Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-07
Copyright, 1907, by ]. d. Lippincott Company.
CHAPTER ".
A QUARREL.

- W ENiNhNtsS
James eyes, when they recognized
Aim, flashed with anger. Godfrey
here. one of this mob
WHO had ovcrriaden her fathers
Premises. had destroyed his property,
nd might, for aught they cared. have
Sesain the members Of his household!
One of the mob. did she say? Nay,
k,S II not likely that he was their
fer-thcir instigator-thc one who
az brought them here? She saw it
now. His visits that day had been
70 to spy upon her guests. with this
Every object in view. A note from
Mary, indeed. 1t was but mere
hind.
Meanwhile the solitary horseman
was having pretty hot fight upon
his hands. When the Americans re
treated. most of the British force
gave them chase, and Godfrey was
left upon the field with some half
dozen opponents, whom his ac-
complished horsemanship and his def
use of rifle and sword enabled him 10
keep at bay. All would have gone
well had not an English captain. as
he was about to enter the woods with
a company of men, turned and seen
the conflict. Calling to his soldiers
to follow him, he ran to the rescue. &
Seeing that he was about to be
surrounded, young Worthington at
tempted to repeat his dash of the
morning. but he was too late. Already
The British were upon three sides of
him, and his only recourse was to
back his horse towards the house and
thus light off all corners. Turning his
head as he bNcked towards the porch
he saw standing within its columns
Jane.
My God. Jane" he cried, i'm a voice
in which commingled sharp command
and earnest entreaty, get within the
Eousc. You are i'm danger here"
Jane gazed at him with such cold
scorn that, had not the young man
been So much heated by his exertions.
he must have been frozen stiff
Go, CO." he duplicated again.
you will he shot if you remain"
But Jane disdainfully held her
ground, and Godfrey was forced to
turn his attention from her to his
antagonists. Taking advantage of
lis momcntary prcoccupation. they
were pressing him close The little
captain, bantam of man. made a
pass at him with his sword that
barely missed it's work. Bending
from his saddle. the American. with
an adroit blow of his sword. knocked
the weapon from the others grasp
Snd, catching him by the collar.
dragged him up in front OF him
Holding him thus, though the other
kicked and squirmed and sworc i'm
language not choice for James ears
be held him as a shield while Inc
nianeuvercd his horse. backing and
siding and seeking an avenue Of
escape.
The soldiers, afraid - fire lest
they should hit their captain. and
lost too, As all soldiers are except
American, without q leader upon the
ground TO tell them what to do. held
their weapons in readiness but used
them not, while the captain. sputtcr
ing and twisting and writing. tried
in vain to loose the grasp Of iron
which held him
Thrusting his sword through his sad.
dlc-strap and taking his pistol from
Ills belt with his left hand. the Amcri-
can circIcd his horse. firing a. ne did
90 In the mcmcntary decentralization
That followed, when each Of tho
soldiers felt that he was the target.
Godfrey had time to dash away. and
though bullets sped after him they
did not serve to sIackcn his progress.
Jane, left alone upon the porch
without further notice being taken
~ her presence there. felt unrcason
able resentment that II should be 80.
TraitorOus spy" she said TO her
self little would he care were
slsin if he might accomplish mis-
castardly ends"
The brilliaBcy had died out Of the
scene. Tde outbuildings which had
been abiaze were either smoulderinp
or completely out. The only building
which had burned 10 the ground. and
which was the one that had acct
dentally been setaare blythe invaders.
vas supplementary stable in which