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

sence of her father and mother who are
disturbed by firing, and an American Of
! fcer dashes through the lines and disap-
pears i Pr the woods a,avs aan, rt,,ra
| of British soldiers, and Col Bessemer.
quite willing to remain in the company of
Miss Eery -, During D. dinner o,a strange a.;
| long coat, enters dining-room and gives
CHAPTER III.-British officers startled
| by appearance of stranger, but did not
| recognize in him Capt. Worthington, who
they much wished to capture. He was
the British were attacked at the E 5iiel
plantation. and many Of them killed and
CHAPTER Iy.-Miss Ellery starts on a
auarre because Of his Mi ht attack on hey
him He tells her that Col: Besseme 81
CHAPTER X,;;-Capt: Worthington pre-
trap set for the British, She accused
saS. e4 pe G e xs, her aa a bs
Dragons, among the officers of which
| was her brother, again visited her home
during dtnaggot the presence OF her father and
CHAPTER v1.-Col: Bessemer proposes
to Miss Ellery and is to have his an
swer later-possibly when he has re-
| wv"
CHAPTER vI1-Bessemer surprises
sumter's troops and captures number
| troops return to the Ellery plantation
| where a mysterious prisoner Of some
The the
evening. One Of the guests tells .Besse-
mer of Worthington's love for Miss FL
CHAPTER VIII.-While -Bessemer Is
accusing Miss Ellery of being in love
bar ca TsIsl his 6om a6a SfnE IN
Capt: Worthington.
| CHAPTER kit is then a few min
| utes past midnight and Bessemer orders
| the prisoner to be hung at one o'clock.
! CHAPTER x.-Miss Ellery plans means
| for the escape of this last prisoner,
W aa ngt n eGaa SaP BY 9P rce
captured at the surprise of Sumters
troops be the one to 60
! Jane hurried to her brothers apart
ment. It was not in the disorder that
most mems rooms would be, for Ed
ward was as neat as girl. In truth,
he was girlish in many things; in his
delicate features and small hands and
feet; in his isping voice and mincing
walk and graceful ways.
Much of fop, also, was lieutenant
Ellery, and he had brought over with
him from England full half a dozen
more uniforms than he needed. There
had crossed with him from London
| brother officer who was quite as
| foppish as he and had brought with
him likewise surplus of apparel.
He had induced Edward to store his
extra suits along with his own and,
being a much larger man than Ed
ward, it was from his wardrobe that
Jane was offering.
The Ellery garnet was divided into
two rooms with a passage-way be-
tween into which the stairs assembled.
The passage-way had large window
which looked out into the night. A
sentry paced before the closed door
of one of the rooms. Within were
the two prisoners, each with his arms
bound.
| Gabriel presented Col. Bessemer's
order with a flourish to the sentry
can here am some 'freshments what
my missus sent you, sah," lifting
carefully from his tray a plate OF
cake and decanter of wine and
setting them down on the window
seat.
The sentry was thirsty; the cake
looked delicious; the wine was more
than tempting. He threw open the
door for the negro to enter. "Leave
the door open," |he commanded.
"Yas, sab; suahly, sah," Gabrie
answered, as he crossed the threshold
, with his tray and set it down upon {
!. box inside.
'Why, hello, Gabe,' Worthingto1
called out; sis it you?"
"Dat's what it am, Massa Godfrey
Sarvas, massa; sarvas, massa Gineral
Heah am some 'freshments wha1
1nissus sent you wid-her accomplish
ments; but lawsy me, how is you al
goin' to eat wild you abs hands tied
Mistah Redcoat, sab, they suah will
have to have dey abs hands united
Dey KNIT eat dis way"
The sentry had already taken TIVE
big swallows of the wine, and he coult
scarcely wait to pour himself another
goblet before he took the third. Fas
chatting stuff; never had he tastet
anything SO enticing.
Gabriel went to the door and gazet
at him with beseeching eyes. Mistal
Sentry, sab, knit I jes' loosen da,
ah'll hans leetle so dey kin eat7"
Probably if the wine had not al
ready gone to the sentry's head, h,
J would not have consented, but as i
was he nodded acquiescence while h
took another swallow.
: Gabriel, having deity loosened tn
ropes which bound them, placed tn
tray on the chest which held tn,
candle and politely invited the pris
oners to partake. This done, h
walked again to the door, the lon!
white cloth which had been doubled
:: over the tray in his hands.
, He. stood with his eyes fixed in ap
parently dreamy carelessness upo1
, the soldier.
The opportune moment had ar
rived. The sentry stopped to pou
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