Postmas? ter and His Son Blameless for Shots. Macon, Ga., July C.?Justifiable was the verdict returned by a coro? ner's Jury today, which investigated the shooting and killing of Hurrison Newton, a negro, by Harry Stillwell Edwards, Macon's postmaster and au thor, and his son, Prentiss Edwards. The negro was shot last night and died in a local hospital today. Newton attacked his wife with an axe last night on the Edwards* country estate, near this city. She ran scream? ing to the Edwards house, begging for protection for herself and children. The postmaster and his son secured a shotgun und ritle, respectively, and started for the negro's cabin. They met Newton OOmlng OUt of the cabin armed with a shotgun. Before he could tire Prentiss Ed wards tired hi? rifle live times and the postmaster dis? charged the shotgun once. The negro disappeared after the ?hooting and did not return to his home until early today. Guaymas llomhurdcd. Douglas, Aria., July 8.?The bom* bardment Of Guaymas was at its height the morning of July 4, accord? ing to refuges arriving hero today from the froid. For the llrst time the insurgent state troops used three cannon captured from the F?derale, shelling the Gulftown and the two Federal gunboats in the harbor. Surprising Cure of Stomuch Trouble. When you have trouble with your1 stomach or chronic constipation, don't Imagine thai your ease is beyond help just because your doctor falls to give you relief. Mrs. G. Stengele, Plain- 1 tield, N. J., writes, "For over a month past 1 have been troubled with my Stomach. Everything 1 ate upset it terribly. one of Chamberlain's ad vertlsing booklets came to me, Af? ter reading a few of the letters from people win* had heen cured by tiiam berlaln'i Tablets, i decided to try them, I have taken nearly three fourths of a package of them and ran now eat almost everything that I gant" Fof sale by all dealers.?Advt IIMtltY KNIGHT KILLED AT CO Ll'MlH'S. Iltn Car Turns oxer. Upsets, Throwing Him and Mechanician to Death on Crowded Track, Columbus, Ohio, July I Harry C Knight of Indianapolis, known the hero of ihe Indianapolis Hpeed w.i, was almost Instantly killed and his maehaniclnn, Milton Michaelis ,of Droves, v M . wns fatally Injured here thi* afternoon, when Knight's front wheel blew lire and turned turtle Mu the 11mi, |ap ol the 800 mile automobile rece contested under the auspices >?f Ihe Columbus Auto mobile association Michaelis died in ithe hospital tonight, warne house romance. Miss Jessie Wilson's Engagement An? nounced. Washington, July 2.?The president and Mrs. Wilson announced tonight the engagement of their second daughter, Miss Jessie Woodrow Wil? son, to Francis Bowes Sayre of Lan? caster, Pa. The wedding is expected to take place next November at the White House. Mr. Sayre is at present an attorney In the office of District Attorney Whitman of New York. While close friends of both fam? ilies have known of the engagement for some time, announcement was withheld until today, the first anni? versary of Mr. Wilson's nomination at the Baltimore convention. White House officials accompanied the brief announcement with a biog? raphy of Mr. Sayre. He is 28 years of age and after preparing at the Hill school at Pottstown, Pa.; and baw renceville, N. J., graduated from Wil? liams college In 1909. He was man? ager of the football team there, val? edictorian of his class and interested in Y. M. C. A. work. He spent two summers with Dr. Alfred T. Grenfell In his missionary work on the coast of I xbratlor and studied law at Har? vard law school where he graduated last year "cum laude." He has trav? eled extensively during his vacations, spending summers in Alaska and ] northern Siberia. Mr. Sayre comes from a collegiate family. His father was the late Rob? ert H. Sayre, for a long time presi? dent of the hoard of trusU^s of Le hlgh university and builder of the Lehigh Valley railroad. His mother was Martha Flnley Nevin, a daughter of John Williamson Nevin, theologian and- president of Franklin and Mar? shall college at Lancaster, Pa. She Is descended from Hugh Williamson of North Carolina, one of the framers I of the constitution. She is a sister of Robert J. Nevin, head of the Amer I iean churc h of Roms? Italy, and a I first cousin of Ethelbert Nevin, the composer. Miss Wilson is 24 years of age. She was educated at Goucher college, Bal? timore, and has specialized in polit? ical science. She has done much set? tlement work in Philadelphia and has been actively identltied wi.h the Y. W. C. A., having recently made many speechs in its behalf. While Mr. Sayre is not known *o Washingtonians, he has made several quiet visits to the White House in recent months and was a frequent vis? itor at the Wilson home at Prince? ton, N. J. The announcement was received with keen intrest in capital social circles as the wedding starts the winter season with an important social function. Not since Miss Alice Roosevelt and former Representative Longworth of Ohio were married has there been a wedding at the White House. MOTHER UNFIT TO RAISE GIRL. Court Gives Eva Johnson to the Care of Her rather. Spartanburg, July 5.?Judge George E. Prince today placed Eva Johnson, the 14-year-old girl, who is alleged to have been abducted by two Cow pens youths recently, in the custody of her father, Sidney Johnson, a mer? chant, of Chesnee, on the ground that the girl's mother was unfit to raise her. The court house was thronged with spectators eager to hear the tes? timony in the case. Mr. Johnhon de? clared his wife was a victim of drugs. She made the counter charge that he was a heavy drinker and had often whipped and cursed her in the ehil dreiuV presence. To Recover Insurance Money. In the Civil Court Monday morn? ing ths case of Louisa M. Ard against the North State Life Insurance Com? pany was taken up. This case was tried at the last term of court, re? sulting in a non-suit bet?re it came to un end. Mrs. Ard i? suing to recover $1,000 which si?e alleged Is clue on a policy Which her husband took out in the company and on Which she accepted $500 and signed a release tor the rest Of the policy. She alleges fraud of the company. Mr. J. H. Chiton repre? sents the plaintiff and Messrs McLeod and Dennis the defendant. K. OF I*. TO FROLIC. \\iii tilve Medingen Chicken stew on Evening or duly i Itii. The Knights of Pythias of Gams Cock Lodge, No. 17. expect to have a most enjoyable lime on the evening ?>t Friday, July 11, at which tlms the members ol the lodge and their friends will be given a McKagen ? Iii. k? n stew on the court house square, the frolic to begin at seven ?>'cii ark The feature ?>f the occasion will be an address bv Mayor Herbert B, Giles, of Alicen. Grund Preiste of the South Carolins k of P? i Tomato Club Notes Sumter, S. C, July 2, 191 :i. Dear Club Members: How are your tomatoes? Toil must keep on pruning your plants and ttaining them to the stakes. Stick to the Tomato Club through October. Work hard, keep an accurate record of the time spent in your garden, and what is done. Prepare for second crop by getting cuttings from plants. Lime the soil of your 1-10 acre. One barrel of slaked lime is not too much. flake your patch once a week. Do not lot a crust form. Shallow culti? vation carried on continuously length? ens the growing and fruiting season. Put down a little fertilizer, a spoon? ful to each plant every 3 or 4 weeks. Sandy soil demands a higher per cent of potash. Weak plants need potash. Woody dry stems indicate a lack of ni? trogen and potash. Miss Parrott, the State Agent, will assist me in two canning demonstra? tions this week. 1 hope to get around to all dubs as soon as possible. In the meantime you weigh your toma? toes. If you have not begun your exhibit already, this is a good time for that, as the blackberry, grape, and tig season is corning. From these you could make a number of things, can? ned berries, jelly, jam, cordial, acid, etc., canned grapes, jelly, grape juice, etc., canned ligs, preserves and sweet pickles. We hope to have on ex? hibit a jar of everything that you would prepare for your winter pantry at home. Canning outfits and all can? ning supplies will be handled by Du Kant Hardware Store and Burnt* Hardware Store, Sumter, S. C. Be I sure to put things made of tomatoes , in glass jars, E. Z. Seal or accurity pint. Canned fruits or vegetables may be put into glass or tin. Put jelly into tumblers. 1 have started a County Cook Book. For it I want s&ch club member to send me several good recipes for making all kinds of pickles, preserves, jellies, ketchups, sauces and relishes. (Recipes may be for tomatoes or anything else.) Our State agent is anxious for each of the sixteen county organizers to prepare a book of this kind. Then she will have a committee to select the best ?iom each county for the State Cook book. We could get both | if we wish. Yours sincerely, I MARY LEMMON, Organizer Sumter County Girls' Can? ning Club. List of Prize* lor Girls' Canning Club of Sumter County. 1. Best all round record in club work. 2. Second best all round record in club work. :i. Greatest yield on 1-10 acre of tomatoes. 4. Greatest yield for 25 plants. 5. Greatest profit on 1-10 acre of tomatoes. 0. Best exhibit of tomato pro? ducts. 7. Best government report. ?. Best history of club work. Best history of tomato garden. 10. Finest tomato preserved in al? cohol. IL Finest tomatoes preserved in alcohol. 12. Finest peach preserved in alco? hol. 13. Finest peaches preserved in alcohol. 14. Finest pear preserved in alco? hol. 15. Finest pears preserved in al? cohol. 16. Finest plum preserved In alco? hol. 17. Finest plums preserved in alco? hol. 18. Finest apple preserved in al? cohol. It, Finest apples preserved in al? cohol . 20. Finest tig preserved in alcohol. 21. Finest figs preserved in alcohol. 22. Finest bunches of grapes pre ser\ ed In alcohol. 23. Best collection of vegetables preserved in alcohol. 24. Best collection of jellies ex hlblted. 26. Beet collection of preserves ex hiblted. 26. Best collection of marmalades exhibited. 27. Best collection of acids ex? hibited. 28. Best collection of juices ex? hibited 25*. BOS! collection of catchup ex? hibited 30. Beat collection ?>f canned g?x>ds in tin. 31. Best collection ?'f canned goods i in glass. I i 32. Neatest labeling of cans. 33. Neatest sealing of cans. 34. Best quality of canned lomn toes. :!.'.. Best demonstrator at county fair. 36. Best elub exhibit at count) fair. 'M All government report exhibit ed. ? iJ. NEWS FROM KG VIT. Messrs. T. O. McLeod ami W. A. JamcH Make Addresses at Picnic at Salem Church?Personal. - ?ft. ?: Egypt. July 5.?We have had some very hecvy rains recently and the grass seems to be the only thing which profits by it. We have had some very hot weather in this cor? ner, but the wave seems to be gen? eral. I guess the Egyptians are not the only ones to suffer. The Fourth passed off very quietly here. There was a picnic at Salem church which was attended by the entire community and visitors from all parts of Lee and Kershaw coun? ties. Hon. T. G. McLeod and W. A. James of Bishopville were the speak? ers of the day. Miss Eva McCaskill has been very sick for several days. Messrs. Wylie Hague and Burnet McLeod of Camden spent yesterday in this section. The Misses Mitchell of Leesville are visiting at the home of Mr. R. E. Chewnlng. Misses Eva and Lucile Britton went to Kershaw for the big celebration yesterday. Quite a number of the tomato clpb girls went over to Darlington last Thursday. Among those who went from here were ^*tocp? Pearl and Dora Smith, Peai ley, Almena and McLeod and Lili Little Miss O Camden is visiting at Use home i*f her grandfather, Mr. W. M. McCas? kill. Mr. Charles Peebles was in Cam? den Thursday. Rev. J. H. Graves of i.atta and Rev. J Peter Stokes of Bennettsville spent Thursday night at the home of Mr. L. A. White. ? Miss Vale Green of Bishopville is visiting Miss Sallie McLeod at this ?place, ?ff^ Mrs. W. J. Gibson and Miss Irene Weldon are spending a few days with relatives in Egypt. DROWNED IN CONGARKK RIVER. J. W. R. Beckham, of Calhoun Coun? ty, Meets Tragic Fate. St. Matthews, July 6.?N received here this mornin drowning of J. W. B. Bee Congaree River, about dark J afternoon, in the extreme up. -? pot tion of this county. After a long and tedious search, Beckham's body was found late this afternoon. He was known to the public as hav? ing killed his step-father, Henry Frank, by the roadside, October 22, 1912, was tried for the offence at the first Criminal Court in November fol? lowing and acquitted. Since that time, it seems, he lost interest in his farm, I built a tent on the bank, of the Con? garee River, and lived the life of a fisherman. Reports all agree that he had been drinking heavily under his new and weird surroundings, and his unfor? tunate end was not a surprise here. He was 4 2 or 43 years old, and when I not in his cups was a man of splendid I manners and pleasing personality, j Nineteen years ago he married Miss I Ellen Davis, daughter vis, deceased, who resented Lexington ( Legislature. She die ing one son and two uuugntei??. rli? mother, Mrs. Frank, two half-broth? ers and one half-sister, are still living. His father, Dr. Beckham, while on his way from Columbia to his home, was thrown from his buggy into a ditch and his neck broken as the re? sult of a runaway. This happened when 'Willie" Beckham, the son, wa? Just four months old. The death of Mr. Beckham end? a family feud which had existed for many years. He and his step-fRth er were enemies of long standing, and only the graves of both would have ever covered the wounds engendered. AUTO THROWS STONE. Man is Hit by Missile and May Die Louisville, Ky.. July f?.?Uncon? scious and with his skull crushed Alfred Attebury, a Louisville grocer, is in a local hospital tonight, the victim of a peculiar accident. At? tebury was sitting in front of his store this afternoon when the wheel* Of an automobile, running swiftly along the street, caught up a stone about five inches in diameter yd hurled it against bis head with suck force that the skull was fractured. The doctors *b? not think he will re? cover. The driver of the automobile has not been Identified. Those hanks that havs contributed to the work: City National Hank.*f,? Hank of Sututer .*? Peoples' Hank.10 O'Donnell a Co. 6 other companies and hanks hsve pt amlsed to contribute