The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-09-24

Impotence as her guests continued
to toy with their dessert. If they
would only finish and retire to the
drawing-room or, better still, the IL
brary.
When she had established them
there, h slipped out to the kitchen,
where the servants We're having their
dinner in q long, low shed off the
kitchen proper. She beckoned to Aunt
Rachel. and the negress got up and
joined her mistress.
Where did Master Godfrey go?
Did he get away safely?" Jane asked.
Law Dress you, yes, honey. He ies'
whirlyjigged 'roun' de yawd in de
wet, his face all BACKED wild some
oh dat berry stuff what HMM you'n
Marse Edwahd ustah put on when YOU
wanted to play you was niggahs over
at youah Aunt Susannah's, n his hair
all kinky like it gifts when it rains,
an dem fool soljahs tot him wah a
real niggah, suah. Dey was jes' split
tin dey alFs sides a-laughin' at de
funny antics he wah a-cuttin', and
de fust ting We know he whalked off
TOWARDS de woods, and dey nevah sus-
pest nothin'. Oh, he's mighty smaht,
Marse Godfrey is; he suah am smaht,
Miss Janey, honey"
She looked at the girl anxiously,
for she had as much of the match
making instinct as any of her white
sisters, and it had long been the wish
of her heart that Jane and Godfrey
should marry; not hal the idea had
originated with her, for James Aunt
~Susannah, who was godmother to
them both, had frankly expressed the
same desire. @
Jane threw back her head defiant
~. He is a very foolish and reck-
less person." she said severely, ''and
l wish he would not come to nv
fathers house at all unless he can SO
time his coming that it will not be SO.
upsetting to our nerves and so
hazardous to all concerned" with
which she turned toward the dwell
ing.
The scouts Bessemer sent out came
back with doleful tales of the impass-
able condition of the roads, swollen
streams, and treacherous marshes,
so that Bessemer was fain to crave
from Jane the stretching of her hos
pitality to cover a nights lodging for
him and his men.
1.-The hospitality of Ellery planta-
ton, dear colonel" she answered.,
"has never yet been strained until it
hrn1a on1 cho,11 1o clo-,ol -
deed were it not sufficiently expan-
sive to shelter you and yours. My
only regret is that my father and
mother should not have the pleasure
of welcoming you in person." -
When she went to her room that
night she threw wide the windows
and looked out. The tents showed
little white specks in the dark. She
could hear the measured tread of the
sentries as they paced their beats
along the gravel at either side of
the house, and at it's front and rear
as well. Another sentry paced the
length of the long, gloomy venue.
This was war. brought home to her
more closely than it had been during
all the six years of the conflict.
She drew down her blinds with a
sigh. She could not but remember
that her brother was on his way to
join in it on the British side, and that
others. almost as dear to her, were
already engaged upon the American.
She crept into bed with an ache at
her heart such as had seldom been
there in the 10 sheltered years of
her life. She tossed restlessly from
side to side. Now hot Goals were be-
ing heaped upon her yes. Good
heavens, what was it? She awakened
with a cry of terror. 4 fierce light
was filling her room. There were
shrieks and shots and wild commo-
ton. The IGOR between her bed
chamber and her dressing-room burst
open, and her black nanny ran in
screaming, with outstretched arms.
"Oh, my honey lamb, by Dressed
baby chile. Oh Lawd, presahv dis
innocent one from youah mighty
WRATH
"What is it? What is ito" Jane de-
manded, sliding from her bed and
staring with wide eyes,, first at the
~reddening window and then at the old
woman.
Its de debbil, honey, de debbil
broke loose IN come wild his legions
to devour us. De Lawd hab risen in
His wrath an our days am num-
bered."
. Outside James door were shrieks
and means and prayers. Beneath her
window she could hear shots and the
trampling of horses feet and the
cracking OF the flames.
She threw on a dressing gown, sup
plemented it with a long cloak,
dragged her nightcap from her head,
gathered her masses of hair into a
loose coil, and, with hasty toilet, pre-
pared to descend.
ooh Gawd," NANNY screamed, eds
heah chile amt nebah gwine down
dab to be shot like a trapped BEASTS?
Oh my honey, my honey chile, don't
you do nothin' like dat. You stay
heah wild youah ole NANNY"
Nonsense said Jane impatiently,
eXtricating herself from the en-
tangling black arms, am 1 to stay up
here in truth like a trapped beast