6 f^ERIAIT^ STORY CyJ 112 »THF.» 1 ESCAPADE rw- Y1 A POST j MARITAL ROMANCE By Cyrus Townsend Brady ILLUSTRATIONS BY R\* WALTERS (Copyright, lIAW, by W. o. CUaj>m»u.) SYNOPSIS. The Escapade opens, not In the ro mance preceding the marriage of Ellen Slocum, a Puritan misa, ami I.onl Car rington of England, but In their life after settling in England. The scene is placed, just following tHe revolution, in Harring ton castle in England. The Carringtons, after iv house party, engaged in a family tilt, caused by jealousy. The attentions of Lord Carrington to Lady Cecily and Lord Strathgate to Lady Carrington com pelled the latter to vow that she would leave the castle. Preparing to flee. Lady Carrington and her chum Deborah, an American girl, met Lord Strathgate at two a. m., he agreeing to see them safely away. He attempted to take her to his castle, hut 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 Might, Lords Carrington and Seton set out in pursuit. Seton rented a fast vessel and started in pursuit. Strathgate, bleating 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 the 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 again taking to the sea in a small boat. Lord Carrington is ordered to sea with his ship hut 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. Carrington won a bloody con test at swords from Strathgate, Debbie and Ellen looking on and praying for the latter's husband, Carrington, immedi ately following the duel, was placed un der arrest for refusing to obey his ad miral's orders and Ellen, who had swooned during the duel, awoke to find him gone. Sir Charles Seton found the fugitives, proposed to Debbie and was accepted. Debbie, Ellen and Sir Charles made a plea to the king to spare Car rington. CHAPTER XXI. The Little Man of Windsor. There was nothing very awe inspir ing in the sight of the plain, homely looking little Dutchman walking under the trees at Windsor; nor was there anything more impressive in the figure of the dumpy little woman who walked by his side, but for all that Ellen got down fir. her knees in the pathway as the two figures approached her. Lady Carrington's example was followed pre cipitately by Sir Charles and Mistress Deborah Slocum. "Hey!" cried the little man blink ing and peering at the three kneeling figures, "whom have we here?" His eye ranged from Ellen to Deborah and comprehended the baronet kneeling in the background. His dull face lighted with a glance of recognition. He knew the army list by heart and most of the officers appearing thereon, especially those of any degree of rank or sta tion. '"Sir Charles Seton, is it not?" went on the plain little man,"and you are a captain in the Sussex light infantry. Rise, Sir Charles,"he continued, gravely, "and you may present me to these ladies, your companions." Sir Charles, glad enough to be re leased from his uncomfortable posi tion, rose to his feet and stood at at tention with a military salute. Then bowing profoundly, he said: "Your majesty,"—for the little man was no less a person than King George the Third —"this is the Countess of Carrington, and this is Mistress Deb orah Slocum of the —er—Massachu- setts Ray Colony." "Of the state of Massachusetts, your majesty," said Deborah, with great spirit. "My affianced wife, your majesty," continued Seton, hastily, hoping to prevent an outbreak of wrath in his majesty's mind at Deborah's contu macy. "Not content with stealing my colo nies," said the king, kindly, but with a noto of melancholy in his voice, "you Americans" —he choked a little at the word —"must now take the brave of ficers of my army. Rise, Mistress Slo cum, and you; madam." He extended his hand to Ellen, who was nearest to him. Poor Ellen, who had come upon a desperate errand, to beg a great gift from the king, made no scruple about kissing the monarch's fat and pudgy hand ere she rose to her feet in obe dience to the king's indication. "Lady Carrington," continued royal George meditatively, "let me see." He knew the peerage too, did this indus trious little monarch, almost as well as the army list. "Your name is El len, Is it not?" "Yes, your majesty." "And you, too. are an American. I reru'Wber it all now. Lord Carring- ton was captured by ycrfir rebel friends. He was twice captured in Philadelphia, by you, my lady. I re call It all now," cried the king with a sprightly air, greatly delighted at his mnemonic feat. "Yes, my dear—" he turned to the stout little lady who stood quietjy by his side —"you re member my telling you all about Lord Carrington's love for this lady. And now—" he stopped and looked about him vaguely. "And now, your majesty," began j poor Ellen, "his wife comes to you i with a petition." "A petition? For what?" asked the king, curiously. "Lord Carrington is arrested, sir." "Arrested! And fcr what?" asked ; his majesty. "For —" Ellen faltered. "For disobedience of orders, sir," in ] terposed Seton. "How?" said the king. " 'Tis a se- I rious charge. And by whom pre | ferred?" "Captain Careysbrook of the Niobe, > sir." "And wherefore?" "Lord Carrington being ordered to report aboard ship, refused togo and the ship sailed without him, sir." "What reason had he for this disobe dience?" Little George had been a soidier himself, and he was very strict indeed on branches of military etiquette. Sir Charles hesitated. A pious man was the king, and desperately down upon dueling. Yet the truth had to be told. "Your majesty," he began. And then he stopped. "Sir," cried Ellen, taking upon her self the burden, "my husband fought a duel for me." "A duel?" asked the king, frowning. "Yes, your majesty." ! "And with whom?" "With the earl of Strathgate, sir." "What was the result of the duel?" "Lord Strathgate was severely wounded, sir." "Not killed?" "No, your majesty." "I'm glad of that," returned King George. "The earl of Strathgate is ill prepared to meet his Maker. Pro ceed, madam." "That is all, sir. Lord Carrington was arrested immediately after for not having gone aboard the ship. You see, sir, he knew the night before when he received the orders that he "I Hastened Here to Take the Blame Upon Myself, Sir." i would have to fight with Lord Strath gate in the morning, and he couldn't go. The fault is mine, your majesty, ; and therefore I humbly ask his par i don." "Explain yourself, madam," re turned the king, with a good deal of 1 formality. "Yonr majesty," began Ellen, falter i ingly, "I have been a very foolish woman. Iran away—with—Lord Strathgate." "What!" exclaimed the king, his face flushing with indignation. "And ■ you have the effrontery to come here and confess it." "Lady Carrington does herself an i injustice," again interposed Sir Chartes Seton. " 'Tis a long story, sir." "Long or short," answered the king, "I must have it. How was it, Sir Charles?" "It began at a house party at Car rington, your majesty." He hesitated , and turned to Ellen. "I must make a r clean breast of it,"he said. "By all means," cried the king, "conceal nothing, keep nothing back!" "Lord Carrington was ashamed of his wife, sir." "Apd why?" asked tho king, with a glance of admiration at Ellen, now clothed simply, but in the proper hab ( iliments of her sex, and who certainly looked lovely enough and sweet enough for any man on earth. "Because, sir," said Ellen, answering the direct question, "I would not gam ble; I could not dance; I was ig norant of the accomplishments of tho , day." "Hum!" growled the king. "Pro ceed, Sir Charles." "There was a lady there who sought to encourage my Lord Carrington in his foolish and' wrong estimate of his wife." 1 "Who was the woman?" Sir Charles hesitated. "I command you, sir, by your alleg iance, that you tell me her name in stantly." "It was Lady Cecily Carrington, ' your majesty," answered Deborah, 1 who had no scruples at all in the premises. I"The hussy!" ejaculated the queen, to whom Lady Cecily's person and reputation were equally well known. The king laised a warning hand. Sir Charles, ».t a nod from his majes ty, resumed his tale. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1908. "Thinking herself betrayed, as well as despised and mocked, my lady fled by tho aid of Lord Stratbgate." "Hut, your majesty," interposed Deb orah again, with astonishing bold ness, she felt quite equal to any king that walked the earth, being a free born American citizen and she wished that Elder Brewster could seo how she was bearing herself now, "I went with her." "Good!" exclaimed the king, with evident satisfaction in his voice and manner, "but pray, why did you go away with a person of Lord Strath- Kate's reputation?" "Your majesty," answered Ellen, "I knew naught of it. He had been kind to me. I told him that I wanted to get to Portsmouth and take a ship for the United States. He promised to tako me there, but instead started to drive us to his own estate. Mistress Slocum and I escaped from him, took a boat by the sea shore and made the best of our way to Portsmouth harbor." "We paid for the boat we took, your majesty," interposed Deborah again. "Well, what next?" asked the king, smiling a little at the American girl. "Lord Strathgate pursued us to Portsmouth by shore and Lord Car rington followed him. They met. My husband knew that I had gone with Lord Strathgate. Words passed be tween them. There was a challenge and a week ago they fought at Blythe dale hall. Mistress Slocum and I were there, and —" "Did they fight in your presence?" interrupted the king. "We were concealed in some bushes whither we had retreated for rest un til we could arrange to continue our journey, sir." "And you saw the duel?" "Yes, your majesty," answered El len. "He fought like a hero, sir, and for me." "Then what happened?" "Then he was arrested and taken back to the Britannia—" "And what next?" "I hastened here to take the blame upon myself, sir," said Ellen, sinking again to her knees, "and to beg that you will pardon iny lord and restore him to duty." "Hath he had lesson enough, think you ?" "I'll answer for it that he has, your majesty," said Sir Charles. "And have you had lesson enough?" demanded little George, looking down quizzically into the upturned face of the woman kneeling before him. (TO BE CONTINUED.) "TRY MY $75 FUNERALS." Baltimore Undertakers In War Using Billboard "Ads." 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Then he says he sees the ether issuing from his finger and permeating the to bacco smoke. The ether escapes from his finger even when it is cov ered with a tight-fitting rubber cap. Hovenden also demonstrates that the air we breathe is coal black In color. He illuminates powerfully and micro scopically enlarges by many diameters ordinary air issuing from a hole in a glass box. Then black molecules form ing the air can be seen. The Prize Winner. One of the contractors in 'Panama was very much annoyed by t>»9 exceed ing laziness of the native workmen under him. He resolved to make them ashamed of their indolence, so one day when they were all lined up he said: "I've got a nice, easy job for the laziest man in the company. Will the laziest man please step for ward?" Fifty-nine of them stepped forward, but one remained beliind. "Why didn't you come forward with the others?" he asked. "Because I'm too lazy," was the reply. A Newsboy's Merry Christmas — By D. M. EDWARDS T WAS Christmas night -c/ L , and Patsey Higglns | was "stuck" —that is, Mh »i r ' ie niore papers than he could soli. >k ••V-V A « With a small bundle W un der one arm and l ,a "<' s thrust deep in his pockets he strolled up Hroadway in the gSgr^\/Wl happy Christ ni a s r»|s\ T> 112% crowds. Through the h§^v^sf\) diamond frosted win rPl)>Vi ( ' OWH <>f the restau- V)j rants he could see the diners within laughing MWyiljf' and animated over ■* their holiday banquets. He jingled a handful of pennies and nickels in his pocket and wondered how in the world a boy with a stock of unsold papers on his hands and only 22 cents with which to have his Christmas feast, keep him through the night and start him in business the next morning, had much chance to be so very happy. As he plodded aimlessly aoross Forty-third street a big man, hulking of shoulder, lantern jawed and deep chested, lumbered out of a gam bling house near by and swung into Broadway. Grumbling about "hitting me pretty hard" and "never had any luck in my life," he plowed his way across the sidewalk, lunging against any one whose path lay across his. He bowled through a line of mincing men and women who blocked the side walk in front of an all night res taurant, scattering them like tenpins and making no apologies. Blind to everything but his own ill luck, he no ticed nothing until he came upon a dis heveled and boisterous man holding a newsboy and trying to take his pa pers from him. "What th' 'ell y' doin'?" growled the gambler, as he gave the unsteady man a quick punch and tumbled him into a pile of dirt, allowing the lad to dart out of harm's way, yelling in glee at the fallen tyrant. "Y* big stiff," threatened the gam bler, as he leaned over the man, "if y' peep another word I'll wring yer head off. Git up now an' go home t' your wife — An' I s'pose you'll beat her t' git even,"he commented, as he turned away. 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The gambler made no reply, but. walked on all the faster. He had gone a block further and evidently thought himself rid of the boy, when the latter suddenly piped out again: "Please take yer money back, will yer—" "Aw, beat it!" said the gambler, savagely. Patsey stopped. He watched the form of his big man fade into the darkness and then looked at the crum pled greenback in his hands. "Gee, wouldn't dat mos'ly crimp yer?" he mused as he turned back into the canyon of electric lights and head ed for a place where he knew he would find cranberry sauce, steamed dumplings and mince pie at newsboy rates. SURPRISED THE POSTMAN. Expected a Christmas Present Which He Didn't Get. It was the day after Christmas, and the hardworking postman ploughed his way through snow and cold winds, a sack of unusual size on his back. He ascended the spacious steps of a West-end residence, and in answer to his ring a manservant in rich livery appeared. 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