The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-04

she will soon be coming into camp"
II would like, If can, to speak
cheering word to you," Colin an
swered, and then he told of the
heroic spirit of Amos Farnsworth,
adding, 81 have found a like devo-
tion in all the men / know. They
are dependable"
There was a moment of silence.
The General arose saying: 1T
does cheer me and it gives me
solemn sense of my responsible
ties. America is now awake and
stirring. We shall have reverses
but they can only delay the issue.
Captain Farnsworth has done his
share. Soon | shall send him home
to get married and to live in peace.
Dispatches were coming to the
Generals desk and Immediately the
young man went out to find his
regiment.
The next day passed and still an
other with no news of Pat and the
/ lduy AChldLu. SolllI was didl hiCu.
He thought that he would mount
horse and set out on the route of
the regiment to find them-a dubi.
Gus enterprise, for II was likely that
Pats party had missed the trail
of the Massachusetts men. Possibly
they had turned south before they
came to it. Had they fallen in with
the British? Amos and Major
Humphries dissuaded him on the
ground that 1t would be a wild
goose chase. Colin spoke Of his
need of a horse.
go down TO the corral and pick
one out" said Amos. "The fenced
field is full of them"
Small detachments had been abus-
ing an order of the General by
raiding the countrysides far in the
north and bringing in a great num-
ber of horses and cattle. Colin
went to the corral and there, TO his
/ amaZement discovered the blaze
faced, white-stockinged mare that
belonged to Pat. she was in good
/ flesh and spirit. She came TO him
when he called her name. he took
her to the stable, where she was
carefully groomed. He gave his
plan to the Chief and was allowed
an indefinite leave. He had the
mare saddled and bridled. In his
best boots and uniform, which had
come down with the baggage, he
mounted the mare and let her go
as she would. well aware that she
would find her way.
Guided by her own unerring CON-
another and again. Nearly two
/ hours they had travelled when Colin
saw a horseman approaching with
a gun in his hand The young man
drew rein 10 get information. The
horseman seized the bit of the
/ mare, saying:
where did you get her? She is
a stole horse. For a week have
been tryin' TO find her"
Colin told of her unauthorized
capture by American troops and of
his reason for being on her back.
Il was on my way to the rebel
camp" said the other $50 you are
the man them ladies are lookin' for
I've heard of We. colonel"
where are the ladiesT
"At the house of Sir Roger Bog
ert about a mile ahead. He's my
master, sir-a loyalist man-the
kings collector. sir. an if We find a
better man ye got TO go to some
other planet"
do you know what delayed the
ladies?"
"One horse broke his leg in bad
going, sir, and they had to double
up. The older lady was sick when
| they got here. The other had her
horse stole. I'll rush on ahead an
| tell 'em you're comm. Ye don't
want to kill 'em with surprise"
The stranger turned his horse,
and spurred him to swift gallOp.
The mare was eager to race along
! with him but Colin restrained her.
The fulfillment Of his dearest hope
was near. He thought of the won
der of it, The muse of history had
brushed aside the armed hosts of
great empire to let her pass. he
thought Of the two years length
ened by heartache, deadly weari
ness, hunger, nights of shiyering in
bitter winds, days of storm and
blood and deviltry in the black
| shadow of death. Thank God they
were behind him and before him
now was the greatest JOY the hu-
man heart can know-the broken
thread of love in his hand to be
reunited.
The big white mansion of Sir
Roger on a plateau, overlooking two
valleys, stood a little beyond him
level with the road. There were
great trees in its ample park. He
came to the gates. Beyond them
was broad vista looking toward
the western sky now aglow with
color-blue and red and gold-the
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