The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-08
CHAPTER XIV.
IN WHICH WE FIND WHAT WE.
NEVER OUGHT

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stream and the further Catawba OF
Watereee md Richard Jennifer and I
Grnbled the distance leisurely, as befit-
ted our mission and disguise, cutting
the Journey evenly In half for the first
nlght,s lodging which we had at the
house OF d Philbrtck-as hot q tory
awe prehteded to be.
Ssss From o. host OF the night we
learned that within two days the Brit
d slgh 0utpusts On the Wateree and the
s Broad had been advanced; and that
there were run1OrB In the air that Lord
# Eornwallis. who was hourly expecting
ueneral Leslie with two thousand OF
Sir Henry Cliriton's men from New
II Tork. would presently move on to the
0ng-deferred conquest Of North Caro-
Slna.
HAS CORVALLIS lost his wits?" Dick
would say. when we were a-jog on he
southwardsroad again. Ills Drawer
for being--if he will put
shis head 81 trap tina will
%E1p9e behind him and cut him OF from
his line and base"
I laughed. You may wager JenniferI
House against an acre Of the Cowpens
tllat Lord Charles will do no such un-
soldierly thing. If this rumor be true.
we nave heard only the half OF 1t"
SssAndgthe other half VIII be-"
18th my Lord CORVALLIS willsdo his
sprettiest toSpull the teethyof one or the
other Of the trapjaws before he trusts
himself within them
JeTnifer silent for an ambling
minnte or tWo.sThen he said: "Twill
q teeth he'll try to pull, then. The
Broad 10 nearer than the Pedee; and
ours 10 the weaker Of the two Jaws
Right you are,' said ]. And now
we know what we have to discover"
1sAnan?" he queried.
t]gtS AnrSa IN <rIr 1n n,r~ryv rvtn
S1sStoSbesent against Dan Morgan, "a
When
THAT should ) easy-if the use OF it
satterWards ke lot choked out Of us at
d rope's end.h
I'VE can divide the ropes end chance
Of failure by two. We may work to-
agether az the opportunity offers, but
a within the lines we must pass as
strangers to each other, or at most q
chance acquaintances of the road.
SssGoodssss said he; and then his jaw
dropped But what II one Of us be
taken? Never ask me to stand by
sstrapger wise and see o hanged.
Jack,
s.sI shall both ask 1t and promise to
same by you Your hand on it
before we@go a step farther, IL you
please. !
s8Ssss. lis out Of all reason he demurred.
- sTi8 b only reasonable course. Be
Ahlsak 2 IIlS ~ NO AnlsnI-eTrAn VEN
stIre;; we are two OF Dan Morgan's SOL
sdiers bent upon doing a thing most
needful Of the welfare OF the country
and Its ause. IT'S a duty higher than
any obligation friendship lays on Rich
ard Jenniferss or John Ireton.s,,
AT this he yielded the point, though
could sseegthat the proposal jumped.
s1tttle with b prOmptings OF his gem
5eroua heart.
sTis y scurvy trap You have set for
ne ne grumbled. THE risk Is chiefly
yours, and you know 1t. You are known
to Lord CORVALLIS. and to Sod knows
how many more Of them. and bc.ike-'
The Interruption came In the shape
II q troop Of redcoat horsemen gall
7opis1gsin the road to meet US. and we
were shortly surrounded and put
sharply TO the question. We answered
each for himself. Dick was q loyalist
from Yorkville way, eager to be set Iii
arms against the bandit Daniel Nor
xan. was a8refugee from hornets
nest" Mecklenburg, also bent upon re-
asNenge.
The troop officer passed us on,
thing doubling, as I suspected. But we
were riding In the right direction, and
he was unwilling to clog himself with
Z pair Of plain country gentlemen held
as prisoners.
few miles farther down the road
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Through the loosely drawn vedette line.
and by evening we were In sight OF our
Viewing 1t from the rising ground Of
approach, Winnshorough appeared less
a atown than as q partly fortified
camp. The few houses OF the village
Wereslost In the field Of tents, huts and
troop@shelters, and measuring by the
spread of these. II would seem that my
Lord C0rnwallis' army had been con-
sNtderably augmented since I had last
0eensitsin Charlotte. Isspoke Of this,
hut Dick was intent upon the business
Clathe moment.
sssAy theresar enough Of them, God
knows But tell me. Jnck-I'm new to
this Sgame-whnt's to do arst when we
NJ among them?'
ssfSI alAnghed atshim.s.ssYou aresimy troop
sRrscommander, Captain Jennifer. .Ttg
s4hDrayousto make the dispositions.
Ss#Sssliave your Joke and Ne hanged to-
SSSoNN@ are no captains here,
Q nSleavesjt to me. we shall ride
boldly to the tavern, put IN : travel.
xf6.s and listen to the gossips. each for
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4 ! arms sthinly painted over the
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