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CHAPTER XXVI? Continued.
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Thoae "Indications" were the letters
of one John Anderson, who described
himself as a (prominent officer In the
American army. The letters wer? writ
ten to Sir Henry Clinton. They asked
for a oommaiui in the British unuy
and hinted at the advantage to be de
rived frorp facts, of prime Importance,
In the writer's possession.
Margaret and her mother sailed with
Sir Roger Watte and his regiments on
the tenth of /Mafeh and arrived In New
York on the twenty-sixth of April.
*he month of May, 1780, gave Wash,
lngton about , the worst pinch In his
career. It was the pinch of 'hunger.
Supplies had not arrived. Famine had
entered the camp and begun to threat
en IU life. Soldiers can get along
without pay but they must have food.
Mutiny broke out among the recruits.
In tjie midst d? this trouble, Lafay
ette, the handsome French marquis,
then twenty-three years old, arrived
; on fcui white horse, after a winter In
/ Paris, bringing word that "A fleet and
i army from France were heading across
, " itheaea. This news revived the droop
lng ppirlt of the army. Soon boats
began ^o arrive from down the 'river
with food from the east. The crisis
passed. In the North a quiet summer
followed. The French fleet with six
thousand men ; under Hochfimbeau ar
rived at Newport, July tenth, ?ni ,
? W?tw Immediately blockaded by A*1
British as was a like expedition fitting
out :at Brest. Washington could only
hold to his plan of prudent. Waiting.
On a 'clear, warm day, late in July
1 1780, a handsomfe coach drawn by four
: horpes crossed King's Ferry and tolled
np the Highland road. It carried ben
edict Arnold and his wife and their
baggage. Jack and Solomon passed
. and '(recognised, them. . / . .
"What does that mean, I wonderf*
Jack queried. ' '
"Dun know," Solomon answered,
'Tni'scared about It," said, the young
er scout. "1 am ufrald that this
money- 'seeker hafc the confidence' of
Washington. He has been a good
fighting man. That goes a long way
with the chief."
Colonel Irona stopped his horse. "I
am olj half a mind to go back, " he de^
CI^h
"I didn't tell the general half 'that.
Heed said to me. It was so bitter and
a yet 1^ believe It was true. I onglit to
have told him.- Perhaps I outfit now
? to go and tell him."
;* V^Chere's time ?noagh," said Solomon. }
"Walt till we git back. Sometimea-Tve,
v , thought the chief needed advice but
' it's alius turned out that I was the
one that needed* It"
i The two 'horsemen rode oi^ ln^ si
lenee. It was the middle of the after
noon .of thft memorable July day.
They were frournl for the neutral ter
ritory between the American and Brit
ish lines, infested by "cowboys" from
! ? ? the . South and "skinners" froth th?
? ?North who were raiding the farms of
? ,the; settlers and driving away their
? . cattle to he sold ' to . the opposing
armies, The two scouts wire sent to,
1 earn the facts and report updn them,
v They ported at a cross-road. It was
n?ar sundown when at a beautiful'
v , brook, bordered with spearmint and
"?lid Iris, .Jack' watered and fed hfa
J:.: horse and gat down' to eat his lunch
eon. He was, thinking of Arnold and
r the new danger when he discovered
that a man Mood near him. The' young
?cout had failed to> hear his approach
, '-i-n circumstance in no . way Remark
able since the road was little traveled
and covered with moss and creeping
. 'herbagg. He thought not of this, how-'
ever, but only of the face and fonn
of a man of middle age. The young
man wrote in a letter:
"It was a singularly handsome face,
smooth-shaven and well-shsped with
large, dark eyes and a skin very clean
and perfect ? I had almost paid It was
transparent. Add to all this n look of
friendliness and masterful dignity and
, yon will understand why I rose to
my feet and took off my hat. His
stature was above my own, Jils form
erect. I remember nothing about his
clothes save that they were dark In
color and seemed to be new and sd
-T" nlrably fitted.
fl " Tou are John Irons, .Tr., and I
/ am Henry Thornhlli,' said he. 'I saw
IT j you at Klnderhook where I used to
live. J liked you then and, since the
4 war began, 1 have known of your ad
t renlures. I *.-,?? you passing a little
way back and I followed for I have
"something to say to you.'
" 1 shall be glad to hesr of It,' was
my answer.
"?Washington cannot be overcome
by his enemies unless he Is betrayed
by his friends. Arnold has been put
In command at West Point. He has
planned the betrayal of the anur.'
"Do you know that?' I asked.
" 'As well as I know light and dark
KPM.'
"'Have you told Washington?'
No. As yet I hare had no oppor
tunity. I am telling him, now. through
you. In his friendship* he Is a sin
gularly stubborn msn. The wiles of
an enemy are ss sn open hook to him.
btrt those of s friend he Is not nble
? to c-omprehend. He will dls<-redlt or
acly half believe any warning that you
or I may give him. But it 1b for you
and Solomon to warn Ulm and be not
deceived.*
"1 shall turn about and ride back
to camp,' I aald.
'"There I# no need of haste.' he
answered. 'Arnold does not assume
command until the third of August.'
"He shuded his eyes and looked to
ward the .west where the sun was set
ting and the low-lying clouds were like
rose-colored Islands In a golden sea.
and added .is he hurried away down
the road to the south :
" 'It is a beautiful world.'
" 'Too good for fighting men,' I an
swered as I sat down to finish my
luncheon for I was still hungry.
"Willie I ate, the torrnen^ng thought
came to me that I had neglected to
ask fot* the source of his Information
or for his address. It was a curious
oversight due to his masterly manner
and that sense. of the guarded tongue
which an ordinary mortal 18 apt to feel
fn the presence of a great personality.
I had been, In a way, self-brld\ed and
cautious In my speech, as I have been
wont to be In the presence of Wash
ington himself. I looked down the
road ahead. The stranger had rounded
? bend and was now hidden by the
bush. I hurried through my repast,
bridled my horse and sec off at a gal
lop expecting to overtake blm, but to
my astonishment he had left th6 road.
I did -rvot 40* Mm hot his words
were ever with me in the weeks that
followed.
"I reached the Corlles farm, far down
In the. neutral territory, at ten o'clock
and a little' before dawn was with
Corllea and his neighbors In a rough
fight, with a band of < cattle thieves.
In the course of which three men and
a boy were Seriously disabled by my
pistols. We had salted a herd and
concealed ourselves in thte midst of
It and so were able to shoot frrfm good
Cover when the thieves arrived. Solo,
mon and I spent four days In the neu
tral territory. When we left it a doz
en cattle thieves were in need ' of re
pair and three hod moved to parts un
known. Save In the southern limit,
their courage had been broken.
"I had often thought! of Nancy, the
blaze-faced mare, that I had got from
Governor Reed ahd. , traded to Mr.
Paulding. I was again reminded of
her by meeting a man who had just
come from Tarrytown. Being near
that place I rode on to Paulding's farm
and spent a night In hit, house. I found
Nancy in good flesh and spirits. She
seemed to know and like the touch of
idy hand and. standing by her side, the
notion came to me that I ought to own
her. Paulding was reduced In clrcum
. stances. Having been ? patriot and
a money lender' the war had Impover
ished him. *My own horse was worn
by overwork and so X proposed a trade
and offered a sum to boot which he
promptly accepted. I came back up
the north road jvlth the handsome,
high-headed mare under my saddle.
The* next night I stopped with one
Reuben Smith near the northern limit
of ? the neutral territory below Stony
Point. >Smlth had prospei^d b^ sell
ing'' supplies to the patriot army. I
had heard that he was a Tory and
so I wished to know him. I found
him a rugged, Jovlai; long-haired man
of middle age, with a ready ringing
laugh: His Jokes were spoken In a
low tone and followed by quick, ster
torous breathing and roars and ges
tures of appreciation. '
"He looked ray mora over carefully
before he led her to the stable.
"Next morning as he stood by her
head, he asked if 1 would sell her.
*J 'You couldn't afford to own that
mare,' I said. ' ' \
"T.ha<J touched his vanity. In fact
I did not realize how much he had
made b.v his overcharging. He was
better able to own her than I and
that he proposed to show me.
"He offered for her another horse
and n sum which caused me to take
account of my situation. The money
would be a help to me. However, I
shook my head. He Increased his of
fer.
" 'What do you want of her?' I
asked.
" 'I've always wanted to own a hoss
like that,' he answered.
" 'I Intended to keep the mare,' said
I. 'But If you will treat her well and
give her a good hoi#e I shall let you
have her.'
" 'A man v:ho likes a goqd Joke will
never drive a spavined hoss.' he an
swered merrily.
"So It happened that the mare
Nancy fell into the hands of Reuben
| Smith."
CHAPTER XXVII
Love and Treaton.
When Jack and Solomon returned
to headquarters. Arrlold and his wife
were settled in a comfortable house
overlooking the river. Colonel Iron*
made his report. The commander In
chief complimented him and Invited
the young man to make a tour of the
camp In his company. They mounted
their horses and rode sway together.
"I learn that Oeneral Arnold Is to
be In command here." Jack remarked
rnar\ after the ride began.
"1 have not yet announced my la
tentlon," Bald Washington. "Who told
you I" i .
"A man of the name of Henry
Thornhlll."
"I do not know hlui hut he Is curi
ously well Informed. Arnold Is un able
officer. We have not many like him.
He Is needed here for I huve to go
on a long trip to eastern Connecticut
to confer with Itocliambeau. In the
event of gome unforeseen crisis Ar
nold would know what to do."
Then Jack spokfc out: "General, I
ought to have reported to you the ex
act words of Governor Reed. They
were severe, perhaps, eve,,, unjust. I
have not repeated them to any one.
BUt now I think you should know their
full content and Judge of them In your
own way. T}ie governor insists that
Arnold Is bud at heart? that he would
sell his master for thirty pieces of sll
ver."
Washington made no reply, for a
moment, and then his words seemed
to have no necessary relation to those
of Jack Irons.
General Arnold has been badly cut
up In many battles," said he. '!I wish
him to be relieved of all trying details.
You are an uble and prudent man. I
Shall make you his chief aide with
t^ie rank of brigadier general. He
ne^ds rest and will concern himself
little vrtth the dally routine. In my
absence, you will be the superinten
dent of 'the cnmjp, and subject to or
ders I shall leave with you. Colonel
Blnkus will be your helper. I hope
that y6u may be nble to keep your
self on jrriendly terms with the gen
eral."
Jack reported to the commander In
chief the warning of Thornhlll, but
the former made light of It.
"The air Is fqli of evil gossip," he
said. "Sou may hear it of me."
When they rode up to headquarters
Arnold was there. To Jack's surprise
the major general greeted him with
friendly words, saying:
"I hope to know you better f^r I
have heard much of your courage and
fighting quality."
0(L the third of August ? the precise
date named by Henry Thornhlll? Ar
nold took command of the camp and
Iron* assumed his new duties. The
msjpr general rode with Washington
every day until, <fn the fourteenth at
September, the latter set out with
three aides and Colonel Blnkus on his
?trip to Connecticut. Solomon rode with
the party for two days and then re
turned. Thereafter Arnold left the
work i of his office to Jack and gave
bte time to the enjoyment of the com
pany of his wife and a leisure that
suffered little Interruption. For him,
grlm-vlsaged war had smoothed his
wrinkled front. Like Richard he had
hung up his bruised arms. The day
of Washington's departure, Mrs. Ar
nold invited Jack to dinner. The
young man felt bound to accept this
opportunity for more friendly rela
tions.
Mrs. Arnold was a handsome, viva
clous, blonde young woman of thirty.
The officer speaks In a letter of her
I- ?ely talk ond winning smiles and
splendid figure, well fitted with a cos
tume that reminded him of the court
ladles In France.
"What n contrast to the worn,
patched uniforms to be seen In that
cuinp!" he added.
Soon after the dinner began, Mrs.
Arnold said to the young man, "We
have heard of your romance. Colonel
nnd Mrs. Hare and their young daugh
ter spent a week in our home in Phil
adelphia on their first trip to the col
onies. Later Mrs. Hare wrote to my
uother of thelf terrible adventure In
the great north bush ?nd spoke of Mar
garet's attachment for the handsome
boy who had helped to rescue them,
so 1 have some right to my Interest in I
you. I happen to know s detail In
your story which may be new to you.
Miss Hare is now with her father In
New York."
"In New York }"
"Oddso ! In New Tork ! We heard !
in Philadelphia that she and her moth- I
er had sailed with. Sir Roger Walte In
March. How Jolly It would be if the J
general and I could bring you togeth- !
or and have a wedding at headquar- I
ters !" I
"I could think of no greater happl- '
ness save that of seeing the end of the I
war." Jack answered.
"The war! That Is a little matter. '
I want to see a proper end to this
love story."
She laughed and ran to the spinnet
j and song "Shepherds, I Have Lost My
Love."
. (TO BE CONTINUED.)
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JESUS TALKS WITH A 6AMAR.
ITAN WOMAN
LESSON TEXT? John
OOLLiAn TEXT- -aod Is a Spirit:
and they that worship Him must wor- |
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John 4:24. _
PRIMARY TOPIC-ftesus Talks With 1
a Woman.
JUNIOR TOPIC ? Jesus and a Woman |
of Samaria.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC ? How Jesus Won the Samaritans.
YOUNO PEOPLJ5 AND ADULT TOPIC
?The Teaching of Jfesua Concerning
Himself. ( ?
I. The Occasion (vv. 4-fl).
The growing popularity of .Torus
aroused the envloitfc opposition of the
Pharisees, which obliged Him to leave'
Judea and go Into Galilee. There
wns another way to reach Galilee,
one used by piany .Tews to avoid con
tact with the despised Samaritans,
the pastern side of the Jordan. He
must needs go through Samaria In or
der to find this poor sinful woman and
the needy citizens of Sychar. The
great necessity which was upon Him
was to seek and to save that which
was lost (Luke 19:10). The wearied
Jesus waiting at Jacob's well to speak
to this poor, lost woman gives us a
picture of the divine human Savior
In His work of seeding lost humanity,
II. The Testimony of Christ to the
8amaritana (vv. 7-41).
1. Discloses His Identity to the Wom
an of Samaria (vv. 7-20). This Is a
line example of personal evangelism.
(1) A Favor Asked (vv. 7-9). He
tactfully made a request which ap
pealed to the woman's sympathy. Not
only did the tMr*t of the weary trav
eler appeal to her but the fact thnt
He being a Jew asked a favor of her
showed His sympathy for her. In In
troducing the conversation He re
ferred to that which was uppermost
In her mind, namely water. nils
was, the Teacher's point of contact.
He soon passed from earthly water to
the water of everlasting life which
was In Himself. , His aim was to
bridge the chasm which separated
them.
(2) Jesus' Tender Dealing With the
Woman (w.? 10-15). He first ap
pealed to her curiosity by declaring,
"If tliou knewest the gift of God" (v.
10). He knew the deep unrest of the
soiU gf tl) at slDful woman as she
went WfTer \vay. He knew that If
she really knew Him she would be
lieve on Him and be saved from her
Sins. Therefore, the first thing was
to get her attention. He followed this
appeal to her cuiloslty by a promise
whlclfi directed" her attention to her
deepest need. . The deepest need 61
the soul Jesus only can satisfy. There
Is real and lasting 'satisfaction In
Him and His gifts. The woman's re
ply, '(Sir, give me this water, that ' I
thirst not," Is the Inarticulate cry of
every heart.
(3) The Woman Convicted of Hei|
Sins (vv. 15-19). Jesus succeeded In
arousing her Interest but she did not
really understand Him. Before she
can understand what the wnter of
life Is she must be convicted of her
sins. He skillfully gave the commond
which brought her face to face with
the facts of her life which she was
unwilling to confess.
(4) The Problem of Worship Sub
mitted to Christ (vv. 2-24). This she
did as soon as she perceived Him to
he a prophet. This Indicates that He
was succeeding in bringing her mind
to spiritual things. .Tesus, knowing
the Inner life of this woman, tells her
of the glud time, even then present,
when true worshipers could hold In
tercourse with God anywhere. He
showed her that the place of worship
Is unimportant, but the all-important
thing Is to have the true conception
of God as brought through the Jews.
He exposed the folly of h religion of
form only and showed that acceptable
worship depend* upon the condition
of the heart.
(">) Dls.-loses His Identity to the
Citizens of Sythnr (vv. 40. 41). When
they heard the testimony of the wom
an. they Invited Jesus to come among
them. Though they heard her testi
mony. their belief was due to Christ's
own words.
III. The Testimony of the Samar
itans (vv. 27-42).
1. The Woman of Samarin Wit
nesses for Christ (vv. 27-39). As
soon as she was converted she be
came an enthusiastic missionary.
This Is as It ought to be and always
will be. The soul rhat realizes .Tesus
cr.nnot he still (John 1:41-45). The
result of her testimony was that many
believed on Him.
2. The Samaritans Witness for
rhrtst (v. 42). They declared. "We
know that this Is Indeed the Christ,
the Savior of the World."
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If you muft be severe, be sure that
yon begin with your severity upon
yourself, rienn up your own life, nnd
then with the beam taken out of your
!>wn e> e you are In position to take
the mote out of your brother's eye.?
Gospel Hernld.
If Willing to Repent
Dead rhurchee cannot bring forth
< cer.ulne revival, hut living chnrrhes
-nn by God's help. If people nre will
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