White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-03-23

young man and sat down, checking hts
comp liments with serious look and
the command, "Stop. Don't say a
word until you have told me all about
Pat"
She dropped her knitting on her
lap while he read the letter aloud to
her. Now and then she interrupted
him, laughing with amusement as she
said, "Read that sentence again."
When the reading ended she ex-
claimed: II want to know! Did you
ever see the like of that girl?-the wit
snapper! She writes as she talks.
It's kind of playing. When one is
as young AS Pat and are, love is the
great thing. The wisdom Of God has
made it so, and that is not to be
overlooked. How about your own
heart? Are you getting more in love
or less?'
Well she knew what the answer
would be, but the dear Lady was
every inch woman. Intently she lis
tened while the young man thrilled
her with passionate account of his
growing fervor, adding, "You know
Bacon has said that perpetual hyper
bole may be excused only in young
lovers. That is my defense"
There was the look Of reflection in
her eyes as she rested her head upon
her hand and gazed at the fire, say
ing:
ooh. yes! 1t is the bread and meat
of young lovers, and old lovers like it.
1 want to see you two happily mar
RED We must get Helen out Of
Troy The General may have an idea.
His wisdom has put us in this predica-
ment He ought to help u.s."
II was in full agreement with him."
said Colin as he arose to go. II sup
pose that we shall all agree in the end
that he was right"
He went to his company lodge and,
opening his chest, put on his best uni
form and packed his bag and repaired
to his familiar quarters in the big
mansion.
Israel Putnam the brave Old Put
of army gossip-was at the Preside
that evening with General and Mrs.
Washington and some members of the
staff and their wives. The hero of
Bunker Hill was in high spirit. He
told amusing stories Of adventure and
sang an old strephonade entitled Mag
gle Lauder"
Snow and colder weather came that
night. In the morning, Billy was at
Collins door before daylight ANNOUNCE
ing that the Chief wished to see him
in the office as soon as possible. Gen.
eral Washington was working at his
desk by candle light. Having closed
the door, he said to the young man,
81 entrust to you secret information
to be carefully kept and guarded. The
guns of Ticonderoga are now on their
way to this front. Ok teams are
hauling them on sledges over the snow
in the western highlands. I think that
there will soon be snow enough to help
them along through the lower country.
Two engineers will be setting out in a
sleigh with levers and shovels inn
mediately after breakfast. They will
travel westward as speedily as horse
endurance will allow until they meet
the caravan coming down from the
northwest to Fitch's and then give it
all possible furtherance. You know
the roads and the topography Of that
country. 1 wish you to go with them
mounted and to act as paymaster and
guide. You will please hire what
local help may be needed-men and
teams to keep the guns moving. I
commit to you this purse, which con-
tains, l think, as much money as you
will require. There is no man on
whose honor. judgment and energy I
can rely with greater confidence"
Colin foresaw in these orders bonn
bardment of Boston. Coming down
with his packed saddle-bags to leave