The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-03-07

In about a week Colonel White.
! ankle had improved so much that hC
/ decided to resume his Journey the
! following morning That afternoon
September 30, 1919. Joc and two boz
friends, Hiram Wclcott and james
+ Heron, went hunting. They were re.
+ turning home about dark when they
/ saw body Of men coming toward
them. Immediately surmlsing that
/ tie British We're on some sort Of an
/ expedition they hid in the bushes
close 10 the roadside and waited for
/ the soldiers TO pass. As the troops
went by the boys learned from the
conversation that they were going
abont fifteen miles away to break up
a gathering Of patriots which they
learned was assembling.
There were about fifty men II the
party. 80 Joe thought there could not
be very many left to guard the station
and ships. \ billiant idea came to
him. Why not try to capture the
station and sink the boats. Such an
other opportunity might not occur
again. And one Of the plans he and
Colonel White had worked at cover
ID just such a contingency.
Full Of the idea he at once laid his
plan before his comaades Hiram
Holc0tt was as reckless as Joe, and
Immediately fell in with the scheme.
but James Heron, either through dis
cretion or lack Of nerve, refused to
i9in them. However this did not dis
may joe He knew how to make use
u him. lie made Jim promise 10
hurry to his house as fast as he could !:
then to call Colonel White. whom be
would ind there. and. without letting
Irs. w aITen know what was going on,
he was to tell the colonel that Joe and
Il friend were working one OF his plans
~ capture the British, and for him to
come at once to their assistance, wear
ing his full regimentals.
jim took to his heels, promising to
do faithfully as he had been told. Joe
and Hiram then went into the woods
about the station and gathered up
about twenty piles OF wood for fires.
They were 50 arranged that when
lighted they would present the ap-
uearance of a camp Of considerable
size. They were also quite distance
back in the woods
Il hen all these arrangements had
5cen made the boys waited anxiousIy
l,r the appearance of Colonel White
It length, about two hours after dark,
losing patience and thinking he must
come soon, they started the fires to
l.l1Hng and hastencd to the edge Of
tit woods to see what the British
would do. This time they did not
not have long to wait, for Immediate
" they heard the call to arms within
rhe station, and quite a hubbub and
hustle followed Then everything
Quilted down, and presently the form
Of a man could be seen coming care
fully across the clearing towards the
woods. Joe and Hiram crept cautious
~ toward the place the Englishman
was making for and as he entered the
shade Of the trees he was confronted
by both Of the boys with their guns
leveled at his breast
Throw down your gun and put up
-CttL HGltlitS VI We SuNt)l. COiuiIdlltlttl
Joe in low voice
The scout saw that he was fairly
trapped, and as there was every rea-
son to suppose that his captors would
Keep their word and shoot him on the
spot II be tried TO run, he did as he
was told. Then Joe lowered his piece
and stepping forward, securely bound
the prisoner.
Meanwhile jim Heron had made
good time to Joe'S home. and after
astonishing Mrs Warren by asking
for Colonel White succeeded in seeing
that officer
When the colonel heard the boys
story he was much alarmed concern
ing Joe's safety. and bitterly chided
himself for his foolishness in putting
such dangerous ideas in the lads
head However. he decided that he
was responsible for getting Joe into
danger he was IN honor bound to DO
ms best to get him out again, so he
hUriedly dOnnel his Continental
uniform and without telling Mrs.
" arren where he was going. borrow
el one of her horses, took Jim up be
hind him, and galloped away, much
ID the astonishment of his hostess.
Anxious to get assistance if POSSIBLE
he stopped at all the farm houses on
the way where there were any men.
and by doing this succeeded in pick
ing up two, who mounted their horses
and joined him. Their names were
Jonathan Etholen and H. g. Ray.
Colonel White still kept jim Heron
behind him on the horse. and now
that he was in company with growh
men and real live colonel in uniform.
the boy was not unwilling to go.
As they approached the spot where