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he had given that home Nor did
he look back-else he might have
seen her sink. sobbiug 20 the floor.
XXI.
Up the James rode Erskine hiding
in the woods by day and slip
ping cautiously along the sandy road
by night. circling about Tarleton' 8
camp-hres. or dashlns az full speed
past some careless sentinel.
on the third morning he came
upon a ragged sentineI-an Ameri-
can Ten minutes later he got his
first glimpse OF Lafayette. and then
DE was hailed joyfully By none other
than Dave Aandeu Captain Dave
YandeIl. shorn OF his woodsman's
dress and panoplied I'm the trappings
Of war.
But late i'm August came the mes
sage that put Washington's great
soul in arms" ROchambeau had
landed six thousand soldiers i'm Con-
necticut. and now Count de Grasse
and "a French fleet had sailed for the
Chesapeake
Cen Washington at once resort
I'd To camoufIage. He laid out camps
osteutatiously opposite New York
and in plain sight Of the enemy. He
made feigned attack or their posts.
Rochambeau moved south ard
reached the Delaware before the
British grasped the Yankee trick.
Then it was too late The windows
OF Philadelphia were filled with la
dies waving handkerchiefs and cry
ing bravoes when the tattered Con-
tinenta1s, their clothes thick with
dust but hats plumed with sprigs of
green. marched through amid their
torn battle-flags and rumbing can
non.
Behind followed the French In
"gay white uniforms faced with
green" and martial music throbbed
the air.
Down the Chesapeake they went
in transports and were concentrated
at Williamsburg before the close of
September CORVALLIS had erected
works. for ne knew nothing of Wash
ington and Count de Grasse. nor
Mad Anthony and Gen. Nelson,
who were south Of the James TO pre-
vent escape into North Carolina.
Then came de Grasse. who drove
of the British fleet. and the mouth
OF the net was closed.
CORVALLIS heard the cannon and
sent Clinton TO appeal for help, but
the answer was washington himself
at the head Of his army. And then
the Joyous march.
At Williamsburg the allies gath
cred. and with Washington army
came Col Dale. now a general
and young Capt Harry Dale. who
lad brought news from Philadelphia
that was of great Interest to Erskine
Dale. In that town Dane Grey had
been a close intimat5 Of Andre, and
that intimacy had been the cause OF
much speculation since.
He had told Dave Of his mother
and Early Morn and Dave had told
him gravely that he must so get
them after the campaign was over
and bring them 20 the fort in Ken
lucky. II Early Morn still refused
to come. then he must bring his
mother. and ne reekOned grimly that
could offend her
Tn r,fd-1a,-ap7bor yvasbf,e+or
came. and Gen. Dale had but one
chance TO visit Barbara. Erskine' s
plea that ne was too busy 20 go with
them aroused Harry's suspicious
and he went bluntly TO the point:
"You wouldn't go to Red Ooks and
Barbara did not seem surprised. Is
Dane GREY concerned p.
yes"
14.~r- lacked soarcbipq1v at his
cousin.
..r Drav 70 Cod that 7 may soon
meet him face TO face"
And I" said Erslyire ouiet1v
"nrav To Col that Won do not-not
1.rfu after b7-o mot him first %
Ana Harry af-e- n searching look
az hi4 cousin turned away.
They marched next morning and
at sunset OF the second dav they
Livouacked within two miles of
Yorktown and the sieE. BEGAN.
The allied line was a crescent
with each tin resting on the water
Lafayette commanding the Ameri-
cans on the right the French on the
Ieft under Roehambeau.
DE Grasse. with his fleet was in
the bav 10 cut off approach by wa
ter
washington himself put the match
10 the first gun. and the mutual can
uouade OF three or four days began
The scene was sublime and stu
pendous.'
EombsheIIs were seen CROSSING
each others path in the air and were
visible IN the form OF a black ball
by day. but In the night they APP
reared like q fiery meteor with a