The Calumet news., 1913-10-06

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tion for General Marion.
p. The FIRST Impulse Of tire officer WAS
10 hang Aihol without even a trial ~
drumhcad court martial Then it %,
currcd t0 him that the man should
have some time to make preparation
for death aud he concluded 10 90
through the form OF a trial aud leave
the time Of his execution to the court
TIE command was Il small one, aud
there were hut hair - dozen officers
connected with II. These were all con
rcncd tc a court. aud Athol was
brought before them There WAS no
doubt that hc had been caught carry
lnG intormation. the penalty for which
WAS death. hut he was permitted to
make an explanation lie said that
he was ON his way 10 Charleston when
| arrested in answer to Il summons he
had received from there: rhat he was
neither Tory nor rebel; that hr had no
idea how the communication had come
into his pocket lie asked 10 see 1t
ana was permitted To inspect it, 'rhe
handwriting was very like his own.
which added to his astOulshmeut. Not.
, Il suspicion that his friend piucLron
| had pat il there entered his head.
| or course the case was plain 10 the
/ court that tried him. though since they
were convened 10 convict him this
made little difference. They brought
in verdict of guilty aud sentenced
him to be hanged the next morning
Meantime Mrs Athol was riding 10
the camp of the Continental troopers
she had heard of. Teaching the place
where they had been she found that
they had moved, No one knew where |
for troops in war time are not accus- !
toned Ia tell where they are going. |
But the direction they had taken was |
known, and Mrs. Athol started after
them.
While riding she thought of the trap !
that it was evident her former SuitOr |
had laid for her husband and wonder.
eel what it was that had been dropped
in the latter'S pocket This she could
not divine. She had no idea Of the
depth of degradation into which pinck
ton had sunk. the treachery to one
who trusted him implicitly and consid
ertt him Il bosom friend Tears came
into her eyes as she thought OF her
husbands unjust speech 10 her when
she had warned him.
Along the route she took she made
inquiries from time 10 time or the
troopers she was chasing and learned
mat she was gradually drawing nearrt
To them. Then they were but Il few
miles ahead, then Il mile. aud at last
She came upon them as they were
about going into bivuuac for the night.
She sought the officer in command and
told him of his proximity 10 the Brit
sh troops
The officer knew OF this force and.
having superior numbers. was after
hem to attack aud capture them. but
le had bec.I uIsiuformed as 10 their
and was moving in the
wrong direction. Mrs. Athol offered to
lilot him 10 their camp, but begged
lim To send few men 10 pmckton's
plantation To arrest him 70 this the
'iiicer assented, and II was agreed that
liter supper and "A rest the command
would saddle up with Il view to sur
the Brtshers before day.
1t was 10 o'clock when they started
ighted 10y half moon and piloted by ,
lrs Athol she described the loca
ion of the enemy SO that the Ameri- ;
an force might be divided aud ap /
roach from different directions. Rc ,
ore they reached the vicinity of the 81
british camp IL was near moouset. and
ne night had become dark from clouds. =
Va reaching the place where her hrS q,
and had been captured Mrs Athol
cscribed three different routes by -.
Inch they might come upon the Brit =
II. The separate bodies started and
ere each given an hour To get into
1sltiou. The signal for uttacl, was 10
two shots in quick succession from =
le troops accompanied 10y the com u
andiug officer
When those two shots rang out ON :
ie still night the British Sentries gave =,
alarm. and the redCoatS suraue tn -
late. They were hcnnrd -
, ahd II did not require u loug time
'r their commanding officers 10 real
g the fact He was called ON to sur No
nder and did So without firing - shot m.
Athol not only found himself lihrrai ar,
!, but 10y his wfc'S iuStrumcntality f.,
le Nald nothing of liucktuu'~ trrarh 4
but ~ the morning the latter wa. II,
ought int" camp and Ms. Athol wa
ade a charge against him aud re- of
tested the American commaudrr to lof
hNene court martial 10 try him NJ,
Ie officer was uot slow in granting ioi
request ot one who had given him ,t,
victory. aud the court WIS convened ,,,i
bH this time all knew that Il forged -.
cuinent Had been placed in Nthors H..
ch"t, and Piuckton WAS charged with ,.,.
Nihs placed u there He broke dawn -,
der Mrs Athors testimony aud con a.,
,Srd his crime u'I
Ihe court would haye Inflicted e,, '"-
uShmenl Mr, Athoi uamcd but -, u''
" d> her husband WAS convinced ,f '''
supposed friends pcrfidv She re-.
eS'"d that he he allowed ~ 20 free
ne Incident which had really be. ''
u" q tragedy. changed Nfhol frou wit
'lS neutral IN his symuthics tn pr 81
l''t pat'l"t. aud he enlisted I'm thr YOU