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ESCAPADE
VTn
A POST
5 MARITAL ROMANCE |
I Cyrus Townsend Brady ijl
jjjA 111
" ILLUSTRATIONS BY
j| RAY WALTERS
(Copyright, 19U8, l»y >V. <Clmpumn.)
SYNOPSIS.
The Escapade opens, not In the ro
nih nee preceding the marriage of Ellen
Klf'i'um, a Puritan inlss. anil l.ord Car
rington of England, but in their life after
settling in England. The scene is placed,
just following the revolution, in Carring
ton castle in England. The Carringtons,
<i Hcr a house party, engaged in a family
tilt, caused by jealousy. The attentions
of Lord Carrington to I.ady Cecily and
Lord Strathgate to l.aily C«rrlngton com
pelled the latter to vow that site would
leave the ensile. Preparing to flee, Lady
Carrington and her chum Deborah, an
American girl, met Lord Strathgate at
two a. in,, he agreeing to see them safely
away, lie attempted to take her to his
castle, but she left him stunned in the
road when the carriage met with an ac
cident. She and Debbie then struck out
for Portsmouth, where she Intended to
sail for America. Hearing news of
Ellen's flight. Lords Carrington and Seton
set out in pursuit. Seton rented a fast
vessel and started in pursuit. Strathgate,
bleeding from fall, dashed onto Ports
mouth, for which Carrington, Ellen and
Seton were also headed by different
routes. Strathgate arrived in Portsmouth
In advance of the others, finding that
Ellen's ship had sailed before her.
Strathgate and Carrington each hired a
small yacht to pursue the wrong vessel,
upon which each supposed Ellen had
sailed. Seton overtook the fugitives near
Portsmouth, but his craft ran aground,
just as capture was Imminent. Ellen won
I lie chase by boarding American vessel
and foiling her pursuers. Carrington and
Strathgate, thrown together by former's
wrecking of latter's vessel, engaged In an
impromptu duel, neither being hurt. A
war vessel, commanded by an admiral
friend of Seton, then started out in pur
suit of the women fugitives. Seton con
fessing love for Debbie. Flagship Britan
nia overtook the fugitives during the
night. The two women escaped by agnin
taking to the sea in a small boat. Lord
Carrington is ordered to sea with his ship
but refuses togo until after meeting
Strathgate in a duel. They fight in the
grounds of Lord Blythedale's castle.
Encounter Is watched by Ellen and Deb
bie who have reached land and are in
hiding.
CHAPTER XlX.—Continued.
"Pray now, Debbie," whispered
Ellen, "as you never prayed before!"
This time neither woman hid her
face. The prayers were all in the
heart. Save for that ejaculation not a
lip moved between them. They stared
as the bird charmed by the snake
stares at his tormentor.
Carrington was a stronger man than
Strathgate. lie had lived in the gay
world at. times, as the other had, but
there had been long periods on the
sea. He had gained a power of wrist
that (lie other trembled to feel as the
blade pressed heavily against his own.
But battles with swords are not neces
sarily gained by strength of arm. The
victory is not always to the strong,
sometimes it goes to the swift.
With incredible quickness Strath
gate engaged his point and lunged
desperately forward. Carrington par
ried with all the swiftness of which
he was capable, and just managed to
ward the blow. The blade of his ad
versary'') sword ripped throgh the side
of his shirt, but no blood followed the
thrust. 1-le had escaped unharmed.
Strathgate smiled.
"The next time!" he said softly to
himself under his breath.
The next instant he warded easily
a furious return attack by Carring
ton, and thereafter for perhaps a min
ute there followed a succession of
thrusts and parries with marvelous
rapidity.
Ellen knew something about sword
play. She was no mean fencer her
self, and she saw with an anguished
heart that Lord Strathgate was forc
ing thf3 attack, and that her husband
had all he could possibly do to keep
from being spitted upon his adver
sary's nimble sword. Rumor had not
exaggerated Strathgate's wonderful
mastery. His blade was like a lam
bent flame and played like lightning
about lier husband's weapon. Des
perate as was the fask, however. Car
r/ngton just managed to avoid these
deadly thrusts. His shirt had been
cut in half a dozen places, and a thin
splotch of blood showed where one of
the thrusts had grazed the skin, but
he was practically scatheless.
He confined himself after that first
return to defense, not from choice,
but because there was nothing else to
do. Strathgate pressed him unmer
cifully and gave him no opportunity
whatsoever for a return. It was
thrust, thrust, thrust! with the rapid
ity if thought ilself. Indeed, so fierce,
so sustained, so desperate was Strath
gale's attack that the perspiration
beaded upon his forehead, his breath
came (|ttiek.
Ellen, who had eyes for everything,
noted it, so, too, did Carrington. As
for my lord, he had stood to it like
the man and sailor that he was. He
had not giv« n ground one instant, and
; lthough ill the excitement of the t'on
ti i l Strathgate had pressed him hard
or and approached much nearer, my
lord had stood as if bo were rooted to
the spot. It was a magnificent ex
ample of determination coupled with
a high degree of skill, for no mean
fencer could haw h ood at swords'
point v. r' Slratbi-ate tklthoiii bavin
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 1908.
boon thrust through a dozen times, un
less his skill had nearly matched the
other's or equaled it.
The two men approached so close
ly that further fencing became Im
possible. With a swift movement
Strathgate forced aside Carrington's
sword and sprang back out of reach.
He dropped liis sword for a moment
and stood panting slightly.
Carrington spoke now.
"Has my lord exhausted his attack?"
he said softly.
Strathgate's answer was a resump
tion of his guard and another hard
and direct lunge for his enemy's heart.
Carrington smiled as he parried. He
had been in some doubt, as to his abil
ity to sustain Strathgate's attack. He
was 110 stranger to the field of honor,
but he had never faced a sword so im
bued with venomous life as that that
slivered along bis blade this morning.
Yet he imagined that Strathgate had
done his best. He had shot his bolt.
He could do no better than he had
done, and there began to come into
Carrington's mind a sense of mastery.
Again he met. Strathgate's furious at
tack. This time it seemed to Car
rington that the onslaught was less
rapid and less dangerous. Probably
this was a misapprehension and the
fact that Carrington parried the vi
cious thrusts more easily may have
been due to a growing sense of famil
iarity with Strathgate's method.
ntu Strathgate was not yet spent.
There were certain dangerous thrusts
he knew of, dangerous in that they
exposed the one who used them to a
counter-attack, and dangerous from
their unexpectedness to one against
whom they were made; consequently,
Strathgate was usually doubtful about
employing them, but Carrington had
confined his attention simply to parry
ing, save the first thrust, and Strath
gate, thinking rapidly, determined that
it would be safe to employ this un
usual stroke. After a marvelous
burst of speed in which he seemed to
have regained all his power, he sud
denly dropped almost upon one knee,
leaving his body uncovered, and thrust
terrifically upward.
If Carrington had been returning
stroke for stroke, that moment had
been Strathgate's last. As it was, the
parry was rather slowly executed and
Strathgate's point got fairly home in
Carrington's side. It was not a thrust
through the body, nor was it a graze.
It was betwixt the two.
Strathgate sprang violently back
ward as Carrington made an ineffec
tive reply wtih his weapon.
The two faced each other once more.
"Stop, gentlemen," cried lJlythedale
(j* -
Strathgate Attacked as Furiously as
Ever.
and Parkman in one moment, inter
vening between the two.
"Nevinson!" called out Parkman.
The surgeon came bounding for
ward.
" 'Tis naught," cried Carrington,
waving them aside. "See!"
"Only a flesh wound," said Nevin
son, examining it quickly.
"Hack, gentlemen, you are giving
Lord Strathgate a breathing space."
"I am of the opi*ion that enough
has been done," began Blythedale,
"for honor—"
"Not while one of us lives," an
swered Carrington.
"My lord speaks for me," cried
Strathgate; "away, gentlemen!"
And once more the two men fell on
guard.
Why Ellen had not fainted at that
moment she could not tell. The world
swam before her vision, but by an ef
fort she commanded herself. The bat
tle was not over, and she must see
it until the end. She had confidence
yet. My lord's wound was not a se
rious one and certainly now Strath
gate had shot the bolt.
But no. Strathgate attacked as furi
ously as ever, but this time my lord's
tactics were different. As if the sight
of his own blood had maddened him,
he was not content to parry, but he
himself assumed the offensive. Like
diamonds the points of the blades
sparkled in circles of light. The ring
of steel on st eel and the grating as one
blade fell upon another blade was con
tinuous. It was bewildering to Ellen, be
wildering to everyone except the two
men. lllythedale and Parkham stood
staring as if th"ir eyes would be
strained from their heads. Their
breaths came shorter and shorter. !
Kvi'.n the cool, phlegmatic doctor camr :
forward and stood gazing. Ellen and 1
Deborah had long since passed the \
stage <if expression. They lay scarce j
!y breathing, their eyes following as I
they could every movement of the
training men, of the flashing sword
There was no advantage for el the
(it the combatants yet, tave thai !
thrust hi Sirath'.iite'B, that Is, no out j
ward advantage; but S:rathgatu wa '
I beginning to pay the penalty of his
| life and of his desperate endeavors in
the commencement of the attack Mis
breath came shorter, the sweat stood
thick upon his brow. Carrington grew
cooler after the first flush of passion
consequent upon his slight wound. His
strength grew greater. He pressed
Strathgate harder. Put the earl was
not yet done. Nerving himself, sum
moning all his resolution to his aid,
in a series of brilliant onslaughts he
sought to bring to a sudden end an af
fair for which, if it should be much
more prolonged, he knew his strength
would be unequal.
But Carrington met him with a
wrist of steel and a blade quicker than
the light itself. How it was done,
no one could see, but after a series of
rapid thrusts and disengagements, the
spectators saw Strathgate suddenly
throw up his arms. His blade fell
wavering to the ground. Those who
stared saw two feet of bloody steel
thrusting out from his back. Carring
ton had seized an opportunity and hail
lunged with such force and power and
directness that the quillons of the hilt
of his rapier had actually struck the
breast of Strathgate as he ran him
through the right shoulder over his
guard. The thrust just grazed the
lung. Carrington strove to withdraw
' his weapon, succeeded partially, when
j Strathgate collapsed uttterly and
crashed to the ground, snapping off
the projecting end of the blade behind
his back as he fell upon it.
He strove horribly for a moment to
rise and then settled back biting his
' lips to stifle a groan of agony. Car
j rington stood over him with hand up
| raised. Which had the whiter face
it would be hard to say.
"Strathgate!" cried my lord, bend
ing over him.
"Carrington," murmured Strathgate
in his agony, fairly wrenching the
words from his lips, "you're a damned
fool. The woman loves you—not—
me!"
He stopped.
By this time Blythedale and the doc
tor were by Strathgate's side. Park
man also woke to action. He ran
to Carrington's side and drew him
I back.
| '"A damned fool!" cried my lord,
hoarsely, "ay, that I've been."
Parkman said nothing. He fetched
j Carrington's coat, waistcoat, sword
and shoes and assisted him to put
! them on.
"We had best go now, Bernard," he
| said when Carrington was clothed.
"Find out how he is yonder before
we leave," said Carrington, looking
j toward the group busied about poor
Strathgate.
Presently Parkman came back with
news.
"He's desperately hurt. Your blade
just grazed the lung."
"Will he pull through?"
"Nevinson doesn't know. He hopes
so. God! it was a terrible thrust. I
thought he had you at first. I never
saw such play, but, man, you were his
master."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
CUSTOM OF ORIENTAL NATIONS.
Salute by Kissing the Foot Is as Old
as History.
The custom of kissing the feet of
persons whom it was desired to honor
originated with the ancients. The peo
ple of oriental nationals used to kiss
the hands and feet or hems of the
clothes of the persons they wished to
show respect for.
The ancient Egyptians got this cus
tom from the Assyrians, and later the
Greeks adopted the habit from the
Egyptians. The Romans followed thq
I Greeks, and then Pontifex Maximus
had his great toe kissed by celebrities
The story will be remembered of the
old Briton ruler who appeared to do
homage to a Roman monk after the
conquest of Briton. Ho was told that
it was customary to kiss the foot of
the holy father. He hesitated for
a moment and then, bending down,
he suddenly seized the monk by the
ankle and, jerking it up to his lips,
toppled the worthy father over back
ward.
The toe of «the sultan of Turkey is
kissed by subjects of high rank. Those
of more lowly position are merely
allowed to touch the fringe of his gar
ment to their lips, and the poorest
classes must be content to make a low
obeisance in his presence.—lllustrated
Sunday Magazine.
Saving on Drink.
That men will drink less while they
have something to look at or to listen
to is proved by the sobriety which at
tends public amusements in England.
No-consumption of alcoholic refresh
ments is allowed in the auditorium,
and it is rare that the patrons leave
their seats for a drink at the bars—
indeed, many of these resorts are con
ducted on strictly temperance lines.
At the theaters, too, the consumption
of aloohollc refreshments during the
entr'actes has iatterly been reduced
to a minimum. Midway in the pan
tomimes, the descent of the curtain is
contemporaneous with the uppeurance
of trim waitresses and the tea tray.
Even in the theater bars the lords of
creation prefer "the cup that cheers"
to whisky and soda.
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the world. You have only togo on
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of the human race are slaughtered by
incompetent cookery. Though a young
woman may have taken lessons in
music, and may have taken lessons in
painting, and lessons In astronomy,
she iii not well educated unless she
has taken lessons in douuh.
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Those who have visited Canada are
always impressed with the strict ob
servance that is given to the laws
of the country, and the order that is
preserved everywhere. The editor of
the Gazette, of Fulton, Nev., recently
paid a visit to Western Canada. He
was so impressed with the conditions
that he saw everywhere, that on his
return home ho was inspired to write
as follows: "Reverence and respect
for law is a dominant characteristic
of the Canadian people. Wherever
one goes in Canada, whether east or
west, the law is supreme. The law is
obeyed because it is law, seemingly,
and not because violation carries a
penalty. Canada enforces the law and
makes every law effective. No coun
try is more free than Canada. In name
Canada is a dependency of the Brit
ish Crown. In fact, it is almost a
third republic. All its taxes are voted,
collected and expended by the Domin
ion and the provinces. The nominal
head of the Government is the Gov
ernor General, appointed by the Eng
lish Crown. Practically his only au
thority is to veto the acts of parlia
ment, which he scarcely ever exer
cises. Canada gives nothing to the
support of the English government or
the English king. She gives England
the advantage in trade regulations and
tariff laws, and in return receives the
protection of the British army and
navy. Canada enjoys the protection
without sharing in the expense.
"The sale of liquor is strictly regu
lated. None but hotel-keepers may
obtain license to vend Ihe stuff, and
before a license can be secured an ap
plicant must prove good character and
provide twenty rooms in his tavern
for the accommodation of guests. The
bar-rooms close at 7 o'clock Saturday
evening and remain closed until Mon
day morning. The schools and churches
in Western Canada excite admiration.
Though new, Western Canada is not
godless. The finest buildings in every
town are the churches. Next come
the school houses."
Turning to the wheat fields of West
ern Canada, the editor of the Laurel
(Neb.) Advocate of Sept. 17th says:
"I have often thought that the
reason that the characters of Charles
Dickens are so impressed upon the
minds of his readers is because he
dwells upon them so long and de
scribes them so minutely that by the
time one has waded through his long
drawn out stories they are so burned
into his brain that he can never forget
them. It was this way with the Cana
dian wheat fields. Had we only seen
a few the memory of them might
have worn away in time, but a long
drawn out experience such as we had
is sure to leave an uneffaceable im
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we forget the Canadian wheat fields.
They call it the granary of the Brit
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Nobody who has seen these wheat
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fields have now been harvested, and
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marketed, while the general average
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of grains being high, have paid the
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land given away, in addition to the
IGO acres that the homesteader may
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