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Laton. to my roops toward use. forming neml Scott." 1 ngercd for ior galloped 'He has opâ€" cil, imagin- t‘ campaign derâ€"in-chief.‘ “In rain in By Randall‘Parrish ve stock It that and I “What does this mean, sir?” Lee! ‘Vthundered hoag‘sely. “Why are your? men .Iying strewn about in this unsoH hierly manner. General Maxwell?! ‘Are you unaware, sir. that we are in; the presence of the enemy?" 2 } Maxwell‘s face fairly blazed, as he; . straightened in the saddle. but before; g his lips could form an answer, a sud-g g ‘den cheer burst out from the crest of} [the hill, and I saw men leaping to; : their feet, and waving their hats. The ‘ ' next instant across the summit came, ’NVashington, a dozen ofiicers clatter-E Hug behind, his face stern-set and: tiwhite, as he rode straight toward LeeJ Under the smoke of several batter- ies, whose shells were ripping open the side of the hill. the British were advancing in double line, the sun gleaming on their bayonets, and reâ€" vealing the uniforms of different :corps. “What is the meaning of this re treat, General Lee? My God, sir, how do you account for such disorder and confusion?“ he exclaimed, his voia ringing above the uproar. his angry eyes blazing into Lee‘s face. “Answex ca‘me mm the sand skirted the morass in advance. mouméh on flecked with foam. Tw gazing across the hills t‘ field glasses, and then The other muttered some reply 1 failed to catch. “‘ihat’s not true,” returned Wash ington, every word stinging like 2 whip. “It was merely a covering party which attacked you. Why did you no- cept command, sir, unless you intend- ed to fight? “I did not deem it prudent, Genera] u ashington. to bring on a general exi mand." ‘ .“Then I expect you will take proper means for checking the‘enemy. " “I shall not. be the first to leave the grgmd‘; )our 0:;ng .shall be obeyed. ’ “at" followed was but a medley oi sight and sound. I saw Washington ride to the left; heard Lee give a: hur- ried order, or two: then I was at the rear‘of our own line strengthening it for assault. There was little enough time left. Every man of us had a gun, officers, all. Coatless as though we came from the haying field, the perspiration streaming down our faces, we waited. The rifle barrels glowed brown in the sun. as the keen eyes took careful sight. We were but a handful. a simfle thin line; if the reserves failed We would be driven back by mere force of numbers, yet before we went tl-at slope should he strewn with dead. Crashing up from the rear came Os- wald with mo guns, wheeling it to position. the depressed muzzles spo 1t- ing destruction. Yet those red 31d blue lines came on; great openings mere ploughed through them. but the living mass closed up. The). were at the fallen tree. beyond, when x. e poured our volleys into their VFl'y faces. We saw them waver as that storm of lead struck; the center seemed to give way. leaving behind a. ridge of motionless bodies; then it surged- forward again, led by a wav- ing flag. urged on by gesticulating of- fimrs nomss. I recognized Leo mounted on a black horse foam. Twice he pauSed. sandy plain below and is mean, sir?” Lee Iy. “Why are your about in this unsol- Genem} MaXWell?” “The cavalry! The cavalry!" They were coming around the end of the morass. charging full tilt upon the right of our line. I saw that end crumble up, and. a moment later. scarcely realizing what had occurred We were racing backward. firing as we ran. and stumbling over dead bodies. Maxwell rallied us beyond the! causeway. swearing manfnlly as he, ‘drove us into position behind a low: stone wall. Again and again they‘ charged us. the artillery fire shatter. fing the wall into fragments. 'Httcei "we came to bayonets and clubbedl guns battling hand to hand, andl Wayne was forced so far back imam the left that we were driven intq the .edge of the wood for protection. ”But; there we held. out front a blazeffof 1 .fire. It seemed to me the horror of! that struggle would never end. Such heat such thirst the black powder smoke in our nostrils. the dead under foot. the cries of the wounded. the; incessant roar of the guns. Again and . again it was hand to hand; I conld; scarcely tell who faced us, so fierce; the melee, so suffocating the smoke; the melee. so sutmcatlng me smose; ‘ I caught glimpses7of British Grena-f diers. of Hessians, of Queen‘s Rangers. 3 Once I thought I heard Grant's nasal? voice amid the infernal uproar. Stew-V art and Ramsey came to our sup-! port; Oswald got his guns upon an' eminence, opening a deadly fire; Livâ€"I _ingston's regiment charged and. with a. cheer we leaped forward also. mad} with the battle fever and flung them; back. back down that deadly slope; _It was not in flesh and blood to stand;' , we cut the center like a wedge. ”and drove them pell- -mell to where Lee had been in the morning. Here they I rallied flanked by thick woods and. =morasses. Too exhausted to follow.i our men sank breathless to the , ground. ' V i The Road to Philgdelphia. It must have been 10 o‘clock, and. if I had slept at all, I was scarcely ponscious of it. All about me the men lay outstretched upon the ground. still in their shirt-sleeves, as they had fought. their guns beside them. The might was clear and hot, scarcely a v , It was already sunset. and our work done. The artillery still already; and I could see long lines of troops;- Poor‘ 3 and the Carolina brigadeâ€"mov- ing to the right. Night came on, however, without more fighting_ and, as soon as we had recovered sulfi- clently. we devoted ourselves to the care of the wounded. “I should prefer to lead my own 5 men tomorrow, sir.” -M. V- -. ,M “Pahaw! I doubt if we have more than a skirmish. Sir Henry will see his, predicament fast“ enough. Then thére w’vfil be nothing left to do, but guarg nrisonsrs-Z’ I reviewed the vivid incidents of the day. looking up at the stars. and fofidered who 'amohg‘ those I' knew were yet living. who were dead. I thought of others in those lines of the enemy. whom I had known, speculat- ing on their fate. Then along our rear came a horseman or two, riding slowly. EN sentry halted them, and I "arose on one elbow to listen. “Lawrence? Yes, sir, Major Law- rence is lying over there by the scrub i oak.” ‘ I got to my feet, as the first rider approached. “This you, Lawrence?” asked a 'voice I instantly recognized as Ham- .ilton's. “You fellows all look alike tonight. Where is your horselmajor?" “Ivhave been on foot all day, sir," I answered saluting. “Ah, indeed; well. you will have need for a horse tonight. Wain- wright.” turning to the man with him, “is your mount fresh?” “Appears to be. sir; belonged to a British dragoon this morning.” “Let Major Lawrence have him. Major, ride with me.” We passed back slowly enough to- ward the rear of the troops, through the field hospitals, and along the edge of a wood, Where a battery of artillery was encamped. We rode boot to boot, and Hamilton spoke earnestly. “The battle is practically won. Law- rence, in spite of Charles Leef’, he said soberly. “Of course there will be fighting tomorrow. but, we shall have the red-coats well penned in before daybreak. and have already captured ammunition enough to make us easy on that score. Poor. and the Qarollna. men. are over yonder. while Woodford is moving his command to the left. At dawn we'll crush Clinton into frag. ments. Washington wants to send a despatch through to Arnold in Phila- delphia. and I recommended you. as you know the road. He remembered your service before, and was kind enough to say you were the very man. 0” You’ll go gladly ; {icandlea He glanced up, greeting us {with a slight inclination of the head 3? “A moment. gentlemen? ‘ He wrote slowly. as though framing ' his sentences with care, occasionally 3 questioning the aide. OnCe he paused : {and glanced across at Hamilton. ""-'very well. colon‘el'; I am ready to iserve wherever' needed." ~ . “.Of course,you are. man‘. There ishould not be much danger connected :with this trip. although there will be \stragglers in plenty. I’m told that ‘Clinton lost more than three hundred ‘deserters crossing Camden.’ ‘ A squad of cavalrymen were in front. their horses tied to a. rail fence, but {within Washington was alone, except :for a single aide writing at a rude Etable in the light of a. halt-ddzen ‘ Headquarters were in a single- roomed cabin at the edge of a ravine. I “Colonel do you know a. dragoon [named Mortimer?" * "I have no recollection of ever hav ling met the man. sir. I have written him orders, however; he is a scout: at- .tached to Generhl Lee‘s headqéar- '"ters. “Y as; I recall-.the name. He is the {one who brought us our first definite Huformation this morning of Clinton’s position. I remember now, you were not with me when he rode upâ€" young. slender lad. with the face of a girl. I could but notice his eyes: they were as soft and blue as violets! Well. an hour 9.30 he came here for “pardon Me, Sire, but There Are Horsemen Ahead." a. favor; it seems the boy is a son of Colonel Mortimer, of the queen’s rangers." - "Indeed; Wayne reported the colo- nel killed in frontofhis lines." “Not killed. but seriously wounded The son as Red permission to take him home to a place called Elmhurst near Laurel H ill." “I know the plantation. sir." I said. my interest caus‘ing me to interrupt. “It is on the Medfdrd road." ' " THE MND§§ Yj . I’le‘ "Ah; you have met the lad. possibly. ‘fNo, sir; I endeavored to find him ‘at Lee's headquarters. but failed. I have met his father and sister.” “A lovely girl. no doubt." . “To my mind, yes, sir." . His grave face lighted with a. sud- den smile. mi)6t.'"' am! He "tinr‘n‘e‘d his race? to- ward me. “The boy interested me gregtly.” ' ’ ” “T'sbniétlmes imagine, Colonel Ham- llton‘," he 'aai'd quietly; “that this un. happy‘War uilg‘nt- be very pleasantly Concluded if two could only turn our young oflicers over to the ladies of the 'enemy. Would guch a plan meet with your‘approval. major?" ‘I should prefer it to the present method." ' “No doubt. and MiStress Mortimer? Lâ€"But'let that pass, Until‘ we hold council of war upon the subject. Just now we shall have to be content with the more ordinary mans of-oampaign. I gave the boy permission to remove his’father. and they are upon the road ere this. I would that all the British wounded had homes close at hand. You have informed the major of his mission. I presume. Hamilton, and there is nothing I need add.” “He understands clearly. sir." “Then I will complete the letter. Be seated,‘ gentlemen.” ‘ He wrote for several minutes stead- ily. once pausing to consult a map. signed the paper. and enclosed it in another sheet. acmss which he Scratched a‘line of address. “You will deliver this to General Arnold in person, major; do not spare horse-flesh. You were in the action today?" ‘ “With Maxwell's brigade.” . “That Was a hard fight along the stone wall; )011 came out unhurt? ’ “Al-slight bayonet wouhd. sir; noth- ing to incapacitate mé from duty.” "Very well; take ten dragoons as :escort.. Hamilton will write you an order. I have told Arnold our victory is practically complete. Clinton may slip {may in the night for he is a. Wily old fox. but he has lost his pow- er to injure us in the Jerseys. I hope to bottle him up before morning. so that any retreat will be impossible. “but even if he succeeds in getting his army to the transports at 'Sandy Hook. he has lost prestige. and the Victory is ours. Good- bye. major and the Lord guard you on your journey} Ten minutes. later. mounted on a rangy sorrel, my dragoon escort trot- ting behind. I rode south on the Plainsboro road, as swiftly as its ter- rible condition would warrant. The evidences of war. the wreck- age of battle, were everywhere. Sev- eral times we were compelled to leap the stone walls to permit the passage of marching troops being hurried to same new 'posltlon; several‘batteries passed' us,» rumbling grimly ’through the night, and a squadron of_ho:se gallopea 03', me troopers greeting us with shouts or inquiry. We took to the fields. but. as there seemed no end to the procession. I turned my horse's head eastward. con- fident we were already beyond the British rear-guard, and struck out across country for another north and south road. We advanced now at a swiit trot, the sound of our horses’ hool‘s on the soft turf almost the only noise. and, Within an hour, came again to rara‘llel fences, and 3 Well travelled roadn This was the road running a,;mile, or '50, to the west of Elmhurst, _ It led as straight as any, toward Phila- ,delphla.'b11t whatever stragglers’ the British army had'l'eft ”behind would 'be'l'ound along here. However. they would probably be scattered fugitives. unwilling to interfere Wilh as. strong an armed party as this of..mlne. If ‘I was alone it would be safer to turn aside. Then, it was a strong tempta- tion to .me to pass thus close to Elm- hurst. It would be after daylight ,when we reached there; I might even :get a glimpse aeross the apple orchard 0111193128.; White house. Would Claire be there? It seemed to me quite'prob- able, as Eric was taking the wounded colonel home for nursing. The girl‘s faée rose before me against the black night, and my heart beat fast. When I came bat-k. I would ride to Elm‘ burstâ€"surely she would be there then. The-sergeant touched my arm. “Pardon me, sir, but there are horse- inen ahead." “Indeed? I was lost in thought. Conroy. Coming this way? “No, sir, they seem to be traveling south slow.1y I noticed them fmzt is we turned the Corner back there; I could see outlines against the sky." “How large a party? ‘ The)" form merely a lumping shadow to my eyes.” H ‘ '-Not more than three or fan" sir with a covered rig of some kind; They're hahed, now; heard us coming. I reckon." I could perceive the little group. but merely as a. black smudge. Then '5 mounted figure seemed-to detach it- self from the darkness, and advance toward us. ““Halt your men, sergeant," E said quietly. “I'll ride forward and learn 'what the fellow wants." 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