Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-03

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judging of such . thing
oh, believe me, fair lady, exclaimed
the prisoner, in q voice Of mock en-
treaty, u am mortal!'
Shall enter the enchanted castle
and unlock the door of your prison
cell2- asked the girl in a merry
tone. ----.-
No said the prisoner, after . mo-
ment's thought; it would not be safe.
Although have seen nor heard none
of the Tories this morning, some of
them may be lurking about the house.
You had better 90 home and send, at
least, half q dozen of your neighbors
to my aid. Tell them to come armed,
for, if the Tories are not here now
they are liable to return at any mo-
ment. -s... ..,.a g.
will do your bidding, Sir knight
of the enchanted castle, said the girl;
and before the sun reaches the zenith,
you shall be free. And now, she
added, with CLEAN OF merry mis-
CHEZ in her eyes, before / bid you,
adieu, let me introduce myself to you.
I am Mistress Msjorie Rowland, the
ouly child of Colonel Rowland whose
plantation is about mile up the
river q ..'
i am pleased to makeyour acqualnt-
ance, Mistress Majorie,' returned the
prisoner. Il am Francis Talbot, and
my home is in Trenton. EI4t ..-ts.
The girl made low courtesy, in
acknowledgement of the introduction;
and then taking up the oars, she
rowed up the stream and soon dis
appeared round the bend in the riv.
er. ..ats Fgfa .g.' fl. .iHu., ..n.
Two hours later boat with eight
armed men seated in it and two stall
wart negroes at the oars, shot down
the river. AS the craft neared the
odd manor, Francis Talbot waved his
hand from the window, and the signal
was at once responded to by one of
the men in the boat. -.l.
The next instant Francis heard
one of the windows below MIN open
ed, and a man, whose voice he rec,
ognized as Albert Sherman's, rang
out: n sas--.s- 9.aL ~ issG iii
III you approach three yards nearer
we'll shoot you. There are fifteen OF
us, and we have plenty Of ammunition
and can hold this house against hun.
dred men for a month. s..l ms,lt5.
At the conclusion of this speech, one
of the men in the boat raised his rife
to his shoulder and fred. The ball
passed within two inches of Albert
Sherman's head. i ,anrHafI r
The shot was Immediately replied
to by a volley from the house; and,
with groan Of agony one of the
negroes fell to the bottom of the
boat. i
we cannot help the young man
now,' Francis heard one of the men
in the boat say. we will only throw
our own lives away if we try to rescue
him. 'r7.|" at
Then one of the men took the ne
groes place at the oar, and the boat
was pulled rapidly up the river and
was soon out of sight. a
With his last hope Of escape gone,
Francis Talbot paced up and down
his prison room all the long, dreary
afternoon. None of the Tories came
near him. It seemed as if the whole
world had forgotten him. The sun
sunk below the mountains in the west
and left the river in shadow. Twi-
light merged into darkness; and as
the moon rose above the eastern hills
and shed its silvery light over the
sleeping landscape. he approached the
window and gazed out opon the spark
ling surface Of the river,
A small craft glided noiselessly
down the stream and paused beneath
the window. Its only occupant was
a small, girlish figure; and as she
gazed up at the window, Francis
recognized the pretty, delicately'
chiselled features Of Majorie How.
land.
| She motioned for him to stand aside,
and, as be obeyed the silent command,
something few into the room and fell
to the floor.
Picking the object up, he found it to
be an arrow, to which was fastened
slender thread.
Drawing the thread into the win
dow, he found it fastened to a
strong cord. The cord, which was in
turn drawn into the window, was
tied to the end of a stout knotted
rope.
Francis lost no time in making one
end of the rope fast to the leg of
heavy oaken table; and then, grasping
the rope with his hands, he let himself
out of the window and descended to
the boat. +s ..''.
DO not make a noise, whispered
the girl, as he seated himself in the
boat and took up the oars. The Tories
are in one of the rooms on the other
side of the house. I saw their lights