Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-03-09

could be like, or where they could COM
up with him.
He had taken the precaution on lcav
ing the house to make an excuse TO
handing his sister the spyglass, which
hangs over every 'lonsshoremau's mantel
The quick witted girl had caught thu
hint to keep watch of the party, as he
knew she would do.
After following the beach nearly s
mile. and finding the Hessians hadn't {
shade o tsuspicion:in their minds as to who
he was, he was just congratulating him
self on getting out Of dangerous predica
ment in safety, when oHt of the very lane
the soldiers were turning into, there came
the last man in the world he wanted tc
see. This was shoc maker by the name
Of Saaborne, swhom everybody in the
neighborhood disliked and distrusted
He evaded his duty as a patriot, and was
believed to be traitor at heart.
Coming upon each other at right
angles, Sanborne and Edward met almost
within arms length. No sooner did the
shoemaker see the troopers than he threw
up his hat and cried out:
''Kalte Kovenhoven caught, by George
So they've got you at last, you young
rebeln
Edward tried his best to make San.
borne understand that he was not a
prisoner, and that the Hesslans did not
know him; but the man would not heed
his signals.
"You needn't make signs to me-" he
said. 81 don't know any of your signs
and don't want to-"
"Kalte Kovenhoven2" querled the
amazed corporal, looking all about him
in confusion. ':Wo list Kovenhoven?'
"Thisi is the little sand-snipe that has
made you more trouble than hull regi-
ment O. ragged Continentals"
''Du Kleiner Spitsbube!" cried the cor
poral, not without amused interest. list
dot so?'
The soldiers drew their horses around
him, and melted by Sanborne, two of
them loosened their halters to secure him
with them. If they once confined him,
they would get possession Of the dis
patch.
He had no great fear as to his own fate
even if made a prisoner, but the dispatch
they must DOT get hold Of. Such were
the thoughts that flashed through the
boys mind, and prompted desperate
resort.
Dropping to the ground as one Of the
troopers reached out to lay hands On him
Cool Conover darted out from between
the horses and sprang across the beach.
Tearing off his coat as he ran, he leaped
into the surf and dove through the break
ers that we're rolling from four to six feet
high over the bar.
Fire! fre!' screamed Sanborne. EsHell
get away from you'll"
But the stolid German soldiers were
not given to firing without orders, and
the corporal, completely bewildered,
could only remark, 'Dot poy will go
trownt!"
':Etouart," however had no notion of
drowning. Clearing the line of breakers,
he struck out straight off shore, and
although several shots were fred at him
he was not hit, and soon he Was out of
musket range. The tide, running flood,
carried him up the beach, and the soldiers
followed along after him, expecting him
soon TO grow weary, and to see him sink
under the waves.
Katie Conover watched the departure
of the soldiers with long sigh OF relief,
and the moment they were out of earshot
called to her mother that they were
fairly off.
She followed their MOVEMENTS until
they turned towards the lane, and then
dropped the glass, satisfied that all was
we'll. Something. however, prompted her
to take another look after Ned, and while
trying to make him out, she saw figure
dash across the beach and into the surf.
4 moments reflection told her what
had occurred. She understood that Ned
had met with some sudden peril, and
rather than to risk the loss of the dispatch,
he had plunged through the surf and was
swimming cut into the ocean.
Now" she reasoned with herself, che
doesn't expect to swim across the Allan
tic, and he can't stay in the water all
day, hoping to Ice picked up by coaster
What he thinks of is that may be I'll see
him, and try. to pick him up with the
surf.skiff; and so will
Calling her younger brother, the brave
girl ran down to the shore, and with the
child's help dragged the surf-skiff across
the beach.
A Jersey surf-skiff is a very light boat
of cedar, thin as she'll and easily han
died. To launch the little craft through
the breakers and jump into it without
upsetting, requires good deal of skill
and a good deal of pluck beside. Katie
was not novice IN such things, and il
few minutes she was pulling a strong
steady stroke up the beach, heading 6
point OF two off shore.
She could not see her brother in the
water, but after rowing, as it seemed tt
her, q very leng time, she saw the soldiers
on the sand, and judged that Ned mus
be somewhere in line with them.
Pulling on until she came abreast o.
them, she stood up and looked about her
She found she was at least mile IF
shore, and two miles UP the beach from
home.
Ned was nowhere to be seen, and afte
scanning the sea in every direction, sh,
sank back with a sickening fear that h,
! had gone down.
At that moment she heard faint call
and rising again, could plainly distin
guish distant hail. She could not SCI
anything at first, but pulling rapidly il
the direction of the sound, with her heat
over her shoulder, she was PRESENT.,
gladdencd by a glimpse OF something ye
a long way off.
Rowing for dear life, she soon mad
out her brothers arm occasionally appear
iAsts on rising wave. He was f1oatin
almost under water, and very nearly ex
hausted.
Katie had to give him the oars to res