, 1889-07-27

Men are shot down like dogs by the
s~entries, excuse therefor being found in
the slightest breach of discipline"
WOE unto the wicked 1t shall be i'll
with him, for the reward of his hands
shall be given him"
Mistress Suydam's cheeks were very
pale, and her eyes blazed with indigna-
ton. Each of tho excited parsons scrip
tural quotations were expressive Of her
sentiments, but she did not open her lips
until he uttered, as a prayer;
Lord, roo them out OF the land Of the
living; pity them not, nor spare, nor have
mercy, put destroy them utterly
Then she very earnestly calculated,
"Ameni"
All that day Robert Jameson lay in
hiding among the bushes back Of Mistress
Suydam's house, resting, sleeping and
rapidly regaining his strength, while she
watched over his safety and fed him.
Parson Ellis went away. Before TAX
ing his departure, he told the fugitive:
81 am over here on n mission in which
It may be Gods will that l shall lay down
my life, and, indeed, thea chance for 1t
is so great hat | set small store by
the boat that is moored in the bay near
bilo hlOuLh u IN CTeGk- II 1 como OIL
alive | shall easily find another boat.
This one you had better take, and, as
soon as the Taoon has set tonight, sail
for New London, where you will be safe.
Go not before, lest you be o~verhauled on
the sound and recaptured."
81 will never be taken alive" answered
Robert, firmly.
You are n brave a and / do not
doubt your intent, but we are all in the
hand of God. If you reach New London
safely give the BOA 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 n party of
the British Dragons, who, as he was in
formed. were continually securing the
island. Near nightfall Mistress Suydam
camo rushing down to him from tho up
per window where she had long been
sitting, watching that she might note tie
approach of an enemy far Off.
1.-The dragons are c~o,hingi' she cried
to him.
A dozen Of them were coming do wn
the road at an easy, swinging trot, with
Capt. 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 10 the
vicinity of the prison ship by the prey
that was either tossed to them or that
voluntarily leaped overheard. The dra-
goons had quite another object thar his
capture in their co2 ng. But he thought
only of flight.
He ran swiftly down the brook, crouch
ing below the line of rank grass that mar
gined its banks, until he reached the bay,
where he plunged in and disappeared.
Day was ended by this time, but the ear
ly rising moon gave 80 clear n 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 ode
%leisurely down the bay, and there sat
upon their horses, chatting. They were
discussing the catching of spies who were
supposed to land there from the Connec-
ticut or New York shore. Presently Capt.
Tileston, with four more men, Joined
them. They had stopped to search for
rebels in Mistress Suydam's house. The
captain had n plan.
at Is useless" he said, FOR us to at
tempt the capture, upon the water, of
those Yankee spies, who have eyes like
hawks by day and owls by night, and
could SEQ us long before wo could see
them. We must let them land. AS
have sharper sight than any of you at
night, l will concea myself in the boat
and watch for them. You will hide in
yonder clump of woods. When they
land l will signal to you by initiating
the plover's cry. which way to dash to
fall upon them-once for this way, twice
for that-and ut the same moment will
seize their o IA to cut off their retreat"
So 1t was arranged. One Of the dra-
goons waded out to the parsons little
sail boat and drew her in so that the cap
tain could step aboard dry shod, after
which he moored her out again. Then
the dragons went away into the woods,
and the captain lay down in the boat to
watch and wait for events. Events were
rapidly approaching 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 1t seemed to lodge
against the boat The captain did not
notice it. he was looking in the opp
site direction Noiselessly n head rose
out of the water behind him-the head
OF Robert Jameson-close by the bunch
of floating grass. The next moment u
long arm reached over the low sido of
the boat, and a powerful hand gripped
the captains throat-gripped it with
such ferocious energy hat it cut of his
breath, made the woId turn black be-
fore him, and seemed to pnralyze him.
Before he could MAKE n movement of
self defense or a sound, n man rolled
into the boat upon him, and seizing one
of his big holster pistols that he had laid
beside him, dealt such n blow upon his
temple that he was tunne and lay as
still as II dead.
When the captain recovered his senses
he found himself bound hand and foot
with the anchor rope. His captor had
stepped the mast. The little sail was
bellying full with n favoring southeast
breeze. and the shore was far behind.
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