Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-05

l nave IOOlcu COrnWalliS. Think you
he will forget that? Or, If they take
us. that / shall go scot free2 Would
you see me in a cellT
The boat shot forward with a Jerk
that made her catch her breath.
"Where are you headingr she asked
presently, for he had turned inshore.
"The French battery is just ahead.
IT'S the extreme left of the circling
Continental front. Beyond that is safe
ty, mademoiselle."
81 will not land there. You must
pass the American lines. You must
take me home to GLADDEN. Hall"
But
"Row. rowr
81 beg you to allow us to land" he
urged. THE regiment of the Gatinais
lies behind that bluff. They will not
dare to pursue into the French
trenches"
"An you are afraid
Oh, what it cost her heart to say
that!
Armand bent to the oars and in
creased his speed. Neither spoke. She
was suffering Il like apprehension now
of arousng the American pickets on
the shore. At any other time, doubt
less, there would have been challenges,
but on this night, the first of many
weeks, the Contlnentals rested and
made merry, waiting the signing of the
articles of surrender. The skiff passed
the danger point and for awhile there
was no sound save the slap of tiny
waves like children's hands against
the stem and the mufiled din of the
pursuit, which drew on with logged
persistency.
They Will not fire." she said at
length in n low voice, "for fear Of
arousing the Americans. They have q
ships boat full, but they row crooked
and uneven. Yet they come on fast
fast. Tell me, could we get back to the
Continental works."
IT'S impossible now. They are be-
tween us and them. GLADDEN. Hall is
the nearest refuge"
Are you certainT
Yes mademoiselle."
ISlSltll, Sic COllLCSSth lllth. L IN Z
deceived you. made you take me past
the Continental line because-because
you yourself cannot go there. You
must not 20 there. IT'S not only the
British who would seize you now. All,
do you not understand? You have been
denounced. IT'S known that you are
the same who, they think, would have
misled the congress-"
Informed againstf" he said.
"Again?"
"Oh, what CHASTITY thing for you
to say to me. Twas Jarrat-Jarrat.
Row ashore and fly"
"WhereT
anywhere, anywhere" she cried
wildly "only 80 it be to safety! Haste!
They gain on us!'
"If we land they are certain to take
US You cannot go afoot as fast as
they"
81 shall not go. You shall leave me
there Row, Row"
And why should you care for my
lifeT'
"Ah, will you stay when my heart is
breaking2 There is no time to talk
now. What LIS anything they may do
beside your life? / ,eech you'll com
mand you to run in. l never intended
you to take me farther"
You would be safe II we could
reach GLADDEN. Hail." he said. Then
he stood up and threw off his coat.
Her tears came at this. There Is no
one at the hall to protect" she wept.
Not a slave to beat them back. Not
a weapon. Tarleton sacked 1t. All,
you do not believe me because l de-
ceived you before! But this Is the
truth swear it is the truth"
He made no answer, but set the
boats bow straight up the stream and
rowed as she had never seen man row
before. She felt the thinkers shtver and
creak, heard the deep intake of his
breath and saw the splendid play OF
the arm muscles beneath his shirt
sleeve Then, entering. ever more IN
sistent came the creak OF the pursu-
ing craft.
The moonlight fell whitley on the
shore they skirted. Two miles-three
miles-past the shadows of Kings
creek and Corbin's point. Every
tongue of land, every wedge of forest
how we'll she knew them! But how
slowly they fell behind There was nc
longer danger of arousing the Cont
mental picketa. and the pursuers voices
came clearly, gibing at the error OF
their prisoner which had carried him
past the line of safety and made bis
taking certain Once Anne heard the
officer who led give sharp command &c
put down gun.
A scant 200 yards was all there was
between the two boats when Armand
sprang upon the wharf of GLADDEN.
Hall. Leave me-" she begged fnintiy
land save yourself! You have YET
time"
"Give me your hand! he command
ed peremptorhy. He took 1t and led
her. running, up the sloping lawn.
Its unkempt forlornness was softened
by the kindly moonlight and not until