Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-09-04

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1T was impossible, sir, under the"
Nothing is impossible, young man."
said Washington quietly. Then he went
on You have never been in New
York;
No, your excellency."
Washington paused again.
Lieutenant, you are TO prepare to
4 undertake /, difficult work.
Yes, Nouf sNcellency."
You ai'e TO go to New York at once"
Yes, Your eNcellencN.'
You Will examine the situation" he
! paused q moment.
The situation Of
"Qf benedict lArnold's house, at No.
4 3 broadway. You are to form some
4 plan for abdupting the traitor Arnold
across the Hudson TO communipaw,
| Where You Will be safe
| could not reply now.
You Will then bring Arnold alive to
ne here" could scarce tell where l
I WAS With this calm voice laying upon
me so easily such a work.
You can do it,
1T shall he done. Your excellency, If
| the traitor is in the town
1ou VIII also search out man who
goes by the name of Captain Hazeltine
4 ---ah, You know him." for had started
\ involuntarily. He may not be in the
/ town when you get there. If not wait
| for him unless the Arnold matter is
more urgent
/ Mono mjoht ouestior this NAN
"If Won, r,,na. Min, r., NC, ia -, ,,,,,
you will bring the most dangerous spy
| in the British army Still further. Sir
| Henry Clinton has by this time heard
OF the arrival of Rochambeau's fleet,
and will he forming some plan for cut
| ting off his cooperation with me. l
| mast know this plan in time to stop it.
Or
Or
You must stop it yourself"
1T shah he done, your excellency."
God only knows The whole bearing
OF thu great soldier seemed TO go into
1 me for that moment ard felt certain
all should be done as he said. little
know what WAS to come.
Lieutenant" continued Washington,
| stll more slowly no human soul In
this world lnows of this commission
1 but YOU and /. and il you are taken
II shall not be. your excellency."
IF Your are taken. sir, neither | nor
| any hulnon sould can save your life.
You will be hung as a spy and can
! not lift a finger TO help you"
II understand" said T. looking him In
| the eye.
Now, rs TO your neeessaries,' and he
went into another room, returning In q
moment with several papers. In the in
| slant of his absence I had made up my
mind to one thing, and as he returned,
/ asked:
Your excellency gives me three COM
miss!ons?'
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vim - slow eI,iat smile
.arbcrs arc ,v;o ,iautenants In Colonel
4 Jjvinpstor,., command >
Washington glanced at a bundle ar
papers on the tal5Ic again. ,T,ie,,tans
] ,ote Curtis and Artono"
w.. yn,,,. e~nnllannv
1 "lu, have ,snou.n tben, long ANA
wcll2"
~ have scarca1v l,no1yn them sc,,co
/ Nv two week, h,,f r know them ,yejl."
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lhey VIII 90 Nlth you In ignor-
anee?'
They wiil go with me without know
inc the purpose of their tourney n
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II know one of them well the at her
have hoard some :, hat of. You will
ans p-ei. for them"
~ wiil answer for them. vo,lr ex
ceilency"
Thereilpon he sat down in his chair
ard looked thouebtfully out of the Win
doy: for - few moments Then col
lec,ing nitaself apain he o,,anad tIo
package Of papers brought from the ~
ner room. and selecting two handed
thew to INC. They we're peculiar His
OF waterproof paper not more than n
count. of inches nv one n, fneasnre,n,.,,t
and as read them carefully i co,,ld
not reprcss an exclamation Roth were
I signed i,y Sir Henry Clinton and road
as follows:
CAPTAIN Hazeltjne Is TO he allowed ia
pass and repass the british lines any
whore at amy time Of day or night
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