The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-03-14

cross the field of her consciousness. Fo,
long while she stood motionless, held
30 by the grip of her emotion. which wa.
too powerful to evince itself BY any
active outward sign. Her mother passed
rapidly through the room saying some
thing in IN excited voice. the servants
werc in noisy colnmotion: but she gave
no heed to her immediate surroundings
The sound Of battle rolled nearer and
nearer. the musketry playing now here
now there, in fitful flashes. like the show.
ers of q wild storm. the cannon booming
at intervals followed by the distant and
startling crash Of the shot. Presently
she moved. looked around her, threw on
light hooded wrap and ran out into the
street aud away in the direction of the
fight. Men and women and children
were running mostly in q way counter
to her course. but they needed her not,
nor she them. With the hood of the
wrap pulled well over her head and the
folds clasped with one hand at her
throat she went on and on as fast as she
could, until she began to meet flying SOL
diers from Gen. Howe's army.
''Back! back!" one cried to her. .'Go
back. the British are coming"
His face was grimed with dirt and
powder and his voice was husky and
strained.
She paused and flung q hurried glance
around her, while q strange weakness
stole into her limbs. A mighty shouting
had taken tie place of musketry, and it
was coming very near. Il was more
awful than the firing had been.
"L"dy, lady, save yourself!' easped
an cd man, who, bareheaded and with
his thin white hair streaming back, was
hurrying along. ''Come this way"
He grasped her arm and almost
dragged her with him for some distance.
Then she broke away from him, with a
sudden desire to return to her mother,
and ran back along the familiar way
toward her home. She was tired now
and weak; the sand was deep and heavy
In places where there was no sidewalk,
which made her progress slow and toll
some. Once, twice she was stopped by
crowds Of people, black and white, Wild
" mingled together. To get away from
these abe had to make long detours.
Finally she became bewildered and was
lost, although but . little distance from
the house. 40
What evil luck was it that in this.
focus Of her distress abe came face to
face with Maynard? He wore citizens
dress, but was armed with sword.
Recognizing her at once, no halted and
gave her q quick. inquiring glance b.
fore he spoke. She tried to avoid him.
"You must go homo, Miss Fenwicko,"
he said with gentle and respectful
firmneas. 1.-The street is no place for
sou now"
He grasped her arm. As she shrank
away from him with IN exclamation of
loathing he simply drew her closer, and
added: II owe it to you and your p.-
rents to protect you and take you home.
Come right along. there is not u mo-
ment to lose, not moment" He led
her beside him as il she were little
child, despite her resistance and protest.
They had almost reached the Fenwicke
mansion when they vera met by three
or four Hessians, intent upon evil, who
called out ut Maynard to surrender.
But instead Of complying lie fell upon
them SO furiously and with such address
that they scattered, but not until after
one had been wounded and two others
disarmed. All this time he had held
Rose somewhat behind him, shielding
her with both his body and his sword
md encouraging her with gentle but
firm assurance. The extremity of her
fright could not prevent her from MOTTO
ing the vigor Of his blows and the soft
6ndliness Of his voice a. he addressed
her. 4t....E r5J
BE cool, Miss Fenwicke: never fear.
ri lay them out. You shall not b. hurt;
there's no danger" he WAS saying, when
Prescott came running from the gate Of
the mansion with his drawn sword in
his hand. The men recognized each
other on the instant that their eyes met.
Not word spoke either. Their weapons
clashed together with sound that went
through Roses ears like music. Not
that she felt any pleasure in such
struggle; but a. the swords leaped and
rang and flashed she looked into her
lovers eyes and thanled God that he
was living. In tho next moment she
tore away from 4aynard's grasp and
flung herself between tho combatants.
At tho sound Of horses feet beating
rapidly In the sand Of tina street May
nard looked and saw half q dozen or
more American officers approaching at
a gallop. Instantly he drted through
IN alley and disappeared. One Of the
officers was Gen. Howe himself. They
were immediately followed by troop
Of mounted men. The quick eye of the
general fixed itself upon Prescott with u