The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-19
JUST In TIME.

II was during the war of the Revolution
when the British lines extended abov
New York, on 10th sides Of the Hudson
and the Nallame mansion was two mile
within them. From the very bcginnin,
of the war Mrs. Nallame had sided will
the English, for she was of English birth
George Nallame, a widower with on
child, daughter, had married Alice Ill
We're, widow with one child, n son, in tn
year 1874, With no fortune save remark
hble beauty Of person, she had Fascinated
George Nallame. AT that time her son
Rudolph de We're, was in his twentieth
year, and Cora, the daughter of Vallame
In her sixteenth
AT the bloody battle Of Long Island Cap
tain Nallame had fallen, and even Iii
grave could not be pointed out among TIN
hundreds that studded the battlefield.
The widow, yet in matrouly prime wa
seated before the cracking fire when tn
clock struck 10.
As the dial ceased to vibrate with tn
last stroke, the door opening from the hal
was tapped thrice from without, and n
the widow raised her head and said sharp
ly, Come" young man of "a or 25 en-
tered cautiously, who wore the garb of
British officer
You have brought your troop"
More than enough to capture 10 reb
els, said Captain Rudolph, for whom hi
mothers influence had procured n British
commission. "You are sure Horace Sin
clair is in the summer house,
Would 10 heaven ! were as sure tina
the arch rebel of all, Mr. Washington, wer
there, said the widow sternly. "Twic
have heard his signal to Cora. The let
ter ! wrote him he has deemed his Cora e
imploriug him to hazard even life itself t.
meet her this night In the lonely summe
house. Have you the chaplain with you
He is below in the dining hall II
knows why he is hereto make me mar
ried man. But, mother can you fore
Cora to become my wifef"
You shall see, was the cold and firm
response.
Enough! Co. capture Horace Sinclair,
she said, with slight shudder "Brin
him hither, bound. When you return, lc
the chaplain be with you. Cora shall NEE
you and ere you part shall be your wife.
Her reckless Son left her, and she ran
small bell as he departed.
Tell Miss Vallame, said she to tn
prompt servant who answered to her call
THAT desire her here Immediately.
The servant hurried to obey. She sool
returned, bearing lamp and followed b
the lovely orphan. Cora Nallame silent!
bowed her head as she entered.
"Waitp' was all that tho widow said
and as she spoke loud shouts, pistol shot
and the clash of steel reached her ear.
Cora glanced uncasily toward the doc
and then to her stepmothcr'4 face. Err
long Rudolph threw open the door an,
was followed by two British dragons
who escorted young man clad in the uni
form of continental major of cavalry.
A short, i'll looking man in black brough
up the rear.
"Horaeel and a prisoner.n exclaime,
Cora
The same, - said Rudolph, fierce will
bloody cash that scanned his cheek. 9TH
rascal has slain two of my best men. Blu
he shall die the death Of spy.
My uniform proves that am no spy,
said Horace Sinclair. ~ have fallen int
snare and am prisoner Of war-no spy
Cora, did you write me summons hith
erf'
Never, Horace" said Cora in astonish
ment, " 'Tis some trick of this"--
"Of mine' said Mime. Yallame sharply
Come, we have no time to lose. Cora
you SEE that gentleman in black3 He /
the Rev, Charles Fairweather. He is her
to make you the wife of my sonr'
THE wife of your sons meanest troope
shall l be sooner than hisn' cxclaine
Cora.
Consent" said Nine Vallame, cor sc
Horace Sinclair hanged upon the tree wher
he and you have so often metz
They dare not hang me, Cora, E" sni
the calm voice Of the bound officer. 81 ar
taken in my uniform and no spy. Do no
be imposed upon.n
do not sing SO boldly, said Nine. VA
lame. THE hanging Of rebel, uniforme
or not, is pleasure to our loyal EDglisi
general F."
Cora Vallane, you see that dial-it /
now 20 minutes after 10. II, when tn
minute hand shades the cipher c, your lin
have not made yan my son s wife, Horae
Sinclair swings
"oh, HorRcel What shall doY" erie
Cora ms the silence grew terrible.
Let me die thousand times rathe
than behold you the wife of that renegade
who slew bis mothers husband, " said Sin
clair.
"Oh, Horace'9 and weeping bitterly sh
flung herself upon her brave lover hos
om, and ere the furious son and fiendis
mother could tear them asunder Cora
quick hand, armed with dagger, had sew
cred the cords that bound the American
arms,
Sinclair snatchcd saber from the han
of the nearest trooper and sprang upon til
other, who went down, eleven 10 the chin
Wheeling iierccly, the so ber clashed wit
that Of Rudolph, and sweeping back fron
the shock came down with mighty slRs
that sheered the rutlian S right arm fror
the shoulder
Shouts and the sharp tumult Of suddel
strife without smoto Radolph's ear ms b
fell, and at the next moment the room "a
filed with Amcrienn dragons, led by IN
whom he deemed long dcad-George Va
lame!
lust in time, my boy" said vallame
who had escaped from the slaughter c
Long Isiaua, md for purposes q his owI
bore another namu in the American army
II mistrusted this when | found the dc
coy letter written by that tigrpss. Return
ing TO camp found the letter in you
tent, and collecting score Of your tlra
goons hastenod to save yon.a
An hour after, az British soldiers file
tho hodse, SO finely vacated by tho Amer
leans, they. found Nine Vallame lyin
upon the body Of Der son and as dead a
he. TIE sudden shock had slain her
Whep the war was over, years aftei
Colonel Horace Sinclair end his bride, Cora
with Mai Vellsme, returned to the scene
| But 1t was 10 sec the mansion a heap c
charTed RUNE Ystop Glpbs.