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JEANNE BEAUFORT, b-ratfft1 “gm of . Virginia tom it: Mr. have and bring. bl ht _ and two brothers in the Civil --- A A ----_--_- A. - -- ._- 7“,," I'll. Sheswuntogetmenge. Atl; the time she is living with her lint, m WHICH}; in the South. iGGeurstserrsnsnndretouri, Ann! Beliefs in Richmond. Va. i She WI to meet the Preside» and she is migned duties as o "11.! He first mission is to go to Walk-1 "metoet and tind 1 man by the much of Pusan Kennedy, and bring him in- to the Southern lines. i She is introduced to I 'HENBY MORGAN, a young (than; who mu in love with her " tsiehtrl She "planes his love making, and be disappears for a whna i., __ . . l - K-.. L-Jl ... “la-”u... .u. - _ [ Jeanne, disguised as a boy. has had I horrible advpnture. She has I docu- ment with codernnmts or K. i H-RD-M P-PA-G LNK-F F-BN-S W-BE-H The organization is composed of yuan: men with the exception of one, and they are spies who work for the North. Jun... There are eleven in number. For weeks they have been in Virginia. Jeanie has sworn to track them down, one by on: CHOOSE'. f CHAPTER n g This time the trame she was phy-' ing began to bring forth results. She applied herself to the pmtial arts of war-te1eephy, signnling and things like that; she perfected herself in swimming and running and shooting; she even went so far as to insure herself of privations. She betame I: sound and hard Is a maple upling. It became more and more dittieutt to get through those blue lirses, but she ulwuys succeeded, und often as: boy in the uniform she ”£47...." "Zen-unin- tseth.-- l pm we - H . m - slug-ac. lad-ME!!! ml- Sometimes she would spend three or four days at the plantation. And oddly enough. it was during one of these visits that she stumbled upon the secret which was seriously worry- ing the Confederate leaders. Rich- mond ul‘uys knew what was going on in Washington, but Wuhington was an getting mm» truths about Rich- mood. No one will deny that there exists sud: I thing as servants' news. Beaufort. some time before the war, had given freedom to one of his Hives. The youth had gone to Rich- mond, and once a year he would re- turn to his people. The story he told came to Jeanne “numb the garmlity of her old dar- " nanny. A loft in a deserted hr nanny. A [on In u "e-rm. warehouse, meetings held late at night by men in full mask, who came sinteir and departed singly; this m sweat to rouse something more than idle curiosity in Jeanne, She instructed the old mummy to get the Dame and locality of this warehouse of mystery. When she Be- cured these two facts. sh: returned to Richmond. _ ' . --- -......:..| to nun-mun. The Cleghorn warehouse occupied a third of I block. ind In: tinnked by two buildings whose ground floors - taunted. It was unguarded- Nhe lighting was bed; here nod there a dim bacon told one whieh my the Th lighting '13 a dim bacon toh "The his , - they 1'. ”I; ".T'"rC7G" . _ The east W than its ”when. f I sue - MW t'ttt 11tt' '.'h a... "dGsmtdberzess,werye"PC'h'1l.e "aTiiiaGiiui,rese"tPe.t iaiG-nssidethfr.eet'.c, Tho C'aTiirir-aiurststre._ i"iraasmtaerromtert'y" "iiaTakGtreooeaprft*t?tt MyhtWthtvob-n Vinnie-hilt” M}h~_¢§t¢:~" G-RD-A J-WG-A roaming-unpai- John Kennedy. DJ). whom I” aaa *7 iim. u m. - --' Myth-Rhond- 737,44- Maoemh C" C ‘ - mama-9y. M1232“. jlfc'Jl,tillil to l NoRrrr w. I." Gy He put petunia emphasis upon i these words. "Any nun who rattem. hesitates, otrers exemses--Wrtt, Pm 3 Rough soldier; you are all fimilinr Iwith my Trars, The mu who hesi- _ tates--dies." We ride in: fimt. Thu '0 turn toward In!“ No ”is pik- un- til wearo-rtheber-. In tserrated-mer-et-tes eochotrourhreuetsauhsterortt- lion. Some one of B " ruck Washington. And (names, we all leave together, eleven of In. all of One of their number sprung to his feet and W toward the window. The my mnn's revolver Bashed in the candlelight. leave together, eleven or In. In a, a“. us." He put peeuliu emphasis upon And now to play with than. to hold these words. “Any nun who pattem. them until aid arrived. Thy - hesitates. otfem e-s-WW, Pm 3 all be dead in the mornin-o wht rough soldier; you ere all fimilinr mattered it if she went through with with my ways The mu who hesi- the farce? tates-atiesd' , "And what of the m the - One of their number sprung to tal, ries me?" All this meant tit feet and dashed toward the window.‘ "Oh," said her tormentors Ill-ll The gray mnn's revolver Bashed in ( call it a saerifice to the alter of war. the candlelight. (You will serve the South, but by the' "oueet" cried the man who had Lord Harry. you'll belong to the caused this agitation. "Some one on} North. We'll punish you with doubt, the rod!" doubt and fear; always you‘ll be won- They followed him pell-mell through l during who and whet this all lrwho the window. Cmoched clue to ttteimarrivs you. Of course, we m will wail was . form. Thee pounced upon ready to take your oath." it roughly, hustled it to the window.l “l have declined to give it." 1nd than yet inside hauled the otnmd-r, "Very well. Line up, eosnraNa, Ind er into the loft. “he shall choose among us,-- worn- N saw I hand flash ms the win- l an" ancient prerogatives-tro it an A - . . A , .L-A u... than] o-e-hr- 1 "Hold her!" said the chief. He an ,downstnirs to the street, searched 'doonuys, cellar-window pits, bat Hound no one;$or could he discover dour-spurs, in the I something. A borl" "Ein‘y a,, 'ahook the boy vio ready. Thelma! fell ou.___ . one. a mnmr. 'ait' JG/iitrm, mended to the loft again. _.. "So. I young woman'." He laid hisl revolver on the table. "What were! you doing there by that window?" I She did not answer. In Whinx‘ her point of vantage outside that win-‘ dow she had been forced to crawl through cellars. worm her way over bales of cotton, through grime Ind dust. What with the dust Ind the sweat of her exertions. she looked like the urchin she pretended to be. “How did you tind out our Presence hero t" demanded the gray man. No answer. “You "fee to answer questions? _ Your life depends upon it." l "Well. then. you must pay the pen- "sity. You mast die." The“. iiUUGid "And who unions you will be so brave u to do the kill- x... . "r."' said the my man. To her can there was something terrible in that cold. unemotional tone. He whipped the mask from his fare sud- denly. “I will let you look upon my faee to prove to you that I will never let you leave this loft alive. uncondi- tionally.” ' . ' - - . _ 7Af_ cL- in: uu....._,. . _ It was the bee of I fanatic. She had only to look into those metallic blue eyes to know that he would keep his word. She sent a roving ttttmee) among the other masks. "Wilt you permit such a thine?" "Does an oath mean anything to you?" asked her grim questioner. "res'."---) proud. uplifted chin. "Will you take In oath to reveal nothing you have heard?" ‘ "No. I have given my oath. heart and soul to the South. Either let me Tiicofi2arcrnarc" cried some- and soul to the South. Either let me" - . K" or shoot me-if you msn?" iPrk.s. are real silver, take my word "Wait u moment, Ptrsom" pleaded for it” _ " the you“ man to whom she owed her "h' on ‘are quite sure. madam? captore. “I have an idea. We can’t "Positive." really permit yum to shoot haw The" next morning the girl had dis-' "Her? She has no sex," dd the‘appeared. Bo, too, had the silver leader pin-idly, 'We ean't be bowlfom: and with n prisoner It this hour." I "We an tie her up and leave her ‘ Pie-e-i-i-------'-,------..-..,-..;.-.-,-" Shut But this is m, idea. n1 han- _ BRIDGE CLUBS AND PRIVATE le. this pretty viper. 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WDHMMY'“ -iiriiGULFas-tree .- ,TaiiViiUa7Gu.t n iii7niid, ih0Fi Gieue ii ysll "iininaraa be bound to Janus-uglier. 3......“ a: M’ - W5 act of throwing written in code enouh to m them tsll to the in” at them... Wrapped ground 1 ”but. tt hi been flung into the that. a. in] not known that these dupe-h - would really be hte; uh- - pd hardly any faith " all in the W rank ancient prerogatives-tro it an never be said that we forced and“ upon her. Death or marriage--- or the Bastile!" “I consent.” she said. I do not wnnt to die." Already a quarter of been consumed. " only I them long enough! She ulativety ttt the circle of go: Each'hair at the base of her neck stirred ttt the sound of that hmttl’. "Come comrades'." But these comrades demurred. It was one thing to risk one's life, for one might risk it and still are it; but' it was another thing to Harry an un- known women. simply to are her life, a woman's, whom they might never see main. The gray man took up his revolver. "I will shoot her. It is war; it is thousands of lives against. hers" "I'il marry her." The nun who spoke was he who had. I little while earlier given the start of surprise. - - . ,L___. A. sank" gun. -..- -7... V, _ “l thought I v.3 to choose.” she said, looking It the sternwislzed mu tituterintt the revolver. More time-- closer Ind closer the net was drawing. "And choose you sin“. Trust me; your marri-ge shall be u legal as though performed in I cum." (Continued next week) Old Gentleman: “When I wt: 1 used to think nothing of ' twenty-mile wnlk.” Tommy: “Well. I don't think of it, either." T . Pt ‘i ‘BRIDGE CLUBS AND PRIVATE 'PARTIES MAY HAVE SCORE (PADS FREE BY TELEPHONING Guru-ted Stalin; The new servant girl. soon after her arrival. pricked her thttrer with a. fork and semed greatly distressed, "Only tn think. minm." she said to her mistress. “inflnmmation or blood poisoning might set in." "Don't “Arm yourself. my trirt, the _ i, " . -___ ...-.a fnrks Ire real silver. take my v for it." 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