The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-06-26
Copyright by Irving Bachelor
Continued from last week.
CHAPTER XVII
Love and Treason.


When Jack and Solomon returned
to headquarters, Arnold and his wife
were settled in a comfortable house
overlooking the river. Colonel Irons
made his report. The commander in
chief complimented him and invited
the young man to make a tour of the
camp In his company. They mounted
their horses and rode away together.
II learn that General Arnold is to
be in command here Jack remarked
soon after the ride began.
81 have not yet announced my in
tention,' said Washington. "Who told
your"
"a man of the name of Henry
Thornhill."
81 do not know him but he is Curl
ously well informed. Arnold is an able
officer. We have not many like him.
He is needed here for I have to go
on a long trip to eastern Connecticut
TO confer with Rochambeau. In the
event Of some unforeseen crisis Ar
mold would know what to do"
Then Jack spoke out: General, I
ought to have reported to you the ex-
act words of Governor Reed. They
were severe, perhaps, even, unjust. I
have not repeated them to any one.
But now I think you should know their
full content and Judge of them in your
WI way. The governor insists that
Arnold is bad at heart-that he would
sell his master for thirty pieces of sill
ver.'
Washington made no reply, for a
moment, and then his words seemed
to have no necessary relation to those
of Jack Irons.
General Arnold has been badly cut
up in many battles" said he. 81 wish
him to be relieved of all trying details.
You are an able and prudent a 1
shall make you his chief aide with
the rank of b~rigadier general. He
needs rest and will concern himself
little with the daily routine. In my
absence, you will be the superinten-
dent Of the camp, and subject to or
ders 1 shall leave with you. Colonel
Binkus viii be your helper. I hope
that you may be able to keep your
self on friendly terms with the gen
eral,"
Jack reported to the commander IN
chief the warning Of Thornhill, but
the former made light of it.
THE air is full of evil gossip" he
said. "You may hear 1t of me-"
When they rode up to headquarters
Arnold was there. TO Jacks surprise
the major general greeted him with
friendly words, saying;
q hope to know you better for l
have heard much of your courage and
fighting quality"
On the third of Augustine precise
date named by Henry Thornhill-Ar-
mold took command of the camp and
Irons assumed his new duties. The
major general rode with Washington
every day until, on the fourteenth of
September, the latter set out with
three aides and Colonel Binkus on his
trip to Connecticut. Solomon rode with
the party for two days and then re-
turned. Thereafter Arnold left the
work of his office to Jack and gave
his time to the enjoyment Of the COM
pany of his wife and a leisure that
suffered little interruption. Fol him,
grim-visaged war had smOothed his
wrinkled front. Like Richard he had
hung up his bruised arms. The day
of Washington's departure, Mrs. Ar
mold invited Jack to dinner. The
young man felt bound to accept this
opportunity for more friendly rela-
tions.
Mrs. Arnold was a handsome, viva
cious, blonde young woman of thirty.
The officer speaks in a letter of her
lively talk and winning smiles and
splendid figure, we'll fitted with a cos
tune that reminded him of the court
ladies in France.
"What a contrast to the worn,
patched uniforms to be seen in that
campl' he added.
Soon after the dinner began, Mrs.
Arnold said to the young man, I'VE
nave UedTQ uI your IOuuduSc' OOiOACA
and Mrs. Hare and their young daugh-
ter spent a week in our home In Phil
adelphia on their first trip to the col
onies. Later Mrs. Hare wrote to my
mother of their terrible adventure in
the great north bush and spoke Of Mar
garet's attachment for the handsome
boy who had helped to rescue them,
30 / have some right to my interest in
you. l happen to know a detail In
your story which may be new to you.
Miss Hare is now with her father in
New York"
"In New York
"Oddso! In New York We heard
IN Philadelphia that she and her moth
er had sailed with Sir Roger Waite In
March. How Jolly 1t would be If the
general and / could bring you togeth-