The Farmington times., October 24, 1912, Image 6

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SYNOPSIS
Major i awreaee, ten "f Jtidxi La
rn- -r Virginia, whose wire ess i i----w
will on h ptrlloua mission by Qsn
Washington, lint after I ha winter .if Vnl
rors I Htfulsod iii u British iml
rWrm LeWrsnea iirtlv i wltliln inn u in ' h
Irrwi Til.. Mnjiii attends (iron' f.-,
nil m i' ihr -l.niiv cif Hi- Bltndol
it. mr" rmni mob It.- Inter nutti the itin
brilliant bnll Troubls In startse
enter i waits, nn.i Lawivnea la urvml by
bin partner. Mistress Mortimer 'Tin- l.uily
or ili.- In. niter Rone), In ionk.- hi escape
Lawrenef i lets, ir.i an n iiy by Captain
trn or th llrlllih Army. l
ii iIih I
CHAPTER VI.
The One Hope
An hr iitnpier nnil feeed nbnul. I as
attend baited
"Perhaps thin ipol may aatlafy your
aajjiilmn enta," he nniii sercaetl nelly.
""Tin fin rnniiKh nwny at least, and
'he Until 1b tint mi hail "
"it win du," I replied, and threw my
farlet Jiu ki t on tlir Kriiss. ".Strip I"
The white, sir, anil then wo ran we
fairly well where t" Htrlke Thnt'a bet
tar. On guard!4
Ilo cane at mo llorrely enough, eon
fldi n t of his inamery of the wSSpon.
ml, no doubt, ex paction ma to prove
an cany Vietln or bin tikill 1 1 In first
SMalausbt, n trick thrum imiler my
etuuid, caused in.- to give haek a Htep
or two, anil tbtl ntnall Kucevnn ylehleil
film the ovet (onllilenco I nlwayn pre
fer that an Opposes! have. I was
yeans, utile, cool beaded, hsstrnctod'
Ince arly Doybood by my father, a
rather fatnoui awordiniati, In the my?.
lorleH of Ihr- patne, yel I preferred that
Omni should deem hie n novice With
thlr. in mind, and In ordei that I nilKht
tetter atlltfy tin man's ltts, I re-
aoaload atriotly on dafanaa, rIvIhk way
lightly before tin- ronlidetit piny of
hi., bteel, content with barely turning
nanle the ijenmlni; point before It
pricked me. At Ural in- mistook thin
for wr.ilvurun, MMeriBt at my parries,
an h bora in with lot rawing receieoe-
TirR8
"A club would be more In your line,
i take it, Mr. Lieutenant Forteest,"
he cornroonted aarcaattoally, "hut rii
play with you n while for practice
ah' that wan a lurk) turn of tho wrist!
So you do know a trick or two" Per
haps yon have a pnrry for Hint t brunt
n will! Ah! an huh more and I'd
'.nave pricked you your defense In
not had for a boy! By nil the code. 1
tasted hhmd tben now I'll plve you a
-irdri nut to crack!"
i wan Qghtlng allently, with llpn
t .osod. bWbandlni my biealh, nciroe
.) In aril.)! hla commenln. Kvery
Btroke, every thrust, wave me Insight
of his school, and Instinctively my
Wade leaped fortb to turn acuta bin
point lie wan a iwordaman, atronser
th in i. .mil of longer reach, yet bin
tricks win "Id. and he relied more on
StNBgtb than subtlety of fence. He
counter, d v. It h skill, laughing nnd
I Had Gained ,i Hundred Feet Before
Those Behind Me Had Grasped the
Meaning of My Unexpected Flight.
taunting me. until his Jeers made me
flj;ht grimly, with fresh determination
So end the affair.
"Ity (!od! you hnve a right pretty
thrust from the shoulder," he ex
llcimed. "Jieen out before, I take it.
Out I'll show you something you never
earned Odds, I'll call your boy'a
lay!"
"Better hold your breath, for you'll
leud It now," 1 replied abortly "The
Soy's play la over with."
' ; if
4 if
Step by step I begau sternly to force
Jb$ flghllng. driving my point against i
attm so relentlessly as to hush bin
npeccli. Twice wo circled, striking. 1
wiuiertnc Qghtlug, our blades gilt I
My Lady
of Doubt
PARRISH
cbrmdHT, ACYf cwro s Co ,1911
'rliiR ominously In the stsrlldit. our
breatblns labored with the flercenena
of the fighting- Both our swords tanted
Mood, he slicing, my forearm, I plerc
iiic his sbouldtr, yet neither wound
ufRoed to hrliiR nny i-ensatlon of ef
fort We were mad now with the fever
of It. nnd truttllns to kill, panting
fiercely, our faees flushed, the perspir
ation dripping from our bodies, our
swords dsrtlng swiftly bark and
forth He was my mutch, and more,
and, had c been permitted to bo on
i to tin- ,-nd. arotlld have wont me down
by sheer HtrrtiRth. Suddenly, nbove
tbl clash of steal, CSBM the nounil of
inlces; our blade wen- ntrurk up. and
i he dnrk forma of m"ii ptSSStd In be
tween ua.
"Stop It, you hotheads!" some one
en mui a tided Rruflly. "Hold your man,
'1 olsten, until I Ret nt the reason for
I thin tlRhtltiR Who are you? Oh,
'.rant! What's the trouble now? The
old tblSg, eh?"
I had no desire to wait Ills answer,
confident that drum wan sufflilently
angrj to blurt out nijlhiggf In knew.
They were all facing bin way, actu
ated by the recognition, Drsstbtosi
still, yet quick to wlze the one and
oniy i - tin ii c r left, I Rrabhed up my
jacket from the prass, nnd spratiR Into
the dSrbnSSS. I had Rained a tuindred
Let before those behind Rrasped the
meaning of my unexpected fllRht, nnd
then the tumult of voices only sent
me dying faster. rSSlBJaVJ the pursuit.
The only oien pftMSgS led directly
toward the river, nnd I rnced throuRh
tin- hla. k nlpht down the alope ua
though all the fiends nf hell were nft
er me I heard nhoutn, oaths, but
there was no firing, and wan far
, DOUgb ahead to k Invisible by the
time I attained tbo bank. An open
barge lay there, a mere black smudge,
and I stumbled blindly ncross thin,
dropping allently over Its side into the
water. It was not thought, but hrenth
less Inability to attempt more, which
kept me there, clinging to u nlnt on
the side of the bsfBSi io completely
lUbnerged In the river, an to be In
visible from above. SwearlnR tierce
ly. my pursuers stormed over the
bgfge, BWlnglng their nwordn alone
the edges to lie mire 1 wan not there
One blade pricked inn slightly, hat I
held on. sinking yet deeper into the i
Stream, I could see the dim outline
of heads peering over, but vvnn not dls j
covered. The same gruff voice which
1...1.1 ... -i.-i.i ,.
DSg interrupted the duel broke through
the noise:
"I tell yon he turned to the left; I
saw him plainly enough What did
you say tbe fellow's name was.
(irimt ."'
"How do I know? He called himself
Korlesque."
"Sure; the snme one Carter wiib
Cat out bunting after. Well, he ;
dodged down there nmuug those coal j
rliods This is the only way he could -have
disappeared un suddenly. Come j
on, all of you. except Moore and Cnr
taret, and we'll bent the shore."
I beard them scramble across to the
hank, but there were sounds also
proving the guards left behind were
-till ike etauefc .1...,.., .. . ';...- auu
mm un in- uvtn iiuueu tut:. i in.n WgpeJ I
f .l,n loll,,.. ..I ,!.,, nn Ih. n,t. nf I
. . .... , . ....
the barge, his (sal dungling within a
few Inches of my head
"Might as well lake It easy. Bill," he
said lazily. "They're like to be an
hour layin' hnndfl on the lad, an' all
we got to do is see he don't fox bnck
tills way. Hot any tobacco, mate?"
The other munt have produced the
necessary ween, lor mere w an a scrap tened. Far In the east there was a
lug of flint and steel, a gleam of lire , faint lightening of the sky promising
gluitinr; on the water, and tben tbe I the approach of dawn, nnd thus
pungent odor wafted to me In puff of ; aroused to u knowledge that I must
moke. With one hand, I unbuckled j Immediately attain shelter, I clam
my aword belt, letting It. sword and j be red through one of the broken win
all, sink Blleutly Into the river. I IdOWSi and dropped to tho eurthen
must cross io the opposite bank some- floor w ithin. I could see nothing, not
bow, and would have to dispense with even a hand held before my eyes, yet
the weapon. Inch by Inch, my lingers j curefully felt my way forward through
gripping the narrow slat to which I g tangle of rubbish, wheela, scraps of
clung, 1 worked slowly toward tho Iron, nomo casks, a number of plough
stern of the barge, making not go handles, and a riffraff of stuff 1 could
much as a ripple in tho water, and i not make out. The nlnco hnd evident
keeping well hidden below the bulge ly been used an a repair Bbop. but
of the side. The voices above droned J must hnve been closed for months, ns
along In conversation, of which I j I could feel the grit of dust every
caught a few words. j where, and cobwebs brushed against
"Who wiib be? You mean the lad ! my face na I moved about. Finally I
they're after down yonder? Oh, 1 mind ; felt the outlines of a largo box half
now, yon came up later after we'd I filled with paper, and, for want of
started the chase. Holy Mother, I something better, crept In and snug
don't know much myseir, now I come gled down, intending to rest there un
to think of It. He looked like a Brit- j til daylight should reveal my sur
leber, what I saw of him, nn' he was j roundlngs.
ngfctJn' with a Captain of Ranger j I waa warm enough now, my cloth-fi-rant
was the name; maybe you know iDg practically dry, but thoroughly
the man? behind one of the stands." tired from the long tramp over the
"They'll never get him," returned ' dnrk road, and exhausted by the ex
tbe other nolemnly. j eltement through which I had passed.
"Because It's my notion be swum Even my mind seemed dulled, and It
yyuor of jLove fnder
MtduMm HfNRY TrllrDE
f ir I' I was ' loneal down the hunk,
an' Bomethin' hit the water."
' Hut them's the Jerscyn over yon
dcr; If he wan a npy he'd bo bcudln'
th' other way."
It's little bed tbtllk of the way
with the gnng of us yelpln' at hln
hei la Besides, there's plenty of his
kind over In thoto Jerseys who'd take
good care of the liken of him."
"Hut there's a guard atatloned
across yonder."
"l'lsh, n corporal's squad, Junt nbout
opposite at the ferry landln", an' n
Company of Vngers down at Olouccs
tST. There's plenty room between for
a bold lad to find free passage."
The two fell silent, staring out over
the water. They had set me thinking,
however, anil this knowledge of where
the Ilrltlsh pickets were stationed wns
exactly tbe information I most re
quip d I had no desire to cross the
Delaware, yet apparently In that dl
rectlor. lay the only remnlning avenuo
of escnpe.
At the lower end of the float I man
'i to silently remove my bootn, nnd
then waited, listening to the move
ments nf the men above. I must hnve
Clung there ten mlnuteB, expecting
every moment the party scouring the
shore Mould return, yet not daring to
make the venture with those fellows
sitting there, and silently gailng nut
across the water. At last I heard them
get to their feet, nnd tramp nbout on
the flat deck of the barge, the !ow
murmur ;f their voices reaching me,
although words w ere Indistinguishable.
I could bops for no better time. Fill
ing my lungs with air, I snuk below
the surface of the river, and then,
lining, struck boldly out Into tho full
I Weep of the current.
CHAPTER VII.
Tho Blacksmith.
I had come up gasping for breath,
well oat In the stream, either shore a
mcru darker shadow showing above
(ho water. How fnr I had been swept
below the bnrge could not be guessed,
na I could dlatlSgUiab no outlines
clearly, excepting the hare spam of a
vennel, tied up to the west nhorc. Aa
thlH ship hnd not been In sight prevl-
UBly I concluded tho drift had been
greater than anticipated, and I atruck
out quickly toward the opposite bank,
fearful lest 1 bo home down nn far as
Cloucestcr before I could finally mnkn
land. It was a hard swim across the
swift current, nnd I was nearly ex
hausted when I finally crept up the
low bank, and lay dripping and pant
ing In tho shelter of some low bushes.
Bkoept for the hark of a distant dog
there was no Bound more disturbing
than the rustle of leaves, nnd the lap
ping of water. As my breath came
bnck I pat up, Wrung out my clothrB
un beat I could, and, with difficulty,
drew on the hoots I bad borne across,
slung to my bhoulder.
I possessed but n dim conception of
where I was, yet knew I must make n
wide detour to the east so ns to escape
IliitlBh foraging parties.
I must have plodded doggedly along
""
through the darkness for fully live
ea -liinaii , i , ,
,.v,..,,,.,B , II I HI Sign
of habitation, or even a wood into
which I could crawl for concealment,
when I suddenly enme upon n long,
one story stone building standing nt
the left of the ro:id. a grim, silent, np
parent! deserted structure, one end
of tbe roof caved In, and several of
the windows smashed. I tried the
doors, but they appeared firmly fas-
appeared nseleea to think or plan. I
had not intended to sleep, yet drowil
ueaa catae, nnd I lost conaclounueia.
I hi,- not what arouaed me, but it
waa already daylight, a gleam of sun
through the windows turning the fes
tooned enhwebs Into golden tapestry.
One nlde of tho box In which I lay
bad been broken out, nnd I could Bee
the full l.-HRth of the shop, which ap
peared littered from end to end with
all manmr of implements of hus
bandry, nnd woodworking and hlack
amltb'a tools All this I peroelved
with my flrat glance, but It was the
dlatant sound or a voice which an in
atantly held my attention. At first I
could not locate the Bpcaker, nor com
prebend the peculiar nlngaong of the
utte ram e Hut as I lifted my head,
listening Intently, I knew the man to
be bey - i 1 the wooden partition at my
right, a;,'! tbnt he was praying fer
vently Somehow heartened by this
discovery I crept out from tho bed of
papers, and ntole silently forward to
the narrow door which apparently led
Into thb second apartment. The voice
never caned In Its monotonous ap
peal, nnd I ventured to lift the latch,
and take cautious glance through tbe
alight opening.
It was a blacksmith shop of fair
size, fully equipped with all the tools
of the trade. The man was facing me.
but with eyes closed, and uplifted, as
Ills Hpa poured forth tho fervent words
of pra-. r 1 was not n rellglona mnn
In those days, yet the faith of my
mother Mas not forgotten, and there
wan something of sincerity nbout that
solltnr kneeling figure I could not but
reaped The wordR uttered, the deep
resonant voice, and ahovo nil, the ex
PMSSion of thnt upturned face, held
me all. nt, motionless. He wbh a man
of abort, sturdy limb, but great hulk,
niassl -..- chest, nnd Immense nhoulderi
evidencing remarkable strength. What
was tills man, this praying black
smith ? A patriot surely, from bis
words of petition; ono who hnd Buf
fered much, but wns willing to suffer
more The strength chlielled in that
I upturi.. d face, thonc deeply marked
features, revealed no common mental
equipment Here was a real man.
with convictions, ono who would die
for an idenl; without doubt a radlcnl,
ready to go to any extreme w here con
science blnied the way.
Aa In finally paused, his head bowed
low. 1 su pped forward Into the light,
confident of welcome, utterly forgetful
of the uniform I wore. At the first
faint sound of my approach on tho
floor he was upon his feet fronting
me, the shortnens of his llmba yield
ing him a certain grotesque appear
ance, his deep-Bet eyes regarding me
suspiciously. Before I could realise
the man's intent he sprnng between
me nnd the outer door, his hand grip
ping an Iron bar.
"A ron of Haul!" came the roar from
hla litis "How came ye here In that
uniform? Are you alone?"
"Alone, yes," nnd I hurled the Bear-
"How Came
let Jacket into the dirt with a gesture
nf disgust. "I had even forgotten I
wore It. Walt a moment I beard
your prayer, and know you must be
with us. I am Major Lawrence of the
Maryland Line."
He stared at me motlonlenB.
"Then bow come ye here?"
"I wns pent Into I'hllndelphln by
Washington himself, but my Identity
was discovered, nnd thore was no way
to escape except across the Delaware.
I reached here during tho night, and
crept Into your ahop to hide. The
sound of your voice awoke me from
sleep, and I knew from your words
that It was safe for me to come forth."
"You may know It, young man, but
I don't," he replied gruffly. "We're a
lilt, suspicious of strangers here In the
.'eraeya these daya. The minions of
Sntan encompass us about. What
have ye to show to prove your story?"
I shook my head, extending my
hands.
"Only axy word of honor. I had a
paai from Hamilton, but destroyed
that before entering the British lines.
If I tell the whole story, perhaps you
will understand lis truth "
The expression of hla face did not
change, yet I thought the deep set
eyes were not altogether unkind.
"Von are hungry, no doubt T"
"Being human, yea."
"Then we'll eat and talk at the same
time. You're only one man, an' I'm
not afraid of yon, an' If ye are a Brlt
laber 1 wouldn't atarve yon to death.
There's little enough, tbe pood Lord
knows, but you're welcome to the half
of It Make yourself comfortable
there on the bench."
Ho threw open a cupboard la one
corner, nnd brought forth a variety of
food, placing t hla upon a wide shelf
near at hand.
"Help yourself," he began gravely.
"It Is rough camp fare, but doubtless
yoa arc UBcd to that. Do you know
me?"
I scanned his face again Intently,
surprised by the question, yet recog
nized no familiar features.
"No," I replied, with some beslta
tion. "Havo we ever met before T"
"Not to my remembrance," nnd the j
man's language and accent evidenced '
education above his apparent station.
"Hut I have won some repute in this
part of the Jerseys, an' thought my
name might be known to you You
would recognize the signature of
Cieorge Washington?"
"I have seen It often "
He drew u flat leather case from a
pocket Inside bis shirt, extracting
therefrom a folded paper, which he
opened, and extended to me across the j
table With a glance I mastered the!
few lines written thereon, recognizing
it r genuineness,
"Hamilton penned that." I said in
quick surprise, "and it is signed by
Washington's own hand."
The deep-Bet eyeB twinkled.
Right." he said shortly, "that bit
of pniier may save me from hangln'
some day. There arc those who would
ll'te well to see me swing If they only
laid hands nn me at the right time
and place. You know what the paper
Is?"
"A commission as Captain," and I
bent over It again, "Issued to Daniel
Farrell, giving him Independent com- j
mnnd of scouts -by heavens! are you
'Bull' Fnrrcil?"
He was eating quietly, but found (
time to answer.
"There are those who call me by
that nickname: others give me even a;
worse handle. 'T In my nature to!
make enemies faster than friends. You
know me then?"
"I waa with Maxwell nt German
town," the remembrance of the scene
coming vividly to mind, "when you
came up with youriragged fellows. You ,
have certainly taiight them how bf I
fight."
"There wna no teaching necessary ;
nil the trouble I ever hnve Is In hold-!
Y Here?"
Ing them bnck," bis face darkening.
"Every mnn who rides with me knows
what war means here in tho Jerseys,
they have seen their homes In flames,
their women nnd children driven out
by Hessian hirelings. We fight for
life as well as liberty, and when we
strike we strike hard. Hut enough of
that. We have sufficient confidence In
each other by now to talk freely. What
did you discover In Philadelphia? No
Mre than I could tell you myself, I'll
warrant"
I told tbe story, while he listened j
silently, his eyes alone expressing In- ,
tereBt. An I ended, be slowly lit bis
pipe, nnd rat there smoking, apparent- j
ly thinking over what I had uald.
"Hnve I learned anything of Impor
tance? I asked finally.
"Kor Wnehlngton, yes; but very lit
tle unknown to me. 8o you met Ml-
treea Claire, eh? The little minx! T
Is ;- month since I heard of her."
(TO BE COmiN'USBJ
TEMPORARY POSSESSION.
i np f f
Willie It'a atl right, gran'pn, I'm
just keeping this mud puddle for tbo
feller wot owns It.
The fountain of beauty Is the heart,
and every generous thought lllustratea
she walls of your chamber. Smllee.
WOMAN SICK
TWELVE YEARS
Wants Other Women to Know
How She Was Finally
Rer.tored to Health.
Louisiana, Mo. : "I think a womtui
naturally dislikes to make her troubles
known to the public,
but complete restor
ation tohealth meona
no tnuch to me that
I cannot keep from
telling mine for the
Bake of other sulTer
ir. women.
"I had been sick
about twelve year,
nnd had eleven doc
torn. I had drag
ging down pains,
pains at monthly periods, bilious spells,
and was fretting worse all the time. I
would hardly get over one spell when I
would be sick again. No tongue can tell
what I suffered from cramps, and at
times I could hardly walk. The doctor
said I might die at one of those timea,
but I txk Lydia E. PinUham's Vegeta
ble Compound nod got better right away.
Your valuable medicine is worth more
than mountains of gold to suffering wo
men." Mrs. BUIHS MijTF, 503 N. 4th
! Street, Louisiana, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Corn
' pound, made from natlvoroot? and herbs,
; contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
moat successful remedy for female ills w
1 know if, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkham
laboratory at Lynn, Mass., seem to prove
this fact
If you want speclnl advice write to
Ijdla 1 . I'lnkham Medicine Co. (confi
dential) I run, Mass. Your letter will
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woman and held in strict conlideu
Stiff Joints I
C . D I
oprauis, onuses
are relieved ar oik r by an applica
tion of Sloan's Liniment. Uon't
rub, just lay un lightly.
"HIoac'r l.i . . ij hot tiotin morn
good iUaju niiytUiiii; I hnvt ever tried
1". 'III! Jttilitn. 1 , . ui j IiOlltl lilirl M
badly MM 1 Mfcl t tt. p vurfc rtgfct In
thubuftitj't turn Hi.' tear. 1 thouKtH
at tint tliat i WMtiUi havo to have my
hand t tkn - It, but I got a bol of
M in' LWMMttt and cured my Land."
Wilt us Wiikm.lu, Mur;i, Aia.
Good for Broken Sinews
G. O. Jonns. Ilaldwln, h. I , wrltM .
"I iued MOMe'l Client for broken
innvYtf alt" tbt) HMt MS C MMd t a
Ull .,!. 1 to my gret MWfMtlOH wa
ubiu ti rcffutiie work In UtluuiUiroe
w?eka alter :ho aceuiuu ."
SLOANS
LINIMENT
Fine for Sprain
Mr. HrvuT A. Vomit, M Snmeraet
Ht., Plalntl-dd, It J., write : " A
friend ipriiltiAd hit ankle en badlv
UM it went Mv-'k II' Ifttitrhed when
I told hlin that I would have, him out
In a wetdi. 1 applied Sloan' I.lntntont
and In four day be waa working and
aald Sloan's waa a right food Llul
icoDt." Price 2fic.
50c. ami $1.00
Pi.ian'a Book
on In liffl. cuTtl.
beep wild
poultry enl tree.
, ! Lvgej
FTCttKfch'ii '
pgraswt aS -ut r.es thfLeJ
ttmr Valla to matort OrJ
Itaur to it Yeutnful Oatob
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