Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05

,ur dear lady. She must cen have
what she longs for, il you, or l, or both
If us, should nave 10 so above stairs
md put our necks into my Lord Corn
Wallis moose"
Now, by heaven, Jack Ireton, tits
you who are the true lover n the gen.
tleman; and / am naught but a selfish
churl with my face In my own trench
er!" he burst out, wringing my hand
yet again. Its as you say; yet i
viii not be driven from this; for aught
you have told me TO prove IL otherwise,
Madge has yet to choose between us,
and she shall have that choice, fairly
and squarely, n knowing that you
owe her, before we three go apart
gain"
1 smiled and tried hard to keep the
heart-soreness out OF my reply.
las for that, my lad, / have had my
5tirrup-cup long since and have drain
cd 1t to the dregs with a wry face, as
IN old man must when a young man
orews for him. But IL the priest
Jennifer had esumed his pacing sen
try beat, and at this Juncture a most
singular thing happened. Though we
were sealed In. as l have said, from
all the outer world with no crack nor
Granny for q peephole, q binding flash
Of lightning, blue and CHASTITY, came
Suddenly to fill the whole cellar with its
vivid glare.
Good Lord" says Richard. ~cIapping
his hands to HIS eyes; where did that
come from?"
/ was wholly at a loss for a mo-
ment, Then / remembered that there
was. or h2d been in my boyhood days,
a narrow, iron-barred window In the
farther end of the wine cellar, opening
( $40 ~. 49,. g-l-- - A. -.A..
south room where / had climbed to
spy Upon the conspirators on the night
Of Captain John Stuart's visit TO APP
pleby. So it CHANGED that when an
other fash came | was looking straight
over Dicks head at the place in the
farther arching of the vault where the
little window should be.
The momentary glare showed me the
low square of the window opening, and
framed for a fitting instant therein q
fece Of most deyilish m~alignity peer
ing in upon me with foxy-ferce eyes;
the face, TO wit. OF Gilbert Stairs
lawyer-factor.
In a twinkling the vision was gone,
n In the space between the flash and
the crash there was a sound as Of q
wooden shutter slamming in place,
Dick heard the noise without knowing
the cause of 1t. being so far beneath
the "lIluO" us 10 see uUlll1R Out LuS
lightning OF the glare.
What was that?" he demanded,
when the thunder gave him leave.
Twas our trapper clapping the
shutter on the window over your head"
said /. He was looking In to see II we
were ripe for hanging"
IT'S no time for riddles; what mean
your"
II mean that we shall have a file of
redcoats down upon us as soon as ever
Mr.. Owen Pengarvin can give the
alarm"
"Oho." said Dick; and Their he pulled
his sword from its ~scabbard, and /
could see the battle veins swelling in
his forehead, They can hang me
when / am too dead to cut and thrust
] moIe-not sooner"
/ got me Up and went to find the
sword which / had laid aside in the
h~orse-baiting. Twas a poor blade
one of our captures at the CCwpens;
and when / tried its temper snapped In
my hand.
Never mind" said /: give me the
~hroadswCrd Scabbara and | will play
it as q cCdgel, it's long enough and full
heavy enough"
He laughed ana clapped me on the
shoulder, swearing out his owe for ms
as II l had said something moving.
You are every inch q soldier, Jack;
you would put heart n a worse
craven than | am ever likely to be-"
And he loosed the iron scabbard and
gave ii me.
Now ensued a most painful time of
waiting and listening for the tramp Of
our takers. We posted us near the
door, a little to the side. so that It's
inswing might not catch us; and so,
I hroninU FOR tho onset we yynifnd I'LL
the strain Of suspense grew so great
that we both started like frightened
children, when finally the key was
thrust into the lock and the bolt shot
back.
But when the heavy door gave in
ward, as al the pushing of a weak or
timld hand. we saw our dear lady
standing In the half gloom OF the ante
dungeon. GREATNESS and trembling with
excitement.
Come she painted; come quickly
there is not an instant to spare. The
factor has betrayed you; he will be
here directly with the d~ragoons."
/ cut in swiftly. He has not seen
Dick: does he know we are both here 2"
She had one hand on her heart to still
it's tumultuous beating, and the other
held behind her, and she could scarce
speak more for her eagerness to have
us out and away.
mo: Ii was you he saw and my
father heard Colonel Tarleton give the
order. Lieutenant Tybee Is to take a
flo OF his troopers and hang without
grace the man he viii find hiding In
the wine cellar: those were his very
| words. oh, merciful heaven! will you
mover stir2"
Richard gave a low whistle.
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