The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-07-29

| She gave a little scream in her terror, for
| nrobabiy at that moment las it seemed to Ger
vase| be might have seized her hand. How.
| belt in an instant Sacheverill rushed along the
parallel slley and reached the entrance to the
| long walk, where he saw Clara struggling to
| loose her arm from the grasp of q young man
| of four or five and thirty, tall and we'll m ade,
| bnt With reddish hair and an ominous express
] sion of countenance.
Mr.
"Ha W no is this I" exclaimed Rogers (for he
il was) in q tone of disgust, but almost Instant
| ly resumiDg an air of Innocent familiarity.
Hs! Mr.. Sacheverill; cousin, think, OF
my friend Harry Townshsnd," quoth the otner,
| apparently not the least disconnected = You
have come npon US at an sunlucky moment ::
dmanfiMm ire. you know, dmorss tnte9rafto est
che old story. We shall be none the worse
friends in the long run, shall we, Clara l must
get my friend Father johnson TO make IL mp
betwe cen us'
This artfnl speech seemed partially to sue
ceed as far as Clara was concerned, for she mad
been plunged into q state OF terror by his
threat to betray the Franciscan Father.
81 do not recognize your night, SIR" sald
Gervase. half drawing his rapier, " to threaten
any lady as 1 over heard you threaten Miss
Finch, and deem myeelf bound as a cavalier
and q gentleman, to avepge the insult you
have offered her in my hearing"
He, he, ha" exclaimed Rogers, laughing
aloud, should not be afraid OF accepting
your quixotio challenge, Master Saoheveriil,
and will place myself at your deposition when
ever you have mind to fight, but as you con-
| stituee yourself this fair ladys champion, you
may as well first ask her E whether sns ne accepts
will not be best pleased at your entering ths
lists in this good Catholic cause, l trow, and
making yourself martyr for Church which
he execrates.'
No, Mr.. Sacbeverill. for my sake, II for ne
better reason, beseech you not TO quarrel
with--with MIR. Rogers" exclaimed Clara
eagerly,
Miss Finch, your commands are law to me-"
replied Gervase, but confess am loath to
sntfer yon TO be insulted by any one in my
hearing, be he who he may i nave heard OF
Dir. Rogers before, aud am conVlnced Ihat me-
AT least, is no honest champion of The Catholic
oaoss."
AT these words Rogers tnrned as white as q
sheet, aud scowliDg furIous!y at r!ase, said: !:
&C. know not what you may have heard, but
shall know how to deal with such a puppy as
you. FL fight you when and where you list,
umpire. Your uncle will doubtless tie you TO
the whipping post and fog you like hound,
~hen he hears of your doings at his neigh bor's
hoase can scarce picture TO myself his rage
when be discovers his nephew to be q semi-
papist in Disguise, and leagued with recussnts
Why. Ills certain he will set 1T down as part and
parcel of the Popish plot"
S acheverill would have drawn his sword and
challenged his adversary to instant combat,
had not the lovely girl seized his right hand in
both of hers, and with a piteous look of en-
treatp, which he never forgot, and in o voice
which his heart was powerless to resist, ex
exaimed:
/ "For my sake, Mr.. Saoheverill."
"What is this, my chldrenH 7" uttered voice
| from bohipd them =" What is all this hear Z"
90 Father johnson, praise be to our Blessed
Lady Won are comet" cried Clara. "These
gentlemen are eouarreling-please make peace
between them and stop bloodshed."
"Nay Mistress Clara il takes two TO make
nuaTTel." said the artful Rogers, in sarcastic
| tone, "and all the b-awling hath been on the
side of this younp stripling who steps in ike
Sir Hudibfss in 5aster Batler's poem, to re-
dress wrongs of which he knows nsught and
| which onIv exist in b,s maGraD fapcy Father
| johnson is come most opportunely to check the
| over. zeal of his voupg peopbyte for such I
deem him to be-
sweet appeal had made upon Gervas'. there