The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-09-12

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Lord, how long shall the wicked
Triumph"
Mistress Suydam's cheeks were very
pale. and her eyes blazcd with indig-
nation. Each of the excited parsons
scriptural quotations were expressive
OF her sentiments. but she did not open
her lips until he uttered, as a prayer
Lord, root them out OF the land OF
the living; pity them not, nor spare,
nor have mercy, but destroy them ut
terlv. =
Then she earnestly calculated:
''Ameh!''
All that day Robert Jameson lay in
hiding among the bushes back of
Mistress Suydams house. resting.
sleeping and rapidly regaining his
strength, while she watched over his
safety and fed him.
Parson Ellis went away. Before
taking his departure, he told the
fugitive:
II am over here on mission in
which it may be Gods will that shall
lay down my life. and, indeed. the
chance for tits SO great that i set
small store by the boat shat is moored
in the bay near the mouth OF this
creek. If ! come of :, alives / shall
easily find another boat. Tits one
.yeaAahad r=talka. and, as =snan= MS.
the moon hath set tonight. sail FOR
New London, whore you will be safe.
Go not before. lest you be overhaulod
on the sound and recaptured.
II will never be taken alive" an.
swered Robert. firmly.
"You are brave man, and / do
not doubt your intent. but we are all
in the hand of God. If you reach
New London safely, give the boat in
charge of Ebenezer Holden, whom you
will easily find. And now, FAREWELL
Robert feared to remain in the house.
lest he might be surprised by a party
of the British dragons, who, as he
was informed, were continually scour-
ing the island Near, nightfall Mis-.
tress Suydam came rushing down to
him from the upper window where
she had long been sitting. watching
that she might note the approach of
an enemy far off, 81
The dragons are comingm she
cried to him - -----
A dozen of them were coming down.
the road at an easy, swinging trot,
with Captain Tileston at their head.
OF course the fugitive imagined that
they were In pursuit OF him, but they
were not. He was supposed to have
been drowned and eaten by the sharks,
numbers OF which savage creatures
were attracted to the vicinity OF the
prison-ship by the prey that was either
tossed to ttrem or that voluntarily
leaped overheard. The dragons had
quite another object than his capture
i'm their conf. But he thought only
of flight.
He ran swiftly down the. brook,
crouching below the line Of rank grass
that margined its banks, until he
reached the bay, where he plunged in
and disappeared. Day was ended by
this time. but the early-rising moon
gave SO clear light that he did
not dare to attempt reaching
the parsons boat. though it was
only four or five rods from where he
took to the water. A couple OF the
Dragons rode leisurely down to the
bay, and there sat upon their horses.
chatting.s They were discussing the
catching of spies who were supposed
to land there from the Connecticut or
New York shore. Presently Captain
Tileston, with four more men, joined
them. They mad stopped to search
for rebels in Mistress Suydam's house.
The Captain had u plan.
1T is useless" he said, 'for lis to
attempt the capture upon the water OF
those Yankee spies, who have eyes like
hawks by day and owls by night, and
could see us long before we could see
them. We must let them land. As l
have sharper sight than any of you at
night, / will conceal myself IN the
boat and watch for them. You will
hide in yonder clnmp of woods. Whom
they land will signal to you by imi-
tating the plover's cry, which way to
cash to fall upon them-once for this
way, twice for that-and at the same
moment will seize their boat to cut of
their retreat.
So it was arranged. One OF the
dragons waded out to the parsons
little sail-boat and drew her In so that
the Captain could step aboard dry
shod, after which he moored her out
again. Then the Dragons won't away
into the woods and the Captain lay
down in-the boat to watch and wait for
events. Events were rapidly approach
him that he had no conception Of
A big, floating bunch OF sedge-grass
drifted out from near the shore toward
the boat. slowly approaching it closer
and closer. At length it seemed to
lodge against the boat. The Captain did
not notice it. He was looking in the
opposite dirention. Noiselessly head
rose out OF the wat er behind him-the
head OF Robert Jameson CLOSE by the
bunch OF floating grass. The next
moment long arm reached over the
low side OF the boat. and powerful
hand gripped the Captains throat
rripped 1t with such ferocious energy
that it cut off his breath. made the
world turn black before him, and
seemed to paralyze him Before ne
could make movement OF self
defense, or a SQUAD, a man rolled into
the boat upon him. aud selling ono Of
his big holster pis tolls that he had laid
beside him. dealt such q blow upon
| his temple that he was stunned and
| lay % II dead.