Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-13

turning to her Lord, pnt finishing
tonch to his Disguise, and waited
patiently until IL was nearly dark.
and she WIS afraid that candles
would be brought. This she deter
m,ined was the best time to go; IN
she Ied forth by the hand tue pre-
tended Mrs. Mills, who, rs though
weeping, held up . handkerchief to
her eyes, while Lady Nilhsslale, With
every expression Of grief. loudly
lamehtetl herself that her maid
Evans had been 10 neglectful, and
had ruined her by her long delay.
$50, dear Mrs. Betty" abe added,
run and bring her with Won, for
Gods sake; yOu know my lodgings,
aud il ever YOU made haste ID your
life, do il now. for mn almost dis.
tracted with this disapl,ointn'eit.'
The guards, not little mOliHed by
Lady Nithsiale's gifts the day be.
fore. and fully persuaded that re.
prie,e WAS at hand, had not taken
much heed III The ladies whom they
saw pass to aud fro, nor exactly
r,-ck.,,sst their MuS,l,~r. They Oi,en-
el the door, without the least sas-
piciOu, to Lady Nithssiaie And the
false Mrs Mills, aud both accord.
ingly went out. Bnt NO sooner past
the door than Lady Nith&lale slip
ned behind her Lord on the way
down stairs. and made him pr~c'ds
her, les, the guards, on lOoxinc
back, should observe lis gait, ~
fur different from a ladJs. All the
time that they walked down she
continued to- call to him aloud in
tone Of great distress, entreatins
him to make all p'ssibIe haste, foi
b. Sake Of ber lHtiiihl; aud vt the
ft,ot If tb. last stairs she found, NJ
agreed, her trusty Evans, into
whose hands she put him.
1t had further been settled BY
Lady Niths4iale that Dir. Mile
should wait for them i'll the opet
space before the Tower. Mr. MILL
had come accordingly, but was y
thoroughly convinced OF the hope
less mature Of the enterprise, that
on seeing Mrs. Evans and the falls
Mrs. Mills approach him, he grew
quite dazed. and in his confusion
instead of helping them, ran home
Evans, however, retained her l'ree
pnce OF miud. She took her pre-
cio,is charge, in the first place, t
some trien,ls on whom she could n
: IL, aud thence proceeding alo,l
| to MIR. Mills house, learIesl fro'
, him which was the hiding place b
> had provided. To this they no
conducted the Earl. 1t was n hons
, lust before the Court Of Guards, an
, belonged to a poor woman who ha
: but one tiny room, up a small pa
I of stairs, aud containing one l'ot
t little bed.
|. Meanwhile Lady Nithsdale. ate
!, seeing her husband past the gate
A in his Disguise, had returned to II
!. chamber, lately his, M stair
r There, No as 10 be heard on
p side, she affected to speak
: him and to auswet rs il he ba
!. s,s,ken to hes, initiating his voi'
e rs nearly as she could, aud waikiki
O ND and down, al though they hs
q walked and talked tOgrt her Til
h she continued to do until she thong
he had time to get out OF his Ell
r. mips' rpacp. ~ then began
n think she adds, sit was At for d
70 TO get out OF it also" Then Ope
r. ing the door to depart, abe We
a. half out, and holding it in her hal
20 80 that those without might he'
"a she took what seemed to be a 3
J. pmn leave OF her Lord for tn
h night, complaining again Of Eva
u delay, and saying there was no re
u. rhy bnt to gu herself in search
RI her. She l,rOmiSed That it I
n. Tower wer~ still open after she b
t. done, abe would ss-a him thai mig
I'm hut that otherwise. ma SOM ~ =,
nj it VAS opened ia the morning,
on would certainly t~ .xith him, a
nd hOped to bring him good me-
de Before shutting the door she DR.
lis to the inside u little string tha. j
ri ed up "a wWalrn latch, 10 tina
In could only le opened BY those vi
en- In, and abe then shnt the door v
IA, a Zap, 70 that It might be secuF
NJ. clo~ed. This bring done, she q
lin her departure. Al she passed
81 sbe told the EHrl's Sa1et Do ohA1
t,h Who knew nothing II IT, plan d
on zane, that my Lord weold not b
All csndies till be called for them,
ne. that he would finish some pra!
nd On leaving the Tower Lady ~
ing dale observed several hack'
RI, coachrs waiting in the open sp