The Farmington times., October 31, 1912, Image 2

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6YN0PSI8.
Major Lawrence, sun (if Jtltlxr Law
WSnre of Virginia, whose wife wao a Use,
(Iji r.-tit on u piTlli us mla-ilmi by Ccn.
Waahlngton, Juat nftfr the wino-i nt Val
Mf li'iKe PlagUlCCd In a Itrltlali unl
ifurm LtWfMM arrive within th enemy's
FUnes, Tin Major atteoda a i:r-nt fate
and aaw- the "Lady of th Wended
Itoao" from mob. Mr lain maota ii,' ytrl
mi a hrlllintil hall Trout. Ii la atur-.i-.l
ovrr n welts, Ma Lawrence i tirci-ii by
nia partner. Inlet reel Mortimer (Tin- i.a.iy
if tup Blended Hubim, 10 make hla aaoapo
Lewveni - la getoi tei ua p- hy Captain
(Slum of tin- lirliiah Army, who agrees
-it a dtlrl Tin- duel In stepped by (rant'a
-friend and the apy makes A oaatl for
Itti riy. awimniiim ft livtr bJJBtowtns a nar
row eocepo. Thr- MaJOl arrlvi-a at tha
m op of ii hla- kamlth. who u friendly and
atiows the Lady of the attended Roca
CHAPTER VIII.
Tingling Threads.
My surprise at thlH unexpected ref
erence to the I.ndy of tha Blended
How, almost prevented Utterance.
What could thlfl partisan ranger know
' the girl? How could he oven have
Hdcntlfled her from my vague refer
wnoof
"Why do you any I hat?" I asked
eagerly "I did nut mention the lady a
name."
"There waa no cause for you to do
no," and Ilia grim mouth smiled "No
one else In Philadelphia would hnvo
tumid tha trick so neatly ; bcsldea '.ho
fact that your opponent was Grant
would have revealed the Identity of
the girl."
Viiu know them both their
"Fulrly wall; he wae n boy In theae
parts, an' I have phod IiIh riding horse
many a time A headstrong, domineer
Ing, ! lud ho waa, and quarrel
ajfrrTrt "
"Uut MlstrciB Mortln,er," 1 Inter
milled, "la her fnmlly also from thin
in Ighborhoodf"
"To the northeast of here, near Lo
cust Grove; the propertied of the two
families adjoin each other, an' I have
lieard there la dlstnnt Kills Up between
I ben, although If that he true all tha'
HI good In the strain murt have d
MMdad to the one branch, an' all the
3Vi to the olher Day and nlnht could
be no different Colon Mortimer Ib
a Rental, pleasant Ketitlrinan. an' a
loyal friend, altboUflb wc are in arum
gain) each other To tell the truth
1 half believe his heart la with the
Colon lei, uitiouE.li he caM bin fortnnei
with the KlnR. He even haa a Km In
thu Continental Army"
on Lte'i Ftatr," i Interrupted. "The
aUffhter told me he wan a twin
irotbWi"
V', an na r.rat a roRUe tin the
girl, with the MUM InUfUtOI blue
i
'And Mistreea Claire," I qneetloned,
"'on Wbli h side Is she?"
"Cat! you as), that after having met
her as a Lady uf the Blended Hose?
PahaW, man, I could almost give you
h list of the loyalist d, inn a who make
sport for tho llrit iti garrltion, an'
WliitresB f'lalrc Is not least In rank
r beauty among them What elae
CXrUld you expeCl of a yoUSg Rirl when
3ier father wears the green an' white,
while her lover Iuih made n reputation
heraabeul with his hireling raiders?"
"Vou mean Grant ."'
"Certainly; they have bono engaged
from ohiidbOOd, though Qod pity (lie
Tioor Rlrl If they ever many Ilia work
in the Jerseys bag b, en almost as
nerdlocs as that of 'Rod' Pagin, an'
"t Is even Whieperod about they ride
gi 'her nt limes. I doubt It she
BOWg the whole trnlli about lilm.
' .ougb she can scarcely deem him an
ni)',tl even tit that. Hutely you never
juuppoBctl her on OUT side?"
"JBbo helped me." i Instated, "know
ing who I was. nnd even uaid aba
Kb:hcd my cause w ell "
"The Inconsistency of n woman;
perhaps tile two had had some nlsun-
Je'.-standiiifi. an' she win, glad enough
to outwit the fellow "
No, 't wni not that, I am sure; 1
could rend truth iu her eyea."
"in Claire's eyos!" he laughed out
riejit. "Oh, I know the Innocent blue
of them, and warn you not to truat
RLi h blindly. Olher men have thought
the. same, on' found out they read
wrongly when the end came ay!
many of them. When aba wub hut a
illp of 'a lasB 1 found out her eyes
played merry (ticks, an' yet I love her
hi though Bhe wi re my own daughter.
-An' she's a good Rirl in apltg of nil
she mli-chief in her."
And she Is truly u loyalist?"
"If nol, 1 know no belter The rebel
th:od la all In the bey so far aB I can
laanii yet I will not aaawer for what
Mistreea Claire might do"
Wo 'ell Bllent, tny memory with the
sxiet. endeavoring to recall her exact
grontg, the oxrjiessiou uf her tuu. It
My Lady
of Doubt
w panmll
PARRISH
"in not 111 my heart tn believe she had
lei eived me
I had almoHt forgot tan where I waa,
as well an the presence of my com
pAOlOS, when he aiidilenly aroae to till
foot, and. piihhltiR aside the wooden
window Hhnlter, looked out. A glance
of his keen cycH wna aufllelent
"(let hack Into jour box. Major," he
exolnlmed quickly "Pull the pai r.
01 er you "
I waa upon my leet, conscious of the
dlataal aoi rd or boraaa' hoofa
"What Ih It? The enemy?"
"Hangers; fifty of Ihem, I Judge, an1
tin y II never puna here without rum
tn aging around Quick now, uLder cov
er." "Hut what about yourself?"
"Don't worry about me; tboae fcl
Iowa haven't any ovldcnco again- ra
yet. They're after you."
I waa tb rough the Intervening door
with n bound and an Inatant later had
burrowed under tho crumpled papers.
The ahlftlng of tho bud had left t liln
corner of the repair abop In Ibadow,
hut 1 wna icaroely outstretched In my
naatlly Improvised biding place, when
I heard tho blacksmith calmly open
his outer door, where be stood htuok
Ing, clad In leathern apron, awaiting
tho approaching horsemen. They
swept about the corner of the .smithy
almost at the same moment, pulling
up their tired horaea nt night of bin
From amid the thud of hoofa, and the
rattle of accoutrementB, a voice spoke
sharply :
"Ho you're here, Farrell, you old
rebel hypocrite Well, what arc you
hiding now?"
"I wna not nware that I had any
thing to hide, Cuptaln Orant," was the
dignified rcBpnnsc. "This In my ebop,
an' where I should be."
"Oh, hell! Wo nil know you well
enough, you old fox, nnd we'll catch
you red-handed yet, nnd hang you.
Knt we're not banting after your kind
today. Did you see anything of a fel
low In Soar la t Jacket along here last
night, or Mils morning-"
I tailed to catch FarreM'H answer,
hut I he voice of the ofllccr w as auf
Bclenily loud to reiu-h inc.
"A rebel spy; the ingaklng rascal
must have swam the Dataware, Well
look about your shop Just the same
before we ride on. KasOM, take n half
dozen men with you, and rake the
place over."
I beard the hound of their hoots on
the flout, and borrowed lower In my
bOX, Two or three entered the old
shop, and began lo probe about among
the debril. One kicked the box In
which I lay. nnd thrust a bayonet
down through the looee papera, barely
I mining my enonlder, with
teeth
clinched i remained broatbleaa, but
the fellow seemed satlsllid. and moved
on, after Searching the dark corner
beyond At last I heard then all ro
put, mumbling to each other, and ven
luri d In alt up again, nnd draw a fresh
breath. They had left the door njar.
anil 1 had a glimpse through the crack
Farrell was leaning carelessly In the
outer doorwny. smoking, his short Icrs
wide apart, his expression one of total
indifference. A big fellow stepped
paBt him, nnd saluted some one Junt
out of right.
' Nobody In thAre, sir." he reported.
"All right. Mason." nnd Oram came
Into view on a rangy sorrel "(let
your men back Into saddle, we'll
move on."
"Think he went this way?" nr-hod
I lie blacksmith careleBsly.
"How the hell do I know!" savage
ly. "He must have sinned lids way,
hut likely he took the north road.
We'll get Hie chap before night, unless
he runs Into Dalnvan'i tellowa out
yonder. See here. Farrell," holding in
big horse, "we'll be back here about
dark, and v lll want something tn ent."
"You will he welcome to all you
find."
"You Impudent rebel, you SOS that
you are here when we come. I know
you, you night rider, nnd will bring
you to book yet. Forward men trot!
Close up the lank there, sergeant;
we'll take the road (o the left."
I watched them go past, the dust
covered green uniforms slipping by
the crack of the door, as the men
urged their horses faster Farrell
never moved, the blue tobacco smoke
curling above hi:; bead, and I stole
across the littered ntoreroom to a cob-
webbed window, from which 1 could
walch he little column of rldera go
down the hill. They fl null v disap
peared in the i dge ef a grove, and I
turned around to llnd Co blacksmith
leaning against ills anvil wilting for
me.
"dental young fellow. Grunt." ha
oild. "Alwavs promising to Imtig .
QjiiZior of jLove Under
Fire 'MtjLddj of meMrfyb
! hut never quite ready to tackle th'
Job Afraid I shnll have lo dlsnppoltr
lilm again tonight."
"You will not wait for him?' '
Hardly, you henrd what ho said
about Data van 1 That was the vcr:.
neWI I wanted to learn Now I think
both those lads will meet mo muih
sooner than they expect."
lie stepped forward Into the open
doorway, and blew three shrill blasts
on u sliver whistle. The echo had
scarcely died away, when, out from
a thick dump of treea perhaps half a
mile distant, a horBo allot forth, rac
Ing toward us. As the reckless rider
drew up suddenly, 1 saw him to be a
barefooted, freckle-faced boy of per
haps sixteen, his eyeB bright with e:
dienent.
.So It's you on duty. Hen," said Far
rail quietly, glancing from the boy tn
his horse. "Well, you're In for a ride
Have the men nt Lone Tree hy sun
down; nil of them. Son Duval first,
an' tell him for me this Is a hlg thing
Now off with you!"
The boy. grinning happily, awung
Ills horse around, and. Jahhlng his Bides
with hare heels, rode mndly away dl
rectly south across the vacant land
Within five minutes he had vanished
down a sharp Incline. Farrell waB atlll
Blaring after him. when 1 asked:
"What la It?"
"A Utile hit of prlvato war," he
said grimly. "If you'll go with me to
night, Major, I'll show you some
guerilla fighting. You heard whnt
Omni Bald about I tela van We've
been walling live rinya for him to
head back toward Philadelphia. He
has twenty wagons, an' a foraging par
ty of less than llfty men somewhere
out Medford way." with sweep of hand
to the northeast. "If he an' Grant get
together the two connaads win out
number us, but we'll hnve the advant
age of Burprlse, of n swift attack in
the dnrk In mv Judgment that la
what (Irnnt waa sent out for to. guard
Delavnn's wagons Ills spy hunting
was n pereoMl affair. My advice to
you. Lawrence, Is to He quiet here to-
The Blacksmith W.16 Not Only a Man of Action, but a Man of Thought,
Alao.
day, and go along With us tonight It I than tho dull reverberation of unshod
will be in the same direction you'll i hoofs on the soft turf. To me, glnn
have to travel, nn' you might lmve elng hack from where I hold position
trouble by daylight No objections to beside Farrell, they scmed Ilka epec-
a light, nave you:
"None whatever."
"I Judged so from your face
got what rest you can; we will have j
twenty miles to ride before dark. I'll ;
go over into the timber there an' teed I
the homos."
I watched him cross the open land,
tmpreeeed by the man's Immense!
shoulders and short limbs. I could
jeeaeeery aaatyas tke rataeac-e ha al-
' toady exerted over me. but I felt him
tn bo a natural leader of men, an Intel
lectual aa well aa physical giant I
picked up a book lying open on the
bench It was an KnRllah tranlntlon
of a fanoui French treatise on the
Illghts of Man, Its paper margins cov
ered with written comments This
blacksmith was not only a mnn of ac
Hon, but n man of thought also. I lay
down on the bench, pillowing my head
on one arm, thinking of him as I first
Raw Ijlni kneeling alone in prayer, and
the simple worda of hla petition cam
hack to me with new power. Then
my mind drifted to the alrange eom
mingltttg of bUnaa elements In this
adventure to MiatreBS Claire, and, her
connection with (Irunt, and the inti
mate knowledge Farrell apparently
possessed of them both. Somehow 1
was becoming more nnd more deeply
involved in these lives, and I began to
wonder how It was all destined to
end. Was the coming night to add a
now chapter? If ao, would it be the
last? Reviewing It all. lulled by the
silence, I fell asleep.
CHAPTER IX.
With Minute Men.
1 must have slept very heavily, the
leap of utter exhaustion, for I awoke
with my mind clear and body rested.
The door of the shop remained wide
open, end Farrell rat there, his eyes
upon the road without, an open book
upon his knees. As I moved r.llghtly
he Instantly turned his face toward
me.
"I began to fear I Bhould have to
arouBe you, Major," he said, romliiR
within. "You have slept Boundly for
six hours, an' we must la; off pres
ently. First, however, wo will have
a bite to eat "
He began to prepare the meal, while
I bathed my face.
"I was very tired," I explained, "but
now am ready for any service. What
has occurred Blnce I lay down?"
"Very little; Duval Blopped a mo
ment to report, an' two of my couriers
rode past this way. We are going to
i have a goodly sized gathering tonight,
an' from all I hear will need every
rifle (irant'a purpose Is, as I sup
posed, lo guard tho forago train Into
Philadelphia Ho expectB to meet
them somewhere between Fellowship
and Mount LawVol, nn' theThanrefl are
we shall have to fight both detach
ments Hut full to, man, an' wo can
discuss all this ns we eat."
Ho talked freely enough while we
remained there, hut conversation
veered to tho book ho had been read
Ing. nnd I learned little of his plans,
except thai he rolled upon surprise,
and swiftness of movement to over
come the decided advantage of num
hers. Aftor we mounted and rode
away, scarcely a word was exchanged
between us .luBt before dusk wo over
took a dor.cn horsemen In the breaks
of a creek bottom, roughly dressed
fellows, heavily armed riding la the
same direction as ourselves, and. aft
er the exchange of a word or two. the
whole party of us Jogged along togeth
er. Others straggled In. singly, or by
small group:-, ns dnrkness closed
about, until wo formed quite n respect
nhle compnny It was rather a silent,
weird procession. Bcnrcely n word be
ing spoken nnd no sound heard, other
tral figures, with no rattle of accoutre-
niotits, no glimmer of steel, no sem
Hotter i b lance of uniform. Yet my heart
warmed to the knowledge Hint these
were no holiday warrlora, hut grim
lighting men. They had left their
plows In tho furrow to strike a blow
for liberty.
it was an hour or more after dark
when our compact little body of I
horsemen rode down s ratty tart
broad creek bottom, and then advanc
ed through a fringe of treea to the
edge of the stream. There was s
young noon In the sky yielding a
spectral light, barely making those
faces nearest me visible. At the sum
mit of the clay bank, shadowed by tho
forest growth encircling them, were
the others who had gathered at this
war rendezvous. no majority dis
mounted, holding their horses in readl
ncBS for nctlon. Ab we rode In nn)ong
them neighbors clnBped hands silent
ly, but the words exchanged were few
Farrell forced his horse through the
press toward where n tall figure sat
stlfr In the snddle, and my own horso
followed ungulded
"A goodly turnout. Duval," he com
mented briefly. "What was the num
ber before we came?"
"Forty-aeven rlfioa," the Lieuten
ant's voice nnBal, and high pitched.
"The men from Orchard and Spring
dale arc not In yet How many ar
rived with you?"
"Twenty; ample for our purpose,
even If the others fall us. Thla la
Major Lawrence of the Maryland ,
Una."
I ahook his long, thin hnnd, marking
the iron grip of the fingers.
"We'll Inlroduco you to some typical
.lersoy fighting tonight, Major." he
said genially. "We tuivo a style all
our own."
"I had supposec I had witnessed all
stylos "
"We'll aee; the difference Is that
every man among ub has some outrace
to revenge Our quarrel la n personal
one against thieves nnd murderers
What Is the program. Farrell?-
"To Intercept Ilelnvan'a raiders
They will he along the main road
within (he hour from nil reports He
hns a wagon train loaded with stuff
gathered up between Medford nn'
Mount Holly, together with a conald
ernble drove of cattle and some
horses "
And what force?'
"About fifty men originally, but re -
Inforced this nfternoon with ns mahy
mors to help guard tho train Into
Philadelphia."
"Mounted''"
"The reinforcements were, but the
original foragers were afoot; they
Were HesBlanB; tho others Grant's
company of Queen'B Itatigers "
"Glory bo to God!" exclaimed e
voice near nl l and "Did ye hear that.
lads? It's Dutchmen nnd Tories we're
ngattiBt tonight Ho Gorry! I wouldn't
have missed the chance of this shindy
fer the best farm In Cnmden "
There was a low growl from the1
cluster of men, nnd an ominous move-1
ment of bodies pressing closer,
lauched nitrlhlesBly.
Duval
"The bloodhound takes the scent
he said grimly "God help those poor I
devils when we cut the lensh. Far1
roll. Where do you propose neetlna i
them
"Across there In tho Muffs," point
Ing. "where the rond turna In between
I ho high clay banks We'll leave our
horsea here, an' cross on foot, la that
the right plan, boys?"
Tliero waa a murmur of arqules
cence. a few questions, and then tin
silence of npprovnl. It was evident
theee minute men were under small
discipline, and their oftlrers led only
by force of character Without ordera
the bargee were led awny. tied se
curely In the blnck depthn of tha
woods, and the men enme straggling
hack, rides In hand, grouping them :
selves along the edge of tho stream.
There was no attempt at military
formation, hut Duval straightened
I hem out so aa to count the number
present
' SiMy nlite, all told," he announced
briefly "All right, boys, come on, and
keep your powder out of the water."
It was firm bottom, but the water
rose above the waist, with sufficient
current ro we hnd to brace against It
In mid stream We trailed dropping
up the eastern bank, coming out uon
a well-traveled road A hundred feet '
beynnd was the cleft throiiRh the elny, '
nnd there Farrell halted tie. dividing
tho nun Into two parties, t'nder hla
Ordere they disappeared like magic.
the silent night en-'iilfing them com- 1
plctely The three of us. Duval, Far-
rcll, and myself, alone remained In
the deserted road
HUTU, said the blackBmi'.h quiet
by, yon an' the Major feel your way ;
along to the top. nn' discover what la
bappenlug. I'll stay here, an' take
care of the bovB."
The road was a gradual
rise.
the
clay packed hard under foot, but from 1
the summit we could look away for '
some distance over n level country, ;
dimly revealed under the new moon.
There wbb nothing In sight, nnd no
sound disturbed the solitude. We bs '
down on a bunch of turf. rlfieB in j
nol. to wait imtlently. our eyes rcan-
III- Ihn l!l,:t in , ' !
nlng the distance
(TO BU COMT1MUBU.)
Yellow Writing Paper Easy on Eyes.
Oculists hnvo often called attention
to the fact that the eyes arc easily
fatigued by tho reflection from white
paper, especially wheu the Burface la
under a strong light. Since green la
known to bo the color most resiful to
the eyes. It la a common practice to
use wall papers and draperies of that
color In libraries and private studies.
For writing paper, however, green la
an unsatisfactory color It Imparta a
reddish appearance to the writing, and
Uakoa it hard to read.
Yellow writing paper Is not open to
the same objection. In strong dny
linht It is softer than pure white pa
per, and in artificial light Is not tot
dark Illnck letters on a yellowish
background show clear nnd distinct.
Many aiathanatieiani use yellow pa
per In figuring long nnd difficult cal
culallons, and many writers have
adopted It for manuscripts. It hns the
additional merit of ehenpnese.
Youth's Compauloc.
i LONELY CORNERS
Scouts of Science Seek Strange
Places of the Earth.
American Institutions Spent' VaSI
Sums In Explorstlcn and Send
Their Men to the Darkest
Spots of the Globe.
Nov. York Up on tho fifth or offlc
I Hour of the American Museum 01
Natural History, Just opposite the elo
valors, Is a bulletin hoard, on v.hiei,
j are painted fifty or sixty namta oi
persons actively connected Ota Ith tin
j Institution, all of them well knowt.
I and many of them famous through
I out the Bclontlflc world. Opposite
i each name Is a little movable block
of wood which shows whether tin
owned Is in or out.
inquiry discloses that some of th
' "outs" bio not far away, but thai
many of them have been absent a
long time; that they are in tho lonely
comers of tho earth and that thej
an' uot likely to be In for anothet
year or two. These scouts of science
Com and go at long Intervals, bul
than are ao many of them connected
With the museum that every montr.
or so some one marks his depnrtur
j or arrival on the board.
As n matter of fact such Instltn
tlons us the American Museum of Nat
i ural Hlatory, the Field Museum In
Chicago, the National Museum al
Washington, and various l'uropear
' """" MO ooing mo largest
! Klljr" of th" BograpH10 exploration
ol tho earth Just at present. The
plan that each follows Is usually tha
same.
Flrot they send out ono mnn alnno
I or two together, to penetrate som(
mole region about which nothing Is
' known This Is really a scientific
scouting party. Tho Instructions ar
to move as quickly as possible, bul
to make a thorough survey of th
scientific posBlbllitles of the country
When the Bcouta come back and ro
port then a large expedition is llttod
1 out' "'angements being mnde for I1
to slay in the Held several years Th
scouts do not accompany this ex
pidltlon They are off on anolhei
reconiiolssance in some oilier dlBtanl
part of the world
Within the last year or bo, for In
Btunce, the Museum of Natural His
tor' K, ,li K- - Hovey to the West In
Ii,,s un" thence to the Chihuahua dia
tnct of Mexico to Btndy volcanoes. It
Bent hjenry K. Crnmpion on three ex
fdltidna to Tahiti and the South Sea
'"lands, nnd later to llrltlsh Giilnmi
aml Mount Horaltna. Frank M. ("hap
n",n has covered more than 65,000
miles In collecting mnterluls for thr
Ancient Arch,tecture Found n tn,
West Indies.
muei an bird groups, he returned Irorr
Colombia recently.
JttSl before Prof Andrewa started
on big scouting expedition after thu
Corean tiger, the wrlt"r asked hln:
what he feared most in venturing into
a totally unknown, unexplored region,
Was It fever, or accident or hostll .
unlives, or all those things combined'.
"The only thing I ever worry
about.'' replied Prof. Andrews, "ia
whether 1 will get enough to ent or
not. On nn expedition where you an
traveling alone with Just the smallest
number of servants and going Into a
region that you know nothing about.
you can take only a limited nmr.-jnt of
food. For the rest you have to roif on
the count ry.
"If you can't kill enough, game or
catch enough fish, or find food In noinc
way, you're going lo Blarve. If you
have plenty to eat, you needn't worry
nhoul anything else. Hrolien legs,
L. . . 1 1 I
( ni-Klirsa, noaiiie nsirm unn HO on
I will come your way If it's down In the
hooks that they're going to. Hut. no
matter what else happens, you abso
lutely must have plenty of grub. If
you don't, then you've got something
blp to worry about."
Hut whether a scout of science helps
the staggering doga to draw th
aledge over Biiowy wnatcs or W bethel
he cuts hla way through the Jungles
of Java, the Moluccas or the Carollnea
he la always meeting some other
white man. StefatiBson and Ander
son encountered lone men of the
Royal Mounted Police north of th
most northerly forts of the Hudson'
Tlay company.
So It la that on every world end
steamer they are likely to find sow
one they know or who knows soraii
one they have met. Therefore, lone
ly aa their Hvcb nre, they no sooner
set foot across the threshold of clvl!
Izntlon again than they begin to pick
up the threads o? gossip and ad
venture of others Just 'where they
dropped them two or three or Ave
! ears back.
itSS :
Warier
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