The Irish standard., 1903-11-07
Copyright, 1909, by J. B. Lippincott Company.
CHAPTER X.-CoNr1NUED.

CHAPTER X-CoNTINUED.
Jane hurried to her brothers apart,
ment. 1t 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 lisping voice and mincing
walk and graceful ways.
Much of Il fop, also, was lieutenant
Ellery, and lie had brought over with
him from England full half dozen
more uniforms than he needed. There
had crossed with him from London
a brother officer who was quite as
foppish as he and had brought with
him likewise a 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 pilfering.
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.
"An' here am some 'freshments what
my missns 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," Gabriel
answered, as he crossed the threshold
with his tray and set it down upon
box inside.
"Why, hello, Gabe," Worthington
called out; sis it you?"
Oats what it am, Massa Godfrey
Sarvas, massa; sarvas, massa Gineral.
Heah am some 'freshments what
missus sent you wild her accomplish
ments; but lawsy me, how is you ah
goin' to cat 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 two
big swallows of the wine, and he could
scarcely wait to pour himself another
goblet before he took the third. Fas-
chatting stuff; never had he tasted
anything so enticing.
Gabriel went to the door and gazed
at him with beseeching eyes. Mstah
Sentry, sab, knit 1 jes' loosen day
.ah'll hans a lcetle so dey kin eat?"
Probably if the wine had not al
ready gone to the sentry's head, he
would not have consented, but as it
was he nodded acquiescence while he
took another swallow.
Gabriel. having dcftly looscned the
ropes which bound them, placed the
tray on the chest which held the
candle and politely invited the pris-
oners to partakc. This done. he
walked again 4" the door, the long
white cloth which had been doubled
over the tray in his hands.
lie stood with his eyes fixed in ap-
parently dreamy carclcssness upon
the soldier.
The uppurtune' moment had ar
rived. The sentry stopped to pour
himself more wine. Gliding softly
behind him. the black skifuIIy threw
the cloth over his head and face and
drew the ends tnut in the back. The
soldier. taken by surprise. would
have hurled himself upon his assal.
ant. but the latter was too quick for
him. and had him upon The floor be-
fore his brain. brnumhrd by the
drugged liquor, could appreciate just
what had happened,
Worthington took in the situation
instantly and ~prnng to Guhrirl's aid
rope which! had bound them. Together
+, they lied tir capthr's hands and
feet, and cautiously removing the
cloth from Lis head gagged him.
Gabriel flung open tie door Of the
other room
! in here. massa, in here" he
whispered. .\nd in they put him.
why did you do this Gahr?'
Worthington asked in Il low tone
when this much had been accomplish
ed st is useless. We can't possibly
escape. There are Scntries posted in
the hall below and all around tho
house."
"Nevah you mine, massa. Missy
Jane hab a way"
Godfrey thrilled at the name. Janef
Was it possible she had interested
herself?
"Was it Miss Jane who sent us the
food?" he asked. 81 supposed it was
Mrs. Ellery."
"Wal, you see, massa, it wah missy
what pahsuaded missus into sendin
1t, an reckon it wah Miss Jane wha
got Kunnel Bessemah to sign d.
pahmit, kase we all know huah XII
jes' twis' him 'roun' huah fngah lilS'
dis" lie cleverly initiated the twist
ing process. The light died out O.
Godfrey's face.
can it wah Miss Jane too," thu
darby went OH, what got Aunt Rach
to put dat truck of Aunt Rache's oil
mammy's in de wine."
Godfrey now understood what hat
inspired Jane to make this attempt
for it was an Ellery tradition no,
Aunt Rachel's mother-a Voodo
woman-had once saved her mis-