The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-07-03

lowed him. Unaware that he was
watched, Lieutenant Robertson knock
ed at the door Of Nicholas Van Schoon.
hoven, showed his basket Of produce
and was admitted. This Oldershaw
saw and straightway walked down to
Bowling green, where he found Cen
eral Howe, to whom he reported the
fact. The general sent a small troop
commanded by sergeant to capture
the young patriot, whom he did not
doubt had come into his lines for the
purpose of spying.
Charles Robertson and Edith Van
Schoonhoven were sitting together in
the parl0r, where they could look out
on the broad Hudson, when they saw
a dozen redcoat troopers dash up and
surround the house. For a moment
Edith was paralyzed; then. suddenly
gathering her faculties, she seized her
lovers hand, ran with him upstairs
and, opening the vault door, thrust
him in, closing the door after him.
locking it and putting the key In her
pocket. She was too excited to think
of his being smothered, but Fortunate
ly a small ventilator had been left
over the door.
When the sergeant entered Edith
had recovered her equanimity so far
as to meet him with q well feigned
look of surprise on her face and in
vited him to search the house. Not
finding any one. he left the premises
~guarded by his men and rode to Gen..
eral Howe. Howe, believing that the
lieutenant was there, sent Captain
Sawyer with his company to relieve
the sergeant and to take up his quar-.
ters in the house, keeping it surround
ed.
Sawyer, who was a young London
swell, at once began to make love to
Edith. She found it somewhat difficult
to feed her lover, since she had no
way to do so except through the ven-
t1lat0r, and, having to stand on chail
for the purpose, she dared not transmit
food when the captain was in the
house for fear Of his catching her at it.
One night when the bell on Trinity
church. far away on the lower end
Of the island. struck / Edith arose
from her bed. put on a dressing sack,
went to- the vault, unlocked it. let her
lover out, took him up to the third
story and locked him In an unused
room. Then, going down to Captain
Sawyer's room, she knocked at his
Annp oo11fnn fo thok rh1 ho@
frightened by huge black cat that
had got into the house and asking him
to- drive it out. "Don't trouble your
self to put ON your clethes," she said:
''use this" And, opening the door
few inches. she dropped a double gown
of her fathers into the room.
Sawyer arose, put on his boots
and the double gown, seized the only
| weapon handy, bis sword. and went
out into the hail. There he found
Edith, apparently very much fright
ened. She had lighted a candle and
conducted him along the hall to the
vault, whose door stood ajar.
''There-the horrid thing went in
! there!' she almost shrieked-
Sawyer boldly entered the vault. In
q second he heard click behind him.
He was prisoner.
Running to the room where she had
left her lover, Edith released him and
lighted him to Sawyer's apartment,
where the Yankee put on the British.
er's Uniform, went downstairs and
after parting kiss strode out and past
the guard.
Sawyer, after taking in the situation,
set up terrific howl. hoping to make
himself heard by. the guard without,
but be might as we'll have tried to
make himself heard from the bowels
Of the earth. He was not used to ris-
ing early, so he was not missed in the
morning by his men. Edith kept him
confined as long as she dared, then let
him out, and the saucy girl had the
enrontery to ask If he had killed the
cat. t.. "
| Considering, the ridiculous light the
episode would place him in, Captain
Sawyer never reported 1t.
When the evacuation Of the city took
place Robertson entered 1t and mar
r1ed the girl who had saved him from
the fate Of spy.
-. Generous Tramp.
"Please gimme quarter" begged a
panhandler on Washington street. II
won't hand yer no tale about bein'
hungry. pard-honest, l wanter git a
drink" -s~..
But" we objected (for it was, in
deed us), you don't need a quarter
to buy a drink"
"sir, answered the panhandler. do
youse t;ink I'm fallen 30 low as ter
take gents money an den not invite