Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-06-21

1uey Will HOT ure, she S0lQ at
length in a low voice, "for fear Of
arousing the Americans. They have a
ships boat full. but they row crooked
and uneven. Yet they come on fast
fast. Tell Lac, could we get back to the
Continental worksY'
"'Tis impossible NOW. They are be-
tween us and them. GLADDEN. Hall is
the nearest refuge"
"Are you certain?"
Eyes, mademoiselle."
Listen" she confessed then. II have
deceived you. made you take me past
the Continental line because-because
you yourself cannot 60 there. You
must not go 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-"
Uniformed against?" he said.
"Again?"
"Oh, what ghastly thing for you
10 say to me! Twas Jarrat-Jarrat.
Row ashore and fly"
"WhereT'
Anywhere, anywhere" she cried
wildly, "only so it be to safety! Haste!
/; They gain on usy'
IF we land they are certain to take
as. You cannot go afoot as fast as
they"
| II shall not 60. You shall leave me
there. Row! Row.
"And why should you care for my
ufe?"
"Ah, will you stay when my heart is
breaking? There is no time to talk
| now. What is anything they may do
| beside your life? I beseech you'll COM
mand you to run in. I never intended
you to take me farther"
"You would be safe If we could
! reach GLADDEN. Hail." he said. Then
he stood up and threw of his coat.
Her tears came at this. "There is no
one at the hall to protect" she wept.
"Not slave to beat them back. Not
q weapon. Tarleton sacked it. All,
you do not believe me because de-
ceived you before! But this is the
i TRUTH swear 1t Is the truthy'
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 timbers shiver 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 well she knew them! But how
slowly they fell behind! There was no
longer danger Of arousing the Cont.
mental pickets. and the pursuers' voices
came clearly, gliding at the error of
their prisoner which had carried him
past the line Of safety and made his
taking certain. Once Anne heard the
officer who led give sharp command to
put down gun.
/ A scant 200 yards was all there was
between the Awo boats when Armand
sprang upon the wharf Of GLADDEN.
Hall. Leave me-" she begged family,
"and save yourself! You have yet
time"
"Give me your handg' he command
ed peremptorily. He took 1t and led
her, running, up the sloping lawn.
Its unkempt forlornness was softened
by the kindly moonlight, and not until
they reached the front Of the house
did its gray desolateness become all at
once apparent. The panes in the win
dows were broken, the white pillars
yard unsightly with rubbish.
"'Tis desertedw Despair was in his
tone.
II told you that"
"Are there no horsesT'
1.-THE barns are burned. Leave me,
leave me and go!"
| He hurried her to the front door, and
they entered, hearing as they did SC
the larger boat bump the planking.
Without word he shot home the bolts
In the great door and drew her into the
dining room, now overscattered with
broken crockery. He locked both doors
( Of this room, smashed the sashes Of the
porch windows with a chair, brought
together the heavy outer blinds and
slid the bars. As he fastened the sec
ond the pursuers came tumbling to the
| porch. Anne, meantime, taking clew
from him, had managed to fasten one
Of the windows in the opposite side.
He sprang to secure the other before
| the soldiers reached the back Of the
house.
This shut out the last Of the moon
light, and the room became a black
darkness. Outside was deadened
clamor, curses and shouts to fetch ships
lanterns and search the empty quarters
for an ak. Anne could hear Armand's
convulsive breathing.
She had CROPPED her way to the side
board and opened Its candle drawer. A
tiny half inch end rewarded her. Flint
and steel still hung in their accustomed
place. She struck them and lighted the
wick with trembling hands.
As she did 30 q heavy body came
4 hurting against the other side Of the
inner door. Better give up, you wea.
sell" painted a voice.
Armand answered loudly, "If dc
will you promise to let the lady go?
mo, mop AnnB besought in an agony.
"You shall not give yourself up to
them! They would not hold to such q
| promise"
With her cry, however. whirled a
scramble of curses. "We'll lay you by
the heels and take the girl back. too.