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9 m mg' ‘THE SUNNY SOUTH Gambling With Love TV' avcL Sj l S SEVENTH PAGE ,n th « honorable mention class of the recent prize storv contest has been saveu for .this special annlversan,- edition, n l 8 Jnusual and combines the wonderful flavor of the old and new south. *' (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. 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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. 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I 8end us a basketful of subscribers, five in the club, witfi $2.50, the price at the regular 50c. rate, and we wiil send to you free The 8unny South one year, and mail you this beautiful Anniversary 8ouvenir. This wail pocket would retail in the art stores and book stores at 50 cents. We have bought the whole shipment from the Lithograph Company making the importation from Berlih, and the only way to secure it is from this offer. The colors from the brush* of the gifted artist follow closely n2- 1 ture’s own inimitable painting and the lovely flowers will not fade. No more appropriate or beautiful anniversary souvenir could be found for The Sunny South’s birthday. You want one? Of course. All the ladies want a basket. Your wife or sweetheart wants one? Certainly. You may secure one the easiest way. Get a club of five, collect 50 cents from each one, send ua the $2.50 net, and you wili receive The Sunny Aouth one year fo> your interest thus shown, and the wall pocket basket ef violets too. State plainly that you want the basket, and make your order for subscribers plain, and all will be well pleased. me SUNNY SOUTH, ATLANTA, GA. -Vs •- -