The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-01-11
Now Ills you. Dundas. From under
your very nose, toor'
And Dundas, perspirlng, wholly as

/ AUti DuuNuot pVhcl'shh6t NhOhy no
ton.shed. hast nd 10 order a iongjoa.
IN pursuit of the sk,T on the bare
chance of ovcrhaulIng tho fugitivcs be.
fore they reached the American front.
| Jarrat, however,, made II different cal.
culat!on.
His cobra hate, iniiamcd by the sight
OF Anne In the boat. lcapcd to rapid
conclusion: She had discovered that
| Armand had been exposed; they had
taken the river way-the only way to
| avoid the Americans. So lie argued.
And whittier did they fly? Where else
than to GLADDEN. Hall, now deserted,
where she thought 10 conceal him till
the hue and cry passed-where she
may have hidden horses. The long
boat would probably be halted by the
shore pickets-the skin might slip
through.
Two hours after this ratiocination
Jarrat was caught and held OH the
right skirt OF the bcsieging army ns a
deserter from tho town, and forthwith
he demanded to he taken TO General
uaZcn's headquarters.
There the general, seated In his tent,
ter:
On the 18th. they had another Drobing.
To-day, 18th. Id Cornwallis sent u flag
requesting cess'n of arms & Com
missn'rs to form u capitulntion for the
Army & the surrender OF the shipping &
posts OF York 6 Gloster. Thus has the
Earl been bro't to anchor in the height OF
his career. My next shall be more par
ticular. I'm the meantime DO assur'd of tho
Sincerity OF y'r real friend and Ob'd't
Humble Servt.
He was shaking the sand box over
the still wet signature when the captive
was brought In.
"Threc days ago," Jarrnt began, II
had the honor to send to you letter
from the town In regard to n certain
Continental officer"
The general sent the others out OF
hearing and bent his gray-black brows
III have today heard OF his condemna-
tion," he said. "He Is dead then. He
has atoned. SO far as l am concerned.
his past shall be buried with him.
but IT," Jarrat contmucd-"if 1
should tell you that lie is not dead;
that the report of his condemnation was
trick; that lie was not captured I'm the
first place, but used the night attack to
penetrate within Yorktown without OK
citing suspicion and so carry to Corn
wallis full plans Of the American
works.
"Your proof of thist" asked Inzen,
his teeth set like wise.
"The proof Is that this very night he
has been smuggled out beyond the Con
tinental lines and lies at this moment
In hiding in Il house a half dozen miles
from here waiting escape"
"Where Is the houseY" thundcrcd the
other.
Jarrat's lean lips smiled. Pardon me
if make terms. In return for my
freedom I will guide detachment to
his burrow."
''An this be true" said Hazcn. He
hesitated, but only for moment. Then
he called a sharp direction to his or.
dcrly.
81 must see General Lafayette" he
said to Jarrat. "The cavalry legion is
no part of my brigade. Colonel Ar
mand was under division orders only"
But the marquis was making n tour
Of the works with the commander In
chief and could not be found.
ut must not watt" fumed Jarrat.
"He will be or"
General Hazen sat down and wrote a
hurried order. "An he Is not there,
why, twill be merely ride for
naught," he muscd. "An he is, there
will be small question.
"Major Woo1son," he said as q staff
officer appeared, take n relay Of q
dozen men Immediately and go to the
house this prisoner will show you.
Should you find there Colonel Armand
of the cavalry legion. arrest him."
can he resists"- said Jarrat.
'The usual ORDERS" the general an
swered. "Go!"