The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-03-15

was an aged Quaker Il one peeFed not too
closely at the lines which had bean laid upon
bis featured
The details Of their escape and recital Of
my own adventures were gwen a. we TO
galed ourselves with haaty a,~sl 10 a room
beneath the attic. Though solid shutters
we're over the windows, they were further
protected from any CLEAN OF light atFay,ng
outward by hanging OF sheets nailed 10
the easing, This elosenen made the heat
HtifinR, but physical discomfort wAs small
matter. and was almost forgotten a.
hsicHcd in turn to the news from the city
as it Wa given by our host,
Like a band Of plotting fresb0otsGs In
masquerade we must have appeared a. we
sat at the small table with ilH Eiagle candle,
| talking Ia whispers, the SRI aud her broth
CT in their inoongruous characters making
| the strong points Of the picture, while the
| tail. long featured man, whose melancholy
cast was instantly corrected by smile, sat
/ opposite me, more than sufficient foil TO
/ M proportions,
Ny host never laughed, but his smile was
a passport to favor, making his natural ex.
precision sour by contrast or as though he
was acting a part when his face was in re-.
posc. Of the little band Of those who re.
NAMED in New York, and were under
banded though active in their devotion to
| the cause, I saw not one but who was an
| adept 10 bis ability 10 mimic or portray .
| character totally at variance with the one
| God had given him. Peter Burt was not
| the least Of these, for though he looked like
a graveyard, he was the reverse by nature.
| THIS worthy was . typesetteF IN the Office
Of the notorious Rivington, the official print
er 10 the king. and was the right haHd man
| 10 that blatant tory. His position and his
| Epdoubted education made his real senti.
mcnts unsupported, and, while by day he
/ damned the rebels and seemed 10 lack com.
mon compassion Tor those who by chance
| fell prisoner or we're even suspected Of
treason. by night he was doing all in his
| power TO get information 10 Washington OF
giving a helping hand to refugees or those
IN distress Late IN lie heard that Riving.
ton himself was IN full accord with Burt,
and used his post TO the confusion Of the
kings interest, but ! know nuught Of the
| truth NJ a.
| The matter that reused my greatest inter.
! est Was the news Tor lack Of ~ Of scammeil.
| IS a garner Of information Burt was in the
] thick Of il, aud ! waz nightly myAtihed
| when told that Scammell had recovered auf.
/ Rcicntly 10 move from his quarters at the
| King's Arms and had disappeared, leaving
no trace beand, though the search made for
/ him was but a trihc less keen than that
made Tor us.
Has he started his lure for me-" !
/ asked myself but dropped the subject AZ
| listened TO the explanation Of his move.
1T comes about through remark made
by Mistress Gertrude" said Burt, indicat.
ms the young lady, who laughed lightly at
the story she had undoubtedly already
heard 1t is possible you may recollect her
| tWitting Clinton with reference 10 komc
officer who had informed her about her
brother Well, CLINTON took this to mean
! Scammcll, and Scammeli hearing Of IL. pcs.
! sibly ia a garblcd recital, aud fearing ar.
| rest. has gwen color 10 the matter by put.
| ting himstlf beyond the reach Of iuyestiga.
ton. lie Is q sharp fellow, SIR. and knows
! has broken head will excuse him when the
l trouble blows over. Sir Henry IL not fond
Of making enemies among the line and file
| uf his army, though he cares little for the
stat As for you, Capt Thorudykc, Il were
| well u you quickly devised come means o.
! putting yourself into a position OF greater
1 security than ! can offer you There Is Q
/ large reward for you. and ii you were taken
your trial would be a moekery. Our friend
| Amcs has but little better chance should he
! l1c caught, aud as for his sister, though her
| life might not I've sacrificed, shr would be IN
I done Mrs Badely would see 20 that, Fail
urc ia iiud you thus far mcaus redoubled e.
/ forts boz ID" future They know YOU mus, be
.lll on Manhattan. What can be doncy'
Nothing tonight" ! replied. the black
ncss ot OR prospects opening Ike an abyss
| before me. Let me sleep; ln my pTesen,
condition am useless
"Eirht," be- exclaimed you are safc
for tonight | viii not leave here I'LL past
I daylight, and will return at dusk. Nov,
/ Mrs King. 49, to your quarters. Gentlemen,
Sou VIII rest here II give the alarm, &c,
90 tho harm Look to yourselves hy DAY
and be- wary, for were you discovered here
J .ay, o.. did STRIKER, my days Of usefulness
90 ihr cause would be over
So alyiug, he blew out the light and
oparsI the windows. while threw myself
dressed as | was, onto the bed and, draw
ing in great brcaths Of the damp night air
soon slept rs only sleep the tired and
healthy
las like one dead until well into the
. .
only TO be shocked az ! came to a realizing
sense OF the tolls that bcset me. Physically
was n new man, aud the feeling Of antago.
nism and defiance with which met the out.
look proved that my spirit was yet un
broken,
Bu, not q hole could discover through
be network Of circumstances that had mAdt
me q victim. Testing the matter from all
sides, the result was the same II was fight
and die. though | was careful not 10 brtray
this conclusion to either Ames or hrs slB,er
knew tha, the youth was equally at sea
but the grl was cheerful and acted AZ
though her troubles would be- Of short dura
ton, feeling doubtless. a. her sex Is prom,
To do. that with two protectors things would
50 not far wrong.
| And, indeed we needed the Clip Of goOc
| spirits .from some source, and hers aided
my philosophy to the extent Of causing MI
TO think It we're as well 70 smile at approach
lug death as to sit and quake over lts Ger
tanty.
All that day we fed we'll. this once nader
81 fashion preparing our food, while by thl
old Of the ladder In the attic Ames and my
ruli kept watch by turns through one OF I'll,
half muon windows which commanded the
high road a mile or 50 away, But we were
undisturbcd, though We saw numerow
troops going north, and once feared a squad
was about 10 turn toward Us, but they weni
On, only hating q moment where the roads
lcined.
Al sunset Burns returned, bringing the
nrwa that a double Gordon Of the enemy had
becn drawn across the ISLAND near the Dove
which body was to divide and beat Up the
country both north and south, securing
every house, tree. and nook and Granny from
enc end OF Manhattan 10 the other, Thi'
accounted for the unusual nuraher OF troops
we b.. sc.N lss: s=y, and 10 this extent had
my act stirred to It's center the British
army. Il almost enabled one to count tn,
hours OF remaining freedom, and ] figures
that by noon on the day following the forces
would have drawn their line close TO tbs
purlieus oi the city aud caught Is a. q hsk
IL caught in a narrowing net.
The thought fairly drove me wild, and IL
my very despair | rosc from the table al
which VIC had been sitting and ven, to th'
window for air. that ! might be rid Of th'
oppression which like a weight lay upon IN.
chest Was this fear! Hardy; for. had thu