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JJKIU Ananv Iv not-vvv I-\r' -V--__,_, .1116? . I I--Iwhat can you meain?. -Merely that I am"C1air -Marti? aner, and lifting the, ham, the young oicer was revealed in the` dim light as my `lady. `.`-Surely. you knew? -- - an -- o 0 . 1 MUG .I.=1UG_ .1 aancu \1uAu He ruthbd his headITthout;}1.1$fu11y. kweevs a and" Floors `Save Hours of Hard Vlutk A Distributer.~ Barrie! CHAPTER XXIX. I18 TANE IS MADE IN CANADA TWOWUMEN ] SAVED FROM DPERATIIINS .S_9me Gfoers for the sake of a few cents e.-uxtra protmay offer you the Just As Good Kind. ,Do_n t =avsk for `a tin of sweeping compound` 5 ,_ I\___.|.L___ ; Fol;1dt\,I;t.v_printcd directions on each tin and get ` Q results. ` . ? } 1` .3 disinfectant and dustntkillcr. and kegs for `store and schpol use Undenf Canadian Patents It Stands For Quality In Sweeping Compound I Not just about here, sir.` We cammed over east of there once, maylbe-a year ago, down in a hol- law where there was one big tree .standin all alone, kind of an odd- 'lookin tree, sir. and seems tome, the guide said the place was calleti something like that. Say,` Tom, to the nearest dragoon, do you re- meniber that Lone Tree where we camped when we were out huntin | Tarleton ? 1: 1.0 1 f111,__ W=asn t that What the `guide called the p-l'1ce-Lone Tree ?' 1-... nan nnsurnnnva f (FIN -___. - J .L"d1 lC|IlJll` v i Sure; in east Mediford. There |was_a farmhouse across on the side of a hill. I got some buttermilk I;L-_.- 99 \}(Lll'\J\L Ull\J 1I'lSO\4V-I .g. . \1\r - | Derned if I know, sengeant. 'Don t recollect hearin the` guide say anythin bout that, but. the wo- man at the house told me her place was called Lone Tree cotta-ge--so I redkon he might. This was a chance worth trying. "`We will take the ret turn to the left; and have a look at the Tace I said. (3onroy, you. and Tom ride ahead, anc} keep your eyes open. n `V. ._...g ALA; LLA \'I711Q`I'D [eyes open. We reached the hollow where the big tree stood, about midnight, but found little reward. The house on the hill had been burned to the ground. Near the tree, however, we discovered evidence of recent camp res, one not yet cold, and appar- ently there had been quite a `body of men camped there lately. C`on- roy manurfalctured a torch. and ,scout-ed, albout, nally reporting: -\ cream-uxe latnerxvulcu `J the daintiest nds or 3 filmiest fabncs need . never fear. 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Pinkha_ni s' Vega '1 table Compound V Own Stories HereTolcl.` * - ' ' Edmonton, Alberta, Can. - f` I: think`- " it is no more than right for me to thank you for what your kind advice ahd Lydib E. Pinkham. s Vegetable Compound have: done for me; ` . ' Aa117I___.'I __._.-L-;_ ,, ;0,___ -4-` &PTER XX\T'II._--(\C>ntiriue}{1)i IIVIID J.\IA Anny When I wrote to you some time agol .was a very sick woman suiferingfrom female troubles. I had organic inam- -2 mation and could not stand or walk any - distance. At last I was conned to my bed, and the doctor said I would have. to go through an operation,`but this I. - refused todo. Afriend advisedLydiaE." . Pinkham -s Vegetable Compound," and. - A_,,now, after using three bottles of it, I` ; `feel like a new woman. I most heat-tily*~` ~_ recommend your medicine to all women" A who suffer with female troubles. Ihavo ' also taken Lydia E. Pinkham a `Liver: Pills, and think they are ne.` I willg never be without the medicine in_.th I 1 ` house.-Mrs. FRANK Eusnmr. 903jGo'l+: zjumhia Avenue, Edmonton, Albertgwi _ ~_ . `w LLCVUJ V \.r well. The other Case. > . ` ,:;.. _ Beatrice, Neb.-Just after inym_or"-- T ' riage my left side began to paip_me,a`pd 2 the pain got so severe at time; I- suffered terribly with it. I viuite-th1.'.0?.9 e doctors and each one wanted on me buteI_ would not consenjl,;.`3_bq_j erauon. r:I:hear or ` Pinkhiu"`a I'.-e iVzetab| . :e i:edoinzf and , ` ith 4` 8 91 D6811 U`_l.`UIIcI`\IMVVI\`l_ Val: . 9 ligtle 1 earnestly, recovering from my 5111`.- prise, and leaning forward to look into her face. Why should I? -General Washington told me it was .E1=i=c. who came for his V father. ;Why should I suspect in this dark- ness ?. - .. I-I represented myself. . as Eric, she stammered. ` - uA'__.1 --...... :4 an... aldn nu-kn But I did not, I insisted,- )AY, JAN." ~ Ji21s{ i91S&%?, By n;g4aI1Parrisn_: % Author or: f Under Fire., My Lady of the North, _et:.j .nowhe`reV Vunaocompanied=A ' `these two. You will` believe thIatj? J._;|1 ! ``'1`-het, now,` must _neoeesarilj? ' the entire -story. As I proceed you will be convinced, I '-think, that only a true condence in` you would enable me; to `speak with such frankness. I--I knew of no one else in whom I could - conde, and- and the time has come` when I must have ` help-t-he u help `of a friend. I should have explained to my faJther--indeed intended: to do so--cbut now he is_ helpless `to aid "me. There -is no one else I feel alble Po trust. I-I you were in! _ ,__L.L .L_ ___'..`I..A.. T T _.-H.-.,.. A4- Major Lawren`ce, he bega,_r'1,fandA` norticed the face -was not turned Owmd me, I ammsure you are ot deceived, a1th0ug'hA,you' act the`: ,`I1 99 U UU Iuuau. .I." .I. Jvu. -V- CIUI v --- my thought t'p-night; I--I - am not [sure I did not even pray for_ your you. "Ir 1 1 ' 1 . 1 __;- ---.`l L-'..`I.J coming, a~nd*-and then sent- avw . __ , .. My `hand sought `hers, and held'it against my horse s mane.~ ` ;:-u 11 _____ A-I_`___ ` I whispered. aaxuuu LLAJ lJ\IL'|J\I 5; ........v- ` Tell it in your own Way, dear, `I X ,` __.L_ _..... , Sxhe ashed; one gl-an*ce into - my iface, leaving her hand `in mine, while our horses took a dozen .st1-ides. ' a a It will not take long, she be- gan, in so low a` voice, that I lean- ed forward to listen, and you `al- ready know many. of the chanacters ----J Ann 1.11.r]lrno T reaay lKIl`U'W umuy. UL ULIU 'U'1JlLLIur\4-u\4nu and can judge their motives. I `have been strangely situated since the commencement of this -war, only, surely ours is not the only family divided in its loyalty. My .; father was a Kin_;g s oieer,_ and ~_ felt .it his duty to .serve the crown. ; While he has said; liIttle,'. yet I know : that down `in his heart his-_ sym-\ `. pathies -have {been with the `Colonies. `Those of my brother were openly from the start, and _my father never_ attempted` to interfere with `his actions. `They talked it all over together, and Eric chose his own course. -Only Alfred Grant made trou-ble, presuming on what, he termed . our engagement, and en- deavored to force my `brother to join the King -s troops. `The two quarreled bitterly, and Eric, a "hot- l headed Iboy, `struck him. .Grant has. never nforgivven that blow, -nor - Eri'c s inuence over me. "To thei latter he -attributes my disl-ike-+yet ll-this -was not true; it was - because ' as I grew older I` realized the ill character of the man. _ - ' - -._.-........;J- c'naracLer U1 D116` rvuxau. A She paused a moment, gathei-ing enthe threads of thoug'hrt more close- -1y. I_ did not speak, preferring `she should _ tell the story in her -own way. L l7T\1J - A___ VU. .L'U`u. `W111 -lJ\.'a1.l.UVI'J ul-llBIa_ I` Yes, andi whwteyer else you ten 3- 9! own way. V , The two did not meet after that .1 for many months. The Queen s ,, Rangers, in which regiment. my - -father securec} Grant a commission, were in New York, While Eric was - sta-tioned u1pthe--river. with Morgan s riemen. When New. Jersey was i invaded, both commands came , south, and, 'because,of Eric s- knowl- 'edge of this country, he was detail- t `ed as scourt. This reeklesslife was greatly , to his liking; I saw `him occasionally -`by appointment, usual- ly at Elmhurst, and became aware that his old quarrel with Captain -Grant was seemingly , forgotten. `There appe'are,d3.' to be some _ under-. standing, some connection between them. They met once, at least, and I _del'rvered . one note be- [ tween `them? - i 1 4-.. -.,.;1..g:.. +,1..'.+_ I .1L1`1C._," sne sbauumzruu. _ And was it -you also who rode into our `lines yesterday, tellingof Clinton s Whereazbouots? V . - Yes, hesi- cating1y,y her eyes lift- intg to my face. ~ . But you must listen to me, Mva-jor Lawrence; you must '_ learn why I did so unwom-aniy an act. First answer one question. G1ad1y. , Is there an Eric Mortimer? ` There is, she answered frankly; my brother. I'tt is for his sake I did all this. V . L 1. nnJ- :-vs wnnvv G;-I ` tween nnem.` : . _ Perhaps I can explcaln later, I int_errupted, from, thing menftxoned at Lee s zv-.-! in. T 1|n;:1}'I vnn nnn] quarters." _ > _ _ You! Oh, I wish you could, for Vvtheif relationship has mysatied me; {has 'madie me- afraid something lmight be wrong wi17h---`with Eri.: ' .``I think not, dear; sayra1;her with Grant, T Inrn .1,_L L. .. 41-... ll- vrtoti n1-nvn WWII Uruuu. If tha-t.-be" so, .then. it may prove. :the key to all the fmystery. What made `their intimacy so diicult to understand_ was` that I knew the casp cain s dislike of Eric ~_.had in no way diminished. He" spoke of him . as savagely 'as ? eyer. L ' T)....1.nu-n H a ' cop_yi-igu. A, c. Mociurlz 8c co.'1m` as savagely as cycr. - Perhaps he played ' a -part-hi's ulrtimate purpose revenge. ` ' ' 7 It might be that--yes, it might be t1h`a't, and--V-and the consumma- tion of- that revenge" may account ,, for all has occurred; But I- must _go on with what I had to te1'1.' _ : 7 I ,f.org`at17en,._`_t,he passage of time, tine men riding `steadily _in advanxee,' ~;coyns_t9.nt1y_ . iinereasingl. e `their \disba.nc"e,A even the possible im-` I1'*I8.v11c6.` of. A `the. '!Wi d1i1lf V my j3'G1i3t' Podket- A'l1:ue ,e.V.i.d`e`i1't ~ di.5'. tress; of `the? girl _rid.ing beside ; gyhoee -tale,` I flA1T:, 's1.1;1`-_e,`V wou1d_full_y V 1.-_`< '...L.....;.;nm s.1n~nat11'ihI'a` in; Whose 1 Illa BUIG, WUuJl\A>&u-AA`, justify ` her strange masquerade in ma'1 g~arment,'1if. risk of life and exposure ,tb tdissraiee fin. %_midst_,_-A g-htinxg a'1`- n1`i_s,A held` ~me[jne'g1eebful -`of _1:1__3_1`_5.ix- x.rea1ig;ea.Ft1;aa;,e , _-_-.- . T >y;1O`>\lIl'-\TI.1V'I:l\1`d - ` '01 all else. .I.':` .l'('.7ll"l5;u' uu.u.'u,. Vyvanovv I ever the` cause, ;I;Jhad unconscious`-2 ly become .a. of ~_i;ts deveIop- ant, .an&thaf `desnedu-Fnow* tor be` even%mQt"i}Ldep1i L involved; Whatevr 1>h9v:rY5$I`8f_1"Y % 901 5i11_6'1_',`* j .; ;.,,My : . it. 55 ,. part well. ? % ' V , ~~ 7 I hardly` _understand. . V -T ` Oh, bum I am sure you do. I--I" could not permit you to go away despising me. ` . a ,1 u o 7A__ l-svvvyn .I\'w:,\ q-`-_ -.f ._(`_` "hs,.s'tiIly. - % **oapmin Grant " is .s.,;m bu`1a_nee,fMi(stress Claire, Chef . re- 12ort`e`d._- ` _HeVcame nip alone about --___ 9! . I felt her hand withdrawn quick- ly,.and the swift. xintzike 7orfj her -breath,` yet there was {no shgm-pn'ess in the voice. ? ' Ar _ . Captain Grant,` Peter? _ What can the man w'anrt`her`e?, ' ' ~ ' He claimed to` be hunting deserters, returned Svwanson,` as calmly deliberate of speech as ever. But that was false. He knew we were on the road, and asked for `4[ UL`lI7:Io ' -I-LU ve TminutesV`fA.);go. , join I m. JOIII you." _ __ h.She sat a moment `1n` sllence, her to my face. > - '1`his arrival must _end our con- ference, Major,5 she said soberly. l'Captain Grant must not know that y_o}1_3arewi1)h. me---that would mean head bdwed; then looked across in ' UI.l- > For me ? `And you told him- Merely that you rode to see that the road was clear. ~` Then .1e:t at once, fearing he 'might `iihti`I."M"' M" 7' -Surely you do not wlsh me to run V away 3 1:17-- ALE- 1.2...- .... tnnuv anlro nu run away '1 Yes, this time, for mylsake as ` `well `as your own. If.` I could have completed my confess-ion you would realize the necessity. However, the fact that you -are the bearer of dis- patches should he suicient; your -duity ` to the Colonies is more im- portant than any private - quarrel. You `will go? T ` Yesr--4but you? Are you `-safe with him ? ' Perfectly. I wish I might be clothed in my own proper idress, bust" with Peter -and Tonovpah on guard, Captain --Grant alone is not dangerous, `Besides, I wish to learn his purposes in seeking to join us. She hesitated; You must not fear for me, 'buft-,-but "I wish to tell you all, and---and I am sure I ` shall need your help. it . A You m I am to -join you `L , ___A. G, -lUU. l..l..l`Ul:LI. 1. (+1.11 uv `van. "7. again-at Elanhurst 3` _ Is. that asking too much ? f , Olaire, I whispered _ rbendinsg to- ward -her, so Peter could not over- hear, nothing shall keep, me from coming, dear. I will ride back the moment_ my dispatches are in Arn- old s hands. But tell sme rst, if you` are not -afraid of Grant him~ self, What is i-t you need me for? . Eri>c,A she .answered- switly. -( He " has disappeared, dead orvde-I8 lserted, Oh, I cannot believe the . '6 last is true. _ It was .to save his`- c reputation -that I dressed in this -1 uniform, performed the Work` as- 1. signed him. I feel sure Grant {-1 knows where he is, what has tbe- 1 came of him. I Went to him in 4 Philladelphica, but he only sneered-, < ' and said the boy had doucbtless run 1 away. . I know better; that is not 5 I c: S -' like a Mortimer. But I ,eannot search for him; I must stay with ' 5 my -father`. But if I can only be as- 5 -sured you will come. . I' ` You can be assured. '-Mistress C-laire, broke_in Pe`ter,[ some one is riding up _ the .ro'ad., s Yes, Peter, y'es.e Major, w-ait here! -Dgn t move- We will go -back _and meet him? V I held my` horse steady, although. he made an effort `to follow. Voices came `back to me through the dark- 'ness--Gra'n-t?s loud enough to be clearly , heard. ' - `V VYha*t, is this you, `Claire ? he , 1YI_ `13.. all` `main rnnrla (110 an EH15. ,. V `A -moment I sat in my saddle si- lently, our horses walking eide.~by side through the night, while I en- deavored to grasp the meaning of her confession. I knew that she was riding tbareheaded, her face turned away.` ` 111`! ,,, 91 T .s.n:J n4 `Incl +011 mn EGPVBD army In new .l.ums. . 7 There a,__ moqmenrt s, silence; then the girl asked, a.s1mde_'4o ;hor- ror in her voice: _` an ,__`I.'_ __-__ ....a...`...nJ- .~..~...'-u-n -I-n l'0l' ID. 1,181` Vulcez ~ _ . - ` Surely, you cannot mean .to'a11y - yyoursellf W-imh - _g-uerillas, Captain. Grant? Wtith-- wi~tIh F-ag'in~?. T ' `l':_ The -mkan Alaulgihed, but mi-rt;'h1es$- : That wQu1d" Be `horrible, -would-j n t i.t?n. W`e11;`prsonta11y I 'fail' to see ;why--Fagin . is*a~ny' mo1_'enof -in s(:oi1n l`.tI1_an7 sdgne of these `other _ - `=;f'e11dIwe`in{ ; However, ~ I v _mzt amt poir:t4%[:ret-. '1`+he.;1faoi;:- I, have. 1; private iaair _;_;.__ J J..- .`l_..-.... T. `. 11.4.... A-;1.:'ar '.l.'L|U- La-UI4. la L Aulvxr u rlbvuuu um.-. ;~to_ 'a11t;;.-nd; tovbenfore -I" `leave this. ne`i~gh`b01"11 oodA.A ~ Can 'you-- guess. what , .2 _ ' W Wynn: will sh0rtly~.-f- Eeforg uexgngl `Arnold : i1%ORiTHER.N AnvAN`t:1e: `h - `I. L- `My es-Ao;orvt would have "39 m.ile`_1p1y two the start, yet;-` that noxiqg. My thoughts were not with them, or` wi-tli my milimary duty; but re-1 ,-__.L_VJ 1.- 1.1.... 1-3.4-#1:. A.-uuy-m-iunanvr o1Irn\*r\l` Ql';Q"` my ` ul1IqllU{'J' ,lL_[l-|IJV,'"*'-. LIE-`,0; _4v. 7 iyerted 'to;the:"_litt:1e ' V ny around" the Livounded `man. ` The ` beating V of the `dispatch to Arnoid V was mere ` routinet, involving only steady. rid- ing, but the relations exieting be-_ -tween Claire, Grant, and, Mortimer were full of mystery. There were connecting links v I -could not understand; no, doubt had the girl been permitted to ` conclude =i1e1_` sttogy _I `might t it together, 1_f1_ ____,____,__ __,_ 911 51 U`--14 yv.-u.--v-vu vv av ---- -~ her story Vmigvht t together; but as it was I was` left giopinlgt in the darkness. Yet my mind tena- `cio1_1s1fy- held to its. original theory as to Eric s strange disappearance -`-he had been betrayed by Grant. and was being held prisoner; But where? By whom? And for what purpose ? A T I 1 .1 -_ __,...1_'I.'_._ _. Bu-t, niy boy, this is -a mys- Do ybu mean to` insist yoiivclid mt know--have not recognized` I1.` 1; Ifarvnov . . ! - f I pondered on T problem: 9.3:. my horse. ploughed forward through the `dust, `my eyes unconsciously 1 scanning the dark road. Grrant could -not have known that Colonel` Mortimer was being taken home. .His meeting" with the ambulance. party was altogether an accident.` `Yet _I had no faig: the man was - omt seeking Briti stragglers, for had he been "dispatched on such a mission he would have -had at least a s uad of soldiers with him. Then . wvhza ? The prohasbili-ty was that he `was either ridvirnsg -to Elm-hurst, or -to some rendezvous with Fagin. Some` plan. had been interrupted by` C1rinton s `sudden march, by the British defeat at Monmouth, and Grant was risking `his commission, braving the charge of desertion, for some private" purpose. `This imritgtht he love of Claire, revenge` ._ 1.1-1- -.. ..........:.l..1... I...-.4- l.. nrn-rn_l 1 them` into a sharp trot. uuguxu UU Luvs: UL \JAuLAUy `A\Iv\4Amv uspocn Eric,` or possibly ` both com-l `bined. The latter would seem most probable. He would use Eric in l some way to threaten the sister, to compel her to `sacrice herself; She was of a nature to do this, as? was already anbundan-tly proved byl her assumption of male attire ` toi save, Eric s reputation. My own, responsibility loomed large as I] reached this conclusion, and " re-_ membered her appeal for help. She, also, must suspect the truth, and had turned to me, as the only one capable -of unrave1.'in'g_ the mystery She trusted me, loved me, - I now believed`-and, under God, I would prove worthy of her faith. With teeuh clinched in sudden determirra-1 tion I caught up with my little , squad of plodding horsemen, and,l .- with word of command, hurried.` ';1_, Riding ahead, boot to boot with! -Conroy, I thought out a `plan for? action, and nally, in the gray of `the morning, told him enough of `the story to arouse his interest. Just` before sunrise we passed Elm- hurgt, the great white mansion zip-3 `-pearing silent and deserted. There was no halting, although we turn-l , __JJ1_ L, 1A-`- nu,` -ry\1-1 was `nu ucuuug, a1'uL1uu5u Ivv nu..- ed in the saddle_ to look, and my eyes swept over -the troopers trot-. ting behind us. They were a sturdy 1o.t, their faces bronzed from` exposure, `their uniforms stained and . dust-covered. ' 1 11 unau \J\4|~av V` ._v-.._`.. Regulars? I asked, A nodding` back `across my shoulder.. ' -L_,_ l _ Not'a man but has seen `two lyars service, he replied V proudly. Hamilton knows the troop,` and he picked us out. ` -T , 1!. - LIL -3 yauaxwu uv v V. V- ` I may need them for a bit of desperate work. . They 11 do it. sir, never fear.- Good, sergeant; -we ll ride - hard, and trust to getting fresh -horses in Philadelphia. A I ll tell Arnold the story. When we arrive there have your men get all the sleep they _-... T711 n&lnvu] -n 1vn.f;(n-`Q gnd y0UI' IIIBII. gb am but axcvy luau.) can. I 1l attend to ra-tlons and ammunition.` You are T simply to have the men. reted and ready. Cannot we make better time? .The `horses seem in goodi coIid'ition.Y W _-_,`._1 __:J:n_'_ -....... H..- `In-an] -norses S%II1 1Il guuu cuuuauuu. `We passed sxwiftly over the level coun~tr_v,.. meeting a few stragglers, lbuit paying them small attention. By two o clock -we were on the banks of the Delaware, and a half- -hour later, I swung dorwn stily from the saddle .in front of .Am- `ol T s headquarters on High street. `r; -_-`_ __ .m.... 1' ....`..,..... ......-.m+h-r hgl-I5 0l(l'S` neaiaquuru-:rs Uu .LL15u mucou- He was an oivcer I never greatly lrked, with his snapsping eyes and arrogant ? m-anner, bu.t he` was `court-. eous enough on. this occasion, ques- tioning me after -reading "the dis- patch," and offering me; a glass of wine. ' ' T -u1 r. 1 I .` , I . ,_--_'__ ...'J- ...;...-.J- . .`1`lou lok tired,` major, must` rest before you `start back. I shall .-have my rgport ready by sundown. un-..-....1 A.....'.1.J `T mm a+o'nA-. Vare not assigned to my -commAand.? | 9Lll1\.I\I VV 1&0 `n-ave Iuy rqpU1'h 1't:au_y` u General Arnold, '1 said, stand- img respectfully hat in hand, "_I have a favor to 'a.sk--th~at you will send V your report by some other messenger, _ and give me a detail for. special service) : V `_ -He looked up iny -surprise. A :'~"`-Sipecial . service, sir! iBut . you, ~ ll",_L 2. L__.. .............1 T :.,,,:Q+_ EPB HUD usalgpou 0U 11].. 1.;vuxuu~u.u., f`That is true, general, I insist- ed, -'b _uct' the `conditions warrant the unusnal apupl_ication. ` '. _z=Wrhat: service is contemplated 3- :;;7 An attempt to kill or`, capture Fa1gin,.an rdlease 9 : ` scout F > New `A ; A .1: . V?to.;'i.al_:e Ontario 8loro'.!Jne": ` "Phat time. booahun. Port I-I_o'po. Cobonra. 'lIg1levi)1o, 'l`,renton,~ otc.`. - -~ I : W` 'o`:.'..\_`___ .A.'.-... I1-II I). Ann An .. UEIIBYUIO. 1,rIuIIun,' Iuuo. V 1 Pm-t1n1arsvfro_mC:P, R`. Agqutmor write 3 M. G, Murphy. 1:. P. A.. `tomato. 1 A `I 131-: ..I..._ -I-44'.-C1 Anon` K1`: 8'! Hrpl) . II. I . no. n_uu vuun _,_1bt-V J3 lI`le&cher.`,laoc5&1_ Agent, _Barr`i e. 3. 39'!` lll (" "`1l`clI'G OVEF 111111 2 H n V . Yes; they have known from the` lwg'i1111.ing`; not". everything, of -rm r. for that was not necessary. Peter. is -an old serv-amt, silent and tru.~u1wvorthy. He would never queos-A tion an acrt of _ mine, .whi'1e the Indian -has reason to -be grateful and loyal to me.- Whaltever indis- m'eti0n, Major Lawrence, I may have been "guilty of, I have gone v. `i*:`1,0I'1'%3`3. ?-` : - -` Q : 1 :"Wit-h `the; assifstfzhnce. of 2 the ser- geant and _?t'en dxfagoons who came here with me; "They ae in camp now on the J ersey s~hore. _7 A THe walked across; the room, star- ed out of the window and then again faced me. ' 61)... (V.-..J .-u:- 4.1r-n~:c~ :5 n rnna.f' av- to all this `lS5IIl_Ll. _ '/ .I.l\-Vlx - uJvo~ . -.By7~'.eG.id; Sir. this] i`8"7a -most ex- t_ra'o1jd,inhry- ' request. : Danmme, -I d like ~to7get h0`1d iaf [Fagin all right, ` but_'I need to `know more of your plan`, am} the reason you have for asking such a detail; It look-s`foo1- hardy. to - my mind. _ I. went over the si4tua`ti0n. careful`- _1y,.watching the eect of .my words in the -man .s_ face. He sat at the tashle now, leaning" forward ea9ger`ly. -'A.rno1d'had the reputation of a gal- |lant,_ and my rst reference to a {young lady aroused him. ` .The name, please--you mention- -.e:]- no name. ` Claire Mortimer, sin. - Ah! Ah! I remember her well. |Danced with her myself. Now go ______ -:._1... LL- 4.,..1,. .l_Il1l_l\-'7l A on, sir; I can appreciate the tale ibeter for my recollection of` the" '|,.fa-if heroine. 1 `. -. 1.1-- [1, L-` LIGL .l.l1.]`D\.4l1o .uvn Bu` .'Qla1'l IP51 Ull.lCc 1 . I Was. not long at it, although he * lnmerrupted V ' me occasionally by shrewd questioning. As I conclud'- ied he kept silent `a moment, looking` at me fromi under his heavy brows. It looks like rather a blind trail to me, major, he said kindly, but _I m no spoil-_spor~t in such an aair.' `You my have the luck to stumble onto `your party, and I d take the chance myself if I were in your sh_o?e,s. You wish `to start at sun- set ' Yes, sir. ' You need horses, rations and: `pistol ammunition for twelve` `me | I Run Across Eric I slept three hours, the ]dead sleep of sheer exh-aus1.'ion,. `but ife '1: refresh- ,l_ed and strong when roughly aroused. T6 ':Before sunset I was across the is river, where I found my little ` squad. of dragoons prepared for 131_ ltheir night s adventure. Arnold 7* Eghad kept his word, the fresh horses T *"-beintg ne animals, the ammuni- 92 El tion in excess of our needs-. -,%on- my was enthusiastic, and somewhat ' loquacious, but I cut his conserva-- 1 ' tion of? rather sharply, and ordered "ti 'lthe men into their saddles. With #2 3,4brain claried by sleep I realizedxd y`the importance of the work before` , us, and how imperfect my pans e " were. I could merely ride forth to 0 a Elmhurst, -hoping to pick up some I 3 clue to jaidcme. As, we rode ralpid-,_S Ily along the deserted road leading` to . Farrell s I reviewed over and 8 over axgvarin every rememlbered de- ` tail, only to conclude that I must '0 get. hands on `Grant, and by threats, y. or any other available means, com- ne pel him to confess part in thei villiany. "Dusk sett about us, succeeded by night, as we pressed! if , , . . stieadglly lflorrwalrld, thedmeri] rldll _sien' y, t e o y soun 1_;_e t u :1 of hoofs, and the slight Jlgegge fl _ aocoutrerments. A -s we` pas; t e m Iblack walls of Farrell s shop, I re- 13 called the papers found in Gran:t s "e_ coat,` and the reference in Fagin s 33' note to a rendezvous at Lone Tree. 1% Prdbalbly that was the spot where! A the two `had been accustomed to 5" meeting.` If true in the past, why he not now as well? Suddenly it oc- -curred to me that it was at a place 31 called Done Tree that the minute 1'3 men ha.d gathered for their attack l, : -_, 1'\.-`I___...__a,. ........... ' 4.-.... (`L-\..`|A-l m7::Y;es, sir; 9 | ) Very well`, major, the quarter- Imaster will attend -these det/ails. % G0 and lie down. Washington may Inot atstpvrove. but I ll take the re-l : sponsvi'biiity. V v11- ,._;...._.1-,.,1 L:.. 1...: .... ,.,.. 4.1...l I Hkl\.lLl.'GL'LI.lIL1 VJ n E ' He extended his hand across thei table, {and I felt the rm clasp of ` ihie hand. n 111611 uuu gauucxcu .L'Ul.l ouvu. uuuuuxx on Due1a.van s wagon train. Could this, by an `rpossifbiflity, be- the same spot?" I drew my horse back beside Conroy. `'T;`____.. 1...-...1 t\ A` -1nnn \JUlI.l'U.yu ` Ever heard; of a place called _Lo31Te_ Tree? I aske dJ quietly- n.1 _ 1 1 '_ 1... `Ir u`L..__..L.L.l`_-`|aI.. ,1 xu._y u-Av inr wuard over :xrr:-_ 4.1.,.-.. L5