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heir thoughts. AS a rule, they were

their thoughts. AS rule, they were
unshayen and roughly dressed. most
of them in doesllin trousers and home
spun shirts. Their rifles were by
their sides OF slung 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 in
that company was a dead shot. an
expert horscman, and an intrepid
spirit. In fact, he had gathered one
of those bands of mounted riilcnen
that were to make Sumter's fame
and do so much for the preservation
of South Carolina'S liberty.
In the ashes of the fire were ball-
ink sweet potatoes and hor-cakes,
ant! Worthington was just in time to
partullr of the monday meal.
The next two months were monot-
onnuS ones for Jane. despite the re-
turn of her father and mother from
Charleston and the weeks visit
which her brother made them. ar
irving from England with his COM
mission as Il lieutenant in Lord Corn
wallis army. he was assigned Ivy that
general to Bcsscmcr's command. and
the latter yraciouSly obtained for
! him Il ,en-days' furlough that he
might visit his home, sending by him
numerous messages to Jane.
4 a., Z
( August l,s0. was hot and sultry.
james father had been carried out
| by Gabriel and Absaom, and placed
| in his ,hintz-covered armchair in the
! summrr-housc. Jane sat beside him,
reading aloud passages from his f;l
yorite Cicero
His two months treatment under
! the famous Charleston doctor had
done him but little good. The hands
which lay upon the arms of his chair
were as trcmulous as leaves of the
uSpcn-trrc. while the veins stood in
thick blue cords above the scared
and yellow skin. The face, once
beautifully white, was covered with
brown blotchrs. and the sillen gray
clrs hung with distressing thinncss
upon his shoulders.
Nevertheless, he made an exquisite
picture in his Powered chair. His
yellow siIk-lincd coat was thrown
open, displaying the dainty white
ness nf his rutlled shirt. His brown
silk hose were drawn up without a
wrinkle over his thin legs and met
his brown kncc-brccches under jewel
bucklcd gartcrs. The great magnolia
trees, one on either side of the sum,
mcr-hollSe. cast Il luxurious shade
making the wearing of the three
corncred hat which lay beside him un.
necessary. The air was heavy with
the rich otlor of the ripcnrd grapes
in the vineyard to the left. while or
the right the tl"wergar,len was ia
.linnt with hollylnckS and larkSpurs
and m,rigolds. and great tubs OF
! ! Towering olcander.
Jane was not the least attractive
bit of the pleasing picture. in hel
white frock with its pulled panicrs
its rlbow-slecvrs. and its low-cu
bodice molrstly filled in with lace
trimmed kerchicf that WAS drawn
not too closely about the Whit
throat.
Into the peace and quiet of thi
scene broke the sound of man,
horses feet What is it,. my daugh
trr":" Mr. Ellery asked. grnsping TIN
. arms of his chair with trcmblin!
hands. SIS it the rcbels?"
"Nay. father" Jane answered, "me
thinks it is rather the British, t
Judge by the dnshes of red l Sc
among the trees; but L will go an
find out"
), She laid her book upon the tabl
as she spoke, and, rising from he
seat. left the summer-housr an
!, walked with light. quick step to
y wards the mansion.