Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-17

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their march. But till then every randol
step might carry them wider of thei
march. There was nothing for It but {
camp and wait.
Sentries were posted; spot Of groun
WAS cleared Of snow, and, sitter some fail
ures, good fire blszea in the midst. TIL
men st arms sat close about this feres
hearth, sharing such provisions IS the
hsd, and passed about the haek; ant
Dick, having collected the most dellcat
OF the rough and scanty fare, brought i
70 Lord Risingham's niece, where she So
apart from the soldiery against tree.
Sac est upon one horse cloth, wrapped
in another, and stared straight before he
at the frelis scene. At the offer OF f0oC
she started, Ike one wake ed from /.
dream, snd then silently refused.
MADAM" said Dics, "let me beseech
| you, punish m5 not go cruelty. Wherein
l have offended you, know not; have
indeed, carried you away, but VIII
a friendly violence; l bsve, indeed
exposed you to the inclemency o.
night but the hurry that lies upon me
hath for its end the preservation of an-
other, VINO IS no less trail and 20 less
uutrieuded than yourself. AT least,
madam, punish not yourself, and est, II
not Tor hunger, then for strength"
81 viii eat nothing at the hands that
slew my kinsmsn," she replied.
"Dear madam" Dick cried, az swear
to you upon the rood 1 touched him
4ot."
"STear to me that he still lives" she
returned.
al VIII not palteF With you," answered
Dick. "PitY bids me to wound you. In
my heart Go believe him dead"
"ADd ye ask me to est!" she cried.
DAY, and they call you SIR Y'bave
won your spurs by nay good kinsman's
murder. And had l not been fool and
traitor both, and saved you in your
enemy's house, ye should have died the
death, and he-he that was worth twelve
OF you-Wera living.
"I did but my mans best, even as your
kinsmsn did, upon the other party"
answered Dick "Were he still living
80 VOW to heaven l wish 1.-THE would
praise, not blame me-"
"Sir Daniel hath told me-" she replied.
"He marked you al the bsrricsde. Upon
you, he saith, their party fsundered; it
Was you thst won the Dsttle. Well, then,
il WAS you inst killed my good Lord Ris-
ingham, as sure as though We had strsngled
him. And ye would have me eat with
7ou-and your hands rot washed from
killing? But Sir Daniel hath sworn your
downfall. He tits that will 6Velge me! ="
The unfortunate Dick was plunged il
gloom. O.d Arblsster returned upon his
mind, snd he groaned aloud
"Oo We hold me- so guilty." he said
Hyou that defended me-you that are
Joanna'5 friend2"
"Whst made ye in The bsttle?" she re-
torted. "Y' are OF no party; y ere but
Iad-but legs and body, without govern
ment Of Wit OF counsel! Wherefore did
ye fight? For the love of hurt, pardyl
"N2y," cried DicS, ~ know nos. But
as the realm Of England goes. if that s
poor gentleman fight not upon the one
side, perforce he must fight upon the
other. he may not stand alone; its not
in nature"
"They that have no judgment should not
draw the sword" replied the young lady.
aye that fight but for hazard, what are
ye but butcher? War is but NOBLE by
the cause, and y have disgrsced it,"
"Msdsm," eaid the miserable Dick, 81
do partly see nine error. 1 have made
too mich haste: l have been busy before
my TINS. Alresdy stole q ship-think-
ing, l do swear it, to do well-and
thereby brought about the death OF many
innocent, and the grief and ruin of poor
old man whose face this very day hath
stabbed me like q dagger. And for this
morning, 1 did but design to do myself
credit, and get fSme to marry with, and,
behold! have brought about the debth
IF b in hat fn
me. And what besides, 1 know not.
For, slss! l may have set York upon the
throne, and that msy be the worser
cause, and may do hurt TO England. o,
madam, do see my sin. am unti. fGr
life. l will, for perance sake snd to
avoid worse evil, once l have finished
this adventure, get ne to 6 cloister. I
will iorswear Joanna and the trade Of
aims. will be s frlar, and pray for
your good kinsmau's spirit sll my days"
l. appeared to Dick, in this extremity
OF his humiliation snd repentance. that
the young lady had laughed.
Raising his ceuntenance, he found her
looking down upon him, in the freight,
with q somewhat peculiar but not unkind
expression.
"Msdsme," he cried, thinking the
laughter 10 l6Va Geen an lllusloQ CT MS
hearing, but still, from her changed
looks, hoping to hsve touched her heart,
"madsme, will not this content you? l
give up al to undo what I have done
smIss; make heaven certain for Lord
Risingham. And all this upon the very
day that hsd won my spurs, and thought
myself the hsppisst Young gentleman on
ground"
!. "On, Boy" she said-"sood boy?"
And then, to the extreme surprise OF
Dick, she first very tenderly wiped the
tears away from his cheeks. and then, as
Il yielding to sudden impulse, threw
both her arms about his neck, drew up
ais face, snd kissed him. A painful be-
cane over simple minded
Dick.
"But come" she said with great
"yeu that are captain, ye
aust est. Why sup ye not?"
"Dear Mistress Risinghsm," replied
Dick, ~ did but visit first upon my
prisoner; but, to say truth, penitence
will NO longer suffer me to endure the
sight of food. 1 were better to fast, dear
sdy, snd to pray"
"Call ne Alicia" she said, "sre we not
I'D friends? And now, come, will es.
With you, bit for DIT and sup for sup; so
+ ye ess not, neither will 1; but if We est
hearty, will disc like ploTmln."
So there and then she fell 10; and Dick,
Who had 81 excellent stomach, pro-