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visit the squire before taking a hasty departure in order to escape capture by the advancing Federals. The more he studied John’s face the deeper grew the conviction that while his shrewd plan for saving Lyndhurst would probably work to a. satisfactory point, he could not shake off the husband with whom he had provided his child, as easily as he had ex- pected. His strong hold lay in the paper John had signed, and which was binding in his honor. Thus it narrowed down to Mollie herself—in her hand she held the control of his destiny, and the squire believed he could build confidently upon the feeling she entertained for the enemies of the Con- federacy. Leaving orders ath a subordinate Colonel J ae rode into the city. The army of invasion having fought its way from Chattanooga to Atlanta, leaving every rough moun- tain pass sprinkled with the blood of heroes on either side, would have to rest and recuperate in the latter city ‘before starting upon the march through Georgia to the sea, a daring scheme already far advanced in the mind of Sherman. The day was well on toward the close when Colonel John rode out in the direction of Lyndhurst again. There were strange sights to be seen all around him, but familiarity with such things takes away from the zest novelty brings, and he hardly noticed the stirring camp scenes. When challenged by a guard he gave the counter- sion and continued on. Atlanta was a noisy place. ‘THE DRUGGED WINE. By Detachments of soldiers were busily engaged, some . in fighting incendiary fires, others in rebuilding the railroad where vandal hands in a spit of rage had torn up the rails. Order would soon come out of chaos, and the city % comicbooks.co