Morris tribune., 1905-01-28


ing her hands
| "Let me go and investigate, colonel, y
! said Seymour. leaping to his feet and
; Selling his sword.
"Do SO, SEYMOUR cried the colonel
as the sailor hastily left the room
"Ph9bus,' to the butler $50 tell Cse-
sar to call the slaves to the house. You,
open the arm chest. Katharine, rea ch
me my sword See that the doors are
closed, Billy" said the colonel to the
other servant rapidly and with perfect
GOODNESS. = think. Katharine that per
haps you would better retire to your
ROOM" But even as he spoke the
sound of hurried footsteps and excited
voices outside was heard. After a few
moments one of the field hands. fol
lowed by Seymour. burst painting into
the room, his mouth working with ex-
element and his eyes almost starting
from his head
swell, sir, what is it?' said the colo
mel.
"Foh de Lawd's sake, sub, dey'su
a-comin', sub: dey'se a-conin'! Deysa
right benin me! Dey'll be heah in a
minute, subj
''Who is coming. you idiot?" exclaim-
ed the colonel
de redcoats. de British sojuhs, sub
Dey'se fohty boat loads OBJ 'em. Dey'se
come off fun de lii sloop out in de
ribah. and dey'se gwine kill we all and
bun de house down. Dey done shot
Mars Blodgett, and dey'se comm heah
special to get you, sub, Mars Kunnel,
kase / heahd dem say when I was
lynn down on de WHAT dat de man dey
wanted was dat Kunnel Wilton"
ut is quite true, sir. They seem to
be a pa,sy Of raiders of some sort"
said Sey mour coolly. Il fear that
Blodgett has been killed, as l heard
nothing Of him. l saw them from the
brow of the hill. Perhaps you may
escape by the back way, though there
is little time for that. Do you TAXI
Miss Wilton and try it, sir Leave ms
to hold these men in play"
Eyes, yes, father" urged Katharine
81 know it must be Lord Dunm0rea
men and Johnson. They know that
you have come back from France, and
now the man wants to take you pris
oner. You remember what the govern
or told you at Williamsburg that he
would make you rue the day you cast
your lot in with the coloniSts and re-
fused to assist him in the prosecution
of his measures And you know VIC
have been warned at least dozen
times about it. Oh, what shall we do?
Do fly, and let me stay here and re-
ceive these men,"
"What! My daughter, do you think
a Wilton has ever left his house to be
defended by his guest and by wotn-
an! Seymour, believe. however. as
an officer in the service of our country.
your best course is to leave while there
is yet time
81 will never leave you, sir will
stay here with you and Mistress katii-
arine and share whatever fate may
have in store for you
But even as he spoke the crowtftng
footsteps Of many men were heard ut
both entrances to the wide hallway
which ran through the house. At the
same moment the door was violently
thrown open and the dining room was
filed with an irregular mass Of motley.
ragged, red coated men. whose reck-
less demeanor and hardened faces in
Dictated that they had been recruited
from the lowest and most deprayed
classes OF the inhabitants OF the col
0ny. They Were led by middle aged
man Of dissipated appearance, whose
rough and brutal aspect was not con
cealed by the captains uniform he
wore, nor was the malicious triumph
in his bearing and in his voice yelled
by the mock courtesy with which he
advanced, pistol in hand.
ssWhat means this intrusion. sirg'
shouted Colonel Wilton in Il voice