. The Confederate mail carrier; or, From Missouri to Arkansas through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. An unwritten leaf of the "Civil War". Being an account of the battles, marches and hardships of the First and Second brigades, Mo., C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice, who carried the mail by "underground route" from the brigade to Missouri . t detec-tives upon his own steps. Feeling that he could not face theinnocent creature in that hotel himself, he now determined toreport to the officer in command of the
. The Confederate mail carrier; or, From Missouri to Arkansas through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. An unwritten leaf of the "Civil War". Being an account of the battles, marches and hardships of the First and Second brigades, Mo., C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice, who carried the mail by "underground route" from the brigade to Missouri . t detec-tives upon his own steps. Feeling that he could not face theinnocent creature in that hotel himself, he now determined toreport to the officer in command of the post all of his discover-ies and turn all over into his hands. All thoughts, by the detective, about Sam had been forgotten;and really he had concluded that the lady would not leave be-fore morning and that all that was necessary was to guard thehotel closely during the night. But scarcely had the detective gone when Sam made his ap-pearance. But he brought no news of Captain Grimes. Ellagathered up the mail and giving it to him told him to take itdown to his old aunts and to ask her to keep it until he calledfor it, giving a caution to let no one know of its whereabouts,and to keep watch for the Captain; to go to every boat thatlanded, night or day, and to report any information he mightget. With these charges and injunctions, Sam was soon lost inthe darkness outside, and wending his way with his treasure tothe f.^M a-tv-e^ta- CHAPTER XXII. THE DETECTIVE AND THE CAPTURE. After the detective had left the room and had gained some-thing of his composure, he sought the commandant of the postand informed him of his discoveries. The commandant ex-pressed surprise at his not taking possession of all at once. I could not, said the detective, I dare not; that womanis an angel, a heavenly queen, and after seeing that face ofinnocence shining with a radiance of the heavenly world, andthe tear-drops of innocence dropping down her cheek, and theearnestness of her petition to the h
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