He hurried to the spot and Nick saluted him with the cry "Here, Jack, are two recruits who declare they must enter Company K." His gun was on his arm and his knapsack on his back, but only the realization that a score of eyes were upon him saved Jack from dropping limply on the ground, as, looking in the group, he saw Dick Perley and Tom Twigg grinning ingratiatingly at him.

Perley was eighteen in April last, and he was a soldier in spite of all that Jack could do.

Dick Perley listened in awe to Jack's wonderful ratiocinations on what was to comesecretly believing him much more learned in war than this General McDowell who was commanding the army.

Dick Perley, who was at the brigade headquarters, with Grandison, came to the Caribees presently with great news.

He had seen Nick Marsh, who gave the first coherent narrative of Jack, Barney, and Dick Perley.

Young Perley had been lost sight of since noon of the battle.

With them Marcia Perley went, trembling and tearful, and Telemachus Twigg, to extricate his son from danger, for it was uncertain what his status was in the forces.

Make out an orderfor whom?" Olympia, speechless with gratitude reverence could hardly articulate: "My mother, myself, and Miss Marcia Perley.

No such names as Sprague or Perley were recorded in the fateful pages of the hospital corps.

Where were Barney and Nick, and, worse than all, young Dick Perley?

You wouldn't have recognized the scapegrace, Dick Perley, in the carnival figure that came forward, for his curling blond hair was closely cropped, his face was smeared with the soilure of pots and pans, and it was evident that the eager warrior had exchanged the weapons of war for the utensils of the company kitchen.

"It is Miss Perley's nephew," Olympia said, joyously, to the amazed lady of the house, who stood speechless.

"But, to be serious a moment, I have written to my old friend General Robert Lee, of Arlington, about Miss Perley.

Dick Perley is a man: therefore he is trying.

Dick Perley is only a boy.

Richard Perley was, therefore, deputized to rescue Barney from his false position and give him a chance for exchange when the time came.

If you and this young man Perley could escape before the event, it would be impossible to convict them.

Now, can you not manage to inspire Perley with the same sentiment?

"Perley's Gram., p. 10.

Perley B. Davis (NK); 10Jan61; R269101.

DAVIS, PERLEY B. The handsome donkey.

Mrs. Perley, the minister's wife, opened the interview by stating that, while she was sorry to see Mrs. Cliff looking so pale and worried, she was very glad, at the same time, to be able to say something which might, in some degree, relieve her anxiety and comfort her mind, by showing her that she was surrounded by friends who could give her their heartfelt sympathy in her troubles, and perhaps do a little more.

"We all know," said Mrs. Perley, "that you have had misfortunes, and that they have been of a peculiar kind, and none of them owing to your own fault.

" "We all know," continued Mrs. Perley, "that it was a great loss and disappointment to you not to be able to get down to Valparaiso and settle your affairs there, for we are aware that you need whatever money is due you from that quarter.

What does that mean?" "It may not be exactly that," said Mrs. Perley, quickly, "and we all know very well, Mrs. Cliff, that you are naturally sensitive on a point like this.