t I know it was not me who grew faint-hearted when we were
in the power of the enemy, an' there's a deal of satisfaction in that
thought."

On arriving at Sudbury, half an hour after having left his comrade,
Isaac made inquiries for Captain Baker's dwelling, and learned that had
Nathan's proposition been carried out, they would have been forced to
parade the prisoners through the entire settlement before coming upon
the house.

The captain was within sound of his wife's voice when Isaac finally
stood before the good woman asking to see her husband, and came up
quickly; but with a look of disappointment on his face when he saw his
visitor was only a boy.

"Is this Captain Remember Baker?" Corporal 'Lige's recruit asked, for he
was not minded any mistake should be made now that his work was so
nearly accomplished.

"Yes; what do you want?"

"I am come from Colonel Allen----"

"Where is he?" the captain asked eagerly.

"That I may not tell you until we are alone."

"Come into the house! Come in and refresh yourself, and you shall tell
me that with which you are charged while partaking of such food as my
wife can prepare quickly."

"It is not well for me to spend time in eating until after Nathan Beman
is relieved from his charge."

"What have you to do with that young Tory, if it is true that you come
from Ethan Allen?" and now the captain began to show signs of being
suspicious.

"I will tell the whole story, beginning with the capture of
Ticonderoga----"

"So the fort has been taken by our people!" Captain Baker cried joyously
as he clasped the messenger by the hand with such force as to make the
boy wince. "Tell me quickly! When was the work done?"

More than once before he had come to the story of his and Nathan's
adventures was Isaac interrupted by the eager soldier; but after a
certain time he succeeded in imparting all the information, and was
rewarded by hearing the captain say:

"You showed rare good sense in leaving the prisoners outside the
settlement, for while we in Sudbury are with the colonists in their task
of teaching the king a much-needed lesson, there are some who might have
tried to work mischief had you applied to them asking the location of my
dwelling. Wait here until I can summon a few of the Green Mountain Boys,
who have been awaiting word from Ethan Allen, and we'll soon relieve you
of the Tories."

Captain Baker ran out, not stopping for a reply, and while he was absent
his