Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-09

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 CuAI'TER XVI
 Thvy truil uio hack to tho room in tho tower, it h,'iu, HOW nearly 10 o'clock. Mas ter LiudstIum would fain hAvo staid with mo constantly tu tho end; but, having tho matter l hnvr mentioned much in my mind, l begged him to go and get mo writing mat rials When he returned, Van Trcu WAS with him. With a particu lurity very curious ut that moment, I It. marked that tho latter was carrying some thing
 "Whcrr did you get thatf" I said sharp iy and at u;Vr.
 It is your havrrsack, Inc answered. setting ii down quietly. Il found tho man who lAi taken pu,~,.'siom of your hur>o and !.rt il from him. l thought there might l> something; in 1t you might like"
 It is my harrrSark, ;ts>rntrd. but 1t waS hot on my horse. havo not seen 1t since I left it in Master Lindstrum' $ house by the river, I left it on tho pallet in my room there, and it was forgotten. I searched for it at Emmcrich, you re mcmhrr.'
 II only know" he replied. that dis covered it behind tho saddle of tho horso you wrrr riding yesterday"
 Hc thought that had become confused and was n littlo wrong headed from Cx- citcmcnt. Master Lindstrum also felt troubled, as ho told mo aftrrward, at sto- ing mo taken up with trino at such n time
 But thCro was nothing wrong with my wits, as I promptly showed them. "Thr hurso was riding ycStcrdayT' l i continued. "-Ah. then, l understand. I Was riding the hurSo which took from the spanish trooper. Tho Spaniard must havo annexed the havcrsack when he and his companions searched tho house after our departure"
 That is if, no doubt," Master Lind strnm said. And in the hurry of yestcr- days ride you failed to notice it.. It was strange way of recovering one S prOpCrty-strangc that the enemy should havc helped ono to it. But thcro are times and this to me was onc-whcn tho strange srrms tho ordinary and common place. l tuuk the sack and slipped my | hand through a we'll known slit in the lin | ing. GrS, tho letter had left thCro was | still thrrt-thC letter to Mistress ClarCnCe. l drew it out. Tho corners of tho little | packet were frayrd, and tho parchment was stained and disculurrd, no doubt by the damp which had penetrated to It. But | tho seal Was whole placed it, As it was, in Master Lndstrom'S hands. Give it," l said, ito tho duchess after | ward It concerns her. You have heard | Us talk about it. Bid her mako what use | sho plcaScS of it
 1 nal. | h,,T, 1,,l f,,ssl | ing n little Hurried and excited, ns one about tnetart upon d journey might feel not afraid nor eXccrdingly depressed, but l braCvd up tn make a bravo show and hide | what sadness did feel by tho knowledge l that many eyes were upon me, and that | moro would bU watching me presently. l At tho far end uf the room a number of 1 people had uuw s;athvrvd and wrrr con. l VCrSing together. Among them wCrU not l only my juilvrs of thu night, but two or | thr,c officers, a priest who had como t. | otf,r nc lis services and sumu inQuiSitivC 1 gazvrs W In Ead obtained admission. Their l curiosity. however, did not distress mo. | On th" contrary, I was glad to hear tho | stir and uurmur uf life about mo to tn, last.
 | will nut set down the letter I wrut, to the uurhr>>, though it were easy for m, 
 It contains s,ltlc things very proper tu b, said hy d dying man, of which 1 am not l a>huutyd t;ud fnrlid!-hut which il | w,,:ld r,'t l ,' Iu,,t for mo tu r,IvLt here | EH,.I h U .' II her in a few word, 1 who l Mt, aud ,:'iI..sr,d her in tlu nam, | uf N hIt,N,r >rrNl,r- l had rendered her [, | let Pttrnnljja Hnd Sir Anthony know how l had di,d, and added something whicl would, l th"u:ht. comfort her and he husband namely, that 1 was not afrai, or in any suffering; of mind or body. | The writing If this shook my cumpu sure a ltllr, but as l laid down tho pol ard luuhcd up and found that the tim Was come l tuuk courage in n marVClOu manner. Tho captain of the guard think that out of n compassionate deSir not to interrupt Tc they had allowed m som" minutes of graCC-camc to me, lCav ing the group at the other end, and toll
 no Eravcly that l was waited for. 1 ros At once and gave tho letter tu Master Lind strom, with some messages in whic | Dymphna and Anno wCrC not forgotten and then, with a smile-fur felt undo all those eyes as if 1 wUre going into bat tlc-l said GCntlVmCn l am ready If yo are. It is Il fine day tu dio You know,
 I ndtlCd gayly, in England WIG havo | pruNrrh, The better the day the better tn dcrdH Su it is we'll tu have n good day [ have a Ss."od death, Sir Captain
 "A soldiers death, sir, is a good death, he answered SraNvly, speaking in Spanis 1 and lIWiuS
 Then hr pointed Ia tho duor.
 A~ wIIkvd toward it paused mumCI tarily l.y the window and looked out q the crowd below. IL filled the >unlt strrvt, >nNr where a little raised platfurl strcwn with ruShcs prutrudvd itSclf-wit
 heads from wall to wall, with faces n turned uno way-tuward mo. IL was
 sil, mt crowd, standing i'll hushcd awe an
 expectation, the consciousness of whiC sent sudden chill to my heart, blanchin
 my cheek and making my blood run slo'
 for moIucut. The next l moved on 1
 tho door, and lowing to tho spectators
 they stood aside began to descend the na
 low staircase.
 There were guards going down bcfol
 me. and behind me were Master Lindstrol
 and more guards The Dutchman rcachC
 forward in the gloom and claspcd III
 hand, holding it as we went down in
 firm, strong grip.
 Never fear said to him chccril
 looking back, It is all right"
 He answered in words which I will n ' write here not wishing. AS I have said, F. mako certain things common. I suppose tho doorway at the botto
 was accidentally blocked. for few stcI ) short of it we came to a standstill, and |
 most at the same moment l started, d . spite myself, on hearing a sudden clam and ro;sr of many voices outside. 2 What is it?' 1 asked the Dutchman. It is tho Duke of Gloves arriving, l e
 pect, ho whispered. He comes in by u
 other gate"
 A moment later WIG moved on and pass l. out into the light, the soldiers before Il stepping on either side to give mo plaC
 The sunshine for an instant dazzled Ill
 and lowered my eyes, As I gradual
 raised them again l saw before me a sho lane formed by two rows of spectato