The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-30

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y ran and trW sgr, your Bfc-on one
condition ~
goitcn" ! added trembling yet Laughing
wildly at the same time.
y think Do D. the teupter'' said Master
LiudstrUm ...unly. his face very grim,
and thorcfor8 r. lar and Che f''Hr Of
lic-l You may die, lad, to-day J,laaps
you must-bUt forgotten you shall not Dc
while we live, or one Of us lives. or one Of
tho children who shall como after us. He
is a liarI"
got my hands. with a struggle, from
the old man. and turning my back upon
him went and looked ont o. the window.
The sun was rising. The tower Of the
great minister, seen now for the first time,
rose IN stately brightness above the red
roofs and quaint gables and the rows Of
dormor windows Down IN the streets the
grayness and chill yet Fingered. but above
was very glory Of light and warmth and
color-the rising of the May sun. When
! turned round, ! was myself again. The
calm beauty Of that sight had stolen into
my soul. Is IL timer ! said chcerfully.
For the crowd was gathering below, and
there were voices and feet on the stairs
Il think II IT," Master Lindstrom an
swered. We have obtained leave 10 go
with you. You need fear 30 violence In
the streets, for the man who was hurt Is
still alive and may recover. have been
with the magistrates this morning" he
continued, ''and found them better dis
posed 10 you, but the fubd'an has joint
Jurisdiction with them, a. the deputy Of
the bishop Of Arms, who j. dean Of the
minister, and he s., for some reason, very
bitter against you"
Tho bisbOpOf Arras5 Granville. do you
meant" asked. knew The name Of the
emperor's shrewd and powerful minister,
by whose advice the Netherlands were at
this time ruled.
THE same. He, Of cOuTse, Is not here,
but his deputy H.. Were Il not for him
/ But, there, It Is no good talking Of that"
/ the DutchDan said, breaking of and rub
| bling his head In his chagrin.
One Of the guards who had spent the
night with me brought me at this mo
meDt bowl Of broth with piece Of bread
IN It. could not eat the bread, but
drank the broth and felt the better for it.
Having In my pocket little money, with
which the duchess had furnished INC,
put n silver piece In the bowl and handed
It back 10 him. The man seemed aston
ished and muttered something in German
rs be turned away
What did he sayf" asked the Dutch
man
"Oh, nothing, nothing" he answered.
But what was III 1t was something"
! persisted, seeing him confused
Howell, be said be would have a
mass said for your LindstTom answered
m despair. 1t will do no harm"
mo; why should iti' replied mechan-
ically.
We were in the street by this time. Mas
ter LiDdstroIn and Van Tree walking bs-
side me In the middle Of score Of SOL
diers who seemed TO my eyes Enthusiastically
dress.d. / remarked, ns we passed out, q
tall man clothed In red and black, who
was standing by the door as II waiting to
fall In behind me. He carried on his
shoulder long broad bladed sword, and
guessed who he was, seeing how Master
Lindstrom strove TO intercept my Wow Of
him. But / was not afraid Of that. / had
heard long ago-perhaps six months In
time but 1t seemed long agO-bOw brave
ly Queen Jane had died. And If n girl had
not trembled surely n man should not. So
] looked steadfastly at him and took great
courage, and after that was able to gaze
calmly on the people, who pressed to stare
Mt me, peeping over the soldiers shoulders
and clustering In every doorway and win
dow to see me go past. They were oil ST.
lent, and 1t even seemed 10 me that some
but this may have been my fancy
pitied me.
saw nothing Of the duchess and might
! L.. Ia I fnI u.r
explained that he had contriyed TO keeI
her In ignorance OF the hour fixed for the
proceedings Her husband was better, he
said, and conscious; but, for fear Of excit
ing him, they were keeping the news from
him also remember felt for n moment
very sore at this, and then l tried to per
suade myself that 1t was right.
The distance through the streets wal
short, and almost before was aware Of 1t
was In the courthouse the guard had falleI
, back, and was standing before three per
, sons who were seated behind a long table
Two of them were grave, portly meT
wearing fiat black caps and scarlet robes
with gold chains about their necks Thu
third dressed as an ecclesiastic, wore
huge gem ring upon his thumb Behint
them stood three attendants holding
sword, a corsier and ducal cap uponei
cushion, and above and behind all was 1
lofty stained window, whose rich hues
! the sun being low as yet, shot athwart TIN
! corbels of the roof At the end Of the ia
BILE sat black robed man with an inl
horn and spectaclos, a grave, still, dow
1 looking man, and the crowd being behin'
, me, and preserving a dead silence, AM
! tho attendants standing like statues,
! seemed indeed to be alone with these fou
I, at the table and the great stained window
and the solemn hush. They talked to on
another in low tones for minute, gain
a at me the while, and / fancied they wer
astonished TO find me SO young.
At length they all fell back into thei
chairs. do you speak German'" the cid
|, est burgher said, addressing me grayely
He sat in the middle, with the subdea
Dr., on his right.
mo, but speak and understand Span
a ish," ! answered In that language, feelin
+ chilled already by the stern formalit
which like an iron hand was laying II
, grip upon me.
Good Your namei" replied the pres
ident
, II am commonly called Francis Carey
and am an Englishman. The subdea
he was a pale, stout man, with gloom
/, eyes-had hitherto been looking at me 1
: evident doubt, but at this he nodded al
sent, and ayerting his eyes from me gaze
!, meditatiyely at the roof of the hall, col
sidering apparently what he should hay
for breakfast.
: "You are charged" said the presider
slowly, consulting a document, wit
having assaulted and wounded In IL
highway last night one Heinrich Schrode
o citizen Of this town, acting at the tin
= ms lieutenant Of the night guard. Do 20
' admit this. prisoner, or do you requil
proof
!, "He was wounded" answered steai
lily, but by mistake and in error. i SUI
q posed him to be one OF three persons wi
n had unlawfully waylaid me and my pari
on the previous night between Emmeric
and Vessel"
Z The subdean, still gazing at tho roo
=, shook his head with faint smile. I'll
= other magistrates looked doubtfully at IN
: but made no comment and my wor,
seemed to DO wasted on the silence III
= president consulted his document agai
10 and continued: "You are also charge
q with having, by force OF arms, In time
n peace, seized gate of this town and mai
" tained 1t and declined to surrender
a when called upon so to do. What do yo
u say TO THAR"
f" ~ seized not the gate, but part of h
tower, in order 10 preserve my life and
la protect certain ladies travelling with u
d from the violence Of crowd, which, u
"a der a misapprohension, was threateniI
=, | IN n ma N uliaaliaf ~