Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-06-27
Copyright. A. c. Mcolurg a Co.. iOlL
SYNOPSIS.

N''A0iH arrives WIthin the enemy's lines.
CHAPTER III-The Major attends a
Ereat Iete and saves the Lady of the
blended Rose" from mob. He later meets
the girl at q brilliant BALL
CHAPTER Iv-Trouble is started over
q waltz, and Lawrence is urged by his
partner Mistress Mortimer, (the Lady OF
the Blended Rose). to make his escape.
CHAPTER v-Lawrence is detected az
spy by Captain Grant of the British
army VINO agrees to a duel.
CHAPTER vI-The duel is stopped by
Grants friends and the spy makes a dash
Tor liberty. swimming a river following a
narrow escape.
CHAPTER vII-The Major arrives AZ
the shop of blacksmith, who is friendly,
Rose. eu
CHAPTER vIII-Captain Grant and
rangers arrive and search the blacksmith
shop In vain for the spy.
CHAPTER IX--Lawrence Joins the min.
ute men who capture Grant and his
CHAPTER X--Major Lawrence is made
prisoner by an Indian and two white
men.
CHAPTER XI-Lawrence's captors lock
Peter the TALLER.
CHAPTER xII-Peter advises Law.
renee not to attempt escape as "some
one" viii send for him.
CHAPTER XIII-Grant's appearance
auos mystery to the combination OF cir
cumstances.
CHAPTER XIv-Lawrence again meets
the, Lady of the Blended Rose who In
form him that he is in her. house and
That she was In command of the party
that attacked and captured him.
CHAPTER Kv-The captive Is thrust
into dark underground chamber when
Captain Grant begins search Of the
promises.
was wreck in body and mind, my
face streaked with earth, my hair
filled with dirt, my clothing torn and
edisreputable. Laboring for breath, my
fingers raw and bleeding, | lay there,
with scarcely enough. strength remain
ing to keep from rolling to the bottom
Of the ravine. For some moments /
was incapable of either thought or &C
ton, every ounce of energy having
,e,rII's expended in that last desperate
egle. lay painting, with eyes
closed. hardly realizing that I was in
-&tea-- BY tiffoi
my heart came back into regularity Of
beat, and my brain into command. My
eyes opened, and shuddered with hor-
ror, as / recognized that dismal open
ing into the side of the hill. Clinging
to the tree trunk | attained my feet,
still swaying from weakness, and was
thus able to glance about over the
edge of the bank, and gain some con.
ception of my immediate surroundings.
1t was early dawn, the eastern sky
that shade of pale gray which pre-
ceees the sun, a few, white, feecy
clouds sailing high above, already
hinged with red reflection. / must
have been in that earth prison since
ahe morning of the previous day; IL
seemed longer, yet even that expira'
don of time proved that those who
had imprisoned me there had left me
to die. God! ] couldn't believe that
not Of her! Clear as the evidence ap
peared. yet fought down the thought
bitterly, creeping on hands and knees
over the edge of the bank, to where
I could sit ON the grass, and gaze
about in the growing light. The house
was to the left, an apple orchard be
tween, and low fence enclosing 0
garden. / could. gain but glimpses Of
the mansion through the intervening
trees, but 1t was large, imposing, 9
square. old.fashioned house, painted
White, with green shutters. 1t ap
peared deserted, and no spirals o.
smoke assembled from the kitchen
chimney. Apparently not even the
servants were yet stirring. However
there was smoke showing farther Il
the right, but / had to move before
could see the cause clearly-th'
smouldering remains Of what mus
have been large barn. advanced II
that direction, skirting the orchard
and row of negro cabins. Thes'
were deserted, the doors open, ant
two OF them exhibited evidences o
fire. A storehouse had its door bat
tered In, q huge timber, evidently uset
as a ram, lying across the threshold
and many OF the boxes and barrels
within had been smashed with axes
The ground all about had been tram
pied by horses hoofs, and only
smouldering fragment Of the stable
remained.
/ st1rod about perplexed, unable I,
decipher the meaning of such de
struction. Surely Grant would neve
dare such a deed with his unarme,
force. Besides Elmhurst was tn
property of loyaliet, ay! the colone
or his regiment. Not even the mad
ness OF anger would justify so wantol
AN act. Whatever the mystery coul
never hope to solve II lettering there
the house itself would doubtless revea
the story, and / turned In that diret
itlon, sklrting the fence, yet exercisln
care, for there might still remain d,
TENDERS within, behind those gree
blinds, to mistake me for an enemy,
saw nothing, no sign Of life, as
circled through the trees of the Of
chard, and came out upon the grasI
plot facing the front porch, The su
s,Esb up now, and could perceive eac
= ,stail There was a smashed windo'
the right, a green shutter hangln
dejectedlypay one hinge; the greN
-oEt door stood wide open, and th
~ or . dead man LILY across tn
eshoid, dark ste'r 20 blood Q,