The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
PERILOUS VENTURE OF LADY. ACKLAND.
BY CLINTON ROSS.

about some curious events" I said,
bending my head.
You can do a service. said the
el7c-'~''; Il believe, with General Bur
goyne.' sga 1saE IL -
- / may, 1 will go gladly" L sad
And I am sure that Miss Essex Will
grant me a privilege.
4 despise your favor, as you, sir,
she cried, looking me full in the face,
being with the rebels, when your fam
. lily should have left you loyal" This
was woman left hysterical by the ron
of the guns, / decided.
/ Il know: | expect nothing else. But
/ it's no PLEASURE to be in your Camp.
/ nor did / make this chance L said in
! d low voice to her.
"Ah, Mr. Sedley," Lady Ackland
cried, I'VE need you. My poor Kate,
you must control your nerves.
/ Il beg you all pardon said Miss Es-
sex I'm not stand in the way of-of-
this man doing you this service tonight.
l need not see him after-ever. But
in the face of this, how can you toll
crate a rebel?2 And she pointed to
those detected soldiers of the king.
You may believe, Miss Essex, 1 will
be to pains you shall not said l. L
! think not without spirit.
It's better that Mr.. Sediey should
| CO." General Burgoyne said, smiling, as
! if the episode amused him even in his
/ serious plight He has spoken to-
night as the straightforward gentleman
! and trouble, sir, makes US esteem each
/ other OF pleasanter day for myself,
/ might have had to hold you a prison.
! er for exchange.
| Whispering some words to the chap
! lain and Lady Ackland. he hurried us
! down the slope to the bank, | keeping
well behind. near Lady Aclland's maid,
a frightened Irish girl.
Half way down, Lady Ackland let the
! others pass.
Mr.. Sedley." she said, giving me her
hand, you understand Miss Essex's
prejudice. It's her brothers memory,
whom she lost with us
mo one better than I: you must
know there are loyalist Sedleys, Lady
Ackand.''
And I waited to tell you, You must
have acted fifty in position that must
be as trying to YOU Miss Essex s
nerves have given way, think
Thank you, Lady Ackland, much
for remembering me when distressed
over your husband"
You are helping me reach him, Sir
said she, gently. Il never can thank
i you enough
At the foot of the cliffs were two
slIiffs General Burgoyne had been IN
able to spare an escort. l told Brude-
nell l would take the maid in one,
while he should row the two ladies.
He agreed, helping Lady Ackland in,
when Katherine Essex motioned the
maid TO follow into the same boat.
IN so with this person"
You prefer. l know. to be with us?''
said Lady Ackland.
What difference is it, Harriet? This
man is no more to me than the oar.
You thought l was weak. I may have
been but l want to show l am not
now
And, spurning my offer of assist
ance, she leaped in lightly, taking her
seat.
1--WE have no time to talk about it, .
said Lady Ackland. losing her patience,
while Brudenell helped the maid to a
seat But you're absurdity ITSELF
We'll not talk about it, Harriet. .
said the girl.
Shall I lead, or you?" Brudenell
asked.
You would better, as you know the
river
We put out with a slow dip of the
oars, keeping well under the high bank
where the defeated army was sound
ing its retreat.
Now 1 did not intend provoking her
by so much as a word l do not like
how to address. 1 even thought this
poor girl no longer attractive. But she
bewildered me by speaking for her
self.
You are surprised I should choose
to go with you
No: I thought it simply bravado," ]
said, again, with some spirit, I think
This was no sooner spoken than ]
wished to recall it; yet she answered
without apparent resentment.
You read me we'll. 1t was that
wanted to tell you again how wrong
you are
; I have every reason to expect that
of you, Miss Essex"
II hate this situation
Neither of us has cause to be glad al
the way chance has involved u.s." sale
I, bent on showing a Rowland for hel
: Oliver.
'And yet, Mr.. sedley"-she had moi