New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-09-23

her lover? Might not the whole am
buscade be of her planning? But
with Edwards face, the picture of her
own, before him such thought melted.
Nay, he could not believe her guilty
of such disloyalty. Surely, the dan
ger of imperilling her brother, if no
other consideration, would have
stayed her. With his returning belief
in her came memory of her promise,
and he put aside his sword.
"Your horse, Edward" he said; for
Edwards mount, reared from colt
upon his fathers plantation and ever
the young mans pet, having succeed
ed in throwing his master, was seized
with CONSERVATION and now stood
with penitent, dropped head. Besse-
mer vaulted into the empty saddle,
and was soon reorganizing his de-
moralized troops-encouragi revil-
ing, inspiring.
AS his back was turned two figures
darted from behind trees, seized
Worthington and made their way
boldly towards thicket from whence
the shots came heaviest. The kid
naping of the prisoner had not been
unnoticed, but those redcoats who
sought to interfere found themselves
the special targets of the finest
marksmen in the world.
The fire slackened, the assailants
were drawing off. Sensing this, the
British began to beat the bushes for
their retiring foe. Bessemer divided
his forces and sent part of them, I'M
der his Lieutenant-Co Colonel Turner
with Edward as guide, to the east
ward, while he himself set out in the
opposite direction. The way he had
chosen was that which would lead
him past the Elijah Ellery abode, and
he was prompted to this course by a
remark of Edwards that morning
that he supposed Jane had gone to
her Aunt Susannah's on her ride, else
she would have been back in time for
breakfast. With the escape of the
prisoner from his clutches, the En-
glishman's suspicion of Jane had re-
turned, and bitterly he regretted
now that he had not killed the Amer
lean while he had him in his power.
AS he rode towards the plantation a
determination fixed itself in his mind,
and he but needed Jane there to put
it into execution.
War had played sad havoc with the
Elijah Ellery place. The mansion
house had been burned by British
and tories some months before, while
the once fertile fields lay neglected
and untitled. Mrs. Ellery now oc-
cupied the cottage Of the overseer,
himself away in the army with his
employer. Breakfast was just over,
and Jane and her aunt still fingered
at the table. The temptation to pour
into her aunt's sympathetic eaf-the
tale of last nights adventures and Of
the eliminating bargain was not to
be resisted. AS they sat at the table
they discussed.
Marry Bessemer?" Mrs. Ellery
cried. Bind yourself for life to a
man who could exact such promise
from you? Neyer!''
Dear aunt, I must" Jane answer
ed. There is no loophole of escape.
Ny word is out. Remember, no Ellery
| ever breaks his word or hers
Neither are the Ellerys wont to
| make alliance with scoundrels,'' her
| aunt retorted. Marry him say you
shall not!" She brought her fist
| upon. the table with an emphasis
| which caused the aristocratic old
china, saved from the wreckage Of
her home, 20 utter q refined protest
against such rude vehemence.
| Jane pushed back her chair and
rose. 81 must away home. she said.
Il doubt me not my stepmather e