The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-11-13

- ba must die he would sell his \
life as dearly as possible. he naa g
been so quiet that the two men wn9
were taken OH thelr guar L
wben he suddenly whirled his heavy Il
click and struck one of them heaVy
blow and then turned to the other ]
With bound he leaped over the fallen
mon and started for the cliffs. 1t was
a desperate venture and every moment l
he exnected to hear the sound OF tneir
onns He struggled on, however
unmindful of everything but MS own
desire to escape. .p, ha
"Don't shoot Don't shoot!' ne
heard Smith call ''He may be worth
mr. ore alive than dead. Ha! ha. VINO
would have thought such peaceiui
looking youngster would have given
snch q rap?" and he laughed again
when he saw how angry his comPan
ions were. "Take after HIM; De quich
or he'll get away. -,
Montagnie was struggling u1spei
ately to make his way up the hiiisloe,
For a moment he thought they hao
abandoned the pursuit, although he
wondered why they didn't shoot out
he coon understood it all when he saw
Two Of the men coming toward MN.
Tbev had known of path, and by
taking it had been able to gain the
heights above.
70 attempt further fight was use
less now, and without WORD ne ioi-
lowed his eaptors to the ROAD oe-
meath. >,
saTake him up to the hut, boys,
said Smith and the messenger soon
found himself in rude log house
about 200 yards from the road ana
concealed among the denies OF the
y hills. -,
. "Now search him." said the leader,
/ and the men immediately began to 90
f his bidding. His three-corned hat
a was cut into pieces, but nothing was
o found in it. Next his coat was taken
off and in moment one OF them ex-
q claimed: "Here's something; 1t IN
side the lining" and he cut open the
> sleeve and took out the dispatches
a which he tossed to Smith. The ieaoel
;. Quickly opened them, and as he reao
the others watched him keenly.
a OTIS a good find, boys, and al
e right. That's what comes OF IT,, maAln n'
a a general out of a farmer. VINO wa
- the fool that tried to hide this IN tn
80 lining of a sleeve?" he inquired, turn
IS - inc to Montagnie. .'Why, it's tn
ht veTv first place we'd look into. an
90 von must have been drunk to tninl
"a Won could get through Ramapo fas
he wikh them. You don't look IKE
,1s lock-wit but you must have been ne
m to have taken the upper road. ID
ne Clinton will be glad to get TINS! NOV %,
&c hovs. what shall we do with Ia
a. felIow. hang him or send him away
" ..sSboot him." said the one WAC
.os the messenger had struck. 1T noi
,ut too good for him. " ,.o,
aw esWe'll see about that little later
mo- renlied Smith. "We'ye got to get IN
20 Ietter to Clinton the first thing '
do.
md Two were left with the prisoner
90 n guard and the others soon 70
t6 way For three days and nigl
his Montagnie lay in the hut, bound ma
.;tb and foot. Not for a moment were
aen cords loosened, and each day
cnard told him they were about
ION take him out and hang him ana lei
,oys his body on a tree by the roadside
80 a warning to all Wings. The preacl
re- had fully resigned himseh anu
est pected daily the threat would DC
this into execution.
to-. to- On the fourth day Smith return
he and. after hurried consultation "
;ail the guards, rode away. The prs
ar,o hands were loosed, and his
:, IN mo limbs were rubbed by the qua
6 ha bnt he had 10 other thought than
I'm. be was being prepared for his ex'
sben ton. Accordingly when III
son hours he was hidden to follow =
9th ont of the hut he glanced on eN
: in side for the rope he thought 10
ro Of dangling from some tree. AS
!, he walked his thoughts were some'
,obts bitter against Washington. why
l tha ba insisted upon his coming thr'
: was Ramapo Pass? If he had been ie
W." 49, his own device he would have u
:, ~ tba upner road and never would
What fallen into the power OF tnoSe oe
were. ADDE'S. g
more. "Can you ride" said one OF
men abruptly.
cold Eyes. ? replied the preacher.
they about to mount nm GU e. e
.o,,v and then start the horse oil ate
,Ips 81 moose had been adjusted he
pis = heard of that plan having been
.aon;s Rnt he had no time for nedlti
70 20 was for thew came to a place where
- he horses were waiting. Almost
he knew what had occurred, the
easily oner found himself mounted an.
- was ing rapidly along the road WI
w.re o1srd on either side.
was What conld it mean? he s.
~a' - rone and not a word was spoken
and on they went, and graaa'
90 the dawned upon the young man :
y what the destination was to pc
there was he mistaken, for he 500
, and carried across the river and pa
! soon the old Sugar House prison u
new his York, one OF the ialiou'
ons of that day .,,
her are ssYou're a great one, sad tn
Montague the next day.
,und p" letters you had were all aovus -
''' ;nton,s plan to attack New 1of
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