Beadle's Dime Novels No. 37: Godbold, the Spy — page 91: what you’re looking at

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But tbe word acted as a spell The figure vanished in an instant ; not, however, from the enchantment of the expression, but because another footstep was heard upon the sward, which proved to be General Arnold. The tempter and the tempted met—they grasped each others’ hands-and walked toward the house as if they were about to enter upon some work of love ert informed Arnold of tae alarming incident that had occurred just before his arrival ; for a time the latter was not less astonished than his companion, until he remembered that this was the name of the man whom he had employed as messenger, and imagined that it must be some one in search of him. . The figure who had thus mysteriously appeared before André was Gideon. He had stealthily followed the trail of the messenger, whose name. was John Anderson, until he that he dared not even whisper, had determined to await his return, seize him, and extract the truth, and drag him before Washington on his return. But the arrival of some one by boat who was not John Anderson, still who responded to the him yet more, and rather increased than lulled his suspicions. He now resolved to examine the river,and daylight disclosed to him @ British vessel, and he had no doubt but. that some scheme of villainy was on foot. * His first object was to endeavor to induce some of the artillery to bring a-gun to bear upon the vessel, and by sinking her, destroy the persons : caused the Vulture to heave chance of escape; but it only | While Gideon was rushing from point to point in his efforts the conspirators had opened their business, and casting aside all reserve, were advancing rapidly toward a conclusion of “Then I understand from our conversation that, as your liable to confiscation amounts to ten thousand pounds, you demand remuneration for this, and also to be assigned the zank of Major-General, in the British army ?” comliclooks.conn >