Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-06-01
CAPTURED In ESCAPING.
A STORY OF ONE OF moReAs's ME,
BY JANE T. H. CROSS.
Chapter V.-The Pursuit.

Chapter V.-The Pursuit.
;. After weary and muddy march, the
party arrived at Mr.. Trousdale's house.
They entered softly through the back door.
Pauline whispered to Uncle Ned to show
Mr.. Adair to the library, to give him a
change Of her fathers clothes, and to light
fire. She retired to her room,. and chan
ging her own clothes, put on q, double drss-
sing gown, and sitting down before the fire,
spread her hair out over her shoulders to
dry. -
Il a. Her cheeks we're still glowing with ex-
citement Her whole nervous system was
SO thoronghly aroused thst she felt neither
weariness nor. want or sleep. She sat look
ing into the fire, thinking over the events
of the past few hours, and wondering if it
were not dream from which she would
awake. She knew not what time had elapsed
when she heard a soft tap at the door. She
arose aud.opened it. There stood uncle
.Ned-his eyes bigger and whittier than ever
before. ssNiiss Pauline, dey are here"
.sWho2',
"Dsm de6biis; dey all down stairs"
t.Go downs uncle Ned, and keep them
there as long as you can," whispered Pau.
line then going through the passage that
separated her room from the library, she
opened the door, and Duncan Adair stood
before her, dressed ip complete suit of her
father'sclothes. Egea ssher fathers round
drab. .eolored hat, which happened to be in
the room, .he had puto in wbiu to COM
plete the costume. A bright fire burned in
the CRATE; bottle of wine and a wine glass
stood on waiter the table. Every
thing looked SO comfortable, ''if," in the
words of Sir Raleigh, "one might have a.
bided by it."
Pauline took little time to notice these
things, she merely whispered: "Make your
escape, they are here, in the hoase."
-:aHow can / escape them?" said Duncan
very eomposedly.
ssThere is window" said Pauline, Cat
the end Of the passage. You can get
throug that upon back gallery which will
lead you to the end of the house. By
climbing over the railing there you can
reach the roof Of the kitchen. That is pro-
tected on one side by breast work of brick;
By lying doEu between that and the chin
ney you may conceal yourself. If there is
no guard placed there, you may probably
get down by catching the limbs of tree
which gro8s near the kitchen; but come J!
.auieklys they VII be up here in mo.
uentl"
<Duncs. looked at her masiugiy as il be
were thinking more Of her than the escape
sand shall I ever meet you ass.:!n r be
said,
"Oh, yes, I hope SO" she replied, "but
make haste, they will take you'll"
He followed her to the end of the pss,
sage. She opened the wiudos softly. He
caught her hand pressed it warmly, and
stepped out upon the gallery. The window
was closed, and Pauline returned to the Ii
brary to see That nothing. of Duncan's whicL
might excite suspicion was there.
Everything had been removed; and put
in place Of safety by uncle Ned. She
was about to leave the room, when several
Yankee soldiers presented themselves at the
door, while behind them was seen the pale
face of Mrs. Murray, and the black terror
stricken couptenance of Pauline,s maid
Pauline said to the soldiers: "Why are
we disturbed at this hour of the night?"
One of them answered: "We are on the
track of an escaped prisoner, named Dun
can Adair"
"Do you expect" she rsioinsd, ''to 6nd
him here ?"
"Well, I calculate if he's here, we'll be
pretty sure to get him.
every well, search the house."
"You seem to keep pretty late hours here,
Miss" said the soldier, "and make free use
of your fuel; this is largefre to be burn-
ing at this tine O. night"
scare you commissioned to inquire into
the habits of our family" asked, Pauline.
40, We have the right to ask of the reb-
els what questions we think proper"
Pauline lip slightly curled but shemade
no answer.
aYou seem to have been keeping compa-
nv too, with some one see you have
Wine"
sIf you want the wine, drink it."
@Well, don't know as I have any OBJ
jecsion.;" SO saying, he poured out glass,
drank it, and then he handed it to his CON-
panions who also drankA
They then proceeded in, their search,
looking under tables, sofas, and cushioned
chairs, striking on the shelves of books to
see if the sound indicated any space behind
them.
In the meantime, Pauline had managed
to signSi to the maid to go to her room. She
knew as the girfwas Intelligent and faithful
that as soon as she saw the wet clothes she
would know they oughsto be,put out Of the
way. Then turning to the soiaiers she.said:
"You have not yet looked into that table
drawer. He might be in that, perhaps,-
There is wafer box, also, which you have
not examined. L advise you to be careful
lest he escape you. ...
The soldiers appeared half ashamed and
half angry, but one Of them stepping up to
her, took hold of her hair and said: .ttYcur
hair seems to be damp, Miss 2"