The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25


general appointed By the king. It came
nigh to stampeding the whole copyen-
ton. They see only war and the raw
ago OF our towns-not ooe rood beyond |
that They see not that the time and |
people are ripe for It. They see not |
that such q war cannot be fought alone
that we shall. we must have, help
from Europe, that we must win.
'-Oh," be said with sudden passion.
his eyes burning like GOALS "of such
stuff Is our congress madel A multi
tude of counselors and no leader. The
sacrifice laid waiting. but no firer'
Anne came closer to him, her fine
face flashing.
But this Is not tho last time" she
said. THE congress will meet again.
When 1t does Virginia should lead
them. The colonies must look to us If II
comes to worst You say we have the
| best soldier. So shall we have the best
regiments. Virginia alone of all the
rest was settled by a single people.
'Tis held by gentlemen. and gentlemen
t'7,-ft bestw She put out her hand and
laid 1t on his arm. you can be the
leader" she said. You can be the
| firer
Thereafter neither spoke for a mo-
ment. From the stables a horse whin-
MED softly, and a gust of laughter and
the sound of a falling ale pot came
from the crowded parlor.
Then they moved forward and stood
by the open window.
II see Lord Fairfax" whispered
Anne, "there by the door,"
The old nobleman whom her smiling
eyes sought out sat quietly apart, his
sword across his knees, with his body
servant standing behind him. His near
sighted glances. sent squirting, search
ed the assembly with q lurking dis
trust. They were kings men truly,
, but not gentle like those of his own
time. He turned his face toward Foy
as the latter, pounding the table with
his sword, suddenly spoke up loudly:
II am just come from Philadelphia,
gentlemen, where the ragamuf1in con-
gress sits, and may be fiayed IL 1 ever
saw a finer lot of noodle headsl Our
, Virginian cocks-o'- the-walk were all
J there, Shiny from their hell broth of
I treason at Williamsburg. DDS hearth
r 1t sickens to the marrow of the bones
to see that lout, Patrick Henry, strut
about in Quakerdom."
: Anne f1inched as If she had been
: stung and seized Henry's wrist. ''Oh,'
she said under her breath, "come away
e IT'S shameful!
mo; let us bear it" he answered
r ''Think you I am not used to such as
: thatT His voice trailed a slender line
of infinite scorn. Look
/ For more than one of those there ha6
Q got up and were going out at this
o Even among those. who sided with the
+ king there were many who had Spoken
b open disapproval of the stamp act days
f and loved Henry for that if for naugh
else.
h Foy saw it AYE, let them go-lei
o them CO." he sneered. "'Tis time folk
l. knew where loyalty lay, as they know
v with you and me, my lord"
8 A slow contempt went over tina
rugged old face. The baron had small
r. love for this coupling. He despised thu
Il lblackguard confidant of Governor Dun
J. more too heartily to handy talk witt
& him.
A. Foy filled his glass. "'Tis said II
lie Philadelphia" he resumed, "that on
K. of our Virginians got on his hind leg
il and told them he wished TO God
it could fight 1t out single handed wit
George. What think you OF tha'
ly RolphT'
v. Lord Fairfax had deliberately turf
s. ed his back upon Foy, but he shifte
In his seat now at the answer OF one Q
ce the quality.
Burnaby Rolph, Foy's companion {
n the gold lace, already heavy with I'd