Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-10-12

SER. so! said i. SeU the vino
in that direction? My dumb friend
you will at once take of your shoes
I'll have look at them"
For not great while before Major
Andre had been taken at Tarrytown
and the mine OF wealth found in his
shoes had damned the traitor Arnold
cost Andre his life. and saved the
Colonies. Therefore. my wits were al
work on the shoes of this would-be
assassin; but he made nssBffer to obey
me.
See here, sir" / said, growing
angry at his sullenness, and believing
he fully understood me; had ! the
means would be tempted to hang
you offhand to the tree we are under
but as sure as God made little apples
I'll finish you with your own rifle il
In two minutes your shoes are not
on" And l thrust my face into his,
meaning what said. i fancy he knew
it as well, for without word he took
them off and got to his feet.
"Sit down." said l, fearing he
would run. He did so, and even then
l caught the evil look he flashed at
me. And so / went through his shoes
and / found something. In one OF
them was long folded paper half in
print, but not word could | make out
in the darkness. / refolded il and
placed it in my pocket and tossed the
shoes into the underbrush.
Il have small doubts about getting
at your rating now. my friend" said /.
up with you and walk, and IL you
run, remember that l have that in
hand which can run faster"
He got sullenly to his feet. and ]
drove him ahead of me, back to Bas-
kingridge; and it was well / had not
attempted to drive him into camp, for.
from loss of blood and his lacerated
feet, which were unused to going un.
shod, the man was a staggering wreck
by the time we reached Ledare's
house. BY then the slip Of moon had
set, and ii was dark; and to my sur.
prise, by the gate OF the home lot
stood m'sieur with a pierced tin Ian.
tern, talking to Continental officer
on horseback, and by his side was an
other horse with an empty saddle.
My prisoner fell to the grass in a
state of collapse, and the Frenchman
uttered cry of establishment at sight
OF me, calling me by name. told my
story in few words.
And 80 you are Captain Dress
ler." said the officer, who had not ap-
peared greatly moved by my adven.
ture.
Il am" l said, looking at him, for
his tone was hardly cordial.
Il am Lieutenant Struthers, sir"
stances have disagreeable duty to
perform. BY the orders of General
Washington you are in arrest, sir, and
| have been sent to escort you at once
to headquarters"
1.-The devil" l exclaimed, fairly
aghast, and more upset by this than
by the shot of the man lying on the
grass. May ask upon what
charger"
Il can give you no information,
sir" said Struthers: but was not to
permit an instant of delay"
Not even while examine yonder
fellows papers?"
MY orders are explicit, captain. l
was to take you on sight, and / have a
horse for you. That man cannot es-
cape. You will leave him in charge Of
msieur, until you report"
Very good, sir" / returned, bow
ing to the inevitable.
l considered this rather summary;
but from the officers firm tone and his
studied Formally / saw it would be
hopeless to protest; and so, feeling
that / had been temporarily baked, l
obeyed, only waiting to see my prison
er laid out on hair-cloth sofa, which
proved to be no more slippery than
he. Ten minutes later ! rode off with
the officer, trotting along the black
road with little knowledge that the
road / was soon to travel would be
blacker, for all that there was to be
one bright spot in its length. Not a
word of my case could get from my
escort, and finally, at about 10 o'clock
we rode into Morristown.