Beadle's Dime Novels No. 127: Bald Eagle — page 22: what you’re looking at

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94 | BALD EAGLE, gallant bearing betrayed the dreams of ambition, and whose silken curls and intellectual head told that whether in lady’s bower, or tented field, or stirring forum, the proudest of those dreams might well be realized. A slight signal from within called him to the side of the commander-in-chief. “ Hamilton, I see nothing wanting to our entire success— put one further step to insure the delusion of Clinton, and which may induce him to withdraw the fleet from the live, peake.” “True,” returned the other; “ an, intercepted messenger will do this.” of Ta | “That is the point. Can we procure one trusty and wil- ling ?” Hamilton shrugged his shoulders, « We have trusty men in abundance, dear General—pbut 9 solitary man. athe the certain hazard of a score of bullets requires peculiar met- Washington’s hand had been for some moments pressed over his lips, so that the expression there could not be detected : put the fine, open countenance of Hamilton betrayed a yan which might have been a foretaste of his subsequent eae He leaned his head upon the table, and, sinking his Soushroail into the palm of his hand, both were a moment, silent “Tt must be done, Hamilton,’ gaia Washington. in voice. | “JT have been thinking of-one, a noble fellow crossed in love, too, which will make him. indifferent. to oe future, at least for a while. It isn’t necessary to tell him more than that he is to take papers a’certain route to a certain destination.” This time Washington’s featureg contra | | face assumed that rigid aspect we so ofte him. , “Tt is the necessity of war, Hamilton : his life in his hands in times like these.” “I am thinking Montagnie is just the man have seen him with me, General—g fine, handsome youth ; bold as a lion, and versatileas.aFrenchman, He is of Hugue- not blood, as you see by. his name, Montagnie has adhere the wrong side in this war, so believes his tory mistress, and the a low cted sharply, and his n see in drawings of every man must take You may commiclbooks.conn &. |