The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-10-21
[Continued.
CHAPTER XVII.

To the enemy. and although Edward Rogers
had been prowliHg about Rushock Court oil
the day following that to which our last cnap
ter referred. in order 10 intercept his return
he could not extract much from him wheh he
met him.
good fgftow;a. ttaeth Rogers. II an come from
Mistress Finch TO fetch them for her
.Lettersi nay, hB' no Letters for !e. l
saw your honor's friend Wilki1s, VINO pace niI
and do yonr bidding by taking Master SHche'
verill afore the Justices.
"Heayens!" cried Rogers, turning as white
ma q sheet "You must have mistaken me-
message. 1 never sent Wilkins on suon an
errand." An. ,oa.
ter" replied the other with an imperturbabte
expression on his face. ~,
you old sooondre." reioined Rogers; 81
deem you as big a rascal rs is to be found IN
the shire. Dye know Master johnson enough
to swear to himf"
at knows a bigger rascal than am, who'd
swear dozen Papists to the gallows, tho he
war born and bred among en- retorted the
"Tbats neither here nor there, man. There's
a friend o. mine waiting to see you. master
wilkins, whom you have spoken OF, main come
back an hour ago, and he is waiting for you"
"Waitin' for mew cried the cowherd.
"Yea, aud we shall bear from him whether
he told you such lies as you accuse him OIL
pursued Rogers.
"Where be he - asked the peasant.
"Down by your cot yonder, l trow: 20
come back" rejoined the other artfully. -,
The result was strictly in accordance with
Rogers anticip atoms, and the honest facto-
tnm did not reappear at the Court, tor Milk S,
served him with order to accompany MIN
forth with to Elmley, where, after long ex-
animation before Justice Townshend, IL was
held that be was an Important althonRh most
unwilling witness, and that 1T would be neces-
cary, in order to ensure his appearance at the
trial, to commit him to Worcester Castle
during the interval and he was accordingly
aI xrith nnnOrtQnltp
of previous commu nicaton with bis reousant
patrons at Harrington. Rogers sought an
early opportunity of reprehending wilkins LOT
his double imprndenoe of suffering Gervase 70
escape across the hill, and of disclosing the
purport of his errand to the hind. Neverthe'
less, this flight of his rival was not without its
Harry Townshend upon his cousins track IN
London, aud thus to impede bis retura int
Worcestershire for many long day.
On his return to harrington he informed
Dame Mary and Clara, whom he found in thu
hall, that Adds journey had been in vain, 10,
that, ere he arrived at Wollashull, Gervase hao
departed, and that as the poor man was re-
turning homeward he was osptured aDd car,
ried off to Squire Townshend's in order that
he might give evidence at Father Wa'Ps trial
s'Who can have made known poor old AID
dis name to the Justicef" quoth Clara, "foI
he was the last they would have Thought of as
witness against our dear Father, meth nkS''
wilkins must have betrayed him, for hS
knoweth him we'll, aud is on the search tol
testimony, 'eTnturued Rogers without hes'ta
tion.
lady.
Il saw him." teioined tho other, "hefore he
went to his cottage, and found that he had re
turned empty-hnuded, Saoheverlli having gone
of without leaving any tidinGs of his destina
ton"
odd not Dame Hsnford send q reply 20 my
letter p asked Mistress Yate.
I" only know that he declared be had NJ
letters, and that now he is safe in "ofceste
Castle, or like to be- an hour hence" retortet
Rogers: .,..-..s n,maM,rv ",bo
Mr. SacheverIll should have departed withou
sending any intimaton of his purpose
He said not how long he had gone. or whitheri
"SOme time, metbinks," replied Rogers in
mysterious tone "bnt it i'll becometh me
who have resolved to make amends for m
former rivalry aud feuds with this gentleman
to say a VOID to his dispsrageme mt, for hAV
whatever comes of it,
"Some timef" enquired the Dame. "Yo
must have more information than you a.
willing to impart, trow. Perhaps you ma
have heard whittier he wentT
"Rumors only to which am loa
to give further currency" quoth the other
m equally mysterious tone.
" Tell them to me for whatthey are wort
for If they be public rumors there can be
Islander in revealing them" returned the lad
cit were folly to make a mystery whe
there may be uought," replied Rogers. but
prone are people to make mountains out
mole hills to their neighbours disparagemel
forsooth, that they have connected Mt. Ssci
verll's flight with the journey of Mtstr
Dora Townshend into Derbyshire She we
thither last week for the avowed parPose
meeting M. Sacheverill and his family, a
some sag 1t hath been so appointed betw
them. There those among his Protests
relatives who augur well OF this encoun
for his return to the Established religion,
my part did not credit the rnmors 30 far as
was concerned, and was much tcAndal
when heard this day from Adds that he HI
in truth departed from Wollashull."
Clara, who had liked her eyes on Edwt
Rogers ns he spoke, now quietly rose, and tn
ing to Dame Mary said:
9Neither do l credit the rumors, dear
Mistress Yate," and so saying che Quilted
apartment and retired to her own namber.
,''Tis true, neverth eless," pursued RnG,
SHAT Mistress Dora hath gone into Der
shire, for have it on the authority of
Justice's lady herself, who said that she
bent upon setting her cousin GerVase stra
with his kinsfolk."
"How strange that he sEould have fed Il
his hosts without impSrtiug mis- Intention
Clara !" returned the Dame musinRly.
"This doth bat cophrm what they say, {
he hath made peace with his Protestant r
sives and that Mistress Dora is at the bot
of the whole matter, and that there ts q sex