The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-11


"obey Col. Hamllton's order II you can"
! said ''you Will know later. Now give
ME a fresh horse to carry my report"
Presently l was In the saddle. and 1T
tie way up the road ran on Col. Hamilton
on my mount.
'.WeIl?" he said. refining.
she IS on the Vui;ure."
lie bit his lips Till they bled.
"rii see for myself. DO you report 10
the general at the Robinson house"
And so my explanation was nearer with
every rod / covered. But did not care.
would out with it bluntly. and / had no
other way.
The general was at dinner the man told
| me- at the door. entered without cere-
naony.
ct is too late" / said. breathless.
All looked up. The marquis was pale
! and agitated. Gen. Knox uttered an oath
Bur the general was unmoved. and not a
vestige OF agitation was on that calm face.
| may state here.
ION, well. Capt de la Reune. I will see
TO your matter. We are dining here by
| ourselves. the general being absent. and
Mrs Arnold III I thought there lay pas
sion in Gen. Arnold being absent
step into the room across the hall. l
viii be there presently"
1t was fully Eve minutes before he Joined
me. He closed the door. turning the key.
well, he reached the Nuituref
yes. your exceileney."
so / surmised The thought OF what
might have happened had not have re-
turned Is appalling Had l been twelve
hours later the kings flag might have been
over West Point. Who knows how far
this goes7"
Il know something. but not all said.
so Col Hamilton tells me. Sit down.
Capt. de la Renne.'
your esoenency." said 1, hoarsely. Il
am - traitor"
YOU Impossiblei Yet you had a had
character. You have an honest face l be-
llssved the marquis recommendation; be-
iieved the Vicomte De Rochambsau. |
took you 70 please them
Listen. your excellence" I said. now
with some bravado. II viii begin. I was
hopelessly ia debt when certain te Viz
~ a farmer Of the king Of Frances reve
naes proposed 70 me a service as a soldier
- fortune ! embraced Il beca Ire / was
despcfate-and a fool / became one OF
band OF conspsfators."
And you tell me this because you arc
besrayinx your comrades To-
''No. not 10 gain my own pardon. When
a man puts bis hand IN the fire he must
expect 20 - burned"
He looked At me- intentiy. Il believe
YOU Dc said "a last At least You are
brave man But-go on with your story"
went on telling all. explaining word
for weird dnIaii rs detail Many times he
interrupted with questious--fnakingr ~ ex-
rcssuIstion listening srnyely. u MAD
gonea ne that ne said nothing I hed sx-
pecfed Yes though he had my NEE sure
snd desplsea fue ae ga roi show his feel
ing re was debating TIE situation and
deciding with tEaf eVeUueSs - mind which
vas / believe tire Tain reason % his sli~-
ceSs. he sad extr,cated himself from
n anv dtfiCult situations. arst and last. ~
thiz extreme disrassionsteness hut Re
had { think the least resentment so- per
Sonal srrOny Of any man ! ever knew. II
- possessed vanity ~ s4tsoyafrafed y TO
PTS Judgment Back ef all So mad first
faith tn MS CAUSE in himself. that broad
PATRIOTISM was the msin motive govern
Ing AT as acts believe nrr~ly. The plot
batter when ~ Wa o~rres ire rrowa
fwhlch I believe ae might easily have
vror~g hrarz ont shiS view = he bad not
| hesn intensely patriotic why Al ne make
! himself the tronhle of this bard service
/ Na I Do pot believe that TIE aish Tor mere
/ Personal fame waS alone o@hana j.
lss.~u whatever ht~ Nesractors nav say
anH shat great fame - wataout its de-
I tractorsr-that gner~ ~as ia rtotizm AM
/ mating most this cool intellectual mint.
f that rgeally he would have preferred ne
F snlet az his VlrginiAn estate. ard fAe e.
+ tenn = rich proprietor always has. after
/ eli more comfortable thzn any fame. how
ever great
Now re cocliy regarded the possibilities
/ e the sltuatioa. Es saw Instantly know
fnx huraAa nature that Z told al knew
rsare thAB thts. tan importance % keep
| fux tse matter .ziet. thaf re fun extent
/ 81 the plot might De found kns~ "a
! America onlY tNs names. Won Walden
saA Eeruer's I told hins. too. that To
I rlssterS doubtless b&a ho3d Gen. Arvss84
n fhesr pcwer gsst thai / I'D aot believe
he knew tA@ r-Az-
( sIf.- - hex&a. "a if weighing his wo-ls
Aad seoktaE re ever wtsA critical ooofaeas
.-soa SAW aeeiae1 20 aNsr~y your cora-
rates S8y &4& Seu nzsg aa1sse scnuer
~aen thts scAzs4AI ~ West Eoau. almost
I s-xr~rtexn1 Hssns akve asSn avoid ~ ~
I nanx ny ns@A and tseu answered
( s.assly. resolved 10 IeavU Ey&eas uot a
/ ssnzts extruG4fson. and As aAEs ! really
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