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By Irving Bacheller . Copyright 1?S>. by Irvine Bach*lt?r * WNU 8ervlc? CHAPTER VI ? Continued* ' , 9 , There were sledges loaded with hay and cornmeal In sacks for the oxen, and with food for the men. There was also a wooden scraper set upon broad runners when not In use. The driv ers found water for their teams under, the Ice roof Of a pond. Soon a shelter -wap built of poles covered wlth..boughs of spruce and hemlock. The snow be neath it was overlaid with a deep mat of balsam. In a little time the wood choppers had a fire blazing In front of the shelter and the cook had begun his work. A teamster had shot a deer that morning and there was food a plenty. The brawny, happy men amused themselves with singing and story-telling as they rested under the long shelter warmed by a Are Into which the Bnow fell hissing. Colin got news of Mrs. Bowlby, who had moved to the fort with ber chil dren for the winter and who spent a part of every day hunting and trap ping in the forest "That womern Is half horse," said a man of the mountain country. u 'Frald o' nothln'. Has killed a pan ther an' a lynx this winter an' seven teen deer. She can bring a buck In on her back an' eat him . fer supper. Han'some as a plcter an' neat as a pin an' p'llte as a minister, but It don't do to git her vexed." The night was so cold that even the oxen were bedded with boughs and some of the teamsters slept between ? the beasts to keep warm. When the tire sank low, Colin had to get up aDd rake out the embers and stand leaning over thfem while he bent his sides for comfort. Fie had doubled the mare's cover with one of his own blankets and was feeling the need of It He en vied the mountaineers sleeping with frosty beards and with no apparent sense of discomfort. He put wood on the fire and went back to his bed smiling as he said to himself, "I won der if the future generations will ever know about these days and nights." The cattle bellowing for food and water were a sufficient reveille before daylight. The teamsters began to yoke their teams and tqke them to the pond for water. The snow had ceased. The fire was rekindled. The feeding had begun. A corps of shovelers working with pine torches were cut ting a tunnel in deep snow. After breakfast four teams of oxen hitched to a scraper were wallowing as they slowly hauled It up the hill. Often the patient beasts were helpless In the white depths. Then the shovelers be gan to tunnel the drift around them ? and ahead. The sky was clear and the sun shin ing when the scrapers halted at the snipmlt and looked down upon a broad clearing. Colin tolled along behind them on his mare. A freezing wind blew in his face. The white ?lopes, sown with frost crystals which caught and held the sunlight, -shone with dazzling prismatic rays. A fox out on a quest for supplies had made a seam in the snow a mile long from the forest edge to a henhouse on a farm In the valley. The road below was frtlrly clear for a distance. The guns were coming up behind and halt Ing while the teamsters put chains on their runners to help In holding their loads on the long down-hill slant They made less than four miles that day, and at night the men were housed by an accommodating farmer, many of them sleeping on the floors with flam ing wood In the fireplaces. The cattle had been watered at the farmer's well turned Into the stnble yard where a shed sheltered them. Some of the men with poor foot-cover were dis qualified for work by frozen toes. Colin went to another house where men and teams were hired to vtork through the night as far east' as pos sible with shovels and the scraper. Aided by this forework, the train made about eight miles the next day. So the guns of Tlconderoga crept along over the hills and through the valleys on their way to a new duty at Dorchester holghts. Captain Cabot was wont to say. 'They seemed to nave left their old home with reluct ance and to be sternly resisting the strength of the oxen.'* Meanwhile in Boston Pat wns hav ing her first great adventure. Sho had been in communlctnlon with Revere since the time of Colln's departure. Mrs. Shlpman, the wife of a loyalist, who had been prominent In the social ufe of the city, was their Intermediary. She was from Virginia, where years before, after Washington had returned, ? hero, from the unfortunate Brad* dock campaign, sho fell In love with him although then engaged to marry a wealthy New Knglnnder visiting In Alexandria. The young officer wan hot then heart free, according to credible reports, and nothing came of It savo an undying memory In the mind of the glrL She married and went to live In Hoston. Her home was a romantic .mansion on Roxbury neck. It was bnllt by one Corwln, who was clan destinely In tovfc with the sister of his Wirt, In constructing the house he had made a secret passage between the walla on the second flo leading to the room planned for his sweet heart This passage Mrs. fljiffcmeh ? TJVSW&JSJK rarx: ? ?? It TW. ( note hn,i hiuj secret as et an* through r* |*4 . 4S to General Washington reminding him of old acquaintance and assuring him of her desire to assist the cause. She bad confided to the young coppersmith the peculiar feature of the mansion. More than once he and his. friends had | found It a safe and convenient refuge. Shlpman was then a brigadier In the British army and hot often at home, being mostly In the camp at Bunker Hill. v ' One evening late In February, Re1 vere was lying on k couch In the bed room with a secret entrance, called "the chamber of sin," awaiting the hour when the collector of refuse would call for the barrels at the back door and convey him to Snoach's yard. Suddenly he heard the signal agreed pon and arose, eager to finish his rrnnd. He had been admitted by a trusted negro slave soon after darkness fell. Ho had not yet seen Mrs. Shlpman and was awaiting her signal at the door. As usual when he occupied this room, there was no light In It. Sud denly he heard the signal, which was the flick of a handkerchief. The door opened and the mistress of the man sion entered. "What have you to say?" she whis pered. I Revere answered with like caution. "The Chief appreciates your help but he wishes me to remind you that It is a perilous kind of work and that you may even lose your life In doing It." "Yesl I know," the lady exclaimed. "That Is war. I would have you re mind him of quite another thing even greater than war. That you will' do when you say to him, and only to him, that life Is not so much to me as it was once long ago. ThUt mine Is a failure unless 1 can make It in some way useful to him and that T would gladly give It to the cause he loves." There was a note of sadness In her tone. Touched by the sacred character of the message, the spy, who had a re markable memory, applied himself to the task of noting in his mind the or dering of Its phrases. "There will be a bombardment," he went on. "At the sound of the first gun our friends nre to come here and keep indoors. You are to tell Pat Fayerweather that she and her fam- . , The apple woman came. She was an eccentric harmless old widow, who lived alone in an abandoned mill on Stony brook about a mile beyond the western entrance to Roxbury neck. She always carried with ber a gift of stockings or mittens knit b$ her own bands for the pickets of each army.f They were all her "boys" and they called her "Mother Enslow." Sho was said to be a distant relative of onu of the American brigadiers, whose In fluence trad, . no doubt, helped her In the beginning of her odd enterprise. She answered every challenge with her own countersign. It was, "My boy, Qod bless you!'' It was sincere and had hecpme sufficient on both lines. At Grst," the British took her to the guard-house, where she wus searched. Later, all , suspicion of any motive, save that of earning a few shillings, passed and they welcomed her, glad to have her apples and her blessing. The girl and Mrs. Shlpman went above-stairs with Mother Enslow. Pat began her negotiations with an ofTer of ten pounds to the old woman for her costume and advice. It was a large sum to this poor lonely creature, but she would not accept it until the girl had frankly given her motive for wishing to pass the lines. "That's honest." said the old army mother. "Love Is a caution. My girl, It's a klllln' thing an' may the good God help ye I It broke the heart In my breast year^ an*, years ago. I'll stay In Boston town fer good an' all. Ye cross the Neck at seven. If any one stops ye say, 'My boy, God bless ye I' They're oil good boys, an' If ye say It with the holy spirit on yer tongue, they'll give ye not a word o' trouble." So It happened that the acknowl-> edged belle of Boston came Into pos session of the gown, bonnet, shoes and good wishes of old Mother Enslow, who. dressed In cast-off garments, presently left the mansion. "Fir.>c we'll try an experiment." said Mrs. - Shlpman. It would have been difficult to dis tinguish Pat from "the apple- woman when sh? walked with her friend to the fish market* where Mother Enslow bought her supplies. There the girl personnted the apple woman so suc cessfully that her manner, voice and make-up excited no suspicion In Mr. Rnoach or his helpers. Mrs. Shlpman laid their plan before him In a whis pered conference. ?'She'll pass I" he exclaimed. "Many's the time I've sent the apple woman to SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS i ? ? ?? At Boston, In July, I77B, Colin Cabot, ardent young lover ol liberty, bids good-by to hi* iWMlheart, Patience "Pat" Fayerweather, daughter of a loyalist but herself a "rebel." He Joins the Revolutionary army at Cambridge, and U mustered Into the company of Capt. Amos Farns worth. Colin Impresses Washington, and he makes him his Informal secretary, with the rank of captain. A letter from Pat tells Colin she is to visit friends outside the American lines, and asks him to meet her. He sets out. Learning of a British plot to captare Colin, Farnsworth, with ? troop, rides to the rescue. A British patrol, led by Harry Cage, Colln'a rival for the hand of Pat, threatens the young patriot. Farnsworth and his troop come up. Gage challenges Colin to ? duel. They fight and Cage U wounded. - Colin returns to Cambridge. Washington, having forbidden dueling, reduces him to the ranks, but Mrs. Washington, affectionately known to the army as "Lady" Washington, remains his stanch friend. Restored to his rank for meri torious service, Colin Is sent, with Col. "Sim" Botts, a "civilian soldier," on a recruiting mis sion In the West. He meets a typical pioneer woman* Mrs. Bowlby. A band of drunken Indians la outwitted by her bravery and shrewdness. With many recruits, Colin goes back to Cambridge. He Is sent to aid In the transportation of the guns of Tlconderoga to the heights of Dorchester, to bombard Boston. lly are to come here. All other points will be In ganger." "When ^111 the trouble begin?" "We cannot Bay, but probably early In March." "Anything more to tell me?" ' "No." "Then you must go. Here are let ters. The lltterman Is waiting." Revere descended the servants' stairs In the darkness to the kitchen. He stepped out of Its door and down Into an empty ash barrel on the wagon. A sunken top that held a foot of ashes was shoved Into the barrel above his head. Thus he rode In a wagon be hind horses driven by an unsuspected patriot to Snoach's yard. There, If the driver saw no danger signal, Re vere would take a water route on his way to Cambridge. The barrel Jour ney to Wlnnlslmet was now rarely used. ! Mrs. Shlpman was a kind Of post mistress for the patriots In Boston. Revere and others iri the secret service brought letters to the mnnslon and there received a few from friends of Its mistress to be taken beyond the lines. Pat Fayerweather was one of this band of friends. She came to the manrrton In her chaise next morning. "I'm going through the lines," she said. "I'm desperate. Can't wait arty longer. I've got to see that man. Good Lord 1 I'm In love." Mrs. Shlpman laughed. "Well'l I've had the same trouble. I know that restless feeling. Rut It's ft robber. Women have to look out or j It will deprive them of their sanity. ICven greater trensures will sopn be mlsHlng." "To tell you the truth 1 am a reck , \ess creature. I am not quite respect able." "Yon wouldn't rink your life, trying to break through the lines?" | "The apple woman Is In town. I have told her t6 come here at olevon and that I will buy all her applen at a shilling each. Sho will be here In five minutes. I shall buy her costume and | put It oh with padding, and make my face as ugly ns hers If I can, and go through the linen tonight I shnll re ward her well, and I have In the chaise an old gown of one of our maids that will. I am sure, fit the woman." "It Is madness. Contain yourself. We'll be out of our trouble soon. I have a good resson for saying that I know things which I cannot tell you.* '"! am weary <Jf that kind of talk, t must go. You know hnw I feel. Kfy friends In Ro*bury will meet me to night on the roAd beyond the lines." The girl threw her arms around the neck of the .woman and kissed her. ?Til see how you look as an apple woman," said Mrs. Shlpman. "Mean while, I shall think about It." i pretty Indignation in her eyes, adding, ! "Must 1 always be content with the admiration of \yomen?" She laughed as she drew the strings on her wide wnlsfhand. Haying, "If 1 ever gei my hands on hi in again, he 1 shall not escape." i ? "M.v soul!" the woman exclaimed. "You are like Klchard when ho yelled for a Horse. Be patient. You are J young yet." "Young! I am ten years older than I was this morning. I am withering I into old age." Save for the woman spy who was then hiding in the secret passage this illuminating bit of Eighteenth century frankness would have been lost to the world. "Now I shall have to do some lying," said rat, as, having^ liuished dressing, she sat while a maid was adjusting the pins that held her hair. "You and I have spent the afternoon and eve ning knitting for the dear British sol diers? bad luck to them I Now that It Is over, you will not mind how you spend the day so it bo In a good cause." "Oli, not at all. I'm an obliging liar and may the Lord forgive ual There's an old saying that he smiles at the lies of women." "Why not? He knows th/it we have never had a fair chance In this^old world of His. Sometimes1*! think I'd rather bo a cbck sparrow than a woman." "We are a down-trodden lot," said Mrs. Shlpmnn, "We have to take what's pffered *and often live unsatis fied. I'll ring for the chaise. It's time you were going home." "Home life In the Colonies!" Pat laughed. "Codfish and smelly beef ind pious prayers for King George be 'ore and after eating 1 Clinton and Howe laughing at Washington's army 1 T wonder why they do not fight It." Before Pot went n^ny, two British officers called at the mansion looking for Mother Rnslow, the apple woman. They were told that she had gone. They Insisted on searching the house and were permitted to do ko. ? The sergeant of the regiment of grenadiers had begun to suspect the Mother ICnslow whom he had met that evening. In her presence he tad missed something. The woman he saw and Jteard was like Mother Knslow nnd yet different. As he thought of the meeting, he wondered why his mind would give him no rest In the master. Whnt he had missed was a thing not to be seen or heard. It was the spiritual aura that surrounded the remorkable woman known or Mother Rnslow. Fie had begun to tell of his suspicion, and a man hearing of It had told of meeting the apple woman and of taking her to the Shlpman house and of having a like misgiving. So It come nbout that Mrs. Shlpman and her home were thereafter closely watched. The consequences might have been serious a month earlier. One day soon after, while visiting the British hospital. Pnt came upon Mother ICnslow, who was nursing the sick. They had n talk together. The former apple woman won the affection of the fnshlonable young lady. With in a week the old mother of the nf mles. shorn, trimmed nnd nentlr dressed, hatl becomo n chambermaid In the Knyorweather mansion, Slnci the war began, wealthy loyalists had lost mnny servants and thiMr domestic affnlrs were sorely dernnged. Thus f> that Pnt, feeling the need of wise counsel nnd friendly consolation In her own home, found It In the company of Mother Rnslow. Soon the peaceful folk of the town were In a panic. A man who lived on the Neck looking through n spy-glass from the top of his t^ouso, had disco* ered signs of great activity on Dor Chester heights. The heights had! been taken by the Ynnkees without toss In a curious and Ingenious man ner. Their column had advnnced be hind wheelbarrows loaded high wltfr bound hay to screen the?py' Then har? rels of sand were hauled to the top o* the slopes to he -rolled down upon thft charging British regiments. It was t formidable plnn of defense. (TO nic conv:nurd.> my plaz' to set down an* rest. Tell her to go up thar an' wait till I'm goln* to the Neck with a load o' fish." At a quarter of seven the grand young lady, looking like the shabby old apple woman with three white hairs protruding from her chin, set out for the British line on the Neck, in a fish wagon, sitting beside the giant Ebenezer Snoach. CHAPTER VII In Which Pat Has a Desperate Adven ture and Boston Is Evacuated. Soon after she left the wagon that night, the high-born, disguised beauty was to feel the spirit of old Mother Enslow guiding and protecting her. The apple woman had done much for tho comfort of the rough, hard-minded men In both armies. Her gifts and prayers had smoothed her way and made a host of friends who trusted her. She carried no tales coming or going. The harmless, kindly womnn was a unique figure on the lines. Tho regiments defending Box bur, v neck had been re?lewed that after noon by General ' Howe, who had suc ceeded Onge as commander of the port. The review had been followed by a bull batting and a dog fight. Now a great bonfire was burning, In the light of which hundreds of men were gathered around two soldiers engnged In a boxing mntch. As the apple wom an was pnsslng, an Irish sergennt enmo and led her aside, saying In a whls per : "Mother, I hnve Just come ofr the line. Orders are out to strip an' search ye. It's a shame. We know thnt ye are no spy." They were back in the shadows. F'nt was able to Imitate successfully the voice of Mother Enslow when she said : "Ood bless ye, boy I My clothes are not as clean as my soul. 1*11 spend the night with a friend and come bach In tho morning. There's nn old maxim, boy. The nearer the skin the nrouder the womnn. Old nn' young are all alike. Mny Ood love and keep ye!" she added, as she gave the boy n shilling and left him. She walked slowly at first but hur rled when well away In the darkness. Men were returning from town to the camp In varying stages of Intoxica tion. Some of them stopped her, but the took, dresa and name of Mother Enslow gave her ample protection. One of the men walked with her to the gate of the Shlpmnn house. He left her and she was admitted to the mansion^ > She told Mrs. Shlpmah of her failure. Their went to tho secret chamber above-iitalr*. The girl began to change her garments. She stood almost naked, telling of her strange adventure In the British camp. She had bathed and was drawing on her stockings. She was now the radiant, merry-bearted'Pat Fayerweather. \'I t was a mild venture," said the woman. "If those young men had seen your body, the effect of It would not have -been Hke that^of the 0cays*s of Mother Erislow.v 1 do not wonder that Father Jeromefbrbade Paulina to look at her naked body.v Yours would put a saint In Jeopardy." "And here It Is withering like a picked ' rose,** Pat answered with a laugh. "What's the use of It? D ? n the British army! It keeps me from the one man? the big, dear man I love." She seized her gold-buckled slipper and flung It across the room with a "D ? n the British Army!" Lesson for March 26 REVIEW: JE3US OUR EXAMPLE . IN SERVICE. 0 GOLDEN TJJJXT ? How God anointed Jobuh of Naxareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about dolnjf (food, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. Acts 10:38. PRIMARY TOPIC ? Stories of Jesus. JUNIOR TOPIC ? Jesus Shows Us How. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC ? Living Like Jesus. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP IC ? Jesus Our Example In oorvlee. ' The method of review mu?t alwayj? be determined by the genius of the teacher, the grude of the class, and the' aptitude of the pupils. Three methods for the Senior, Young Peo ple and Adult classes are suggested the second and third of which are Adaptations of the method suggested by the I.utheran Lesson committee. 1. The Summary Method. In the use of this method tfie prin cipal facts of each lesson will be j brought out with the leading teach ings. Assignments should be made a week in advance. II. The Key Note of the First Si* Chapter* of Mark From Which the Le6son? of the Quarter Have Been Taken. Chapter 1: Jesus as the Gospel Preacher. His preparation was In the wilderness alone with Cod. It was in Galilee that he called his first dis ciples and began to preach. While the synagogue was the best place, nat urally when the leaders became hos tile, the desert, the mountain, and -even a fl?.hing "boat was his pulpit. Chapter 2: Jesus as the Teacher. He gave them a new conception of the. forgiveness of sins, fasting, and the Sabbath. Chapter 8: Jesus ns the Messiah He chose twelve of his ambassadors, helng somewhat analogous to the twelve tribes In the old dispensation. Chapter 4: Jesus as the Interpreter of the Kingdom of God. Three out standing parables reveal its character istics. Chapter 5: Jesus as the (.rent Phy sician. The healing of the demoniac, the woman with the issue of blood, restoring to life of the daughter of Jalrus are outstanding examples. Chapter fl: Jesus as the Greater Pro ' vider. An outstanding example of his ability to provide for the disciples Is seen in the feeding of the five thou sand. III. A Method Which Embraces the Grouping of the Quarter's Lessons lin den Significant Headings. 1- Some helpers of Jesus (Lessons 1 and G). The helpers indicated are John the Baptist who is the first re corded helper, and the twelve apostles. It is strikingly significant that though Jesus possessed all power he chose to place In the hands of ordinary men *the continuance of his work. He Is able to use men of varied gifts and temperaments, as shown in the twelve. 2. Some works of Jesus (Lessons 2, 8 nnd 4). He met and overcame tho Devil In the wilderness. He cast out demons. He healed the sick and he forgave sins. 8. Some teachings of Jesus (Lessons fi, 7 and 8). Because the traditions of the Jews had obscured the law, he taught the higher meaning of the law, especially as it pertained to the Sab bath. By means of parables, he took the common things of life and clothed them with vital and profound slg- i nlfican ?e. 4. The power of Jesus (Lessons 0. j 10 and H). This power was exhibited over tho, forces of nature, demons, physical ailments, and even death It self. T>. An enemy of Jesus (Lesson 12). The Devil Is the supreme enemy of Jesus. Anything that hinders the prog ress of the gospel may be considered as an enemy. In this light he has many enemies, among which may bo mentioned alcohol and narcotics. The drinking of Intoxicating liquors and smoking of cignr^ttes, etc., dull man's moral and spiritual natures nnd In capacitate him for the highest and most efficient service. GEMS OF THOUGHT The world crowns success ; God crowns faithfulness. * ? ? It is better that we know "The Rock of Ages" than "the age of rocks." ? ,* ? He that will be angry, and not sin, must not bo angry but for sin. ? John Trapp. ? ? ? In spite of what God knows about us, nnd that is more than we know about ourselves, he loves tig. ? Reve lation. ? ? ? Though I am always in haste. I am never In a hurry. ? John Wesley, ? ? ? "Religion does not consist in being good; that Is only n result, religion is knowing God." ? ? ? "Ilevlvpl vfreuld brenk out If we (Thrlstians got rid of sin In our lives." ? ? Bishop Linton. * ? * praise God at Intervals with our Words, hut onr whole Wfo should he a ceaseless song of praise to him.? Ao Austin* " IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY I chool Lesson (By REV. P. B. FIT3&WATBR. D. D.. Mem ber of Faculty. Moody Institute of Chicago.) ?>, 1933. Western Nownpapor Union How to train BABY'S BOWELS Babies, bottle-fed or breast-fed, with any tendency to be constipated, would thrive if they received daily half a teaspoonful of this old family doctor's prescription for the bowels. That is one sure way to train tiny bowels to healthy regularity. To avoid the fretfulness, vomiting, crying, failure to gain, and other ills of constipated babies. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is good for any baby, bor this, you have The word of a famous doctor. Forty seven years of practice taught hint iust what babies need to keep their little bowels active, regular; keep little bodies plump and healthy. For Dr. Caldwell specialized in the treat ment of women and little ones. He attended over 3500 births without loss of one mother or baby. Or. W. B. Caldwell's SYRUP PEPSI IM A Doctor's Family Laxative The Pertonkl Touch Confidences contribute more than wit to conversation. YO U lose vital nerve force if you allow your stom ach to distress you. j Acid stomach, indi-' gestion, gas or bil- 1 iousness and "cos tiveness" cause the blood to be poisoned and will eventually HOW'S YOUR STOMACH? destroy heal tli and nerve force, ring is what Mrs. il. S. Ross of 712 West Gregory St., Pcnsacola, says: "My stomach gave me sonic trouble, my food was not agreeing with me, I de veloped an acid condition, but this was soon corrected after taking Dr. Picrce's Golden Medical Discovery." Yi'rite Dr. Tierce'* Clinic, Buffalo, N. V. Miserable with Backache? It May\fcrn of Kidney or Bladder Irregularities A persistent backache, with bladder irregularities and a tired, nervous, depressed feeling may warn of some dis ordered kidney or bladder con dition. Users everywhere rely on Doan's Pills. 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