manor uuru m nngmuu, luau cuxvyu in the Southern army during the civil war and side by side with our bravest soldiers had fought for the `r- .ost Cause" as though it had been his\own. 17- 1.... .: uL......+n77 1.-MI ]n-mag-ht Lee. In the excitement of battle 1 had forgotten Irving Mclvex- s very ex- :nAvr\fI1nP> ....+:1 T ham-rl Coneral Lee IUIEULLCII LA vunb .--~.-~ V, 7 _ istence until I heard General call for a volunteer aide to carry a dispatch to a Mississippi regiment-- I forget its number now-thut was being anked, as we could see from our high posifion on a hill, by a brigzude of boys in blue just landw ed from a transport on the Yazoo; - ! 2'. He was dressed as a cavalry lien- . :_ _;..1:..L ....:t A? an-av and I m.-1'. It was a fearful, deadly g:auntlct1i _.._.. ereu LU xcyuu. uv u-.. Lee. Can you direct on .v1L:1.\`t:1 a n.._v x... J. J-PK ,...`..uv n `to run to reach the regiment, but`! idaring Mclver promptly spurred to c the point, and saluting with a p1eas- '1 ant smile, said: I am ready, General-and my horse is fresh. 1 Away he darted on his perilous ride, and straight across an open eld torn by the shot and shell of ` both sides, while a cheer of admira- ' tion went up from all who saw him ' --it was seen that the Englishman was no show soldier, as was at I first whispered, and that he had won! the orders he wore, was now evi- rst \ dent. -IICIU Irving Mclver was no common man, for his appearance would at- tract atention amid any gathering his splendid physique and handsome face win the admiration of both men and women, and his courtly, though quiet manners, always gain him friends. r- `resisting General Sherman`s attack on Vicksburg, by the way of Chick-z asaw Bayou-I was bearing an `order from General Stephen D. Lee to General Withers, and under a hot cross-re suddenly came upon a horseman calmly surveying the field, his superb horse as calm as his mas- ter. n 7,... .x...........-! no rx naval:-v lipn. l .I first met him when our army was , Like the wind he sped along, and then his steed stumbled badly, but was quickly recovered by his rider, though it was seen that the animal was hard hit. On, on he sped, and then his gal- lant steed swayed badly from an- other wound, and then went down ` dead. 11,. ..:.l.._ ..1.:l4'..I1u n'ln-I-unrl urn. ' 0630. But the rider skilfully alighted up- on his feet and as eet as a deer continued on his way and reached .. . ., L-___,:...: ....,.- :4 tin!` Hie. COIIUIIUEQ 011 His way auu Lcavlnuu the levee, bounded over it and dis- appeared in a low undergrowth, to appear by the side of the Mississippi colonel, who, thus warned, swung his regiment out of danger, while the gallant aide, mounted upon a fresh horse, returned the way he had gone, halting by the se of his dead steed to remove his saddle and bridle and bring them with him. rn1_-i_ .._..11....4. nivuvinn uynn `Fru- Drlule auu UIIH5 Lucun wuu nun. That gallant service won for Irving Mclver a captain's bars and from that day he rose rapidly, until .. A ,A_ LL, _ -4` H... Vivrrvu Inn uvnro n innu Llldh ua_y uc Avuy .;.l...\..._,, ....-.. at the end of the war he wore a colonel /s stars" upon his collar. From that day we were friends, and yet, though'I knew that he had a history, some dark page in his life, I never knew what it was, as when gazing into his sad face I never had the heart to ask him of what he cared not to tell. ii CZIIUU JIUL Once during the war I saw Irving Mclver upon another eld than that of batt1e-it was upon the `eld of honor," and all I knew of his quar- rel was that he came to my tent one night and asked me to become his second in an unpleasant, yet abso- lutely necessary aair, and 1 con- sented. LU Lcu. 1-_n.,_.:_.._ _.._.....:.... (A... A4` :15 ` SCIILBU. The following morning four of us met in a secluded spot not far from V and I saw that the antagonist of my friend was also an English- man, and like Molver, holding rank in the Confederate army-his second, like myself, was a Mississippian. Y 1.-.! ,....-..~.-..--6.-ml +1-xn -nanny-iafu nf Iulxx: IIIJBCAA, was up A-.uu.:.gu.rr...... I had suggested the propriety of surgeons, but both men smiled quiet- 1y-it was not to be an affair where surgery would be of any avail, for both men seemed to have come to the eld for one purpose-to kill. 1u_:_._ D ....,l ........,.1t Inmrlnrl but: ucnu LUI UIIC yu1yu:m;-uu Annun- Major B and myself loaded the pistols and the principals tools their stands, ten paces apart, and having won the right, I gave the word to re and the pistols ashed together. `\.f..1..,n. ,~+.-snrl nnr-rp1a+ nrul 11:": nnln Lupgcuuzx. Mclver stood upright and his pale face were 21 strange look I never forgotr-his antagonst, and his coun- tryman, fell heavily to the ground and it was evident hat he had re- ceived his death. Xht With Sepoys; lnheritillggn Heiress f Mclver sprung to his side a _knelL by him and between the t` lpassed a few words unheard lMajo1` B and myself, and th {my principal arose to his feet a `lhis enemy lay motionless before h '; -he was dead. rvwl . . u 1 AIL n (as uuuu. That xvas the last meeting be- tween Irving Mclver and my: un~ til we met in the streets of Bombay, and I 1i.-zn'n(~(l from him then that he had bought back into the Iinglisii army and wzi.< thvn zuljutzmt of :1 rvgzimont stzitionc-(1 in the upper `-country, where thvy haul. occasi0nul~ I3`, 21 tussle with the f\2lli\'0S, which lz1t.t1.-1` reimirk \v21.< offcrnii 21.: an in| dun-mncnt for m- to u('c,-pi. his in- vitzition to \'i. him in his army life. A: ,_..__, I .. _A I _._.l l One day as we sat in camp, lrvingv lMclver mum to me and asked if 1 lt-are-(l to take 21 little gallop with {him through the jungle, and in ten lminutes we were on horseback, and ncompzmierl by :1 dozen troopers, we dushetl :nva_v at a swift pace. | lIlll\IlL'I|L U(AlI\l3 U; II(s|.Iv\.a ` 'Quickl.y surrounding the bunga- |low we (lashed up to the door and 'were immediately greeted with ring- ing shots, which dropped several troopers from their saddles. i lt is as was reported-in with 1 [the door, men ! came from the lips ' of Adjutant Mclver, and dismount- ; ing he rushed upto the door, which 1 was thrown open suddenly and oud bounded a tall native chief, follow- ed by a score of his'band. 1......-..\Ll.v `ll ;-Tun: nnnfv-nnfnr` fhn Kldhllcll (liV(l_\ um. u .1vv|L\. puv.\.. Pussiiig the scouts and videttes, we hold on our way until we came up- on 2). de. bungalow, or one that was supposed to be desrarted, and used as u rendezvous at night for different bands of natives. l A - vs ,,,,,, you n... L.....,.- cu uy `:1 bculx: UL um uauu. Instantly Mclver confronted the Sepoy chief and a desperate combat began. while the soldiers and Sepoy: met. `, but`became engaged in a hand to hand :d encounter which was erce and dead- )1eas- ily. . 1.. fun vnin11f.s=< the savage ghtl ;'d by then and two By Col. Prentiss Ingraham We were encamped in an Indian jungle, and the gallant English regi- ment, of whose adjutant I was the guest, lay under arms, while the scouts were reconnoitering for the ` coming foe---a foe as cruel and cun- ning as the native redskins of our own land. A bungalow, near which the regi- `nent was quartered, had been lately attacked by a band of malignan`. Sepoys, in whose hearts still lingered the re of revenge against the Eng- lish, and the soldiers had been or- dered at once in pursuit, though with little hope of inflicting much punish- ment upon the jungle robbers, who, in their native fastness, could elude all efforts to hunt them out. . 1,_.: -....._.i.._...: 4- 1-4:" A1-i ";{li I ` him ly. xln ten minutes the savage ght had ended and victory rested upon the soldiers; but victory, alas! dear- ly paid for, as half the troopers were slain, and their officer, Irving Molver, lay dyng upon the ground, bleeding from half a dozen wounds. Yet though he knew full well that death was but a short half hour re- ; moved, he never faltered and his nlface never lost its habitual calm, while in his deep tones he said: 11I,I ,# .. . . . . _ . .,.:..A .....-.,_I earn dnnrn 2 I knew not that while in ms Men, never mind me--I am done for-look after your comrades, and my friend here will command you until you get into camp. Then turning to me, he continued: Killed in a skirmish with Sepoys -dying in an Indian jungle-a sad fate, is it not, old fellow? A soldier s fate," I returned quietly. Yes, a so1dier s fate; but, Col- onel, I wish to say something to you and make you heir to a precious treasure-not of gold, or jewels, un- derstand me, but something which 1 prize far mor%any little daughter. Your daughter ! I exclaimed. you were mar- uccp Luuca ax: osuu . tied. uA1__ I 1 man-and +hh-teen rieu." Alas! yes--`I married thirteen years ago-married a woman whom I believed an angel, and whom I found a devi1-no, I will not con- demn her now, for she is dying by degrees, and I am looking down in- to my grave. uv..- 1 mm Bar rim-ing a visit to Kil1arney s lakes, a young and beau- tiful girl, the daughter of a well to do merchant of Leeds, and it seemed that we loved each other at sight. My proud lady-mother had other views for me, but I disobeyed her for once in my life and married the woman of my choice, disregarding the wishes of my friends and bring- ing upon myself thereby their bitter resentment. (zY`,, 4-..- -......... I nv-ninvnr` nprfpt-1 to grave. Yes, I met her during a ' I`Sel'l'DU1eI1I. For two years I enjoyed perfect bliss with my wife, and a little child was born to us- a. baby daughter, and I believed that no shadow would ever fall upon my life; but how frail are man's hopes; I found after a while that I was not my wife s first love-that she had, before marry- ing me, been engaged to a young - English oicer, and meeting him ' again while we were in Naples, she returned to her old love, and when I was called away to England for a 4--.- -1... .:....,..+m-i 1-uar l-mmp 1 won \,uu.u an -- _-,,, few days she ucieserted her he and husband and ed with her I lover. un,,; u_:- -...... -6 nH -Fnr aha r Hover. But this was not a11,for she car- ried with her our little girl, and I was left desolate and broken heart- \.u. No, I did not pursue them-1 let them go, yet swore to kill that man if he ever crossed my path in life- that I kept my oath you know, colonel, for you saw me shoot him down in the duel, for like myself he had also sought service in the Con- federate army and I met him at a hotel in town the evening before 1 killed him. 1.- .11-.) 1.... Ah! vnn Hunt` xmeu mm. Before he died he told me that my wife had also deserted him--i1 was bred in the bone, it seemed, fox her to be untrue, and that she had gone to India with her new 1ove1: who was a. Bombay merchant, zmc that my child was still with her <.-vi? mother. E` URSDAY, JULY 25, L929. This is why I sought service ir. ` India, and on1_v two weeks ago did 1 nd her. Yes, I found that she was dying with consumption, and she be;-,2r_x:c(l me so pitcously to let her child r(-main with her until hcx dc-ath that I could not refuse. nu .1, ...c... .\.\..L.~,. ,.1.,. :_ .lr....~l |I\n nu; nun. ......... .. The men were summoned and Irving Mclver dictated and l wrote, with a lead pencil, his last wishes. and the sorrowing soldiers afxed their signatures after he had signed his own name in his bold, free hand. v A__ _, ,._._LA_ __-..._.. I... ...n.. xnn unu uauu; nu nun uunu, ax... .u....... In twenty minutes more he was dead, sinking into the sleep of death without a groan or even a sigh. u1,. 1.....:,..1 um Q.-m.-m .lc.m1 mm: VVILHUUL U. SIUUJI II. CVIZII G D1511- We buried the Sepoy dead, with the body of the galant adjutant and his dead and wounded men borne across our saddes, returned to camp and I reported to Sir Floyd S--, the Colonel commandant, all that had happened, and after the burial of my noble friend took my de-. parture for Bombay. !Z`..11.u.n'-no Finn (Ii-n:-H.-nun ulnar: rnn ,.....,..... W. ..........._,. Following the. directions given me I sought the house of the faithless wife, a few miles from the city, and found the house in gr-eaFexcitement. for the master was absent, called ray w A'JAA5;I.uA\4 nu .. deserted home ___:n_ L-.. -1 ) The N01-than Aivuu H4111. away to Calcutta on urgent busi- ness, and the poor woman, whose beauty has infatuated him, was` dead. l She had died a few minutes before when told that her child had been stolen from her by a native servant. 1 ..........l .. ,.....,...; . . n A .. H." An...` an enuus LU nun uncun uu-.. I had wandered to India, drifting, (nolens volens) with the tide of cir- cumstances, and in the streets of Bombay had suddenly run upon a friendly face, and grasped a friendly hand-one who, though to the manor born in England, had served 41.. c....L\........ n-.-nu (luv-inc! Han nuuu.u LLVIII up; u_y u nu.-vs, .,-\.;-...... I gazed a moment upon the dead 1 form, now emaciated by disease, yet once perfect inits symetrical m0uld~ ing, and upon the face, beautiful in death, with its delicate f(.`2l.i.UI'(,'S and golden hair, and I turned away with :1 sigh when I remembered how slic- had wrecked the life of one man,_ caused the death of her guilty lovei and brought dishonor upon herself and her child. Then I questioned the . nnd found what I had half .~xuspectI:d. that they knew well what had be- come of the child, and that she had been stolen to gain ransonn for her return. Asking a native servant, a vicious looking follow, to show me the way to :1 neighboring bungalow, I mount.- ed my horse and when out of sight of the house, placed my pistol to his head and told him to show me the road taken by the kidnappers of thc little girl. Seeing that hls seconds were num~ ' bered he obeyed, and striking into the low country I soon heard the sound of a human voice wailing rather than weeping. Almost at the same ime I caught sight of two per sons, standing upon the bank of a 1|smal1 pool. \,,j r__ The guide here begged so vigor- ously for me '0 release aim, as he would be killed if his treachery wag known, that I told him to clear out .an advice he was slow in following, and alighting from my horse I crept upon the unsuspecting native who had stolen little Eva and was hiding with her until his allies came to carry her away to a place of safety. a...I.l....Iu nnnfrnnfino him with n Make it safe arty HE!` away Lu .5 ynauc u; nuu.x.u_y. 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(T? his dying: in :1 far- awzty lmlian jungle. ln :1 few \vor(l.< I told her of first meeting with her son in .-\n1u.-ricz1;, and of his yszillant. .<(-rvice in the Confc-(le1'zm~ army, and I saw the tears roll across her cheeks, tliougl`. she showed no quiver of her strong )ld I n then held face, no tremor of her zirist.rocmtirr hand. m. _x~ -.... .,`,....J .,...+ 1 unu V...`/.\... era] Stephen Le me to him, sir`: I I A-1_l L3... -xv ELECTRIC CO., Limited` ' Hilllu. Then I spoke of our second meet- ing: in India, and of his death by my side, and what 1 had inherited from him. I am listmling, sir, she said cahnly, as I hesitzltcd, and I went. on to tell of the death of the false wife zmd mother, the kidnapping` of Eva and of her being then in London. 111' _.__ -I_:I.n,..... ..:.. ...:H n <+.mnn-- `dllu UL HUI ucnng uuuu nu uu..\.v... I am childless, sir--will a strung- er keep from me my just inheritance --my son s child '. _ The words broke passionately from the woman's lips, and she was trembling from head to foot. um. ......I..... 1 nu1~1n m 21:]: if she tremoung lrum uuau LU LUUL. No, madam, 1 came to ask if she could nd shelter in your heart. l am a bachelor, a wanderer, and would make a shabby guardian for a young and beautiful girl, I fear, and I transfer my guardianship where it rightly belongs--wil1 you accept it ?" :1... L. nnxv mnrn av;-nu}. a\.\.cl.w nu . It is needless to say more, except- ing that Eva Mclver became a reign ing be-lle in London and three years later married her heart's choice, and I thereby lost my Inheritance of an Heiress. Page Seven to mm, 511' : I I told him my mission and he ac- companied me to General Withers and back to headquarters, where I presented him to General Stephen Lee. 1 .L_ -_.,.:;,...-...-at n4` Baffin 1 had