The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-02-18

on his journey. Reaching a point now
called Summit, from which he could
look down on the lower ground. he
paused to view the scene before him,
then descended to Orange. where he
obtained refreshments at the tavern.
Meanwhile violent snowstVrm had
set In, and. travel being INSTRUCTED,
That night a bowling wind piled the
snow In drifts and rendered progress
doubly difficult.
The next morning the wind had
ceased and the sun came out, though
without warmth. Marcy struck out
for Elizabethtown, but a few miles
distant, reaching the outskirts about
IL o'clock. Approaching the Tracy
house, the young man knocked at the
door. A negro servant answered the
summons, and Marcy asked If any
one would buy his vegetables. Mar
cey, seeing a young lady In a living
room, pushed in there and began to
solicit trade. When the negro went
back to the kitchen Marcy asked If
the girl wRs Catherine Tracy and be-
ing informed that she was made him
self known.
Miss Tracy till then had not had any
information for the general since her
last communication. But the night be-
fore some British officers were stop.
ping at her fathers house, and she
had heard them asking about the roads
and distances TO Trenton. From these
inquiries and other data dropped by
the officers she judged that n consider
able force was to be moved from New
York to some point southwark, prob
ably Philadelphia.
Now, If Marcy had returned imme-
diately to General Washington with
this information all would have been
well. The region round about Eliza
BEETHOVEN was not occupied either by
the British or Americans, and he would
have had no gantlet to run. His trou-
bic was he found Miss Tracy so attrac-
tive that he was loath to part with her.
He made an excuse to himself for not
hurrying away that the snow was so
deep and his coming through 1t had so
fatigued him that he needed q rest be-
fore returning.
Catherine was expecting her father
for dinner. so. leading Marcy to the
barn, she pointed to the hayloft, to
which he went and secreted himself In
the hay. Returning to the house. she
provided a meal and took 1t out to him.
Unfortunately. though she exercised
caution to escape the notice Of Dinah.
the negro servant, Catherine was seen
by her. Dinah was shocked to see her
young mistress give evidence of hav-
ing a common huckster for lover.
She said nothing to Catherine, but IL
her heart she was turning over the
prospect Of a misalliance.
Tracy came home to dinner and went
away again after it was finished. Soon
after his departure Catherine went to
the barn and proposed to Marcy TO
take him in her fathers sleigh part
Of the way on his return journey. He
accepted the offer rather from desire
FOR ride with the girl who had
charmed him than to get lift. De-
scending from the loft. he barnessed
the horse. Catherine went to the house
for her wraps, and, returning, Marcy
got down in the bottom of the sleigh
under the robes. that he might not be
seen leaving the premises
Dmah was not TO be thus fooled. Her
mistress going and coming from the
barn. especially carrying platter Gov.
cred with napkin. was. to say the
lest. suspicious. she believed the man
she suspected To liz ho- mistress lover