Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 71: what you’re looking at

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THE OCORTEGE AT A HALT. 69 The dangers of the road were amply discussed, and due precautions taken. The journey was'to be performed in the saddle. cee and a sumpter-horse was detailed to bear the necessary gage. The cortage left the city early one morning ‘beneatt cloudless sky, with smiling faces, hopeful hearts, and faithful attendants, . ! * power fh ‘ : As the travelers proceeded, every inquiry was made in ref erence to Alice and her aged guide; but they had not been acen. One of the armed scouts, however—for Mr. Ormond decrepit and aged woman, who said that she had seen the man and maid described borne off by some cow-boys toward the English army. She described herself as living in a cot- tage near where they stood; and when told by the escort that he was one of a party in search of these a dad her, nor was: there a dwelling near where she described e phwas, fruitlessly, they had arrived within a day's march of their destination, sad, and laboring beneath great fatigue, when they perceived that they were being closely watched by some horsemen at a distance. Presently one of them was detached. and sent toward them. With great them, he rode to his officer, who still viewed these proeeed- ings curiously from the distant hill. ‘Mr. Ormond, desirous of exhibiting some knowledge of military tactics upon a soil two of his armed men on each side, himself and daughter f in the rear, and thus awaited the re- place the papers the hands of the officer in command, unfolded, and, apparently, perused, and then saw of the reader suddénly directed from ‘he induced him instantly to Bs conmmclooks.con