The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-05-24

Next morning the British landed on the
island, with but little warning Of what was
10 come, Can't. Scammcll With several ma
rines was at the house. DR.. Phillipse and
Rachel Thorndyke were in the main room.
Donald had had time 10 hide himself 10
await Developments. No ono seems 10 have
known at the moment what had become
of Gertrude. AmsA, OF course, was still con
fined 10 his room.
Without knocking. Scammcll entered aud
demanded that Gertrude King, Beverly
Ames and Donald ThorndJ ke he surrendered
10 him. AT thai moment the hall door
opened and Cert rade entered Her face was
flushed as though just awakened from nap.
Seeing Soammell she uttered a scream.
and turning. fed through the door by which
she had Just entered, slamminE the portal
behind her Rachel placed herself against
the door but ane Of the marines pulled her
rudey away and sprang up the Stair, with
ScamInell close behind.
As Thorndyke appeared on the scene he
met a marine who opposed his advance, but
he was shortly laid out by blow iron, the
hutl Of gun 4 third marine had attacked
the doctor, and Donald dealt with him 10
| H. summary fashion. Then up 1s
sr's rn0m, who're,
/ be would md Gertrude. ne rususa.
| Amea was leaning against the wall cun.
| fronted by the marine who had come up
| with Scammeil In from; Of the bed stood
/ Gertrude with a cooked pistol in her hand
/ and facing Scsmmell.
! As Donald entered the room, be heard
the brave girl say, in answer to some gues.
| lion: Never alive sirl Settle with him'
| am the promised wifa OF Donald Thorn
dyks"
Donald drew his sword and with the
| cry. "Tum, you villain, turn" he smote
| Scammell across the shoulders with the tat
Of the blade As the two men shifted, CIR
| cling for an advantage, Scammell ncaFcd the
door. and quickly turning, rushed to the
room below. Here there was more room
for the play of swords. The officer wan
clever. but Donald drew him foot by foot.
Suddenly throwing his wrist out OF line, his
point fell ofT like lightning Seammell took
the bait: the next instant his sword was
spinning through the air. Before the Nhirl.
ing steel reached the ground, Thotndyse 4
blade had passed through the throat OF the
villain
In the meantime in the room above tho
marine had shot az Gertrude TIE bullet
had missed her, bu, had done its deadly
work on the aged sufferer Ia the hed. Ter
trude fred with her pistol, and the marine
las on the floor dead.
Over the bed, where lay his beloved dead,
Donald swurc a vengeance which should not
cease until his country was rid oi the butch
efs invading it. Ames reached out his hand,
and thus was ccmrntcd anew the coNrnan'
between them,
, For the two day- the British remained OF
, Martha's Vineyard Donald and his hitl'
partv lived in a disuscd shed deep IN the
heart Of the forest On the second evening
he returned alone to the house, aud wa
q surprised TO find ii still standing, shoUln'
, NO ryidcncc % having been entered sirr'
, they had Grd from IL. \ crude coffin wa
constructed and the mother was buried lr
, the woods near .hc edge oi She home Dot
\ DR. philHpse doing the last offices. An.
$ there she stlIl rests, marked By the 'lonl
4 Donald lived 10 see begin to c!umb,c ava
j. under the hand ui time.
y THE END