Gunnison news-champion., 1912-08-09
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Ny surprise st this uaexpscts1 ~
srencs to the Lady of the Bsennpl
Ross, almost prevented usteraaos.
What could this partisan raaSer hssV
o. the eirl7 How could he eves ho~s
identiAed her fron ny vasss ssese
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why DO you say that7" q sshs1
eagerly. Il did not nsutioa ths laAve
name"
There was no cause for you % =
So" and the grim mouth smiled -
one else In Philadelphia would No
turned ne trick 30 neatly; besiAss IT,
fact that your opponent vas 0ease
would have revealed the Identity &
the girls'
You know then both them"
Fairly well; he was q boy in theep
parts. an ! have shod his riding hosuo
many q time. A headstrong, dominsss.
inS. spoiled lad he WAS. anl euArruk
some"
But Mistress Mortimer" I tntse
rupted, Is her family slss froa thas
neighborhood? 2"
"Ts the northeast q here, neas L.
Gust Grove; the properties a the tve
families adjoin each other, en- have
Asarl there b distant kinshiD hetwssa
then, although n that Be trvs al that
vas good In the strain must have d.
scendsd to the one branch, a. an ths
evil to the other. Day and niGht could
- 10 different. Colonel MorttDer 10
. genial, pleasant gentleman, an'
loyal friend. although we are IN arms
against each other. To tell the truth
] half believe his heart - With the
Colonies. although he cast HE fortunes
with the King. lie even has Q eOa In
the Continental Army"
"On Lees stah." interrupted. The
daughter told me he was . twin
brother"
Yes. an as great Q rogue - the
girl, With the same laughing blue
eyes"
And Mistress Claire" ! questioned.
~on which side is she?"
"Can you ask that after having met
her a. . Lady of the BLENDED Rose?
Pshaw. man. ] could almost givs you
q list Of the loyalist danes who make
sport for the British garrison. an
Mistress Claire h not least In rank
or beauty among them. What else
could you expect Of . young girl when
her father wears the green an white,
while her lover has made . reputation
hereabout with his hireling raiders7"
You mean Grant,"
Certainly; they have been engaged
from childhood. though God pity the
poor girl II they ever marry. His work
in the Jerseys has been almost a.
merciless as that Of Red Fagin. an
I is even Whispered about they ride
together at times. doubt n she
knows the whole truth about him.
though she can scarcely deem him an
angel even at that. Surely you never
supposed her on our sidee"
'She helped me-" I insisted, know
ing who | was. and even said she
wished my cause we'll"
"The Inconsistency Of Q woman:
perhaps the two had had some misun-
1erstanding. an she was glad enough
to outwit the fellow"
NO. I was not that. I am sure: l
could read truth In her eyes"
In Claire's eyesi" he laughed out
light. 'oh, l know the innocent blue
of them. and warn you not to trust
such blindly. Other men have thought
the same. an found out they read
wrongly when the end came-syi
many of them. When she was but q
slip Of lass ! found out her eyes
played merry tricks. an yet love her
as though she were my own daughter.
An she's good girl in spite of all
the mischief in her"
And she is TRULY q loyalist?"
IF not, know 70 better. The rebel
blood is all in the boy 90 far as / can
learn. yet I will not answer for what
Mistress Claire might do"
We fell silent, my memory with the
girl, endeavoring to recall her exact
words. the expression OF her face. 10
vas not in my heart to believe she had
deceived me