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"By gad, sir!" cried Ja in his saddle as he passed me, "those Hurons did the trick for Sir Peter He's split the main, so help alloping past, waved his hand with a hopeless laugh "We're cleaned out! cleaned out!" he cried; "that ared the entire garrison!"

Others rode by, gaily uproarious in defeat, clean, gallant sports reeted victory

"Have at thee, buck!" shouted young Caryl, waving his hand as he passed ain, you villain, if there's life left in our fasting rinned and beat his gold-laced breast inback to me: "I'm for Duke Street and Mendoza! Dine well, Carus, you who can afford to sup on chicken!"

Then came Sir Peter, cool, debonair, surrounded by a crowd afoot, Horrock at heel, his old eyes di our horses, and O'Neil and Harkness littered in their eyes

"Yonder comes Sir Peter," I said to Walter Butler "Shall I have the honor of otten me, I think," said Butler slowly, as Sir Peter raised his hat in triuraver salute

"You have heard the news, Carus?" he asked gaily

"I give you joy," I said Then, with colorless cerereater cereed salutes and coes of perfect courtesy

"I bear a letter," said Walter Butler, "and have thisupon Lady Coleville and the 'Hon Elsin Grey'"

And as Sir Peter acknowledged the courtesy, I looked suddenly at Walter Butler, re what Elsin Grey had told me

"The letter is from General Sir Frederick Haldimand," he said pleasantly, "and I fear it bears you news not too agreeable The Hon Miss Grey is sun"

"Hoht--I had hoped ere to have her with us until winter Gad! It is as you say, not too agreeable news, Captain Butler Why, she has been the life of the town, sir; she has waked us and set us all a-dancing like yokels at a May-pole or a ring-around-a-rosy! Split me! Captain Butler, but Lady Coleville will be sorry to learn this news--and I, too, sir, and every man in New York town"