Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-02-08
The Reward
She Received For Bringing Wash
lnston Information
BY MAY c. ETHEREDCE
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation 1911.

| in command Of the natr,ot army hold
| inr the British shut IN in Roston II
! was his object to capture them II he
] could. If nor to force them out. He
| sent a SOY into the city to learn OF
| their strength and condition.
The Young man selected for this
| work was Joel Armstrong. twenty
two wears old. who a few DAYS before
] had left Boston to toin the army at
| Cambridge on the eve of his >betrothal
| to Sally Perkins
Washington instructed him RI dis.
| cover iust what sunplies and ammuni-
| tion the British nossessed The pen.
eral hnew the numbers and armament
| II is NOT far from Cambridge In Ros.
| tom. indeed. thev are now one CITY
| Jool had M Mood tn fear be;ny talon in
| c,tizen,s dress for no had M uniform
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| knew all routes between n and &. on.
virons He went through in the NIGHT
| ond In the morning whom Souv hod
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II On hannened that Sally was sew.
;,a Tho nonors in Ioeps coat whom
,.e,.,nr ~ +hro,,rh window from
which che could GOO some distance
down the street she snied squad of
soId;ars coming tho officer making in
on;ries no no came. She also saw a
citizen noint 70 her home. Quick as
fash she inferred that Joel was in
danger. Pulling huge chest out
from under bed. she put her lover
into it and showed 1t back as the SOL
diers stopped before the house and
surrounded it. An officer walked in
without knocking and found Sally at
her spinning Wheel
Joel was not discovered. but the
guard remained outside on watch so
that if he were still there he could
not leave. Sally told Joel of the situa-
tion and he was much chagrined that
he could not deliver the Information
|
Il suppose ! shall nave 10 purn II
all" he said
| How wouio II 10 TOT Inc " laAe IL
Sally asked.
do you think you eouio!
"Of course
So Joel transferred the papeIs "
Sally, who concealed them apou' nei
person and walked out OF the nouse
in face of the guard Inc ofnees
looked dubious about letting her go
since he had received orders to permit
no one to leave the house. But Sally
paid no attention to him. though her
heart was beating like trip hammer
Sally. fearing she might be followed
went among the shops making pur'
chases She saw a redcoat following
her. but managed to elude him. When