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5 in U19 re they zed. ` donned A11 . right, y.c'>'uV .`wa._ter-rats, come` o'n_! . I sang out theerfully. .We 1li give the R,_ed-coats. the butts of our; guns ;a11yhow. , I ' : m1___. _-_ _ r_:_.;. _L;..:.. .. 4.l.;,.l I 5 uuo aug . There "vras aA faint" _ as ,.,th ls dreigoheil -g1ires' W sprang;-,"for:1vai+d V! L racing -after me.` `Twi`c`e:'we 1-,anu'p againt, small parties of "horsemen, exchanging shots, '-but these. fell it. back, leaving the road clear. By dark We were at Englishtown, =hun-El gry and thoroughly worn out,` and ` there" We halted, sleeping upon our` " "arms. All I had- in {my h-aversackl, was a` single hard biscuit, after : munching which I lay down upon ' the ground . and fell. instantly - asleep. . A 1 i ` K I .".'V1`l1'eA Fight a-tL.Mo/1_1mo,uyth_ T , T The next d;ay-'-Su1_1day, the twen-I |ty-eighbh of _June, 1778--duarwned iwixth c-loudless - sky, hot, `sultry, the` `.wam'nes't.d-ay of the l year; Not al !brea_d7h of air stirred the leaves, .a11cli lin he` tree brarrches albove us--..'b\irds? lsang .gleefull_v.' Before diay'break,: I we, who had lbeen permitted` to sleep: lfor `a few hours, were uarousedfby tihe asenstries, and, in the gray da:w11,A,p.ar-" [took -of -a meager Ibreakfasty A; =fres`h supply of ammunition was; lbrought up and di'stri"bu oed among: the men, '-and, before sunrise, we] were in line, stripped for a hot day s work, eaxgerly `a-w'a-irting orders.` ___..`.'.. .,. I\ _..--1-.`4\`-gran` n.I- rln, '\J(l.y O H ULl.\, uov5\;1`;J -owvvvtauaaba \JL\.u\4n. --I . I can mrakeno , pretense _.a-t scrilbing in any detail, or sequence, `the mem-onalble action at 'Mon- [mouth `Co-ur-t House, !bu't must -co'11-" !-tent myself with eglep-icsting whazti 1ibt1e._I sarw upon {the ring line of`- Maxwe'1l s Ibrigade. We advanced 1 slowly eastward over Ia gently roll- I ' _ `If . _ _ _ _ -_'.Q..J 1 . ,,,.L_,__ :I_ __ ___,_,_'| ` s1ow1_v easvwaru over I21 gcuuy run-l ing c0_nn*try, diversified . 'byv smallg groves. In -ad-vvan-ce rvv-as a thin` line of .ski1'misr'hers, and to left and: right were Diokinson s. and W.ayne s| men, their emusskets gleaming in the` [sun1`ig'ht._ Early the rumor crep-t,A ialbout -`among us `that Lee had came` u:p during the night with fresh, `[ troops, and assunmed command. E 1171- _ 1- 1. _,- ___A..` .1` 1...}. ....,.....113 U-l."\I\}k}C '(ll.l'\I. `(LI-3DLl|lll\`JL.l '\,klA1lJ.Ll.LflL'\.Io : } VVho led us was V of but small; ;c011se.quen\ce, `however, as there wasl jnow /no doitbat in .-any mind but! 3 what `battle was inev'i-ta-ble. Alreadyi into the south echoed a sound: -of r- \ _ I V [ ng where lM0rgan h-ad un'c0vere(l_ 1 _ --.1--..,.-- -4: `n ____ ,. .....- 'l`L.m. .. i 11113 'wu(:1\. }V,L\Jl.5(LJl .uuu. \.u;\.uy\..;\.,u; .a c.o`1um11 of Driatgoonrs. Then A211; courier from TD-i*c:kinso11 dashedl along our rear seeking Lee, -s-eatzter-i ' ing 'bro~adcast- the welcome news`! ! th-art Knypahansen and -hi-s Hessians,| the v.a11~ of the British movement. were 2'mproa:ching. -W*i.t'h -a cheer of 2u1t;cipa1;ion, the solvrliers ung aside` -every article possible to dgi-scard,| and pressed. recklessly forward. Be- fore we moved` `a [mile my horse be-l_ came so lame, I was obliged to dis-` mo1111.t.oand proceed -on foot. "Never `have I experieneed.aa fhotter. sun, or! I ~~--- ~~-1l---__ n-._ wsansor-n11;1\rr .llil\'t: .1 C.\p\:11Cu\.Cu Iu '11\/uupzw uL|A1, \.IA 21 more sultry air. Rapid` marching was impossible, yet by nine eo c1ock we had pfassecl the Freehold meeting .house, and were halted in- the pro- *tection of a considerasble wood, the! men dropping to the ground in the graxteful shadiow. Maxwe1`1 camei "along (back of our line,- his horse: walking` slowly, as the general morp- ped` his :s'trea.ming red face. He failed to recognize me among the| `others _until I lstepped7 out into the [boiling sun, and} spoke: ' UIIYLAA. 2.. LL; .2-..:..n. 4-A 4-1-sn 1I;.rr"\+ }`U'U1lll1g -auu, auu: lJ`\.lI\Uo . ` What is that rmg to th'e.1_'1`gh.t, r`gene`ra1? Arefthe Jersey m111t1a 1n .ac.tiori ? _ x . ` He drew up his horse wlth a% 'I o-up-rs t 33;. .n..u j erk. \ (H111 J(`.'l"Ko. Thavt you, Lawrence? C-an t tellg anybody in his shirtsleeve brigade. \W=h-at_ s become of your horse ? , ? Gave ou-t yesterday, sir. Have been on foot ever since. Is it going _to"`E`>e `a _ L3,. .1........] 4-:1-v1nr`>t\14|t1(] LU Inc `a. ugwu - The grip of his hand tightened `on the saddle pummel, his eyes fol- lowing the. irreg'u=1ar~ line of ex- | h-a 1l1*sTted 'm`en. V 117 1 -' _AL___ 4__L_ _____I Yes, when Washington gets up; you need never doubt that. We d "be at it' now`, -bu-t for -C`h;ar1`es Lee.` I d like well Ito know what has come over 'that` man < of 1'a.te-'-the! old: spirit` seems to have left him. Aye! i_`t"S Dickinson and Mongan out yonder, wasting good powder and ball one a handful of Dr-aigoons. ,-.J ___'_1 .c_._-......,1 -anu Iuau U11 `:1 .lll1.l1'l.l1.|.'U1 VJ. JJL`w5UU1Lu- Wayiie has `been ordered forward, -and then Vbaxok, until he is too mad to swear, and I am fbuut 1itt1e"bet- wter. _ By the Eternal you shou'1d ,' have heard Lafayette, when `he Ibeg- -ged permission -to send? us in. `-Sir, -said. Lee, `you do not know British soldiers; _ we cannot` stand against Mihem; we .shal'l- certainly be driven back at rst, and must :be.oau-tious. e `Returned the Frendhman: `it may 89, general; Ibu-t` British soldiers have. f been beaten, _' and may < be again; at `any. rate I aim disposed cogvaux, uu vial`; A'urvv .. ya... ...~,:......,... to make the trio: . . V V `_"I_`is hot. like General Lee, I ibroke in. He has ever been a reckless ghter. Has he man lpst his` rw-i1ts_?"" -i, `V ` V in -,,-..' -- 3.2.. _....J.-. 3111s W-muse" w. A _ * Maxwell leaned: over, so `Ins -words shoud . not carry `Beyond; my ear. - . u an-13- . -,__,__. -1 `I1T....1..:...`..4..-.... 4-A -nhvv vnuuuzuus uuu -uau..s`y 'u\;a\JAL\U .---J v----- . T_-is~`envy of aashington, to my mind, _ he said; soberly. _ He has opposed every plan in council, imagining, no. doubt; a failure of Vcavmpzign_ '-make the com- /ffmaner-i_n-_e{k1ief. There comes a l-- ..- n , ._g;o3nj1er now-.-_ ~ . 7 '--.1-I1 Kv , . '.-;__._-'I_- i '.__:u.'L (t011l1"lI,: _IlUW.' > ` L; fllow was so streaked ,.wi`th to .!b__,.. scgrcely r,ecog'ni'zable, .1;1d.;jhe fther perspir,a4;ion; from ` is: mo our faces- L A 'I?Lx`wa1Wg3? CHAPTER . XXV. . L711. ni :! I.We. -gave -the orders, and the men fell t-ba-elk. sullenly, swearing ercely` ., -a_s`-they `caught the rebellious; snirit r "of "their oicers.' |S0arcely able to glbrea-the` in the hot, stagnant air, with foul mud to the waxifst, {we attained the higher ground, and |droppe:l 'help"less.-- Even from here 4, the enemy were invisilble, alt`hough [We could see the smoke of their _ guns, -and hear distant `crackle of- ! musketry. - I sat up,:staring through ,the `heat -wtaves toward the eminence 3 on -the left where Wayne .s men re-I almained, showing `d-ianly against thei ijrtrees. A group of horsemen were 5! ridwimg-A down the slope [heading to- _ jward our -line. As they came into "1 the sandy plain below and skirted ` T _ . A . & -1-.. `t A 1 '4: .. ...........-,. 1-- ,- I .L\IJ_. 11.11-Q16 . \,-\;g;`;.._. Genefl nScO?tt. [lT`| . . 1`; Athegre A with I rt'_~, '_.;:1 C1 -."4.L 9) \I};L;61_.L ` fpuvuoo , - \ `.:;~:Rtream!= aGvo'od God, masn! we havem-, `red a shot. -' m 9. 119111" ` `I. _ _,`., TL! nay n`-.1`, 111-_e-:1 snot." ' - I ,~ g - Q in` V - - ` o 4.`f.2; :,sTl]08_e-_ were the orders, s1r. IE] it'Itia.t` -`Scott, over Jyonder 2 ` ~1i- _.-;1.1- 4.-- .... ..-.1 1,. ` If]-yljr` 'DU_U'l:l;, U,Vc1' Juuuct 2 "a~Miixwel!l~.nodded, 1:00. angered for} iwoptia. Then, as the coilrier g`a1`1-op-` Ledwatwiay, turned in his saddle. l 111 `I_____---I T ..-__....._..~.. ..-.. ...-:.`---4. [A 1 ,.Byi heaven! I suppose we must {doe ..i-"t," Lawrence._ But what Folly! `Wlhgat -asinini-ty! We ve got the Red- lcoats. `hemmed in, and did you ever i see `a better eld? Pray God I may {hear _=W_as*hing1>on when he comes: up. ~.I d rather be dead then, than` '!'Ch"T1-les Lee." ` V "w "_IJ_\.lL .l.I\I\.l 45 slgu fJl~\A\AD\.lI ' I `I `I .1 . Z UL.l\/ OIAJJLI. ylblulll LJCLVVVV 1111 CD1` IICLI :`tlre- morass, I recognized Lee in ad: tvtance, mounsted on a -black horse yeclkecl with foam. Twice he paused, . gazing across the hill: ithrough` leveled el-d gflasses, and ;-then rode up the steep: ascent to our lrear.` Maaxrwell met, him not twenty ifeet. from where I lay. n CK-71--L .1... AL_`_ _____,, _-,on T, I tr-`tn ; rent ` .I.\(\lV' J.L\I`LL.l. vv J4l\.I1\J .L Au.)- l A What does this mean, sir ? Leel thundered Ihoarsely. Why are your men lying strewn a4bou-t A in `!this ' umoldierly manner, General` I ,M"axWell Are you unavare, sir, t`ha:t we are in the presence of the '`enemy? , A` ` ' l I Maxwe1l s face fasirly tblazexl, as! lhe sttrai-ghtened in the saddle, butf before l'1is_ ili-ps `could form an fanswer, a sudden cheer iburst `out. }from tihe crest of the hill, and ' I- lsaw men learning to. their .fe.et,'am1} iwarving -their hats. The next in- gstant across; the summit c-anw` iWashingtb11, a (:lozeni0`i'cers c-`latter-l |ing' behind, his face st-er11-set amla white, as he rode .~.`tI`dlg'llt .t.mv21r(ll I Lee. E 1 . . . VVhat is the -"mean-ing: of this jretrea~t,- General Lee? Q My God, sir, how do you i_C(301ll1t for such dis-I order and e0nfusim1? he ex-:1ain19 .his voice 'ringin5_v zubove the upr0ar.: whis 111-gry eyes: .b1a.zin:.z' into I.-eek` face. "A11s\\`e1'-xne. E 1 1 -r A`I.lll\\.I VLI \.L1\.\,:nn T'hat ,S T not true. . . ` 1'0-tllI`I1C(1:_ .1VV.ashi11gt0n. every word : ike :a whip. It was merely `ai lrcovering `party which at.t.acke:'1 you. Why did you -accept `c-om ma11d, si-r,| !u11Iess ._x:O11 inended_ to fzh-t!" rrr 1 r1 ALA:-Jvv \.L Jll\n I T119. other muttered some reply I3, 21-i]`(] "to catch. AIFYVI .9 II . 1` Lina: -u- 'y\J\| lAA\.\4AA\.I\\I I/\I ll-\lI.I. -n '. . ' I I `d.1d- not. deem 1t :prudent, Gen-K eral VVashing:t0n,'t0 bring on 21 gen-j {era} engwagement. " ' (TT_ 1.- .1 , ,,, I ,,1_, V. See ! they are -coming now u..-. \.Annxa;uo V..,,..:, You were to obey my orders. r, and _v0u~k11owVwhat they were. pa TT_ ___L-_1-J 1:3- L_,,,~ ._1__,_A. I 1 I I '2 I-\)\\. a uni; V LI.&L LUAJJAAAE Jlv vv 9 . He wheeled his horse about. . . . _ , 1 ;po1nt111g w1't'h- one hand across the: 1 valley. ' T 1 l('\.l'-_'_;_ I`V-.'_- --,,_ f\.____-'IJ' `l,___'__... .....-,,. , . . V . Major C-ain, `have Oswald bring! up his guns at once; Lieutenant McNeil], ride to R-amsey and Stew-| sart; have their troops on tlleridgeg within ten 'minutes--Genera1 `Max- weli, these" are your 1nen`V ` I They are, sir. Hold this line at any cost, the `reserves will be. up presently. A- -1.... ,J...... 1.1. 'L......A ..'L..--J. 1r\r\ lIuA\\/\JI ' \.1LllLJULJ a Will you [retain tzomrmand on this `height or not, sir? It is equal to me where I `com- mand. A V ' Then I expect you will take ___ -_ _.-___,- L--- -1- -._1_:_,_. 1.1-- I A\.nJ\zA vwo V1111. u\/- uy t_;;\4n)\.11uA'y- As he drew his horse about he again came face rto face with Lee, who sat his saddle` sullenly, -his gaze on the ground. \Va.shington ;looked at him a moment, evi-:1.ent1y not knowing -what to say. Then he asked quietly: ' ((1'1 T_'1`I ._ - _..J_..__. .._......._.._..J ,... RS; s . * proper means ` enemy. . (KT JL -]'I _- -1. uL `Z`Iws.'}1-2A1'l1_ not be the first to `leaveli the groun-d; your orders shall :be obeyed. ` ' T1TL_L l'_1`I-_--, `I __-_~ `I L _ ____J1-__ LI\./" \J\.II Whaut followed.-_w-as` but a medley S_weeps and'Floors Without Dust ; Save Hours [of Hard i Work ;N0_9|l$B8 l0J%.D0 Distributer. DUSTANE \.u J\J\,I Iv ;aa. for cvhecking 1~:i;:2 IS MADE IN CANADA Sbme. Grocers for the sake of a few cents extra prot may o"r you the Just As Good Kind, Don t ask for a tin of sweeping compound` 3 f\ ,;I______ .- IJUIII. dl\ JUI cl I-Ill -an -rnuvx.----B -----r- Say-Dustbane ` ' Follow printed direction on each tin and get ' ` ` results. Dust'banc is a disinfectant and dust killer. V:I ac'kc_! i__n bafrcls Aamdd-keg for store and schol use- Unaer Canadian Patents It Stands For Quality In Sweeping Compound weak him- oung trag- of sight and sound. I saw \V-.1.~h- ington. ride to the left; heard Lev give a hurried pI`..1( 1', or two; then I was at the rear of our own lim- s'tre1rgtIhening' it for 1SSZlll1%t. Tl1or<- \\va~' litt-he eu0u;:h7time left. -rv 1 1 Under the smoke of severz1l`lmt- 'teries, \\`l10S8 shells were ripping: open the .si(lc- of the hill, the Briti lwere advancing i11 (l0u7`sle line. the- ;sun g'le_aa;n1ing on their bay0n0t<. laml. revealing the unifornls of dif- { ferent' corps. ..cu._ 1 ,-__',_o oL--_1__v ; S14 MADE IN CANADA. (To be Continued) 7` men L the unit} 1915; vain. V S. V16`. in 1893 Iutenantjj; ' steamgg Vvave 8 1110 .4. .. time- KCHAPTER .\'XI.V.-(C0ntinu-ed) ` Thc_Ve\\ e1'c ani1n.ate_d by '21 stern`! .p11rpr0. which yielded power. Such. -as these were not to be tried with.!i Others inigzjht Sc-0' at their ragged- ` ncss at line. their carelessness `o-f discipliiic. their nondescript gar-I ment.<. and \'-ariety of-"equipment"! but to one who had seen such in hatt1c--who `had been with them ati frenton, -Br-a11dyw1ne and G.er-nan-II tOw11-the_v were warriors not" tube: de. stern; grim `ght~ers,- able! to hold theirown against Eng1and s' best drilled 'hatt'a1-ions. I Wvatclled them. le past--Way11e s, V-arnuAm s,i Sc0'tt. .~` h1`ig`ade.<.'.and- Jac`k.<~on s and Grays0n s regimcnts--1narkin'g' t`he1 hrc.~w11, 1usrt-ca ked faces, the eager` .eye.sg.the sturdy. tireless tread, thel iwe11-oi1ed muskets. _Boys, men, 'a.g'ainst a` hated foe, and counted hardship. as nothing compared .with g'rayb-cards, "a1-1 alike exhibited in their faces the same expression. They `were anticipating battle` the joy of conflict. `Every step brought them nearer to the -grapple of arms--to that supreme test of` strength, courage, endurance, for! FHURSDAY, JAN. 7 1915; FARMEWS WIFE \ ALMOSTAWREBK1 Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Compound - Her Own Story. V L London, Ont.---`_` I am afarmer s wife ` and a very busy woman. . Last summer - I was taken with 1 severe pains in my ` back so bad that I} could not get up or ` scarcely move with- out pain, andmy periods were pain- I ful. My husband called in a good doc-' tor and I wasunder his care for _some time, but he did me little or no good. A '- - - - ,,,__ ..-1.1 ...... 4...` One day a friend of mine told me to try Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable. Compound as she had been `greatly helped by it. I began taking it and . soon got well, and my periods became natural again. Since then I "have had perfect health. In fact I have never felt aowell in my life. Lydia E. 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FA Safety Razor . enables a_ man to shave him- self every day and save` $54.75 a year that he pays the bar- ber. `Buy him one.` ;u- _ A -A AA A Comb and-`Brush. _ is always very` acceptable. We! have received all our import shipments and can surely please you. -145 . than |II1\ Rober tson s Drug _Sto re MyLady of Doubt .2'5, :9 `$10.00 1 Door East of Barrie _H:)tel By Randall Parrish Author of : Love. Under Fire, My Lady of the North, etc. .{75,to $4.50 .59, to $3.50 Ellicoa pk of rcrash ether, , bunk i only Drug Store A Dainty Bdxn} {Sf Dain .12.h!.es_ - -97- -putt iwv-t have become `a neoessitye in-_ stead of a luxury in both win- 'ter and `summer. `We: sell only` the genuine. A. _-A A".-- Cigar and Cigaret Cases made in England for men who smoke. A ne assortment at low prices. ' -1- - gig- -_- ---uwuuc for the ; girl. We have all" the best kin-ds. Prices -- Perfumes and Toilet ` Waters both import and d-omesti~c.. `Plain and in fancy packages, We have your favorite odor. gt - Li #1` W It was midnight when Morgan! led us up the steep bluif, and out`; | upon the sandy road.- We advane ! silently, and in str.ag'gling' column! [tl1rou.gh the darkness, passing the itembers of *camp Ires` for several `miles, the recumbent ' soldiery of gother `commands sleeping on the 1 ground. . At Hopewell, VVashington_ `was holding another? council with} .his' ofcers. As we swung past we! [could perceive his tall gure Istaiicling in the glow of a re, and, [there arose from the `lips of our} inienax sudden, involulitary cheer,T lbrewkring strangvely upon the ' solemn] vsil-enee -of the night.` The group, about him were. startled and looked! about; and he rpaused a moment, lshading his eyes. I v ` '.1 an 1 _ -_1_ . ready Hun a. essel rface tdeck_ then E savr which they had left `their homes.i They might be poorly drilled, ,il1-i dressed, variously armed, yet these! were ghting men._ _ . . , _ _ | 1 1r Wvhat troops are these ?7 he ask- ed, his voice cutting across the dis- tance. A `hundred answered him: i k`Morga11 s -riemen! i . - Good, my lads! and H even at: [that distance I could see his face` `brighten. "`,There will `be work for, `you at dawn. ` `KY7. 4.1.. A ...-.'l]:v..-u ,nlnno-no ' nn11n~:n(y ` `you an uuwu. . With a rolling cheer, `echoing! `down our ranks from front to ~rear,ei Lwe answ-ered, swinging the _ -guns "over -our heads-,'_ as we swept for- ward into the dark night. _ There! lmight be discussion, dissensioni ,about that council re, .but therei ;was none in the hearts of those who weregoing out to die. A1-' "ready rum-ors were ying valbout re- i guard-ing 'Lee s unwillingness to` en- .gage in sbattle. I saw him as I Itrundigsed past, T standing T besidel ITl T__-_ ._ LL- .2...-.1: n.L4-. nu J1-in` `Fauna |rl'll`U|gk':Ll -pan la, aI;cuL'u.u;5 LJ\1uAvt\.r 1 Wayne. the re1ight- on his face, although his headawa-sv Ibowed. Even -___. _'L...\..... .c'anvnn ni1nn m]onnDl`] a1LIlUug'.u 111:5 1.l|?i1u.7,Wa'a_'uuw\.7u. nu. to our cheers, he -never once glancvedl =up,._jand, as we passed. :beyond the! ;radius of `light, I laid my hand up-. gen the mane "of .Morg'-an s horse. //T 1_1_-L (`11......1..n Tan, U11 but: IIIUIIU UL -A/V.I.UJ.5'l.l.1A 0 Asunuuo Is it true that -Charles Lee! `thinks we should let ' `Clinton "go without ghting? I asked sobherly, That was Ar"u'. mored7 at the ferry. l -1 99 1 , -_-____-.....1 `L1.-. "lllzib was 1'uuru1'cu cw uup .u,;;,_;. Tis enough, he `answered, his 1eyes upon the dark columnof plod-`: dine` men. And he seems to have obhers with him.. `I know not What - has put the coward into the fellows of late. Saint Andrew !_ the odds 7 are no greater than we have met before. But there ll be no ghting`, lad, I ,fear, unless Washington; takes the -bit in his teeth and? orders` V it. "I m glad the boys cheered -`him; -twill give the man new heart.~ You favor -the_joi_ning_ of issue? ` Why not`? .. Were we ever` i1_1'-bet- ter _fet:t1e?. A retregting `army is `always half whipped, -`and gweCcarn' choose our} `ground. Why, . lad; Jtis reported, L-O1-int_o_n"s _ line, st'?1 `I011-`t _fulltwelveffmilesgvyith train of; baggage: wa8o0.nsf <`and.'* batter? A :. and camp; fbiiowrs J 1031 aams.ion;orrls s-myineabeo A * or Eroups art: _1Juu:ura.u.-u. .LV4&OOo _ By daylight _we,.2oamef~ up with the New Jersey. miJi4:ia,' i;ly;ingUa1: t along the harrk. . _ .x`.- , vm 3 "H, `stone. ,-rlverg T_hermo V Bottle_'s_ he com-j iled for Jelllcoe a small y were` Copyright, A.TC. McClurg 8c Co. 1911 $1.50 to $6.00 .25, `to $5.00 .50, to $5.00 `.25; toss so the: _Opp0`s,i`w>blu_s. Down the *'=f1':a,1I1pl`e:(1hh ._"men` were strugg - - ing ith ;a* light battzery, and- sud- denlyiin the -press of-rgures I _came upon Farrell. H- was `mud from head to foot, his face streakd with it, but he locker} -uphwithh beaming eyes." as I..spo1ke his name, and our halggs clasped. V - I L1_..--'...1..J. _A-- - L4. (\I1f\'II M `Ill1.uu,-s (:.1upt:u * I -thought fybil Wflid be ov`er l 1':he1-e with Maxwell, she said; point- ___ -1. LL- -L1....1- .]..4.. A... h.l..I.lU W 1 I111 Anna VV \!ll,' _ taut-I\.A, yvnaav `ing -across at the _`blac`l; `dots, now clearly .distinguis1__1asble in the` glow ; of -sunshine. _ 117 1 ll. 1 1- J M, 1 __-__ ._'___ :01 -auusunuc. . ~ _ _ l I was_' left behind, and czifne '-up `just now with Morgan, _ I replied. But I`;-ani anxious `enough to be with- -my own fellows. What mean -sv that skirmish `line, Farrell? Are you already in touch with I .C1.irI3tOI1? " ;1 1 ` J I` 1,3- lUq?No" h;he exalcgtuly, hut thel lBritish -are not fax-`off, and: are lheaded [this way. A scout came uvbhrough with the news two hours -ag"0.---Clinton has taken the road? -to Monmouth. a He chuckled .grimly,l Iglancing at my face; And who} think ye the lad was who told us ?` .WIho ? my throat tightening. l _ ``The `same you was -so anxio sl about a few days back. ` I I Mortimer! Eric Mortimer? Aye; unless my eyes fail me al- ready, -it_ was the nboy.' y . l You are sure? You saw him? Well, I had a,-- glimpse, as she, came up the `thank here from thei ford, his horse dripping; It was: dark -still," -and he -only stopped` to ask the road- I knew his voice, and the form--the lad is as slender as a girl-then he went by me, dig- ging his horse with the spurs, and lying close. He had a Drago0n s. cape apping from this shoulders,l. but twas the boy all right. AM} there go the guns up the bank. lNow, nerhaups. tJhvey 1l let me take [my ghting dogs across. VFL .. ---..__ _ .A...\ 11` F by a. `British. awards. medal. ' 'U1i:I:ew;~\`:vept the, hair out of eyes with his great st. ' um - M... .1-.......,.. ,.....,.4.`I.. L..4 511`, LASAAVAAL5 uvgu u\.;vuuo The way was open for me. at least, and I swung up into the sad- dvle, and drove my horse down the ,slippery' shore .into the water. The istrea-m was not deep, although the |current owed swiftly, -and a mo-_ lment later I had found {"M`axwell. l (t1'T Q! _`I ` _ _ Ye;%`,""f 1l1eLs21`i`ciu t87}'{1}}` iiT"1B`;-I ;t1o11, we?are going to `ght, al- ituhough may not '_be'.anythi1_1g \,r{1a0re s1o1}1ls_ (Ed1t1a11 }s]k1rIr(1l1s11.i&1% t9-I r. y. , 219 m on as eel e 111 .spite of Le,btha11*k God, and well have a go H at the ,Redcoats. La- i_fayette~-co_n1m2md`s the advance, and` iWayne W111 be 1m `within a few ihours. We are to skirmish forward Etovyard `Monmouth Court House; !C1`1`11t01_1 `has turnttad that way. i ' Ygq learned `that from :1, r I I I I x I I scout? I .. 7 1 Yes; he just came througli`; one lof Charles 'Lee s men, I under- ; stood-'--a . blue-eyed, rosy-cheekedl lboy, who sa.i3d'_'his n-ame was Mor- timer. 5He `had ridden from -Cooks- town. and was reeling in the sad- dle, `but would go on. Your menl :are over ' there, major, beyond the`: lc1u'mp_. of ti-mfber. "In my judg-' imen1:'we ll accomplish little to-day,` for there is .a heavy storm in thosei .clouds yonder. . T 4 ` 4417---- ...-'..-- vvsn--\ ...:11 ...,; `L.mm U1UULl'D _yU11\.l'\.z1o ' A How many men will we have` when Wayne comes up? About four thousand, with` the imilitia. We are ordered to hang. "Close .to `Clinton s~ -left, while Mor- '-gan circles him to -the :right.._ Tis `said the British have tnansports at {Sandy Hook, and `are trying . to {get there; -that wasvthe word young Mortimer brought in. mL- `men- _-_ 1.1....-_.....:.,._. -,..........,J 4... } ,LV.LU1 I.a1'1.llCl IUIUUEILU 1119 The bath in the water seemed to {have helped my horse, hurt I rode- lslowly up the valley toward the ,-woo& which served-asg my quide. Before I_ reaehecl the skirmishers, `great drops of rain fell, and then J----------- --4-4-M-1-- 1. |n+-4-inn.-` nn+! EJJUGD LLLULIG U.L J.(ln|.l..l. nxuxn, uu.;u. wuuu.. a downpour, utterly blotting outi `the landscape. Lightning ashed, ,the thunder unremitting, 1 the rain. AL--. 1......` J.__.. LL- .-.33.` but: uuuuucx u1u.U1.u1uu1u.5, . Ull'\/ J.vI..L:1. a ood, water leaped down the side lo*f the hill cascades, and, blinded`, l .1- ____ 1---]- 1...A.;-. ALA IU1. `b`u'U 1111.1. `lJa:D\4(l\.l\ID,. uuu, n.n;.u.uuu, slight shelter of the wood, and wait- led, gripping him by the -bit. Men ran back down the hill, seeking shelter from the fury of it, and I Hbent my head, soaked to the skin. For the 'rst time I realized how tired I Was, every muscle aching lwit-h the ,strain of. the long night s march, my head thrdhbing from. l the awful heat of the early `morn- I ing. I sat down in the? mud and water; my `-arm through the e bridle "rein, my. head against ' the trunk of 1 :a tree, which partially protected my` face from the beating rain. But ly there was . fno ' sleep possi`bl_e.- 1r, --_:__.1 __:.J.-- ....,1 1.1.... 12.1,] .434 [I drew my horse \ -back -into -the ` AIJIUDU was u.U oacup 1JU\3cJ.uL_u. l ' My mind pictured the eld of action, reviewed the events leading up to this hour, -and, _.as. surely, re- `verted to Claire Mortimer. I had. almost forgotten the sturdy down-l '-`pour so intensely was I thinking when a courier came spurring for- ward, `blinded by the " storm, yet rid- I. ing' recklessly. He must have seen the group `of men hiiddlled at the edge of the grove, `for he drew up Ibis hora-e,l calling my name. ` '~ nt'._`_-._. .1'...... ____ .. T ...m.`... 4-`...-.'-.-in > fvent` ertr. cater.`-_ '_1.I1S `uurw, Uauuxs mug .I.Lu1.uuo . Major Lawrence, I come from General .Max~wel1,- he shouted be- : tween the. crashes of thunder. You are "given command of the right of the line, and will_ `press on regard- less af he_ s1_2o1_'m` until the enemy 1'\_._......_... Ln...` 5 U1 but: DUUIIJI. u.uu1; 0111.; \.4LL'\aA-I-I.) is met in force. Dragoons` have been seen two miles -east. `You iznderstand-, sir ? . '_/f`,Ye`s," "1eadi';1g-. for1_;vh . my T h6rse`. ` C0iI1.6,l 011: 13d.- it s. th t0P of the 4 the ~arti11e:yja * ` -_`_`L1_ All-__'-~ J_WL.'I- '1.-." 3...-..`-. 'Jdl.l1`l'5` . VV ILIIIIJ (Jul. uuuu v A V aluvgu `uuu . ,1 a We may , not `be able to move ' the. guns, he answered, "`but.' you * tyre to your. powder__as__ dry -as gv1v1dj_ho1dV: D1intOn_ _;tp ~ the! d D "`;`dr`;.wi11A`be;.?`Snt.aS *r=n1;;.+ :- -can - mq.nn1v:I. E sobnj [as .*`. . , ` aU.,__s~1_,r; the .'lJ'.l`y PUWUUI Will U0; scum u. ;a_%thJ, Sttsrm V`b_r~eaks.7; Thaw? *r H?E NoR'rm:R'N ADVANCAE -his his horse `whirled, anclf-we1_1't Splash- ing down . the glope. Through "the- -mist of rain ,.1;he< men gathered Lab;/>1}'l;`_ Wqrg `mere 'blotches.. V ` the ted tak-.