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The Two Flags; or, Love for the Blue, Duty for the Gray / by Col. Prentiss Ingraham.
Author
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904.
Date Added
9 January 2014
Format
Journal
Language
English
Publish Date
1897-05-12
Publisher
New York : Beadle and Adams
Series
Beadle's New York Dime Library > v. LXXV, no. 968
Source
Dime Novel and Popular Literature
Alternate Title
Love for the Blue, Duty for the Gray. Beadle's New York Dime Library, v. LXXV, no. 968, May 12, 1897.
Topic
Dime novels > Specimens. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Fiction.
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horses, Where their strongest oints are, and all
that may interest you," and e placed a draw-
ing, with papers attached, before the general.
“Ah, this is valuable, and I have reason to
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The Two Flags.
they are my own m iofhcers were (lining at the Dclniirld lJ('il(l'
“ Hal they have prisoners in their midst.” ‘ quaiters one (lay.
Sosaying he rode forward for he had recog- 1 “ Did you ever hear of a “'ill-:>‘>ilv.oV“'i’.xp l’l -
know is correct. iiized men of the guerrilla hand whoiri he had ing captured, Miss Dolaizieldr" was the niiil-igir
“Here is a. pass, sir, I have from General seen at the cabin in the gorge, and with them ous reply.
L on, and euuntersigned by other Federal olii- 1 Parki:ODaii, as thlti negro Whom he had bought ‘t‘1N0, I confess ‘that I nlevtar‘dliil;E;iit isltlim
“ roin.‘ to was ca e(. ‘ no llll” more sii istautia 4) iis ‘oiifi-i :-
“ By the grids of wrr! but I know those pris- . Cil.])l.al'I=] of Ilragouns than :1 Will-n‘-(lie-ll‘
Ouers-tlie are Colonel Dri'uji(>lzl and his bec1u- “ Indeed there i for he does usn pix-. I dud
ti'ful4I1uryifm‘!
of dninu;-re, only he is as hard to (aptnrv as :1
“ Antonio Dallas, you are in luck this day!" spirit, for I have laid traps for him, ll.‘Hl him
CHAPTER XIV.
CE 3.’
General Morgrmi took the paper and looked at ‘
it, and then turned his gaze upon the spy.
" 'iat guarantee have I, sir, that you are
not a Union spy?”
“You have an officer in your command, sir,
who though not friendly with me, at least
knows me to he a Southerner, and not a trai-
tor ” ‘
Who is he?"
“ Captain Darrington
“Ah! Dashing Darrington, the Daring Dra-
goon, as the soldiers call him in an alliterative
way!”
hemmed in, with his romiiiainl, foiiglit hini wiil:
odds greatly in my liivor, and yet he til“.-iy.s r >
THE RA] Ens ca yes, and never fails to lenveacruel SUll'x'Lliil
No more bitter lilow could have fallen upon be ind hini.”
Lois Delafield than the breaking out of war l “You are frank and g(‘ll(’l‘Ol‘lS, Major lllrunte
‘ between the Noith and the South, which forced ’ joy, toadniit an oiieiiiy‘s triiiinph over you us-
her lover to enter the Confederate army, and you do,” said Lois, her heart beating VV'ltl1]rl'l(lt’
heoonie arrayed against her father. i at the adiiiiration felt for her lover by IllSl()t“.
The eaiiseof the war, the (litfereiim of opinion l “ He is in fact, Miss Delzitield. a splendid lplv
between those who were true to the North and low, as I have heard from several of his (‘lass-
thosv who fought for the Bonnie Blue Flag of mates who belong to our division, for he was (I
the Sunny South, she cared not for. cadet at lVest Point, but (lid not go ihr<>u;;h the
She only knew that she loved with her Whole ' ve, as he Wnsa Wraltliy Mi
soul one who was her enemy. as far as public , . 'ppi planter, and returned to his l.1(,‘IllL' to en-
opinion went, and that he loved her she was joy alife of luxury.
more than confident. l “ There is a yoiuig oHioer here, Captain Farr
“ Yes, sir.
‘ ‘ Orderly!"
At the call of the genera, an orderly appear-
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V ‘I‘ Ask Captain Darringtoii to be good enough
to (‘Oine at Ul‘l(‘0 to my qiini'ters." ’
The orderly disnppeaiwtl, and fifteen minutes
after there was lionrd a quick, tirni step zidvane- l t we ruel then, she felt, that they must he . ter Tennyson, who was his l)0Nllll friend at West
mg and Dean l)iiri'ing‘toii entered the tent. as enenii and that her father iniglit Ctllllt) fare Point,
and speaks (if him as the best shot. inost
skillful rider, the tiiiost land with the svorul.
and the nn>.<t gt'llCI’(Ills'llA rted fellow iln re. mix
whose liiinil was evrr i d)’ to ]ll‘irI(‘('I ii iimx
('il1l(‘i'. and hail :1 pm lutheul; fur thaw “'ll()Il(‘l d
ed ai<
“ Yn11glYl‘i'l giliiwinz f1('i'(‘-llllt of lllll )Izij4i
He snliitod Gniieml Morgan and then glaiiced to [live with her lover upon the tield of battle
at Anti iniu Dallas, startiiig slightly as he reeng- was :i thought that almost drove her wild.
llizml liiin, andliowmln-01(11): ‘ So she felt for :1 few s s after the tie.
“l)nri‘iii,r:tr>ii, this gentleniun says that you pzirturvof liei'l<>i'ri' fortlie S itl
arozix-qiiaiiiteil with liiin.“’ he iinv ninre valni, ;iiiddu1-lt iipunzill that was
" S. ;;i-iiwrnl. we “'L'l'1‘L'lilSSlllatCS zit ‘Vest pa 1;; uruiind her ms nu evil that must lie
hr llr’zil‘l)' four yen " knowing that her l)l‘u'l>
Pninti I . V I . ’ t .i'z‘.s iiw nlnim in its llllllllljhl lint. oh! “hat is the llllllic
“ Xlil he is :1 gl‘tIllll;Il.0 of ‘V est Point niigiiish. for ill the .Sil'll‘,I,'Il(‘ (f lu'nilivi':i;,;'niii.xt All s rung in Tln-ir that as tll+'l'L' no Iln
thri ‘ i)l‘l>[ll1'l',ll(‘l’l>(Shbl)l'I‘()“'Ii)1lllIllll‘C‘ll>lllI“', sound of rapid l‘ll'lllj.'. Iullmu-41 1!)’ sliniiis iind
"Na, <,f(‘l]I‘l‘2’il, Mr. Dnllas left West Point
shnrtly liei'i>i1-lii. term of t'litl<'lJslll])<‘K])lI‘0(l ‘I
I didal '0." zinsn -id Dean l>ni'riiigt<ni. >i<
Her v-oinp:iiii<in and rlmntwl irii-n-l, Gi'nv‘o rh-
Blurtnner, dill mu<-li to ('llI‘L‘l' ll(’l' up in the e ‘ L
V . t . p p . ritiin: di ‘s that fo lowed the lJl‘l‘Zllx'lll;;' out of “ The I.‘rIwl.s-J H14‘ l.W;uI,<,"‘
0“,“,l-%'I"‘.'”“h:"‘: Elm‘ ”‘E'i‘ "I ll!” “VM 51"a"“‘3< git’ (H1111 lll1lIii)lJl'll1llilIf‘ll1‘U:l(lUf Hillllillg evil. (‘ills-in-l Delatield and the 1riIl(’i"l‘<1!l'(‘>'1‘lll’l'll‘l"
e 1, Hon wi'ner L'lJf or ‘ii one u in II‘! 111! I‘L‘('('lVCt uri ers to go ed to the door to di-t'uii:l tlieiiisi-lw.s. nnd tolli
“ Ye '1‘. il 'l'ex:in." tutliu lrnnt upon .1 (‘('l'I:lll1(l.'1)', in" cl: :1-u If ii the"r lwel: wer > Ln is nnd (‘
“Anni I wnnl-l lie safe to trust him in nu iin- “Uh. Hi':we! will not tzitlier take us with .‘l8l‘lll'lll‘l‘.I J I 3 K )
pnrtunt piisitiuiir" hiin ."‘ iii'gs-:l Luis one dziy. AS (1,9), ,.m(.1,,.,1 11,,‘ ],j3z7‘-1, (1 >'I1llii(ll‘(i1liif 1 an
“ cunn-it wiiiv " I fi nr not, Li ' "niiswi-i‘<>-l (lrrire. ulrv d' sliwl l ‘
“ He will if you ask it, Hi-aw fur he will do
(1'llVl'lllll',’i'iIl‘ yoii,“ iiiiirw:-iitly "ill .ui
“ l Jli, Lois, do not my thnt: li-it l nuuld really
lik-pm my to the frui ,1‘-irif linrin lw1'ell your
t'iitlwr we would ill‘ i. nr tn i.’lli(,‘ 4-urn of him. v c,
“ Slllllt“-"‘ .l"‘l11‘-“1> lllllly" illlil Glzlvu llluriiiiivr 'l'livri- worn ii llllll4ll‘(‘tl I r iimro of tlwni. nirl
onininrr now and we i‘ ll 1 l.l<‘1-lfln<'l( ll0l‘>L'.<. whii-i
‘ip . . ,, .. ‘ll. with .i. l)nrriii,'.;toii.
“ii "‘l'i‘i-.'I"Y.;“f.’ElL‘Ii;‘iZE'li.T3.’li.'2'5i.Tin n .. 6 mt .1 “I1 'E““i-“ii ”‘1““z"" 31”?" ""-"i“'i ““".'i‘ I
NU I ‘i-'- 5‘ " ‘I010 ‘P man in 7-.r"a r:.>-'- v ..v
‘ Luis, which zidjoined thatiif Grace. '(ill!‘g1l‘ll>', iind w 3 Flllllliil, llllfll‘ ll]l:"“'(lllIlul‘9’) l"
Fhe (!l)tlllll)L'D-' were large. elegrniitly furnished wipe with his irizrs ere the l'iiion suli1ivi'<. in
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and every luxury walsvulimit tlieiii; but the fair l:u',i:n for('i- ii iiiile distnnt, should cnine duwn up
;)(‘4'lll'plilllt3 were realtfs to gixe up‘ all for the (ill‘:l(Yl1l!Ilmll()lllllllli‘llllll,
inri s nps 0 camp I 0, ant W ion in answer to ‘ ireu ind! it is Darringtoii liiiiiselfl” i-rii-l
Southerner and though hi-, has taken ti. despi(‘zi- i his knork (‘ulimel Deluileld was told to enter he Colonel Delaiiel l ixvit I ll ' :: h - '- - -' ll. - I
bl?’ WE)’ Of ‘S91"'il1L’.' “W SUUUL “'0 l1l1Vb‘ '50 (‘m- wns met by earnest entrenties from Lois and the Vnung (kiiifeiltiiite. H )1 u l H ‘ 0:5“ U
gay men for all positions, and he will doubtless , (ii-aee'to take thein with him to dwell in camp. 1 “ Coin:-l to the i'csr-iie of those gun. "
useful as IL spy.’ . ‘ 1 “ll hy, girls, give me It ('lltlnt'() to speak, nnd . And the gallant llli.-ijnr Mountjov, his S‘.V'4vT:l
. “As to his we-srin ii mask, it Wlll not protect I will tell you that I came here to ask how you in one hand, his I'0V()lVL’l' in the iitlicr. Wirlllrl
either his Iiirii or imself froni 8. liullet, ora would like to gr), for after your (-anip life in , lmvespr1iiig(l0wii froin the piazza tn ti'V' Plllll
‘TF9 ‘mosllaillf f”“'“l 1l‘I0"'elS":“"y t” "schcifhcfr "pg." l Texas ‘"m '39) I k.’1’l"w 3'?“ fit? !1Wm'0 of what ‘ check the daring raiders; laut (‘ul<)u<.l llol:iii.>lil
t iem, an: IQ nuturu y I lies not Wis is ace 0 to expert an it W1 not we i e taking raw re- seized his arm and said stei‘ l '-
heconie well known in either zirniy. rriiitsr” Y ‘, nHOm Muumjov, It is nc'(l,J‘lc,;S. to mgpm vi it‘
“ And you would trust llllflvill “ (lli, fritlieri" : Hnl lie siiliitosl” V i H I
. ‘ . - . i . . . ,
:‘ Sslilillslrl’ fil:‘x‘($)Vi"6-‘i‘lE;Il (‘vimral Moi‘ an i ‘ Oh‘ (Mmwl Dommqdi , and AW‘ Just then‘ flashing by “mli” mly “W Ni
.‘ ‘ ' ’ . ' 5 ' flwlillflrtel‘-<. Dean Durringtnn raised his pliiiuwi
and half an hour after Aiitnnio Dallas rode out pm,’ Lem; iuw 1-,,t1,(,, Sa,1,“L,Y and .Wm ,,,,‘ , .
of the Coiifeclerriteliiies, lH‘nl'Illg irntev-tinii pii> [llpn (.1,,,.,. "pm, tho ‘Nels , s
iifiilt niiiirl you L0 in Hull‘! liiiw tiiin 'lL l ‘mum’ mm th”““l"l‘”"l"l 81 ll“!
., g‘ , ‘< ‘ r ‘ .f ' >., ' .iin.si‘snin
game for his own intt-ri-sts. vr-lvets but Just what t‘lt)1llll g you ll -0 l f r. - -
Rnturiiiiig to tl'<- tnwn, where, hrs had been vie V t ‘ U “r
spending rstllllii llllU'l1tl]S, V$'&1l(ll.l,Li'] to hear from “One trunk enrli. and no .‘3:ii':ifo,r::i store.
Soto he ittw iiinsolf out in t 0 iiiiifurnis of hniisvs, yourridiir'-lialiits.smut limits, um",t1(.f.
bOi.ll‘tllP I'ninn and (‘niifederats-. a 1 iii’ vari- glvwi-s, and hats, llhllll boiiiie-is and iuntlii-i's to be
oiisranks, mid proruring other dis;:ui >s,dnnnml left, in lmnie.
the Soutlivrn grziynnd utnrted fivrfhui'0ii;lezVul1S 1 “ take the six nlivlm-k train for “'51. i in 5
he had iippointo-rl with his gllf‘l'l‘llll1 bani . and if my fair "I>llllltcl'l'S are int i'(-aulv ih- ' 1;
This I‘t‘llll(‘7.VUllFl was in :1 wild and (lEtll;f0l‘Ul'lS‘ will he left lu-liirid." ‘ ' (‘V 011113,,
partof tlIf9(‘()'lll1tl‘)'.Ellllllf-Wily ;Zl‘UllYllll>l‘f‘J'L‘6,‘ll “UM will lie ready. father, vuu niav rest
the two ariiiies, and the theater of many rcvl assiii-wl,".snirl imiza. ’ '
““=”:l.-“.::.t:::’ !‘":‘.".:'.,:f..':"‘.'i::r.“;::;,.'-rat‘; .":i: 1""lCol-‘
iiei .' , "iv: .' ' vi 1 I) o- 4-11 01 was in ('(llnlll!1ll1l r-f:ilii'ivnrl
and foo fllllil‘ and (’([ll:ll‘V fa-nrml nnil rlcspisml inl"inti'Viii the Wniitliiw and lllwll1‘Clll :54 -< -
, j, , , - , ‘ . ‘ .1 - - - , . -pi. this hunrlrv-rl rallnnt“l wsiiillii -.
"Y the
‘Y , .' .. ., ,.“ E ,.,,, : .3, ., .V ‘ .. ,-.1‘,
ulepils of tlivsn, lnwl s ruiliuns, that Aiitnniu (l)t'()illl' sin tlii. yirinv, Vining m1.1“..i:In,]r?,v,I,, iv”.-l"1‘ 11lfl<.;1;";‘[';.0il l]’nl1;x1[‘ll'il(ll‘ :lzll.1HlI‘hl"”.
llnllasiimniit tutlo, and heiire he hud made his thitln-r by the “lrriglit p:ii‘tii'uliii‘ stzii"s.“ Luis for iliey wpere liiseiiiiirii liii lifd Tllt"lll in lwfr
tht-ntvr of n<"iil0ll in their midst. I Delafii-lil nnd (‘rrnvv )l0i'tiiner, ' I ohmg r,'ft..r L1". i;]aCk ]f,,,.1.,. Rm,g,. uni linpv
The partu-ulnr place he had (‘liii5(‘ll for his it-n, fur (hp 11,- gtin”. sin“. 1“. y,m1,. ],,.,. farm in his IN,“ that h , Wu“ b,.m,, bad; 1, 1y]'is(:l.lA'l'
(‘amp wiisrt iiimnitniii spur thrnii-,li xx ill1'l1 the ‘ well, to don the gi y fmm his s..,,,,, “fdutv ‘ thedm-1'1, J'rbbQ>l(lI(‘ln ,( , D
guidn, lending him to tho “'(vlllIvlt-‘ll -Hutu, hurl i did Lnisl')i-lnfirlvl ll('ilTOfD(‘.'1l'l I)ll!'l‘l[]rrt4," mid ‘ E t E N n‘
l'[1l(t'll hint, and lie hzid thwii ink:-ii in its LlIlVL11l- ‘ it iiindi: ll1>‘l‘ livnrt throli with joy. fol: liisifnes l
l spoken! his daring and i[‘lll1lllll'VNV‘v'ltl] ailinira- ‘
timi, llill(‘ ilri-niiiing all that he was in hm‘
She lrenrvl his nniiii-, rift:-ii YllV‘lltlVl!lNl; mid
Vlwuuh In lmiinr. with drt-nd for ni‘<lvi's w..,-,.
;T:IllI‘Il”ti1) ‘l‘-rlr-iililu tIl;(: pi:-lulis and rviiii'ni'i-u
:0 4 liws, rr ' r '3 1:
U"! H)“-‘ugh Jmngv ‘ I nrriii;.tnn l Ii
-rs, the tranipiiig of liuofs, and than Il.L
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‘V0 that Mr, Dnllns rould
“ltisli 1. ll‘
“ lie l'iii'tln-i'iiiiu'v has told in<- that lie lins an
01'g‘(1l)l.!1‘Il lIi‘illllUl.S1)l(‘<, and Will keep 'liein lit"
twwn the two arniies. pliiyiinz ii drnilile gniiiv-,
lint true tons, and he holds prutwr-tioii piipvrs
from the Vninii muiiiiiiziiiIlei‘s, while he wislivs
for the safety mid [)l‘Ufk'(‘tl<)ll of liiinself and
men, ti wear masks when he deems it neces-
y.
“ What do you think, Dnrringtnn?"
“ " ' r own judgine,-nt, )lt,‘l1SO, general; ‘
but as you ask for rnyo Illlitlll will give it to
the effect that I believe lr. Dallns to he 0. true
while Grave
(-lnspml the Ilillltl of the [gallant soldier, Lois
k" -d lniii wnrin y.
" “'(>ll, I linve orders to stnrt to-nmrrow, nnvl
go to 'l‘eiiiii:.ssee. sir yuu iniist get i'k'nIl)', and
H sqnnrn vi
in
(.‘uiit'i-rlvnite tiwipvrs, nll i-iilin;;' like the ii lllil.
Tlieru up-re seine in the Siiiiiliviui llllllll Hi!"
Would llllV(‘ fired. fmni l’llL‘ll‘ HI tinns. (Ir; Iliry lw '
lll‘lll the liziltliluzeii soldiers nliout the In
quarti rs <>f('<ilnin-1 Di-lni .l.liut l)01lllll1ll‘X'lll‘r’
tun wiis swii to turn quirkly in his
' hand in wiiriiing, and give suine (Il'll4l‘.1lll‘l
' -iirv the Bll1('l( Horse ltniign rs ilnslim‘. mi
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the woods (hr-vdnsliwl. firing: fnllumd.
sliniifs, nnd then all ”was silviit, pmviir,.: ilzt’-3
they had l>l‘Hl(('ll tlirnugzli the ])i('l((‘t lllll‘.
Tlimi Came the tliunderiri;: tl'('.'lil of ii l-'lT‘r"“
unf friiw-of <‘(lVllll‘V,l]ll1l into vim ilzisliwl si-Vv‘l'Rl
‘n hut pur>ni..
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THE (‘AI’1'L'ltFI. ‘
)l’A.ion Mru'xT.ia-v u-as duninrd to raztnrn in
<li.s:ipp4iiiitiin-iit, fur tlw Jilin-k llursn li.'iii;:4'I‘-
nltlinngzli i'vtni':leil liy the v:iniinn ilngi: li-‘Ill ‘>
(-Horse turvd. niniinuml to rngnin their linos nit. r .‘l inn-
to es.
It was n ilesolnti-, rllQf;:K'il ri-frezit. l'.’l[)(llilf' of
lllAllll;.‘,'f1lHll'llly, mid of lI('lll;: ilofviivlwl l1‘,f&lll>i
Illlflrllly lxyn h:in<lI'iil of lllvll.-'1llIl llnllns fuit
tlint it would he rt SiT1)ll',(ll()lIl int-i “'llli'll f.-w
would dare tn Vl‘llilll‘I' in tin iittiw
Asli:-in-ai'i-<1tln-spiir,niiilwn< I‘
. ll in-in ll]’M>1lll>i[i)’Ill"lli “ i f V) ' ' ..
fhn hm .inilwr thnt Slx'll'iA'tl tlin ii iii lliv . Agninitvvmil.1],..: h l mllgl lfliii ‘kt [iiiii]:-iilns‘ ('.'i]IlllI‘I‘ hi!" Alli" l“'l""
Milk, In su:l<l::iilv snw lmrsr-iin-ii in the ills- "ll:1ri'Iii;;tnii's. lil.-nil; II()rg‘p ]‘i,n,,g,vrS,.m,mn,d “UM -fl,” ml 'm”‘nAMH"l‘V M L4,,” “I,” uizs
L ii Rllgjlill-ll'fIlll lnst iii;lii,“:iiirl J11.’-'lllI: ezmm'H“,‘,f”w u ‘nu, I“v,,77., '.,"w.,m-,,,: mi. iirlll'llJ.
14"‘.
lln.r.n;v. lli‘ oriiininml tlivm t-lrwvvly tlurr-iigli “ llmriiigt-m and l,;‘,- 1513.1; ][,,,.,,. ('m.,,l,.V of h‘,,.‘>:,H,,,,. “M, “h,,,,, 51.0 N“ ;;irill;lv? I“-"
l-in in-lnlwlriss. mid kw-pin;: hiinsa-ll'. und ills li-d lxurin-il llw liridwt in Hlll‘!'v"u' 1-N; Hi ,1: ‘ . -
lmi-so lnniiniz his uiitlit, 4-mii'-Jiilml, hi: wntvhvrl ; I“ lVlij.'duy..u nut 4-,-mm,-K. 11,15 (-,;,‘,,[,’,',i,, D1": 3 1‘]::']i"h, h,,m,,.i,,g ,,mi,.,-"1 lmigln ll
1l“'”' 51l'l"“’”"l‘4 ‘ ““l-?l"'l- )1-",:."l'1‘llilllllJ‘VH t" shv nskml (1 dasliing I his ll('l‘Pl:lt"ll't tlirnlilving with llt‘ll"llf. at lln‘ ii-'
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“They are in the Confederate uniform, and l young eavalryman, whmvvith half 11 ilozenmlic-i‘
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