The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02

across that moonlit space and through the door.
AZ the halls end was q single pencil OF light. as
me. To the left was the door Of an unllt room.
Into this stole as quietly. as you please, At
and this pulled open cautiously, finding myself
~ q long, deep closet. 50 far it had been we'll.
my father himself might not Gisepproye OF my my
readiness. Then remembered in time enough
nos % ao leave st myself 1SS e, y"in; that H,i The Clrnec e
EIsI%s%%SsrSS;, tSS;' '' ,hS Ss' iRs %t sS;pe sIa !
Esdss in !heir jail, if'tcil You I / was wa f iSft even
that l was still rather tightly caught. should /
have a moment TO breathe, | as. we'll might try
These t he u lett M me- sober S%SE cn IoUR inc '''""o'
But Mt the, moment were sounds Mt tho outer
door, and shutliing feet. and, a strong, decisive
= " ",ps. down i9s candles, simRsGn,"1 heard in
No. sir; hos gone"
With companies about here it seems as II no
might have been caught"
Somebody will have to DO court.martialed
Ut Isn't my mems fault, If it please you.
mo; you oughtn't to be blamed for what hop
pensd In the guard house; there's that blessed
IT'S remarkable, sir" said the other.
ter. It's Sir Honry's. But here is your prisoner
reaching my grounds
Hes gone, siT" the sergeant repeated; No..
I'm drassed into the matter"
do YOU hear. Idon't believe ANYTHING, like this
ever happened in an English regiment"
gruff voice. II only can account. for It'll Ser.
geant Timms, being excited by the noises out
side; I, There have b, been many arrests sir"
I'm afraid he's gone toe far; sir: You know
like nothing better than to hide q rebel"
Nothing in tho world better" said the
GOOD night, SIR"
GOOD night sergeant, and better luck"
His steps sounded and tho door opened and
closed. Tho candles still burned in the outer
room, for the light entered through the chinks
OF tho closet door. And then l heard the scratch.
ing of . quill. lie was writing. and suddenly l
l thought who no might be. l Remembered the
Now in all this account. the suddenness OF tho
adventure must explain the dnzc In which l had
I Hef Knew EI Sset ssa than ! Sfen N ar%pp Sor foT thss ie G eE Plafs
would have been enough, TO have confused me;
S YORK ! w I h" "St passed Ssstaii the summer In@,t Of ~ Ii there SoT I
remembered tho location OF certain streets. and
among many other features I remembered tho
as sa Clear ara as I Il I saw S% II is in n'i the iRi p'"f This Gs'S Mas
Col. Van Halls manor: that was, indeed. no
ineed not explain who he was to you. You
win know the man who put his great estates ut
good. nothing but disaster, would come OF our
success. He was honest and brave and strong,
and .Iodn eS %p;nS SDS b with cn the rank for Of Il. T { inH Z
had fallen into his house, and he was sitting out
~there-beyond the d~oor-writing; -
, Then. as / stood there IN that dark hole. like n
cornered fox, l remembered where the shop, OF
Hosea Pringle stood.,Pringle. the cobbler. who
the hilf's foot. II l could reach there, Pringlo
would hide me. That was one OF. the houses the
s nHt So mu sSd as 1s snspeete ID; G This on m 1nS y Mas p fhGy
II Pringle should be in. he would find means Of
sending me across the river. Ny heart beat till
| l could hear its humping, as / thought OF my
| position then; as l saw how near, and yet how
far, l was from that Jail. l must get out Of this
but as well. because / could not lead to Pringle's;
the discovery that the honest fellow was a spy
Yet even with this suddenly presented chance
the situation was not much happier. The great
a riehe sen and a' stsneses e0! New Wong YoTHy To ohs 81 sns
outside that door. My eXultation suddenly died:
Thee f I thought Ea oii m nn1 fsshe So f I 1Sous z eo of pc Asg
the one girl in all the world who ever was
worth while. They I'll seemed very far away
wouldn't take my parole-which, after ali, l was
thankful not to have given.
on to stop at last; it must have been after two
hours: I was cramped and stiff. Then1 heard
MIN rising. ZIG nlSut HaNct uTHei 10 Tie tlDStl.
suddenly recoliectod. but he didn't. The light
in the chinks fickered. and as heard his steps
th Tb Soof rs snI ma ah be InS eI I Wa tSHHma " Ispei till
l thought l should venture 1t. when l throw
| back my closet door.
I was startled by noting the light through the
keyhoie. Some one was behind that outer door
then. and suddenly the door was thrown vile
| and Il tall figure stood there. holding the candle
who's there col. Van Hal asked.
Standing there, hopelesSly revealed, my plans
ALL nwry SAW on the table q DtStOl, which i
snatched almost insttnctively; twas self-prcs'
9rvaiion, nnd tn, then az as ne looked ;%S his "inazeIneht'
~ regret my lack OF courtesy to a gentleman
OF your position in this c~olcny-this state, I
the door-to sit down. Or else and meant it
ALL will shoot you iown. Col. Van Hal
sincerity in my tone; and being. while . brave
man, not Q foolhardy one. he closed the door
'1 "MSy.! = ! ! s Sfdf h a,"' 'wenl"
Tn Mordaunt," said 1. "thc prisoner they
"Ah. :hs prisoner they were after, said he.
whi:e / he'd the pisto! levslled. ..
or else you would not have closed the door"
N.Y. Sa siT "a 10s said sac j. mo- mot that. This Interrupt
ton was too startling. You couldn't well have
%YouM try e prevent my escape; so I must
take YOU as q ! prisoner RI rr,.o,sr"
LnSf ohAA az. 80 u -
Nov, hon estly." said ] then. how else can l
do IT'S your duty to follow me-"
YES" said he, my duty
80 you must come with me-,
"Whrrc !" said he; where ,
81 must find that out, " ! said, =" and ] WILL
"You are a Mordaunti" he said.
"Of Maryland" / %rctorted.
"You are like them, he said, and, so. a gen.
tleman. Don't you SEQ that II disappear they
will say I've desortGd.I Nicholas Van Hal"
that you didn't. More than that-I promise to
! return you hero tomorrow"
Ncvertheless, his eyes were moving uneasily.
Yet. II you try 10, run, to fight, Will shoot
Yes; your father would do It," he said.
"You knew my father r.
II was with him at Quebec
"Ah, I remember. lam sorry for this discour-
| tesy, Col. Van Hal. Yet ! am forced. ! have
| given you my word. Now, snuff the candle and
lead to the door. l can SET you by the MOON
He made somo demur, but finally did as | bade
him. / saw he was one OF those strong men who
lose their wit In emergency. SO he led. as or
ln,n1 intn thn hail nitai1p intn fhp mOOnSline.