The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-02-25
ATory Ruse
How General Washington
Kept Information From
Reaching the Enemy.
BY VIRGINIA BARROW.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

Copyright 1910. by American Press
Association.
At Dobbs Ferry, some thirty miles
north Of New York city, is house
which during the Revolutionary war
was occupied by General Washington
for his headquarters. It is a square
frame house standing in the center Of
perhaps half an acre Of ground, and in
a niche in the wall separating the
premises from the road is a monu-
ment with an inscription stating the
fact that Washington worked there.
Indeed, in that house he planned the
Yorktown campaign, which closed the
struggle for American independence.
One morning girl of twenty stood
in one Of the rooms on the ground
floor Of this building-they were all
occupied for offices by members Of
Washington's staff-while young
man in the uniform Of captain sat
at the desk writing. When he had
finished he handed her slip of paper.
saying:
There is the pass, Janice. Remem-
Der, I am responsible that he who
uses 1t Is a patriot and will give no In
formation to the British concerning
what he has seen here. General Wash
ington has no time to attend to such
matters himself and delegates the is
sue Of oil passes to me. say this to
you because know you to belong to
q Tory family, and I understand that
your sympathies are with the red
coats!'
II shall send letter by him." re-
piled the girl, ito friend of mine in
New York. He will not know what
the letter contains"
Sweetheart" said the young man
impulsively. Il would not give this
permit to any other living person than
you"
The captain was sitting In one Of
the front rooms Of the house overlook
ing the Hudson river and the heights
beyond. But he did not see the river
or a sloop that was lazly drifting
down with the tide or the heights be-
yond. He was thinking that he had
committed IN objectionable error in
yielding to the persuasions of one he
loved and risking possibly the very
cause Of American independence.
Presently he sprang up and went into
the office of the commander in chief.
Washington. who was studying map
Of that part of Virginia bordering on
the Atlantic, looked up as the young
man entered.
General" said the aid, Il am fear
full of having committed an error"
"What is 1t. captain?' asked the gen.
eral anxiously, seeing that Captain
Stewart appeared to have something
of Importance on his mind.
"Janice Arbuckle has asked me for
pass for a friend of hers to GO
through the lines to New York.
have given it to her."
do you know who this friend OF
hers is?'
II confess do not, general"
Washington made no reply for few
moments. He appeared to be think
Ing.
"The Arbuckles are arrant Tories
1t has occurred to me only today that
their hospitality to us may be to cover
some deep laid scheme to benefit oul
enemies. Go after this man and as
sure yourself that he may be safely
trusted to 60 through"
II will, general"
Captain Stewart hurriedly left tn
Office Of his command, and, going tt
a stable near by, horse was led ou
to him. The captain mounted and gal
loped down the main road leading t.
New York. He had reached poin
not far north Of spuyten Duyvil creek
the northern boundry Of Manhattan
Island, when he overlook citizel
trudging dlong slowly. Stewart accost
ed him, asking him whittier he wa
going.
ITO New York." the man replied.
''Have you permit to go throug
the Continental lines?' asked the car
tain.
THAT have" replied the pedes
TRAN. II have the pass Of Genera
Washington himself"
Let me see it."
The man showed the pass Stewar
had written and given to Janice Al
buckle but short time before.
''This Is indeed his excellency's pass,
said Stewart, but am instructed I
see that no one passes our lines wit
any Communication upon his person
shall have to search you"
The man turned pale. II have wit
me-" he said. "only letter from Mi
tress Janice Arbuckle to friend
New York. You would not examine
lady's epistle, would your"
Stewart felt a twinge Of shame ,
distrusting the girl he loved. Had
not been for the change in the man
countenance on being asked for papel
he might not have pursued the matt
further. AS it was and rememberir
his commanders instructions, he Gale
for the letter.
The man hesitated. "As a man."
said, II protest against Icing fore,
to show letter committed to my ca
by lady. Perchance you who NAL
this demand may not belong amor
those chivalrous people who are abo
examining lady's correspondence y
Had It not been for the inauen
Washington exerted even when n
present the taunt would have prevel
ed the young man, who was chivalro
to a fault, from OBTAINING the letter
. lady, and that lady the woman
loved.