Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-24
STORY OF THE REVOLUTION
BY MARY A. KEABLEi
(coNoLUDED.)
Chapter Nv.

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afraid to come in. lest You had by som
miraculous power unbound your hands!
exclaimed the villain, setting the cand
down on the table and approaching her.
Quick as thought she sprang from he
seat and darted across the room.
Come. come, my pretty rebel, / viii
not harm you; you need not fear me-"
Fear you'll cried the girl, her eye
flashing, and her proud lips curling Will
the scorn she cared not to conceal.
Thank God, do not fear such as you
traitor to your country. the murderer
Of the aged, the captor Of woman, tn,
robber of villages!
Mirian!'
Oh you are brave and fearless as {
lion, you whe hide behind your brave fol
lowers, and yet courageous as you arc,
do not fear you!"
Merwick did not notice the bitter iro
ny of her tone, but the words only, so h,
answered.
No, my dear | did not come to terrify
you"
And what them"
ITO tell you we are to start in shor
time"
And our destination?'
| may as well tell you pet; we go from
here to the great pass
Miriam saw that he was under the inhu
ence of wine, and was probably commu
NEGATIVE; sitting her Indignation, she de
termined to gain all the information pos
sible. although she had no hope it would
benefit her in the least.
And why there? she asked after
pause,
Well it can't do any harm to tell you
you see the other side of the pass is stu
ated on a smooth, even piece of land
there is built rude house, where from
time to time has been collected clothing
arms ammunition, provisions, &c. Thes
have been taken from the rebels, as occa
sion offered, and Gen. Howe being in
formed that quite a quantity had beel
collected. sent number of wagons and
band of tories to convey it to New Bruins
wick"
4" For the use of the BRITISH"
Yes"
and is the pass between those hill
the only way leading to it?"
No, there is footpath leading fror
the road to the same place, but it is u
the ravire between two bluffs"
And isn't there danger of your bein,
discovered?"
" Not at all, the place liz front is yer
skilfully concealed, aud in the rear no on
would climb the rough way that leads /
it,"
And guard l SUPPOSED"
20 yes, certainly"
But do you not intend staying there?
Only day; the next night the wae
ons are to be loaded, and we start 70
New Brunswick"
i And them"
Why. when we arrive there, perhap
III be promoted and you aud will
married"
married."
Certainly, Miriam; | come here o
purpose to get you, and of course we wi
be-
You had better leave me then!"
Leave you?"
w hiram McImiCh, SPOKE Inc RlF
calmly and steadily, "you know wi
never marry you'll"
By my honor
/ " Your honor" bitterly laughed til
| maiden, "if you have one spark of homo
then will call the lowest, meanest of BIZ
man beings honorable-truly | pity yo
: as truly as ] despise youl''
(" You shall repent this MADAME
/" You are capable Of any meanness,
= you have any honor prove it by releasin
my arms"
IF you would promise to make no a
tempt to escape"
ESCAPED so you fear will escape wit
: locked doors and armed men to guard tt
house.
Taunt me as you please. have SON
pleasing news Tor you. Your dearly b
loved Lieutenat Starr is safe and secur
and is to be taken to New Brunswic
where he will be executed as a spy?n
# +" A Spy..'
e !" Yes, just SO; be was taken once, bl
. escaped; this time there is no danger"
g " Did he ever enter the British camp
], a spy"
Yes
The maiden sank back in her seat viii