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In the spring of 1861 Carter, of the United States Secret Service, is in Centerville, Va., and makes the acquaintance of Lieut. Taylor, a son of Col. Taylor, of the Southern army. Carter is... See full summary

In the spring of 1861 Carter, of the United States Secret Service, is in Centerville, Va., and makes the acquaintance of Lieut. Taylor, a son of Col. Taylor, of the Southern army. Carter is posing as a civilian, accompanied by a fellow spy, Edwards, and hopes to trap Taylor into revealing information of value. To this end Carter gets Taylor drunk and inveigles him into a card game. By a pre-arranged plan with Edwards, a revolver is loaded with blanks, and when Edwards cheats and is called to account by Taylor, the latter curses him and goads him to intense fury, and he snatches up the pistol, which has been laid on the table for the purpose, and shoots at Edwards, who drops and feigns death. The shot attracts a crowd, who rush into Carter's room, where the three have been playing, and Carter hides the supposed corpse of Edwards, pushes Taylor into a closet and tells the people he has accidentally discharged the pistol while cleaning it. He then poses as Taylor's good friend and ...