New Ulm review., 1903-08-05
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER STORY opens. on .Ellery
American revolution. Col. Bessemer and
British dragons arrive and ask accom-
mediation Of Miss Jane Ellery in the Ab-
Sence of her father and mother who are
tories. During breakfast the officers are
disturbed by firing, and an American Of
ficer dashes through the lines and disap-
CHAPTER II.-storm delays departure
OF British soldiers, and Col Bessemer,
MISS MePy parng ii dinner hs ee
figure with black face. and covered with
long coat, enters dining-room and gives
CHAPTER 1II.-British officers startled
by appearance of stranger, but did not
recognize in him Capt. Worthington, who
! patriot lover Of Miss Ellery. That night
the British were attacked at the Ellery
plantation, and many of them killed and
wounded.
81 thank you, sweet lady, Besse-
mer answered, s'but I fear we have
infringed too long upon your hospi-
tality as it is, and that the rebels
will have taken advantage of our self
indulgence to be up to mischief.
Duty tells me I must join my Gen.
CORVALLIS as soon as possible, though
inclination fain would chain me
here.''
Even as he spoke the wind rose into
gale, and swayed this way and that
the tops of the great elms which
lined the avenue from the carriage
gate to the house. There was a
binding flash of lightning, a growl
Of thunder, and a splash of rain.
Then, as though encouraged, the ele,
ments let loose their fury.
It would not be the first storm that
Bessener and his men had breasted,
but never had they set out in one
from surroundings so Hospitality in
1iting. Not since they left Charleston
had they seen such lavish display Of
luxurious living as here; and, indeed,
few country seats even in rich Vir-
ginia maintained the daily scale of
munifcence exhibited by this South
Carolina plantation.
The storm was augmenting it's
force. Bessemer hesitated what to
do. AS rain began to descend in
sheets, he gave the command for his
men to break ranks and pitch their
shelter-tents.
''You see, dear lady," Bessemer said
to her, as she stood watching the
soldiers deft work, "that the very
elements are leaguing for my happi-
ness to-day in offering me so good
an excuse for indulging longer in
your sweet society,""
"Perhaps," Jane answered, cit is
my pleasure they are considering,"
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angrily accused her of being the most
heartless coquette in thirteen colonies
nave seen The glance she bestowed
upon the Englishman, he would have
gnashed his teeth in fury.
The storm, coming from the east,
soon made the portico untenable, and
Jane led her guests through the wide
hall into the drawingroom-a long
apartment, hung with rich tapestries.
At one end was the great fireplace
with it's marble mantel and it's costly
mirror in it's setting of blue and gold.
From the center of the ceiling hung
chandelier all a-glitter with gilt and
glass, rarely lighted save. for some
special function. Along the walls
were brackets with smaller cande.
1abra, and SO dark had grown the day
without that Jane ordered Enos to
light these. A harpsicord, beautifully
inlaid, stood, with it's long, low seat
in front Of it, between the two west
windows. Bessemer, catching sight
of it, begged for music. -
Jane, a little at loss how else to
entertain her guests, seated herself
without ado and sang and played the
popular airs of that day. Her voice.
naturally sweet, had received the