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CHAPTER XXIX.
I Run Across Eric.
I slept three hours, the dead sleep
of she«T exhaustion, but felt refreshed
and stron* when roughly arouw d. Be-
fore sunset I was arross the river,
where I found my little sqund of dra
goons prepared for their night's ad-
venture Arnold had kept his word,
the fresh horses being fine animals,
the ammunition In excess of our
needs. Oonroy was enthusiastic, and
•omewhnt loquacious, but I cut his
conversation off rather sharply, and
ordered the men Into their saddles
"With brain clarified by sleep I real-
ized the Importance of the work be-
fore us, and how Imperfect my plans
•we#e. I could merely ride forth to
Elmhurst, hoping to pick up some
clew to aid me. As we rode rapidly
«long the deserted road leading to
Farrell's I reviewed over and over
again every remembered detail, only
to conclude that I must get hands on
Grant, and by threats, or any other
available means, compel him to con-
fess his part in the villainy. Dusk
settled about us, succeeded by night,
as we pressed steadily forward, the
men riding silently, the only sound
the thud of hoofs, and the slight Jingle
of accoutrements. As we passed the
black walls of Farrel's shop, I re-
called the papers found in Grant's
coat, and the reference in Kagln's note
ito a rendezvous at Lone Tree. Prob-
ably that was the spot where the two
had been accustomed to meeting. If
•true In the past, why not now as well?
Suddenly It occurred to me that it
-was at a place called Lone Tree that
the minute men had gathered for their
attack on Delavan's wagon train.
Could this, by any possibility, be the
*ame spot? I drew my horse back
beside Conroy.
"Ever heard .of a place called Lone
Tree?" I asked quietly.
He rubbed his head thoughtfully.
"Not just about here, sir. We
campcd over east of there once, may-
be a year ago, down In a hollow where
there was one big tree standin' all
alone, kind of an odd-lookin' tree, sir.
and seems to me, the guide said the
place was called something like that.
Say. Tom," to the nearest dragoon,
"do you remember that Lone Tree
■where we camped when we were out
hunting' Tarleton?"
"Sure; in east Medford. There was
a farmhouse across on the side of a
hill 1 got some buttermilk there."
"Wasn't that what the guide called
Itbe place—Lone Tree?"
"Derned if I know, sergeant, Don t
recollect hearin' the guide say any-
thin' 'bout that, but the woman at the
douse told me her place was called
Lone Tree cottage-so I reckon he
night."
This was a chance worth trying.
"We will take the first turn to the
left, and have a look at the place." 1
•aid "Conroy, you and Tom ride
■head, and keep your eyes open."
We reached the hollow where the
big tree atood. about midnight, but
found little reward. The houae on
the bill had been burned to the
(round. Near the tree, however, we
tfUrovered evidence of recent ramp
•res. one not yet cold, and apparently
tbere had been quit# a body of m#n
eamprd there lately Conroy m,nu
factured a torch, aad »cout#d about.
Anally reporting
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My flrat .Ian™ arroaa tho rarloa etn-rged ahadowy ,ua. beyond "r"' "uldl.f. Th.nd ' ClnJrar «!«»> «« «h# ta.k of healing TTtl.
r#t*alrd th. ootllae. of tb. boua# King b# waa ready. I got W ^ Mortimer.- I i "llul I do I chafed «o b# In that! mablllty upon tb.lr part ga»a th*
abot# th. low tr##a of th# orchard gripping a pi.tol butt. • b_ " ,uddet»ly awar* affair tnya*lf. and -a- h#r Uterab.. < ,crib^ lhelr opportunity and had un
All appaared poaorabie enough, at.d I earning sound the dr*g.*»n kapotf.^bu ' m th. eaatrra f with tbre# otbera-Peter. an Indian, doubtedly raiaed in th# fatb.ra tnind
Men relief There w.r# light, arm. gripping .h. ...oundrd aei.tlnel tbr. tu a pi. (ow,rd ,h.
an Iri.btnan—captured in#, mi* m doubt a* to the power of Jeaua aa
in the low#r lloor. streaming *M> ih# bug of a bear. ••••>"*• wb||fl „ ,,.,,,^,0, a*rlt Vou can ! taking me for aom# on* eU#. and took > BeU
through aa-»#ral wlndowa. while up urtmni to on# grunt, and J* " .. ^ KO fc|0ng Tom. mt to Klmhur.t Aa a. aha Tak.g Caa* l« Hand.
atalra on# window waa ablai# La.* | barrel of my pl.tol wai^, .._bl. bead | irlMba g ^ ^ | ^ ^ Bcknow,.
Hut I ha*t* not jfinui at ooc« lake® tb« ciw In
All api-ared poaorabl* enough, and I * anting aoun.i tne on.g«K,n . -i-o.".- • • rM ,D |b# ,Mlrrn w|lh lhw
frit « .Uddrn relief There w.r# light, anna gripping th* "J*1'"J1 * milllt lo rwp ,D loward th. .nd an Irl.hman-
burning on the lower lloor. atreatning alth tb* bugjti a^b*hf. II M wbli« remain, dark You ran taking me for aotw
u"; I b*^°: b?t I "°. z?™ »P. i ,*.m*d^
aa It wa». (hi. Illumination aa. not | _ ;so,i* *or^ --- y bl. '.Make him aaf#. and tben come along edged ber error
•urpriaing. however, a. the care of the cla.p hi. belt. Tom
aounded man would nece.altate night
watcher*, while, no dftubt, Clair*
would anticipate by reaching there
before morning. All Ihla flashed over
me, as my *•>'#. haatlly aurveyed the
familiar surroundings. Then 1 be-
came aware that tho older .tout was
reporting.
"There', quite a bunch of hortes
picketed' down there In the ravine,
sir," he said, pointing toward the
right.
"How many?"
"Oh. maybe twenty-five or thirty;
Joe an' I couldn't get very clo.e, as
there's a couple of men on guard on
top of the bank. A hundred feet down
you can bee 'em plain against the
sky."
"Wasn't what you saw a cattle
herd?"
"No. sir," positively. "They're
horses, picketed In Une like a cavalry
troop, and they've got their saddles
on."
What this all meant could not be
guessed at, but there must be some
scheme of deviltry under way.
"Have either of you crossed the ra-
vine?" 1 asked, endeav.oring to reach
some conclusion.
"Yes, sir. Joe did. He was up in
the edge of the orchard?"
"See any men?"
"Not a man, sir, outside," answered
the other. "But I saw shadows against
the curtains on that lower floor. I
couldn't tell how many; they Just
come an' go, only they wasn't dressed
alike."
One thing was sufficiently certain—
we could gain little information re-
maining where we were
"Sergeant," 1 said, determining
swiftly on a course of action, "take
your men, dismounted, across the ra-
vine, and Into the orchard. Keep un-
der cover, but get as close to the
house as you can safely. Picket your
horses back there beside the road."
"And you, sir?"
"IH take Tom with me, and well
circle that horse herd, and come up
to the house from the rear. I want
to discover where those fellowB are,
and what they are up to. See this
whistle, sergeant?"
Yes, sir."
It gives a sharp, shrill blast If I
blow It twice, get your men inside
the house instantly. I'll not sound
it unless I need you at once. We'll
wait here until you get across."
They disappeared Into the black
depths of the ravine, moving cautious-
ly and with little noise. Tom and I
plunged down the steep slope, feeling
our way through the darkness, but
moving to the right, toward where
the scouts had indicated the horses
were being herded. We skirted these,
creeping along the opposite bank be-
hind a fringe of bushes, certain that
the darkness concealed our move-
ments from the two men on guard
We crossed fifty feet above, gained
the top of the bank, and crawled
down, sheltered from observation, un-
til we were directly above the two
guards. Peering cautiously over, we
could easily distinguish the black out-
lines on the hillside below.
One man was standing up, leaning
against the trunk of a small tree,
while the other wa. sitting on the
ground, hi. head bent forward, and
hi. hat drawn low over hi. eye.. Nei-
ther had uttered a sound, but a. my
eye. strained through the darkness I
began to perceive detail, which
awakened a new suspicion. Tb. fel-
low .tanding up wore a cap and no
cont. and bl. band, were
about a abort, aa wed-off gun
gun. If he move#, or utter, a sound,
.boot him down."
I wheeled to face the other, who
had lifted hi. head, and wa. staring at
u. through the darknesa. II# was no
longer a mere shapeless .hadow, but
a .lender, straight figure, and my
heart gave a sudden throb.
"Who are you?" I asked aharply
"Eric Mortimer?"
"Ye.." he answered, In evident sur-
prise. "Do I know your*
"No," and 1 cut the rope binding
his ankles. "But 1 was searching for
you. 1 am an officer of Maxwell's bri-
gade; my name Is Lawrence Tell
me first what has happened—why you
are being held prisoner."
He stretched his cramped arms and
bis hat so that I saw hit
fao* dimly. In the gloom his resem
after us "
"All right, air
hell be safe enough for a while.'
CHAPTER XXX.
learned ye* why she was with U#la- Rebuke and pity are mingled
I'll fit th# lad so ! van or for whom she m'.s'ook m." | 1(, m* word., "O fhiihiess generation.
Th* lad drew In hi. breath sharp-| ^ow long aball 1 bear with-you.
ly gripping m« by th# shoulder j dl' ciples. th* scribe, and the mul-
"By the Ix>rd llarry!" be e*rlalme4 lJtude. aU alike, are luvolved in hi.
excitedly "There l.h't another girl j rt.buke. All *ere In a greater or le»a
in the Colonle. who *ould have don* a<;SPt^ faltble.. Je.ua had been In
It I'll bet I can explain, but even I j tlietr midst performing hi. mighty
didn't think she would ever have ih* dl., d-_ ^p,.aklng his marvelous words.
W. Attain the House.
'Come on. Mortimer, and we'll soon
find out what la going on." I turned
find out what la going on. i iurn*« mum tnma sue ----- - ue. u«. -—------ -
to the prisoner. "Where are th* rest i n«.rve to perform such a deed. I «old an<1 manifesting his wonderful Po*1';
ot your gang?" you I left my papers there. 1 for«ot ! yet lhey were without faith Full
"You'll find out fer yerself. mister." them where I changed my clothes. You oflen the present-day church and
h# answered sullenly, "an' maybe ! Be«. i came out wearing the uniforin of , christian workers stand impotent be-
damn auick too." a British dragoon lieutenant, and had fore tbe world's great need because
"They are In the grape arbor to the | au planned out to Join Delavan. and j of a Qf faith. How frequently
south of the house." broke in Eric guide him toward Philadelphia over | we n,i88 a blessing because of our
"That was where Kagin told them to the Lone Tree road. Just before I lert j dependence upon some one who
lie quiet and wait orders." our camp at Valley Forge on this trip i makt>8 a faiiUre of faith and prayer,
ind "Then we will explore along the j j received orders from Washington to jeBU8 was then and always has been
. Iir.in. hla hut SO that I saw his north side, keeping the fence between , kcep my eyes open for a courier rid- troubled and distressed at such failure
legs, lifting bis hat so that I saw his nj ^ ^ q( m€D over ,n/from i»h„adelphia to New York (y 19) However, the father was
He Give Utterance to One Grunt and Then the Barrel of My Pistol Was
at His Head.
blance to Claire was so remarkable
that I Involuntarily exclaimed:
"Heavens! but you look like your
sister!"
"Like Claire! they all say so; you
know her?"
"It Is at her request I am here;
you need not fear to tell me your
story."
"Oh. I do not. I can see your uni-
form. But damn It. I don't know any
too much about what Is up myself.
Thl. Is Red Fagln's outfit."
"I thought so. Where did he get
you? How long have you been a pris-
oner?"
Tbe boy laughed recklessly, his eyea
upon tbe others-
-Well. tay storr I. a short one.
claaped
He bad
»on* of tbe appearance of tbe *ol
dler but tbe other man apparently
waa la ualfonn. although I could aot
with Clinton's plans of evacuation.
Hamilton seemed to know all about
this, and sent me special Instructions.
I talked of it with Claire, planned how
1 was going to waylay him. and to-
gether we fixed up those servanta as
soldiers to help me carry out the de-
ception."
He paused, chuckling, and I halted.
eager to learn the rest.
"And when you disappeared; when,
perhaps, she heard of your capture.
or suspected it, she assumed the dis-
carded uniform and went forth in
your stead."
"That's It, Lawrence. She would.
If she thought It was right; If .she be-
lieved such an act necessary to save
my reputation I'll bet she found the
papers in my pocket, and mistook you
for Clinton's dispatch bearer."
"There is no doubt of It," I said so-
berly. "And that wasn't all she did
to protect you. It was the talk at
Lee's headquarters that you had de-
serted. She stamped that a lie, by
riding into our lines day before yes-
terday, bringing an exact report of
where Clinton was marching. I didn't
see her, but I heard all about it, and
you get the credit. Washington told
me with his own lips, and granted her
permission to remove your father, who
was badly wounded, to Elmhurst."
"Good God! Are they here now?"
"They must have reached here early
yesterday morning. 1 passed them on
the road at ten o'clock. Grant had
Just Joined their party, claiming to
be hunting after deserters."
He clung to the fende rail, staring
out toward the house.
"Grant! Do you know, I believe
that fellow Is at the bottom of this
whole affair. He's in love with Claire.
and—and he's working some scheme
to gain power over her."
"Several schemes, I think," I re-
turned heartily "I've nipped two of
them in the bud already. Someway,
Mortimer, he got possession of those
Instructions you received from Wash-
ington and Hamilton. I ran into him
over there on the lawn, back of the
summer-house. He was threatening
Claire, trying to drive her into mar-
rying him offhand. We had a bit of a
I took a look myself at Tom's rope- , fight found
,„lng, and found It satisfactory. In- I left 1 wore nis t •
deed, in remembrance of my own suf- your were addressed'"
fering. 1 even loosened the strain a remember how they were addressed
little, confident the fellow could never He shook n« . ^ occurred to clple8 8et us a good example oy in-
free himself unaided. Then the three < S'mp\L1(1 them 0ver to Clin- c.uiring of Jesus as to the cause of
of us. Mortimer armed with his late ^ toe h«' , , of trea8on. and their failure, and he tells them that
guard's gun. crawled up over the edge ton. accuse tl Qf th,g e,. j ,,je p.eat necessity Is prayer. There
of the bank, ran without stopping share In the con a ,hreaf are more defeats in the church of
there in the orchard,
ready we'll go."
If you are both
rewarded when. In obedience to the
command, he brought his boy to Je-
sus. The conversation that ensued
is interesting and pathetic, one that
is too often repeated today. At last
la his deep anguish the father cried,.
"If thou canst do anything, have com-
passion on us and help up." He tliwe-
by, as all true fathers should, com-
pletely identified himself with his son
anil his sou's need. Fewer young men
of today would be demon-possessed
If their fathers would have identified
themselves more fully with their boys.
The reply of Jesus forms the gold-
en text. What a magnificent response
this father made, "I believe; help
thou mine unbelief." Small wonder
that Jesus should again work a won-
der of healing.
II. The Master'. Victory—vv. 20-29.
The son of man, who had just been
eo wonderfully glorified, again mani-
fests to the world his power over an
afflicted son of man. The evil one,
however, never gives up his posses-
sion without a struggle. Hence it waa
that, as the boy was brought near
to Jesus, the very worst manifesta-
tions of his malady were exhibited, in-
somuch, that as the multitude rushed
together to witness his paroxysm and
saw him as the demons left him, de-
clared the boy to be dead. We must
remember how long time the demons
had ruled the boy (v. 21). A small
boy once defined a habit as "some-
thing hard to break;" very true, and
the longer the habit the harder it is
to break. The father's faith was small
but very earnest. It was sufficient
to cry to Jesus for relief and that is
always enough. Jesus repeats the
man's use of the word "if as though
to challenge the implied lack of
power and at once throws the burden
of responsibility upon the father? It
was not the question "if' Jesus could
heal but rather "if the father could
believe. Realizing his lack, the father
cried, "Help mine unbelief." 'Tis such
a cry as this God always answers.
Quickly avoiding the fast gathering
crowd he takes the boy by the hand,
raises him up and sends him to his
father on their way.
No father has the right to transfer
his obligations, spiritual or otherwise,
to any organization.
Entering the nearby house the dis-
ciples set us a good example by In-
UI UallR, IO" W.tuvm Blvrr r j . » a ♦V.orr* aa
•cross the open space, and crouched tat®, or else hold
x . j _» > i, m- a a • nvpr vour sister. I curnea
- vn.ir sister I burned them." j Christ and in the lives of his follow-
In the shadow of the fence. It was . over^ your - ^ ^ ^ min„te; crs that can be traced to a lack ot
still dark, although a faint gray tinged | ^t,i^"hard tben be thru.t out hi. ! prayer than perhaps any other one
element. These disciple, had cast ont
phi I aarK. annou^n a i«un j -•- #k*>«
the eastern sky line, barely perceptible , breathing h»rd^"*n
through tbe Intervening trees. The
great house, a hundred yards away,
was but a blurred outline, distinguish-
able by tbe light, shining out through
Lawrence. I had a fellow In tbe Brit- 1 open windows At that distance no I
l.h •rrrlee who occasionally gave me j round reached u. Hjwever. If Mor-1
information. Word came to to# to timer wa. right, the way would
| dear for our passage along the front. | rut
hand and clasped mine
(TO BE CONTINUED )
a Distinction.
Caller—I* your mother engaged?
Grace taged S>—No. ma'am; Aunt!*
ba j May i. eng^ed. but mamma , mar-
demons before this. but. shrinking
from fellowship with him in the death
he had foretold tMark 8:SS-M). they
rtood condemned before him. power-
less In the fact of a great need, an*
condemned by tb* multitude.
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