The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-04-07

as Won sav.u Ana shifting The action d II,
world, the Governor was soon hidden undo,
4 the folds of the cloth, y.
4 Angry that their expected prey had es
capped from the house where they hoped t.
secure HIM. tl,e six r1t,ai,r,ted Tor,as dashef
along the road ID swim pursuit At sight d
the oirl ii the meadow the leader of tho mart,
paused.
sschiid, he said. sterniy. ahnye Won seer
q man running hereabouts?n
Z Yes. sir, J replied Hetty. trembling and
| flushing.
aWhicl, way did he poq''
at promised not to tell sir.n
"But Won muster talxe the consequences. y
al said wouldn't tell if Won killed me. ),
sobbed the frightened girl.
apll have Il out Of her., exclaimed the
furious officer with an oath.
aLet me- sneak to her. said his Tory Guide,
~ know the child, | believe. Isn't your
name Hetty Marvingn he asked pleasantly.
eyes. sir.,'
"And this man that run by YOU few
minutes AFRO was your mothers cousin. wasn't
he?n
eyes. sir he was.n
"Well, we are friends of his-what did he
say to YOU when he came alongpn
~He--told me-that he was tiyinr for his
life.n
"Just So Hetty that was very true. I
hone he won't have to fly far. Where was he
going to hide Won see could helm him If
| I knew his plans
smooth speech. But she was willing to tell
as much Of the truth as would consist with his
safety, and she wisely iudges that her frank
ness would serve her kinsman better than her
silence. So she answered her ouestioner
candidly. envy cousin said he was going
down this way to the river, where he had a
boat and he wanted me to tell the men that
were chasing him that he had gone the other
way to catch the mailwagon."
"why didn't you do as he bid you, then,
when asked yo,, whore he had gone p thun-
| dered the officer, fiercely. ~
e / couldn't tell a lie, sir, was the fearful
answer.
ssHetty,n again began the smooth-tongued
| Tory, "you are nice child. Everybody
knows you are girl Of truth. What did
your cousin say when you told him you
couldn't tela falsehoodan
"He said he shouldn't think I'd betray
him TO his deatho -
Aud YOU then. promised him that you
wouldn't tell which way he vent ifyou were
Killed for it?,.s ~ > W. se@
J q. 4er .~iy,,
"That was brave speech; and SO sup
posed he thanked you for it, and ran down
the road as Quickly ais possible"
| "I promised not to tell where he went
sir.n 4
"Oh, yes forgot. Well, tell us his last
words. and we won't trouble YOU any more. -
"His last words were Its my only
chance. child. and ri get down as YOU say. -
| And overcome by fright. and the sense of he,
L;nsman,s danger. should they rigidly inter.
nret the language which she had reported,
she sobbed aloud. and hid her face from SIGHT
Her tormentors did not stay longer to soothe
or ouestion her. They had got. as they sup.
posed. the information which they wanted
and nushed RAPIDLY down to the river. Now
tho Governor had arranged signal with hi.
boat,nen that A white cloth by day, or q light
hv NIGHT d;snlaved from the attic window o.
j his hiding place. which was just visible at thu
month Of the river, should inform them If HI
were in trouble. and put them on the alert t.
helm him. AS soon. therefore, as he started
from his cousins the signal floated from tn,
window to warn them. And when they saw
tho nurau;no marty dash madlv down the roat
r. the river. and recognized the uniform O
the leader. they pulled swiftly out to sea
The horsemen reached the shore only in sea
son to see the boat with two men in it nearl,
out of sight and supposing their destine,
prey had escaped, relinquished the pursuit.
Meanwhile the hunted victim lay safe AM
ouiet where the simple shtewdness of tn
little cousin had hidden him, until the tim
came for her return for supper. Then h
babe Her 90 as usual to her home, telling be
to ask her mother to place the signal lamp, q
soon as it grew dark, in the window, for tn
ho.+r,an, ond n send him there gonna srnne,