Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 26 May 1927, p. 23

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to abduct Parson Kennedy so that she can question him about the names on than Parson 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. Câ€"WGâ€"L r Aâ€"NKâ€"S Gâ€"RDâ€"A Jâ€"WGâ€"A Fâ€"WGâ€"S To her surprise she receives a letâ€" ter bearing the curious device she had seen tattooed on her husband‘s arm. The letter, ironical in its tone, shows that her unknown husband is still in Richmond and knows the name and person lived in Baitimore. An intoxicated man accosts Jeanne und she is rescued by Captain John Armitage, a young Union officer whom she tells her asâ€" had, with the authority of a Secret Service officer, directed that Armiâ€" tage watch him (Kennedy). Kennedy is carried away and bound, but as Baltimore, assumes the name ofâ€" would not have attempted the rescue of Parson Kennedy; and they too chose the path of discretion over that Jeanne is discovered and dragged inâ€" to the room. The leader unmasks as he threatens her with death, but is dissuaded from shooting her by the suggestion from one of the men that omne of their number marry her. She consents and when one of the maskâ€" ed men volunteers to marry she reâ€" fuses and claims the right to choose. She rejects the volunteer and seâ€" lects the one who suggested the marâ€" city. That‘s the oPtomac over there. I had mighty bard work hanging onâ€" to the back of that hack. All‘ told, there were five of them. ‘l\-t must have arrived on horseback fore they did. It strikes me wo‘ll see more of that cabin." "What was the man at the door?" : "I don‘t know. He had a handâ€" She learns of an organization of elevâ€" en Union spies and of their meeting Then be ran." '7;" " * 1A l "Ran and left woman; h‘mphi" "She seemed able to take care of hersclf. You said that I freed the enemy you turned her into a personal with a family of southern sympathy in Washington. Jeanne learns teleâ€" graphy and other technical branches of her calling. And clad as a boy, often in the Blue of the North, she While at Richmond she meetsâ€" Henry Morgan, a debonaire young officer, who falls in love with her. She repels his advances. She is engaged within the Southern lines. It is planâ€" ._ "You showed your face that night you told her your name." "I did so, belicving that she was about to die." "Well, you had a good look at her ter of a futher and two brothers in the Civil war. (The year 1864). She swears will carry out the Biblical injunction Jeanne Beaufort is very pale; this ‘:lhl-d-nl.ouh.' -‘ can make a Creole juice of a walnutâ€"shell. m Later Jeanne learns that Morgan is "Do you know where we are?" askâ€" out who and what they are." Pâ€"PAâ€"G Jâ€"NKâ€"P Fâ€"BNâ€"S Morgan talking to a tman or a : you don‘t b-..:v.-. CHAPTER VI "CAPTURE® in eye!" "an eye for an eye! to xave her?" ." To 1ha}fi-0-‘Lfi-M hy Herold Mac Orath â€" Released thru Autccaster Service Two days later Armitage called upâ€" on Alice Trent. They were to go out riding. It was a glorious September day, mild and sunny. "How is it that you are not with those beloved troopers of yours?" "Ob, for the present I am aide to one of the chiefs. It is my business to see that fresh troops are promptly entrained, that the recruiting officers are not permijtted to get into the dolâ€" drums; and sometimes I draw or copy maps. By the way, did you witness the riots in Baltimore at the beginâ€" ning of the war?" "He isâ€"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. knew that he had but taken a chance "No, I was not there at the time. How wonderful those eims are! Is General Armitage your father, by any chanee*" that no one could accuse him of showâ€" ing favortism. The boys in irony call me the old man‘s pet. Lord, how he makes me grind. But 1 like it." "And so you draw maps *" "Of a kind. To the uninitiated my Armitage was purely an outsider; and this conviction afforded her great You see, my company il'l-engrlh in command of before his promotion; ters. Have you any menâ€"folk at the "My father died at Manzasas and my brothers at Gettysburg," she anâ€" swered, staring across the fields. "I beg your pardon! I‘m sorry." "Why shouldn‘t you ask me? But I‘d rather not talk of them." around, I should do double turn so 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 alâ€" headed mule. He stakes his life on Morgan‘s integrity. And until we get Jeanne Beaufort, we can‘t lay the facts before him plainly." In rushing from the cabin Jeanne horse and ridden away. Armitage! She had heard Parson Kennedy roar out that name. "And his life wouldn‘t be worth a puff of smoke but for one thing; he is going to take my hand and put it on Jeanne Beaufort‘s shoulder. And &_fihfllh‘lm- we dare. But the Senator is a thickâ€" Why should he hate her whom he She entered Washington. She had Armitage had unwittingly opened "So Morgan is the man! I suspectâ€" "But what about Senator X, whom of the bottle, it signified that there were orders in the drawer for her. Thus, on the second visit after Capâ€" tain Armitage‘s departure, she learnâ€" ed with delight that she was to be given active service again. A certain general, who was one of the few great strategists left in the Confederate army, was in danger of annihilation, and only an extra know!â€" edge of his enemy‘s. plans of camâ€" paign would permit him to slip out of the net. 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 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 house belonged to the Confederate government, sub rosa. If Jeanne found the candle out On the following morning he was ordered to report to his regiment and remain with it until it was necessary to recall him. He wrote a note to Alice Trent, regretting that he would not be able to see her before he left. She saved that letter; but she was glad that he had gone from town. She had a human heart also, and it was just as wonderfully made as his. These plans were at this moment | in the tent of General Armitage, havâ€"| ing been carried to him by Captain ; Armitage himself. So Senator X had , secretly written to some friends in‘ Illinois. Of course, Morgan had unâ€"| sealed this letter, read its contents and resealed it, as he did with most | of the Senator‘s correspondence. She,| Jeanne, mu§t act immediately. I A mile south of Armitage‘s ml in the hollow of a blazed rotten oak, | were hidden batteries and telegraphic | instruments. The lower wire was to be tapped. Communications here had | not yet been destroyed. } Armitage returned to his rooms in a thoughtful and analytical frame of mind. He must not see this lovely wirl often. She grew him too closeâ€" Fach night at nine the receiver would be at his post. The mobility of the troops would not make it adâ€" visable for her to attempt to comâ€" mhnicate in person; hence the teleâ€" Beaufort once more, with a thousandâ€" dollar reward for her, "dead or alive." What was it? Why could she not play with this Yankee as she had played with others? What subtle barâ€" rier was it that blocked each impulse as it was forming? Was it because he was virile, good to look at, frank and pleasant? Or was it because the had abated, and that she, naturally sy, was beginning to weary of this game in which hypocrisy was the chief essential* She was groping in a blind alley. Armitageâ€"hated the world. the secret doors. She was After. the ride she gave him tea; but the zest had gone out of everyâ€" He was disobeying stingent orders.. He determined to go ten telegraph poles beyond his allotment. So, when he reached the end of his beat, which twisted westward, he paused, counted the polesâ€"and rubbed his eyes. There was still a tint of lemon in the west, emough to throw out in distinct relief each pole. Now, if his eyes weren‘t deceiving him, something was movâ€" ing up that tenth pole, nearly a thouâ€" sand feet away. It stopped at the crossâ€"bars, twisted itself about the ‘ _A she had to do was to get the _‘hi- required and telegraph heart. She was given this hazardous exploit as casually as if she had been asked to tea. It meant that her abilâ€" ity, her cunning and resource, were highly prized. She would make the to her insurgent heart that there was or Alive." To cook your hare you had to catch it. . The camp lay in the Virginia hills. lt-'ua{l!_il%b-‘.lfl&lkh In General Armitage‘s tent he and tails of the campaign which was to be set in motion the following night and end in the scattering of the Rebel forces. Success meant that they "ddhemlhelunn-lbyCher Trooper Murphy, whose picketâ€"duty lay between the stream and the tenth telegraphâ€"pole to the south, felt the mothing but the. Cause. ered in groups about the fires !.ed of ex-tendiu his hneofm:;;. THE IDEAL THAT INSPIRED PIERCEâ€"ARROW PIERCE ARROW 5 TOM HAY & SON which was to | camp?" But the handâ€"building is not all. More important is the ideal that inspired the construction of the first Perhaps you attribute the commanding position of the Picrceâ€"Arrow among motror cars to the unexampled handâ€" building methods that are employed in its manufacturc. And in this you would not be far mistaken. Szares 80 twoâ€"door coach at $1995 is an example. Easafy ;anenvcrtd 130â€" inch whecibase. Operanu;.mv usualiy equaling and often s that of cars costing less. Preresâ€"Arrow n:troâ€"ciluiose lacquer fims: in 26 charming color choices without extra assessment . Balloon tires, fourâ€"wheel brakes and Houdaille dowbleâ€"scting shack absorbers standard equipment. :land-bm'lding‘doc not make the Pierceâ€"Arrow a highâ€"priced car. The 1833 Ridge Avenvue, Evanston, IHMlincis Telephone Greenleaf 50 IN ANY DESIRED COLOR OR UPHOLSTERY New Sexius 36 DusiVielo: Sixâ€" 1 38â€"iuch wheclbage â€"enclesed cars, $5875 and up. B. K. Booster unit, suproving cas of broking, is stendard equipment ing eyes upon the prisoner. * you anything to say *" > "No sir." "How long have you been in t was sending Morse. "Come down out av that, Johnny, or PI caok yer potaties in saitpeter!" tent to remain there. :_ytnand-.-.:-'hqflh- _ General Armitage turned his flashâ€" "‘The officer of the day ‘ment him directly to you, sir." up from the maps. "Two days, sir." "What troop do you belong to*" "None." plus tax and transportation *‘To build the finest motor car possible"" . .. that is the principle of procedure from which Picrceâ€"Arrow has never deviated. It is the real basis of the priceless success which has been attained by the Picrceâ€"Arrow. Picrceâ€"Atrow â€"and that reâ€" mains the stcadfast purpose behind the car‘s manufacture now, twentyâ€"six years later. "Have "What I took away from this tent, sir, I took mentaily." through his beard. "Very well, : I‘ll grant you that mpch. Take him away, Private Murphy. _ Orderiy; take this message to Crompton Sunâ€" rise. Tie his hands and feet." *Search him," said General Armiâ€" tage. "And be quick about it."* _"It will not be necessary, sir, until Earth shocks were felt in the lowâ€" er part of Manhattan Island the othâ€" er day. This is about the only kind of shock with which New York has Everybody seems to be interested in the Chinese situation except the League of Nations. Trim(x-(wuu)naa“ American Employment Bureau ® of Highiand Park (Continued next week) 547 Gray Ave. BURKEAU

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