The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-11-10

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Whete he fell, but twas imppsas6ie:
and now, I am told, the stout old
| Scotsman lies side by side With our
| Major VIII Chronicles, OF M~ecklenburG,
| who fell Just before the ending of the
BATTLE. MN
The dead buried and the wounded
cared for in some rough and ready fash
ion, preparations We're made In all.
haste for a speedy withdrawal from
the nelghboraacd OF h battlefield. Ru-
NOR had it that Tarleton, with his in
vincible legion, was within a few hours
march; and the mountain men. sodden
weary with the tolls of the flying adj
vance and the hard-fought conflict.
We're in no fettle to cope with q fresh
foe.
AS vet I had not made myself known
to the patriot commanders, having my
hands and heart full with the are OF
poor Tybee, who was g~r1evously hurt,
and being q measure Indifferent to what
should befall me.
But now as we We're about to march.
1 was dragged before the committee OF
colonies and put to the question.
Your uniform is u strange n to
u.s., said Isaac Shelby, looking me up
and down with that heavy-lidded right
eye of his. Explain your rank and
standing. if you please"
I told my story simply. and. as I
thought, effectively; n had only
black looks for my pains.
Ills .. strange tale, surely, sir-too
strange to be believable," quoth Shell
by. You are a traitor, Captain Ireton.
of the kind we not cumber ourselves
with on a march"
who says hat word OF me?" /
demanded, caring not much for that to
which his threat pointed, but something
for my good name.
4. 1,oJI- - II 49, 1aol,oan3 90 a
in the group behind him. Stand out,
John Whittlesey," lie directed; and I
found myself face to face with that
rifleman Of Colonel Davies party who
had been SO fierce tt hang me at the
fording of the Catawba.
This man gave his testimony briefly.
telling but h bare truth. A week
earlier I had passed in Davies camp
for q true-blue patriot. this though I
was wearing a ragged British uni
form at the moment. As for
the witness himself. he had mis-
doubted me all along, but the colonel
had trusted me and had sent me on
some secret mission, the inwardness OF
which he. John Whittlesey, had been
unable to come at, though he confessed
that he had tried to worm 1T out Of me
before parting with me on
the road to Charlotte.
/ looked from one to another Of my
judges.
IF this be all, gentlemen. the man
does but confirm my story I said.
1T is not ALL" said Shelby. Mr..
Pengarvin, stand forth"
There was another stir in the back
grounding group and the pettifogger
edged his way into the circle, keeping
we'll out OF hand-reach of me. How he
made shift to escap from Ferguson's
men, change sides, and to turn up thus
serenely in the ranks of the over-moun-
tain men, I know not to his day, nor
ever shah know.
Tell these gentlemen what you have
told me-, said Shelby, briefly; and the
factor, cool and collected now, re-
hearsed the %undeniable facts: how in
Charlotte I had figured as a member OF
Lord Cornwallis' family; how I carried
my malignancy to the patriot cause to
the length Of throwing a stanch friend
to the commonwealth, towtt. n Owen
Pengarvin. into the common jail; how
as Lord CORVALLIS trusted aide-de-
camp, I had been sent with an express
to Major Ferguson. Also, he suggested
that IL I should be searched some proof
Of my duplicity might be found on me
At this William Campbell nodded to
two OF his Virginians, and I. was
searched forthwith. and that none too
gently. In the breast pocket of my
hussar they found h a accursed dupli-
cate dispatch; the / had taken
from Tybee and which had SO nearly
proved my undoing in the interview
with Major Ferguson.
Isaac Shelby opened and read the
accusing letter n passed 1t around
among his colleagues.
IT shall not ask why this was unde-
livered, SIR" he said to me, sternly.
Ills enough that it was found upon
your person, and it sufficiently proves
the truth of this gentleman's accusa-
ton. Have you aught further to say
Captain Ireton?-aught that may ex-
cuse us for not leaving you behind in a
halter?"
Do you wonder. my dears, hat 1 lost
my head when I saw how completely
the tolls of this little black-clothed
fend had closed around me- Twice
nay, thrice / tried to speak calmly as
the crisis demanded. Then mad rage
ran away with me, and i burst out in
yelling curses SO hot they would surely
dry h ink in the pen We're 1 to seek
to set them down here.
Twas a silly thing to do, you viii
say, and much beneath the dignity O
u grown man whoscared not a bodle fol
his life, and not greatly for the man
ner of it's losing. | grant you this; ant
yet it was that same ~bull-bellow o
soldier profanity that saved my life
Whilst I was in the storm of it, ours
ing the lawyer by every shouted cpl
tibet r could lay tongue to, a miracle
was wrought and Richard Jennifer ant
Ephraim Yeates pushed their wa.
through the eysr-thickening ring Of on
lockers; the latter to range himself be
side me.with his brown-barreled rife il
the hollow of his arm, and my dear lat
to fling himself Upon me in a bear
hug OF joyous recognition and greet
Continued Next Week.l
Talkin' of Sensations.