Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-04-03

SiBut VI Jennie SmltnSOn without ner
father seeing him. He waited till 1t
was dark; then, tying his horse to
tree, stole up to the house to reconnol-
ter.
Looking through window, he
saw the soldier standing before the
bar, while the landlord was behind 1t
in the act of serving mug OF dip.
Woodville went around to the kitchen
and saw Jennie experimenting ne
gro cook. who was cooking the supper
He managed to attract Jennies atten-
ton and. putting his fingers to his lips,
signaled her to come out to him. Jen-
ME Joined him, and the two retreated
into the darkness.
Jennie did not sympathize with the
Tories, for she had been born In Amer
lea and, being very much in love with
Woodville, was ready to do anything
he asked Of her, He inquired II the
trooper was to remain all night, and
she replied that she did not know. She
thought that, having eaten his supper,
he would go on to either Newark or
Elizabethtown. WOodville told her he
suspected the man was n messenger
and II so he desired to get possession
of any document he might have on his
person. He begged her to find out II
possible what was the mans errand
and II he were carrying message to
try to get 1t away from him.
Jennie promised to do all she could
In the matter and, returning to the
house. brought out something for
Woodville to eat and put him In the
smokehouse. Later she returned and
said that she had talked with the SOL
dier and learned that he WINS on his
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commlssary OF subsistence was sta
toned for the purpose of gathering
aunnlies for GanarnI uowa,s army ot
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possible.
WOOdVille was puzzled. Having seen
tha pritish sh,ns Ioad,no ytth snnnI,os
of Manhattan Island be had got tbe
idao TINT tho force would ha trons-
norted nv sao Was tbjs commissorv
m ha directad IN have sunn,ins reodv
for tba Rr,tieb nm n march ,brongb
Princeton or was he 10 no ordered 10
send tbem IN New York that thev
might be loaded on the shIps? This
uncertainty rendered IL important that
Jamie sbould secure further informn-
tion on the subject. Woodyille paced
hack md forth before the smokehouae
impatIently awaiting her return.
Al hour passed. and Woodyllle con.
cluded TO reconnOIter. Leaving the
smokebouse he went TO the front OF
the house and saw the soldier talking
TO Jennie, who seemed TO be doing her
best to entertain him. every now and
again rising, going TO the bar and re
turning with a mug OF dip for the
guest. Satisfied that all was going
well, the spy returned to the smoke
house. About 10 o'clock Jennie came
to him and told him that the soldier
had gone to bed well filed with liquor.
As soon as she was assured that he
was sound asleep she would go into
his room and capture anything he
might have In his possession.
WoodyIlIe had been deprived OF sleep
for several nights and while waiting
fell Into slumber. He was awaken
cd by Jennie, who thrust n sealed
paper into his hands. She had taken
the precaution to bring also flint
and steel and candle and struck
light. WOodville rubbed his eyes and
read the superscrlption on the paper
1t was to Captain George Doncnster
commissary OF subsistence, Princeton
n. J. Breaking the seal, he read;
captain-You are hereby ordered to send
al the supplies IN your possession 70 a
n lon and danosId them on the beach at the
tlAX taken
I'm heats Won will aIao diract anv oficer