The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-07-02

Then why do you keep q secret
| from me?"
Tom made no reply Phoebe studied
his countcnance for awhile, then said:
tom. I'm for the king"
"You don't mean IL. Phoeber'
"Ycs.'l do. aud ! believe you're real.
/ ~ on the same side"
"Are you telling the truth. Phoeber'
ITO he sure | am. want TO make
some money. Tom. | can easily over
hear the general when he talks with
his officers. and would like to get
some information to General Howe.
Could you take II for meg'
II can do better than that for you.
sweetheart I've got n chance 10 make
some money myself I'll divide with
you Together we can make "a good
deal. Meet me tonight after lights are
out on the river bank"
Phoebe. who was trying to worm
Toms secret out Of him. let him go re-.
luctantly fearing that he might gath
er caution and refuse to trust her
He did regret having placed 50 much
he had gone too far to retreat When
she met him on the river bank he gave
her the whole story.
when the Revolution broke out and
the people Of New York rose against
the authority Of the king. the governor
Of the province. Tryon. ied to the war
ship Asia. the vessel Of which Phoebe
had spoken. There he plotted or
rather. continued to plot-for Washing
tons assassination. lie bribed Tom
Hickey. "a member OF Washington's
life guard. TO poison the generals food
Hickey. as soon as Phoebe had avow
ed herself a royalist, realizing that she
would be able to do the work more cas-.
fly than he. proposed the scheme Ia her
Phoebe was thunderstruck Fortu
nately IL was dark on the river bank.
and Hickey could not see the horror In
her face at his PROPOSAL. She pretend
ed for awhile tn be averSe to the plan.
but when Hickey held before her the
reward they would receive and how IL
would enable them To marry and live
In comfort she feigned to yield aud
called for the poison. Tom gave her
powder. and she. after enduring his
caresses for few moments. slipped
away from him and returned to head
quarters.
The general was engaged In dictat-
ing dispatches To his aid de-camp. Cap
tain Hamilton. and as soon as IIamll-
tA. I.f o aln al
was hidden to enter. Closing the door
behind her. she revealed the plot she
had drawn from Hickey.
What" exclaimed Washington Are
these men. not content with being ~
rants. ambitious to be murdercrsy'
Phoebe. who stood In great awe OF
the commander. was about to with
draw when he stopped her
IL am anxious he said. ito fix this
crime upon the man who has instigat
ed II. ! shall not arrest this miserable
tool till you have drawn all the evi
dence from him II Is possible for you
to get Meet him again tomorrow; pre-
tend to be assured that you will re
ceive the reward for my assassination
and have him-if you can prevail upon
him to do so-get for you the names OF
as many persons involved In the plot
as you can"
Phoebe signitied her willingness To
do all In her power The general took
the powder from her and gave II TO his
medical director with an order TO an
alyze IL and report To him concerning
IL. II proved tn lie virulent POISON.
The next day Phoebe brought the
general considerable evidence. some OF
il written. involving n number ~ per
sons Having got all the Information
that seemed TO be Forthcoming. Wash
ington sent out PARTIES Of soldiers to
arrest those within his lines who were
implicated Hickey was arrested NJ
the same time. Phoebe saw him led
past under guard aud said To him;
you would be murderer. You thought
est man In America. You will be- hang
ed. and Il will serve you right
At his trial Phoebe Fraum,s was the
principal witness Washington was
especially DESTROYS to Xix th. intended
crime on ,ioNerDor Tryun. AMI 10y
Phoebe's testimony. or. rather. the evi
dence she had drawn from Hickey. hr
was enabled To do so. Hickey was
found guilty and sentenced To he han.
ed. The sentence was executed In due
course OF time
What became Of Phoebe F'rnunces
history does not state Had she not
succeeded IN worming the secret out
NJ Tom Hickey. Washington might
have gone down under the attempt OF
the British to eliminate him from the
itruggle.