This Company Btands Behind Every Appliance It Bells
Main Ten Thousand 14th and C Streets N.W. 1
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to discover a few minutes later that
the other ship was the American
ship Revenge. Thus this little scout
-1 ing party came back with much In
formation lost and none found.
There are Tories hereabout who add
to Gen. Arnold’s worries. He has
rounded up and sent to Gen. Gates
at Ticonderoga several inhabitants of
the neighborhood who had talked
much of their friendliness for
America, but who turned out to be
rabid Tories. One of these in par
ticular, named Gilliland, Arnold says,
1 Is a most plausible and artful villain.
On the 25th he sent north
! ward a German and a New England
man who speaks French. These two
went in the disguise *of American
deserters, but with full instructions
and credentials sewed up in the soles
of their shoes. As they run a great
risk. Gen. Arnold promised to reward
them if they are successful by divid
ing SSOO between them.
Two small schooners are constantly
cruising above and below the fleet
and two guard boats are posted 2
miles beyond. Another boat is on
> patrol duty constantly, completing its
round every two hours. Every ship
in the fleet keeps half its men con
stantly on deck under arms and with
matches lighted.
(Copyright. 1926.)
all are felt, even for the dressiest
sort of afternoon costume. Almost
any one can take a cheap felt hat
and twist and drape it into smart and
becoming lines.
