Kentucky's Love Author:Edward King Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE ATTACK BY NIGHT. IT was, indeed, the spy for whose capture the major at Montmorency had longed so earnestly, and who had for weeks so torm... more »ented the Germans by his feats of almost incredible daring. For miles along the lines he was famous; and the post-commanders had many times organized expeditions for his taking. A few daring fellows had lain out between the lines for two or three days previous to his capture and death, hoping to see him, and to win the signal glory of taking him, dead or alive. A messenger was at once despatched to the major at Montmorency, announcing the good luck of Infantryman Schiiltze in shooting the dangerous and diabolical spy; and we felt much more at ease, since the soldiers now cordially received us, and were even anxious that we should make some sketches of them and of their headquarters. The dead man was laid in a room which had beenused for an armory by the soldiers of the post, and his mute white face was covered with an old piece of drapery wrenched from the wall. His garments were carefully searched, and every conceivable hiding-place for papers was minutely investigated. But nothing more than the soldier had found in the species of cave which the spy had evidently made his refuge could be discovered. The spy had apparently been in direct communication with French generals in Paris, and there were certain notes, written in a curious cipher, intended for parties at Versailles. Of this we were informed by Kentucky, with whom the captain became confidential, after some little conversation concerning old days at Got- tingen university. Towards evening, the orders were passed along the lines in such a manner as to indicate preparations to repel a general attack. The " pioneers" were at work everywhere, strengthening the...« less