The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Roger Ireton vas executed in 17el by Governor
Tyron for his participation in the Regulators IN
surrection. and his c1roilna sstata. Applshy Hun
dred. bestowed upon one Gilbert stair. His son,
John Ireton. having I'LL then served the King In
a regiment In England, threw up his commission
r rs.ur 1Ssf t.. SsTt tSs Sss We %ar AH' 70 g. \. IN n IL. +:
troublous days OF revolution. he could not regain
his ancestral estate.
Almost the first man he meets is Sir Francis
Falconnet. an old enemy OF his English Army
days. now a Captain Of Hessians- The two fight
a duel. in which Sir Francis wounds lreton. tax
ing an unfair advantage Of the Intervention Of
Margery stair. the daughter Of the usurper Of
Appleby. whittier Ireton is taken by her orders.
She nurses him, and he falls In love with her.
honor bidding him to respect what he believes
TO be the prior claim Of a young American, Dick
Jennifer. She also tells him that Sir Francis
Falconnet has asked her TO marry him, . mar
rfaEe that he purposes to prevent.
Ere long he discovers that he Is in reality the
prisoner OF the Baronst, who intends to denounce
him to Tarleton as q Continental spy. He also
learns that q powder convoy is TO be sent out to
arm the Indians for raids upon the patriots.
While trying 10 escape with the map Of the route
Of this convoy. he IS captured Tarieton con-
demns him to death. and during the night before
his execution Hargery visits him She endeayorB
to carry the map to Jennifer, but is taken. TaTis-
ton taunts her with being the mistress Of Ireton.
SEho boldly declares that she is his wife. Gilbert
Stair. knowing that he IS about to die. demands
q secret marriage, as this will secure ApDlshy for
his daughter Independent of his conhseatoTs
claim.
Ireton is led out to execution. but saved a. the
last moment by a band Of patriots. Upcanoola.
his Indian playmate Of boyhood days. Informs
him that Jennlfer, too. has escaped. lretan
chances TO ind Jennlfsr surrounded by enemies.
He rescues Jennifer and the two engage In .
series Of adventures.
They return to Applsby Hundred. where new
perfls await them.
CHAPTER xvII-Contiaued.
How is that you say. Ar. Starr says
Dick. THE King-but that 10 only the old
Tory cry. There will never be a King again
this side of the water"
The old man reached out and hooked Q
lean finger in the lads ~buttonhols. Say
you SO, Richard JenniferP Then you will
never have heard the glorious newsT' This
with a leer that might have been OF tri-
umph or the mere whstting OF gossip
eagerness-I could not tell
NO." says Richard, with much indifer-
ence.
Hear It. then. Twas at Camden, four
days since. They came together In the
murk of the Wednesday morning, my Lord
CORVALLIS and that Door fool Gates. De
Kalb is dead; your b,ethering Irishman,
Rutherford. is captured; and your ragtag
rebel army is scattered to the four winds.
And that's not all. On the Friday.
Colonel Tarleton came up with Sumter at
Wishing Creek and caught him mapping.
Whereupon. Charlie Mcdowell and the
over-mountain men. seeing ali was lost,
broke their camp on the Broad and took to
their heels. every mar Tack OF them for
himself. So We see, Dickie Jennifer. there's
never a cursed Corporal's guard left in
either Carolina TO stand in the Kings way"
He ratified all this of RiIbly, like a child
repeating some lesson got by heart; but
when l would have found a grain OF com
fort in the hope that 1t was a farrago OF
Falconnet's lies. Jennifer made the truth
appear In answer r. a curt question
""Tis beyond douSt?-all this. Mr.. Sair?'
The old ~loyalist-loyallst now, If never
certainly before-sat down on the settle and
laughed: a dry wizened caokle OF q laugh
that sounded like the crumpling of new
parchment.
You'd best be of. light foot and tight
foot. Master Richard. lest you learn shrevd-
ly for Yourself. IT'S in ~everybody's mouth
- this. There were some fiy~e-and-forty
of the Kings friends come together here no
longer ago than yestere'en to drink his Ma
1esty's health. and Ell. man! but II will cost
me a pretty penny! VIII that satisfy yeg'
Yes" said Jennifer. thlnking. mayhap,
news would have suficed to unlock this poor
old miser's win cellar,
We'll. then; you'd best be on while YOU
may: dye hear? I bear We no iII-will, Rich
ard Jennifer: and IL Mr.. TarletoR lays hold
OF YOU. you'll hang higher than Haman for
evading your parole I promise you. We'll
say nauEht about this rape Of the door,
lock. though tits a~ctionahle. sir. and I'll
warn YOU the law would make you smart
finely for It. But well sRtsF q polle pres
eQui On that tn Fours emnestied and
hack. then you can paF ms tbs damage Of
the broken lock and we'll cry quits"
Il this my Straightforward Richard
snorted In wrathful derision- However
npch be loved tbs daughter. " e clear he