The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-09-28

of which more anon, and had pressed
upon me a small purse Of gold pieces
a treasure rare enough In patriot hands
in that impoverished time.
When all was done, two of my late
captors We're ordered to set me straight
In the road; and some half-hour past
noon L had shaken hands with the big
fellow in homespun who had been so
bent upon hanging me without benefit
OF clergy, had crossed the river, and
was making he first looping in a de-
tour which should bring me into Char
lotte from the westward.
"Twas drawing on toward evening,
and l had recrossed the river a mile
or more below Appleby Hundred, when
| began to meet the outposts of the
British army. l was promptly halted
by the first Of these; but my borrowed
uniform and a ready word or two pass
ed me within the lines as a courier rid
ing post to headquarters from Major.
Ferguson in the west.
The lieutenant in of the
first vedette line was not ov~er-curious
He asked me a few questions about the
majors plans n dispositions-ques-
lions which, hanks to Colonel Davies
information, l vas able to answer glib
ly enough. swallowing my tale whole.
and was so obliSing as to give me the
password for the night to help me
/ through the innter sentry lines.
Thus fortified, I rode on boldly. and
having athe countcrsign the difficulties
vanished. When l was come to town
it was we'll past candle lighting; and
>the patrol was out in force. But by
dint of using the password freely l
made my way unhindered to the house
of the gentleman to whom Colonel Da-
Vie's letter accredited me.
Here, however. the difficulties began.
Though the camp Of the army lay just
without the town to the southwark, the
officers were CHARTERED in every house,
and that Of Colonel Davies friend was
done we knew not. but at he last mo-
ment my friends friend thought of IN
eXpedlent and wrote a note for me
Whilst / waited, half in hiding, in the
outer hall.
Ills a desperate chance, but these
are desperate times" said my would
be helper. L am sending you to the
town house of one of our plantation
s~eigneur's-a man who is fish, flesh or
fowl. as his interest demands. | hear
he came in today to take protection,
and there is a chance that he Will
shelter you for the sake of your red
coat and a gold piece or two. But I
warn you, you must be what you APP
pear to be-a soldier of the king-and
not what this note of Colonel Davies
says you are"
Seeing a wide field of danger-chances
In this haphazarding, | would have
asked more about this trimming gentle
man to whom l was to be handed on;
but at that moment there came a thun-
dering at the door, and my anxious
host was fain to hustle me out through
the kitchen as he could, catching up q
black boy on the way to be my guide.
God speed you" he said at parting.
Make your footing good for the night
II you can, and We'll see what can be
manteau around in the morning, if SO
be Mr.. Pettigrew has it,"
With that I was out in the night
again, turning and doubling after my
guide. who seemed TO be greatly
afeard lest l should come nigh enough
to cast an evil eye upon him.
Twas but a little distance we had to
go, II 1 had no word out of my black
rascal till We reached the door stone
of a familiar mansion but one remove
from the corner Of the court house
green. Here, with a suffering '.D-d-
dis de house, MaSsa," he fled n left
me to enter as L could.
Since the street was busiiy astir with
redcoat officers and men coming and
going, and any squad of these might be-
the q~uestioners to doubt my t~hreadbare
courier tale, | lost no time in running
up the steps and 'hammering a peal
with the heavy knocker. Through the
side lights | could see that the wide
entrance hall was for the moment un-
occupied; but at the knocker lifting I
had a fitting glimpse Of some one-a
little man all in sober black-coming
down the stair. There was no immedi-
ate answer to my peal, but when I
would have knocked again the door
was swung back and l stepped quick
within to find myself face to face
wlth-Margery.
l know not which Of the two of us
was the more dumbfounded: but this
do know; that 1 was still speechless
and fair witless When she swept me a
low-dtpped curtsy and gave me my
greeting.
It bid you good evening, Captain
Ireton," she said, coldly; and then
with still more Of the frost of unwel-
IN her voice: what may we
be indebted for this honor?"
Now, chilling as these words were.
they thrilled me to my finger tips, for
they were the first she had spoken to
me since the nightof my offending in the
black gorge Of the far-off western
mountains. None the less, they We're
blankly unanswerable, and had the
door been open I should have vanished
as I had come. OF all the houses in
town this was surely the last
nave run to for refuge had
the name of Its master; and It
was some u%pfashing of this thought
helped me find my tongue.
Il never guessed this was you IA
theirs house" stammered, bowling low
to match her curtsy. II beg you will
pardon me, and let me so as I came"
Continued Next Weekly
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