The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-02-11

AZ an Army With Bannera.
Inc American army had been sold
by Arnold. The noble ideal It had
ehefished' the blood il had given, the
bitter hardships 1t had sufrered-tor-
ture IN the wilderness, famine In the
Hlgnlands, long marches of half
K men in mid-winter, massacres
at wyoming and Cherry VaIley-all
this had been bartered away, like a
shipioad of turnips, to satisfy the
greed OF one man. Again thirty pieces
OF sllvert Was q nation to walk the
Dltter way to its Calvary2 Major
andre, the adJutant general Of Sir
Henry Clinton's large force In New
York, was with the traitor when ne
rowed from the ship to the west shore
or the Hudson and went into the bush
under the observation of Solomon
with his spy-glass. Arnold was TO re.
celVe a command and large pay In
the British army. The consideration
mad been the delivery of maps show.
ing the positions OF Washington's men
and the plans of his forts and other
defenses, especially those of Forts
Putnam and Clinton and Battery
Knox. Much other information was
put in the hands of the British Off
Ger, including the prospective move
ments of the commander in chief. He
was to be taken in the house Of the
man he had %befriended. Andre had
only to reach New York with his
treasure and Arnold to hold the con-
hdence OF his chief for a few DAYS
and, before the leaves had fallen, the
war would end. The American army
and its master mind would be at the
mercy of Sir Henry Clinton.
Andre would have reached New
York that night If The Vulture had
not changed her position on account
of a shot from the battery below
Stony Point. For that, credit must be
gwen to the good scout Solomon
Binkus. The ship was not in sight
when the two men came out In their
a from the west shore OF the river
while the night was falling. Arnold
mad heard the shot and now that the
ship had left he feared that his treach.
cry was suspected.
l may want to get away in that
boat myself" he suggested to Andre.
she will not return until she gets
orders from you or me-" the Britisber
assured him.
i wonder what has become of her."
said Arnold.
She has probably dropped down
the river for some reason" Andre
answered. What am I to dor"
I'll take you to the house of a
man | know who lives near the river
and send you to New York by horse
with passports in the morning. You
car reach the British lines tomorrow"
I would like that" Andre ex-
claimed. ct would afford me a well
come survey of the terrain"
Smith will give you a suit Of
clothes that win fit you well enough"
said the traitor. "Y0u and he are
about of a size. It win be better for
you to be In citizens dress
So it happened that in the darkness
of the September evening Smith and
Andre, the latter riding the blazed-
face mare, set out for Kings Ferry
where they were taken across the
river. They rode a few miles soutb of
the landing to the shore of Crom pond
a spent the night with a friend of
Smith. In the morning the latter went
on with Andre until they had PASSED
Pines bridge on the CrotOD river
Then he turned back.
Now Andre Jared along down the
road alone on the back Of the mare
Nancy. He came to an outpost Of the
Highland army and presented his
pass. IT was examined and endorsed
and he went on his way. He mel
transport wagons, a squad Of cavalry
and later, a regiment of militia com.
ing up from western Connecticut. but
no n stopped him * the faded bar
and coat and trA rs OF Reuben
Smith, This man, VIII, called himself ]
John Anderson, was lot much unlike
the farmer folk who were ridinp
mtheT and thither in The neutral terri
tory on their petit q rands. His face
was different. It vi the well kept
1aoe OF an English ~aristocrat Wits
handsome dark eyes and hair begin
nipg e turn gray.
4 little ont Of Tarrytown on the +
highway the horseman travelled. 4
group Of three ne were hidden III the
bugh-ragged eekfess. unletteted
country Lads Waiting nf cows to come
down Out u tbe WIND lena TO he
MIXED They xinners tB he
patriot militia some 4ave said. sonag
9ak khex were 0pa SOUS not IN