Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-14
AN INTERRUPTION.

where he had met Jane she would
klElvc Ia cross "A creek. Ii was Il mean
1-;ream with quicllSand bottom. un-
fordable except at one place This
sord. partly made by nature and
Helped out by man, was marked ON
fhcr side of the stream by sign
psf that travellers might not miss it
al get caught in the quicllsand
lhe hight before some wild spirit
hong the Americans. learning that
2and of Tories was likely to cross
pat spot. and aflamc with fury
the treatment Bessemcr had
b the Contincntals at the battle
IS goth Of May. painstalling'y dug
"a posts and placed them little
X. down. The scheme had worked
"a that the first Tories who had
pted to cross were caught in
thCS,Iuicilsand and one man and two
horses were lost. In the confusion
which followed the whole band had
been well peppered with shot by the
concealed Americans. The intention
had been to move the posts back
the next morning. but Godfrey knew
this had not been done. and hi, heart
misgave him when he thought OF
Jane.
The plot filled him with loathing.
at once so wicked and so foolish wa
IT. Such underhand doings were not
his idea of warfare. yet it was these
same wild spirits who had conceived
it that he was trying to weld into a
body of recruits.
When the creek came into view the
carriage was just entering the stream
between the posts. With shout of
warning. he dashed forward As he
drew nearer. he saw that the of
horse was already beginning to sink
while the carriage lurchcd dagger
oUsly.
Flinging himself from his horse
WOrthingtOn Suatchcd Jane from the
carriage and carried her 10 a place of
safety. His nest move was to rescu,
AUNT Rachel aud Nanny Anne. while
under his direction Gabriel bconn
search for piece of rope under the
hoN-seat' where q supply of such
things were usually kept i'm those
days of bad roads and frequent
brcakdowns. Absalom had already
cut the horses loose from the car
rage. and by means of the lines was
dragging the ncar-horsc. which had
sunk only "a little way. back TO firm
ground. The off-horsc was already
nearly in TO his belly. and the task of
rescu'ng Kim was serious one.
Slowly. doggediy. physical strength
prevailed over natures trcachcr,.
and gradually the horse was
dragged all bruised and bleeding and
stunned with fright TO the ground.
81 don't understand" Jane. said. II
am all in "a dazc Here are the sim
posts. and yet this isn't the ford. The
ford Is there. How does IL come that
IL" posts have been tnoyed?"
NorthingtOn hung his head. eft
was done last night. I believe" be
answered unwillingly aud fultrriugl,.
which was ng1inef him. "by some
Ho"ciums TO deceive - party Of
"rI"-. who were coming thi- ,,a, p.
% deceive some Tories? By hood
lums' Md what hoodlum- p~av
would -to'p to thing SID low hrt
those who are your parti.an--v Won.
doubtless. among them? Oh .bau,c.
shame To think that such atroritic.
could be to"t. Wortaington ann
Obliged To vor for tine assistance yo,.
have rendered nc and my party This
morning. but J hope that tbi. viii
be tie last occasion upon which yyc
s"aIl meet. Never again do wish
10 look upon the face of one ,,ho
could Icnd himself 10 trick SO ba .c.
\bsalom mount Elan. who does NOT
seem SO much the worse for his OK
perlcnce, and ride back home 20. fast
as you can for moro horses. ri.
useless TO think Of proceeding 10 ms
INT to-day II we can but get back
home in safety. We may consider our.
'elvcs most fortunate in these brutal
times Meanwhile I will walk 70
squire Henry's lis but a mile"
she started Oft. Aunt Rachel and
her black nanny following. and
'"dircy let he 60 without word
of explanation or defense. He told
himself that II Jane could find il in
her heart to accuse him of a deed
at once 50 dastardly and so childish.
naught that he could say would have
weight with her. The loyal girl
friend OF his childhood and boyhood
vac dead; the Jane who would once