The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-07

anu Uultt Will TtslOTt lOu W btTt0Rtn,
and then the burden will be on tho other
shoulder. 1t is for your own sake give
you the choice, because our future Is for
the time uncertain. Very uncertain" he
repeated, his brow clouding over, land to
become our companion may expose you to
fresh dangers We are refugees from Eng.
land. That you probably guess Our plan
was TO go to France, where are many Of
our friends, and where We could live safe
ly until better times. You know how that
plan was frustrated. Here tho Spaniards
are masters-Princo Philips people-and
II we are recognized we shall be arrested
and sent back to England. Still my wife
and must make the best of 1t. The hue
and cry will not follow us for some days,
and there Is still degree of Independence
sn the cities of Holland which may, since
have friends here, protect us for time.
Now you know something Of our position,
my friend. You can make your choice
with your eyes open. Either way we shall
not forget you"
II will go on with you, II you please"
| answered at once II, too, cannot go
home" And ss / said this Mistress Ber-
tram also came up, and l took her hand In
mine-whicb looked by the way, so
strangely thin | scarcely recognized It
and kissed 1t. II will come with you,
madam, II you will let me-" / said.
"Good' she replied, her eyes sparkling.
II said you would 1 do, not mind telling
you now that am glad of it. And II ever
we return to England, as God grant we
may, and soon, you shall not regret your
decision. Shall he, RichardF
III you say he shall not, my dear" he
responded smilino at her enthusiasm, II
think l may ans\ for 1t he will not.
was struck then, as had been before
by certain air of Difference which the
husband assumed toward the wife 1t did
not surprise me, for her hearing and man
ner, as well as such OF her actions as had
seen, stamped her as singularly self reliant
and independent for woman, and to these
qualities as much as to the rather dreamy
character of the husband, l was content to
set down the popularity. | should add
that rare and pretty tenderness constant
ly displayed on her part toward him rob-
bed it of any semblance of unseemliness.
They saw that the exertion of talking
exhausted me, and so, with an encourage
ing nod, left me to myself. few min
utes later couple of English sailors be-
longing to the Framlingham came up and
with gentle strength transported me, un-
der Mistress Anne's directions, to queer
looking wide bcamed boat which lay al
most alongside. She was more like huge
Thames barge than anything else, for she
drew little water but had great expanse
of sail when all was set There was a
largo deckhouse, gay with paint and as
clean as 1t could be, and in a compart-
ment at one end of this, which seemed to
be assigned to our party, was soon COM
fortably settled
!. Exhausted as / was by the excitement
Of sitting up and being moved, l knew
little Of what passed about me for the next
two days and remember less. slept and
ate and sometimes awoke to wonder where
1 was. But the meals and the vague at
tempts at thought made scarcely more i'm
preston on my mind than the sleep. Yet
all the while was gaining strength rapid
ly, my youth and health standing me in
good stead. The wound In my head,
which had caused great loss of blood, heal
ed all one way, as we say In Warwick
shire, and about noon on tho second day
after leaving bort was well enough tc
l. reach the deck unassisted and sit in the
sunshine on pile of rugs which Mistres:
Anne, my constant nurse, had laid for mt
in corner sheltered from the wind.
Fortunately the weather was mild ant
warm, and the sunshine fell brightly on thu
y wide river and the wider plain Of pastur,
which stretched away on either side of thu
: horizon, dotted hero and there only by I
windmill, a farmhouse the steeple Of I
o church, the brown sails of barge or n
most broken by low dixie or line o
sand dunes. All was open, free; all wa
largeness, space and distance. gazed as
tonished. The husband and wife, wit
were pacing the deck forward, came t,
me- He noticed the wondering looks
cast round. This is new to your" h
said. smiling.
Quite, quite new" 1 answered. 20
never imagined anything so fiat and ye
in its way SO beautiful"
you do not know Lincolnshiref"
"No."
"Ah, that is my native county" h
, answered. 1T is much like this. But yo
are better, and you can talk again. Now
and my wife have been discussing
whether we shall tell you more about ouI
selves. And, since there is no time lik
the present, may say that we have dc
cided to trust you"
IAN In all or not at ALL" Mistress Bel
tram added brightly.
murmured my thanks.
" "Then arst, to tell you who we are. Fo
myself, am plain Richard BERTHE Of Lin
Y colnshire, at your service. My wife
something more than appears from this
or'-with a smile-"from her presen
not too graceful dress. She isl
"Stop, Richardl This is not sufficient
formal" my lady cried prettily. II hav
the honor to present to you, young gentle
man" she went on, laughing merrily an
making a very grand courtesy before mt
Katherine, duchess of Suffolk"
made shift to get to my feet an
q bowed respectfully, but she forced mo
, sit down again. Enough Of that" st
said lightly, "until we go back to Eni
. land. Here and for the future We are Ma
y ter Bertram and his wife And this youn
lady, my distant kinswoman, Anne BraI
don, must pass as Mistress Anne. 70
wonder how we came to be straying In I'll
streets alone and unattended when 20
found usf"
did wonder for the name of the ga
and brilliant Duchess of Suffolk was we
known even to me, country lad. HI
former husband, Charles Brandon, dull
of Suffolk, had been not only the OIL
--.s-s,- $3.50 VO..DVaiiU IIeiid or kins ..s..-
VIII, but the kings brother-i law, b
first wife having been Mary, princess
England and queen dowager of Franc
;, Late In his splendid and prosperous care,
the duke had married Katherine, u
heiress Of Lord Willoughby de Eresby, an
n; she 1t was who stood before me, still youn
IL and handsome After her husbands deaf
she had made England ring with h,
name first, by love match with a Lii
colnshire squire, and, secondly, by her fea
less and outspoken defense Of the reform
ers. I did wonder indeed how she ha
q, come to be wandering in the streets
daybreak, an object of chance passer
chivalry and pity.
1T Is simple enough" she said dryl,
II am rich, am Protestant, and ha,
IN enemy. When / do not like person,
speak out. Do not, RichardY'
you do indeed, my dear, " no answere,
o smiling.
sH "And once spoke out to Bishop Gar,
liner. What Do you know Stephen Gar,
inert"
For I had started at the name, aft,
which could scarcely have concealed IN
knowledge II would. So answered sin
ply, 'Yes; have seen him." was thinl
ing how wonderful this was These poop
had been utter strangers to me until a ds
or two before, yet now we were all lookin
out together from the dock Of a Dutc
boat ON the low Dutch landscape. unite
by one tic, the enmity Of the same mar
He Ii q man to be dreaded" the duel
kaw ta