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Show LEW FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH Master f Chaos Tbi By Irving Bacheller put her BchU CoprrKbt JM. by lrvin at Fort William Henry for Continued 17 Colin vu warmly received by General Benedict Arnold a born rebel ho bad run away from home when a In fctripllnj la quest of adventure. Inter life as a partner of Elijah Woodl.ridge Nancy'a father be bad lirospered shipping horse and mules to the West Indies. L'nlike the Commander In Chief, he had no patience luouib fighter In with "the congress." He was an arropaut, man lacking In dignity and politeness. Still he had "the unconquerable spirit." His courage and valor had been proved, bis blue gray eyes and In his often glowed with anger. Strong athletic body was the energy of wildcats, and the snarl of them Mrs. Bowlby. was often In his mouth. "What do you mean?" Stung by Ingratitude, bis was the "I know a man who has a marvelous Spirit of I'rotest now abroad In the land. Congress, for some reason, had gift He can see Into the future." "I have no faith In that kind of brigadier save Iiromoted every had suffered Indescribable thing," Colin answered. "He foretold the week of my martardshlpa going to Quebec, and was wounded there In a desperate assault. riage and the kind of man I would With a fleet In Lake Chaniplaln. he tiad delayed the advance of the British for a year, yet the SI in Bottses in congress, under some hidden Influence, had thus expressed their apGeneral- Washington had preciation. mildly rebuked this slighting of an able officer. Ills sympathy had kept Arnold In the service, and his sending the best Massachusetts regiment to be an arrow In the quiver of "the Black General" signalized the special Interest of the Chief In this member of his staff. Colin had not been a day In the Albany camp, when he received a note from Mrs. Bowlby. "I heard from a friend of General Arnold that you were to be here," she wrote. "As aoon as possible after you arrive, come for a talk with me at 49 Pearl street" It was a brief and cheerless note. What did It mean? Night had fallen. He hastened to the address of Mrs. Bowlby. He passed a public house, with open doors. At Its bar a reveler was singing a mournful love ballad. "You Have a Sweetheart Whose Life A moment he listened. It told what Is In Peril." a man had done "for the love o Barbara Allen." marry and my successful trip with "Yes. I know, I know all about St," letter. I will not take the risk of your on. as he whispered he went the you ask me to make Journey Mrs. Bowlby met hltn with a sud without his advice." face. They sat down together. She So It happened that Colin went with was silent. Mrs. Bowlby to a crystal gazer and a "Is It bad news?" he asked. great stars a long"It Is not good news. Our love reader of the man with large dark haired polite story Is now In the hands o' (Sod. I of the name of" Karapotos, who don't know what will happen. I'll tell eyes, had a luxurious suite of rooms and you the whole story. I met the Britwho had done a thriving business In ish at Crown point. Seeing' the great New York. Iriven away by the war our force small army of Burgoyne, the big scare he had been scattered. The filthy Indians were river towns In which working many rich New with the enemy. I pretended to be a Yorkers had sought refuge. loyalist Told them I would help and He told Mrs. Bowlby that she would that I wanted to see Miss soon be going away on a perilous and I met her. In a was She mission. It would be sucparty of grand ladies. Lady Harriet Important cessful. of earl a of the Ackland, daughter He gave the Colin was Interested. Ilchester, the young Baroness de date and hour of his birth. Soon the Rledesel, Mrs. Major Harnage and fortune-telle- r made this confident and others. These high bred "You have declaration: astonishing women, two of whom had children n sweetheart whose life Is In peril. I with them, were going to ride comthink that she is with the British fortably through the wilderness In I see darkness and lights, army. cart. tumbrels a kind of will give you Hushing lights. They the were Think of that. They among news. I see a battle. The AmerIndians. They were Interested In the good will win an icans easy victory. There look and the chattering of "the noble will a be scampering of the great red men." The mosquitoes and gnats enemy. I see another batnd black flies were as thick as ants frightened tle a long, hard, bloody battle. Again on a puddle of molasses. They were your army wins. I think It will be biting through the veils and sleeves the defeut of Burgoyne. Some friend women and getof the and BtockIng9 to dear rather you will be among the ting to their necks and wrists. They dead. I see a man riding a horse. had expected a sylvan paradise. They I think It will be you going to meet The children had found purgatory. sweetheart in some distant place your were crying with, pain. It was an long after the battle." wretched itching, swollen, bloody, ' Colin a fee and left the man group. I had a little talk with your with a paid No smile of Incredulity. sweetheart Of course she didn't from Mrs. Bowllearned he had doubt her the I had know me until given I'at In the British army and truth as you and I know It She by of in New York. Anyone of good Nancy had horse Her me then. to gone clung would sense know that Burgoyne was scouts with others In the charge of Mrs. who knew the forest. We went on In hound to be defeated and that on any missucceed would Bowlby A could. we as as far the bateaux sion. If there should be a victory part of the force set out to lay siege to TL I took to the woods with against the army of St. l.eger It wouldIn his weak faith about twelve hundred women, some tend to strengthen the stars. He would see what was on a force a of lot Indians, children, near future as It unof pioneers and three regiments of the scroll of the The adventure in that little rolled. Canadian militia. We were to move chamber of mysteries had been worth road ruined the westward, clearing It had won the needed and camping In the wilderness to wait all It cost for Mrs. Bowlby. for the main force. I was driving an help of The good woman was now willing ox team. I told them that only jumpers could get through, but they made to undertake the mission. He left her nnd soon after daylight me hitch to a wagon loaded with baggage. I warned Bat to stick to me. In the morning was on his way up the She did it and rode on one of my j Mohawk valley with Arnold's army. oxen. An old lady who was with her St. Leger, then besieging Fort Stan-wlx- , was depending mainly on a large went with Lady Ackland In a cart of Indians. The cunning Arforce All us. behind were far bridges They had been destroyed. Soon the whole nold knew that they were as fickle as wind and easily alarmed. baggage train foundered In a swamp. the April d Jumpers had to He had a force of only fifteen hun Then be built The tumbrels were wrecked dred men. On the way he caught two brothers of the the first day. The ladles' veils were loyalist torn to rags in brush and briers. name of Cuyler. They were related to old Thorny Tree of the Onondagas, Their life became a battle with bard-shiThey got through the swamps Being part Indian, they had some In fluence with the red men. One of on the backs of oxen. was a lackwit They were both them The a fever. of sick poor fell "Pat led to believe that they would be child was very sick and no physician at our camp. I knew that In June hanged. Their panic having continued for some hours the lackwit was told Doctor Parmly of Hudson a loyalist was always at his fishing camp on a that their lives would be spared on lake not more than three miles from one condition. He must go on ahead where we were. I got permission to to the fort and tell the Indians that thousand men weie take her there on condition that 1 a force of tenwhom he had narrowly from I carried next coming, day. would return the His brother was to be held hard escaped. slow Journey, back a' en my her If when Arnold got but I got there. Doctor Parmly took as a hostage. there the Indians had not deserted, her In. The poor girl was down with In- -' the brother would be promptly hanged They had all been smallpox. us. to They ,bj the neck. oculated and we' good d bi;jh-liande- hark-nkinne- black-bearde- - - Kayer-weathe- r. d ' wlde-runnere- half-bree- . ' d . .' a nurse. I stayed until the nurse came. I'at was barter when I left The dc tor was to bring ber to General Schuyler's house at Albany on his 1 way down the Hudson. Since then have beard nothing." This alarms me," said Colin, as be arose. "I will go to Schuyler' huue" "I was there not an hour a;,o. When she conies the general will do what be can for her. She is probably with the British. They are all over the upper country now. It Is not easy to come down the river these days." . Then and there Colin wrote a letter to his beloved I'at When it was finished he said to Mrs. Bowlby, 'Have you the courage to take It up the river tomorrow and try to make family's camp? If so, I will give you ten pounds." 'First come with me and we will take a look into the year ahead." said WNU Servic CHAPTER XIII to bed and sent down to ',:. r. . . . . coat was hung on a bile Arnold tore it with bullets. Cuyler put it on and hurried brain filled with the seed of bis away, panic A rich harvest came cf It Many Indians broke away from St Leser. Others in a riot turned their guns oa the British. The camp was quickly demoralized. When Arnold's fori appeared, guns and knapsacks were thrown away and the tracks of the white men were four feet apart on the German flats as tbey ran to save thvrnselves. It was a rout and many men, guns and stores were captured. The victory and the "scampering" set Colin to thinking of the star reader. Was it all coming true and were his troutHes soon to end? That night a dispatch bearer reached their camp bringing orders to Arnold from the Commander In Chief and a Washletter to Colin from the ington, then at Mount Vernon. She wrote : "My dear boy : I am almost 'took poorly' thinking of my husband's eneHowe has been stopped. He mies. will not attempt the river passage to the north. Burgoyne will not be able either to get back or forward. He Is certain to "be defeated. (Sates is a good politician. I pray God that you The General may live through It says little In his letters about the war. One may pry and pry and never get an opinion. But I know a lot more than he thinks I do of what is going on In that head of his. When Burgoyne surrenders the British can have no hope of winning the war. They may keep on fighting and make a lot of trouble but It can only end in their defeat. I get a thrill In my spine thinking that you and Pat will soon be near each other. If you get together don't you dare get married without letting me see It done. Don't try to rob me of the privilege of seeing that It Is well done. I've suffered enough looking forward to your marriage to have a share In yonr happiness. I reckon I ought to be the first one to kiss the bride and groom. When you meet go and find the General and tell him that you must have at least two months for your honeymoon. If I am not with him you hire a maid for the girl If necessary and I will pay point for Mount Vernon. all the expenses going and coming and we can have a grand and glorious good time In this big house. As Amos used to say 'you hear to me.' "Affectionately yours, "Martha Washington." With Burgoyne encompassed In a hopeless pocket and Howe held below the Highlands, In the south, by the strategy of Washington, General Gates arrived In Albany. The harvest was ripe and aided by his Influence In congress, Gates was to be the reaper. The blond, handsome, polite Schuyler, whom he had displaced, offered him what assistance he could render, but was not Invited to his council. Karly In September Arnold's force began a- silent, dogged march northward to Join Gates' army on the upper Hudson. They passed through ruined villages with many houses partly torn down for firewood. Colin now enjoyed the confidence and friendship of Arnold. The fighting man showed the young colonel a dispatch from Washington. In it were these words: "If I can keep Howe below the Highlands I think their schemes will be entirely baffled." "We don't have to worry about Howe," said Arnold. "The old Master has got him hog tied. We'll break the back of the British. With the Highlands, the rivers and Lake Cham-plaiin our possession Canada is shut off. The French will come to help us. I can see no hope for the British when Burgoyne is beaten." Colin saw clearly that the crisis of the war and of his own personal history was now In the near future. In his account of the journey Colin speaks of n slim handsome youth who rode a magnificent bay stallion at Arnold's side. "He has a slight red mustache nnd red hair clubbed and tied with ribbons. The general calls him Joe Brown. He wears a coat of brown velvet, a buff waistcoat and white .breeches. Ills hands are always gloved. He Is a splendid horseHe must be a person of Imman. portance, for he has an armed groom for his horse and a small tent of his own. Kvery night the groom sleeps on his blanket in front of the tent The young" man never ..peaks. No one has heard bis voice. I wondered at that until ihe general told me that he is deaf and dumb the son of a rich man who Is paying Arnold's salary. " "The boy wishes to see what war is like.' said the general. "A serene faith has come to me that the battle ahead Is to end my troubles," Colin wrote In a letter, "Does No It come from the astrologer? think not. But from some source 1 get confidence that the God of battles will cover my head and hers and bring us together." They arrived at the big camp on Bemls heights a ridge of wooded hills near the western shore of the upper Hudson fortified by Koscluszko with Intrenchments three quarters of a mile long Rnd redoubts and batteries commanding the open valley from the water's edge. Arnold's army was on the far left of the line which faced northward. The British encamped two miles away, their left on the river. On the nineteenth of September the British right, led by Burgoyne, began to ad vance In force. Fifes and drums sounded. Soon their whole line, was pushing forward. The fighting general was eager to strike while they were still In the open valley, knowing that they would try to fight their way After long delay the around him. word came to charge. The extreme In forest cover. British right was The s bush Touc - half-burne- dark-skinne- d n 1 tln Arnold. In danger of being outflanked threw his force against theia. Find be torned lug the enemv too strong to reiuforcementS-Thefor Gates he sent to were refused, Htf hit the British line" with tremendous vigor. It beWith regan to melt before him. inforcements be might have cut it wide open and the battle would have Beinforce-ment- s ended then and there. came too late. For four hours struggle with it was a Arsword, gun. bayonet and saber. led behind him, close Colin with nold, the oiiset. In the midst of smoke and flame and spurting blood be was yellmen and ing encouragement to bis slashing right and left like a demon. Heads were plit. laces mangled, legs and arms shattered, breasts and bellies ripped in this deadly maniacal clash of maddened men. Some were skewered by the wounded lying on their backs with the shadow of death Spurts of flame and upon them. smoke were bursting out of treetops on the wooded hills from Yankee sharpshooters. Quite accurately they tallied the fall of British officers. Parkness came upon these friends of Keatb and put an end to the bloody encounter. Through that uight wolves attracted by the smell of blood were howling in the forest. y P Just a Litfw n - Sst2sgaJi WHAT ANNA WAS more A professor was telling to or less eager ears the facts about Boccaccio and the Indiscreet Anna of Aquiuis. The class was lulled by his gentle was version of the affair, until be about to close, when he said: "Anna if was. you must know, a well I may lapse Into the extreme modern vernacular" bis eyes at ibis point sal gleamed wickedly and the class the procontinued was." ,,p"she can only call fessor boldly, "what s Magazine. a flirt!" 1 Tit-Bit- (TO BE CONTINUED.) 4 ''J L POSSON in Your bowels! USES HIS HEAD CHAPTER XIV high-hande- d Throughout the meal the lon pjj ' ring waiter had been haras,,) i, irritable diiit-r- , uh (1J!fr plained raucously all the uay fnjt hors d'neuvres to She cigars. Have you no brains, many r,,the diner in a voice that could be lizard all over the re. taurant. The waiter smiled suavely as fc, answered in equally loud toi,es y1 on the menu, sir." Tit Bits Ma. zine. loud-voice- hand-to-han- In the Valley of Death From Which Unfortunately a Valiant Figure Emerges and Another Disappears. Sprinkled with blood, sore with small wounds, their faces blackened, their garments torn. General Arnold and Colonel Cabot strode wearily into camp. The god of war had covered them In the day of battle. The valiant, the fearless and the masterful have a miraculous gift In passing through the dark valley. Death would seem to love best those who are afraid. The men began cheering. Praise of Arnold's valor was running through the line. General Gates was Jealous, Arnold was growling with anger at the neglect which had prevented a Kager to continue complete victory. the fight at sunrise, he was forbidden to do so. There were high words between the two generals. Arnold was denied any further part In the battle and under officers were commanded to disregard his orders. Arnold's conduct was undoubtedly and exasperating. He refused to give up his command and threatened any man who tried to take It Into action. Thus Jealousy and bitter politics had begun to paralyze the army. Burgoyne's force was in a bad way. It had failed. Many of its best officers were dead or wounded. The fickle Indians decimated by Morgan's sharpshooters had found the white man's love too costly and too painful. They were deserting. The Canadian militia were stealing out of the camp and making tracks' for home. The supply of food was vanishing. The British machine was in need of oil and repairs. Why didn't Howe come on with his army? He was not even yet thundering to get through away down In the Highlands of the lower Hudson. Burgoyne retreated, waiting for the help that could not reach him. Gates followed and surrounded him. In this time of waiting, a messenger brought a letter to Colin Cabot. It was from Itachel Bowlby. It said: "I am In Doctor Parmly's camp. For more than a month I have been here trying to pull Pat out of the deep pit she Is In. She clings to me and If she were my own child I could not love her more. The smallpox passed and then she fell Into a burning fever. Out of her head most of the time and thinks you are here. The doctor gives me little hope. He says that In three days we shall know. As soon as possible I shall come down the river at night and try to get around ahe British. I shall have to take to the bush above them and hurry on down the east shore with my little birch-barcanoe on my back until I get to safe water. I am eager to return to my neglected children. Across the river from Bemis heights Is a wooded hill. I will time my trip to reach it about ten o'clock at night and probably on the ninth or tenth of October. If the news Is good I will light two torches, if It Is bad only one. So If you will keep watch from half past nine to half past ten those two nights, you will know all that I can tell you and may God help us whatever happens." The tone of the letter was discouraging. Was it to end for him In hitler loss and discouragement? He had little hope of good news when on the night of October ninth he climbed a tree near Arnold's headquarters and sitting on a lofty limb looked eastward through the darkness. It was a clear, still, cold moonless night Never had he so felt the beauty and mystery of the calm, peaceful, shining, Infinite deep above him. Suddenly a flicker of light far away. Then two flaming torches glowed side by side In the darkness. Thank God, Pat was better. She was on the way to good health again. A long time he sat In silence looking up at the heavens and thinking. The lights! Here again was an astonishing fulfillment. The mystery began to vanish as he thought of It. Mrs. Bowlby had naturally sought to follow the letter of the prediction so she had used lights the only means Still there of swift communication. was an element In this matter a little beyond his reach. Suddenly he ceased to think. His eyes were busy. The ancient wilderness had begun to celebrate the recovery of her he loved. 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