The enterprise-recorder., 1912-01-26

Mrs Brennan pressed more closely 10
re as We passed beyond the rarrov
zone OF light, and unconsciously We
ie,l into step together
b 4 few hundred yards farther a fire
burned redly against a pile OF logs
The forms OF several men lay ont
stretched beside e. while a sentry
paced back and forth. In and out OF
the range Of light. We we're almost
27on him before be noted our ap.
prosch, and In his haste he swang his
musket down from his shoulder until
he point OF its bayonet nearly
touched my breast
Halt" he cried sternly. reer!ug at
US In eYident surprise. Halt. this
road is closed
valley Forge whispered the girl
and noticed how white her face az.
gea-ed IL tie flaming Of the fire.
The word is all right Miss" re
turned the fellow s,ou,.y, yet VIII
on, lowering Us cbstrUctilg gun, "Dut
re caGno, pass ary ore OFT cn Tie
coun.ersiE. alone 7, you YVES E.-
tie Other way 81 would answer"
"ua. We are returning from the OIL
GERS ball." she urged aIy.crsly, ',-
are enc oar way 10 Hs!9- I.,a,-l
quarters We Lave passes.
As sa- drew tie paper ..-a -.. ---
r'-v- g-e - T.. rcr .- ..- ..
s.sar- t- BIS fCa; and s'rc.e ,-r.-
the aarrow road toward Us. BE vs..
.4y5.a cf face aal lr,i.L lo-E.-
but wore -or.3..'- stripes
VIA, Is it, M4ues. lie as..'
sharply
Without walking m .cs7e. lc t-es
/ t4e paper she held ogt ard sca.ue.
il :aIld.y
This is all right Lo said. La-l.-e
| It back, AMI Lifting bis cap in sa..,-.
You may pass, madam You LIS.
! pardon Us, but the orders are exceed.
ingly strict tonight, Have you q pass
| also, Colonel?" handed It 10 him, au-
after a single glaace II was returned.
Pass them, guard" be said crrt
( ly. standing aside.
Beyond the radiance Of the fire she
| broke the silence,
II shall only be able to go with yoC
| so far AS the summit OF the hill yon-
| der, for our quarters are Just 10 tie
right. and could furnish no excuse
! for being found beyond that poirt
she said. DO you know enough OF
the country TO make the lines OF your
army?'
"If this Is the Kendallville pike We
are on" | answered, y have a pretty
clear conception OF what lies ahead,
but / should be very glad to know
where am TO look for the outer
| picket
There Is one post az the ford over
the White Briar," she replied. "a
chance to know this because Major
! Brennan selected the station, and re-,
/ MARRIED that the stream was so higf
and rapid as to be impossible at an.
o.Der point for miles. But ] regret
this Is as far as my information eX.
| tends"
| started 10 say something g-whI, J
/ hardly know-wAen, almost without
sound oil warning, a little squad o.
/ horsemen SWEPT over the brow Of the
| hill in our front. their forms darby
/ outlined against the starlit sky, alc
| rode down toward US at q sharp trot
had barely time to swing my CON.
| parion out Of the track when they
clattered by, their heads bent low 70
I the wind, and seemingly oblivlous {,
all save the movements OF tie.
| leader.
"Sher!dan," l whispered, for eyel
in that dimness I had not failed to
recognize the short, erect figure which
rode In front.
The woman shuddered, and drew
closer within my protecting shadow.
Then out Of the darkness there burst
a solitary rider, his horse limping as
II crippled and would have ridden us
down, had | not flung up one hand
and rrasred his bridle-rein.
Great Scott! what have we
here?' he cried roughly, peering down
at US, by ali the gods, woman."
The hand upon my arm clutched me
desperately, and my own heart seemed
to choke back every utterance. The
voice was Brennan's.