The Glenwood post., 1912-10-12
sYNUPsIS.

,CHAPTFR 1-MaJor Lawrence son of
Suoge Lawrence of Virginia, whose wife
vas Lee. is sent a perilous mission
by Gen. Washington, Just after the win.
Ter at Valley Forge.
CHAPTER IT-Disguised in n Rr,t,sb
Uniform arrives within the enemy's lines.
CHAPTER III-The Major attends
sIeade sIeat fete and saves the Lady of the
niehded Rose" from mob. He later meets
oie girl at brilliant hO"
CHAPTER Iv-Trouble Is started over
waltz, ana Lawrence is urged bv his
partner, Mistress Mortimer, the LADY of
inc 6Iended Rose), to make his escape.
CHATTER v-Lawrence is detected 40
spy by Captain Grant of the British
sfhy' who agrees to duel.
CHAPTER VI-The duel is stonned bv
Snr rani "a, friends and the spy makes a dash
sty ,or nberty, swimming a river following a
CHAPTER vII-The Major arrives ot
snd stop lHp Oh blacksmith, who is friendly.
Rose. 'Ne blended
rangers arrive and search the blaessn1rbb anb
mop In vain for the sn-.
CHAPTER IX-Lawrence '+oins tho min
tre, S.e men who capture Grant and His
CHAPTER X-Maior Lawrence is made
prisoner by an Indian and two white
,SHAPTER XI-Lawrence's captors ,oc,,
Peter the jailer.
CHAPTER xI1-Peter advises law
one" will send for hi-- 7o''''
CHAPTER XIIT-Grant.s anneorarco
n,i,, nuus mystery to the combination of cir
CHAPTER XIv-1.awrence again roee+s
the Lady of the Blended Rose. who in
Terms i6at sbn him that he is in her. house and
mat attacked and captured him
,nta GHaPTER IT. E,F Ny-The captive is thrust
ITO dark underground chamber when
Captain Grant begins a search of the
premises. ~
CHAPTER XVI-After digging his wav
put Lawrence finds the place deserted
% %nviaences Of a battle and a dead man
across the threshold.
CHAPTER XvII-Col. Mortimer. faith
er OF the Lady of the Blended Rose. finds
his home in ruins.
l stood staring down at him, and
about me into the dismantled ROOM
endeavoring to clear my brain and
figure all this out. 1t was not so diff
cult to conceive what had occurred
every bit of evidence pointing to a
single conclusion. Grant had searched
the house for Eric, and discovered no
signs of his presence; whatever had
subsequently happened between the
girl and himself, she had not felt JUS
hfied in releasing me while he and
his men remained. They must have
cd oft
visioned, upon their long march toward
the Delaware, leaving Elmhurst unoc-
cupied except for it's mistress and her
servants. The fact that neither the
lady nor Peter had opened the en-.
trance to the secret staircase would
seem to show that the attack on the
house must have followed swiftly. 1t
had been a surprise, giving those
within no chance to seek for refuge.
There had been struggle at the front
door; some Of the assailants had
achieved entrance through the win.
dow, and that had practically ended
the affair.
But what had become of Peter? OF
the girl? Who composed the attack
Ing party? The Indian had been de.
spatched to Valley Forge with my
memoranda; probably Peter, the Irish.
man, and negro or two were alone
left to defend the house. AS to the
identity Of the marauders, had small
doubt; their handiwork was too plain
iy revealed, and those two dead men
remained as evidence. Rough as were
British and Hessian foragers, they
were seldom guilty of such wanton de-
struction as this. Besides this was
the home Of prominent loyalist, pro-
tected from despoliation by high au.
thority. The hellish work must have
been accomplished by one or more
bands of those "Pine Robbers" who in
tested Monmouth county, infamous
devils, hiding in caves among sand
hills, and coming forth to plunder and
rob. Pretending to be Tories, their
only purpose of organization was pill
lage. Even in the army the names
of their more prominent leaders were
known, such as Red Fagin, Debow,
West and Carter, and many a tale of
horror regarding their depredations
had heard told around the campfire.
These came back to memory as l
gazed about those lower rooms, dread
Ing my next discovery, half crazed to
think that Claire Mortimer might be
helpless in their ruthless grasp. Bet
ter death thousand times than such
. fate.
pushed forward into the rooms Of
the lower floor, more than ever i'm
pressed by their original magnifcence.
furniture broken and flung aside, walls
hacked, dishes smashed into frag-
ments. The scene was sickening in
Its evidence Of wanton hate. Yet I
found no more bodies, or proof Of
further resistance. In what must have
been Mistress Claire's private apa