The daily Alaskan., 1912-03-19

easy access 10 ihp s8tY. and instead of clncilnr rsuad t0 e Hcf gron the south ln order Co get TO nf tiie man. be de- cidcd Co go in 9Hh hia So be con. scented with apfastBt rlnciance, say. ing that ho bad intthdci 10 accept the hosplfai8y for the iiirbi ui anne farm CT friend. whereas n ihe city De must be put Go the expense of au inn
 When they rpichea the British rnards they hailed the trooper '1Ieiio Connorsi Back agsilnY
 sYes; I've ended a long scout and have learned some things of the rebels I have a young coihtglan with he, fel- low traveller"
 Heu have to sse tbc officer Of the guard to gain admifiance"
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 The officer was cihled Conaors took him aside. and afttr brief conversa- tlon Jancway was suffered to ride in with him.
 aDut how am | to get ont In the morningY~ be asked
 "Oh. you'n have to sec me about that. replied the scout General Howe Is mighty particular about persons leaving the city. They're liable to car ry information 10 the rebels"
 So daneway Inquired where be could find bis friend. not that he desired his assistance. but to keep bis confidence Once having got bis dispatch in the city. he had only himself to get out of it. Bidding hls friend good night. tell ing him that he wGull need him on the morrow, instead oi going to an Inn he rode into the stable of the man Co whom be bore tlie message. Then, having removed tfIc dispatch from Is hiding place. goinls Co the front door he knocked aud tsHd tho colnred serv. ant who admitted him to sag Co his master that student of tho College of New Jersey wished Co see Sim When the two men werc alone together Jane way produced Washiugton's appeal for the prominent patiiots Of Philadelphia Co stand fast for Independence.
 At o'clock lu tlic morning a British picket on the oussslrts Of the clty guarding the road Co Trenton, hearing horse coming tcward him from the rear. supposed that an inspecting ohi. cer making the rounds was about Co visit him. He stood at attention ready to bring his musltrt Co position of salute. The horseuan rOic past him without stopping
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 The sentry had rlo sooner uttered the word than he brought his piece up to his shoulder and when The stranger changed his horse's rait from a troi 10 a ealloq ared after him Janeway who bad chosen this means of leaving phiIad,3nbia. was crourhcd down on lis horses neck suj ihr buloJ rut a s.it ia Cue blCs of bis coat Hear ing ihe shpt. thr guard pTang Go arms. though. being composed of iu- fautrv. tnrv were unable ta follow the man who had passed out But cavalry were at hand. and sergeant. getting toget6cr half a dozen mounted men gave chase
 Janeway. who sucW he would be followed listened for the chatter of horses Hoofs h. could have dis mounted and bld tn the wood beside the road. bu! hfs horse would have given away hts locality He deter mined. therefore. to run tne race. trust- ing fo fhe animals ability Co outstrip his purucrs Hehad ut ieest on hour uH dawn before he could be seen and hoped by thit tlmr 70 have out. diHapcpd them. Unfortunately for aim. ne had strained hls mount on his way south and som discovered that be was unable to d., anv aeet work it looked as though he would be cap Jurcd. and if so hls identity as sol ,iier in the Contlneujal army would be established and. having been in the disguise of conegian within the en- emv's lines. he would bc hanged as a spy
 The sounds in rear were drawing nearer. while in the east was faint streak indicating the coming dawn Within less than han an hour be would hr seen He was reluctantly coming to the exi,adient of abandoning his horse and taking 10 the woods when he saw brferp him wooden hridre hpvond which the road made q turu bcbind tiirtet X subterfGge flashed into bis hrain Riding over the bridge his hs,rye.s huofs resounded on the boards. isut as soon as be had rassed over it hs turned tue animals head and rode down under it There be waited. ciinchiug his horses nos trils so as to prevent a whiuny. and in a few minutes heard the din of hoofs over and within few feet Of bis head
 He had now good chance for bis fife His pursrIers bad undoubtedly heard him crossing the bridge. and the fact of their ho; hearing footfalls ahead. if not accounted for by the soft ness of the road. would be by the iu. tervenins thIcket However. Eis pur. suers would surtly know ct dawn that be had eluded them and he must