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CHAPTER III— Continued
Darkness surrounded blm The door
went shut with a bang and he heard
a key turn in the lock
When the voices of his jailers died
away along the passage a alienee like
unto the grave fell upon Johd and his
surroundings v
He did not expect to sleep His
situation was a desperate one and
unless some means of securing his
liberty were discovered before another
day dawned the hhances of spending
the balance of bis life at Andersunvllle
seemed promising That were a con
summation devoutly to be avoidedr
Thus John had enough to spur him
on In his desire to escape He was In
good health and had everything to
live for Even the reckless spirit
that had marked his bachelor life
must be subdued now that be had
taken to himself a wife
i The matter was more than a joke
with him He had been deeply Inter-
ested In Mollle and even while he
stood at her side during the brief
ceremony 'had secretly vowed to make
some attempt to win her regard
though keeping the solemn pledge
made to her father
His first act was to move around
the room and find out Its nature
This gave him no encouragement for
the walls offered little opportunities
in the line of escape A small slit
In the side allowed air to enter but
the stones were well set and his best
efforts failed to dislocate any- one of
them
A search of his person brought to
light a pocket knife which had some-
how escaped the Argus eyes of bis
captors With this he set to work
digging the mortar from between the
stones
Slow progress was made for the out-
side shell proved as hard as flint
but as time roiled on the indomitable
spirit of the prisoner kept him en-
gaged though his fingers were sore
and bled from the continued exertion
Once an opening was made John
could look odt and see the stars A
shrewd observer of these heavenly
bodies he had become In common
with most soldiers during the war
fbr when men march and bivouac for
years under the canopy of blue
heaven they are apt to be better ac-
quainted with the bright constellations
than those who dwell under the roofs
of houses
The room in which he had been
Imprisoned was at the top of the
house and In Ills eager desire to es-
capo the Yankee colonel hud as yet
given no thought as to how he should
reach the ground when the breach
In the wnll was wide enough for him
to crawl through
That must be left to the future
since there was no need of crossing
a bridge until It loomed up before
him
Such Indomitable energy was certain
of its reward and w-hen the prisoner
had burklcd to ills work for the fifth
time he realized that the end was
near In so far as it related to hlH
enlarging the fissure to a proper size
It had required considerable tact
on his part to avoid dropping por-
tions of the stone and dried plaster
outside
What little did fall seemed to strike
some wooden object below
This gnve him a strong hope that
there might be a roof under Ills win-
dow The time had come to mnke an ob-
servation and thrusting his head
through John surveyed the situation
ks well ns the circumstsllces allowed
It did not take him long to decide
that unless he could find a rope or
sorno other means of lowering himself
to the roof he saw some ton feet be-
low esrnpe In this qmirter were one
of the things more to he observed In
the breach than the fulfillment:
And while he pondered another cx-
EDmBDS’'S
ceedingly bright Idea flashed Into his
mind
CHAPTER IV
A Break for Liberty
Why not try in another direction?
If to descend entailed too much
danger of discovery what chance was
there for him above?
The thought aroused giew hopes
When after feeling that the risk of
a fall upon the roof below was too
great to be recklessly taken Colonel
John tw-lsted 'his head and looked
above he felt very much In the humor
for giving vent to a shout
The roof sloped down within reach-
ing distance of hla embrasure
A determined man crawling out of
the opening and resolved to risk
everything on the cast of a die could
at least grasp the coping
After that success or failure must
rest entirely with his own muscular
powers ‘
He only waited lorg enough to cor-
rectly gauge the distance and make
sure his muscles were in good condi-
tion Then pressing outward he stretch-
ed his arms upward until the edge of
tne roof 'was within his grasp
Another moment and he stood erect
— one leg was thrown up over the cop-
ing — a muscular tension of the ath-
letic frame end the thing bad been
accomplished
He lay quietly upon the roof for a
little time to recover his breath before
venturing upon a voyage of explora-
tion The battle was not yet won — no
one knew this better than Colonel
John
The first act of the soldier was to
allow himself to slide down the slop-
ing roof until he rested his feet In the
gutter
This gave him an opportunity to re-
lieve the strain upon his arms
Surely he must discover some
means of reaching the ground In
safety — be it a waterplpe or a light-
ning rod he cared little since the
opportunity was what he sought -
I tv degrees the colonel made his
way from one end of the roof to the
other
Not a single tree offered a friendly
limb
True he did discover a tlu water-
spout at the center but here would
he considerable risk in attempting a
descent through such means
Rather than climb the slope of the
i oof and descend again on the other
side he resolved to trust his weight
lo the waterplpe
With his knees he clutched the
tin and presently was hanging there
half way down to the shed
Serious doubts as to the stability
of the pipe now- assumed a leading
place in hla mind but lie had gone too
fur to retreat
Alas! his fears proved too well
grounded
Tho wretched fabric gave wty the
lory Instant his full weight rested
upon it
Having no hold above below It
wus natural that tho doughty warrior
should mnke a much- more expedi-
tious descent than he had calculated
on in his most sanguine moments
As a goodly portion of the treacher-
nys pipe — which must cerlalnly have
bad sympathetic leanings In the
direction of the hard-pressed Confetl-
traey judging by Its quick betrayal
of the escaping Federal — accompan-
ied John In Ms hasty descent it may
hesnfe1y assumed that the advent of
the soldier and tinware upon the roof
of the colonnade w'as marked by suf-
ficient racket to arouse the Seven
Sleepers or go far toward awakening
the dead '
Thus our hero landed on tho lower
roor In a position about as sprawllna
as that of a frog — his one Immediate
thought being lo f revent himself from
continuing tho fall as tar as the
ground
The clatter Would of course arouse
every soul about the plantation
This was a foregone conclusion -He
grimly admitted that his chances
to escape just then were slim Indeed
Loud outcries could be heard — men
shouted to one another — lights flash-
ed through the windows of the old
house and the excitement was com-
municated to the negro quarters
" One glance showed John several
xen running In the direction of the
house the leader carrying' a lighted
lantern
It was a time for action since a
delay would bring his enemies on the
scene and render all chances of es-
cape hopeless
So over he went not In a mad
leap but by hanging with his hands
und lowering his body managing to
shorten his fall
Here again fortune played him a
had turn - ’’
It chanced that John had thrown
himself over Just above a door leading
from the colonnade and that at the
instant he released his hold above
this flew often giving egress to the
Johghty planter lialf-d leased and
wholly alarmed for the dreadful con-
fusion which had aroused him from
clumber could have blit one meaning
— the hostile army had arrived and
was engaged in bombarding the castle
When therefore a weighty object
came crashing down upon him the
'squire promptly went to grass but
In Ills desperation wrapped his arm's
around the escaping soldier and -at
the same time bellowed lustily for as-
sistance Colonel John was not In a condition
to offer such resistance as his superior
btrength might guarantee since his
arms were clasped at his sides by the
frenzied embrace of his enemy
Had they 'been left to themselves
In all probability be would in due
time have overcome the squire but
this chance was not giien
Attracted by the bull-like roars of
the gentleman planter his overseer
and some of the help hastened to the
spot ’ "
Colonel John was quickly pounced
upon and tightly held
Tho scene was very Impressive as
the squire arose to his feet feeling
ol hla collar-bone to make sure it bad
not been broken by the tremendous
shock of a falling human planet
“Skaggs!” he called out
“I’m here sir” answered the over-
seer i
“You were with the boys when they
captured my— er — son-in-law Colonel
Emmett of the Yankee army of In-
vasion?” “I helped get him” growled the
other
“You said there was another with
him?”
"That’s true sir”
“And he got away?”
"Sorry to say he did sir though
I’d a sworn I fired clean through the
varmint" continued Skaggs
Colonel John he rejoiced at the
news for the honest sergeant had
been with him on more than one
dangerous mission and he felt more
Interest In his welfare than common
“I see it now" declared tho squire
“that fellow has not deserted his com-
panion but has hovered around seek-
ing a chance to assist him Well we
have two prisoners in place of one
I think I deserve some praise from
General Johnston for such meritorious
services If every man did aB well
we’d soon have Sherman's hosts back
of the stockade at Andersonville”
“Reckon you’re kinder a little mix-
ed squire” said the overseer with
a grin — trust his sharp ferrltlike eyes
for discovering the truth
“How so — this can't be one of our
fellows?"
"Take n look sir”
The lantern was raised until Its
rays fell upon the smiling counten-
ance of the soldier
“How are you squire? Really I
ought to apologize for dropping so
unexpectedly on your shoulders If
events that could not have been antlcl-
ie ted have made you my respected
fnther-ln-law on this night I assure
you I had no Intention of so soon be-
coming a burden ttpon you Besides
you spoiled my little plan of escape”
“Confusion! how did you get there?”
"Surely yon of all persons ought
to know that I descended from above"
"But— how did you pet out sir?”
“A little brench of etiquette— that
Is nil lam not a stone mason or a
I rlck-layer by trade but in an emer-
gency a mnn can do almost anything
jou know" laughed the prisoner-
“By all that’s wonderful I believe
be dug out!” exclaimed the plnnter
nirnrod
“That's easily seen air”
"Bring the fellow along while we
Inves'tlgnte I never would have he-
ltcved It possible Why the wall Is
tlx Inches thick I'll take my oath”
"Nearer ten I’m willing lo swear”
returned the cool customer as he
walked along In the midst of his ene-
mies without a sign of fear
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