Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-23
;, rour name Hetty MarvinY b.

lent your name Hetty Marvin b.
asked pleasantly.
Eyes. sir"
and this man that ran by you a
,,r minutes ago is your mothers
cousin, isn't heF
yes. sir; he is"
.Uell we are friends Of his. What
,,1 he say to you when he came
along"
his life
Inst so. Hetty; that was very true
,rona he won't have to fly far. Where
,c.s he going to hide? You see could
ho,n him if | knew his plans"
Now Hetty was not whit deceived
-, This smooth speech. But she was
,.,l,inr TO tell as much of the truth as
,rould consist with his safety, and she
irdrcd that her franlness would serve
bor kinsman better than her silence, so
rho answered her questioner candidly:
"Ny cousin said he was going down
=, the river where he had a boat and
,rontpd me to tell the men that were
c,,osing him that he had gone the
other way to catch the mail wagon"
vWhy didn't you do as he told YOU
then. when asked you where he had
Gomez" Numbered the officer fiercely.
81 could not tell lie, sir" was the
fearful answer.
"Hetty." again began the smooth
toncued Tory, you are n nice child.
Everybody knows you are a girl Of
truth. What did your cousin say when
Won told him you could not tell a
falsehood|
Gle said he shouldn't think I'd be-
tray him 70 his DEATH
"And you promised him that you
wouldn't tell which way he went if you
were killed for itT'
Eyes, sir"
THAT was brave; and | suppose he
thanked you for it and-ran down the
road as quickly as possible?'
~ promised not to tell where he
went. sir"
"Oh. yes. forgot. Well. tell us his
last words. and we won't trouble you
any more"
Ills last words were. It's my only
chance, child, and I'll get down rs you
say"
And overcome with fright and the
sense Of her kinsman's danger should
they rightly interpret the language
which she had reported she sobbed
aloud and hid her face from sight.
Her tormcntOrs did not stay longer
to Soothr or question ner. They all
Immediately pushed rapidly on down
10 the river
Now, the governor had arranged n
signal with his boatmen that a white
cloth by day or a light by night dis
played from the attic window of his
hiding place, which was just visible at
the mouth of the river, should inform
item if lie were in trouble and put
them on the alert to help him.
As soon. therefore, as he started
from his cousins, it tloated from the
window TO warn them And wnen
they saw the pursuing party dash mad
ly down the road to the river and rec
oCuiZed the British uniform of the
leaders they pulled swiftly out to sea.
The horsemen reached the shore only
In season to see the boat with two men
in it nearly ont of sight. and. supposing
their destined prey had escaped, relin
pushed the pursuit
Meanwhile the victim lay safe and
quiet where the shrewdness Of the lit
lie cousin had hidden him until the
time came for her return for supper.
Then he hadc her go as usual to her
home, telling her to ask her mother to
place the signal lamp rs soon as it
grew dark in the window FOR the boat
men and send him some supper,
with his valise which, in the hurry of
his departure, he had left behind.
The signal recalled the boat, which
after twilight had yentured in sight OF
tie shore and the farmhouse and the
governor quietly made his way to the
river in safety. When he reJoined his
father in a secure home, he named his
infant daughter, which had been born
IN his absence, Hetty Marvin, that he
might be daily reminded of the little
cousin whose truth and shrewdness
saved his life.-EXchange