Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-11-11

AS ] said before, l would be your
friend. as was once the friend-of--an.
other"
"Ah! Of Lillian"
''Of your father, hot-headed boy! But
not another word on that topic. know
that you did not enter our lines as
spy; and, knowing this, I am ready and
willing to assume a fearful responsibility.
III ! leave you here tonight. the hangman
will be your next visitor! Yon will die an
ignomnious death, and the roll of fame
ana honor will know you no more for
evcr,'
The prisoner. with a stiAcd groan. rails
cd his manaclcd hands.
Suppose II were In my power to save
you! Suppose could, this night, set you
free. and place you on a sure road by
which you could reach the camp Of your
friends before morning?"
do you mock me, sir?'
Mol speak In all soberness."
And you can set me freeY'
Seaton caught his breath.
What are the conditioner he asked,
In u whisper.
Simply these: that you rejoin your
command at Valley Forge, and that you
do not again, upon any mission personal
to yourself, seek admission within the
British lines"
"Ayc! cried seaton. springing to his
feet. and speaking In hot, bitter accents.
you would shut me away from Lillian!
My surrender Of her hand Is to be the
price Of my libcrty"
The visitor was not moved an atom
from his perfect calmness. lf he had
come with the purpose Of carrying out
a plan Of his own, he evidently knew how
to do 1t, as he also knew the character
Of the man with whom he had to deal.
Captain Scaton," he said, with an an.
thoritattvc wave Of the hand. and with
stern dignity, .'that Is a forbidden sub.
ject. In that direction your life has been
stakcd and lost! Let us not touch upon
II again. Will you be scatedT'
The prisoner sank back, feeling that he
had been overcome. The power to con.
tend was not In his hands.
Now" pursued the stranger, stcrnly,
and yet with much depth Of feeling, II
give you the ultimatum. For brief
space--it cannot be long, for we have not
long II which to act--I place your life
In your own hands, for you to do with Il
us you please. You may take Il back
into the service Of your country, or you
Mark me-. the life IL Yours for n so,v .hor,
minutes, You have heard tho cond,tions
Not n question: You know tho gro,nI
ON which you stand. AZ mi, mom"rt
your life ia yours. 70 do with n n. vn,,
will Will vou kocn sn,th NTH vo,r co,,n.
try. or will you--'
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then I should honc that Won r,,"h. a 1911
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truce, and not as a shy. What 1, vomr
answerY"
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Tho matter Ind hcen hrousb, d",.r '....
very narrow Commas. pi"in,v Nv IA
bur one OF two things N chonsa. III
might offer his restored life once c'u moro 20
his hlooII,n. "o,n,rs ou rs ~. y"ss Huors "
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exccutioner. liz might still S"., o. sns
faith with his sn,nt"d rothcr NJ y. ' '',rS.
no recreant md "nos,a," H. IT. -" .. "su.
OF Lillian. hut such thonvht cou IS'H 1at
enter into rho nrohiow he ,.. s'",u "o'
solve Ho would have .,," ""' "ow "
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