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"Well, I suppose I shall be compelled
to let you and Beelzebub go, but it will
prove a serious loss to the cause of
the South," I said, my thoughts in
stantly turned by mention of the mule
to matters of more importance. "I ex
pect there will be lively times up
your way."
"Ye kin jist bet thar will," en
thusiastically. 'It'll be nip and tuck,
I reckon, but I'm mighty hopeful o'
Mariar. Thet dern muel he needs ter
be took down a peg."
"Sergeant," I said, "did you send out
a party to bring in our horses and the
sabers?"
"It vos all done already der horses
vos found und der swords."
"How many men have we lost?"
"Der vos five kilt, Captain dot vos
it. I vos hit mit der ear off Sands
Is goln* to die, und maybe Elliott vill
not get some better some odders vos
hurted."
"How many men does that leave us
fit for duty?" I asked decisively, push
ing back my plate and rising from the
table.
"Dere vos twelve, Captain, mit me."
"That will do," I said. "In half an
hour from now have the men ready
for the road," and I turned and left the
room.
We must depart at once. More than
ever now I realized the necessity for
haste. I hoped to meet the officer com
manding the Federal detachment who
had come to our aid, pay him the cus
tomary marks of respect, and get
away without again coming in contact
with Major Brennan. I felt myself
pledged to this course of action.
A sentry stationed in the lower hall
way informed me the officers were
messing together in the front parlor,
and I at once headed that way. I
paused, however, to visit the wounded
for a moment, spoke cheerily to my
own men, and then, opening the door
quietly, entered the room which I had
last left in possession of the guer
rillas. With the exception of broken
windows and bullet-scarred walls lit
tle evidence remained of that contest
which had raged here with such fury
but ji few hours previously. There
were! numerous dark stains upon the
carpet, but much of the furniture had
been restored to place, while a cheer
ful wood fire crackled in the open
grate. Before it three men were sit*
ting smoking, while upon a small table
close! at their elbows rested a flat bot
tle, flanked by several glasses. A
single glance sufficed to tell me they
were Federal cavalrymen, one being
the ijed-faced lieutenant whom I had
already met.
"I am seeking the commander of
this detachment." I explained, as
they glanced at me in surprise at my
entrance unannounced. "I am Cap
tain Wayne, in charge of the Confed
erate troop which was engaged in de
fense of this house."
A portly man with a strong face, and
wearing a closely clipped gray beard,
arose from a comfortable armchair
and advanced with hand extended.
"I am Captain Moorehouse, in com
mand," he answered, cordially, "and
am very glad to meet you. Will you
not join us? My second lieutenant,
who has positive genius.in that line,
has unearthed a few bottles of rather
choice whisky which we will divide
most gladly."
"I thank you," I replied, anxious to
meet him as pleasantly as possible,
"but I am eager to get away upon my
duty as early as may be, and have
merely intruded upon you to explain
my purpose."
"Nonsense," he insisted. "Duty
Is never quite so urgent as to require
a waste of good liquor. Captain Wayne,
permit me to present my officers
Lieutenants Warren and Starr, Sec
ond New Hampshire Cavalry."
The constant haunting fear of the
Major's possible entrance at any mo
ment rendered me extremely uneasy,
and anxious to be away. Undoubtedly
this feeling exhibited itself in my man
ner, for Captain Moorehouse said
finally:
"I realize your natural anxiety to
be off, Captain Wayne, and while we
should be very glad to keep you with
us indefinitely, yet I trust you will
feel perfectly free in the matter."
"I thank you greatly," I answered,
rising as I spoke. "My duty is of such
"I Brand You Here and Now as Sneak
and Liar Now Will You Fight?"
a nature, and has already been so
Kk long neglected that I feel every mo
'i ment of unnecessary delay to be a
crime. I wish you a pleasant return
within your own lines, and an early
cessation of hostilities.
§VI had shaken hands with them all,
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It was Brennan. He had entered
unobserved from the second parlor.
"Frankly," I responded, "I hoped 1
might."
"Have you forgotten, then, our com
pact, or do you simply elect to ig
nore it?"
I saw the others exchange quick
glances of amazement, but I answered
coolly:
"The latter supposition is more
nearly the truth, Major Brennan. I
felt that after what we have just
passed through together we could
both afford to ignore the past, and
consequently was hoping to escape
without again encountering you."
"Indeed!" he exclaimed, sarcastic
ally. "But I might have expected
it. Gentlemen," and he turned to
ward the expectant group, "this man
and I have a personal grievance of
long standing unsettled. I have
sought him for months in vain. When
he came last night to our assistance,
before I even consented to accept his
services I insisted that no occurrence
of the defense should prevent our
meeting, if we both survived. Now
he endeavors to sneak away like a
whipped cur. I demand satisfaction
at his hands, and if it is refused I
shall denounce him in both armies."
My cheeks burned, but before I
could control myself sufficiently for
answer, Moorehouse spoke.
"But, Brennan, see here," he said
anxiously, "surely Captain Wayne has
served you well. Is this trouble be
tween you so serious that no amends
are possible?"
"None, short of a personal meet
ing."
"Captain," and the perplexed fed
eral commander turned toward me,
"have you any word of explanation in
this unfortunate affair?"
"Very little," I answered. "I am
not even aware that I have done in
jury to Major Brennan, purposely or
otherwise. He has not so much as
honored me with information as to his
cause of complaint. However, I care
very little what it may be. As he
has seen fit to denounce me be
fore officers of my own corps, I should
be extremely glad to meet him upon
that ground alone but after what we
have just passed through together, I
felt ready to blot out these past dif
ferences. Whatever they may have
been, they are not liable to occur
again, nor we to meet."
"They have occurred again since you
have been in this house!" Brennan
broke forth excitedly. "You are not a,
coward, but I brand you here and now
as a sneak and liar! Now will you
fight?"
We stood for a moment in utter si
lence, eye to eye, and I knew there
was no help for it. These words, pub
licly spoken, left me no choice.
"I am at your service, Major Bren
nan," I returned sternly, "now or at
any time. But I am unfortunate here
in having no officer of my army pres-
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WILLMAR,
lating myself on escaping thus easily,
when a new voice broke suddenly in
upon my self-satisfaction:
"I trust Captain Wayne is not in
tending to depart without at least a
word with me?"
^Wrillm«r
ent, and hence can name no sec
ond."
"Doubtless one of these gentlemen
will consent to serve," he said, his
face brightening at my rejoinder.
Some one hastily pushed a way to
the front, and Lieutenant Caton, pale
but determined, stood at my shoulder.
"It will afford me pleasure to act
for Captain Wayne," he said clearly,
"if he will accept my services. More
over," he added, with a significant
glance at Brennan. "I do this as a
friend, and with full confidence that 1
am upon the right side in the quar
rel." I
For a moment no one spoke, Bren
nan biting his mustache to keep bachj
the words he durst not utter. Then
Caton turned to me.
"If you will retire to the library,
Wayne, I will arrange this matter with
whoever may represent Major Bren
nan."
With a slight formal bow to thost
present I quitted the room.
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Last Resort of Gentlemen.
I found the library deserted, and
paced the floor for fully half an houi
before Caton appeared. Stung as 1'
had been by Brennan's harsh, uncall
ed-for words, I yet shrank from th€
thought that I must now meet him in
deadly combat. It was no fear ol
personal injury that troubled me in-_
deed I do not recall giving this the
slightest consideration, for my mind
was altogether concentrated upon whal!
such a meeting must necessarily mean
to Edith Brennan, and how it would
affect our future relationship. This
was the thought that swayed and mas
tered me. I had pledged myself to
avoid him, and indeed had used every
means possible to that end. The time
was none too long, yet my mind once
thoroughly settled "as to my duty to
her, became calm again, and confi
dent in the outcome. When Caton
entered, flushed and visibly excited
from what had evidently proven an ac
rimonious controversy, I greeted him
with a smile.
"You appear to have experienced dif
ficulties in regard to details," I said
curiously.
"There was much unnecessary talk,"
he admitted, "but matters have been
at last arranged to the satisfaction ol
all concerned. You are to meet at
once, In the rear of the big tobacco
shed, a spot entirely removed from ob
servation. I have been compelled to
accept pistols as the weapons, as we
have nothing else here at all suitable
for the purpose—cavalry sabers being
far too cumbersome. Lieutenant Stan
chances to possess two derringers ex
actly alike, which we have mutually
agreed upon.. I hope this is satisfac
tory to you, Wayne?"
"I am not precisely an expert, but
that does not greatly matter. Who acts
for Brennan?"
"Captain Moorehouse, rather against
his will, I think."
"Very well, Caton I am perfectly
satisfied, and am, indeed, greatly
obliged to you yet before we go out
I desire to speak a word or two with
the utmost frankness." I stood facing
him, my hand resting lightly upon
the writing table, my eyes reading his
expressive face. 'As my second I wish
you to comprehend fully my actions,
and the motives that inspire them. If
they are in any way unsatisfactory to
your mind you may feel at perfect lib
erty to withhold your services. I am
now, and always have been, opposed
to dueling I believe it wrong in prin
ciple, and a travesty upon justice but
it is a custom of the South, a require
ment among officers of our army, and
after what has just occurred between
Major Brennan and myself I cannot
honorably refuse any longer to go out.
Major Brennan has deliberately placed
me in a position where I cannot avoid
meeting him without losing all stand
ing in my corps. I sought to escape,
but was prevented by accident vow
simply yield to the inevitable. I
feel confident you will not misconstrue
ese words you surely know me suf
ficiently well so as not to attribute
them to cowardice. I shall face him ex
actly in accordance with your ar
rangements, asking nothing upon my
part, yielding him every satisfaction
he can possibly desire—but I shall
fire in the air."
He stared at me incredulously, his
face a perfect picture of amazement.
"But, Wayne," he stammered, "are you
aware that Major Brennan is an ex
pert with the pistol? that he holds the
Sixth Corps trophy? Do you realize
that he goes out deliberately intending
to kill you?"
"I was not posted as to the first fact
you mention, but have never enter
tained the slightest doubt as to the
other. However, they do not in the
least affect my decision. Yet I do not
desire you to suppose that I am at all
quixotic in this—there is a personal
reason why I am perfectly willing to
risk my life rather than injure Major
Brennan."
His troubled eyes studied me intent
ly, and then his face suddenly bright
ened with a new thought. "Wayne,"
be asked, placing his hand upon my
arm familiarly, "is it Mrs. Brennan?"
For an instant I hesitated, but his
manly, honest countenance reassured
me. "Between us only, it is," I an
swered gravely "but not the slightest
blame attaches to her."
"I do not wholly understand," he
said at last, "yet I do not doubt you
may be perfectly right in your de
cision."- He extended his hand im
pulsively. "I know you to be a good
soldier and a true gentleman I will
Btand by you, Wayne, but I pledge this
—if he takes advantage treacherous
ly, and you fall (as God forbid!) I will
face him myself and when I do, there
will be no firing in the air."
(To be continued.)
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SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Greenland will soon have its second
printing office. Both offices are to be
operated by the Danish government,
and two young Greenlanders have
spent two years in Copenhagen for
the purpose of learning the printer's
trade. One of them is to manage the
old printing office in Greenland, and
the other is to have charge of the
new office, which is to be located at
Godhavn. The chief aim of the estab
lishments is to turn out reading mat
ter of a religious and educational
nature.
Principal Events Gathered in the
Old Scandinavian Countries
The Danish government has made
some valuable concessions to a Dan
ish syndicate which has for its aim
the development of the harbor of St
Thomas, in the Danish West Indies.
Niels Gron, a Dane who in the course
of time has established an interna
tional fame of the serio-comical kind,
has issued a warning to the world in
general and the United States in par
ticular, that this Danish-West-Indies
scheme may in the course of time be
come a nail in the coffin of the Mon
roe doctrine. This timely warning is
published in the name of "Potentia,"
a society for the establishment of
justice, truth, and peace in the whole
world. Uncle Sam, poor fellow, does
not see the danger, or else he would
make haste to get scared.
8WEDEN.
The riksdag has granted a subsidy
of $250,000 to the volunteer rifle clubs
of Sweden.
D. Winberg, the Swedish member
of the board of directors of the Scan
dinavian bank of Paris, has with
drawn from that bank to become the
head of a large bank in the same city.
A high embankment caved in on the
new railway which is being built be
tween Lapptrask and Karungi, Norr
land, and two men were killed in
stantly. The legs of a third man
were badly injured.
The miller at the gristmill of Selet,
Lower Lulea, lost his six year-old boy
in a peculiar manner. The ice on the
river was about three feet thick. But
close to the mill was an airhole which
was covered up with a thin sheet of
new ice just at that moment. The
little fellow was playing with an ax,
and as he cut it into the ice he hap
pened to strike the airhole. The ax
went through, and the boy fell into
the hole, foremost, and before his
father, who was standing by, could
reach him he was carried under the
Ice and lost.
The approach of the Olympic games
which will be held at Stockholm, next
summer, is stirring athletic circles in.
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all countries to a high pitch. England
in particular is keen to re-establish
the supremacy of its athletes on track
and field, but the best method for ac
complishing this has given rise to
numerous controversies. The stadium
where the games will be held is near
ing completion rapidly. It is ideally
located, only one-half hour by carlines
from the center of the city and in a
beautiful park. There is nothing tem
porary in the structure, and when
completed it promises to be one of
the finest athletic fields in the world.
It is solidly built to withstand the
trying effects of the Swedish climate,
and in design embraces the latest
ideas in stadium building. The man
agers of the games are already being
besieged by all nations with applica
tions for tickets, and if it continues
at the present rate the seating ca
pacity, which is estimated at 28,000,
will be exhausted long before the time
set for the games. Committees of sev
eral foreign countries of the Olympic
games have visited Stockholm and
found the task of securing accommo
dations for their competitors very dif
ficult. Even the hotel facilities have
been exhausted, and it was not with
out great difficulty that the British
Olympic council which made a visit
to the scene of the games, were suc
cessful in closing negotiations for lit
tle more than those now being asked
for the British team. Many of the
hotels are holding out for the last
minute arrivals in the hope of reaping
the harvest from the late foreign
visitors. A committee of home of
ficials has been appointed to look
after the interests of many people
visitors, and is now busily engaged in
its work. Entries have been received
from almost every civilized country
on the globe, even China and Japan
having signified their intention of
entering. The American team already
rules favorite at Stockholm, and it is
expected that the stars and stripes
will be represented in almost every
event, excepting association football.
The Rev. De Courcy-Laffan, who was
secretary of the English Olympiad,
was at Stockholm a short time ago
and expressed appreciation of the
manner in which Sweden is preparing
to entertain the athletes of the world
on the occasion.
The Swedish rabbit growing union
has asked for a subsidy of $800. The
petitioners point out that enormous
masses of rabbits are consumed in
some other countries, the city of Lon
don alone using 500,000 rabbits a
week and Paris almost half as many.
It is argued that it would pay to raise
rabbits on a large scale in Sweden.
The general export society of Swe
den has resolved to petition the gov
ernment for a complete change of the
Southern Sweden was enjoying
steady spring weather during the lat
ter part of February. The meadow
larks were singing in the fields, and
the earliest spring blossoms began to
peep up in the hillsides.
Under the caption, "Which is the
Most Beautiful Race?"—a German
newspaper contains the following
testimony from a tourist who has
seen a great deal of the world and
is a good authority on the subject:
"As a friend of the swimming sport I
am in the habit of visiting the public
swimming establishments wherever I
go. Hence I have had occasion to
see the male frame of a great many
nations. But I have never seen so
many well-built persons at one place
as in Stockholm. The Swedes are
without doubt the most beautiful and
elegant of the Scandinavian races:
tall, slender, and straight."
Premier Staaff and Ex-Premier
Lindman are having an unpleasant
quarrel of their own. Premier Staaff
insinuated in a speech which he made
in Upsala that Ex-Premier Lindman
had had something to do with a cer
tain article in the London Standard
about the condition of the Swedish
navy. According to that article the
Swedish navy is being neglected to
such an extent that any power may
safely enter and occupy the harbors
of Sweden. Ex-Premier Lindman re
torted that he had not had anything
to do with said article. He further
added that the insinuation against him
was libelous, but in order to shield
the good name of Sweden he would
not bring the matter into court while
Staaff is at the head of the cabinet.
It is only a few years since Staaff
had to resign as premier. He was
succeeded by Lindman, who had to
leave his place to Staaff a few months
ago and now Lindman is evidently
trying hard to crowd out Staaff. It
is a kind of see-saw game between
the two.
NORWAY.
Large quantities of codfish were
caught in the latter part of February.
In Lofoten alone about 200,000 fish
were hauled in every day for some
time.
A monument of Asbjorn Rooster,
the Norwegian apostle of temperance,
will no doubt be erected in his native
town, Stavanger, but a bitter con
troversy is raging as to the exact lo
cation' for the monument.
It is a matter of profound gratifica
tion to the Norwegians to notice that
the whole world, so to speak, Instan
taneously accepted as absolute truth
the statement from Roald Amundsen
that he had been to the south pole.
On the island of Karmo, near the
southwest shore of Norway, there are
still large tracts of "virgin soil"
which is sure to produce fine crops as
soon as brought under the plow. Of
course it costs a good deal more te
prepare this ground for the seed than
the North Dakota prairies.
A motion was made in the storthing
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monetary" system of Sweden. The
French system, with the franc (20
cents) as a unit, is favored by most
of the members.
for the establishment of a chair for
Roald Amundsen in the university.
The matter was referred to the budget
committee. The premier announced
the government would propose that
a grant be made Amundsen to enable
him to undertake an Arctic expedi
tion.
Six school girls wanted to try the
ice on Vigdar lake, Sveen, near
Haugesund. They soon broke through
the ice where the water was very
deep. Some men who heard their
screams came to the shore, and by
means of a rope they succeeded in
saving four of them, but the other two
were drowned.
St Paul.—Notice of incorporation of
the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical
Free Church Association of North
America was filed with Secretary of
State Schmahl. This association was
formed at a meeting of the Western
association of Norwegian and Danish
free churches in Chicago last Septem
ber and it was decided to incorporate
the association in Minnesota. The
notice was filed by L. C. Peterson of
Houston, Minn., secretary of the board
of directors. The first meeting will
be held at Houston June 1.
The victory won by Oscar Ma
thiesen at the Norwegian-Swedish
skating match in Stockholm was an
unusual affair. Norway won the cham
pionship cap for the third successive
time, thereby gaining the ownership
for all time. Oscar Mathiesen was
No. 1 in all the events, 500 meter,
1,500 meter and 5,000 meter. The
Stockholm papers all give warm
praise to the good results gained by
the Norwegian skaters, to their style
and good speed against very adverse
weather conditions and especially do
they laud Oscar Mathiesen as the
foremost skater of all times. He was
the recipient of great ovations and
was presented with a beautiful eut
glass jardiniere by the Norwegian
colony in Stockholm.
A man who was working on the
railroad in Storelvedalen in the seven
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he finally succeeded in borrowing
some from a prosperous farmer who
owned valuable timber land. The
men left the country without paying
his debt. After an absence of 35
years he returned and paid his debt
with compound interest for the whole
time. And the money came handy.
For now the financial positions of
the two men had -shifted—the rich
man of the seventies being poor, and
the poor man of the seventies being
rich.
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