White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-30

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"D-n the British Army!"
pretty indignation in her eyes, adding,
Must always be content with the
admiration of women?"
She laughed as she drew the strings
on her wide waistband, saying, IF
ever get my hands on him again, he
shall not escape"
my soul!" the woman exclaimed.
You are like Richard when he yelled
for a horse. Be patient. You are
young yet"
"Young! am ten years older than
was this morning. I am whitening
into old age"
Save for the woman spy who was
then hiding in the secret passage this
Illuminating bit of Eighteenth century
frankness would have been lost to the
world.
Nov shall have to do some lying"
said Pat, as, having finished dressing,
she sat while a maid was adjusting
the pins that held her hair. ''You and
have spent the afternoon and eve
ming knitting for the dear British sol
diers-bad luck to them! Now that
it is over, you will not mind how you
spend the day so it be in good
cause"
"Oh, not at all. I'm an obliging liar
and may the Lord forgive us! There's
an old saying that he smiles at the lies
of women"
"Why not? He knows that we have
never had fair chance in this old
world Of His. Sometimes I think I'd
rather be a cock sparrow than a
woman"
1--WE are down-trodden lot," said
Mrs. Shipman. 1--WE have to take
what's offered and often live unsatis-
fed. I'll ring for the chaise It's time
you were going home"
"Home life in the Colonies !" Pat
laughed. Goldfish and smelly beef
md pious prayers for King George be-
ore and after eating! Clinton and
Howe laughing at Washington's army!
I wonder why they do not fight it,"
Before Pat went away, two British
officers called at the mansion looking
for Mother Enslow, the apple woman.
They were told that she had gone.
They insisted on searching the house
and were permitted to do so.
The sergeant Of the regiment Of
grenadiers had begun to suspect the
Mother Enslow whom he had met that
evening. In her presence he had
missed something The woman he saw
and heard was like Mother Erslow
and yet different. AS he thought Of
the meeting. he wondered VIII! his
mind would give him no rest in the
matter. What he had missed was q
thing not to be seen or heard. II was
| the spiritual aura that surrounded the
| remarkable woman known as Mother
TInslow. He had begun to tell II his
| suspicion. and man hearing Of it
had told of meeting the apple woman
| and of taking her to the Shipman
house and of having like misg1ving.
| So It came about that Mrs. Shtpman
and her home we're thereafter closely
| watched The consequences might
have been serious month earlier.
One day soon after, while visiting
the British hospital Pat came upon
Mother Enslow. who was nursing the
sick. They had talk together. The
former apple woman won tie affection
| of the fashionable young lady. With
in q week the old mother Of the ar
| mics. shorn. trimmed and neatly
| dressed, had become chambermaid
in the Fayerweather mansion. Since
the war began, wealthy loyalists had
lost many servants and their domestic
affairs were sorely deranged. Thus II
was that Pat, feeling the need Of wise
counsel and friendly consolation in he1
own home. found 1t in the company OF
Mother Enslow.
Soon the peaceful folk of the town
were in a panic. A man who lived or
the Neck looking through spy-glass
from the top Of his house. had discov
cred signs OF great activity on Dor
chester heights The heights had
been taken by the Yankees without
loss in a curious and ingenious man
ner Their column had advanced be
hind wheelbarrows loaded high with
bound hay to screen them. Then bar
rels OF sand were hauled to the top Of
the stones to be rolled down upon the
charging british regiments. It was I
formidable Jiian Of defense.
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