borhood. He advised them on that account to travel no
farther till morning; but Smith said their business was urgent and
they must make haste to reach White Plains.

"At that the captain went on to speak very strongly of the dangers of
the way, till he so aroused the fears of Smith that he was disposed to
tarry where they were for the rest of the night. Andre was not so
inclined, and it was some time before Smith could induce him to stay
and take lodging in a near-by cottage.

"They occupied the same bed, and Smith afterward told that it was a
weary and restless night for Andre. They left their bed at dawn and
again started upon their journey. As they neared Pine's Bridge, Smith
assured Andre that they were beyond patrolling parties, and Andre at
once shook off his depression and talked gaily, discoursing upon arts,
literature, poetry, and the common topics of the day. Near Pine's
Bridge they separated; Smith went to Fishkill, stopping at the
Robinson House on his way to tell Arnold the particulars of his little
journey with Andre and where he had left him.

"Smith and others had advised Andre not to take the Tarrytown road
because of the many Cowboys in that neighborhood, but Andre,
considering them his friends, disregarded the advice, and, in
consequence, met his sad fate."

"It was a pity for him, but a good thing for our country," remarked
Lucilla.

"Yes," her father said. "On that very morning a little band of seven
volunteers went out near Tarrytown to prevent cattle from being driven
to New York, and to arrest any suspicious characters who might be
travelling that way. A man named John Yerks proposed the expedition
the day before, and enlisted several others to take part in the
enterprise. They reached Tarrytown early on the day Andre did. Four of
them agreed to watch the road from a hill above, while Paulding, Van
Wart, and David Williams were to conceal themselves in the bushes
beside the stream and near the post road.

"Eleven days after that, at the trial of Smith, Paulding and Williams
told the story of their capture of Andre. Paulding testified that he,
Isaac Van Wart, and David Williams were lying by the side of the road
about half a mile above Tarrytown and fifteen miles above Kingsbridge,
between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday morning, the 23d of
September. That they had lain there about an hour and a half, as
nearly as he could recollect, and had seen several persons with whom
they were acquai