girl flew to obey him. "She hath not been seen all afternoon. Well, Sally?"
Sally, at the foot of the stairs, made a vague gesture. "His room be empty," she said slowly. "He be gone!"
Uzal Ball brought his hand resoundingly down upon his thigh. "Why, o' course he be gone!" he exclaimed loudly. "The varlet hath doubtless escaped this day to the British lines, either to New York Town or to Staten Island, and taken little Mary wi' him for revenge!"
