Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-07-03

inaily responsible, but-well, you see
know Peter, Major Lawrence, and
really there Is no danger that he will
set hurt. | cannot imagine what they
could have found to fire at SO long,
but It Is certainly not Peter. 'Twould
be my guess that he Is even now In
the house, calmly eating supper, not
even wasting smile on the racket
without. You may have observed he
is not OF an emotional disposition"
my attention has, indeed, been
called 10 that fact. Yet that does not
explain how he could be in two places
at one and the same time"
Noting that Peter pleases to do
10 expiaieablc: fiiis ways areuRat' our
ways, nor his thoughts our yh0ughts.
He is simply Peter. He started all
this, but was never In front OF those
guns long. They must be shooting at
shadows. But, Major, we forget where
VIC are, the perlls about US, and the
necessity OF your immediate escape.
We must not stand talking here"
She was close beside me, looking up
into my face, her eyes filled with anxi-
city. There were words upon my lips
I longed to speak, questions / desired
to ask, but held these sternly back,
=. restrained by the pleading in those
eyes.
NO, for your sake ! must go at
once" l answered soberly. seldom
must not find you here. nor must
Grant suspect your connection with
my assault upon him. | doubt II he
recognized my face in this darkness,
although he will surely realize the
truth when he learns Of my escape.
But how can leave you here unpro.
tected? When this man returns TO
oonsolousness-and that can mean but
e few moments-he will be furious.
Il shall be safe enough. He vii
have no opportunity to find me alone
Gain. Tonight | had no conception
that he was near, and was not ever
armed. I-have been afraid OF him
for months; he has acted like q craze6
man. Dut you must go!" She caught
my arm, urging me toward the tlicket
where the horse was concealed Their
! suddenly paused witlra new thought
! Take his hat and coat" she wits
pered swiftly. There are British pa
{ trolls between here and the Delaware
Quick, aud will have your horse un
!, tied"
did us directed, feeling the value
C the suggestion, and, a moment later
: to all appearance an officer of Queens
0 Rangers, slipped through the thicket
/. Of trees, and took tho reins from hel
i hands.
c "You will go straight back into tn,
c house?"
u yes" she said obediently; then eS
tended her hand. "Goodby, Majol
d Lawrence. suppose this ends GU
d acquaintance"
E "Not II can avoid such a fate"
II replied. holding her fingers closely. 81
II | believed that | am not sure but
A. would return to the cell. 1t has heel
/, a strange intimacy into which we hay,
ID been thrown; three days have mad
&C us old friends. Surely you cannot be
lieve me so ungrateful as your word
seem to IMPLY
h "But deserve no gratitude" max
n ing no effort to draw away, yet look
ing into gny face frankly. "Perhap
you have misunderstood, Is II no
possible for the women of these Cole
mics TO sacrifice as we'll as the men Il
the cause Of patriotism? You mus
not believe that have done this mere
rs ly FOR your sake, Major Lawrence"
e, "Yet | would like to believe So"
to insisted warmly, you are tho daugf
I'd ter OF u loyalist."
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