Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-02-17
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ter whasisl i1l.':. assa Maggie, with trem-
bling VpiqslS you to take it not
Hetlsafd ait nnoved the SOL
der, and one Of them roughly said to
the man who had taken her bread: LET
the wench::gg:o, Jack. A bread loaf would
hardly satisfy us:to-day. IT'S Tall
madge 's.head 7 craye::* Give her the bas-
ket and*let:: the poor:-sirl go.''
basket and the bread, little dreaming
contents. and Maggie; sped on, j
not even turning her Head to- see if She
were pursued. II Perhaps ] If: She had
looked BACK the sight would not have
comforted her, for the*six men We're:
standing together, and the frequentf
glances they,cast at the departing girl
showed that they were talking of her.
- But, allsunconscious of,what was go.::!
ing on behind her, Maggie kept on hers
way and when once she was on the 4
country road she broke into run, all !
qnwearied by her long journey. Shea
had information of importance;a and theI&
thoughts: Of her, father and brother in 1
Valley Forge, and the little sister at.
home, gave her renewed strength. =; !
She was almost breathless. when :5att
last she entered the. inn and delivered;
the loaf Ito :. the Impatient MAJOR
who was waiting for her according >ttoe, s
his promise. ( -. >'"> ): ~ -. - ~:.$* =.
'.s'l7is S: we'll YOU have done, Maggie
my girl, '>said Maj !I'allmadge, as he
broke,opens; H. the loaf and quickly, founds1
the folded note Wit him This shall not.
be 'fofgotten----'' :, ~ '':' ;:
The. major did not fl finish, the. sena.z
:tence,: for: just, then the landlady en--s
tered the room with white face, dessy
claring she could see a band 81 BritisI}:,
light horse coming swiftly up the roads.
''They've suspected, you, Maggie, 81
said, the major, Quick TWILL neverdo
to leave, you here: Can you mount and:
ride behind nde?'''' , -, -. ~: 81
- 81 can,,'%replied Maggie, Quickly, and.
before the; words: ha dbeen spoken Maj
Tallinad sc. ran from the: room and a.:
moment afterwards was before the door,
with his fleet black horse. 2 CUP behind
me. *Quick! 4Por your life!''*5s = -" - ):
:. Maggie grasped his outstretched.
hand; and in a moment was behind the:
major with her arms tightly claspeH
about his: waist. ..'j : ''-':' :: !.
; "Now, Jehu, tgo!" said the :anajor:: tqs
*his->horse, and the black steed started
with the speed OF: the wind. Maggie,
almost lost her grasp: as the .majoA
turned for a moment and replied with:
a taun ting yell to the band which he,
'couldssee swiftly approaching down the:
hillside; but her arms Were strong, and
though her face was white and her>eyes:
blurred, she chung to her protector:
throughout the wild ride which fox.
On swept Jehu with his load, and Oh;
came the band Of red coats. The woods!
by the. roadside seemed to rush past.
them. The breathing Of the horse was,
soon labored and hard and his black
sides were covered. with foam; but his
swift pace was never relaxed for an in
slant. Once or twice he stumbled and
nearly fell, but a sharp pull on the.
bride and a quick word from the major
restored him and the mad race con tin:
ued. His hoofs Numbered over the.
rude bridges, they struck fire from the
stones in the road, but Jehu minded:
none of these things, for life and death
hung on his efforts that day. -
For an hour the mad race continued
and then, when the borders of German
town were reached and the red coats
turned back in fear, Maj. Tallmadge
drew the rein on his black. steed, and
as he helped the wearied girl to the
ground, he said, with smile: ,"'Tis
pity we lost that bread, Maggie, for
Washington sadly needs it.; but fa1s
more he needs what the bread con.
tanned and what he will soon have now
You have saved us from: a sad,j and
what might have been a costly, mis-
take, this day, my girl $780,, 4. - !.
EVERETT 4. TOMLINSON.r|
Il 1xLoNDIKE WASHINGTON. :: s. \
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