Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-02-14

the colonel; | was also present. AS
anticipated, it was Belton's scheme that |
was the subject of discussion. The long
and short of it was as follows: A vol
unteer was to be found to show himself |
on the bank and take the encmy's fire.
Belton meanwhile was to conceal him.
self close at hand, and as soon as the
"young fellow in the straw hat" peered
out of his ambush to see the effect of
his shot, Belton was to put Mimic
ball through his head. There were only
three things that might interfere with
the successful prosecution of this plan
the lack of volunteer prepared to meet
almost certain death the possible
omission on the enemy's part to reveal
himself; and finally, the chance that
Belton might after all miss his aim.
Nevertheless the Colonel gave his con-
sent that the thing should be tried, in
default Of any better suggestion; and
the following morning was appointed
for the experiment.
At six O'Clock saw Camlion leave his
tent and set off in the direction of our left.
had already noticed Belton heading the
same way about quarter of an hour pre-
vious; and putting this and that togeth-
er, l awaited the issue in some suspense.
But before seven o'clock Camlion return
ed, passed me with a strange look on his
face and without returning my greeting
and Immediately re-entered his tent,
| where, as was afterward inferred, he
must have spent great part of the night
| in writing, and arranging some papers.
What had happened Gas nearly as 1 can
| Judge from subsequent Developments
was this: He had started with the inten-
ton of calling on Rosalind Capel at her
house. The way through wood; but
just before emerging from it into the open
ground in front of the house, he saw a
man and woman standing beneath the
shade trees about fifty yards away. The
man was Bolton, the woman Rosalind.
| Belton was apparently speaking eagerly
| and excitedly, Rosalind occasionally re-
| plying briefly, and moving her head as ii
ton ceased; she extended her hand to him
| which he grasped in both his, and raised
to his lips The next moment he had
drawn her to his breast and kissed her
face passionately and repeatedly, she not
resisting. When Camlion saw this a
hoarse cry broke from him, and he strobe
forward step, with fire in his heart.
Then he stopped; cold and torpid feel
ing came over him; he turned about, and
sluggishly at first, then more rapidly,
made his way back to camp.
A little before noon next day Camlion
Bolton, and myself, and another man.
Hayden by name-a reckless, dare devi
fellow who had volunteered for the pos
of danger on the occaSion-moved silent
ly and cautiously down toward the fata
spot on the rivers brink. The adventure
was kept strict secret, for since TIN
night previous there had been whispers o
treachery in the camp, and we know no
where to look for the traitor among us
1t was, of course, Indispensable to tn
success of our plan that the sharpshoote
should have no suspicion of there beini
more than one person in the neighbor
hood Keeping heedfully behind cove
we crawled along, aud at length lay hid
den in the bushes a few yards from tn
place. Then Camlion, with Haydon i
his charge, slipped little way down tc
ward the left, until they were conceale
from our sight by the intervening shrut
: berry. Belton got his rife in readiness