Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-28

Instead, she stood tall and graceful, with lips
apart and eyes widely strained. Her color
faded a tride, but after breath or two she
answered stoutly:
Gen Clinton. that is false, My brother
held no communication with anyone beyond
the lines at Kingsbridge. You have overshot
your mark. 1t was !, sir, who informed Gen.
Washington of your intended movement
into the Jerseys, but my poor brother has
been doomed because he is in possession of
facts which would compromise Sir Henry
Clinton were they known abroad. l, too,
know them. Work your will on me, girl
Il care not; but if you injure hair Of the
head of Beverly, all England shall know how
Mr.. Henry Clinton obtained his knighthood,
together with other matters which would
make interesting reading. Two years be-
fore, Gen. Clinton had challenged Lord
George German, of the British ministry.
In fear of his life, German promised Clln-
ton a title and the command of the army in
America if he would withdraw the chal
lenge Clinton did so, obtained leave of abb
sence from America, went to London and
was knighted by the king. Returning, he
succeeded Gen. Howe, who resigned short
ly before the evacuation of Philadelphia.
The affair caused great scandal at the time
BY his appearance, here is doubtless one of
your familiars," she went on, indicating me
by fine look of intense scorn. Order him
to apprehend and make way with Gertrude
King, who, by the help of God, has been, is
now, and always will be, devoted to her own
land and it's liberties!"
As she uttered these words she was SUBJ
lime. Her figure swayed slightly, her eyes
| sparkled, and her voice rang like bell.
There was no effect of bravado, but it was
| apparent that with her there had come a
crisis, and she had thrown off her mask,
| either because it was no longer of use or
] for the purpose of sacrificing herself for her
/ brother. Her great beauty, her youth, her
| fearlessness-ay, even the grace of her pose,
set off by her faultless costume-gave weight
to the words which on her listeners pro-
duced profound though widely differing
emotions.
My own first feeling was that of utter in
significance as 1 marked her great courage
and heard the inspiring eloquence of her last
sentence; my next that, if necessary,
would risk my life to assist her if my way
to do so was made plain. My admiration,
my respect was beyond measure. l was al
most moved to defy Clinton to his face there
and then when that party exposed the spirit
/ in which he had listened.
He had halted and whirled about as she
threw at him the falsity of his statement
! and as she progressed, his face turned from
white to red and from red to purple. On
her finishing, he hung a moment as though
to gather the full import of her words, and
then banged his fist on the table as he ex
claimed:
'You doubly damned rebel wench. You
spy! How dare you use such language here
and to me? So you have taken advantage OF
your housing with My God! what foo
your aunt has been. Madam" he suddenly
thundered, 'you are under arrest"
Sir" she said, cutting him short, ''if
am, will be released. You have now ar
opportunity to con6scate my property a:
you have my brothers. Doubtless this sun
| will also go to enrich your paramour. Yor
have taken me for child, but am not the
helpless girl you think me. know youl
motives. They are money, and fear, anc
Mrs. Badely. And now | have but one de
mand, Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, and one
more statement. Your personal secrets ART
safe with me conditionally, and my proper
ty you are welcome to, you will but holC
it until the right prevails; but this / vii
have nova pass beyond your lines a
Kingsbridge. The statement will simpl.
show the extent of your falsity and the cas-
with which it is overcome My brother"
At that moment the hall door for a seconC
time was thrown open violently by female
and now it was Mrs. Badely who reentered
There was no affectation about her as sh
hurried in and closed it behind her. Will
her hand on the knob, her face blanched t.
an ash color, and her whole figure trem
bling, she pointed to the defiant girl ant
burst out:
'She is traitor. she is a traitor! Let he
not go hence! o Sir Henry! Sir Henry! h
has escaped! He has been back and-takel
-all-those-"
She got no further, but, tottering slightly
gradually sank to the floor in a real or pre-
tended faint.