The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19
YNoPs1s OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERs
nv a hss VS. In isl by Governor
surrection and his .urona estate. Appleey Hun
John Ireton having ,ill then served the King in
q regiment In England. threw Up his oomni sslon
and took servics with the Austrians In IT'D he
returned to the New World to see IT, in the
troublous days Of revolution. he could not regain
his ancestral estate.
Almost the nrst man he meets IL sir Francis
Falconnet an old enemy OF his English Army
days now . Captain OF Hessiana. The two aght
q duel. In which Sir Francis wounds Ireton TAX
ing an unfair advantage Of the Intervention OF
Nargery stair, the daughter OF the usurper Of
Appieby, whittier Ireton II taken by her orders
sne nurses him. and he falls In love with her.
honor bidding him 70 respect what he believes
Fsieonnss has saksd Ter 70 marry him. q mar.
s'sSs thas he purposes TO prevent.
Ere long he discovers that he u In reality tbs
prisoner OF the Baronss who intends to den0uncs
him to Taxietoa - q Coatinentsl spy. He also
arm The inaisns Tor rsias UPON the patricia
W n,t Lying % s.eaps wita the map q lne tSu.s
ssuns him 10 Gesss md sssns Ii: niSas ssior.
ss snsS9Son AarseFy sistts him she sndss vSrs
ION tsinss her WITH Sssaa II. mi.tr.s. Of irs1on,
Gno BOLDLY declares that abs II his wife. Gilbert
msrre :. q snis VII secure 70 "a. HpSeby iSr
s az asasa'ss INDEPENDENT Of his e0nnscstOrs
!.s.os I. LED out to execution, but saved at the
s: i %asat sy band Of pssri9ts uneanSola
~.
Z na to- hss s:as Sc
sss!es Of adventures.
n 5ss ss .sa Ess4
h ssim fsstes az old hunter. SET out 70 rescue
thsn ds.s q nd prevent TTston's party GOm
!; Sss; ssss "a sss: he s.;
g the gtaka They escape and rescue Margery
Sd !; s.t ss. 'S Ssss OF safety
CHAPTER xXXvI-Continued.
After first scoffed at the idea Saying
he were'free to leave Charlotte. how should
he be riding post on my haphazard road to
the westward? Twas against all reason.
and yet the uttuping figure OF which had
but Q rain-veiled glimpse named itself
Owen Pengarvin in spite Of all the reasons
I could bring to bear.
Twas close on eventide of the second day.
the early evening cleaning OF O chill au-
tumnal rainday. and had been since morn
Ing obviously lost in the somber trackless
forest when an elfish cry rose, as 1t would
seem. from beneath the very hoofs of my
horse
God save the kingi
The bay SHE'D suddenly, standing with
nostrils a-Qutver; and had to look closely
to make out the little brown dot of human
tty clad In russell homespun crouching In
the path, its childish eyes wide with fear
and its lips parted to shriu again: 'God
save the kingi'
threw a stiff leg over the cantls and
swung down to go on one knee to my stout
challenger. / can never make you under
stand. my dears. how the sight of this help
less waif appearing thus unaccountably in
the heartor the great forest meilowed and
softened me- Twas q little maid, not more
than or years old. and with a face that
Master Raphael might have taken as a pat
terE for one OF his seraphs
What know you OF the King, little oneT'
] asked.
.'Grandad told me-" she lsped- IF l
was to see soldier-man must say, quick,
God save the King or 'haps he'd eat me.
Lis you hungry. Mister Soidier-man?'
Truly / am that, sweetheart; but l don't
eat little maids.<- Where Is your grand
father?'
Amt got any granfavvsr; said gram
dad"
well. your Eran'dad. then; can you take
me to him r
II don't know. 'Haps you'd eat him"
NO fear Of that, my dear. Do look as
II I ate people
She gave me a long scrutiny out Of the
innocent eyes and then put up two little
brown hands to be taken. 81 tired" she
said: and my sore heart went warm within
me when ! took her In my arms and cud-
died her. After a long-drawn sigh of con-
tcntment. she said: 'My name Polly;
what's yours?'
You may call me Jack IL you please
Captain Jack. If that comes the easier And
now will you let me take YOU to your
gran'dadf"
She nodded, and / spoke to the bay and
mounted. still holding her closely in my
arms.
Tell mo quickly which way to go, Polly"
I said: for besides being as / would fear
tar out OF the way to Gilbert Town, the