The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-01-11
SY OPSIS.

PART I-Edwin Brothertoft, heir to a manor
on the Hudson, is left an orphan with the manor
heavily moTtgaged to the Billop estate, IL goes
to New York city to seek his fortune. CHAP
TER IN-Jane Billop, the B,llop hcircss, gaias
an interview with young Brothertoit. N-rhe
Billop and Brothertoft fortunes are united by
marriage. VI-Brothertoft goes on q colonial
mission to England. Mrs. Brothertoft succumbs
to anglomania and longs for title Birth OF a
daughter, Lucy, and return home. Nll-The
manor house becomes the resort OF redcoats.
Brothertolt is at astexiled by wIfeand daughter
lie joins the patriots.
PART II-Major Peter Skerrett, aid to Gem
eral Washington, arrives at General Putnam's
patriot camp at FIshkil -on the Hudson. Gil AP-
TER IlI-Skerrett volunteers to lead party to
guest at Brothertoft manor Iv-Edwin Broth
rrtoft, rtwn as Sergeant Lincoln, is among
Skerrstt's men. a servant from the manor,
Voltaire. brings news to camp. V-Mrs broth
ertoft designs that Lucy sha marry Captain
Kerr. Vl-Lucy is anxions to escape VII
Skerrctt takes Vo.taire into the plot 10 capture
Kerr and rescue Lucy VlIl-JieIek Dewitt an
old manor hand, Is Skerrett's guide.
PART llI-Redcoats are at Brotncrtoit manor
voltaire prepares for Lucy's flight to the Fish
kill camp.
"Must such beast-yes, will say
beast-as that come near me| thought
she.
Strong language for young lady,
but appropriate. 1t Is we'd to have n
few ugly epithets in ones vocabulary.
Hard words have their virtue and their
place as well ~ soft ones.
Mrs. Brothertoft also had headache.
She looked pale and i'll this morning.
This will never do, madam. Consider
your beauty 1t will consume away il
you allow so much fever in your brain
Breakfast was more silent even than
yesterdays. No headache cared to ask
sympathy Of either of the others.
Lucy said not word. She compelled
herself TO be at table. She dreaded her
mothers presence, but she dreaded her
absence still more. Lucy suffered I'M
der the uneasiness OF young plotter.
She knew that her plot was visible ia
her face. She trembled at every look,
and yet she felt safer while she was
facing her foes. Poor child! II she
could have wept, as she wished, freely
and alone, dozen of lachrymatorics--
magnums-would not have he'd her
tears.
Moody Mrs. Brothertoft Is also silent.
She does. not think it good policy to
draw out her son-in-law this morning.
Only wretchedly low card and nc
trump will respond TO the attempt
Tother bottle rather browns the power
Of repartee. Major Kerr was too mar
ticulate last night to DO very coherent
this morning. A courtly bow and a fine
manner are hardly To be expected al
levee from hero lugged to his couche,
by Plato and two clodhoppers, them
selves little out Of line and step with
too many heeltaps. The hostess does
not choose by SOLICITORS questions TO gel
| growls from the future bridegroom
such as
Kerr loquitur. Eyes, thank you; my
tea is mere milksop; my egg an addle
my toast chip; my butter lard; my
buckwheat cakes dem'd Aabby. Every
thing has tipsy taste and smells Of
corked Madeira. Oh, my headw
Such talk would not make the lover
more captivating. He had better b,
left 10 himself, 10 take his breakfast
with what stomach he may.
Nor does Mrs. Brothertoft think Il
wise to remark upon yesterdays dinner
and its distinguished guests ~ hei
daughter. Remark brings rejoinder
This morning, again, Lucy had no kiss
for her mother. Instead OF the warm
tender caress of other days, with warmth
and tenderness for two, Lucy's manne
was grave and distant.
| Mrs. Brothertoft diyines incipient re
bellion In her daughter.
This OF course must not be.
Tha xnothar did NOT know that I,ue,
had hoisted signal Of distress, and tina
she was almost ready TO haul her fial
up from half mast and fly it at thu
masthead Of defiance. This Mrs. Broth