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THE BORDER SPY;

OR,

THE BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE OF THE REBEL CAMP.

A STORY OF THE WAR.


BY LIEUT. COL. HAZELTINE,
FORMERLY CAPT. COMPANY A, FREMONT'S BODY GUARD.


_NEW-YORK_:
SINCLAIR TOUSEY, PUBLISHERS' AGENT,
No. 121 NASSAU STREET.


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1863, by SINCLAIR
TOUSEY, Publisher's Agent, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court
of the United States for the Southern District of New York.




THE BORDER SPY;

OR THE

BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE OF THE REBEL CAMP.




CHAPTER I.

     _The Rebel General Price--Determination to Fight--The Sleeping
     Indian--Price Suspects him--He is Bound--Surprise--Escape._

     Let those who fear the spray the torrent flings
     Retrace their steps--I'll cross the stream, howe'er
     Its brawlings may disturb me.--_Mrs. Hale._


"By my soul, it shall be done! Yes, safety, honor, fame, fortune, all
require it!"

It was a wild spot. The towering rocks reached to the height of several
hundred feet above the valley below, where rolled the rapid waters of
the Osage. Upon one of these jutting turrets, stood the speaker. His
large form rose above the