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trust him implicitly.
81 had started for the American
camp" she said, simply.
"What takes You there at this un-
seemingly hour. and in such inclem
ent weather."
"Mv troubles. sir"
"And whom did you hope to see
there"
General Washington"
Trust ME with your troubles.
have great influence with the com
mander in chief, and may be able 10
help You"
"Will YOU tell him my story and
help me-"
81 will help you if | can. Now,
tell me. my child, what has driven
You forth this dark, cold night to
seek General Washington at his head
quarters:"
Thus urged. Hope told how news
had reached the farm house of her
fathers arrest on the charge Of being
IA traitor. how II had affected her
grandfather confined TO his bed from
ii wound received while in the dis
charge of his simple duty. aud how
tine troopers had terrified them with
their rude behavior.
"What Is your name. little one"
her listener asked, when she had fin
ished
Hope Adams" she answered.
And your father is"
"William Adams, sir.
DO not worry ANY longer. Hope.
| give you my promise that General
Washington will do all he can for
your father"
"Oh, thank YOU. sir, God will Le
good To yor."
The father of such daughter
cannot be very bad. no matter how
dark Il the suspicion cast upon him. >"
remarked the man in the gray cloak.
more To himself than to the little
girl. There must be some mistake.
The case must receive prompt at
tentIon.'
Then a ain taking Hope up in his
strong arms he carried her over the
stream and led her back TO the farm.
house.
On the threshold he paused and
said in gen le, CHEEKY way;
Now, Hope, run up to your
wounded grandfather and tell him
that that the troopers shall aLnov
him no longer. This is not a Tory
household"
Hope FASTENED to do his bidding.
while he stepped into the kitchen
and called the sub officer of the
troopers To hIm.
The conference between the new
conner and the sub officer was short
The trooper soon returned 10 his feel
lows.
I've are ordered back to head
quarters at once" he announced.
The tall figure in the gray cloak
stood on one side. while the troopers
filed out into the darkness and away
toward the American camp.
He seemed lost in thought AS he
gazed after the retreating forms of
the men.
The next day y trooper stopped at
the farmhouse door and placed let
ter in Hopes hands.
Running upstairs to her grand
father, she cried joyfully:
"Listen, grandfather"
And in happy voice she read the.
following note:
My dear little Hope-It was Gen.
eral Washington himself who prom.
ised you last night To do what he
could In behalf of your father. His
case has been in, eStigated, and the
real raitOr i'll camp (who was Jealous
OF the chance of promotion which
had come to William Adams) has
been discovered. 1t was he who con
cealed the suspicious paper OH your
fathers person. and cunninglv con
trived to hiring about his arrest. OF
your father s promotion. which is now
certain. will not speak. for he will
be with you TO day. Would that all
of onr daughters were as brave and
true in this time of sore distress as
you, little Hope.
GEORGE WASHINGTON.
"And the man in the gray cloak
was General Washington all the time
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