Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-02

speaker, but did not answer.
where IL Daniel Sparrow
II don't know"
"Where did you sec him lastT
I'm his stockings, for I'D taken DO
boots off,"
And at this reply the prisoner, assum.
ing his bravado once more, chuckled.
Enough" said Morris. III he 10 alive.
we will find him; IL he Is dead, be sure
you will keep him company as far a. the
grave"
And then the two troopers were direct.
ed to remove the prisoner, and keep him
close until further ordered.
"Now, Captain seaton," said the pat
riot fnancier, turning to our hero when
the door had closed upon the retiring pris-
oner, II think have something here that
will particularly interest you and Lieut..
Douglas"
He spread out the paper which he had
held beneath his hand, and turned It Tor
Speton to read. 1t was leaf torn from
an old account book, and written In .
very respectable hand was the following:
august q. 1776.
"Lieutenant-Your men have come In
with the prisoner, and have given me an
account Of your great success. You had
better bring the papers to camp, and l
will send them to Sir william. Keep on
the track Of Seaton. There Is mischief
brewing In that quarter. Find out what
old Hancock and Jack Adams are going
to do with his troop. EastcOurt will help
you. Sunday night we start down the
Schuylkill, and will make the stiff-necked
Wings howl. From Friday night to Sun.
day afternoon you will find us In the
Giants Bite, on Valley creek. Come by
way Of the Forge, aud you will meet some
Of the pickets. You must be here"
The body Of this letter had most likely
been written by an authorized clerk; but
its signature was by stronger, though
less graceful hand, being a wretchedly
| executed, scrawling monogram, evidently
borrowed, In spirit, from the Indian fash
ion. 1t was the letter +, followed by the
picture Of drawn dagger, and the same
| sign-manual had appeared upon the In
| nolestation by the marauding scouts.
said Douglas. ut Is the hand Of Kirk
| Fagan."
and" added Morris, addressing the
captain, ut tells you where, and when.
and how to strike. This was written on
Tuesday last. To-day IL Friday. For.
tune favors u"
douglas, do you know where the
Giants Bite Isl" Seaton asked his lieu.
tenant.
II know It very well. Captain, having
captured q band Of sheep stealers and
horse thieves there q little over a year
ago. 1t 10 q rocky gorge, with Its trees
making almost cavern, towards the head
| uraters of Valley creek"
Beyond this the business Of arranging
for the expedition was quickly done, and
the captain and his lieutenant went tc
make preparations.
Adam Noonan was kept In the State
House until after dark, and then convey
ed to prison.
with such q man as Robert Morris Il
engineer the arrangements for transpor
tatlon there was no hitch or delay In thu
getting of Of the expedition. Seaton wa,
ready with his men on time, aud bcfor,
midnight they were at the mouth Of th,
creek, and at once, under the guidance OIL
Roderic Douglas, started up the valley
When they had reached the base Of thu
mountains, the ri6emen, to the numbe,
Of 6fty, dismounted and picketed thell
horses, and d. they advanced on foot the,
met and secured the Tory outposts with
: out raising an alarm.
We have no vivid battle scene to pic
} ture at this point. The fortunate secur
J Ing Of the spy-the face seen In the mis-
ror-had yielded the key to the situation
Arrived at the Bite" which was broad
ck.bound, wood EMPOWERED amphithea
J tee, the outlaw band was found holdinl
high saturnalia, and certainly one.hal
} the force was helplessly drunk. In thei
fancied security, with plenty Of plundere,
} spirit, and with two whole days on thei
! hands, the exultant Tories had give.
J themselves up to revel, and at this hour
2 o'clock In the morning-only those wit
extremely hard heads and impervious til
J the situation at glance, and In less tha
, half an hour from the giving Of the not
of onset the whole band was captured
with the need Of killing only two Of tn
number. Kirk Pagan, for a wonder
wonder to our hero, at least, though per
haps not to the outlaws-was among th
Y dead drunk, and he was given u bed o
moss, with his hands bound behind him q
the elbows, and with faithful sentinel I
see that no harm came to him.
When the prisoners had been put apal
{ into squads Of twenty, with suitabl
. bonds upon their arms. and prope
9 guard set over them, q score Of the me
] were sent to bring up the horses.
With 90 many prisoners on bis hand
Q helpless from drink, Seaton could ne
D think Of moving before morning, 80. whe
!: he had seen all secure. and had give
] sufficient directions to the officers Of th
various guards, be and Douglas went an
: sat down by the side OF the supinely VI
Q conscious outlaw chleftain.
J. (To be contiuuedl