Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-08

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the bars. trying to determine what It
all meant. when the door was opened.
The light OF a lantern In his hand
revealed a green and white uniform,
and the deeply scanned face of q man
of fifty.
Quick now, yer damned rebel" he
said hoarsely. B w an lam me one,
and here's the rope"
"Whatl"
Didn't yer hesr7 or wasn't yer told
the game? Sufferin' Moses. It's got
to be played swift. or yen lie here
an rot. That's what that bald-headed
skate IS out hal leadin' EN- off for.
I'm ter come in wild yer supper; ye
slug me first sight, bind me up wild
the rope, and skip. IT'S a dirty job,
but the friends of ye pay well for 1t,
30 come on now"
/ comprehended the plan In a flash.
She had discovered q sentry money
would buy; to lead the others away
long enough to effect my escape, Peter
had taken to the woods with a gun.
Whether he escaped or was captured,
the delay would be short. With the
knowledge came action. / bore the
unresisting Ranger to the floor, hurl-
ing down the tray Of food he bore in
a mass Of broken c%rockery, and bound
him hand and foot, leaving the fellow
lying across the open doorway. He
was without arms, except his heavy
gun, which l left beside him. An in
slant paused to ask q question, hold
ing aloft the lantern so as Il see his
face.
Now, man. speak quick; you were
given some word for me? Some In
structions how l was to get away"
Sure; but We drew those cords
tight! You are to go upstairs, out
the front door, and turn to the right;
there's a horse in the thicket beyond
the summer house. Damnation, loosen
that ankle rope, will ye?"
gave it a twitch, but felt little COM
passion for the fellow, and ran up the
steps, leaving the lantern below. 1
knew the way even In the dark, and
experienced little trouble In feeling my
passage. l met with no interference,
and heard no sound, the house SEEM
1ngly deserted. Only as I opened the
front door could / hear distant. irreg-
ular firing to the northwest. Assured
that no guard remained, / flung my
self recklessly over the porch rail onto
the smooth turf Of the lawn. The dim
outlines OF the latticed summer house
could be dlscernad not thirty feet dis
tent md 7 r}arfaH fomord e nnhaeI-
tatingly. | had made half the distance
when a horse Weighed suddenly to my
right, and, startled at the sound, I fell
fiat, creeping cautiously forward into
the shadow Of a low bush. I had risen
to my knees, believing the animal
must be the one left there for my use,
when l heard the growl of a voice, a
mans voice, from out the summer
house.
An instant | could not locate the
sound nor distinguish 1t clearly: then
a sentence cut the air SO distinctly
that I recognized the speaker. Grant,
What was he doing here? Had We
delayed too long? Had Fagln's pur-
suers returned? II SO, why was he
there in the summer house, and with
whom was he convers1ng? I orouched
back listening, afraid to move
81 saw the CLEAN Of your white
skirt as 1 rounded the house." he ex-
claimed. "By Cad, l thought the
horse was going to bolt with me. Fine
bit of luck this, finding you out here
alone. What's going on out yonderr
There was an attack on the horse
guard, and Mr.. Seldom Is In pursuit.
But how does 1t happen you have re-
turned alone? Has anything occurred
to my father?"
l judged from the sound that he
seated himself before answering. and
there WAS a hesitAnoy sufficiently no
ticeable, SO as to cause the girl to ask
a%nx1ousfy:
"He has not been injured?"
who. the colonel" with a short
laugh. mo fear of hat while pursu-
ing those fellows; they ride too fast,
and are scattered by now all the way
from here to the Atlantic. Probably a
fighting Seldom. Trouble with the
colonel Is he takes the affair too seri-
ously; imagines he Is actually or the
trail, and proposes to remain out all
night. ! became tired Of such foolish
ness and rode back"
You mean you left9 Deserted"
ooh. hardly that" lszily. you see
was sent out with 4 detachment to
hide down the Lewiston road. mere
~ left my sergeant in command and
turned my horses head this way. l
can be back by morning, and l wanted
to see you"
"To see me, Captain Grant! You
disobeyed my fathers orders to ride
back and see me? l hardly appreciate
the honor"
"Oh, l suppose not" his ton grown
suddenly bitter. But | am here just
the same, and propose carrying out
my Intention. What do you think l
am made of-wood? You treat me as
though l possessed no feelings to be
hurt. See here, Claire, don't draw
away from me like that. What has
got into you lately? You have led me
a merry chase all winter in Philadel-
phia. but now you have wen dared
to faunt me to my face, and in the
proonpoa Of Xyo,r Fo+hnr Dn Won Gun