Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-06-14

the boat and pulling her across himself
What can l give you for your kind
| ness?' asked Katherine when they
touched the shore
"a kiss would amply repay me-" said
the officer.
The girl dropped her eyes and made
no reply The officer approached, and
Katherine turned her cheek to him.
He kissed it, and Katherine stepped
ashore When she had proceeded a
short distance she turned and saw the
officer looking after her wistfully. She
threw him kiss from the tips of her
/ fingers, giving him a smile at the same
time; then she walked on.
Katherine had ten or eleven miles
to go before reaching the city. She got
a good many lifts, SO that the journey
was not as irksome as might have been
expected. Anna Throckmorton was an
intimate friend of hers. and Katherine
was always made welcome at the
| ThrockmOrton home. She arrived there
in the evening and was received by
her chum.
ping in a few hours if she had had
any shopping to do. Her time was
spent among the camps, where she kept
her ears open for what was said and
in noticing what preparations were be-
ing made to transfer men, munitions
and supplies across the Hudson river.
One day while passing one Of the regi-
mental camps she saw the officer who
had passed her through the British
lines. He joined her and walked with
her. He asked her where she was
stopping, and she told him. He had
been often at the Throckmortons,
where he had been welcomed, they be-
ing Tories. SO he said if she were go
ing to remain in the city longer he
would come to see her there. To this
she replied that she might be delayed
some time.
Captain Hugh Arbuclzle called upon
Mistress Ten Brock and fell in love
with her. Indeed, Cupid had sent
dart into his heart the moment she ap-
peared at the picket post that he had
commanded. Whether or not she de-
rived any information with respect to
the British movements, she at least
used him to enable her to go where she
pleased. When she was ready to de-
part she told him that she preferred
not to deliver the letter he had given
her to a member Of General HoWe's
staff. She would like him to see her
through the lines himself.
The truth is that katherine had been
seen making notes of certain items she
intended to take with her to General
Washington, and from that moment
she was watched. Moreover, she was
aware that she was watched. If she
applied at headquarters for a pass to
the American lines the chances were
she would be arrested and a search
would be made for what would be con-
traband of war.
She held Arbuckle sufficiently under
her thumb to induce him to go with
her to the British OutpOsts beyond the
Harlem river and see that she got safe
ly through Arbuckle drove her to the
line. but when they reached it the
officer in charge of the picket post said
that he had received orders not to pass
any one except on pass signed by an
officer Of the staff especially designat-
ed to give passes.
Arbuckle endeavOred to persuade
Katherine to go back to New York and
remain there till she could secure
pass signed by the proper authority.
But Katherine would not listen to such
a course. To her lovers surprise she
developed a resolution not to be eX-
pected Of one Of her innocent mien
She persuaded him to make for the
Hudson river, and when they reached
the shore she appropriated boat by
which to reach a point north of the
British line.
She would not permit Arbuckle to go
with her The tide was coming in and
would take her over the few miles
that would enable her to land within
the American lines. Before leaving
him she arranged for an improvised
postoffice through which they might
correspond.
Katherine effected a landing at DobbS
Ferry and went at once to Washing
tons headquarters with notes she had
made concerning the British forces in
New York sewed everywhere in her
clothing.
A correspondence ensued between Ar
buckle and the girl who held him in
thrall that lasted until the British be-
gan the evacuation Of New York. At
the time Katherine was in New York,
and Arbuckle was visiting her at the
ThrockmortOn home. Meanwhile the
British, who had missed Katherine,
were looking for her. They had evil
dence that she was acting the part Of
a spy and had intercepted letter from
her to Arbuckle.
The night before the evacuation
Arbuckle went to the ThrOckmOrtOn
house to see her. Some one had given
information to the British that Kath-
crime was at the ThrOckmOrton house,
and squad Of soldiers were sent there
to arrest her A colOred servant, who