The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-10-07

raised his hand.
"on both of YOU ho said, and may God
make you happy in Him and for each other tor |
His glory. God bless you both, my children ~
Pray for u.s."
"No papiss watch words" cried the Gaoler,
noticing their communications. - C0n-taSles, !
DO your duJy, ard keep back the ront
&c I'd bless you both, my children" sa'a tfe
priest once more, as the men closed tLtlE f@hhe
and urged forward their prisoner
Nevertheless the two lovers happy IN tSe
blessing of their spiritual father, folio we'd the
curtsse Il aud kept the old man III slEht until he
oDca again barred up within the precincts |
of the Castle.
CHAPTER xxIV.
Cour;ship.
"By my ,roth, Dora" cried Justice Towns
heud wraChfully, no entered tho parlor N
Master VerDoD's house in the College Green,
where his daughter vas seated with her
cousins, engaged in kuottng fringe, thon
art like to bring Gisgracs upon our house Ia
it true tn at thou hast been co.'s )rting with
recusants, and backing up thy madcap cousin
in his sohemesf l hear that scapegrace was
in court to-day with his Papist sweetheart
and that thou hast been making common
cause with them"
vase" she replied, land a lady with him"
| "a lady! Twas Mistress Finch, the Papiet
girl, and he bath been with them at Rushook
| for week or more. Thou shouldst know bet.
ter than to bring discrediU on thy sire by ally.
| ing thyseIf to Papists. tell thee once for all
| that will not suffer it,
]
are hard upon Mistress Dora, for she did no
more than we might have done in like case"
Have you seen Cousin Gervase, father ?"
asked Miss TOwnshend.
| "Seen him !" replied the Squire "methought
1 saw his smirking face as he was quitting the
| gallery, hus l could scarce believe my eyes,
and should have doubted them even now, but
that have learnt on good testimony that the
fellow hath been in Worcester, and that he
came hither from Ruehock with q couple of
| ss stubborn recusc nts az are to be found vi tn
| in Ehi he he
himself, he is mex" door to it, for be hath been
SOU andering his fot5nne In paying off Frank
, Fnchs dsbts."
"How noble of bin {" quoth d )ra
$50 you dare defy your father thus retorte
the Justice, stamping his foot. Noble, IN
deed, to sell himself to the enemies of the
State. I'll tell thee what it is, Dora-I would
! turn any child of mine out of house aud home
without farthlnG to bless herself with, whe
, | should dare consort With, or abet such vernin' .
q "Poor girl" reformed his daughte:, sppa-
rentIy unmoved by his fit of wrath, COW
t shonld she know better, seeing that she was
f born and bred Papiss, aud hath been trained
a all her life long to revere what we are taught
: to bate"
. "Umphl and thy cousin - what of biz
q shameless conduct 7"
"Perchance he pitieth her, and pity, fnther
;, is akin to love"
d By heavens, he shall never cross my thresh
s old again, L 0wear, and 1 warn thee. Dora
g thon never speak another word to him "
Q Not even if he rem-rn Protestant7' SIT
asked "Why Dame Dorothy told me ths
a thou
q Mistress Finch upon those .erms"
n "Dsme Dorothy, ftrsooth! These are th
II lessons thou hast learnt from corsOrtlng witt
n these High Cbu>ch WORTHLESS, whose Arrneni al
is heresi4s are but a stepping stone TO Rome. Bu
e. l doubt his sticking 20 his faith as she dc
Ii clared- He hath gone back to Rushock will
TO his friends, at least so saith mine host of til
Kings Head, and shall have him for
p neigtbor wifty-Ciffy'
At this copjuncture the Registrar made hi
N appearance, and Nelly at once appealed to hiu
y abaa aauy VI he
cousin Gervase, and can vouch for her no
s. having done more than any coasin might nav
done in greeting him, and yet Mr.. Townshen
r saith she hath backed him mp in his schemes
IT, 81 scarce saw her speak to Sacheverill," RI
- turned Mr.. Vernon, taken absck by the appea
1g "for she was mostly talking to his fair con
w pRuion in tb0 veil"
H. "A few civilities to an unbetrlen led lad
I'D that was alt," quoth Nelly.
al 81 know not who che was," replied hC
or father, " but, by my fay, pitied her oomin
g. all alone among us strangers, and not soul
1g speak to her till Dora took her seat besit
her."
~ " How else are they to be gained over to OF
to Church |" inquired Dora. " If We all ho
IT. aloof we lose all chance of bringing them
en- the truth. little kindly sympathy would
g more, trow, than all your banishments al
in prescriptions"
sir "There is reason in that, friend Townshend
on 1T doth not matter" pursued the Justice
in a somewhat milder tone. II will not haye
nd daughter compromised"
is, She is not compromised Dora's as staunC
his q Protestant, I'll be sworn, as can be four
he within the four SEAS" rejoined Mr.. Verno
"and you may we'll be proud of her, my friend
on After his ebullition of temper the Sepi
he subsidized into q calmer mood aud it subs
quently transpired that Rogers had been
BE- informant, and that he and his worthy broth
NO Edward had promised further informatit
oai touching the doings of Gervase and his presel
to hosts at Rushock.
ug In truth, however, they were not then act
ait ally dwelling at Rushoek, nut were tsrrylI
She with Dame Yate at Harrington, while n
ere Finch's mansion was undergoing some iRt'
the nal repairs. Gervase had been as good as
wo word, and had raised upon ms estates sui
md cient sum to defray the whole of Mr. Finel
this pressing debts; and, soon as he had acco