Chapter 13 A STERN NEMESIS-A RAVAGED FRONTIER.

On the evening of that eventful day, again a family gathering took place at The Holms-for so closely had trial, adventure, and suffering for a common cause knit together the guests and inmates, that they seemed like a family group. The sword of the grandfather, above the mantel, was now crossed by the cavalry sabre of Zenas, and the old Brown Bess