The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17

manded by Sylvester King, who at tn
very moment that his men were commit
ting mu5derous excesses upon the surpris
ed Puritans, was actually having an intel
view with Henrietta; and forgetfnl Of al
the ties which bound him to respect hel
and for her sake those who dwelt beneatl
the shadow of the old Puritm's roof wa
proposing to her the base plan Of figh
with him
sMiscreant!" exclaimed deep, harsl
voice, emanating from one corner OF tn
chandler "Despiser of that which yol
should hold most holy! Traitor to tha
trust which you shosld, in your profession
hold most sacredl Do you show yoursel
to this deluded girl in your true colors
And you, fickie and foolish Cunning to hi
daughter, who stood pale and trembling)
do you listen to the Establishments of hin
who would WOO you to your dishonor ant
ruin, and whose hand is even now liftct
| against the life of him to whom you owl
your beingr
Sylvester had recovered from his sur
prise by this time, and. believing that thu
Puritan was alone and unfriended-for hs
also seemed to have ridden hard for hi
life, and to have entered hi
houscSby a. secret way-the Cav
alier. with laugh of irony and bow Of
mock respect said:
"Save you, good sir, 1 was returning
good for evil, you will perceive, and repay
ing the fathers hate by loving his daugh
ter We are the victors to-day, and you
will do well To yield to the chances of war
Thou liest, man and that will soon be
seen. So, release your hold, and quit the
chamber your person pOllutes; for even beI
presence shall not protect YOU from my
vengeancer And as he spoke he drew
his sword and advanced, W tn dark brow
and flashing eye, to part them.
But as if this had reused up all that was
bad in his nature, Sylvester, who had been
irritated by the Puritan's words, seized a
pistol in his belt, and pointing it full at his
opponents breast, fired, and the bullet
stauck him in the shoulder, so that the
sword fell out of his nerveless hand.
"Spare himi In heavens name do not
lift your hand against my fatherw shrieked
Henrietta. as she, in turn, sank fainting
into chair.
"What, no. therep' shouted Sylvester,
stamping his foot, as two or three troopers
entered. Here. Corporal, We have found
a prize. Take your belts and strap up the
old Roundhead in one Of your saddles, and
let two men guard him. He will do for
ransom, if he can be of no other use"
And while the men with but little ten
derness, bound and bore the wounded Pu-
ritan away, Sylvester turned toward Hen
rietta, having determined to take her away
with him. When Arthur Dale, fearing
some mischief might happen to her whom
he loved better than life, entered the cham
Der.
He was horror stricken at the sight, and
burst into a torrent of reproaches against
his quondam friend and superior officer; I;
and, in the heat of the moment, their
swords crossed, and the chamber became
the scene of a deadly combat-Sylvester
being severely wounded, and only rescued
by the entrance of his men. In the re-
vengeful feeling which actuated him, Syl-
vester ordered them to sieze upon Arthur;
and, putting him under arrest fer lifting
his hand against his superior officer, he
deprived him of his sword and sent him
away guarded A body ofthem, command
ed by Corporal, had already quilted the
hall, bearing the elder Hippcsley with
them. Henrietta had in the meantime es-
caped with her nurse into some secret re-
cess of the old hall.
Hippesley was borne away a prisoner
weak and fainting from his wound, and
led by Sylvester King, was carried to the
royalists' camp some miles away. Anoth-
er body, having Arthur Dale still under
arrest, hurried on toward headquarters;
but this was not so fortunate, for meeting
with a strong reinforcement about to JON
the forces of Cromwell it was surrounded
by the enemy and taken in turn, Arthur
thus becoming q prisoner to Roger Hip
peslcy,s who commanded the force, and
who Instantly liberated him on his parole.
II was not long, therefore, before the
friends exchanged condolences, and Roger
learned what debt he owed to Sylvester
for having sought to slay his father so foul
ly and to make his sister forget her duty.
-
1t was on bright and breezy noon some
time after Naseby was fought that soli-
tary hOrseman might have been seen crosst
ing, by bride road, a section Ofthat par
of ChamwoOd Forest, or what was left OF
it. which shortened the distance by some
few miles. to town yet help for the royal
lists, but which was being now riddled by
the cannon;of Cromwell's gunners and fast
yielding to fate
The horseman was Sylvester King, and
as he was urging his steed over rising
ground, and turning over in his mind the
prospects which were working IN his
breast, he saw, on the opposite verge, rid
ing to meet him, n masked horseman in
the guise of q Cavalier. who pulled up a
StTOuglY DuIlt tuC iioAit, 10
though he intendad to dispute the pass.
"Haltw cried the masked horseman.
You carry some papers require"
In effect, Sylvester King had these i'm
portant papers on his person.
One paper was the death warrant OF Ar
thur Dale-yielded to his party. by the
way, at an exchange of prisoners-and
which Sylvester had obtained from Clayer-
house in a fit of pitiless malignance. Hen
rietta having meanwhile been removed to
safer keeping in the metropolis, and where
her psuedo lover dared not seek her. This
warrant the false lover and forsworn friend
had sworn to put into force.
"Who dares to stop me-" cried Sylvcs-
ter, drawing petronel and seeking to
discharge it, uselessly, however, for, by ac-
cident, or design, it flashed in the pan.
"Traitor! False friendi Blot upon the
very cause which some noble hearts have
rendered almost holy, yield the papers
you carry about you or you yield your
iifep
ala. Master Hippesley! do you follow
| the old practices of these forests, and set
your life upon SO loose a cast of the die p
exclaimed Sylvester, in q scofiing voice
which had once been SO honest and
CHEEKY.
"You would have slain my father foul
lily; you would have assassinated you
friend; you would have robbed me of my
sister; you have in me the man wht
avenges these wrongs, which in you
black purposes have become crimes"
And Hippesley riding at him, theil
swords crossed and their horses came int
such fierce collision, that the cavalie
was forced to leap off TO avoid falling.
The next moment beheld short bu
deadly duel. =,
Three passes-one for each piece of vii
| liany-saw Sylvester King lying stark ant
dead on the ground, his set teeth ant
drawn lips yet grinning in mockery
the sky.
4 And then-risking his life upon tn
Il .h.nc.e of urar riskin all that was dea