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The directions were, to pursue as far as could be done with safety, Sergeant Champe, who was suspected of deserting to the enemy, and of having taken the road to Paulus Hook; to bring him alive to camp, that he might suffer in the presence of the army, but to kill him if he resisted or attempted to escape after being taken.
"Then keep it bottled up," rejoined Champe, coolly, as they turned into the drive at Chericoke. In Dan's room they found Big Abel stretched before the fire asleep; and as the young men came in, he sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Hi! young Marsters, hit's ter-morrow!" he exclaimed. "To-morrow! I wish it were to-morrow," responded Dan, cheerfully. "The fire makes my head spin like a top.
Finally he closed his book, glanced about him, and observed absently: "So you boys were to spend the night?" Then, as he looked at their startled faces: "I'm right, am I not? You are to spent the night?" Oh, for courage to say: "Thank you, no. We'll be going now. We just came over to call on Miss Champe."
Babe travelled from the sideboard to the table, trembling like chocolate pudding. Cady insisted on bringing in the cakes herself, and grinned as she whisked her starched blue skirts in and out of the dining-room. A dimple even showed itself at the corners of pretty Alicia's prim little mouth. Champe giggled, till Ross heard Cady whisper: "Now you got one dem snickerin' spells agin.
He was answered in the affirmative, but could learn nothing satisfactory as to the route taken by the fugitive. While engaged in inquiries himself, he spread his party through the village to discover the trail of Champe's horse. Some of the dragoons hit it, just as the sergeant, leaving the village, reached the road to the point. Pursuit was now vigorously renewed, and again Champe was descried.
Champe listened with attention to the plan unfolded by Lee, and replied that it met his approbation. Even its partial success was likely to lead to great good, as it would give relief to Washington's mind, and do justice, as he hoped, to suspected innocence.
Ambler, gently; "the servants and the animals adore him but but do you think it well for Betty to be thrown so much with him? He is very wild, and they deny him nothing. I wish she went with Champe instead but what do you think?" "I don't know, I don't know," answered the Governor, uneasily.
The three returned together, Alicia casting curious glances at the uncomfortable youths, Champe threatening to burst into giggles with every breath. Abner sat hard on his cap and blushed silently. Ross twisted his hat into a three-cornered wreck. The two girls settled themselves noisily on the upper step. The old man read on and on. The sun sank lower.
He knew, however, a sergeant-major of the cavalry, named Champe, who was in all respects qualified for the delicate and adventurous project. Champe was a native of Loudon county, in Virginia, about twenty years of age.
Zeke came in with a can of worms, and Champe gave them the greater share of his attention. "I tell you what, you'd better learn," he said at last, returning the can to Zeke and taking up his fishing-rod. "There're a lot of perch down yonder in the river," and he strode out, followed by the small negro.
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