The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-16

live Sane nor die mad without another
sight Of her, Dick, and that ii the plain
truth. And yet, mark me. this next seeing
Of her will surely set thing IN train that
will make her yours ana not mine. Got
your leave and come with me on your own
terms. Mayhap she will show you how
little she cares for me. and how much she
cares for you.
So this 10 how It came about that Ne two.
CARRIED a. decent planters and mounted
upon tho sleekest cobs the regiment af-
forded, took the road for winnsborough
in January in the year Of battles. seven
teen hundred and eighty-one.
oHAfTRRS1Iv.
i. which we Find what We Never
=. Sought. - ss's.,,.
IT'S nifty miles as bird would ny It from
the grazing uplands- Of the Broad known as
tho Cowpens TO tho lower plantation seGton
lying between that strsatn and the farther
Catewba or Wateree;- and Richard Jsnnifer
and ambled the distance leisurely, a. be-
lifted our mission and disguise, cutting the
Journey evenly IN half for the nrst nights
lodging, which We had ct the house OF one
Phflbrick-as hot q Tory q We Drstsuded
to be.
From our host Of the night We learned
that within two days the British outposta
SVssAs
advanced: and there were rumors in the air
that Lord CORVALLIS. who was hourly ex-
pecting General Leslie, with 1000 Of Sir
Henry C1intou's men from New York. would
presently move on to the long deferred con-
quest OF North Carolina
Has Cornwallis lost his wftsr Dies
would nay. when We wsrs a-5og IN ehe
soutnward Rad again. lis . hEayss
lordfing thaneI gave him credit for bong
IL he win put his head b Q trap that VIII
close behind him and cut him on from hid
line and base."
laughed. You may wager Jsnnifer
House against an acre Of the .Cowpens that
thing. II this run1or be true. ~ have
heard only the half of n. %
And the other half will Bot
That my Lord CORVALLIS !wfn Do his
prettiest to pun the teeth Of one or the
other Of the trap jaws before he tSrsta
: himself within them"
Jennifer Was silent for IN ambltns minute
or two. Then he said: Twill be our
teeth he'll Try to pull, then. The Broad
Is nearer, than the .Pedee: and ours Is the
weaker OF the two jaws
Right your are" said L "And. now we
know what We have to discover"
sAnan7' he queried.
1--WE smust learn by hook or crook who
rs to be sent against Dan Morgan. and
when ~
That. should be sasyIf the use OF Il
. afterward DO not choked out Of US at q
ropes end.
I'VE oan divide the rope's-end chance OF
faflure BY two. We may work together al
the opportunity offers but once within the
lines We must pass ~ strangers to each
other. or at most as chance acquaintance
GOOD loo ~s said he: ana then q, ri, law
dropped But what II one Of US be taken
Never ask me to stand by. stranger-wise
and see you hanged. JACKIE
snaA both ask 1t and promise to do
the same by you. Your hand ion It before
We 90 step further. II you please"
lis out OF all reason. he demurrsA
as the only reasonable. course IA
th1nk you. this IL no knight-errant venture
W are two Of Dan Morgan's soldiery BE-,
uDon doing thing most needfnl for-thl
Nelfare OF the country ana ita cause. III,
dnty higher than any obligation friend
ship lays on Richard Jennifer or JOB,
Ireton."' ~ - -
At this he yielded the point. tloush !,
could see that the proposal Jumped littI,
With the promphnss Of This generous heart
fs q ecurvy trap you have set for me-
ns srumSlsd THE risk y chiefly ;yours
CornwaIlil. and to God knows how mans
more OF them. and belize = II 3
The intsrruption came IN the shape az |
troop Of fedcoat horsemen gallopins IN +,
road. to mset MS and we were .shortiy m
rounded and put sharply to- the question
We answered each for hiuseif. Dick M
10 loyalist from Yorkyills way, eager "a IS
rot IN arms against the bandit Daniei ma
gan. was refuges from s.hornets'-nesf
Meckienburg. also bent upon revenge, g {
The troop ofncer passed u. ON. sornethfn
doubling. n inspected But We were "a
Ing IN the right direction, and he was ~,
Wiling to clog himself with 8 pair Of plai
country gentlemen held In leash q pril
ouers. s a.: g
A few miles further down tia ro.
the same brace OF lies rot az q al
l>throush the loosely drawn yedette line. -,
~ evening va were IN sikht. 81 our MI.
! viewins II from the rising ground q :,
proaeh. WinnshorouSh appeared less a
town than Is partly fortified camp, n
few houses Of the village wsrs lost In Il
field Of tons, huts and troop Ssheatefs. a
measuring BY the spread Of these. Il won
seem that my Lord CprnMaIiigs army ha
besn considerably augmented since I: 81
last seen It In Charlotte. apoks of iii
but Dick was intent vpdn ths business
Il the moment.
4 .Ayps there ars enough et thszn, q
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