Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 33: what you’re looking at

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HORACE’S CHALLENGE. $i CHAPTER V. THE ARREST WITHDRAWN. Ar a very early hour the door of Horace’s room was opened. The same officer entered whom he had seen before. He bowed, and stated that he was directed to remove the sentinel, and that, consequently, Horace was free from re- straint. He also added that the General wished to see him at nine in the morning. Horace accepted this tardy reparation of his superior offi- cer, for it contributed to his scheme of vengeance. He had been revolving in his mind how he should meet this Mr. Howard, and now he supposed he ought to esteem the Gen- eral’s clemency as affording him the means. He referred to his watch—it wanted three hours of nine, ample time for in and results in matters of the field, where the force on either side consisted of but one He smiled threat- eningly, placed himself at a table, and wrote the : | following . -} “6 a. M.,—— HOTEL. - tin ny vr ry which saved you my | sword, placed me in arrest; but I am again free— ts been so nearly two minutes—and, as you have engaged my thoughts most of the night, so you have my first atten- tion in the morning. If you have a soul above the coward, come forth. You have assailed my integmty—you have insulted the uniform of a corps which is unsullied, and then hid behind a shield you knew I could not pierce. I have three hours of leisure—from now till nine, when I may be to leave the city; and to a gentleman of prompt I need say nothing more upon the urgenty of time, “Horace BiyTuE, . “Tieut, Washington's Body Guard, “To —— Howanrp, Esq.” Horace called a messenger, gave him explicit directions, promised a handsome recompense for care and dispatch, then dat down to breakfast. The meal lessened his i BE comlicldooks.conhn ;