Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-14


deed which she imputed to him. but
he had heard no word of condcmna-
tior from her lips Of Bcsscmer',
barbarous treachcry i'm firing upon
an enemy during "a flag of truce and
OF Strengthening opponents who
begged for quarter. Nay. had she
not received the monster into her
house with fricndlicst hospitality
Immediately after his outrageous
action?
When he had done all he could
for the exhausted horse. Worthinr-
ton mounted his own and rode away.
but not through the forest this time.
He took the road that law along the
creek. sandy and barren and desc
late. better suited To his mood than
the close, sweet intimacy of the
woods.
Turning suddenly to the right. he
entered II ravinc along whose rocky
bottom ran swift-howing stream.
Following this for IL tedious distance.
while his horse Snortcd and shook his
head in frequent protest "vcr the
roughncss of the way, he finally
came within sight of a curl of blue
smoke, and IL WAS not long before he
was able to sec that the smoke arose
from 4 campfire.
Scattered along the rocky base
and edges of the ravinc. at con
Ncnicnt proximity To the fire. were
some % or 80 men, their horses
tcthcrod near. They were "A sturdy
looking set, some of them with fierce
expressions, some wearing "a devil
maN-carc air, but most of them with
phlcgmatic countcnanccs that dcficd
the observer, however keen. to read
their thoughts AS rule they were
unsha'cn and roughly dressed. most
of them in docskin trousers and home
spun shirts. Their rifles were by
their sides or smng across their
backs. These were the men whom
Godfrey had gathered together to
help revenge Buford.
His was the only continental uni
form among them, and he the ONLY
trained soldier. but every man i'm
that company was dead shot. an
expert horscman. and AN intrepid
spirit. In fact. he had gathered one
OF those bands of mounted rihemen
That were to make STUNT cr's fame
and d" so much for The preservation
of South Cardinals liberty.
In the ashes of the fire were balI-
INK sweet potatoes and hoe-cakes.
aud Worthington was just in time to
partakc of the MONDAY meal.
The next two months were monot-
"nous ones for Jane, despite the re
turn of her father and mother from
charleston and the weeks visit
winch her brother made them Ar
rlvIng from England with his com
mission as lieutenant in Lord Corn
wallis army, lac was assigned bv that
general to BcSScmcr'S command. and
the latter gracjousi- obtained for
linn tcn-days' furiough that he
might visit his home. sending bv him
numerous messages 10 Jane.
The morning of the seventeenth of
August 1880, WAS hot and suItrv.
James father had bcca carried ont
by Gabriel and Absalom. and placed
IN his chintZ-coVercd chair i'm the
Summcr-houSc- Jane sat beside him.
reading aloud passages from his ia
VOritc Cicero.
His two months treatment under
the famous Charleston doctor had
| done him nut litfic.gpod. The hands
which lay upon the arms of his chair
were as tremuloue AZ 1lcaves of the
aSpen-trcc. while the veins stood in
thick blue cords above Tie scared
and yellow skin. The face. once
beautifully white, was covered with
brown hlotchcs. and the silken gray
| curls hung with distressing thinncss
upon his shoulders.
Nevertheless, ne made an exquisite
picture in his lowered chair. His
yellow Silk-lined coat was thrown
open displaying the dainty white
ness on his ruillcd shirt. His brown
| six hose were drawn up without a
wrinkle over his thin legs and mot
his brown kncc-brccchce under Jewell
bucklcd carriers. The great magnolia
trees. one ON either side of the SUM-
mcr-housc. cast u luxurious shade.
making the wearing OF the thrc.
corncrcd bat which lay beside him iir..
necessary. The air was heavy with
the rich odor Of the riprned cranes
IN the vineyard TO thc left. while on
the right the flower garden was ra
diant with hollyhocIs and Iark-pllr.
ana marg0lds. and great tubs If
towering olcandcr. The summer
mousse itself was mass Of morniug
gIorics and passion Gowcrs
Jane was not the least attractive
bit Of the pleasing picture. i'm her
whit" frock with is pulled panirr..
IFS elbow sleeves. ami its Ioyy-cuf
bodice modcstIy filled i'm with 70 Iacc-
trimmed krrchicf that was drawn
not too closely about the whit
throat
Into the peace ana quiet of This
scene broke the sound of many
horses feet. What Is it,. my daugh-
i'r' Mr. EIlcry asked. 2rasping The
arms Of his chair with trembling
hands. els IL the rebel"
Nay. father Jane answered. inc
thinks u Is rather the British. to