Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-12-13

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me?' he inquired. fixing his eyes steadily
upon hers.
She shrank and looked down. but pres
emily her native courage asserted itself.
She returned his gaze steadily with clear,
innocent eyes, while the rosy flush came
slowly up into her face again.
"You must not insist upon that ques.
tion," she answered; 'for | cannot tell
you. You may be sure that have il
from the directest channel Of informa-
ton. The British will land tomorrow
or the next day"
She arose to go.
"And the emissary, vino is he and
where is he?" demanded the colonel.
81 cannot tell you"
"You mustr'
81 will not"
The colonel's face relaxed almost to a
smile.
Every WE'LL" he said. Sergeant, take
carriage and drive this lady to her
| home"
A young red headed officer came out
of an adjoining room and bowed.
"Get carriage" repeated the colonel,
and when the man was gone he turned
to Rose and said:
sit is scarcely possible that your in
formation is reliable. but will honor
it, coming from you. l am surprised
that you bring it to us, but l am all the
more proud of your patriotism.
She knew that he was thinking Of her
father and connecting him with the
conspiracy.
''How strong is the force of the Brit
ish reported to be?' he inquired after a
few seconds of silence. land who com
manded!"
at is strong force under Lieut.. Col.
Archibald Campbell and Commodore
Parker"
''When did it sail from Sandy Hook?
''On the 9th of November"
'Did you hear what troops they have?
1.-The Seventy-6rst regiment Of foot,
four battalions of Provincials, two OF
Hessians and detachment of artillery. .
He looked at her in surprise. Her
memory seemed absolutely clear and
ready. Somehow the sincerity and dig
nifty of her bearing and the extreme
beauty of her face gave singular force
to her statements. He knew that her
father was bitter Tory; at least that
was the well grounded belief of every
body, and it seemed strange, indeed,
that this. his only child, should come as
the bearer of such information.
Of course the coloners first thought
was the suspicion that Mr.. Fenwicke
must be deeply concerned in the con-
spiracy.
The sergeant had returned at this mo-
ment and was standing uncovered in the
doorway, his red hair shining and his
freckled face beaming with good nature.
''The carriage is ready, Col. Huger,"
he said, saluting.
Rose, after bidding the colonel good
morning, turned and followed the SER
geant, who gallantly handed her into
the carriage and bade the negro driver
follow her directions.
Before reaching the Fenwicke man.
sion Rose ordered the driver to stop the
vehicle, and she got out to finish the dis
tance on foot. not wishing any of the
household to see her in Col. Huger's car
riage, which would be sure to provoke
awkward inquiries.
Fortunately neither her going out nor
her coming in was observed, and she
made her way to her room, where she
flung herself down exhausted. soon fall
ing asleep.
No sooner was Rose gone from his
presence than Col. Huger ordered his
horse and galloped to the Tatnallresi-
dence to see Gen. Howe and advise him
of what she had told. The general dis
missed the matter with few words.
saying curtly that no placed no reliance
in story which on its face was simply
preposterous.
"How could an enissary outstrip a
fleet?' he inquired IF the British
sailed from Sandy Hook last month
how could this supposed spy know it?
Don't you see how utterly ridiculous the
whole thing is?'
Col Huger had come flushed trif1e
with the effect produced by Roses noble
bearing and bewitching face. He went
back but half convinced that the general
was right in giving no heed to her
warning.
One. two, three days, a week, two
weeks went by without any apparition
of British feet. The general had not
unfrequently laughed at Col. Huger
about his belief i'll the story of the old
Tory's daughter, and the colonel in turn
had come to look back to the singular
little affair as something inexplicable.
Lieut.. Prescott, after lying some days
at the house of friend who had CHANGED
to find him and take him in. recovered
from the stunning bruises received from
the brutal kicks of the giant Maynard,
and returned to camp before the expira-
ton of his release from duty.
Meantime Maynard's wound healed so
rapidly that within ten days the cash
had changed to slender purple scar
slantwise across his left cheek. So care