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A dog was barking far away, one of the dogs at Gage's farm no doubt, beyond the coppice. A beautiful still night, but dark. 'I dropped off, he mused, 'that's it! And yet I'll swear my eyes were open! A sound like a sigh seemed to answer. "What's that?" he said sharply, "who's there?" Putting his hand to his side to still the beating of his heart, he stepped out on the terrace.
Just beyond it was Bunker Hill, and as the two overlooked Boston and the harbor where the British ships lay at anchor, the possession of them was of much importance. The Americans, learning of Gage's intention to fortify the hills, sent a force of 1200 men, under Colonel Prescott, on the night of June 16, to take possession of Bunker Hill.
"By tomorrow," Reade proposed, "I rather expect to put these guns out where Gage's crew can find them again." "Well, you're full of faith in human nature, then!" gasped Harry. "Wait and see what happens," begged Tom. When they stepped back into camp Tom threw the magazine of one of the rifles open, extracting the cartridges.
And now what Sim saw on ahead, down the hill, below the trail, was the figure of Mary Warren herself, sitting up weakly, gropingly, on the log over which she had fallen the night before beneath which, like some animal, she had cowered all that awful night on the heap of pine needles which she had swept up for herself! A cry broke from Sim Gage's lips.
Shortly after General Gage's four thousand soldiers had been reenforced by six thousand more, under Howe, Clinton, and Burgoyne, the Americans learned that the enemy intended to take and fortify the heights of Charlestown or Dorchester themselves.
Wid Gardner, by some miracle of self-confidence, did prove able to drive a car in some fashion, for he made the round trip to the dam in good enough time. But he had had his trip for nothing; for Doctor Barnes now made sudden and unexplained resolution not to remain longer at Sim Gage's ranch.
He stood still, counting the sounds a carriage passing on the highroad, a distant train, the dog at Gage's farm, the whispering trees, the groom playing on his penny whistle. A multitude of stars up there bright and silent, so far off! No moon as yet!
"Gage's crew couldn't get far with them in the time they've had. Shall we hustle after our property?" "Yes," nodded Tom. "At the momentary risk of being shot to pieces," added Mr. Dunlop, dryly. "Those little chances go with being involved in a Nevada mining dispute, don't they?" queried Reade. "Where can we begin to look?" Harry pressed. "Let's scurry about a bit.
"Well, I got to go down to the dam. Something up in the hills I don't like." "Not those same men?" Mary Gage's face showed terror. "I don't know yet. Two cars was in camp on the creek, half way up towards the Reserve. I seen 'em and sneaked back." "Telephone down, why don't you?" "I hadn't thought of that," said Sim. "I ain't used to them things.
Kendricks entered a younger son of an English duke, and I contributed the hyphenated surname of a New York swell, and between us we soon had all the dances on Miss Gage's card taken by the most distinguished people. We really studied probability in the forgery, and we were proud of the air of reality it wore in the carefully differenced handwritings, with national traits nicely accented in each.
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