Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-08-18
SYNOPSIS.


estate. He goes 70 New York city 70 seek his
fortune CHAPTER IN--Jane Billop,the Bill
lop heiress, gains an interview, with young
Bro;hertoft. N-rhe Billop and Brothertoft
fortunes are united by marriage NI-Brother-
tOft goes on q colonial mission TO England.
Mrs. Brothertoft succumbs TO anglomania
and longs for a title. Birth of a daughter,
Lucy. and return home Nll-lhe manor
house becomes the resort Of redcOats. Brother
toit is at last exiled by wife and daughter. He
PART fi-Maior Peter skerrett. aid to Cen
eral Washington, arrives 90 General Put
MANS patriot camp az Fishkill-on-the-Hu Hudson.
party TO "cut OUT Captain Kerr, a redcoat,
who is @ guest at Brothertoft manor. "
Edwin Brothertoft, known as Sergeant Lin
coin, is among Skerrett's men. A servant from
the manor, NOltaire, brings news to camp. -
Mrs Brothertott designs that Lucy shall
marry Captain Kerr.
BealnlThursday. aug. ll--Back numbers at
the Counting hoom.l n en-
II saw Miss Lucy 1nopin ana mopin
worse and worse says Yoltaire, "but
couldn't do nothin, and there sot in the
pantry like dumb hoppertoad watch
in child walllin up to a rattlesnake."
Voltaires faith without works was al.
most dead.
Young Bilsby must have sneaked up
to Brothertoft manor with the news Of
Clinton's expedition to the relief Of Bur
goyne Just at the time that Mr.. Brother
toft's announcement of his presence at
Fishlzill reached Voltaire.
81 did not dare tell Miss Lucy her
father was so near" says the major do
mo, until all at once, on the fourth of
this month, we saw King Georges ships
lying off Kings Ferry, and by and by
up the hill comes Major Kerr to the
manor house, red as a beet"
Upon this arrival Lucy first fully COM
pretended what misery the maternal fiat
was to bring upon her. Voltaire found
her weeping and utterly desolate. AT
once his faith worked ont words The
dumb hoppertoad found voice to croall,
"Ware rattlesnake~
'You are going to be married, Miss
LucyY he asked.
She wanted sympathy sadly, poor
shildl As soon as he spoke she made a
.ableau and a scene-both tragic. She
aid her head on the old fellows shout
ler-tableau. She burst into tears
scene.
Woolly wig and black phiz bent over
Fair hair and pale face. Delicate lips
IF fine old Lincolnshire stock muir
INJURED a plant. Thick lips of coarse
Did African stock muttered a vow of de-
Fotion. A little, high bred hand, veined
with sangre azul, yielded itself to the
leathery pressure Of brown paw. All.
poor child She had need of friend,
and was not critical as to color.
ITO be marriedY Lucy responded
when sobs would let her speak. Eyes,
VOltaire in three or four days"
"Time's short as Sapphos best pie
crust"
Mother says" continued the young
lady, that ! must have a protector
The major is here now and may be or
dered upor down any day. Mother says
it is providentiai, and we must take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity and be mar
ried at once
She looked very little Ike o bride
with her sad, shrinking face.
Don't you love Major KERR" aske5
Voltaire. "Lub" he always must pro
nounce this liquid verb.
''Do l love him. Nolta.rel ! hopeto
when we are married Mother says
ring viii make another person o: me.
She says she has chosen me ar excel
lent match and mnst be satisfied. On
Voltaire, it seems q sir &C say y. cut
my mother is cold ard harsh WIFI me
Perhaps | dc not understand her II
only had some other friendr
You have" Voltaire announced
"You-l know" she said kindly.
"Closer-miles closer'u me-"
"Whos Do you mean any one Of oui
loyalist neighbours
Lucy ran her thought over hey shor
list of friends. All the valued name
bad been expunged by her mother
strict censorship or pushed back amcns
mere acquaintance
"Have You forgotten your father" th,
butler asked.
"Forgottenl go every day, when NJ
one is By, and lift up the corner of tn
curtain over the Vandyck. Oul ances
tor is my father himself. look al hin
and pray God to forgive him for heinl
so wicked and breaking my mother
heart"
"Pohm
Lucy drew back il establishment, a
if a Paixhan blowgun had exploded a
her side
"Pohl" again burst out Voltaire'
double corked indignation iii Their
was a wicked one in that pair it WASH
him II there's a heart broke it's his. "
Lucy for a moment did not think G
this as an assault upon her mother.
"What, Noltaireg she cried. He
not deadl Not a bad man! Not
rebelw
"Rebelw says the French radical
namesake. "Why shouldn't he be
rebel for freedom Badl he ain; IA
enough to marry off ms daugt;e. on
TO git shet of her Dead NJ Nj.
Lucy; he's mp TO Fishkill- are sends go
his Tub by me, if You want il.
Love-even disguised as "lgb"-jt W.
such fair angel of light that Luc
looked up and greeted Il with smil
But this was not q day foi smile
Storms were come after long gra
weather. Only tears now-bitter tear
They must fow, sweet sister, 1t is Il
old, old story.
does he really love me? Is this tru