The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-10

HER HUSBAND.
It the ferry. Still up and all a-tremble?
There, rest, rest on me, child, or come
with me, if you will. Where is my
mother?"
"Gone-gone--to warn the British.
Was not that their gun? o, take me
with you, Garry, take me quickly. i
can live here no longer"
THAT will straightway, DEAR" Lieu
tenant Garry said. The mother is too
late; for though that gun may be the
signal of rousing or attack, the most
of our men are over now and the enemy
can but bag our rear guard, which is
Kinds brigade and ours-fghting men
all. Why did she delay her worl?"
II did it. Garry" Doris said, 20,
have acted so badly toward your moth
er, dear! held her prisoner with these
hands. / locked her in her pantry. 1
waylaid Pompey with her massage to
the British and. until this hour, 1 have
brought all her plans to naught. i can
do nothing more"
my brave girl" cried Garry, CATCH
ing her in his arms, ''you have saved
our army; you have saved our cause.
Come now, come with me. If the red
coats are on our heels they shall not
catch my brave little wife. My boat
shall put you across at once. And to
think that have heroine for my wife.
Doris, am prouder than ever of YOU"
And throwing his cloak about her, he
hurried her to the ferry.
"But-Garry-it was your mother I
treated So" Doris said. "Will she--can
you forgive me?"
I'm such times, my dear, n man must
chose between wife and mother, when
on different sides. i chose my wife.
"Then you love me, still, Garry?" and
she nestled closer in his encircling a.m.
Love you, child? i adore you'll" he
said, proudly. "The general, the whole
army shall hear of this"
'Not for worlds, Garry. Let US keep
it to ourselves. Promise me to say
nothing. 1t is your mother, dear, whom
have overcome, and we would not
willingly put her to shame"
Doris, you are an angel" cried Gar
ry. fervently.
And you will not regret that you re-
main rebel and are still my Garry,
dear?" she whispered. 4
And her husband answered low, as he
pioted her 10 where his boat swung at
the ferry bank. "For this cause shall
man leave father and mother and
cleave to his wife"
Then the strong arm of the Marble
head fisherman pulled at the heavy oars
AMI the boat shot over the water and
through the night TO safety and the
further shore.
Madam Rapello never told the story
of her wonderings that night. Whether
or not the abandoned gun. the roar of
which set Doris nerves flutter aud
startled the rctreating Americans. was
fired by her hand as last desperate
attempt 10 warn the unsuspectlug Brit
ish, none ever knew. The secret OF that
midnight gun has remained n mystery
TO this day.
The mastcrly retreat from Long
Island was accomplished ere the Brit
ish had thought or suspicion of what
was going on. Washngton's fame ns n
stratcgist rests quite MS much on that
wonderful retreat as on tho battles he
won. And Madam Rapelo's vengeance
was not repaid.
but tho breach between mother and
son was never healed. She never for
gave the girl wife who set oil her plans
uwry. with her husband she joined
the loyalist exodus at the close OF the
revolution and died in the Bermudas.
10 her son and his rebel |
wife"
Bot Garry and Doris were ever ne
TO their convictions. Through |
good report aud evil report they loved |
stcadiastly 20 the end. and the young |
captain in SmallwOod's brigade never /
regretted the day when. for the cnuse |
OF freedom and for his own true love. |
he fcrsook father md mother. and. |
clcaying unto his wife. salutcd the now |
day that dawned upon America.
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