The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-01

seems to me that did hear the big
man speak as how. they'd come by the
| upper road, Fl III
"Here-vhere man. Here's that viii
buy thee breeks with four legs and
now, In Gods name. which way lies
| the upper road % M IS F
The horse was: half done up, but t
was little more than another quarter
OF an hour when had, by their direc-
ton, got into a small country lane
ltrutted as only sIch lanes in this coun-
try of ours can be-that ran north
lrrnr'd I'd should bring me to the up
per road. S-
that highway. I love a horse. more
ESPECIALLY a good one. and always
| have. And the pace put that good
animal to had its effect on me.
talked to him. I let him drink at
every stream we forded. But go he
must, and did, at the. long reaching
gallop And then, with surprising
suddenness We came out on the un-
| nistakable. highway. Of to the east
ward struck the clang Of church
bell--one-two-thre T turned
| that way and stopped under q creal1-
ing sign In the midst Of asvillage. Good
news this time! No doubt Of them;
they had passed here the night before.
Hour after hour we pushed on. till at
last we REACHED the great road running
| up and down the Hudson. 1t was then
! after o'clock. and daylight had be-
gun to warm the morning air. Still
| there lay ten niles to Flshi1ill. It was
done in less thai an hour. The horse
grew into my heart with his steady
| nerve. No sign at headquarters! The
commander had been there, tired and
n hEa I,oH Nc
south to the headquarters Of the West
Point comma nder. And so on went
| towards the Robinson house.
| twas close upon o'clock as made
the old house under the side OF Sugar
Loaf, and turned up into the drive that
| led to the side door. It was patent to
the eye that something unusual was
| going on. Horses stood about held
| by orderlies. On the piazza walked
several officers, aides, as I guessed,
| talking together, and voices could be
| heard from within. Just as ! pulled
| up, came the pitiable Shrek Of a
woman.
No one paid the slightest attention
| to me; and, d1smounttng, started to
| run to the door, when the good horse,
who had carried me SO far, quietly lay
| down without a groan. I could not
| pause, for I felt that II I stood still
long the nerve would be lacking to set
me moving again. 1t does not behoove
a man to magnify his own doings by
telling Of his troubles, but t is no
weakness in me to say that walked
into that house, pushing aside several
men who would have stopped me. in q
kind of dream. Each in turn looked at
me. and then, as I pushed him aside
without word, l caught an exclama-
ton, but met no further resistance
1 from him.
| jr,%r ~ 1fp, - low ts,cr
room. One look told me my chief was
| found; the huge, sombre man. the
great face with it's sad eyes. the wide.
straight mouth-there he stood by the
window AT the moment OF my en-
| trance he turned and said to milk
tary companion in a calm. self-pos-
sessed voice. that was still full OF grief
and sorrow:
1 General, whom can we trust now?s
! Then the three occupants of the room
| turned and saw me. Il !
What do you here, sir?" asked the
stern voice Of him just called Gen
eraI" & .549
81 must speak vita, the commander
4 in-chief at once, s!r,'' answered.
l You cannot now. Retire at once!" "
One moment Knox said deep
voice. Then, turning to me, Wash
4 ington added, Here he is. my man.
i What is it?''
Your excellency,' said T. looking at
the others, II have something Of the
greatest Importance to say to you
Well, say it quickly. These gentle
men may hear anything cam
At this moment all heard again that
woman's Shrek. The generals face
was Immediately overcast with look
of pain.
You said that some one was with
Mrs. Arnold, Knox, did you not?'' he
asked.
Yes, general. The maids are with
her, and man has gone across for a
physician
4 Now, young man, speak up" said
i Washington again
1 II overheard, night before last. a
conversation, your excellency, between
la British officer-Major5 Andre
i Who is captured and in custody
interrupted Washington. 4,
j "And--and-'' I hesitated.
''Well?"
! "And Major General Benedict. Arm
4 Old
Who has this morning escaped to
4 the British lines @E;
4 Escaped z"
4 Escaped 4
! 1T is fate!"
4 Sergeant" said the general solemn
/ iy, 1T is the will of Cod This was
spoken in voice filled with infinite
i grief sorrow, and disappointment.
But the young soldier Is i'll, he add
4 ed hastily, for t was like the last
4 blow of a weeks hardship, and I
grasped the breakfast table to steady
4 myself TELL me what You heard, 2 !,
/ 5g CONTINUED Next Week.)
4 STRONG PULSE BEATS.