Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-09

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called to- that tact. Yet that does not
explain how he could be In two plsces
at one and the same time"
Nothing hat Peter pieases to do
is explainable. His ways are not our
ways. nor his thoughts our thoughts.
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
we are. the perils 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 filed with anxi-
ETY.. There were words upon my lips
1 longed to speak, questions l desired
to ask, but l held these sternly back,
restrained by the pleading In those
eyes.
mo, for your sake 1 must go at
once" | answered soberly. Seldom
must not find you here, nor must
Grant suspect your connection with
my assault upon him. 1 doubt IL he
recognized my face in this darkness,
III II oolClJ iCallEC NV
truth when he learns Of my escape.
But how can l leave you here unpro-
tected? When this man returns to
consciousness-and that can mean but
a few moments-he will be furious"
81 shall be safe enough. He will
have no opportunity to find me alone
again. Tonight | had no conception
thof hn WAC noar onA MOI nnf atran
armed. have been afraid of him
for months; he has acted like a crazed
nan But you must goi" She caught
my arm, urging me toward the thicket
where the horse was concealed; then
suddenly paused with a new thought.
Take his hat and coat" she whis-
pered swiftly. There are British pa
trolls between here and the Delaware.
Quick, and 1 will have your horse IN
tied"
I did as directed, feeling the value
of the suggestion, and, a moment later,
to all appearance an officer of Queens
Rangers, slipped through the thtcket
of trees, and took the reins from her
hands.
you will go straight back into the
house?"
yes" she said obediently; then ex-
tended her hand. "Goodby. Major
Lawrence. I suppose this ends Il
acquaintance"
Not If l can avoid such a fate" |
replied, holding her fingers closely. "If
I believed that / am not sure but I
would return to the cell. 1t has been
a strange intimacy into which we have
been thrown; three days have made
us old friends. Surely you cannot be-
lieve me so ~ungrateful as your words
seem to imply"
But I deserve no gratitude" max
ing 10 effort to draw away, yet look
ing into my face frankly. Perhaps
you have misunderstood. Is 1t not
possible for the women Of these Colo.
MES to sacrifice as we'll as the men in
the cause of patriotism? You must
not believe that ! have done this mere
ly for your sake. Major Lawrence"
"Yet l would like to believe So" I
warmly. "You are the daugn-
ter of q loyalist-"
And Eric is the son Of q loyalist,"
laughingly. and years a Continental
uniform. l am not privileged to go so
far. restrained by the limitations Of
sex. yet l may be equally a rebel"
Which would seem to mean that all
kindness toward me would have
been similarly given to any patriot
soldier"
"Why-vhy, yes; II think So" !
And / do not, Mistress Claire;
to so believe" Her eyes
flashed up at me, and I lost all re-
straint Ia their swift challenge. Il ana
going to sp>Ak-tust a word. yet
must give II utterance before I ride
out into the dark, away from you. I
love you. It makes no difference to
where your sympathiss may b In
this struggle. you have won my heart.
Look UP, dear. and listen. ] am going
back to camp, back to the campaign.
l know not what tho night, what tho
morrow may bring. But l know for
ever I love you, and that II I live I
shall surely come back. WIN you be
gfadf Will you promise mo welcomed"
I could feel her tremble, yet there
no shrinking In her face. no alarm.
ooh. why were you compelled to
say thstI I tried q hard not to let
you. IL cannot make the promise.
1t would not Be right"
Mot right"
mo. you 90 not know me-. I told
you before I was a sham, a fraud, not
what I appeared to be. 1 will not ex-
plain ven to you, n you must not
ask me. Only 1t hurts me to hear
you say what you have. and be COM
PEELED to return this answer"
You care then-you do o dis
gufse that?"
She threw her head back proudly,
making mo attempt to withdraw her
hands.
Yea. l care. any woman would. 1t
is not true that l have served o
merely because you were a soldier of
the Colonies. l think 1t was true, per-
hsps, at first. but-but later 1t was
different. Oh! why do l say this!
Why do l delay your departure by con-
senting to remain here in
ton! Major Lawrence. cannot o
realize that my only desire is to have
you get away safely?"
But that Is not my only desire" l
protested. ut must be weeks, months.