The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-19

NaNGpteT.
"He's betrothcd 10 you, understand .
said the lieutenant. sullep!y.
what Of tAat?" cried Polly.
Cut she added In loy. firm tone:
"Yes. IL YOU will kpow. he is. and. al-
though an English officer. he is the
6nest gentleman ia the world. and you
-you are beneath contempt"
Dear Polly" Iurton interrupted
here; mir. ferguson is doing his duty.
lie has suspicions. My appearance
doesn't rut me above them. I'll con-
fess. Now. If you will leave us alone
/ for a moment. will explain"
Polly stood for moment looking at
tine two men.
/ "As YOU wish. VIII" she said; "but
wouldn't even so much as notice him.
| Besides. YOU have General Wash"
She hesiiated. remembering that pass.
"Oh. you haven't. either! Well. ! will
| co." She turned and lcf; the roam.
after one more bitter glance at Fer
guson.
"Yes. know you had PASS. What
, did you do with ito" that officer now
demanded.
"I was robbed OF it--with other
| thir u.s.
'Sir." said the other. stcrr'v: "'t is
| KNOWN t..... ,vSr iDiSs was handed by
! you in the forest 10 General Arnold
10 whom you gave your clothes. The
traitor intended 10 disguise himself as
you-if he hadn't gotten away as he
| did"
Captain Eurtop. forgetting his ap-
pearance. looked at the other In the
most contemptuous surprise.
IL take IL | was seen giving the pass
TO General Arnold. Who saw me?'
"A peddler-Detchard-who followed
sou TO this door"
"Detchard." Eurton cried. remember
lug the man OF the tavern. "He was
one Of the robbers"
"Ah. was hep" said the other. with
sarcastic insolence. But he added: III
will acknowledge the fellows repute
int Of the best But. captain, find
you herein these clothcs?'
"How could I get away" Burton rea-
soned. And why should wish 10 risk
my neck for this Arnold? Now, is that
a natural supposition?"
Natural enough, natural enough.
You came TO this house. where YOU
thought you could get other clothes and
another pass. beca use yon are betrothed
to General Wilton's d9ughter."
You ic-otic fool" the English ofYi.
Ger cried. You accuse me of the vilest
trcachery."
"Where's the pnss, then ?" the other
insisted
Haven't l told you was robbed
of it?"
'Robbed--the first excuse, always,
captain" said his persistent accuser.
Now. look here. my man." Burton
cried; why couldn't General Arnold
write his own pass?"
because such pass would have been
looked on with suspicion. after the plot
agninst West Point had been discov-
cred ?"
"Why didn't he get General Washing
ton to write pass ?"
Because all the posts would be
warned to stop the bearer OF all passes
given by or To Avpold." ths other went |
on. IN us line OF reasoning.
but how in hea ven should get |
tway? You yourself m ust acknowledge.
rot in the way VOC snid.' The man |
wi liked.
Miss Wilton would have attended 20
that" lie hore Miss Wilton some re-
sentiment Tor her remark TO him. and
has spite reached To his lips.
The captain of the kings hussars
would have hit this zcalops and insoleut
officer then and there IL his Judgment
had not suddenly cooled his rage lie
was in the mans hands. and he needed
TO use subtlety.
"But that's neither here nor there"
tho lieutenant continued. "You are un-
lcr arrest. Come. now. we'll have 10
search You. Sergeant!" he called at the
door.
The sergeant entered. grave.
bronzed veteran. lie, being man OF
experience. looked At Burton and rec
pcuized the bearing OF gentleman.
which the lieutenant. vain with the con-
,e-ts Of recent successes in battle and