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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1889
Page
13
In August 1551 Missouri lies between Union and Confederacy as Gen. Lyon moves on Confederate forces. Oliver Willett and Tudor Bowne pursue romance amid danger at a farmhouse. Old Judee the witch foretells captures and rescues as war nears Springfield.
In a perilous night near a town, Oliver Willett confronts execution but is saved when Tudor Bowne and loyal companions reveal a covert rescue. Mrs Armytage’s secret letter to her lover becomes central as soldiers, a sergeant, and townsfolk pivot around a dramatic reversal and the collapse of a planned firing squad. The ending hints at prophecy and flight, with Old Judge’s notoriety growing in western Missouri.
A circus show ends in horror when Little Irena, a child bareback rider to a huge black horse, is fatally injured during a dramatic scene. Old Adam, the showman, promises to bury her beside him as the audience and troupe mourn.
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