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reached the open door just in time to receive in his 

 arms the Hmp form of the Tory spy. 



The American officer was not too surprised to grasp 

 him by the collar: 



"How, now, sirrah ! You would steal my horse, w^ould 

 you? We will soon quiet you and your kind!" Still 

 holding him firmly — though the man was unconscious 

 and unable to stand — he called, ''What, ho ! Within ! I 

 have no time to deal with spies or horse thieves ! Come 

 out and punish this fellow, if he is alive, according to 

 your Vermont laws before you go to fight his peers !" 



Nor did he and Morgan remain to see the fate of the 

 Tory spy. It sufficed them to know he was to be dealt 

 with according to his deserts. 



