Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-11-22

to do So Might 1t not be bold scheme
TO capture him and force a capitulation.
He decided to keep Jack with him.
AS long as he had the quaint black
smith at his side he felt that he could
defend himself against a half dozen Ordi-
nary men.
Crit, said Jack. let's steal up on
EN- like we war stalkin' deer.
Very well. I hear nothing more Of
them, though.
Captain and his companion crept for
ward, keeping we'll under the works, so
low to the ground that shot could scarce
have hit them. In this manner they ad-
yanced several yards and halted.
dye hear 'em vet, GrIh2" Jack asked.
mo, I hear nothing but the sentFies.
Dye reckin' they've got aWay?"
i can not say. j ack. We viii go on
until We come to the light ahead If they
have not jumped the earthWorks, they
have gone into the village
The whole line Of works was traverseds
but no sign of the spies could be found.
They were now in sufficient light to see
each others features. Griffith and the
blacksmith exchanged chances. Both
faces wore a puzzled expression.
Jack, if they were hiding under the
breastwOrk, we ought to have found
them"
Il know it, Grit. don't believe they
are thar.
@Then have they escaped?"
"No."
where are they?"
"Grih, said Jack Ratchet, selling the
| American by the lapel of his coat, Il
! don't believe there's been a Britisher
| crossed our line tonight.
| You don't?"
Then you think these spies are only
! imagination"
| "No: We don't seem to understand, Griff.
| Thar's been some deyiitry at work, be-
! yond a doubt, 1 reckon. Them Britishers
/ are got friends in here somewhere, but
! they come 81 afOre dark.
/ What! do you think We have had spies
/ in here all day long?"
Yes, I do.
Who do you suppose they could be,
aWeu, Grif, I wouldn't be one bit sur
/ prised eff it wasn't them two deserters
/ from the man-O- war.
@WhO-Burnett and DaWes?"
yes"
why, YOU must be crazy, Jack"
! Il guess, Griff, eff you'd study little
on the matter ye'd come to the conclusion
that I'm not so far off in this matter as
you are
why did they fight the English with
| such determination? Burnett himself
almost ruined the man-Of-War by his ex-
/ cellent craftsmanship.
"I know that Grif, but thar's some
| thin so strange about it all. Now that
blanket at which the Yankee shot, how
did it come there?"
4 don't know.
81 tell ye. Grif, don't believe that
that Dutchman was any spy. He has
| lived out here ten miles away for years.
I've shOd horses for him all that time
At this moment the discharge of mus
ket at the extreme north end of the fort
attracted the attention of Captain Alton
and Hatchet, They ran to the spot and
found the sentry to be green boy, who,
half frightened out of his wits, stood on
the parapet, an empty gun in his hand.
Did you fire that shOt?" the Captain
asked.
yes, EUR, was the answer.
cat whom did you fre?"
@Dinged eff I know, the frightened boy
answered, trembling with uncOntrOll able
fear. L was jest Walkin' on my beat
an sees some 'un come out from the
ground"
"Out from the ground? What do you
mean?"
"I mean I saw some 'un seem to jest
rise up out o. the ground down thar Wha1
you are, the stupid fellow replied. q
halted EN-, but they wouldn't answer, an
L blazed away.
Did you hit?"
dun know"
, What became of the man at whom yoU
fred?"
Dun know; saw some'un runnin' VI
the hill toward town"
"Griff, said Hatchett nudging the
: Captain with his elbow, @I'Il jest bet y,
a gill o. buttermilk agin two picked Jay
birds that it war them.
, Griffith paid no attention to the black
/ smith, but asked the boy If he was no
asleep and dreamed that he saw some one
No, EUR; I saw 'un, the boy st upidl.
declared, I'D swear I saw 'Un."
How many did you seer"
@Two.
Il told We so, Griff, put in Ratchet.
What direction did they go?"
D up toward town-that way, the boz
s answered, pointing toward the village.
q I'll have the guard doubled here, sal
Z the commander, as they turned away.
S -GriH, les go up to that house"
d which,"
. 1.-The one the boy pointed out. It's tn
5 very same house that deserter O. the Ken
ophon stays in believe he's into this.
g Jack, you seem very persistent, es
O pecially since we've had such abUndan
g proof of the honesty of both these men.
s Well, Griff, I tell ye It's not all right
K an yell see it, said the blacksmith
II must 90 to headquarters first, sal
T the commander, "and then 1 viii go wit
"Griff, I'll go right on there now an
wait for you. 1 tell ye, Crit, we're on
I hot trail, and won't do to let the thin
s cool of in the least, said the black
smith, his eyes shining with eXcitemeI
in the uncertain light of the torches.
}, 4 agree with you, yet I must go
L headquarters and issue new orders 6
st once
y Perhaps more experienced cOmman
{, der would have remained at headquarteI
P during such stirring events. but Griffith
> military experience did not extend bac
over a few months.
= He found Simon at headquarters.
d @Cap'n, said the Yankee in a whispe,
e Fl believe it's them feIIers who deserte
l. the British man o. war what's doin' this,
y oELaHar mind nov Simon y The EaEa