The Glenwood post., 1912-10-05

Judge Lawrence OF virginia. whose vile
was y. a Lee is sent on perilous mission
ter at Valley Forge.
CHAPTER II-Disguised in a British
Uniform arrives within the enemy's lines
CHAPTER 1II-rbe Major ...o
Great fete and saves the II adv os IA a
6iended Rose" from mob He later meets .te
he girl at a brilliant he i''ee'S
CHAPTER Iv-Trouble is started o,e-
partner tz' is1ra ahd nawTence ,re is urged by his
inc blended Rose). to make his escape.
CHATTER V-Lawrence is detected as
Spy by Captain Grant of the British
army, who agrees to duel
CHAPTER vI-The duel ia stornad ~,
Srant RANT friends and the spy makes a dash
sor nberty swimming a river following a
CHAPTER vII-The Major arrives at
sms STOP OF olacksmith, who is friendly
Rose. - 'e biehoed
CHAPTER vIII-captain Grant and
sanSers arrive and search the bIarl,er,oithh
"hop IN vain for the sn-. l"
,CHAPTER TX-Lawrence Joins the min
sre,, n.e men who capture Grant and his
CHAPTER X-Maior Lawrence is made
prisoner by an Indian and two white
biT1 binHA,PTER A. XI-Lawrence's captors lock
feter the jailer.
,ssad SaAPTER PIT xII-Peter advises Law
renee not to attempt escape as Some
one will send fGr -
CHAPTER XIII-Grant's appearance
suas @ mystery to the combination of cir
eumstances. "
CHApTEp Wv ann
The Lady of the Blended Rose. who in.
forms him that he is in her house and
that that she she was in command of the party
1lat attacked and captured him
,ttHaPIER ,ntd HV-The captive is thrust
mo dark underground chamber when
captain Grant begins search of the
premises. ~
wrapped in an oiled cloth. It was in
truth a gloomy, desolate hole, al
though dry enough. For want of some
thing better to do I went over and
picked up the pistols; the lock of one
was broken, but the other seemed
serviceable, and, after swapping the
flint, loaded the weapon, and slipped
1t into my pocket. Somehow it's pos
session yielded me new measure of
courage, although l had no reason to
suppose 1 would be called upon to use
the ancient relic.
There was little to examine, but l
tramped about nervously, tapping the
walls, and convincing myself of their
Bolidity, and, finally, tired by this use
less exercise, seated myself in the
chair. 1t was like being buried in
tomb, not a sound reaAyng my
strained ears, but at last the spirit Of
depression vanished, and my mind be-
gan to grapple with the problems con-
fronting me.
Heaven alone knows how long re-
NAMED there motionless, my mind
elsewhere. drifting idly backward to
the old home, reviewing the years Of
war that had transformed me from
boy to man as though by some magic.
The silence and loneliness caused
me to become restless. l could not
entirely throw of the sense of being
buried alive in this dismal hole. l
wondered II there was any way Of es.
cape, II that secret door was not
locked and unlocked only from with.
out. A desire to ascertain led me to
take candle in hand, and climb the
circular staircase, examining the wall
the chimney revealed nothing. While
felt convinced there must also be a
false fireplace on the first floor, SO as
to carry out the deception, the dim
candle light made no revealment of its
position. could judge very nearly
where 1t should appear, and l sound
ed the wall thereabout carefully both
above and below without result Nor
did any noise reach me to disclose a
thfnness of partition
Convinced of the solidity of the wall
at this spot, I continued higher until
came to the end of the passage. TIC
my surprise the conditions here were
practically the same. Had l not en-.
tered at this point could never have
been. convinced that there was an
opening. From within it defied dis.
covery, for nothing confronted my
eyes but mortared stone. l was sealed
In helplessly, but for the assistance
Of friends without; no effort on my
part could ever bring release.
Yet l went over the rough surface
again before retracing my steps down
to the room below. All this must
have taken fully an hour of time, and
the strain Of disappointment eft me
tired, as though had done a day'a
work. l can hardly conceive that ]
slept, and yet certainly lost con.
sciousness. for when aroused myself
was in pitch darkness. hF
felt dazed, bewildered, but as m,
hand felt the edge Of the table com.
pretended where was, and what had
occurred GrOping about I found f1int
and steel. and that last candle, which
forced into the cand]estick. The tiny
yellow flame was like message from
the gods. How l watched 1t, every
nerve tingling, as 1t burned lower and