Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-08
A SHREWD GIRL.
She Proved She Knew Where
Power Was Best Placed.
~ sllNoR STEWART CATION.


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There ls n point on the Connecticut
coast extending into Long Island
sound called sBchem's iiead, the nams
probably having been derived from
some connection an Indian chief fof.
mcrly had with the place. The shore
IL divided between rucks aud beaches,
backed by part low aud part high or
rather rolling ground. ON the east
side Of the head. not far from the
point Ia TIE year iS00 stood the
house ~ farmer John Cromwell.
one autumn day cromwell was SIT.
ting ON his torch smoking his pipe
when be- discovered uut on the sound
n boat being ruwpd toward the shore.
Today TINT region Is mll " boats Of
all kinds, but then they were rarity.
The farmer watched the oars alter.
natcly disappear aud flash In the sun.
lirht tiIl the boat entered the little
cove before his house aud ran its nose
up on the beach Then "a man jump
eel out pulled 1t farther up aud nd
vanyed tovurd Cromwell
The stranger was young and comcly,
but rather siuguarIy dressed His
hat was big and pointed in the crown.
his coat was short and GarJug below,
his hrccChrs ana HIS shoes were ornn-
mcuted with large silver buckles, his
hose were "a dark red. while his waist
was cncirclod by "a wiGc belt claspcd
with a wider buckle than either Of
the other two, and in IL were several
pistols of an eighteenth century pat
tern. In short his appearance smack.
cd of piracy.
"Ilayc I struck Sachom's UeadY'
asked the young man
That's what they call IT," replied
the farmer
The young man looked about him as
If trying to get his bearings Present
ly he spoke again:
You wouldn't mind letting me stay
with you awhile would you? can
pay for my keep"
Where did you come from?"
81 took French leave of ship that
passed this way last night Since then
I've been hunting for Sachem's Head.
I'm mighty hungry Can't YOU give ma
something to eat? And l don't like
these clothes. Let me have one of your
own suits"
The stranger thrust his hand down
into his breast pocket and pulled out
handful Of Spanish pieces Of eight
The farmer cast an eager glance at the
gold, went into the house, told his wife
and daughter that a stranger needed a
meal, then went upstairs to find him
some clothes. When the young man
had been fed and reclothed the farmer
gave HIM a pipe, and they sat together
on the porch for smoke. Cromwell,
being Yankee, followed the procliv-
ity OF his race and began to question
the stranger.
Guess you've got name, haven't
you?"
Edward Kent"
did you ship from the old couu.
tryT
Il did originally"
And not In the vessel you deserted" ?"
NO"
Ever been here before?"
"No."
Then why did you try to find the
place."
"Oh, I've heard about it
Cromwell kept up the pumping proc.
esq for some time, but. not making
any headway, finally gave It up Kent
agreed TO pay good price for board
and gave several OF the pieces of eight
for the CASTOR suit us clothes he wore.
so no objection was raised 10 his re.
naming.
The day after his arrival Ruth
Cromwell the farmers daughter. look.
ing out of a window. saw the stranger
standing on the narrow strip Of beach
IN front of the house He held bit
Of paper In his hand, which he would
alternately consult and look at certain
objects near by. The tide was out.
exposing a considerable area of mud,
and about hundred yards from the
beach rock shaped like sugar loaf
"'A'' 'NA' 'oAAilltttlN buIt, ne stranger
went down on the sand till he came to
the mud, stopped, turned. sighted some
object on the grounds in the rear of
the house, turned again for another
look at the rock. then. facing about,
walked TO pine tree that stood alone.
Arrived at the pine he again con
suited the paper. He then cut n small
A.
then walked with even PAGES to
place where he stopped and. turning,
set out Mt right angle TO rock
partly hidden by clump of bushes.
Then. facing the house, he walked to
Il point midway between the rock he
had left and the house and. stopping.
forced the stick he had cut into the
ground. Ruth noticed that when he
walked he appeared to count his steps
The girls curiosity was excited.
She was reticent young woman and
kept what she had seen not only from
her father and mother, but refrained
from asking Kent, as most girls would
have done, what was the meaning OF
his strange walks. She preferred rath-
er to wait and watch.
From the moment she had seen the
handsome stranger In his singular but
becoming costume she had been great
ly attracted to him. Girls living
where they seldom meet n man are