The Calumet news., 1913-10-06
CONVINCED
A Wife Proved the Perfidy Of Her Husbands
Friend
Friend
BY EDITH v. ROSS


the colonies We're struggling foy thciI
independence. when the SWAMP Fox.
a. General Francis Marion was called
was conte>ting the possession al South
. Carolina with Colonel farlctuu, com
mander OF Il British cavalry force
something like that lcd 10y the Cuntc,-
crate Colonel MOsby during the war be-
tween the states, there lived la Rrrke
ley county or that COLONY one Edward
Athol and his wife
Athol. though he had not been long
in America. was not. as might have
been expected of Il newcomer from
England, Tory. lie was disposed to
be neutral In his sympathies He had
married the daughter of one who had
been born in America. and his bride
was in sympathy with the colonists
but since her husband took sides with
neither she desired To live peacefully
on their plantation without being dis.
turbed by the kings men or those of
the Continental congress.
This required tact. for one day along
would come riders wearing the blue
and the bum and the next those wear.
ing the red. Both sides expected sym.
pathy if not aid from the people of the
country they traversed and were in
cllned 10 be severe with those from
I whom tney did not get IT, This placed
the Athols la an Unpleasant position.
Tor if they treated both sides as friends
they would please neither But Mrs.
Athol was equal 10 the occasion, being
woman OF rare diplomatic ability.
There was a man living on a neigh.
boring plantation whom she feared.
He was bachelor, and his sympathies
were with the redcoats He and Ed !
ward Athol were bosom friends. and
Mrs. Athol feared that the Tory might
get her husband into trouble. One day |
she said to Athol;
Edward | wish you would be care. !
tul OF what you say TO Henry Pinckton |
You know he is Tory and may at any |
time consider it his duty TO sacrifice
his friend to his king"
That is just like woman" replied
the husband. "Your sex cannot rely
on each others friendship; consequent
~ you do not realize that men will be
true 10 each other
Had Athol known what his wife
knew he would have realized the i'll
justice of this thrust Pinckton had
been suitor for her hand while Athol
was counting her Moreover. Il WON.
ans perceptive faculties are. when I'M
influenced more delicate than mans.
The wife knew instinctively that pincl,-
ton had never forgiven her husband
for succeeding where he had himself
failed. Moreover she was not sure but
that the unsuccessful lover would hr
glad or an opportunity 10 get rid OF
his friend hoping that IL she were free
he might persuade her to marry him. 5
One day some British troopers camp. +;
ed in the vicinity of the Athol planta- ;
ton. Pinckton went To the commander |
and told him that there was "a man in !
The neighDorhood who was furnishing
Information Of the movements of the
British troops 10 General Marion. The {
asked if the man could be u
taken with documents on him 10 prove v
that he was spy. pinckton said that v
le would keep n watch ou the rebels Il
and If he found an uppur. Il
unity Ia capture him carrying infor. y
nation lie would let the officer know. o
Pinckton went away aud cOncOcted Il Il
llan TO entrap Athoi. lie wrote Athol W
forged letter from man in Charles r
on asking Athol To meet him in that
own Immediately since he had i'm. Ii
Al. A
o see AthOl just as he was setting out Il
III his journey aud pretended To be c;
much surprised at lis going Athol p
id his wife goodby. and the two men II
ode away together Mrs. Athol had Il
oticed that Pinckton acted strangely IL
When Athol had said that he doubted .
the trip We're worth while Pinckton h
rerd him Ia co with woman's quick Il,
Insight for danger g. one she loves w
irs. Athol SUSPECTED that her hus Is
and's pretended friend had laid q plan "
D get him out OF the way The two p'
l-n were to ride together on the road DE
. Charleston I'LL they came Ia the III
ranch road leading 10 Pinckton's plan IN
alton when they would part. Pinckton
ulilS uOLlf iHu .Nlu'l NOHNluNilll- llt W
Jurney. ~
Mrs. Athol sadd!ed Il horse and FOL. ar
WED them. intending to ovcrtake her in
usband after he nai left PincktOn ~
nd persuade him to give up his jour w
ey. She kept ut distance behind re-
leln. and when they were about 10
art she saw Pincktun drop little ed
hind her husband aud drop some. NJ
ling into his coat pocket This con. tf.
'med her Ia her opinion that some pr'
rong was intended Nevertheless Hi'
le could not at one" follow her huS y"
lnd withOgt running the risk Of be- :"
& seen 10y piucktou. who left the ! "
larleston rOad nc an angle Having '"'
aited till he had passed into Il wood
e started again She was nearing
r. husband When shn saw some red wv
ats spring from thick"t beside the po'
al and MAX" bin prisoner ''''
Without wasting ANY time the sol Wv
ers took Artol to The British canIp ~ =,
Is AthOl followed aud saw her ius
nd led within ti.r British lines. tncn l l'"'
HE'D IN Z" ,h"S what she had better ~" J''
She had hra"1 man say that