The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-02-27
(Continued from our last issueJ


he look back-else he might have
seen her sink sobbing, to the floor.
NC%I.
Up the James rode Erskine. hiding
in the woods by day and slipping
cautiously along the sandy road by
night, circHng about Tarleton's camp
fires Or dashing al full speed past
some careless sentinel
on the third morning he came
upon a ragged sentine--an Ameri-
can Ten minutes later he got his
first glimpse of Lafayette, and then
he was hailed ioyfully by none other
than Dave Yandel Captain Dave
Ysndsn. shorn of his woodsman's
sdrsss ana panoplied IN the trappngs
SCr war
But late IN August came the mes
ssage that put Washingtons great
"soul ia arms" Rochsmbeau had
ils.nded six thousand soldiers in Con-
tnscticut. and now Count de Grasse
and & French fleet had sailed for the
Chesapeake
General Washington at once resort
81 10 canouflage. He laid out camps
ostentatiously opposite New York
land in plain sight OF the enemy. He
tInsde feigned attack on their posts
Rochambeau moved south and reached
Sthe Delaware before the British grasp
lud the Yankee trick.
Then it was too late The windows
sot Philadelphia were filled with la
~ lao
braves when the tattered Continen-
tails, their clothes thick with dust but
hats plumed with sprigs Of green,
marched through amid their torn
fbsttle.nags and rumbling cannon.
Behind followed the French in gay
white uniforms. faced with green,
fand martial musy throbbed the air.
Down the Chesapeake they went in
etransports and were concentrated at
Williamsburg before the close OF Sep
tember Cornwallis had erected works,
Tor he knew nothing Of Washington
and Count de Grasse. nor Mad An
ithony and General Nelson, who were
south OF James 10 prevent escape
into North Carolina.
Then came de Grasse. who drove
Oft the British fleet. and the mouth
l'Cf the net was closed.
CORVALLIS heard the cannon and
.eent Clinton 10 appeal for help. but
1.-THE answer was Washington himself
at the head OF his army. And then
.the Joyous march.
Al Williamsburg the allies gathered,
snd with Washington's army came
Colonel Dale. now Il general. and
young Captain Harry Dale. who had
brought news from Philadelphia that
was of great interest TO Erskine Dale
In that town Dane Grey had been
close intimate 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 go get them
after the campaign was over and
bring them to the fort in Kentucky.
II Early Morn still refused TO come.
then he must bring his mother and
he reckoned grimly that no mouth
would open in q word that could OF.
fend her.
In mid-September Washington came.
and General Dale had but one chance
10 visit Barbara. Ersklne's sea that
he was too busy TO go with them
aroused HaiTS's suspicious, and he
went bluntly TO the point:
You wouldn't go TO Red oaks and
Barbara did not seem surprised. Is
1)ane Grey concerned"
"yes"
Harry looked searchingiy at hi,
cousin:
81 pray 10 God that I may soon
neer him face to face"
And L. said Erskne quietly. pray
10 God that YOU do not--not unit
after have met him first" Ant
Harry. after q searching look at hin
cousin. turned away.
They marched next morning anC
at sunset OF the second day the,
bivouscked within TWO miles of York
town and the siege began.
The allied line was crescent
with each Tip resting ON the water
Lafayette commanding the Americana
.on the right. the French on the lef
Under Rochambeau.
She bay 10 cut of approach by water
Washington himself put the mattel
a. the first gun, aud the mutual can
nanade Of three or four DAYS began
The scene was sublime aud stu
psndous"
Bonbshells were seen "crossinl
each others path In the air, and wer
visible In the form OF q black bal
bS day, but in the night they az
psared like fiery meteor, with
blRring tail most beautifully bril-
liant"
IL was nearly the middle VI Octobe
that the two redoubts projecting b,
yond the British lines and enfilsdin
fhe American intrenehments We're tai
sn By storm.
One redoubt was left to IAfayett
and his Americans. the other {
Baron dc Niomenil. who claimed tina
hls grensdisrs were the men for IA
matter la hand Lafayette stout
Aruusd tha superiority Of his Amer
SAAs. who. led by Hamilton. carrie
their redoubt first with the bayone
and sent the Frenohmau an offer q
help. The answer was.
II viii be IN mine In five minutes
And he was. Washington watchin
the attack anxiously:
The work &. done and well done.
And then the surrender:
The day was the 18th OF october
The victors were drawn up IN Nv
lines a mile long on the right an
left Of a road that ran through tn
autumn fields south OF yorktown
washington stood at the head or HI
army On the right. Rochambesu &
shs hs.d ~ tho French on the laf