The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-02-12

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room below.
Instantly the alarm was given by tn
-oidiers nearest the hear'h-place. SON
OF their number remained above. whit,
The res, hurrisd dawn To get into The room,
below But here was another de'ay for
he woman who occupied ia gonf Pro
tesianr several of them knew. and there
fore not 10 be suspected of voluntarli'
harbnring French spy (for such thew de
clared the fugitive to be)-was absent
and the door was locked. Some who hs'
hurried refund to the back of the house.
found the window Of this room last ooll-
eI on the inside and there was no other
guile, from it. With shout thew Al
nounced their certainty hat the French
man was still in the house. caught in his
own trap. SO they called for a crow
bar to break open the door, and seize him
at last. Somehow. none of them ventu-
red To follow him through he hole he had
made in The floor and calling They knew
! he must he armed. they had abundant
| proof OF his energy and desperation and
/ the bravest man that ever stepped might
/ wei pf bhiFohtH i'i h'l hlFp''hg y
means of descent sure to be fatal to him
self
| But JUS. As the crowbar was about TO
be put into reqnl>iilon. there was cry OF
Stop. stop"' from female voice in the
crowd. and presently a little woman,
greatly Hurried and excited, came elbow
INC her way towards them "ph, general.
honey she cried, sure We won't br~"k
open my httle room! | have the KY
some where-oulv wait one minuet y
AMI The lille clear S'archer fnmhied des
pera'elV IN her p"cke's and IN the bosom
of her dress vowing The while. ~ well a
abe c"nld speak 'ha' 1t was the Lord
sent her back from her @rran't IN M e +"
prevent her little ace from being smash
al y Still, the poor creature WAS :"
frightened and 50 confused that 1t WAS no.
until the general losing All patience, had
again called tor the crowhar thai The key
At length made ITS appearance IN answer
70 de>pa'Fng dive INTO the depths OF :,
capacou> side pocket.
II was snatched from her the door was
flung open, and The men poured in. In "A
moment every nook aud granny WAS ran
sacked-in vain There was no trace OF
the fugitive, and they wer" compile ely at
fault iha window shut. ana dotted on
the inside, prerl"'+i any 'hea 81 escape III
that direction; Inc IRE 'heer'Iv hnFo'"-
IN the large CRATE. ~ tHetfnahV pr"Ve''
that he could MOI have assembled the chm
nev; he was nowhere IN the room, yet
there was plain to all behplders the aper
tnre IN the ceiling 10y which he bad got
down. And Louder than' The cries OF the
angry soldiers were those OF the ht'le clear
sfarcher, whose apartment had been so nn
tremendously d'>hgnred. The wonid-he
captors were batfied-they swore that they
were haffl-d by the devil himself.
But the evil one had had no need, even
were he so inclined. TO interfere In The
matter The little Protestant rlearsiarch
er had contrived very c'everly to outwil
the soldiers. That she was odd in her WAYS
was certain; for while every man, woman
OF child. except herself, was in commotior
on the arrival ofthe military, she reiuain>
ed At her wa<htnb, rubbing away, and
listening 10 the npr"ar and the blows ov-
erhead As II nothing At All unusual wer.
the matter There she was when the
ce'hng gave way. and 'he poor hunted
frenrhnan, pate ami covered with dust,
stood before her She never cried GU. or
even spok-; she Jtst looked at hlm for a
second, then pointed 10 the open window
he spraIg out. and fastened "f IN he d.
r-rt'"n she 'nd'c''eG. ne n'f'e ""na"
nA-'ea 'he "lh'o" iii "h"rr ne nae ''''
the pf'nlS or his tre'. shnf the "'nd"a
h''iei II on the INSIDE, threw some fresh
fuel on the fire, slipped ont Locking the
door behind her. and mingled uuobSerVe'i