Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-30

would only finish and retire to the
drawing-room or, better still, tho IL
brary.
When she had established them
there, she slipped out to the kitchen.
where the servants were having their
dinner in n 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 20?
Did he get away safely?" Jane asked.
Law Dress you, yes, honey. He ies'
whirlyjigged 'roun' de yawd I'm de
wet, his face all BACKED wild some
oh dat berry stuff what HMM you'n
Marsc Edwahd ustah put on when YOU
wanted to play you was niggahs over
at youah Aunt Susannah's, n his hair
all kinky like il gifts when it rains.
an dem fool soljahs tot him wah a
real niggah. suah. Dcy was les split
TN dey ais sides a-laughn' at de
funny antics he wah a-cuttin'. and
de fust ting We know he whallscd off
TOWARDS de woods. and dcy nevah sus-
pest nothin'. Oh, he's mighty smaht.
Marse Godfrey is; he suah am smaht.
MISS Janey, honey.
She looked at tho girl anxionslv
for she had as much of the match
making instinct as any of her white
sisters, and it had long been the wish
or her heart that Jane and Godfrey
should marry; not that 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
~. lie is n very foolish and reck-
less person., she said severely. land
| 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 Besscmer sent out came
back with dolcful tales of the impass.
able condition of the roads. swollen
streams, and trcacherous marshes
so that Bessemer WAS fain to crave
from Jane the stretching of her hos
pitality to cover Il nights lodging for
him and his men.
'Thc hospitality of Ellery planta-
ton, dear colonel" she answered.
has never yet been strained until il
broke, and | should he shamed in
deed were it not sufficiently expan-
sive to shelter you and yours. NV
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
httle white spcckS i'm the dark She
could hear the measured tread of the
Sentrics as they paced their beats
along the gravel at either side of
the house. and at its front and rear
ms well. Another sentry paced the
length Of the long. gloomy avenue.
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 u
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 rs dear to her. were
already engaged upon the American
She crept into bed with an ache at
hSr heart such AZ had seldom been
there in the 10 sheltered years of
her life. She tossed restlcsSlv from
side to side. Now hot Goals were be
ing hcapcd upon her eyes. Good
heavens. what was IL? She awakened
with q cry of terror. \ fierce light
was filing her room. There were
shricks and shots and wild commo-
tion. The door between her bed
chamber and her dressing room burst
open, and her black NANNY ran in
screaming, with outstrctchcd arms.
oh. my honey lamb. by Dressed
baby chile. oh Lawd. prcsahv dis
innocent one from youah mighty
wrath"
What is IL? What is it," Jane de
mandcd. sliding from her bed and
staring with wide eyes. first at the
rcddening window and then at the old
woman.
Its de dcbbil. honey. de dc bbil
broke loose an come wild his lcgions
to dcvour us. De Lawd hab risen in
His wrath an our days am mum.
bered."
Outside JHnc's door were shricks
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 dressing gown. sup.
plcmcntcd il with long clonl;.
dragged hcr nightcap from hcr bead.
gathered ncr masses of hair into -
loose coil. and. with ha~ty toilet. pre-
pared to- descend.
"Oh GaNd.' nanny screamed. "di-
heah chic Amt ncbah g,vinc down
dab to bt shot like trapped BEASTS {?
Oh my honey. my honey chile. don't
you do nothin' like dat You stay
hcah wild youah ole nanny"
Nonsense said Jane impaticntly.
cNtricatrg herself from the en-
tanPliug black arms. am a. stay M
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