The Coolidge examiner., 1933-06-09

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! surface he found the legend:
| This talIsman worn on your breast
VIII lead to the one that you love
best.
"Oh, the superstitlons Of WON
en- % he exclaimed as he resumed his
journey. He laughed as he put the
curious trophy In his pocket. Pat
would have been above that kind of
folly.
He was now In a thrilling part of
the pretty comedy of young gen
tleman's life. The indirect meth
DDS and subtle motives of women
were now a part of the play. Those
of Nancy were easily discovered.
Her black plume was a pirates flag.
Her beauty lent its power to her
purpose and excited his interest
Still. he felt secure and quite inno-
cent. He knew all the implications
in the coming of Amos Farnsworth.
Nancy's character was TO the Lady
Washington as transparent as water
| behind glass. With a mOtherly In
terest In Pat and Colin, she kept an
| eye on this beautiful interloper.
! Somehow she must have learned
that Nancy had gone out on the
west road. The girls purpose was
apparent to the dear woman. She
| resOrted to strategy. Amos went 10
her every morning with the news of
those took poorly" He knew of
all that happened in the near part
of Army Town" Naturally, he had
been her helper in this matter All
the bother seemed quite unneces-
sary. He loved Pat as deeply as any
man could love a woman. She was
his sacred. Incompatible Ideal.
These thoughts were passing In the
mind OF Colin as he rode on.
The next night he put up nj the
/ famous Red Cock tavern in the New
Providence plantation. a few miles
west of the important port OF Prov
iutiNC- lEi Y dlACi SuifHGt tif
Sim Bolts by the fireside delivering
meditations to a group of men who
surrounded him. Bolts. having left
the army, had lately been elected to
congress. Colin shook his hand. II
was evident that Colonel Bolts had
been declaiming against General
Washington. for n citizen asked:
"Who is the best man to take
Washington's place."
Bolts began: The muse of his
tory commands US to survey of all
possible candidates with great cir
cumspection for. as Shakespeare
says. he must be a man of 'untirable
and continuate' excellence. capable
of the eagles flight. our extremity
being great and the fire in the flint
shows not till it be struck and the
body of our people has been sick
ened by futility and delay and their
pockets drained. Who can name the
/ MANI"
There was a look of honest long
ing in the expansive countenance of
/ Colonel Bolts framed in hair. and
/ its bilateral adOrnment.
"Gates." a voice answered.
Bolts arose and shook hands with
the owner of that voice saying: MY
1 knowledge of the great and noble
/ qualities of General GateS-the
/ great champion of liberty and hu-
man rights-of his skill as a sol
dier, of his devotion TO our common
/ cause. inclines me. sir, in spite of
my respect for Washington as
man, to indOrse your opinion and
to put my humble talents behind
1 1t in the face Of stern necessity and
with the fond hope of seeing victory
perch upon our banners"
Colin was indignant. With the
knowledge in his possession he was
able TO comprehend the recent his
tory of Colonel Bolts.
"Who is the gentleman who men,
toned Gates?" he asked.
A man In the uniform of briga-
dier answered with a touch OF the
Irish brogue. "My name is Conway.
sir-Thomas Conway"
And If | mistake not, you are an
officer on Gates staff. who lately ar
rived with Frenchman of the name
of du COudray."
81 am proud to say that | am.
sir"
And you are travelling with
) Colonel BottS?"
NO. sir. we met by chance on the
/ road"
"You are. however. on the same
mission and are TO speak on the
same platform in Providence tomor-
row. wish to ask why are you and
Colonel Bolts complaining of Wash
ingtOn? Has he not driven the Brit
ish out of BoSton?"
'Yes. sir. but the issue and the
long delay prove his weakness. At
last. he had Howe's army at his
mercy and he let them go"
And can tell you why" said
Colin. Il was in the midst of the
struggle that dislodged the Brit