The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-11-22

-. Asssv9. ~alls11sAeA 0sss 49,
h valn. L1ssses fssm ~ major aanoune
e tAat - ensay. nnAfns fhat IL pasu
which was - ce-eperneo with thein ~
ban defeated m wnH withdraw, ~
retired also behtnd II WEEKS or Ter,
Wsshingtoa. vhsfs tAey eorffnued tnac
DIRE. The trooper was enj0tned 70 vigi
ianca. and ths letter concluded With I
compliment % HI honor. seal and -
6subted bravery.
"kxtremeiy dattesing. Major Dunvso
de" muftsfed the drAsocn. a. he staTked
across the 6oow 70 quiet his impatiencA
n proper guard hare you selected IL
this service; let me see-I have 70 watch
over the Interests Of = crazy, irYesoiutl
old man. who does not know whether h
belongs 70 ~ ~ 70 the enemy : four ven,
En-, scnae twe Or three blacks, . taikativ
h~orsekeeper and poor George Singlstoa
Well. . cc-nrade TN suffering has 4 claim
On man-ro I'll make the hest Of t."
A. he concluded this s~oliloquy, thu
trooper took = seat and beEan to whistle
10 convince himself how little be cared
about the matter, when. By throwing biz
booted leg careless round. he upset thu
cunfeen. The accident was soon repaired
but In replacing the wooden vessel, Ae Oh.
served a billet lyins on the bench. n
WAS oon opened. and he read: .'Ths
moon will not rise till after midnight
q fl time for deeds Of darkne0L" Theirs
was no nistnking the hand IL was clear
~ the same which had given him the time
ly warning against assassination. and the
trooper continued. for a long time. mus
ing on the nature Of these two notices,
and the motives that could induce the
reddier TO favor an impiacable enemy In
the nj that he had latferiy done.
That be was a spy of the enemy LAwton
knew: ~ the fart Of his conveying In
t~ill-enee TO the English commander-in-
chief. Of a party of Americans that wers
exposed % the enemy, was proved most
clearly against him on the trial for his
life. The consequences of his treason
had been avoided, 1t is true. by q lucky
order from Washington, which withdrew
the regiment q short time before the Brit
ish appeared TO cut it OF, but still the
crime was the same.
Whether the danger. in,imated In the
present note. threatened the cottase or his
own party. the captain was uncertain.
but he inclined TO the latter opinion. and
determined TO beware how be rode abroad
In the dark. The arrival of the surgeon
interrupted his ~medItationx. Sitgreaves
brought an invitation from the mistress
of the mansion to Captain Iawton, desir-
Ing that the cottage might be houored
with bis presence ut an early hour that
evening.
-TIa." cried the trooper: 'thsn they
have received a letter also"
II think nothing more probable" said
the surgeon y there is a chaplain at the
cottage from the royal army, who has
conae TO exchange the British wounded,
and who has an order from Colonel Sim
gieton for their delivery.
And does he stay the night"
Certainly, he waits for his cartel /;
but hasten. John, we nave but little time
to waste.
The gala suit of Captain Lawton was
easily adjusted to his huge frame, and
his companion being ready, they once
more took their route toward the cottage.
Miss Peyton accosted them with q smil.
ing welcome. Frances glided about tear
full and asitated. while Mr.. Wharton
stood ready to receive them, decked in q
suit OF yelset. Colonel Wellme-e was ia
the uniform Of m officer of the House,
hold troops Of his prince, and Isabella
Singleton sat in the paslor, while her
brother looked like anything but an in
valid. As ii was the third day that he
had left his room. DIR. Sitgreaves forgot
to reprove his patient for ~imprudencc.
Into this scene Captain Lawton moved
with all the composure and gravity OF a
man whose nerves were not easily discom-
POSED by novelties
John" whispered the surgeon, with
awakened curiosity. what means this
festival: Observe. here ONES the army
chaplain in full robes. What can Il
meany"
IAN exchange" said the trooper: ..the
wounded OF Cupid are to meet and settle
their accounts with the god. in the way
OF plighting faith to suffer from his arch
cry no more. Is ii not q crying shame.
that q sunshine hero, and an enemy
should thus be suffered to steal away one
OF the fairest plants that grow On a
soil."
III he be not more accommodating q
. husbaa nd than AZ . patient. John. l feaI
me that the lady will lead q troubled
life"
Let her." said the trooper, indignant.
": "she has chosen from her country'e
enemies. and may she meet with . feN
eisner's virtues in her choice"
Ito Be continueS.1