Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-31

gro COOK VINO was cooking the sur-.s Z
He managed to attract Jennis,s '.ppef ~
ton and. putting his fingers ~ a. ,sea
signaled her to come out To b,,s ~
ME Joined him. and the two ra.-.s sen
into the darkness. ea'ed
Jennie did not sympathize with :
Tories, for she had been born n 'a'
ica and. being very much in jova 1,st
Woodviile. was ready to do s,-.s. aa
he asked of her. He inquired q gss -
trooper was to remain ali ngyh. 'as
she replied that she did not kno,. : ~
thought that, having eaten his .,. '%
he would go on to either Newsrss
Eiizabethtown. Woodville told h,
suspected the man was a mess...
and IL so he desired to get pos...ss-
OF any document he might have !, =
person. He begged her to find -. !.
possible what was the mans -.
and If he were carrying a puesss-.
try to get 1t away from him,
Jennie promised to do all an. -.
in the matter and. returning 10 :.
house. brought out somethipe >.
Woodville to eat and put him j, =.
smokehouse. Later she returnsa =,
said that she had talked with ths -
der and learned that he was !, u
way to Princeton, where q Pr,s.s
commissary of subsistence wss :.
toned for the purpose of gatheris,
supplies for General Howe's arm !.
New York. She would detain him !,
possible.
Woodyille was puzzled. Having ss.-
the British ships loading with sunn,..
of Manhattan Island, he had pot n. |
idea that the force would be tr,,, |
ported by sea. Was this comuss-,,
to be directed to have supplies re,s,
for the British on march tbruugs
Princeton. or was he to be ordered +
send them TO New York that fhs,
might be loaded on the ships? m.
uncertainty rendered 1t important a.,
Jennie should secure further Inform.
ton on the subject. woodville pa,ss l.
back and forth before the smokehouu l.
tmpatiently awaiting her return.
An hour passed, and WoodvflIe 60, |
cluded to reconnoiter. Leaving Il.
smokehouse, he went to the front q +
the house and saw the soldier takirr 1
to Jennie, who seemed to be doing be- +
best to entertain him, every now sua L
again rising, going to the bar and n Z
turning with a mug Of flip for h.
guest. Satisfied that all was goig
well. the spy returned to the smoke
house. About 10 o'clock Jennie caus H
to him and told him that the solder +
had gone to bed well filed with Hquu.
AS soon as she was assured that be n
was sound asleep she would 20 into E
his room and capture anything be &
might have in his possession.
Woodville had been deprived OF sleep B
for several nights and while waiting
fell into a slumber. He was awaken
ed by Jennie. who thrust seals
paper into his hands. She had taken b
the precaution to bring also flint
and steel and a candle and struck r
light. Woodville rubbed his eyes and
read the superscription on the paper H
1t was to Captain George Doncas.er
of subsistence. Princeton
n. J. Breaking the seal. he read:
Captain-You are hereby ordered to send b
all the supplies in your possession 70
point on the coast directly east Of Prince B
ton and deposit them on the beach at ths
nearest inlet, where they can be taken Of =
in boats. You will also direct any ofcs n
in charge of a supply station south Of yu d
to transport his supplies to the coast ai
point for shipment. SignalH y ii
FIRE on the dunes. The feet viii be nsn a
you on the -th.
BY order OF Major General Howe
When Woodville had read this
threw his arms about Jennie and gave
her a dozen kisses.
what does it meanT she asked
1T means that General Howe
going to attack Philadelphia. and be
iare not try to force his way through
New Jersey, liable to be pounced upon
)y General Washington from Aorns
.own. 1 must be of with the doca
nent at once"
Giving Jennie a farewell kiss, Woo
lille went to the point where be nsu
eft his horse and, mounting. rcas
way. Passing through Newark AZ.
Orange, he ascended the rise west
he latter place. and early in the mo's
ng rode up to Washington's hese
quarters at Morristown. ThroNins
imself from his horse. he asked 10 ~
he general. Washington. who nsa
isen early TO begin the work OF 'm
lay, hearing that Woodvilie hao
urned. directed that he be shown
is bedroom. On entering the !Ouss
nan held out to him the paper
ad secured through Jennie Smilnss
"Ahr exclaimed the general
oes by sea to Philadelphia. NOW
now just where and when 70 ns1
im."
Washington was not able to pre-
ne ultimate capture Of Philaoe'Ps 4
ut he caused Howe so much trVse
nat he was prevented from sepa
lore troops to help Burgoyne om
,e difficult position into wnieh
ad fallen. and the British disas11
aratoga soon followed.
Jennie Smithson was suspee.e
aving stolen the paper from tne p
h trooper. but the act could ne's1
owed against her. After indepenosp
as secured she met her rewa''
e husband she desired.