The Irish standard., 1903-10-31

nor would if l could" he answered
harshly. HE well deserves his fate.
You little know what a menace he
and his band of outlaws have been to
us this season. Let him take his
medicine. "Tis such dose as he would
put down the threats of Others"
With difficulty Jane restrained her.
self from wringing her hands. More
guests were leaving. In fact, the
oh, let them go, that she might seek
her room and think. Edward had
ordered his horse and ridden away
as an escort for the Winston car
rage lest some bold rebels should at
tempt to llidnap the ladies', forsooth.
There was no one Jane could turn
to. Her stepmother was Godfrey's
enemy: her father was helpless. No,
there was no one, unless, indeed, it
might be she could use Aunt Rachel
or Gabriel. Both had been houses
servants for her Aunt Susannah and
had known Godfrey from his baby
hood; both would almost lay down
their lives for him. She hur-
riedly sought Aunt Rnchel's quarters
After consultation with the
negress, she flew to her stepmother's
room. Mamma she cried, bursting
in upon that lady as she sat before
her toilet-table, the maid brushing
the powder from her thinning locks,
do you know that Godfrey Worth
ington is prisoner in our garnet and
that he is to be hung before the break
of day."
Mrs. Ellery, not little startled by
this sudden interruption, gazed at
her stepdaughter with eyes at once
annoyed and plying.
Yes, yes, child" she answered, Il
knew he was here, and l had heard
some whisper that such fate awaited
him; but, after all, much us deplore
it, especially that it should happen
ON these premises, yet, if half the
bandit acts with which he is accred-
tied are true, tits no more than he
deserves"
But he should not be starved as
hemently. Glow often have 1 heard
you boast that no one in your house
ever went hungry, yet that poor old
! gentleman who was brought here this
{, afternoon has mot had one bite to eat
since his arrival, nor has Godfrey. If
| they must meet so bitter an end,
| should they not have food to sustain
them in facing it with fortitude?",
"Assuredly," Mrs. Ellery answered
promptly, her hospitahle instincts
aroused, as shrewd Jane had known
they would be. IL will order it now"
half rising from her chair.
NAY, first you must have per-
mission from Col. Besscmer," Jane in
terposcd, "else the scntries will let
nothing pass them. viii you not ask
/ the colonel to grant this request?
/ See, l have pen and paper ready for
you. There is no time to be lost, else
the colonel may have retired, and you
would not wish to disturb his rest"
Mrs. Ellery, warm-hearted, if of
irritable temper, and at the same
time, fortunately, n woman of no
great cleverness and less imagination,
| fell into the trap and unsuspectingly
! wrote the note which Jane adroitly
j, dictated.
Now, Gabriel" whispered Jane,
when the coveted order had been Sc
| cured. for heavens sake, make no
mistake. This to the sentry, and that
| to Master Godfrey and General
| Pierce" While Jane was interviewing
her stcpmother and sending the note
To Col Bessemer, Rachel had been
! preparing the yiands, which Gabriel
now bore up the back stairway on q
! huge tray poised trinmphant'y upon
his head.
| Cro Be Conunuedl