The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-07-06

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''You TREACHERous VILLAIN HE
CRIED. UNsHisATHiNG HIS SWORD
her lover Might not the whole am
buseade be % he's planning? But
with Edward face. the picture of her
own, before him such thought melted
Nay, lt could not believe her guilty
Of such dislnyalty surely. the dan
ger Of imperillng her brother, If ne
other consideration, would have
stayed her With his returning belief
in her came memory 81 her promise
aud be pui aside his sword
"Your horse, Edward, he said, foI
EDWARDS mount. reared from q colt
upon his fathers plantation and ever
the Young mans pct. having succeed
ed ia throwing his master was seized
with CONSERVATION and now stuoc
with pcnitrnt, dropped head. Besse
mcr ,aulicd into the empty saddle
aud was soon recognizing his dc
murali>ed troops encouraging, reyil
ing, inspiring.
As his back was turned two figures
dartcd FROM behind trees. seized
Worthinpion and made their way
boldly towards a thieket from wheuc,
the shots came heaviest. The kid.
mapping OF the prisoner had not beer
unnotiecd, but those redcoats who
sought 60 Interfere found themselves
the special targets Of the finest
mnrksmen in the world.
The FIRE slackcned, the assailnnts
were drawing of. Sensing this. tn,
British began 90 beat the bushes fuI
their retiring foe. Bessemcr divided
his forces and sent part Of them, nm
der Lis Northumberland Turnei
with Edward as guide. TO the east
ward. while he himself set out in On,
opposite direction. The way he ha,
chosen was that which would leal
him past the Elijah Ellery abode. Ans
he was prompted Ia this course Ny I
remark ~ Edwards that morning
that he supposed Jane had gone (,
her AUNT Snsannah's on her ride, els'
she would have been hack in time fol
breakfast. Win the escape OF th'
prisoner from his clutches, the En-
| plishman's suspicion Of Jane had re
turned. and bitterly he regretted
now that he had not killed the Amer
lean while he had him In his power
As he rode towards the plantation
determination fixed itself in his mind
and he but needed Jane there 60 pu
u into execution.
War had played sad havoc with tn
Elijah Ellery place. The mansion
house had been burned by Births
and tories some months before, Will
the once fertile fields lay negleete
and untitled. Mrs. Ellcry now oC
cuplcd the cottage OF the overscel
himself away in the army with hi
employer. breakfast was just ovei
and Jane and her aunt still LINGERIE
az the table. The temptation to pou
into her aunts sympathetic ear III
tale OF last nights adventures and c
the eliminating bargain was not
I've resisted. As they sat AZ the tab
they discussed.
"Marry nessemer?" Mrs. Eller
cried. "Dmd yourself for life to
man who could exact such promi'
from You? Nevcr!"
Dear aunt, must" Jane answe
ed. "Therc Is no loophole Of cscap
NV word is out. Remember, no Ellei
ever breaks his word or hers"
, "Neither are the Ellerys wont
make alliance with scoundrels.' h,
, aunt rctorted. MARRY him say y,
shall notw She brought her Il
u.on the table with an emphas
which caused the aristocratic o
/ chlaa. saved from the wrcckagc
Il lei home. 10 utter n refined prote
!, usains, such rude vehcmencc.
Jane pushed back her chair an
{ rose. ~ must away homc,' She SAT-
2 Il doubt me not my stepmothcr
= in Mysteries by now with anxiety
a. ,to. my. .wheyspbogts,"" ,.,v,,,..on,
r "Nousense. child. You are not hn
Il rested Nay. stay you here and ! wi
u have sam put up yonr horse ana -
: out Black Nan to go himself to yol
fathers with message that you al
N here"
g Needless OF James protest, 81
m hustled onto the porch. A CLAM
down the road. visible from the va
r tage-point, caused her to fling up h
p hunds In CONSERVATION and hast
IN back 10 her niece.
d "Jane,' she exclaimed hi an al
y iaicd tone, "who think you Is gallo