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A lory Rose
How General Washington
Kept Information From
Reaching the Enemy.
By VIRGINIA DA RROW.
Copyright, 1310, by American I’rc.-s
At Dobbs Ferr.v, some thirty miles
north of Now York city, is a bouse
which during tin* Uovi iutioimry war
was occupied by General Washington
for bis hindquarters. It is a snuaro
frame bouse standing in the center of
perhaps half an acre of ground, and in
a niche in the wall separating the
premises front tie* road is a monu
ment with nn inscription stating the
fact that Washington worked there,
helped, in that house ho planned the
Yorktown campaign, which closed the
struggle for American independence.
One morning a girl of twenty stood
in one of the rooms on the ground
floor of this building they were all
occupied for oflices by members of
Washington’s staff while a young
inan in the uniform of a captain sat
at the desk writing. When lie laid
finished lie handed her a slip of paper,
raying:
"There is the pass, Janice. Remem
ber. 1 am responsible that he who
uses it is a patriot and will give no in
formation to the liritish concerning
what lie lias seen here. General Wash
ington has no time to attend to such
matters himself and delegates the is
sue of all passes to me. J say tills to
you because 1 know you to belong to
u Tory family, and I understand that
your sympathies are with the red
coats.”
“I Him 11 send a letter by him,” re
plied the girl, "to n friend of mine iu
New York. lie will not know what
the letter contains.”
"Sweetheart,” said the young man
Impulsively, "I would not give this
permit to any other living person than
you.”
The captain was sitting in one of
the front rooms of the house overlook
ing the Hudson river and the heights
beyond. But he did not see the river
or u sloop that was lazily drifting
down with the tide or the heights be
yond. He was thinking that lie bad
committed an unpardonable error in
yielding to the persuasions of one he
loved and risking possibly the very
cause of American independence.
Presently he sprang up and went Into
the office of the commander iu chief.
Washington, who was studying a map
of that part of Virginia bordering on
the Atlantic, looked up as the young
man entered.
“General,” said the aid, ”1 am fear
ful of haring committed an error.”
“What la it, captain?" naked the gen
eral anxiously, seeing that Captain
Stewart appeared to hare something
of importance on hia mind.
“Janice Arbnckle has asked uie for
a pass for a friend of hers to go
through the lines to New York. I
have gives it to her."
“Do you know who this friend of
hers is?”
“I confess I do not, general.**
Washington made no reply for a few
moments. He appeared to be think
ing.
“The Arbuckles are arrant Teries.
It has oceured to me only today that
their hospitality to us may be to cover
some deep laid scheme to benefit our
enemies. Go after this muu and as
sure yourself that he may be safely
trusted to go through.”
“1 will, general.”
Captain Stewart hurriedly left the
office of his command, and. going to
a stable near by. a horse was led out
to him. The captain mounted and gal
loped down the main road leading to
New York. lit* laid reached a point
not far north of Spuyteu Duyvil creek,
the northern boundry of Manhattan
Island, when he overtook a citizen
trudging along slowly. Stewart accost
ed him, asking him whither he was
going.
“To New York," the man replied.
“Have you a permit to go through
the Continental lines?" asked the cap
tain.
“That I have," replied the pedes
trian. “1 have the pass of General
Washington himself."
“Let me see it."
The man showed the pass Stewart
had written and given to Janice Ar
buckle but a short time before.
“This is indeed his excellency’s pass,"
caid Stewart, but 1 am instructed to
see tliut no one passes our lines with
any communication upon his person.
I shall have to search you.”
The man turned pale, ‘i have with
me,” he said, "only a letter from Mis
tress Janice Arbnckle to a friend in
New York. You would not examine a
lady’s epistle, would you?”
Stewart felt a twinge of shame at
distrusting the girl he loved. Had It
not been for the change In the man’s
countenance on being asked for papers
he might not have pursued the matter
further. As it was and remembering
his commander’s instructions, he called
for the letter.
The man hesitated. “Asa man,” he
said. "I protest against being forced
to show n letter committed to my care
|by a lady. Perchance you who make
this demand may not belong among
those chivalrous people who are above
examining a lady’s correspondence.”
Had i! not been for I lie Influence
Washington exerted even when not
present the taunt would have prevent
ed the young man, who was chivalrous
to a fault, from detaining the letter of
a lady, and that lady the woman he
loved.
“Come back with me.” lie r aid to the
man. "and after referring the nialtei
iu the general in chief you may go or.
with if for all me. I am not person
ally interested in' the correspondence
of Women."
The man looked about him. as if
weighing 1 lie eham-es of a refusal
Then lie said, witli evident reluctance
—indeed, there was a melancholy In
li is reply that did not appear In his
words:
”1 suppose I shall have to accom
pany you. sir, though it will delay me
in iny journey, and I hoped to be in
the city before dark.”
Captain Stewart marched the man
before him, keeping a watch upon him
the while. On passing through a
thicket that lined Ihe road on either
side the prisoner- for he was nothing
else being for a moment screened
from Stewart, threw the letter into
some hushes. The captain caught
sight of it just before il fell and. rid
ing to it, dismounted, found it and
put it in Ills pocket.
All doubt that something was wrong
had now vanished. Coming to some
vedettes. Stewart called to them to
take charge of the prisoner and bring
him to Washington's headquarters,
while he rode on. In a short w hile he
was in (In* general's private office.
"There, general,” he said, throwing
down the letter. “I fear it contains
something of moment destined for our
enemies.”
Washington looked at the tiny mis
sive, read the address—"To Mistress
Sarah Scudder, on the Bowling Green.
City of New York”—written in a wo
man’s hand, and all the instincts of a
gentleman rose up within him against
opening it. But after an account of
what had occurred after Stewart over
took its bearer he broke the seal with
out further ado. The letter contained
a summary of the disposition being
made for the coining Yorktown cam
paign and information that such cam
paign was soon to be inaugurated.
Composed as was the commander's
nature, a slight tinge of pallor came
over his face. It was some time be
fore he spoke.
“Captain,” he said presently, “bring
Janice Arbuckle to me."
Stewart went out and Janice return
ed with him Just ns the bearer of the
letter was marched into the general’s
office.
“Mistress Arbuckle,” said the gen
eral. "from whom did you get the In
formation contained in this letter?”
“I decline to tell your excellency."
“Who Is this man?” pointing to tke
prisoner.
“I decline to tell your excellency."
“1 will tell who I am.” said the mm.
“It shall not be said that 1 screeued
myself behind n woman's skirts. lin
Lieutenant Birkenhead, of his majes
ty’s —tb foot, and am alone responsible
for this attempt."
"He is not responsible for it,” said
Janice calmly. "He did not know
wbat the letter contained. I wrote the
general commanding to send some
trusted person here since 1 desired to
return a letter to New York and there
was no conveyance."
•’Enough!" said the general in chief.
“The lady’s word saves you. sir. from
the halter/’
The case of Major Andre was doubt
less fresh in Washington's mind, and
he was not disposed to enter upon an
other such case.
“Mistress Arbuekle.” continued the
general, “] must ask your father to
give his word that you will keep your
room till I give you permission to
leave it. You. sir." to tlie prisoner,
"will be confined under careful watch
in a military prison until the inde
pendence of the colonies is acknowl
edged by your sovereign. Captain
Stewart, will you see that what I have
ordered is carried out?”
Captain Stewart took the two to his
office, where he handed Janice Ar
buckle a chair and bade her wait his
return. Then lie dispatched the pris
oner to the guardhouse, from which he
was next day removed to more perma
nent quarters. Returning to Janice, he
stood for a moment looking at her fix
edly.
“Janice,” he said presently, "tell me
one thing—-how did you become ac
quainted with this information you
endeavored to impart to”—
"The officers of our lawful king,”
she interrupted. “I will tell you. 1
was in this house not long ago sitting
in a room separated from another by
a thin door. 1 overheard the general
dictating a dispatch covering the
w hole matter.”
Stewart was silent for a moment,
lie was very much moved and was
breathing heavily.
“1 am surprised,” he said at last,
“that you should have told me a”—
"I told you nothing, except that the
bearer of my letter did not Know its
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contents. He did not."
“If you should give your word not to
attempt further to communicate this
matter to our enemies, would you con
sider it your duty to break it for your
king?”
“Yes. I would.”
"Then l shall take the responsibility
of routining you under guard.” he
said, “and without the general’s order.
He has enough to attend to without
attempting to muzzle a woman.”
The next day Washington set out
for Virginia. Stewart went with him,
but before departing he directed that
Janice Arbuckle be confined in her
room at her father’s house, with a
guard at the door and under the win
dow. The situation for her remained
unchanged till the surrender of Corn
wallis, when Captain Stewart return
ed to Dobbs Ferry and himself set her
free.
As she stepped out of her prison
chamber the captain asked her to be
his wife.
In reply she made a “face” at him.
Nevertheless a few months later she
married him, Washington gracing the
ceremony with his presence.
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