Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-06-01

might expect to find her brother, and, as the
report Of his escape had been true, she there
found him. Her freedom from arrest had
been due to the same cause or causes that
had allowed me to retain my own liberty on
that memorable Sabbath; namely, the lack
OF military precaution at headquarters on
that day and the suddenness and unlocked
for nature Of the episode. Once under the
root OF a Quaker relative, she and her broth
er had been quickly disguised and passed
through the lines as father and son. finding
refuge in the house on the shores Of Turtle
bay, and they had thus far eluded capture
by retreating by day to the concealed quar-
tiers before described
From there Ames had proceeded to
STRIKER (another link in the cham OF secret
patriotsl, hoping through him to find the
means Of getting to the Jersey shore or
above the lines at Kingsbridge; but partly
through the fact that all points OF possible
escape were doubly guarded, and partly
through the adventure caused by my going
to the Dove, he could obtain no help from
the innkeeper However, as he had further
protected his sister by starting Lowney's
companion, the trooper, on a false scent to
the northward, and had ended the days of
the tory blackleg himself, his errand could
hardly be considered fruitiess.
The only remarkable point in the Sc
quence OF events that had brought Us all to-
gether was that | should have met Rex
in the nick OF time and had him made known
to me.
There was nothing in his present appear
ance by which | could have connected him
with the scorched youth | had encountered
at the fire. He was now clean shaved, and,
with the CRIME OF smoke washed from his
face, his singed hair replaced by a white
wig, and his entire change OF costume, he
was an aged Quaker if one peered not too
closely at the lines which had been laid upon
his features.
The details OF their escape and a recital of
my own adventures We're given as we re-
called ourselves with a hasty meal in a room
beneath the attic. Though solid shutters
We're over the windows, they were further
protected from any CLEAN OF light straylng
outward by a hanging OF sheets nailed to
the casing This closeness made the heat
sitting, but physical discomfort was a small
matter. and was almost forgotten as
listened IN turn to the news from the elt5
as it was given by our host.
Like a band of plotting freebooters "a
masquerade we must have appeared as we
sat at the small table with It's single candle,
talking in whispers, the SRI and her broth
er in their incongruOus characters making
the strong points Of the picture, while the
tall, long-featured man, whose melancholy
cast was instantly corrected hy a smile, sat
opposite me, more than sufficient toni TO
nv proportions.
Ny host never laughed. but lis smile was
a passport lie favor. masking biz natural ex-
preston sour hy contrast or as though he
was acting a part when his face was IN re-
pose. 0f The irile band 81 those Yehe re-
manned ia New York. AMI wefe under
handed though active "a tasir Devotion to
The cause. J saw nor ore bUr who MAS an
adept il MS ability = IalHlIo or PORTRAY
character totally 10 variance with tile oue
sod had lieen him- Peter Burt Was Eot
the lcas1 oI these, Ter. though BE booked ise
a graveyard. BE- was tse reverse tN nature
This worthy WAS tyEssetter iu the etics
ii ths notorious Rvinzten. the official 1.Iint-
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