The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-07-12


touched the shore Hen taey
"A Kiss would ample ra,,or -.
the officer. '"' me- said
Inc girl dropped her ewes ana maao
10 reply Tive officer apnrnarha, -iaie
Aatnerine turned her rhprk - n d,',
ne kissed it, and Katherine s.on ,'-u
ashore; When she had proceede ~ !
saort distance she turned and 90 -
omcer looking after her wistfunv s ,r'
thre" MIN kiss from the tinu oe ~
myers. giving him smile at Tho s.,na
ume; then she walked op
katherine had ten Or eleyen mill,
20 go before Reaching the ,.ity sbo..
a good many lifts. So that RI. innr, 80
was not as irksome as might have Non
expected. Anna Throckmorton va i,
intimate friend OF hers mud Ka,hor;.'
was Always made welcome Mt rho
InrockmortOn home She arrived tbor,
IN the evening and was received i.
her chum
Katherine could have done her shon.
ping In a few hours If She had haa
any shopping to do Her time w.
spent among the camps. where She kn,,t
ner ears open for What Vas Said MI.
IN noticing what preparations were IL
ing made 70 transfer men. munitions,
ana supplies ACROSS the Hudson river
one day while passing one Of the re-,
mental camps She saw tile officer whn
had passed her through the British
lines. He joined her and walked with
her lie asked her whore She WAS
stopping. and she told him. He had
been often AT the Thrpkmortons
where he had been welcomed. they he
ing Tories So he said il She were 90.
ing to remain in the city longer he
would come to see her there. To tins
she replied that she might he DELAYED
some time.
Captain Hugh Arhuckle called upon
Mistress Ten Brock and fell in love
with her. Indeed. Cupid had sent a
dart into his heart the moment She az
peared at the picket post that he had
commanded Whether or not she de
rived any information with respect {,
the British movements. she at lea St
used him to enable her to 20 where SHE
pleased When She was ready to de
part she told him that she preferrcd
not to deliver the letter he had givcr
her to member Of General Howe,
staff. She would like him to see hcl
through the lines himself
The truth Is that Katherine had beer
seen making notes of certain items sh,
| intended to take with her TO Genera
Washington. ana from that moncn
/ she was watched Moreover, she Wa
: aware that She was watched + SIN
applied at headquarters for a pass t
| the American lines the chances WERE
she would he arrested and Il searrl
| would be made for what would be CON
traband Of WAL.
n
her thumb to induce him 10 go witt
her to the British outpoSts beyond IN
Harlem river ana see that she got SAFE
ly through. .Arbuckle drove her t. ~
line. but when they reached II ~
officer in charge of the picket post san
that no had received orders not t. pas
any one except on a pass signed by n
officer of the staff especially de>isnat
ed to give passes.
| Arbuckle endeayored to perSuad
Katherine to 20 back to New YORK an
rama,n there till she could secure
mass signed by the proper authority
put Katherine would not listen t. sue
n course To her lovers surprise 81
developed resolution not 10 DE ~
nocted Of one of her innocent mlei
She persuaded him to make TOT u
Hudson river. and when they reaciie
the shore she appropriated boat .
which to reach point nor'h Vi III
British line 1t % ,
She would not permit Arburkie U :
with her. The tide was coming u a"
would take her over the few ihit
that would enable her to laiu WIN y.
tho American lines Before leaI'u
him she arranged for an lmproNi -, =,
nostodice through which they NJ
correspond u.Dnll
Katherine effected landing az i,oo'
Ferry and went at once 10 Nas" ~
TOMS headquarters with hoteS sne :
W. concerning the British forces
New York sewed everywhere
: clothing ,,o,wnon A
q and the girl who held INN
.nran that lasted until the Br''i9i :
r aan rho evacuation Of New orr
, tha fine katherine was in New io :,
), ond Arbuckle was visiting nei n o. y
anu a .,nnrton home. Meanwhile 7
r pritish who had missed hatne' :,
a were looking for her, Ihty na ~
a Sonco that she was acting the i", g.
J, uen. nd had intercepted let'ef i'0
+ her TO Arbuckle' rocusti,
e UT Tho 70 night before the eya ,..,,,.,,
/ .rhnckle went TO the IhroeAng ,,r,
5 house to see her. some 1u' +bat Kat
i nu%Sg 10 the British tna' b na,
my. - - q, the Throckmort'n ~.