Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-30


l think he left position OF ra1k ana
wealth in England of his own free VIII;
but | know nothing--nbsoutcly n0thing.
hut we will speak further OF this at an.
other time. Here comes our chieftain.'
u was past ten o'clock when Scaton
LETT Washington's quarters. and ut q
short distance from the house he met the
officer Of th" day. who had been his
grand rounds with the last relief. and
was ON his way to headquarters TO re-
port. lie had lcft the huts of the Life
Guard behind him. and had entered u
strip of brnshwood between those and
the quarters of McIntosh's brigade. when
he thought he heard footsteps following
him. lie stopped and listened. but the
sound had ceased u was sight CIR
r'mstanc". very shgh'. nut yet III" cap
tain drew his sword as nc pursued his
way.
Inc nieD, was c""r "iiu 'o'u. me
new moon 'au SET o"t 'h. SUITS were
p'eamihg prlg"'iF' an" tneir myrisd
hghts' WIN Tue rene'','e power OF 'nc
snow rendered surrounding .pJcc,s pam
" 'is'p'. u nVt "'s,Ihc'. rs o"r nero
NUS lay uire',,y south OF Mcln'osh' TINS
nrushw ,,, F"," W"s .l"ch MS snor'est
way. nc ","lh 'rhcH rom w" iar c"mP
TO- hcadanart'rs Jay "t 'hc 1901 OF the
mn. I" '"e WcS'"",o, running IVY larry
Lees auar''rS. anu !" nave gone Una.
wa! Wo"l" nav" gwen nm sweep Oh
o's.unce a'l"se'"e, h'eu''ss.
"c","" """ ''oc"'" wv ,o"'st part oI
,ne ,",,h''' "'or "S 'c'l''r' wh'h ne
nearu 'ns ,oo's''ps again ms time
,herr co"iu nc no h's'nhc' lie trou very
ieh'E whic listening; ana distinctly
n'aru inc CRUSHING Oh inc frozen snow
peh'hd MN. surrey ne ought not TO
,e"r ah chen's vi ,ha' place. ana yet
'hose were times whch the Patriot had
hccu 10 oc ever on MS snaru' ANA. more
over ine captain knew that u" hnd made
h''nsc'f particularly an object OF hatred
anu urcad To tue BritiSh ana Tories. lie
knew that price had been set upon the
heads Of both himself AMI I.igIlt-llorse
Harry: or, ut least, that Howe had OF.
fcrcd large rewards for their capture.
And. still further. he knew that spies had
been found in camp. Desperate. outlaw
I'll men. IN the service of tho king. were
known to he skuking outside the lines.
lie had on that very day brought a squad
OF them In with him.
lie stopped and turned. just in season
! to see two dark forms approaching him
from u thickct which he had passed.
"Who goes thcrcI" he demanded. alb.
ruptly and authoritativcly. lie would
have given much at that moment for n
pistol. hut he had only his sword.
Friends" Aud the Two men stopped
but n few yards distant.
stand. upon your lives. Advance, one
Of you. with the conntcrsign."
Mercy. Captain. We dihn, stop for
any conntcrsign. We came ont 10 lool,
for one Of Mclntosh's horses that broke
loose an hour ago"
| Are you OF Mcintosh, brigade"
ayes, Captain"
| Scaton did not think of calling FOR hclu
| in that placc. He prcrcrrcJ not TO pre.
cipitntc matters by giving what might Ia
worse than n useless alarm; bil, he CRASH.
cd his sword firmly and prepared himself
for the worst. lilo knew tl, man had
lied, The troops of tho Scotch iir,.,nter
were from t;corriu. and this mans
.pcccb had Mainly BETRAYED tho pcnnsyl
| yuniun.
| "Ir Won are Of Gen. McIptosh's brig.
ado, rc,,,rn n, onc. I, ynur nunr,rrs. ,rhs
horse will h, found more easily In The
morninu Than now"
l
n motion rs though they would turn. I'M,
| they did no such thing, With n sudden
bo,iud. md Together. they lcnncd forward
A., heavy ,lub In tho b,n,l ,f nuc and \
knit. In tho hand NJ ,br ,,bcr lr ,b.y
Ind ,bourht IN surnri., III, rop,nin oi
hers, they were sadly mistaken. m,
hnrc.rncci lie Ind BETRAYED ,hcm. and
their intended victim was complctcly on
his guard. lind they bn,lc him prcpnrs
for defense he ..oud no, have bccn more
rcndy. lie saw tho outlines of the nm
lifted club. and he caught tho cleaning
of the long knir.,-a knife of the Mon.
mou,h Pines. from The forge of The Free.
hold blacksmith. he wei, knew. from n,
form and Size,
II. of the cIub was slightly IN advance
From n po,turc of prrrrrt uuictudc son
Ton .prni,g aside like flash, inst AS the
club descended. and ON the next instant
with lightning. like strength and rnpidty
no plunrcJ his Toledo blade through the
misrr,un,'s body. shaking the ,nr,,nss NJ,