A venture in 1777 . A VENTURE IN 1777. warm I want you to come with me,Tom. Yes, sir. I am ready a word to the twins he fol-lowed the Captain through thedarkness. The men were huddled aroundcampfires and were cooking theirscanty rations o£ pork and McLane paused at thedoor o£ a small stone house, theonly one in the lines. A sentrywalked to and fro before went in and said to an offi-cer: Mr. Tilghman, ask the Gen-eral to see me. It is a few minutes the officer re-turned. This way, he saw seated before the fire a 62 large man in buff-an
A venture in 1777 . A VENTURE IN 1777. warm I want you to come with me,Tom. Yes, sir. I am ready a word to the twins he fol-lowed the Captain through thedarkness. The men were huddled aroundcampfires and were cooking theirscanty rations o£ pork and McLane paused at thedoor o£ a small stone house, theonly one in the lines. A sentrywalked to and fro before went in and said to an offi-cer: Mr. Tilghman, ask the Gen-eral to see me. It is a few minutes the officer re-turned. This way, he saw seated before the fire a 62 large man in buff-and-blue rose, saying, What news haveyou. Captain? This lad, sir, brought from thetown at some peril this map andsketch. It seems to be some onesnotion of an tall officer put the sketch aside,but as he considered the map hesaid, looking up: This is MajorMontresors own map and is invalu-able. What is your name, my boy?Im a son of Colonel Markham,sir. A most gallant officer. And how,my lad, did you happen to get th
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