y on us!" exclaimed Campbell, "is this the father of the
lady who has sought my protection? Wounded too, and badly, I fear! Where
is Major Butler, who was lately prisoner with Ferguson?" he said,
addressing the attendant--"Go, go, sir," he added, speaking to the same
person, "bring me the first surgeon you can find, and direct some three
or four men from the ranks to come to your aid. Lose no time."

The soldier went instantly upon the errand, and soon returned with the
desired assistance. Lindsay's wound had been already staunched, and all
that remained to be done was to put him in some place of shelter and
comfort. A cottage at the foot of the mountain was pointed out by
Campbell; a litter was constructed, and the sick man was borne upon the
shoulders of four attendants to the designated spot. Meantime, Campbell
rode off to communicate the discovery he had made to Mildred and her
brother.

Lindsay's story, since we last parted from him, may be briefly told. He
and Tyrrel had journeyed into the low country of Virginia, to meet the
friends of the royal government. These had wavered, and were not to be
brought together. A delay ensued, during which Tyrrel had prevailed upon
Lindsay to extend his journey into North Carolina; whence, after an
ineffectual effort to bring the Tory party to some decisive step, they
both returned to the Dove Cote, having been nearly three weeks absent.

Upon their arrival, the afflicting intelligence met Lindsay of the
departure of Mildred and her brother for the seat of war, Mildred's
letter was delivered to him; and its contents almost struck him dumb. It
related the story of Arthur Butler's misfortunes, and announced, that,
for nearly a year past, Mildred had been the wedded wife of the captive
officer. The marriage had been solemnized in the preceding autumn, in a
hasty moment, as Butler travelled south to join the army. The only
witnesses were Mistress Dimock, under whose roof it had occurred, Henry
Lindsay, and the clergyman. The motives that induced this marriage were
explained: both Mildred and Arthur hoped, by this irremediable step, to
reconcile Lindsay to the event, and to turn his mind from its unhappy
broodings: the increased exasperation of his feelings, during the
succeeding period, prevented the disclosure which Mildred had again and
again essayed to make. The recent dangers which had beset Arthur Butler,
had determined her to fly to his rescue. AS HIS WIFE she felt it to be