The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04

EXTRAORDINARILY Henry, run"
Yes" cried the youth. as he vaulted
into the saddle, nov, indeed. my honest
fellow. is the time to run" He beckoned
hastily to his father, who stood at the
window in speechless anxiety. with his
hands extended toward his child in the at
titude Of benediction, and dashed through
the gate. with the rapidity of lightning
His horse was of the best blood of yir-
ginia, and carried him with the swiftness
of the wind along the valley: and the
heart Of the youth was already beating tu-
multuously with pleasure at his deliver
ance when well known voice reached his
startled ear. crying aloud:
"Bravely done. lcaptaini Don't spare
the whip, and turn to your left before
you cross the brook"
Wharton turned his head in surprise,
and saw, sitting on the point of a jut-
ting rock that commanded a bird's-eye
vey Birch. His pack, nuch diminished
in size. lay at the feet of the peddler.
The english captain took The advice of
the mysterious being. and finding a good
road, was soon opposite to his friends.
The next minute be crossed the bridge and
stopped his charger before his old ac-
quaintance, Colonel WelImere.
Captain Wharton % exclaimed the as
tonished commander of the English
troops. "and mounted on a rebel dra-
COON horse! =
Thank God." cried the youth, recover
ing his breath, II am safe. and have es-
capped from the hands of my enemies !.
but FIVE minutes since and 1 was a pris-
oner. and threatened with the gallows."
"The gallows. Captain Wharton Sure
~ those traitors to the king would never
dare to commit another murder in cold
blood: is it not enough tht they took the
life of Andre? Wherefore did they
threaten you with similar fate?"
Under the pretense of a similar Of
fense," said the captain. briefly explain
ing the manner of his capture. the
grounds of his personal apprehensions.
and the method of his escape.
During this conversation. which was
held in full view of the Americans, Dun
woodie had been collecting his scattered
troops, securing his few prisoners, and
retiring to the ground where he had been
posted at the first appearance of his enc
nv Satjefied with the success no had
already obtained, and believing the Eng
lish too wary to give him an opportunity
of harassing them farther, he was about
to seek favorable place for taking I'D
his quarters for the night Captain Law
ton was reluctantly listening to the rea-
soning of his commander, and had brought
out his favorite glass to see IL no opening
could be found for an advantageous at
tack, when he suddenly exclaimed:
"How's this? a blue coat among those
SEA rlet gentry. As I hope TO live IN COO
old Virginia, 1t is my masuueradinp
friend of the Goth. the handsome Ca ptain
Wharton, escaped from two of my best
menu
This intelligence made an entire change
in the views of Major Dunwoodie. He
Ga W at once that his own reputat;on u,a =
involved in the escape of his prisoner. He
now ioined his second in command
watching. as eagerly as the imnetuous
La himself, for some opening to as
coil his foo n ADVANTAGE
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