The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-02-13

Kings Arms tavern. ne stopped. dis
mounted and entered.
Woodville drew rein and cOnsidere,j
the situation. He saw a negro tax,
the soldiers horse to the barn an"
argued that the latter would stay {"
supper and possibly all night. Til
American wished that he could catr''
sight OF Jennie SmithSOn without he,
father seeing him. He waited till i.
was dark: then. tying his horse to "
tree. stole up to the house, to recOnnoi
ter.
Looking through Il window. b.
saw the soldier standing before th}
bar. while the landlord was behind IL
In the act Of serving u mug Of hip.
WoOdville went around to the kitchrn
and saw Jennie experimenting u ne
gro cook. who was cooking the supper.
He managed to attract Jennie's atten
ton and. putting his fingers to his lips,
signaled her to come out to him. Jen
ME joined him. and the two retreatcd
into the darkness.
Jennie did not sympathize with tie
Tories. for she had been born In Amer
lea and. being very much In love with
Woodville. was ready to do anythiI%
he asked Of her. He inquired II the
trooper was to remain all night. and
she replied that she did not know. S."
thought that, having eaten his supper.
he would g0 on to either Newark or
Elizabethtown. Woodville told her he
suspected the man was q messenger.
and If 80 he desired to get possession
of any document he might have on bis
person. He begged her to find out Il.
possible what was the mans errand
and II he were carrying a message t"
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
s%mOkehOuse. Later she returned and
said that she had talked with the sol
der and learned that he was on his
way to Princeton. where a British
commissary Of subsistence was sta
toned for the purpose Of gathering
supplies for General Howe's army a.
New York. She would detain him il
possible.
WOOdville was puzzled. Having seer
the British ships loading with supplies
or Manhattan Island. he had got the
ported by ea. Was this commissar.
to h. directed to have supplies read!
for the British on a march through
Princeton. or was he to be ordered to
send them to New York that the,
might he loaded on the ships? This
uncertainty rendered It important tina.
Jennie should sV'ure further infOrna-
ton on the subject. WOOdville paced
back and forth before the s~mokehonS.'
impatiently awaiting her return.
An hour passed. and WoOdville cOn
cluded to r~ecOnnOiter. Leaving rh'
s~mOkehOuse. be went to the front u!
the house and saw the soldier talking
to Jennie. who seemed to be doing he
best to entertain him. every now and
again rising. going to the bar and re-
turning with Il mug Of dip for tn.
guest. Satisfied that all was gOin1
we'll. the spy returned to the smoke.
house. About 10 O'Clock Jennie cam
to him and told him that the soldier
had gone to bed we'll filed with liquor
Az soon AZ she was assured that H.
was sound asleep she would 10 into
his room and capture anything N"
might have in his possession.
WOodvilIe had been deprived Of sleep
foe ons.,rol ,isvhtc ns1 vu,hi1N Vpniti,,.,
fell into a slumber. He was awaken
I'd by Jennie. who thrust Il sealed
paper into his hands. She had taken
the p%recaution to bring also a dint
and steel and a candle and struck /;
light. W~0oiville rubbed his eyes and
read the suIersrription on the paper
1t was to Captain George D0ncaster.
commissary of subsistence. Princeton
n. !. Breaking the seal. be read:
Captain You are hereby ordered to SEND
all the supplies in your possession to Il
point on the coast directly east Of Prince
ton and deposit them on the beach at the
nearest inlet. where they can be taken of
in boats. You will also direct any Officer
In charge Of a supply station south OF you
to transport his supplies to the coast at n
convenient point for shipment. Signal b!
fire on the dunes. The fleet will be neal
you on the -th.
BY order Of Major General Howe.
When WOudville had read this be
threw his arms about Jennie and gave
her q dozen kisses.
What does 1t mean?" she asked.
1T means that General Howe Is
going to attack Philadelphia. and b.
dare not try to force his way through
New Jersey. liable to he bounced upo,
by General Washington from Morris
town. | must he O1 with the dOcu
ment at once
Giving Jennie q farewell kiss. Wood
Vile went to the point where be hat
left bis horse and. mounting. rode
away. Passing through Newark ant
Orange. BIZ assembled the rise west o1
the latter place. and early IN the
ing rode up to WashingtOn's heat!
quarters at MOrrist0wn. Throwing
himself from his horse. be asked to se-
the general. Washington. who hat
ricon oarIv RI houin thu v,nrk ~ th,