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“IN PERIL OF HIS LIFE"
By Emile Gnrboriau.
CHAPTER XI
The Hut on the Mountains.
(Copyright, MU. I>> Til. MK'lurn N. w>-
papri Hyndlcui* l i
Harvey and Henry bad *« ir< Hy rtlHap
jK- tr d around a bend <>f th* road which
(iUS them from th«* »l|ht of tin aolilhns
had nc;ir(ely dlamountr d ;md taken to
th> mc«j<m.h *>f the mountain - when the
nentlnel ported before the door of the
room where <'-i«‘Hiir had !>«•* n left to Im
personate tin* prlsKJWr nun* out loudly
for the < <?rj>oruJ of l lie Ktiard. The m« ii
t in el hail looked Into tin- room and Notno
thin« in tie apt»e*r«neo of the primmer
had excited hIH nuapi* lon*
The corpora! of the guard ealbd for
the* nubaitern «»n duty a? the houa* and
they Mitered tin* room to dlnrover the
trb k which bad be«‘n played Upon them.
‘•Who waa the clmtyman?" cried the of
fU er. tbreuteninK Caesar with hie wword.
“Harvey Harvey litrrh," cried Caesar in
terror Ail wan now tn an uproar, the
dragoons sprung to their home a and a
detachment act off at full aallop after
the fi< frit lee Hut they found only the
dentrled nag# which had been left hi the
road They mine bark to camp to turn
out the foot soldier* who could he lined
to scour the- country In place* where It
wan Irnpomilble for horn-men to penetrate.
DutiwoodJe had again left the carnp
to try once more to net Into communica
tion with Washington and Lieutenant
Mason did not feel justified ip moving
tin command without the orders of the
major, to whom u courier was at once
dispatched, hoping to find him at the
ferry, toward which place he had last
hern seen golrtc Night was falling rap
idly and the colonel in command of the
post resolved to wall until daylight to
search the mountain with hla foot sol
diers
Frances and her aunt, who heard the
conversation of the officers were both
struck with tHr* danger In which the
fugitive's would be placed by the pur
suit which was being planned. Frances
could no longer doubt that the figure she
had seen on lie mountain was that of
llurve* Hlreh and ah** felt certain that,
instead of flying to the friendly troops
below, her brother would be taken to
the mysterious hut on the* mountain to
pae* the night. The fugitives must he
warned of the plans feu their capture
She explained nil this to her aunt, who
folding her to her heart, allowed her
to depart on her errand of fruteriml love.
It was a dark and chilling night.
France* elud' d the sentries and. at length
with much danger and toll, reached the
mysterious lint which she bad seen upon
th** summit of the mountain The solitary
window of the hut was boarded up. but
a single ray of light came through a
crevice In the logs which formed one
side of the rude edifice To this aper
ture Frances applied her eve and viewed
the Interior of the building.
flfhere was no candle, but a biasing
ttra i hearth mads the Intsfloi light
enough to read bv In one corner lay
a Vu a|> of slraw with a pair of blankets
thrown carelessW over It Against the
walls were suspt tided from pegs Itrltish
and American uniforms. On one peg was
a woman’s calico govvti such as was us
ually worn b> the country women und,
slat* a well powdered wig, In short, tin*
at til*- were numerous and varied \t
a table before the fire sat a inwu with
his h* ad bulling upon his hands ns If In
deep thought A close sort out was but
toned high to his throat und. parting at
the knees, showed breeches of btifT and
military boots and spurs.
The stranger raised his face and
Fran tea ut once recog t tied the composed
features of list per All that Dunwoodie
had said of this man's power and benevo
lence rushed across her and, opening the
door, she entered anti threw herself ut
llarpM s feet, clasping his knees with
her aims ms she cried Have him -save
mv brother; remain be. you promised to
nsv* him!" Ilai pri hud riseh ms the door
opened and thru* was a slight movement
of his hands toward the pistols which lay
before him on the table
Hut he Instantly checked the motion
and. raising Fiances to h* r feet, said
With some uneasiness. 4 Mtss \\ barton
but you cannot Is* alone?'* “There ate
none here with me but mv Ood und
von." replied Frances. “and by His
sacred name I conjure yon to remember
.voar promise atul save my brother" Hid*
din* Frances compose hets-if lh**p«r
made her relate all that had taken place
at the iK*st after the escape of Henry
After ker recital llarin-r walked up und
down the floor for a minute, musing
In silence “We ran depend much upon
the friendship of Major Dunwoodic."
said Frances, as a mantled her
cheeks, “but Ills sense of duty is so
strong that, notwithstanding his feelings
- hia desire to serve us he will con
ecivr »t his duty to apprehend mv broth
e- stain besides h. think# there would
t»t no danger in doing *.,» us he relies
upon your interference** “On mine?**
*aW Harper raising Ms eye# In surprise.
•Tea, on yours We told him of vour
kind In*.me i, when von met Henrv ,»t
Th * Lot ,;*t*. «nd he at once an id that
von haw the lower, and f you had prom-
Is.wl would Its\e the inclination, to pro
“ Haiti h« t o % *1 •
'*V*tht»p ** Miss Wharton said
Harp*? *>» forth Mb** P in hhn
unnapp> struggle that if would be use
ess to denv Hut Major Dunwoodie Is
aecure your brother's pardon. From vou
I must exact a promise that this inter
view tmi HI that has passed between
us n main i* profound *<*« r«*t until such
** * y w \* tH irmlsnlon to apeak '*
man es f*v« the desired pledge amt
f!ikrt*#v 4 mtinovsl, “The peddler and vour
hr at nr i w|U nnun be here Hut 1 must
not t»e seen bv the royal offfftr+r or the
lib* of Hlreh might b. the forfeit. Men s
Ives han< tipou slender threads m these
Mines Vou must pot question. but kmp
I'thtc «mi do as 1 instruct you When
the j«d<der and your brother arrive her.
*ou must tell them what you know of
lie for ihHr rtplmr „mt
urge tlnir instant departure If they
<'gn teach th* Ire* picket# of our army
bsrot•• marring thev will t*» s#f< There
ts I ett* r v*i , k for Mn jor Durmomtir than
Pt be exposing th* Ilfs of his friend *•
At thu? monter t the von e of the ped
dler audresrtng Henry was heard outable
and Harper, takit * hi# pistols and his
bat from the tapir vanished behind **v
• rai articles of dress which, hanging
Mgainst the *t*U evidently concealed a
secret exit from dr but
Tli surpf »e •*' l|> nn and Harvey
“THE SPY”
BY
JAM F FENNIMORE
COOPER.
Rlrch upon enttr'f £ the hut and hcHdc
Ki iiin-h l here wi. h great Quickly she
• xphilned the im’.hc of her visit told
Harvey that mlp had Ural caught u
glinipH of Ihe hut when she was pasa
liir.' Ihrougli ll* HigiilandH, and urg'd
I hein to M t out ». i once for th** south
Of having seen and spoken with Harper,
of coUMKe. she gHve no hint. Hastily
writing a art* upon a few leaves torn
*ut of ui. i orket b* ok. Harvey handed It
to Frances. t siy.rig, “Hlv* that to Major
Hunwoishf l»*|sy the departure of the
pursulu , party foi two hours and we
are pah hern* mber tny llf*‘ depends
upon >o:ir ifloitw. Vou have thin night,
proved v t mself an incomparable woman."
M’li v i inhiaced and kissed each other and
then Henry depmtM with the peddler.
No sooner had they disappeared than
Harper again entered the hut anil, lm
pnntii.g i paternal kiss upon her fore
head sHd. “You have this night served
your Irc tln r well,’* Then he took the arm
<f tin young woman silence and con
ducted Ip r. by ways which seemed per
fectly known to him, down the mountain
aid* until they came upon a horse cap
aru-oried for a rider of po m* an rank. The i
noth i»* a«i anorted .• m » i pawed the earth
a*i its i.iai.t'-r approached and placed the]
p.htcls in tli«* holsters Mounting, the
strang* man lifted his hat to Frances and
rode away being soon lost In the dark
ness and *h* forests.
i i jin« e t* ok one of the sheep-paths
which I* *1 toward the encampment and
bud nearly reached the farmhouse from
whence she had set out, when she heard
the so» fid of approaching horses and hid
in an angle of a fence to watch their
passing A small party of dragoons,
whon* di«v*s was different from that of
the Virginia Dragoons, passed at n brisk
trot. They were followed by a gentle
inV) enveloped In a large cloak whom
she a* on*** recognized as Harper. Be
hind him rod* a black In livery and two
voutl in uniform brought tip the rear.
Instead of taking the road leading to the
(TUT mpment they turned off to the left
and entered the hills
Frances regained the farmhouse undis
covered und in safety, and found Mlsa
Peyton wailing for her T<* the eager
Inquiries of the aunt she would only
smile and say that she was hound to
slleiie. and recommended the sum** to the
good lady She lm«! not been long In the
house before Dunwoodlft. win* had been
found b> th** courier, entered the room.
Peyton was much agitated. He had
hern unable to communicate wr.th Har
per. he said, or with Washington, and
the escape »»f Henry would now make
It Ids painful duty again to apprehend
him.
Why go on this expedition at all.
dear Peyton," said Frances bending over
h in and tlmtdlj taking on of Ms hands
“You have dons much for your country,
surely she cannot expect this of you."
“Frances! Mbs Wharton!*’ cried l*un
woodic. starting to his leet anil pacing
the floor “It is not only my country
hut my honor that requires the sacrifice.
Hip* he not fled from a guard of my own
corps',"* "Peyton, dear IVystou." cried
Frances. “Would you kill my brother?”
Kvery subject which Frances could in
troduce to occupy and distract the miml
of Dunwoodln ana ventured upon, all th**
time keeping an eye upon th** clock,
whose hands seemed literally to crawl
across the dinl. At length, when it still
lacked many minutes of the required
time and Dunwoodie oaitl. “I must delay
no longer before dav light my disposi
tions must l»e made.” she handed to him
the note which Henry had hastily pencil
ed in the mountain nut. saying, ' Before
you go on this errand of fastidious duly,
read this note"
•'Where got vou this note" cried Pey
-loii when he had glanctsl Ids eyes over
its contents “Poor Henry, you are. in
deed mv friend. If any on** washes me
happiness if is you." “He does, he does,"
ciifd Frances, “believe every word lie
tills you." “I do believe him,’’ said
Dunwoodie. and he refers me to you
foi its confirms!ion I wish 1 could trust
• quails it» your affections.“ You may,
Peyton." she replied eagerly He smiled
ami handed her the note, **f th# *.*ontrnts
of which she had boon Ignorant
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CHAPTER XII
George Washington.
Frances in astonishment took the let
ter and read as follows:
“Life's too precious to be trusted to
uncertainties. I leave you, Peyton, un
known to all except Caesar, and I recom
mend him to your mercy. But there is
a care which weighs me to the earth.
Look at mv aged and infirm parent. He
will he reproached for the supposed crime
of hia non. Look at those helpless uls
ters that I leave behind me without a
protector Prove to me that you love
us all Let a clergyman unite you this
night to Frances and become at once
brother, Mon and husband.”
The paper fell from the hand of
Frances, she * adcavored to raise her
eyes to Peyton, hut they sank abashed
to the floor. “Am I worthy of this con
fidence?" said Dunwoodie. “Will you
send me out tonight to meet rny broth
er? Or will it be an officer of Congress
that goes in quest of an officer of Brit
ain?"* “And would you do less than your
fluty because I am your wife, Major Dun
wumllxk ?“
“No." wald Peyton, "but I will show
the world a bridegroom who is equal to
the duty of arresting the brother of his
bride."
Frances grew giddy and turned her eyes
toward the clock whereon time seemed
to lag us if to torture her.
"Speak, Frances,” said Peyton; why
do vou hesitate?’*
She endeavored to sp**ak. but was only
able to murmur something inaudible, but
which her lover, with th*' privilege of im
int niorabl*' custom, construed into con
sent.
"Peyton,** said Frances, recovering her
self, “I 4-annot enter Into such a solemn
engagement with a fraud upon rny con
science. I have seen Henry since his
oscajM' and time is all important to him.
Here is my hand. If, with the knowledge
of the consequences of delay, you will
not reject it. It Is yours."
“Reject it!" cried the delighted youth.
“Th*»re is time enough for us all. Two
hours will suffice to take us through the
hills and by noon tomorrow I will re
turn with Washington's pardon in my
pocket and Henry will help to celebrate
our marriage feast.**
"Then meet me here In ten minutes,
rented Frances, **and I will return and
tak* those vows which unite us for
ever.**
Dunwoodie pressed her to his bosom
and then flew to notify the clergyman
of his Wishes. ThiH clergyman. It should
he said, was regularly attached to the
* amp, but the day after Henry’s con
demnation by th** court martial had been
ordered away for some duty at a dis
tance. or*ier# which came from a high
authority, and it was his absence fr<»ni
the post which had made it possible for
llai vey Birch, in the garb of a preacher,
to gain admittance to the prisoner whose
escape he effected.
Miss Peyton was rather scandalized at
the thought of such a sudden marriage,
but her *»bjectlons were overcome by the;
arguments of Frances and by a persual of
Henry** letter. Mr. Wharton was too
muck accustomed to th* sxerot** of pas
sive obedience to withstand solicitation
trom an officer of Dunw«>*>die'H Influence
in th** v'ontinental Army, and poor Sarah
was still in the deplorable condition of
mind in v bich he misfortune had left
her.
So the marriage ceremony was perform
ed France? stood directly in front of the
* K'ck and, ir. spite of the occasion, couid
not help turning now and then an anxi
ous Mane, at the dial. Just as the
clergyman pronounced th*' beticdicilon
the clock ntiunk nine This whs the time
that had been deemed so important and
Francos felt as if h mighty load was re
moved trom her heart. Just then a tap
was beard at the door and Mason, sec
ond In command to Dunwoodie. entered,
saylnt;. “Wc are in the saddle. Major and,
with your permission, 1 will start—as you
are #o v eil *nc tinted you can soon over
take us "
“Yea. yes. lieutenant, march," said
Dunwoodie. **! will join you at the first
halt **
“Now. Peyton." said Frances. “It is
•HE AUGUSTA HhRALU
Indeed n biother that you seek. I need
not caution you In his behalf should you
unfortunately And him.”
“Say fortunately," cried Peyton, “for
7 am sure that Harper will save him and
he will dance at our wedding."
The noise of a horseman was heard ap
proaching the farmhouse and an officer
was preperlly shown Into the room where
Dunwoodie was taking leave of the bride.
The officer wore the uniform of an aide
de-canr.p and Dunworsii* it once knew
him to belong to the military family of
Washington.
“Major Dunwtodie." he said after bow
ing kO the ladies, "the «-oir.rnamDr-w
--ch es has directed me to give you these
orders." H« handed Dunwoodie a weal
ed packet ar.il, pleading duty, took his
leavt- at once
•‘Here, indeed." cried Dunwoodie as he
opened and read the orders, ‘is an unex
pected turn tc th* whole affair."
“Have you any affecting news. Peyton,"-
cried Frances, springing to his side
“Listen and you shall judge,” said the
major and he read
“Upon receipt of this you will con
centrate your squadron so as to be in
front of a covering part} which the en
em> is sending up in front of his foragers
by ten o’clock tomorrow, on the heights
of Croton, where you will find a body of
foot to support you. The escape of the
Krglish spy has been reported to me,
but his arrest is a matter unimportant
compared with the duty upon which you
are, now to proceed forthwith." It was
nigned by Washington.
“Thank God," cried Dunwoodie, “my
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hands are now washed of Henry’s recap
ture."
Peytoii starved that night for the po
sition assigned him with his squadron.
Frances was as pale as death when he
rod** away and begged him to act with
prude nc*\ as he now had new responsi
bilities in lift. Miss Peyton retired with
her niece to comfort her and to read
her i lecture cn the duties of married
women which, never having been married
herself, the spinrter was particularly com
petent to bestow without prejudice.
We shall now leave the ladies of the
Wharton family ami return t*> Harvey
Birch and Captain Wharton. The fugi
tives made their way south until at
lengtii Harvey had conducted Henry to
a point near the river at no great'dis
tance hbrve the royal lines. In the river,
Harvey said, was a British man-of-war
upon which Henry could take refuge. As
they approach* d the river they could
hear firing iri the country behind them
and knew that Royalist and Continental
parties wero ti rraged about the heights
of Cicton.
As the/ Mood listening to the firing a
man suddenly came out of the woods
and approached them. The man had a
musket in hi** hand, hut was evidently in
terror, it was the leader of the Skin
ners. Laugh' between the American and
British lines, his men dispersed in flight,
the man was anxious to reach some
place of safet> and, seeing Birch, whom
he knew to L*» a reputed royal spy, he
begged to h<* taken down to the main
Britisi forces on the island.
“Th* way is open to you as to me,’*
said Birch coldly. “But I don’t dare
Jiteia^DKjpst
venture within the line alone, Mr. Birch,"
said the Skinner.
"But damn Major Dunwoodie and his
horse and God bless King George. If you
will show me the way to safety, Mr.
Birch, I will pay you well and ever after
stand your friend in the bargain."
Henry interfered and, after holding
a short dialogue with the fellow, agreed
that, if he would give uff his gun. he
might join the party. The man com
plied instantly and they proceeded to the
bank of the river where Birch, pointing
to the man-of-war lying off the shore,
said. “There, Captain Wharton, is your
refuge."
He signaled the ship and a boat put,
off from it for the shore. Before it
touched the strand Harvey bade good
bye to the captain and, with the Skinner,
took his way south. Henry, after con
vincing the boat officer of his identity,
was taken on board of the ship.
On the way down to the Harlem Har
vey and the Skinner encountered a party
of cowboys. The leader, upon inspect
ing the pass from Sir Henry Clinton
which Harvey produced, permitted him
to proceed, but refused to let the Skin
ner accompany him. The Skinner had.
a short time before, stolen a horse from
this same cowboy leader who now re
venged himself by hanging the outlaw in
spite of Harvey’s protests.
There is little more to tell. A tier the
war Peyton and Frances retiredthe
former’s Virginia plantation where they
lived happily ever after, and after the
war Frances learned from her husband
that the mysterious Harper was none
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SATURDAY. APRIL 20
the war ended Harvey Birch disappeared
into the great and growing West. In the
second war with England a man well ad
vanced in years fell on a battlefield from
which he had tried to remove some
wounded under fire. Upon his body was
found the following paper:
“Circumstances of political import
ance, which involve the lives and for
tunes of many have hitherto kept secret
what this paper reveals. Harvey Birch
was for years a faithful and unrequited
servant of his country. Though man does
nor. God may reward him for his con
duct.
“GKROGE WASHINGTON.**
After the war Henry Wharton went to
live in England and Frances’ children
knew him as "Our British Uncle." a
(The End.)
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