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Show 25G 110 E 13 U C IC. \V ·cl st~n'ied up :tnd r:1n to the door, followed by all the otherR ,vho were in the roon1. lie ca11e<l to nrmH. ITc pcerc<1 into the (lark to a~ crtain the C:ltL 'C or the nl:nn1. C:tptain })akin wit.h his troop." rode 11 p. In the confuBion and darkn c.·f; Baxter ha<.l ·lippc<l aw:1y. By his intinuttc knowlcJgc ?f all places about the vil~ lao·e he " ·as able in a few 1nmntei:! to reach a place of co~1cealment, ,,·here he rcuu1iucd until a late hour of the 11 i o·ht f:1vored his escape. Aft;._. pas. ing out of the village, ancl \V::tlkiog a mile or two, he heard the rattlina or a cart oa the roa<l. Stopping bchin<l a tree until it c:une u1~, he fo~1nt1 it was b1in<1 J>ete's. 'I'hat knave still cont1nued lus nocturnal ran1l>lcs, ancl practi~ea his vill:tinics now without even the trouble of giving bail. Baxter h:1iled him, ancl taking a scat in the cart bcsi<.le hitn, tolJ him to drive on. As they rode along, he drew ii·on1 Pete a variety of infonnatiOJ1 about the Federal force :uHl other n1attcrs, somctitncs by 'vheedling and somctin1es by brow-beating. It was not diflicnlL to clo, fot· Pete parted readily with whatever knowlec1gc he pos· sesscd. lie 1vou ld yield it np at any tin1c to lJrjbes or threats, an<.l often threw it away recklessly, from a propeu.·ity to gossip. From hitn Baxter derive.d. son1c infonnation respecting Colonel Fairl~1x and Jus fmnily, \Vhich, \Vith adJitions not kuown to the blind gosi:!ip, it is proper to convey to the ren ]cr. . When Pcle, on the night before, left :Dlr. Palmer s, he 'vent \vith his cnrt towards ltoebnck, by order of Albert. That young gcntlen1an conlJ not have anticipated the firo, bnt he appeari:! to have conceivccl ~ho capture of Fitzhugh and the alTCst of Colonel Fairfax, and 1nay have thought that the execution of suc~1 a plan of violence 'vould offer an opportunity for us1ng ROEBUCK. 257 Pete's rart in son1c snell en tcrpri sc as he nftcrwartl~ eff~cteJ. On his way thither t.he carter nl"t Palmer, earrying l\liss J.1\tirf~tx on his horse. '\Vith Pete's :tssistanee he force(l her in to the cart and took [l scat Le.sic1c bet. Ilo then <.lirectc<.l P ete to drive to J1is ihthcr·s. The young lady frequently imp1orcu Paltnct· 'vith pathetic cntrenty to rclca~c her or to carry hm· to ber parents. Son1ctimes, a · the cart move<.l on, sho· tried to get upon her knees before him. She nppcaletl to his 1n:1nhoot1, to his pit.y. ometimcs, after she fonnd hin1 unrelenting, she gnvc w:1y io hclplc s anLl hopeless indignation, n1ore pitiable than her tear~. lie spoke but littl0. At first he aifectctl to soothe l1cr with profeBsionA of regard and promises of s:li'cty. Then, becoming impati ent,~ he rebuked her sternly and relapsed into silence. "\Vhcn they arrivc<.l at his f~lther's hon e she 'va~ taken to the front door, which was opcucdl>y l\lr. Palmer, in an wer to P etc'B signal, :md then the blind agent was dismissctl. The next rnornina the elder Palmer callc<l on Col- .::> onel "\V csel at the villnac. lie and his son were oon- '=' fidcntial advisers of that officer in all aff:1irs of the county. lie "\vas trnstc<I as the head of the " loy:-tl" element in the county, as he ha<.l a right to be- beingthe head of his own family. After congratn1nting Colonel vV escl upon the vigor and success o.f his n<1miu: stration, especially a. shown in th0 b, t n1ght's operations, he procccJctl to dilate upon t1lc importance of the capture which hacl been 1na le in the per on of Colonel Fairfax. Besides tlcnouncing the offence~ specially charged against him, such as harboring a rebel otiicer nnd bushwhacking, he represented that the colonel \\ras the n1ain stay of the sece sion interest in the county. lie suggested that the removal of one |