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‘THE SUNNY SOUTH
Gambling With Love
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(Wrttten for The Sunny South.)
N a still, moonlit night In
the early part of 1861, two
dark, silent figures might
have been seen gliding
noiselessly along the side
of a partially wooded hill,
^tist west of the town of
A— in bne of our south-
ern states. The hour was
nearly midnight and the
■Vi fleep silence that pervaded
everything added to the
IBgJ solemnity of the sight as
the dark-clad figures alideii
Stray Blean ’ 8 of “Sht which here
and there penetrated the woodland, only
to be lost to view in the dark shadows
beyond. Below in a little valley could
be seen the village of A-, lighted
and muffled*? thCre by a gleam of light.,
and muffled in an unusual silence. But
it was only the lull before the storm,
r !p C ^ Cn J hpn tke netvs of this state's
secession from the union was momcnta-
su y tion PeCted fr ° m the dis,ant “' leg rar.h
S atlon, ana a gunner stood behind the
’' d ca , nn ° n Procured for the occasion.
• •dy to boom the expected news to the
surrounding country.
-JXJSJ; /If" u and unusuaI war, welled up
nithin the bosoms of the two men them-
? a r° ld Thornt on and Wilson
Lane had been the ■ closest of friends
from childhood. As Children thcv had
always played together; as boys they had
been the closest of chums, and during all
l.ieir young manhood they had staunchly
held fast to each other with hardly a
hfl.rsh word or a cold glance to cloud the
sky of their unblemished friendship. A
friend to one was sure of the friendship
Of the other, an enemy of one was an
enemy of both. But the dark cloud of
war hovering over the southland had
marred their friendship. Lane was a
unionist. Thornton a bitter advocate of
secession. But these political differences
were never touched upon until within
the last few months before secession,
when, recognizing that a clash must
come the young men had voluntarily
brought it upon themselves, and many
were the bitter debates In which thev
had met In the last few months, always
widening the already unbridgable breach
between themselves. But every south-
orner of that day has seen instances of
# tnia kind, and were I only coming to you
with this too oft-repeated tale of woe, it
bad bgyn better that I should not have
taken pen in hand. But this is not a tale
of war. but of love; and Cupid's tales do
not awak.n bitter memories.
Within the last month Mina Heath,
the daughter of Captain William Heath,
of A—, bad returned to her southern
home, obedient to her father's orders,
from the home of an uncle in Boston.
W’lere she had been for several years
completing her education in the Boston
schools. Southern though she was, her
long residence at the north had helped
somewhat to change her views with regard
to slavery, and though originally as a
l^ynl southerner, she bad bitterly hated
the north as an interloper, now she had
adapted a more unprejudiced view, and,
though still a loyal southerner, she Would
have restrained if possible the sudden
separation from the union. Her arrival
in the society circles of A— created a
furore of excitement among the Intense
ly bitter secessionist ladles. Her recep
tion was none of the pleasantest on
account of her views and many a clash
did she. have, with the somewhat narrow
minded Iadiefe. But her magnificent Intel
lect, coupled with the knowledge that
®lie was in the Tight, almost invariably
led her to victory, and certainly won for
her the admiration of two men—Thorn
ton and Lane. Quickly this admiration
ripened Into love and another and more
potent cause of enmity existed between
the two men.
Mina Heath seemed to have an equat
liking for both and this only Increased
their rivalry. Each believed he could
win her were It not for the other and each
thought If a mere toss-up as to who
would be final victor.
The young men for the time forgot
their bitter enmity and conferring ear
nestly with each other as they had of
old, they decided that their hopes and
lives were bound up in the Issue of this
affair; that life wouid be a burden to
the 1 vanquished, and they determined to
settle It by a duel to the death.
It was on this grim mission that they
were going on the night of the Introduc
tion of this story.' They were speeding
through the silent woods to the place of
combat, a spot lying on a tract of moun
tain land belonging to Thornton. Sud
denly they halted. Just ahead of them
appeared what seemed to be illimitable
space. They were on the verge of a
precipice. Far below in the deeper gloom
could be dimly seen dark, motionless
forms as of sable pyramids, standing
solemnly In the darkness. These- were
great southern pints, rising, out of one
of the deep depressions in the earth’s
surface which spotted the hilly region
around A—. This seemed to be the ap
pointed spot. The men silently looked for
a moment over the verge into the aw
ful abyss. Then they shook hands.
‘‘It must be one of us," said Thorn
ton. “why not separate friends?”
Then they grappled and each threw
every muscle of his body Into play in
the terrible attempt to east his once
dearest friend to a terrible death below.
The struggle was terrific. They were
lighting for life, for what was dearer
than life. Beads of cold sweat rose on
their foreheads. Their hearts heaved
and their breath came quick and fast.
The strain could not be endured long. One
must conquer.
At lest, with a terrible' groan, the
muscles of Thornton relaxed, and he,
any one can
By M C TARVER
With a quick forward step Lane started to hurl his opponent over the precipice,
when—
sank motionless In the arms of his op
ponent. With a quick forward step
Lane started to hurl his opponent over
the precipice when—
A cannon boomed out its loud report on
the night air. A tremor shot through the
apparently lifeless body of Thornton.
Yet he made no motion. His life was
no longer his own and he could not obey
his first Impulse—to rush and offer it
for the holy cause of the southland.
Lane stood still and thought. His and
Thornton's worldly fortunes were in
volved in the coming struggle. Should the
south be victorious he had no doubt but
what his property would be seized. He
would be a pauper, unable to provide for
the wife he had so dearly won.
Now his real love for this woman
saved a life. He knew that should he be
pauperized, Thornton would likely be
wealth}'. Should he not consider her hap
piness as depending on the Issue of the
struggle?
“It is not yet to be decided,” he said,-
rtleas'ng Thornton, “the war must set
tle which of us can better care for her
happiness.” Thornton understood him.
Silently they clasped hands. Then turn
ed and retracted their steps through the
woodlands.
The nobility of true love! It eliminates
self and sacrifices happiness within its
grasp for the chance of rendering ul-
composed Banks’ expedition. They held
that with an excellent general, brave
southern hearts and a gang of mercenaries
fer enemies there was little doubt but
that the outcome would be favorable to
the southland. Shortly after his arrival
Captain Thornton was ordered to take
five men and travel down the Red river
till be came upon Banks. His compan
ions. were then to halt while Thornton
went on alone to ascertain as nearly as
possible the strength of the enemy's
forces. It was no easy task to accomplish
this, as on every side the way would be full
of danger with the assurance of certain
death If captured. But Thornton had
once before performed such a task suc
cessfully, and he was known to be cool-
headed, brave and full of daring when the
chances were that boldness would win.
He was not one to shirk a duty and he
accepted the mission' with as light a heart
as if he had merely been ordered to form
his men for parade.
He proceeded down the river as far as
the little city of R—, when, learning that
the enemy had halted and formed a
camp on the river 20 miles to the east and
30 to the south, he left the more frequent
ed lines of travel and cut across the coun
try on horseback. When about 6 miles
from the camp they found numerous evi
dences of the enemy. On every side were
homes robbed of food and live stock by
Prove the Value of Scientific Food.
A good straightforward test of food is
worth much to humanity. The following
Is interesting; _ ^
Mr T. K. Durboraw, of Greenfield, O.,
savs- “After 3 months' sickness with
grtp'l found I had lost 42 pounds. With
tit tie appetite and almost no digestion.
Wife finally put me on Grape-Nuts and
1 actually lived on t-hls food, taking it
three times a day, and a cup of Postum
Coffee at each meal for about four weeks.
"When I began I was so nervous and
weak that my strength was exhausted
even by dressing, and, of qpurse, I was
unable to do the work loaded upon my
desk, but I hammered away without any
tonics or medicines, only my diet of
Grape-Nuts and Postum three times a
day. I found at the end of 23 days my
nervousness gone, strength greatly In
creased and that I had gained 16 sounds.
after getting back to good
timately more happy Its idealized cb- *he foragers, and once they narrowly es
caped capture by a band of union scldicrs.
Upon this they dismounted and per
formed the rest of their journey afoot.
They soon came upon the outskirts of the
camp. The sun was getting low and the
six men halted and, opening their haver
sacks, began to eat their evening me^.
It was agreed that Thornton's five com
panions should rest where they were
while Thornton should immediately en
ter the camp. He was to pass himself
off as a deaf and dumb idiot.
Just as the sun was setting Thornton
picked his way slowly through the dense
undergrowth to the very edge of the
camp, expecting every moment to hear
the word “halt” ring out on the still
air, but the sentry seemed to be strange
ly negligent- and with a little care he
succeeded in picking his way through
the lines and into the camp.
Here he was soon discovered by a sol
dier and was asked to give an account
of himself. But the only answer was a
short guttural sound accompanied by a
frantic gesture of impatience and an at
tempt to move on. But the soldier
blocked his way. Attracted by the fran
tic motions of Thornton and the loud
talking of the soldier, several men ap
proached and added to the disturbance.
Some were of the opinion that the man
was an idiot; others thought that the
whole thing was made up for the occa
sion and that the man was a confederate
spy. He was taken to the colonel of the
•regiment, wbo, after a fruitless exami
nation, ordered him to be carried before
General Banks. There -he was questioned
by several officers, but while some
thought the man really what he seemed
at first glance to be there was yet a large
part of the officers who saw something in
Thornton which left his idiocy open to
doubt. It was determined to. keen him
well under guard that night and the
next day to decide finally what should be
done with him.
Thornton went to his tent'knowing that
the hardest part of his task was to come
that night. It was probable that they
would put his hearing to a severe test
end he knew what perfect self-possession
would be required to save his life.'
All the forepart of the night he held
himself in readiness for any sudden test.
ject!
• * * « • •
Preparations for war began at once.
Harold Thornton raised a company for
the confederacy and was hurried away
to join the array of Virginia. But his
heart beat with hope and a greater love
for the little woman who, loyal south
erner as she was, Had, though she dep
recated the war, willingly given to the
brave defenders of the southland all pos
sible encouragement, and -bad not refused
to this young captain a word of encour
agement and a smile which might well
have brightened a deeper shadow than
that which would have made gloomy
yc-ung Thornton’s hope3. He felt that,
could he but ask, he £ould receive from
her the only assurance needed to complete
his happiness. But he was too true
to his silent promise to Lane to offer to
her his life before the time agreed upon
for whose sake It had remained his
own.
And Lane! Unhappy Lane! True to
his principles he had enlisted in the
urion forces end had thereby seemingly
sacrificed every hope to aspire to the
great happiness which but a little while
ago had hung within his reach. What
ever had been her feelings toward him
before, she certainly now would not en
courage the advances of one whom his
conduct had made a traitor to his coun
try in her eyes. For whatever doubt
she might have entertained as to the jus
tice cf her country's cause, this willful
}'< ung southerner could bear no sugges
tion of takirg part with the enemies of
the southland. Those only might win ber
esteem whose motto was: "My country;
r ay she be always right, but my coun
try. right or wrong.”
Lane had called to bid Mina goodi.v.
Knowing the principles sre had so of
ten upheld In his presence, h- had no
doubt but what she would thoroughlly
sympathize with him in the position he
had taken. But before he had half said
his words of greeting, she said with cold
disdain: “Probably. Mr. Lane, you have
called to say g-oodby. and perhaps to
hear me say that I honor the stand you
have taken. While I might excuse any
view on the question, and while .union
sentiments, even at the outbreak of war,
might be pardoned, and though you.
might even be excused for not participat
ing in the struggle, yet to side with the
ei emies of your country In arms is a
course nothing short of dishonorable. I
have no word of kindness for you.”
Lane turned with a terrible feeling of
despair at his heart and slowly left the
room.
Let us pass over the next three or
four years. /The tale of war is but the
same whenever repeated—a tale of hard
ships. privation and suffering. Thornton
and Lane did not meet again face to face
during the whole of that terrible strug
gle. Neither knew anything of the other
and each wondered if the other had given
up—had become the vanquished in the
war of love and had left to his adversary
the winning of the game. “It was a
mere chance game," each thought, “per
haps I alone hold the winning card—
life.”
Mina Heath had lived much as other
southern women lived during the contest
of arms—always working for the boys
at the front and doing everything pos
sible toward supplying them with the
comforts of their southern homes and
health again I, of course, took on dtffer- j making camp life endurable for them.
ent kinds of food. and. as a change, began n ’ “ '• *‘
us ing for breakfast. After a while
some peculiar spells began to appear in
the morning with deathly sickness and
nervous lassitude. I took treatment for
biliousness, but that did not avail.
“About a month ago I gave up the
for breakfast and took on Grape-
Nuts again. These morning attacks left
me entirely in a day or two and I. feel
that I have had sufficient evidence of the
'scientific value of Grape-Nuts as a vital
izing, perfect food, that does not require
the beavv work of the stomach occasioned
by tbs use of starchy foods we use so
much nowadays.”
Thornton was transferred to General
Taylor’s army in the department of
Louisiana. Banks' Red river expedition
was preparing to invade northeast Texas
and Louisiana and the government of
the confederacy, knowing the importance
of the Red river country, had determined
to hold it at all events and had increased
the force under Taylor's command, still
leaving it greatly inferior, however, to
the army of Banks. But the southern
men had confidence in their general and
believed that a southern man was a
match for three of the class of men who
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But tills never cam. AM toward mid-
night his physical mam abuld stand the
strain- no longer ■fell asleep.
He. dreamed of that Mght with Lane
when the struggled on the verge of the
abyss. He acted over again every part
of that terrible scene. Again he yielded
Hmseif to Lane and again held his breath
as he almost passed over the edge of the
abyss. Then a gun went off close to his
ear. He imagined it was the report of
the canon.
“War! war! it means war!” he cried and
sat bolt upright on the floor of the tent.
A man stood by his side with the bright
light of a buliseye lantern focused on his
face and holding in one hand a smoking
revolver. Several other forms stood
around in the darkr.ers of the tent.
“So, my friend, you can bear better in
the still air of midnight,” sarcastically
remarked the man with the lantern.
“Lane, you and Goodwin will be held re
sponsible for this gentleman's safety to
night. We will relieve you df your charge
tomorrow.”
“Very well, sir,” said he addressed as
Gcodwln. At the moment Thornton’s
glance met that of Wilson Lane and so
faint was line’s assent that the officer
gave him a sharp glance of suspicion.
Then he turned and walked from the
tent.
The lantern was placed so that Its light
fell full on Thornton gnd left his guards
in darkness. For an hour not a sound
could be heard but the troubled breath
ing of the captive. Then the stillness
was broken by the sound of a short,
sharp struggle, followed by a quick gasp.
Then a figure stole out of the darkness
and a voice said: “Harold.”
“Wilson!’’ cried Thornton.
“I am going to' try to save you,” said
Lane hurriedly. “Follow me. I have
chloroformed the other guard.”
They issued from the tent and stole
doom to the bank of the river. Here,
hidden in the undergrowth, was an old
canoe. Thornton seated himself in the
stern and gresped on oar. Lane steered.
A cloud obscured the moon and the bosom
of the Red river, swollen by recent rains,
seemed like a swift flowring stream of
molten lava. They rowed unnoticed from
,the shore and struck out for the opposite
side. They moved on silently until they
reached the middle of the stream. Then
Thornton asked ip an . awed wrhisper:
"Why did you do it?”
There was a choke in Lane’s voice, as
he replied: “I saw when I left her that
she loved you, Harold, better thgn she
ever could lcve me. Prikably I might
wrin after the war if you were dead.
Probably I mlgbt support her better than
you, far your wealth Is gone. But she
can never' love me as she loved you and
for this reason I turned traitor to save
your- life for her. Your life and hers
would have been ruined if I hadn’t, and
now only mine is, and I shan’t keep it
long. We were wrong to Jrust the issue
to chance, Harold. It doesn’t mean hap
piness to gamble with love.”
The boat touched land and Thornton
sprang out and reached out his hand to
help Lane out. But even as he did so
Lane shoved the canoe from the shore
and struck out Into midstream.
"Come back,” shouted Them ton, “to go
back is death.”
“What is the good of life?” was the
sorrowful -reply.
“It would be the life of a. traitor to
his country and a loveless man. My real
life I have given to her.”
Then the canoe vanished into darkness.
Years afterwards as Thorr-ton and Mina
stood before the altar, he looked down
into her blushing face and thought: “He
wws a true friend to me, a true love to
you; ‘for a greater love hath no man
than this, that he give up his life for his
friend. ”
My Lieutenant
A War incident
(Written for The Sunny South.)
It was in the early spring of 18*4 that
Lieutenant La Rue mads his appearance
in Atlanta.
He was in delicate health and was de
tailed to get up a,“roll of honor.”
The lieutenant required almost no in
troduction. He wras young, handsome and
accomplished. His papers were all right,
and it was known that he was on the
staff of a very popular general.
His stay excited sympathy. A Louis
iana creole, he had run away from home
when a mere boy to join the confederates.
Cut off from his relatives and friends,
he soon found comrades who were glad
to stand by him.
At that time I was a clerk in a large
book store on Whitehall street. ia Rue
visited the store every day. He had fine
literary taste, and we soon became quite
intimate.
It was a pleasure to me to study his
refined and intellectual face. His features
were classic, but his colorless complexion
and Blight figure gave Up a very effemi
nate appearance.
When he talked, however, his knowl
edge of military affairs and ills familiar
ity with atnietlc sports commanded re
spect, and veteran soldiers Indorsed his
opinions.
The lieutenant took two elegant rooms
opposite the book store. He was well
supplied with money, and bought every
thing he wanted.
“When I leave herd, he said, I will
sell these things, and give the proceeds
to one of the hospitals-’ T
It was not hard work for him to get
up the “roll of honor,” and he bad plenty
of leisure for social pleasures.
Atlanta society took him UP at once. A
youth of 22, handsoine,‘graMgl and mag
netic, the master oil ges. the
representative ef a wealth}^ old creole
family, whose patriotism had caused him
to leave home to follow the Stars and
Bars, was bound to be popular.
He played on almost every musical in
strument, and held everybody spellbound
when he could be induced to try a grand
piano.
The young ladles were wild.over him,
and the men voted him a delightful boy—
a regular “Admirable Crichton.”
The "roll of honor” was easy work, but
it required time, and La Rue lounged
about the book store every day, criticis
ing in a pleasantly cynical way the books
that came under his eye.
Apparently he bad read everything, and
moreover trip travels in jfiiirope, during
his boynood days, had Been ot great ad'
vantage to him.
occasionally he would try a fine violin
or a guitar, but he was such an excep
tionally fine performer that the soid.ers
roaming the streets were always attract
ed, anu when he saw that they were
crowding the store he made some excuse
for leaving.
boy at that time
g lieutenant.
Though J was
made a study of the young
He fascinated me, and I found that it
was a liberal education in literature to
listen when he was in a talking mood.
He wa3 the first to give me an idea of
the real character and exact relations of
Napoleon and Josephine, but in after
years my reading confirmed ^
ments. Hundreds of interesting matters
not found in books this young officer dis
cussed with me and as a rule his state
ments turned out to be correct.
La Rue did not shun men, but he did
not seek their society. When he was
not visiting the ladles or talking to me
about books he Was In bis rooms across
the street.
Frequently, at his Invitation. I dropped
in to see hip. He always welcomed mr
and after lighting a cigarette, he woul
drift into an exquisite literary monologue
as delightful as one of Coleridge’s tales.
He was such a mystery to me that at
times I had vague suspicions. Who was
he? Was he an opium dreamer? It was
impossible to understand how a youth of
bis age could be so highly cultured.
One day a cavalry officer in the store
bantered La Rue to fence with him. The
lieutenant pleasantly replied that he knew
very little of the art, but‘the other per
sisted.
“If you are a genuine Creole from New
Orleans.” he said, “you should know how
to use the -word.”
“Well, if you will have,it.” replied La
Rue. “we will have a bout?’
I g/tve them a couple of foils and in
less Than five minutes the cavalryman
was disarmed, and the lieutenant was
master of the situation.
“It is an easy-trick.” he said. laughing.
"There is nothing difficult In it,”
But those who witnessed the fencing
contest thought differently. They saw in
it nerve, skill and training.
April rolled into May and May into
June, and, I begun to see a change in my
lieutenant. He was more thoughtful,
and it struck me that he was homesick.
At times he was evidently depressed, but
when he visited the book store he was
the same entertaining. Instructive talker,
though he seemed to prefer more serious
subjects than when I first met him.
“I do not feel well,” he said one night,
“and if I do not come over in the morn
ing I wish you would send Dr. Blank
to my rooms. He is from New Orleans,
and I have confidence in him.”
The next morning the lieutenant did
not show up and I sent the doctor to
him.
■In the afternoon 1 met Dr. Blank
and I asked him if I could see La Rue.
“Well, not at present,” he replied,
"nothing dangerous, but your friend
must rest. I will keep you advised.”
Every day I sent the lieutenant some
thing, and received nice messages from
him, but the doctor persistently refus
ed to let me see him.
'Has be an infections disease?” I ask
ed. “Not very,” he answered with a
smile, “but he will do better without
any-company at present.”
. This went on for weeks, and I began
to fear that I would never see my friend
the lieutenant again. I had various the
ories in regard to his illness. Some
times I thought that he might have the
smallpox, and had been allowed to re
main in his rooms as a special favor.
One morning I felt that I could stand
it no longer. I was determined to see
the lieutenant or find out something def
inite.
Crossing the street I met Dr. Blank
coming down from La Rue’s rooms.
“Doetor,” I said, "the lieutenant is very
near and dear to me. He will tell you
that I am one of his closest friends. Npw,
I must see him or learn the truth about
his condition. Ask him, and he will tell
you to admit me to his rooms.”
•Hie doctor looked a little embarrassed.
Then he smiled, and spent two or three
mlhutes wiping his glasses.
"Ybu will see your friend before long,”
he said.
"But I want to know what is the mat
ter with him,” I replied.
The doctor paused a moment, evidently
in deep thought.
"I am hardly at liberty to tell you,” he
answered.
“But, sir," I answered hotly, "I was
his first friend in Atlanta. He was with
me every day. We were as intimate as
two brothers,. You must satisfy me or
I will find out in some other way.”
"Oh, indeed,” replied Dr. Blanx. "Well,
my boy, I will say this to you. The
mother and child are doing wen. It is a
very fine Dpy. Good morning!”
And before I could open my mouth he
was in his Duggy and oit.
»
Utterly bewildered and hardly, willing
to trust my ears, I returned to the store.
When i pul.ed myself together i re
called many peculiar things connected
with the lieutenant s conduct, ana 'alter
due renection I was forced to believe the
doctor.
in a certain way I felt disappointed. I
had been deceived by a menu who had
won my admiration and respect, anu, ooy
as i was, it cut me to the heart.
The lieutenant's room fronted the door
of our store, but fur.days 1 noticed that
tne blinds were close’d.
I made no uu.ner inquiries, sent no
more messages and waited for the out
come, feeling sure that i wou,d hear
something more detinue. Dr. Blantt
passed the store many times, but I never
called him, and in tact felt that I did
not care to hear anything more.
*
A few weeks later, when we heard Sher
man's guns booming near* Kennesaw—
when Atlanta was in a turmoil—the i
streets filled with soldiers—the people ter- ;
ror-stricken, 1 took a walk down W hite- I
hall. |
Turning a corner, I met a lady and a j
gentleman of striking appearance. We j
were face to face, and in an instant I
recognized my lieutenant. He or she was
elegantly costumed—just as graceful as !
ever, and the face which had always at- !
tracked me was more fascinating than '
ever.
Impulsively I touched my bat, but the
lady gave me a look of scorn, turned her
head the 4ther way and made some re
mark to her companion.
I passed on, but looking backward I
saw that the couple had pause&-f°r a
moment, and the gentleman,-a flne-look-
regardlng me with a sardonic grin.
I never saw the man after that day, but
the woman has been here more than
once since the war.
Her career has been an adventurous
one, but I do not care to see her again.
When I lost my favorite lieutenant I
ceased to feel any Interest in this strange
creature, heroine oy adventuress, I don't
know which.
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