The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-01-15

anearnestrebel, thoroughly in sympathy
with the struggle for Independence; but
she loved her father, and could not bear
the thought Of having him arrested Is a
Tory and . traitor. Now that he wasSafe
for the time, the strain Of the situation
relaxed Us suddenly as It had come on
and she was too weak TO stand. She tot
tered to . table and set tho lamp on u.
and then fell upon q sofa, nerveless and
white as ghost. Il was but few mo-
ments, however, that the weakness pre-
vailed; her nature was strong and elastic,
and her viii was Of the sort with which
revolutionary women Of the best st0EaT
were endowed. Even in the moment
when she was thrusting her lover from
the door the resolve was forming itself,
under her consciousness, so to say, that,
II she could prevent II, Savannah should
not be betrayed and her gates opened Ia
the British.
Maynard had left the house out few
minutes before Lieut.. Prescott Knocked.
Indeed II had seemed T. Rose that tho
former must have been ut the gate when
the latter entered. She wondered II this
were 90, and II the lieutenant would sus.
pect what had been going on. One by
one the conspirators left the house and
went their way. What they had deter
mined upon Is not known, save that some
plan was agreed to which Maynard 70.
garded as Of probable value In aid Of
Lieut.. Col Archibald Campbell's project
for taking the city.
An were gone. and the Fenwicke house.
hold were on the point Of retiring when
Maynard suddenly returned gashed and
bleeding from . long, deep wound across
the side Of his handsome face.
"a confounded rebel officer" he said,
''ran against me just out yonder. Fetch
0 surgeon as soon as possible or shall
bleed to death"
Servants were called.
BE careful in this matter" Maynard
managed to murmur before he reeled
into u chair. Remember that there d
danger II lam suspected danger for you
all Don't get eta-a-reb-rebel surgeon, y
he gasped, "but be-be quickI"
Tho blood was flowing freely, saturat-
ing his clothes. He was a. white as q
dead man The household was alarmed
In two ways, for Maynard appeared
about to die, and that Of itself was ter
rible. Beyond this lay the danger oi
having British spy in the house. which
was the greatest Of all crimes Just then.
There was no time for hesitation, how
ever. A servant went posthaste In
search Of u surgeon, while Others bore
Maynard up to q secluded room and put
him to bed with q bandage round his
face.
The wound proved not 20 bad aftel
all He win be himself again in len
than . fortnight" said the surgeon,
after dressing the gash. "Duel, l Pre-
sumo, he added, soto voce, to Mr.. Fen
wicke at the door on taking his leave.
"These young men are such idots."
ITO be sure" responded the old man,
glad to clutch ut such an explanation.
ITO be sure, and | suppose they alwayE
will be. We were young once, doctor.
Meanwhile Lieut.. Prescott lay where
Maynard left him, cold and senseless,
his sword under him and one arm out
stretched along the sand. Slowly the
fog lifted and was blown away, giving
place to broad simmer Of moonlight
that emphasized the dark walls and
gloomy nools Of the struggling town,
and made the stiffness and silence seem
projected like substantial, tangible part
Of the scene.