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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
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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.
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Dime novels > Specimens. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Fiction.
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rather than the tongue," hotly responded Dean
arrington.
“As you please, C(l'liZlJD!1!‘rll.lg(.4'J!1."
“ I am no longer ii cadet, sir, though, as you
do, I wear the uniform through necessity until I
reach New ‘fork and lilfllic :2. change.
“ May I ask who you have to act for you, as
my frieiill is here. I see?"
“ 'e ' aiill your friend wears a mask. I ob-
serve, as though afraid to show his face,“ sneer-
ed Dallas.
" L'pliii such eonllitioiis alone would
him to act for me. Mr. Dallas, as you kiiow well
,i. 'iistaiit (lisiiiissal “oulllflillli 'thekiioii ledge
of his appearing here as HIV seeoiul.
,, . . . . .
I allow
s :1 .
eiiiy, and Itrust. for his sake, his coniiiig here
will not (‘H1150 liiiiitroiihle.“
" Mr. Dallas oiil-ii savell my life, as you know,
Mr. I):ii'i'iii;:tliii. will when he asked me to be his
St'('1)1](ltI)-Illgl.II, I l-oulll not refuse, be the (‘(71%
1-l,'l1llI‘ll('US what they might," the sergeant re-
spondel .
“ I do iilit blame you, S&‘r;I(‘DIlt, under the (‘ll’-
Oiiriistziiir-es, and do not l-:iioW wlili else Mi‘. I)alV
las ‘<Illl'l IILIYD t't‘ll(‘4l, upon to serve him but
hope you “ ill not be known in the iiiattl-r."
“ I linpi: not. sir; but is the nit-eting to he with
svi'lii'lls."‘
" Y s, <l‘!'gf‘1l!1f, for, as the l-lialleiigrell party,
I ('lIll>l.‘ swlii-lls; so eoiiipare weapliiis with my
seeliiill, pll-as:-."
" I wlviilll prefer pistols, Darringtoii," saill
Dallas. as the .V(>'I‘5.jL‘llIIb >L4‘1!I)i‘(ltU the side lit the
1‘il4lL‘l’. wllli “’Ul(' a blalik iiiask tlizit eliiiiplvtely
shiellll-rl his far-e. and gloves l-ftlie saiiie hue.
‘ Illiiilitless you (lt’Sl!'l‘il pistols, Dallii iiit I
liavo no wisli in hill yliu, sli sl-lel-t sworl s, it bin
iiig niy II‘l‘l'I),’L(llIY(‘ tli eliliosli." As l):ii'rin',:-
ton spoke he l..lHI.l<lC4I a. “'E‘Zl[>Illl to the iiiaskell
Cadet.
The sworlls were nieasurell by the S'4‘(‘UHllS. the
priiil-ip:il.s were plat,-lwl iii pus iliii and the wea-
pons hiinllewl to them, the M-i, an
l-zillet the-ii takii' their staiills upon l-ithei 1!
t was a wl-irvl >i;:lit. those four iiieiiiisseiiilrllill
therein tlil- Villa<,:e of the deal], the ;;r:ive-s upliii
l-vl-ry side, the white t’1Illll>stUII(‘S :lppeiii'iii,i; like
gzriiii spel'ters .<iii'Veyiii,i; the pitiful sveiie, and
an open. hal dug: sl-pull-lil-r of death near by,
as thougli yawiiiiig turel LIVL‘ the one wlio.slil,iulil
tall.
" Geiitloiiiliii. are you really 3" eaine in iiiiillleil
toiins ti-liiii the iiiiiskull millet.
Tlil-two ailve iries bowed iii Sllf'Il(‘r‘,
“Ci'o.s.-; swliills.’
‘Vitli the L'()lllY]‘lIlI‘l(l the lll9.Il(‘< vaiiie t0gt‘tlI(‘l‘
with ii (‘lash that made the sparks tly, and the
combat ha-l bl-grin.
Both kiiew the other well, for they had been
rivals in all t iiigs: siiil,-l-. nearly fliiir years be-
fore, they hall enters-d the Military Awlilleiiiy,
I):-an Darringtriii fruiii Mis. .sippi and Antonio
Dallas from Texas.
In fencing they had often oiwissevl blades, with
but slight advantage in favor of Dean Darriiigr
ton
Now it was to see, in a battle for life, Wl1I('li
would win.
Like statues the grim sergeant and the innskell
Cadet stood by. gazing upon the Sl‘5'Xlt', until both
uttered an exelaniatioii. as of nlariii, when the
hlazle (if Antonio Dallas was striie ruin his
rasp and his breast was at the iiierey of Ileuii
)arriii;;tlin wort spfilllll
“ Dallas. at-<-ept V0111‘ life at my lianlls,“ and
Dean lhirriiigtoii pi l-CHI up the fall:-ii .<worll Zlllll
('oiii‘telausly liaiiill-ll it to his rll-feared aiitligoiiist.
who took it. stood liii iiistaiit in silent,-e. and then
" Dean Darriiiizton, I llemrinll a SCCOIIAI bout.
and with iistuls."
" And l‘<‘rllSl‘, sir," was the stern reply.
" I3ewarv,lii' I shall make l(ll()h ii your >-:l-rrl
was the tlirl-Iitl-niiig respoiise.
" t ('2lI1llO iiile no hiirni now. Dallas, a4 I am
nr, llmgera millet, and l'UD<I'!(llE'll?ly t-liilnnt be
rlisaiiisswl (ititrtl-I‘V4‘lllIlL', sir! '
mod-liy, ser-
geaiit,” nnll, ll-.l-kiiig his nriii in that (if the
niaskrll millet, I):-:iii Ihirriiigzioii walked iiirziy.
leaviiu: his foe and the St‘l">.’,'l'(llI[ still staiilliiig iii
the litrlc, gi-iixw-yziral, Illr l’liriiier a prey 24; [llli.<l'
riiieiivi:ibll- eiiioiiniis, t'l>i'lie hall bl-l-‘i llI‘fl‘iIlt‘!l
and la-til-ll by tho, line of all others uliliiii he
"i.D-‘ed VIIU>I iii the world.
(,'H;U"I II’. II"
HF. isi'H.ViVl; sTH.ulER.
ti . of Olin ;:rl-at Miss s ppi,
lss $1lI'l'llllI5lWlf'!ly4lIiW]l iiitn
lilHl>llI4'VVf!V"r'1>f the (hilt, one of tliliw siipwrli
‘flmltiii-,5 piiliil-us,‘ as tlime llli'lC4'lll(.' sto.-aiiiers
&1I‘E?('lllll‘!l, iwis ni:ikiii;: its w.-iy
With Yiillllllvs of siii<il;v- s eiiiniiig from her
lnltv siii->I- ' ‘s, the lil1ll'l-(lIl' "if wliiv-li was
i-l-In-x-ml by in) ll-emf .spai'ks. ‘lili ll'l'l. llI't'.'lli!r
jphy’ -,f l;v['h1gl]li]‘l'sx(1f‘l' l'xl‘1lIN‘[IlIM“s I‘tmiillll'
int; lil;li the llilllllwl blmni of xi pie wf:li'ti
lot lI;;lit< frlviii lli>- ibizi liiill kl
liiizlit t;I:ii'o of ill" tiil- iii lll 1' llX:'
11.:-iuirll .:ii;ii.': one of the wl-irvl slriigs of tli>-
.-iinuii iii hi 1 2' K"!-, viiivl till 41- r.'l(H 'v‘('l't’ fiiil mi
, dark wall of fHI'Q'>t, wl-re two>wure 0
ll to one sil 5,
. half 8. mile away. Vi are the plaiitation liuilll>
‘('ltIll-‘i iiiaiisioii whit-
X
The Two Flags.
groups listening to the melody or promenading
toand fro and enjoying the beautiful scenery
by nioonli ht.
Aft, in t e ladies‘ cabin the sound of a piano
was heard, and now and then a burst of boister-
ous laughter from a noisy group who were tell-
ing aneedotes,uni;iiindfiil of the beauty of the
night, the majestic steamer and the picturesque
surrouiilliiigs.
ff ti-oni the shores, dotted with the homes of
pl8IlN‘l'S, was Wafteil the perfume of a l]l1n(ll‘Pl’I
ower , aiirl net-asioiially [1 group of youii,r.; peo>
ple on liorsebal-k coull be disveriiell dashing
swiftly along in a. race with the steamer for
half Ll. X1)llC(iI‘ so.
"' 'l'lil>re is one of the finest plantations upon
the shores of tli .l ' ippi, young lall)'." said
the blunt olil pilot at the wheel, tiirxiiiig Ll1l(Ii'l(l’
C re ‘in; a iiiaideii who stood near liiiii, and
frmiiiiig one of half a dozen who had gone up to
the [‘lli>C‘llUlI.NO to enjoy the scene.
Ashe Srlillte he pointed to 2‘! large mansion,
“'lll>s(‘ White walls were llistiiirtly v‘ ‘l ) '
l1l1NIlllI,Lllt, a few huiidrell paces b
I‘iX'&'i‘, situated upon a sloping liillsille and sur-
roiiulled by ii superb tllm'ei>;'ai'lleii aiill lawn.
In the l)'tl(‘lv(g,'1‘L)llll1l. ;:liiiiiiiei‘iii;.; against the
t io V
<-littages, the slaves‘ quai'tei's, an
llI,’,CS, 1' ing intli lllillrillf and appearing in the
Illiiflllllhllll lil;l- soiiie olll t-athellriil,
l.i;.;'ht< iier visible IIl'l‘L' and there in the spa’
the words of the pilot
tiiriil-ll all l-Vi.-s upon.
“ It dl>l-s iiideell S'.‘t‘]Il like a graiill lioiise," an-
<“‘Ql‘l‘ll the iiiailleii. lil-r gaze i'ix'et<ill upon the
plaiitlitioii the steainer uzis approal-liiii;: iii an
liblilpie liirel-tioii. for the eliaiiiiel here ran troiii
one side of the river to the other.
“ It lielon;:s." voiitiiiut-ll the pilot. “to one of
tile" tiiiest yoiiiig men I ever kiiew. and he lives
tlii-re all ailillt’. for his father and his iiiotlier
lliell sliiiie yl-:ii' or so ago and left all to liiiii.
" lle l$1ls'Ill)ll!l' '
a priiil ,aiilli l
tary Alwilll-iiiy fur ll slilllilir. but i'l-si;;'iil>4l :iiill
l‘(llll4‘ home to take (‘are lil' his sil-k niot il-r.
“ lIe‘s a llvflI'Ilt‘II)r. young lal ' but I‘ll gulli-
ble that he wt-iil<lii't liosli long (llll he oiire <1-0
your blialitifiil fave. and I only wish liv-‘ll lM‘l‘ll
on this trip ix itli us that lit‘ iiiigzlit (‘l'I1lHll‘l‘)i>ll.
us I dun‘: like to feel that no wl-ii't see you this
way any iiiore.“'
Aiill tlieolll wliitluliairl-ll pilot. hr-iilvst in his
8!lIIlll'i'1IllvIl(iftIlt‘I14’L1lIilIHl girl who hall ufil-ii
Visitml the IIIll>C’IlUlI>l‘ on the run up till‘ l'lW'l‘.
failed to see the blushes he hall brought into ihl-
lovely face.
“ I uni sorry my father eannot be on (look in
enjoy the beauty of the night." said the IlIlIl(Il‘lI.
hastily, aiixioiis tli eliange the siibjeet.
“I hlipe the eolonel‘s inipruviiig, nii,-'s,“s.iill
the ill-t.
“ His, though slowly but when we not huinl-
to New York, and he will not have tli l..- iiilnl-ll
any niore, he will iiiiprove rapidly, I thiiil-1“
" It was a bad Woiiiill them Cuiiiuiivlies giive
him. I liure heard, mis "’
" Yes, my father has been statiriiied in Texas
the past year, aiill in II battle with the (‘nniiiii
rlie-4 a few “L-eks ago he was [“l<‘L' “'!rlHlIlHl.
nulls"
“ I"i'ru-I Firv J Hie s-fvrlnirr‘.s- mi firr ,"'
The wild l-i'yappalll>ll all who ho-zirll it, and
liarllly hall the aliiriii (llf'll frlliii the i1: tlizi
;;t1Ve it ere tliv-re Xll‘U.sf' >liriel‘s of terror fr:-iii
wl-iiil-u and eliilllren, the lillrirse shouts ‘VI. men.
and the stern Ul‘1l!‘l'.s‘ of the ()IIll‘t
“ lllm ii lI1'lUW for your lives, all!
" I will head for the Slliifl‘ aiill hol-1 lH'I‘ tlieref
“ I)liii't flii'get your fiiilil-i‘, niis rriell the
brare pilot, tliiiikiiig of the “'()ll[Iill'll olliver in
that mall iiioiiieiit of ti-rrnr, aiill forgetful of
self. 1Il’CA'l‘IIlllIt‘(.I to Eslilllll Lit his post to do his
duty by otlil,-rs.
Oiitnf the [>llOlrl)lill’>(‘ ruslilwl tlili group that
llllil bl I'll 1lIl‘l‘l‘, and (lU“l) tl:-i ‘IVE’? stlps spl-ll
the iiiailll-ii, hl-r f.‘ll‘l' wliiil-. lil-r lips wt, but firm
l'b“4ll‘.l' I'lll.l.]l‘l‘ than fribiit l‘o:>Iillt; “lulu her
lieaiiiiiiil f8(‘t‘,
l<‘nr.siii'vl the flriiiilis wl-re I'1‘r1'tI‘lll;: tl-i1'illl'all)‘.
ziiivl alreally bliistiiig up uliovli the 1I(‘('lx , while
lieyl-iill ilieiii ii llltlllilvllml.[I1lllii'rsTl‘ll‘kL‘ll niuss
lif liuiiiliiiity “‘v‘l(' $lIl'l(l1'lD‘,f for help, l-ulliiig
upon high lieaxl-ii to save the-in. or sirriiigiiig
into the writ is to meet 11 death ll-ss tt‘l'l'lllll‘, I
.N'r:1iilliii;:.-it l s post, tlrni nsa rln-k. the pilot
hL‘tlIl(’lISll"1llL(llC fur the shore. at R pl-int just Ill”
low the ell:g:i1it plliiitatioii Wlli(‘lI he hall pointed
out as one of the finest, ll[>4I]l the TIVIT
lll- kept the l(VllIl'lllUllllIi‘4l wliistle liluwiii-2 an
appeal f--r help [ruin the sliorl-, will the deep’
tuiil-ll ‘it'll of the .<ll‘IIHlI'l' tlilliiig rapidly, In
t1l‘4ill>'(‘Illl1llHl];: the shore.
With iill sll'.'llII tiiriil-ll mi. her ('l‘1‘W' drivl-ii
from their wists lil-lliw. hm‘ buns l'i'l>wilwl, Hu-
Ilniiilm iiii'l- lliiu; ll4‘l'l]llll1l'<lIl[i>. and (I. liiiiillrell
lililpll-s< l)I‘lII’,fN iit't.(lil- llHlIl(‘ ?'<i4'l'lHlt‘l‘. 1lNiklll‘,f
like sl-mu bli;;l- In 1llLf iiiuiisrl-r trnni the rw,giliii.s
iiifwiiiril. i'iiJ:ell mlll 1I'l'l‘llll‘ spin-ll (H“'l'il'll the
sliliiw, lo-lll on llwl’ l lliii'.-.l- by llll'HlI1‘lllZlll in thi-
,.g1.,:.h..u ..-, uliil-). nus Iiw-,-illy ,:l'l.u lllLf lllllrlvrr
I‘lll"fl‘lilllllll‘Il"l'l‘l’lI[Illl'1llIlll1llIllll‘llHlH"‘.
Siillllvil it'll‘ u.'l- ii "l[l)4'k wliil llllli4‘VI all ll-
tlilir flwi, ‘. Uilw the z-‘t>v.'liiini' I-iw.-.sii:i,,' a bar;
l
l
-.= -.. .1 e -
but she got s..xi”c<ly over, yet still dragging on the
bottom, and then. with a crash that sent hlr
lofty snioke-.staeks down, she ran her l)U“:;
ashore.
But the rebound was so great that she drew
off, was seized by the swift current. and went
drifting. a helpless niiiss, dliwii the streziiii.
The pilot hall done hisdiity and could do no
so he sprung froiii the dizzy lii;,;ht iiitothe
iik, arose, and striil-k out for the shore.
, too. had Spruiig into tlil- river. l:l' been
thrown there by the shlielt. while iiiaiiy niorli
had been over-plm erl ll by the heat, and had
fallen Virtiiiis to the rlaiiies.
Along the shore the plaiitativliibells were riii;.;7
iiig loull 1llil]'llh’,flIlll planteis and slaves H011‘
liasteiiiiig to the river-baiil: tli beliolll the awriil
spet-tai-ll-. and do all in their power to szivl
huiiimi " .
hfulllleiily, out from the bank shot 21 siiiall l oat
and in it “ ere tn 0 peisoiis.
One ‘V as a uliite iiian. the oilier a llI';.’l'4I. and
the exit it along with a spl-ell that has KIialWt‘i'
0
ii.
Straiglit to the stern of the burning stl-iiiiiviu
I>(Il‘Ill‘ alliiu: by the l-urrent. the boat “Till, aiill
one lat‘ i s two lierupaiits SpI‘ll[i;;'t>II bl 'iXl'll.
" Anchor. i‘ll(L‘ tlieiii 8.‘llUl'l‘ as fast as you (‘an
fill your bliat. wliill- I take :1 look into the
eabiiis," rriell thewhite iiian. who was 1IIT'>>t‘il lll
a suit of iihite duck. and “lire a Paiiaiiia straw
hut upon his head.
“ Yes. iiiassa." uii.<wl>rell the negro. l)P,L"lnI)I!)g1
to aid into the boat thetew who stood on tlil
ower (IL'l’l( aft.
'p to the dril-k above the white niaii cliinhrwl.
into the cabin lil- llashell. and the sight that met
his g':izl- was hear ieiil llif.f.
Woiiil-ii and ehilllrl-ii were there, some of than
yiiig Illlt‘(>l.IS(‘I0ll>' frl-iii fri;-zlit. lltliers shriek 1;,
for help, others prayiii;:. while sir:-iig iiieii wl-i-l-
l-qiially as ha-lples seeiiiiii<,rly dated by the Sltllr
zitiliii of ht-lplessiiess in which they tuuiill then.-
selves.
“ (hit upon the reziv‘ giiarlls, all of ymi’
“ Boats are eliiiiiiig oil’ to the i'e:-wiie-, and i llli
hall lwttl-r (II'0“'ll thiiii burn to (leatli. ‘
"To the stern 'l' rlls all of youI"l-i'iell till‘
bl rlil i'rsl-iiei‘, in ii W,-il-l> that l'1lIl;.'l
and his wlirllsal-tell like an elm-ti L .sli(>l'lv( ii; on
thl- helpless iiiortals, f(‘rl'll]('yl'1l‘IiHl l(I“ElI'lllll<
stl-rii, daslil-ll tlll‘Ullj;ll Llil‘ stzitlwliliiiis. and “I'll
lrluii the ('lilJlI1. ii iil-i wa. rzipillly lil-l-oiiiiiig ii
tiery t'uriial-e, as the oliele steziiiil-,-i‘ aiiiillsliips
mis one niiiss lit‘ aiiil-s‘.
" (lli, sir is tlil-re no lllipu for iiiv poor far
rm >
The words were utterl-d by the yliiiiu: girl wlili
hall been in the pilotrhliuse when the tire lirlike
l-ut.1iiil sie W ' staiilliiig, with i-1.-ispell lmiills
aii'l appealing tale, in the door of a large state-
FO0 l
Aspshe allrlressorl the daring: rescuer, who was
llashiiig iii the SUlt(.“l‘0()ln lllilirs. to see if the)‘
ll5'lll oi-l'iipaiits. the s of the two met, and iii
(‘V
ivlulls that fairly reached a sliriek, the iiiuilleii
('l'l(‘l I
“ F(ll’ll’7‘.l we are snrml,’ fur In-i-r is that
llrlirr lllnst [’ol'iif l-rlrlrl,Ini4I hp will no! Irl, us
rI1'l>."’
CHAPTER V
TH ‘
p iefore tlil-:ilai'iiil>t' fii'eriiii;:tlii'oii;;li
ippi stl-aiiiei', :1 iniin lit’ liiie [vl‘I,’>'6‘I]i e
lay at full lviigtli upon a l-lit in one of the stiitliw
rluriiis H]i(‘lll1l;.',‘llIll)[lll‘ l(llll"slI'.'ll)llI
A 1>;','l4‘Hl<'0' into his fave, tliliiigli iipliu it the seal
of siilfl-i lIl‘,Z rl-stl-ll, and it was very pale, i xl-2il>
ed to the l‘l‘l'llll'! the lil-izseiiiziii who hull IlIl]7t'!lI'("ll
upon the bliiil' at West I’liiiit, so mun aitur his
Ill’lll;IlIlt'l' hull lIi‘l‘Il szivwl fl‘UIll death by the
young I'Ellll‘l.
t was Clvloiil-l Dlvrsl-y I)l‘lilil?’lll, a man of
wl-liltli. ii gallant 0lll(‘l‘l‘ of the lfiiitl-ll States
ariiiy. mill retiiriiiii;.: tli his New York hliiiw
from his repgiiiieiit in Tl-xzis, wliere he hall bl-l-ii
>'4'VF'l‘l ly “'ULlIltlt.‘tl in ii litittll- ii itli Cl)lllilnt‘l1L‘ Iii
(l.I8'll>'.
.'XI'1'lrIll1lIll)yIXlgllllll was his lieaiitiful (laugh
ter, Vvlill hail liii. -iied to him 4)“ the frontier
post. as slwii as she hall IlI'1ll'il of his beiiig,
vs] illllilvll, and the two were mi their way to their
Bllirilll-rii hoiiie, aeeoiiipaiiil-ll by the (-.i].,ni-13
"11lQ‘I. an lI'I'(‘]rI‘i’SSll)ll‘ rishinun, who blire the
iiziiiieof (Hloriiiaii ()"l‘oole.
V'l'lie will-I hall goiie forward to listen to the
siiipgii " of the lleekrliaiills. while Lois. at her
i&Lllf'I' s I‘1'(lllI"i’, hall as l-iirlell tli tho llevk with
a ;:roiip of felllvw-ti'zii'l-llvi. . to eiijoy the beaiit V
‘)f ill“ “l'<lit, MINI thus the (‘I‘lUIli‘l “ as left aIliii‘l-
in his state i-ofiiii. and lay gl:iiil'iii;.; out througrli
the vllilvr Uiwlllllg upon the gliurrls, at the iiiouii
lib .xliurv<,
Hlilllll-yily tlini-i'y of fire renllilwl his 4'lII‘<, Hllll
his pale t'iil'l- lN‘!‘l'IlHt‘ livid.
lie was lll'lIIli'.N'H’ ivlliiiillvll as he “':h,lll]4l l-niilvl
lil‘IIf nil .Kl‘l‘l'lt‘l’ to li1iii.<a-ll',nr hi< llivl,-lydziiigh.
ti-r, tmiiiill “'lll>lll his tliliiighls imw tiiriiell iii
tllwniiuiiixli of (ll's‘Iillll'.
HL1.-rt 1.-<,; “,'lp]'[)Qllliylfx.l]1‘h'I[‘;[l)I‘!'l]llrl‘I1“'l
l)Vlllr‘i'lIll1ii.lll>lI'll'N' iipivii him. sliwt, ll-iwii at
the Illlilllelll ‘li4‘i‘lilHlli‘l llllll rm I‘lVI'll li lillllv? in
his .‘3lllrlllilI‘l', llllll tlills he uils at ll.-' H1Il'I‘- iii’
til!‘ llfllllth. '
ludll ruiig the my Hf fin-, ll ii.Zvr iwtw the