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I CHAPTER II? Continued August fifteenth, when Colin was to meet Pat at Roxbury, came warm and c'oudless. In good time to make his objective before sundown, Colin set . out to meet his sweetheart with a squad of cavalry to escort him. Half an hour or so later, Amos and three of his best men -were spurring their horses to overtake him if possible and save him fron$ threatening peril. Revere had arrived at headquarters, soon after Colln's departure, with dis turbing ne^rs. Be reported that Harry Gage and Pattence Fayerweather's brother were in a plot to capture Colin at Roxbury that night "If they get him. I wouldn't give a copper penny tot his life." said Re vere. The Commander. In Chief had sent f an oral order by the young man to Amos Farnsworth. He was to set out Immediately with a squad In pursuit ^ of Colin aqd overtake him If possible. BFalllng. In that, he was to look for him ^at the Dorset bouse and give him warning and aid If necessary. Xt was the kind of errand that Amos enjoyed. Ills arm was no longer In a sling. Mounted on his tough roan horse be ' led the others at top speed over tho f narrow, winding road to Roxbury. He yelled like a panther at cattle, teams, or pedestrians ahead, scaring women Into hysterics and leaving a wake of wonder and alarm In the receding countryside. , Colin and his squad had also ridden rapidly. They arrived at the Dorset mansion when the sun was low. A young man in a chaise was at the door. "Is that Colin Cabot?" he asked. "Yes, sir." VI am Philip Dorset and I bid you welcome. Perhaps you will like to go with me to meet Miss Faycrweather?" "Thank you, sir. I shall be glad to go and will follow you in the saddle." ' , Colin dismissed his escort. Ho gave the boys money for refreshments and they rode on to find the Inn at the Village. Captain Cabot followed the chaise. They proceeded a mile or so toward the Neck and came Into, a stretch of thick timber. At a trail going down through the wooded land toward the Neck, used by pedestrians, Croung Dorset halted. "It is possible that she will come up this trail," he said. "I suggest that you wait here while I go to see if she is g. on the road." , Left alone, Colin dismounted and tied his horse to a small pine. The . iron was down. It was growing dusk. His mare was restless. Yet her owner had no suspicion of the very innocent looking trap Into which the young loyalist had led him. Dorset had picked up Miss Fayerweather, a quar ter of a mile down the road and gone around through the village to his home, saying nothing of the arrival of Colin Cabot The eyes of unseen men were at that moment fixed upon the young captain. N CHAPTER III A Duel That Led to Unexpected Difficulties. The venerable General Ward, in command of the right wing at Rox bury, had lately met his former friend.* General Gage, on the Neck for a con ference regarding a proposed exchange of prisoners There be had issued passes good for twenty-four hours to m young Harry Gage and three of his Mends to come through the lines on the day of the Dorset wedding. The . ? rash young man had abused the priv ilege thus accorded him. With the v? connivance of Philip Dorset, three ^ rcturdy young loyalists In Roxbury * v.:?e hired to aid him in the wild ad venture he had planned. ? Impatiently Colin waited. The dusk was turning Into darkness He filled tits pipe and opened hts box of flint and tinder. While striding the flint .t' suspicion fell Into his Idle mind. It was like a pebble dropping on the still surface of a pond. Suddenly the quiet water was stirring. Why this delay? The suspicion was founded on no report of hts eyes or ears, although he had heard a loud yell, far hack In the road, like that of some drunken reveler. Still, in that wild cry hts ear had caught a note that alarmed htm. He checked his effort to light the pipe. He put It and the box In his pocket. Again' that long, ringing cry. He recognised the piercing triumphant yell of Amos Farnsworth. He had heard It at the end of the wrestling* ^Jwuts. What was the meaning of It? Hfas Amos in trouble? Colin answered ^wtth a long shout that slashed through the silence like a trumpet blast He decided to ifaonnt his mare and hasten to the Dorset*'. He went to her side. The saddle girth was hang ing loose. It had been cut A mah Stepped toward him, sword in hand, ?tying, M,You are my prisoner." It we* the voice of Harry Gage. Theire was between them no Idle exchange W polite elvllltles. , Colin drew his sword and pistol, backing. agalnAt the fide Of his mare. Standi" he. shouted. "Take an stejf and I will on." saW then that he as surround In the thickening gioom he could the men around him. One of them pressed upon htm and been cut by "iM sword. Now they stood still, breath he teneW why. The In * hts concentration had so hts M^clousness that* he heard the galloping hoofs in \t road. Horsemen were sp - "~>ldly. Hostilities had Cu ikArli) 1M1M iU r? t im 97 r*he sound. *0 ttip oltn shouted. - ?? ?Wmz touted. By Irving Bacheller C?pjrri?M lilt, by irvlnv B*ok*U*r ?' WNU 8?rvlc? ?* ?> L ' M- . "Mr. (J age, I am not yet your prUh oner." "Not by a d? d sight." The words rang out In the voice of Amos Faros worth. Ho and his men had ridden down the slope. In a jiffy they were off their horses "that had enough to do to stan* still and breathe." Amos and his men with drawn sabers "piled Into the squabble." The conspirators were prepared only for the overpowering of Colin Cabot They had not expected to meet a num ber of fighting men prepared tor dead ly combat. Only three of them were The Principals Advanced and the Fight Began. armed. It was no difficult matter to upset their plans. Within a minute "peace was declared and only one Britisher had to be nicked and he got It plenty when he tried to grab my saber." The ambU8her8 surrendered and were disarmed. One of Amos' riders was sent to Ward's camp for a wagon to convey the wounded men to the right wing hospital. Colin said, turning to Harry Qage, "I understand you now. You wish to get me out of your way." "I sought only an adjustment of our .personal affairs, sir," young Gage an swered. "You would have been well treated, air." "Th^n jvby do you try to capture ma by Violence In the darkness? It Is a dirty plot ? the kind of thing to be expected from a man who annoys a lady with unwelcome attentions." "You Insult me and I resent it," said Qage. 'If yon must know my reason I Intended to prevent the dearest girl In the world from throwing herself away on a worthless fellow. You were to be married tonight and I had to act promptly. My purpose has the ap proval of her best friends. If you are a man you will fight me." He flung his glove In Colln's face. The answer of the young American was in these calmly spoken words: "Your blood is hot and you speak with* out thinking. I ask you to con aider what may happen to you and these foolish friends of yours. You are In the enemy's country." "I care not what may happen," the young Britisher answered. "Unless you are a coward, you will fight me." ??It Is enough," said Colin. "You shall have your fight. Amos, build a good fire In the road and have these men guarded. I reckon they'll all want to the see the show. We'll fight with our swords." The old pioneer quickly gathered a heap of twigs and dry sticks and soon there was an Island of light flaring upward and outward. Colin drew his blade. It had been the grand prize In a long tournament "Choose your second, sir, and let's get through with this. Mine will be Captain Farnsworth." "And mine will be David Fayer weather," said Cage. In the gloom Colin had not recog nized the brother of his sweetheart The men gathered In a line with the contestants between them and the fire. Colin and Harry Cage took off their coats and rolled tip their right sleeves to the elbow. "Our wager will be the girl," fmld Gage. "The girl should be consulted, but If you beat me I will agree to recom mend you," Colin answered. "I would be unworthy of her." Amos had a pistol In each hnnd. He was In n bad temper. He gave this Impolite warning to the prisoners: "From now on you lobsters have got to behave purty. You grab hold o* one 'nother an* hang on. If ye git me vexed any more, yeMl be sorry." The advice of Anuxa was given with alight regard for privacy. It was brief and unclasslcnl: . "I want to aee ye ram a hole In that akank'a kitten as soon as It's con venient an* proper." >; >' i " ?? 1 - The principals conferred with their seconds. - ? The word waa given. The principal* advanced and the fight began. . Amos Farns worth's account of the bloody adventure la given below. . It made him famous In the army. "They hopped around whettln* blade ag'ln' blade fer a minute which that englishman waa as spry aa a cat. His eyes swore an' my own wasn't talkln' any too proper Which lt?s sure as shootln* Satan. had his hand on my shoulder. My boy was aa pert af*. good-natured as a new minister. There was a lot o' back I n' up an* Jumpln' for'ards like a hoss pullln' stumps. X See that he knowed how to handle himself perfect. Ye hear to me he was a sight with his left hand up In the air an' his right one as busy as the bill of a wookpecker. Limber I God o' Moses I That straight, broad shouldered cuss swayed an' stepped so fast It tired ray eyes. It was a purty thing to see, by Q ? d It was I which there ain't no mistake. Ho kep' that youngster busy stabbln' the air till his lungs was pumpln*. Say ? did ye ever see a man move when a 'liornet Is takln' a ride on his neck? He gits the spur an' he don't dally. Ye .hear roe, son, It nln't no spryer than Colin Cabot when he sprung his bow an' shoved his blade through the right arm o* that lobster an' got away. Blngl bang I went the- Britisher's sword on the ground which his shirt an' breeches were turnln' red. He looked at his arm an' tumbled over. My boy jumped for'ard an' corded the busted arm with his neck rag. I had a little pot o' pitch an' some clean bandages In my saddle-bag. In a few minutes we got him patched up snug an' reg-lar. Thar's a lot more but I won't tell It 'cause It puts my soul In danger.. WheTT"* thar's a dead cat In the well It's a good Idee to stop usln' the water. Seems so I can never spin a good yarn without the help o' the Lord an' when I git through I need it more'n ever." Thus at the edge of dangerous foot ing he was wont to stop suddenly. With due allowance for personal preju dice, It was in. the main a correct ac count of the battle. It was Colln's generosity that rolled him. Amos wanted to take the whole bunch of lobsters to the guard-house for the punishment they deserved. Colin said to his defeated foe: **I will take you back to the line and let you go home.". Young David Fayerweather stepped forward and offered Colin his hand saying, "You are a gentleman, sir. I have seen no better swordsman and I am sure there was never a more gen-' erous victor. I can no longer oppose your wish to marry my sister." Colin did not thank him. He was In no friendly mood. He wiped the perspiration from his brow, saying: "You have treated me rather badly. I can forget It. You didn't know me. Here Is your chance to make amends. Please go now to the Dorsets' and give your sister my love. Bring her out on the road to Cambridge In the morning. I will meet you near the Roxbury turn at nine o'clock. I must see her, but In view of what has hap pened I cannot go to the Dorsets'. Wl.en does your pass expire?" "My pass is good until tomorrow at sundown." David Fayerweather promised this favor and set out afoot for the Dor set house. The wagon had come for the two wounded men, both of whom were young loyalists who lived In Roxbury and were in a sorry state of mind, j "What are we to say?'.' one of them asked. Colin flung his words at them. "You sneaks, you crow keepers, you lousy, tlck?eaten dogs that lick the dirty feet of a king I Be true to the land you live In and give us a chance to think better of you." One of the mercenary youths an swered i "We are minded to Join the American army, sir. We came here only to earn two pounds apiece. We are poor. We needed the money, sir." ' "Well, you're a heap of rubbish but we'll do our best with you. Tell them you got Into a skirmish between the British and some Massachusetts men I and that you are patriots." The waRon drove away with the wounded boys and their uninjured Comrade. Colin and Amos escorted Harry Gage and hts friend to the line and, having mended the cut saddle girth, set out for camp. Riding Close together they began to discuss the events of the evening. Amos told of the command from gen eral headquarters that he ride down the road to Roxbury with three armed men and overtake Captain Cabot If possible add falling ln*that to look for him at the Dorsets' and bring him back to Cambridge. These were his words: "I knowed that news o' danger had come In. We rode fast. 'Bout a mile np the road I let a yell out o' me enough to wake the dead which I heered an answer down near the N6ck an' 1 knowed It was you." "In two minute* they would have , had me helpless," said Colin, "There's no telling what Would have happened, j I should probably be a prisoner on the British Somerset which lies In the har " Vi' '-/j: < '?<&*'. '.V SYNOPSIS OF MlKCSbmo chapters ***??*?* ?nyt ? *V^jWL" Hi E a. lUv^itWry ?/my ,[ rTmteA^tu k^22 Zm-tizr SJaSi M~* ?uuy* ** tt? r . - - 1 . I - - ? ' ?" j bor near the Neck. 1 suppose thst Harry Gate and Dave Fayerweather had organised a raid across the Une to start on a signal They have In fluence enough to do It without the knowledge of General Gage. Your coming as you did broke the pretty plan. We got them and we had to get them off our hands. Harry Gage would have been an embarrassing piece of property." ?' M\yhyr "Washington Is opposed to duels, and If Gag9 had gone to the guard house. I should have been up before the Commander Id Chief for a breach of discipline and the whole little epi sode would be the talk of the army. Now nobody need know that there was a duel uutess your men go to blabbing. Keep them quiet I did my best to save him but that pig-brained fool had to be slashed." "He hankered fer It an* I was glad to see you put a leak in his hide which I'll have to lie like a child o* Satan In that report., 'Taln't the fust time. I guess It's what the Lord would expect o' me. I've got so many sins to be paid for it might as well be throwed on the heap." "Well, 1 guess the Lord likes peace and mercy about as well as he likes truth. I'm not crazy to be a hero and get some fellow hung or writhing un der the cat-o'-nlne-talls. Let's call it a little row with some drunken loyaltsts whom we met on the rond. I'd lie any day to save the honor of a lady or to prevent a lot of unnecessary suffer ing." Came a few moments of silence broken only by the creak of saddle leather and the plodding hoofs of their horses. Amos was first to speak. "If God hears us, I yvouldn't wonder If He was laughln' a leetle." The reruirk cleared the air and both captains began to laugh. Amos was rarely In a merry mood. When It came^ It was like a thunder storm after a drought, with no sign of restraint It In. "Well, anyhow, I guess Ile'll be In no mood to send us to h ? f," said Colin. "If He Is, I reckon tty^re won't be folks enough In Heaven to keep each other from beln' lonesome which I like comp'ny an' plenty of It. Ev'ry day I pray to have the flint took out o' me an' I- pray Jer my neighbors an' the hull town, 'cause If the Lord God lets me In I don'r want to he lonesome like I've been on that ol* farm." "I don't think you've any cause to worry. I don't think that an honest man has any need to tremble and be afraid. You tackled those raiders like u man. You're no coward." "I can be skeered easy hut not when I'm riled, which I'm like a roarln' lion an* it's shameful how I act an' tnlk. When I'm In a sober mind I think o' the fire o' Hell. That's when I do my tremblln'. Fire never felt good to me. Burnt bad when I was young. Got enough of It." In the moment of silence that fol lowed, CoUn was laughing under his breath. Amos sighed and added : "I've done some backslldln' in my time but never nothln' to equal this night which I'd call it uncommon slip pery. If ever a man needed the healln* balm o' God's mercy, I do." Soon Amos found a sense of relief in these words of the young man : "You can't be a saint and go to war, The Lord don't expect it. How is a soldier to keep the ten commandments?" They were in Cambridge and before the gate at general headquarters. The windows of the old mansion, were aglow. The guard pacing in front of It blew his whistle. A hostler came from the stables. Colin said to him, "She Is cool. Give her water and oats. I shall want her at eight in the morning." Billy came out of the front door and seeing the young captain said, "We. was worried about you, sir. The Gen eral is in his office. Said he wanted to see you soon as you got In." Colin has not anticipated that he would have to see the General nor did he know of the alarming nature of the report of Revere and of Its effect on the Commander in Chief and Lady Washington. They entered the hall. "I shall first go to my room and wash and change my linen." General Washington came out of his office. There was avtrave look In his face. He gave his hand to the young man saying ? "Captain, we have been deeply con cerned for your safety. Come into my office and tell me what has happened.** "I apologize for my appearance,** said the captain. It was a timely remnrk. His face and linen, wet with perspiration wheti he set out from Roxbury, were now smeared with dust. His hair was matted. "It is all a part of the story. * Let me hear It." Those penetrating, blue-gray eyes had been surveying him. They were now looking into his. He could no< He to this man. Those eyes seemed to make It Impossible. He must tell th* whole fcruth and be done with It. I Lady Washington entered tho room exclaiming "Mercy on us I" ? ' She looked at him and went to his i side and having brushed his forehead with her handkerchief kissed it, say ing, "My boy, t am glad yoii were not captured. I have been sitting up late and praying for good news of you. I told Billy to call me If you came be fore midnight. What has happened to She sat down and Colin told the story of the ambush and without neg lecting Its romantic background. He told, of the timely arrival of Captain Farnsworth and his tnen, of the dost and Its wager and of all that was said and done to hi* foes. It was a vitld, modest recital, (TO B? OONTtNUMD. * ttf&i * ? bJK *. i ?/ *Y' L? J IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (By RBV. P. A F1TZ WATER, D. D.. Mwn. bar of/Faculty, Moody Bible Initltuto of CtatMMro.) C. HIS, Wwt?m Newspaper Onion. Lesson for February 19 JE8US TEACHING BY PARABLES? THE GROWTH OF THE KING. OOM LESSON TEXT? Mark 4:31-34. GOLDEN TEXT? Thoy shall not hurt nor destroy In all my holy mountain: for the earth shall bo full of tlio knowledfce of the Lord, as the wut&Ot uovor the noa. Isaiah 11:9. PRIMARY TOPIC ? Sharing Our Storlos for Jesus. JUNIOR TOPIC? Into All the World. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? Great Growth From Small Begin nings. >? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC? The Spread of Christianity. ai-ah" Par""? of ,h? CanJ" (vv ab?e" of^h" *"'C" 18 so"'n "? P? aoie or the Sower (vv 1-201 !<? no# In* test! f^Uit, hut to wh,"e ft>?h In testimony. This obligation is en warnlnu 4 ?olflnn commuiid and warning. jnke ,,eed what ye , M (v. J4) means that there should net *r,,r,t,on to what ,s hut whole hearted reception of It. II. The Parable of the Growina Grain (vv. '20-2J)). rowing ihl8 parnhle Is peculiar to Mark It Is ?lo i?' t,ie ,,ur'>t>se of Mark 8/ ?*l,r why It should appear here It I. the parable for the servant, hi vv VZ Z PHrnMe8 (vv- 24-25, cf. v- the responsibility of the hearer Is set forth. The responsibility here Is that which devolves upon the servant who proclaims the message 1. The attitude of mind of the gos wl hPrteh?Cl7t (VV* 2?* 27>* He In ? ?L Utm?fit U,Jel,ty seed Into the ground," preach the Word and leave the results with Uod. The spiritual processes of Cod's Word |n the soul of man are shrouded in the "serine n^'8tery- Th? Seed 8,lou,d h IK ' yrow UP- he knoweth not h? T'i When the sowing has been intelligently and faithfully done the sower should not be burdened nlgVendT "e "8,eep Hnc1 rlse night and day. 1 confident that the Al hlade, then the ear, nfter that the full corn In We r?? pect maturity of Christian character at once any more than the farmer the J;roPs mature at InT'nf mr hns M t,me of sow ing, of growing, and of harvest n??l'llc, "'nd">i|MC(' be <lone un,lor n.?n# I ? 8 proces?? Of develop 0Ut> tbe ??"? ?"? ,h* Mu,urd J" t.hls Parable the plant with Us great branches, called a tree In Mnt thew 18:32, which spring, of the ' 8,ce<J' exhibits the Kingdom In Its mystery form. Matthew 13 :n rt to?rld ln,fhC?.nr!,t,0n ?f th,n?8 ,n the world In the Interval between Christ's go ng awily >ml h|s com| <- nns ? ZnZT'* 'hree th"'?3 - our a.!' T,''k "nln">orla'>t beginning (T. # ). It begins ns the least of nil seeds but grows to he the greatest among herbs. The pnrenlnge and humble olr cumstnnces of .I(,8U9 Br60,|' D? term! "'e Pe0,,'e- """0 unlet tered men, most of them llshermen. should he selected na Ids royal ad visors was still more amazing. The prophet had snld of bin. .hat he would be despised, rejected, forsaken, cut Off, having nothing. 2. The vigorous growth (v. 32) Prom the very beginning of the move-' ment Inaugurated by Christ his Influ ence has g?,,e forth so that there Is lrer ?r ln" "ence today In the S o", alb?:1 "" """ """* ?"'? - ! not represent, ns Is commonly In terpreted the children of men who Chnrrh h nml fln,vn,,on In the n!T ,becnu8G church truth is not now under consideration, it is m,? mystery of the Kingdom which was proclaimed ns at hand by John The Haptlst. This Kingdom passed Into abeyance when Jesus was crucified whin I co,no "lt(> ppall7!ntlon when Jesus comes hark to earth nKv J,*The be,,ftv?r 'n Christ becomes a vital part of his body and even Is nccessiiry to Its strength and fruitful ness The bird In the branches Is some hlng foreign to and Independent , f t,,e ,r??- fhe branches Increase the growth of the tree but birds are Injurious and burdensome to It. They are predatory-waiting to pluck off the tender buds or to prey upon ths ?nH. /nU,t ,The Cff0Ct of *?<* lodg Ing Is evil and blighting to the tree. Loir* Love Is known by Its gifts, not by Its receipts. "Cod so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son.* <lod loved; he gave. If we love, we will give. Christ said, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." Then If we love Mm, tee will demonstrate our love primarily by obeying him. And when we obey him, we will fully real ise the meaning of giving because we will be enxloue to tell others of Ohrlst Only by obedience and self sacrifice can we walk in his ater*. "Machine Age" Credited to Richard Arkw right Tho two hundredth anniversary of Richard Arkwrlght's birth Is a tit oc casion lor examining what the "In dustrlal revolution," of which he was the very lncurnatlon, has meunt to society. Tliere can be no possible doubt that he was the creator of mass production in our sense ? the man who started an avalanche by rolling a rock dowu the Industrial mountainside, the forerunner of ail that Kssen, Pittsburgh, Manchester and Detroit asked for. With this barely literate barber begins the ra tional utilization of the machine. A sense of organization that amounted to genius, says the New York Times, enabled him to substitute mechani cal collectivism for craftsmanship In Industry, so that we now see thousands of men and women.- not one of whom can make a pair of shoes by hand, producing millions of pairs by machine In a year. In two centuries the application of Arkwrlght's principles, coupled with engineering activity, has brought about "more sweeping social and eco nomic changes than the world ever witnessed before. Machines are the result of careful planning. What of the larger, so rial effects of tho machine? The Arkwrlghts and Watts, for all their planning, never gave them a thought. Now they are being studied Intensively, with the capitalistic sys tem at stake. TO MOTHERS whose children won't EAT Nature knows best. Never coax a child to eat ! Remove the cause of a youngster's poor appetite. When appetite falls, tongue Is coated white, eyes are a bilious yellow, don't give small children a conpti patlng cathartic that drains the sys tem. California syrup of ilgs Is all the "medicine" they require. Specialists will tell you that a sluggish appetite almost always means the child has a sluggish ?colon. Correct this condition called stasis, and seo how quickly a list less, drooping boy or girl begins to eat ? and j,aln ! The only "medicine" such children seem to need is pure, unadulterated flg syrup. Children who get symp of figs, now and then, soon have the appe tite and energy of young animals! They keep well and avoid colds and sluggish spells. Nature never made a finer laxa tive for children 5 and they all love the wholesome, fruity flavor of the real California syrup of figs. It's purely vegetable, but every druggist has It all bottled, with directions. Begin with It at once. The very next day, your child will be eating better and feeling better. Keep on with the syrup of figs a few days and see amazing Improvements in appetite, color, weight, and spirits. The promises made by the bottlers of California Syrup of Figs are true, and it urtll do the same for you, IP it's genuine CALIFORNIA. Don't accept substitutes. A Clear Brain ? needs - a clean stomach When Intestinal polaona ?ndkocnmulttloni ?loa hU mMm, *<mu child fa Uk?ljr to fall down la hi* studies, loss Moded enor grow anasmlo. Kaap TraffTWkn Inalde? tnd you k?ep htm vlt?lly fit* Oarjlmld Fm, ?? l?Mt Mm ? <? ? plMMnlt harmlmu way t* clMnt* (ntaritally. (j4tal(rfnt||l?ll). Have to Get Up at Night ? 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