Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-18

she it was who stood before me- still young
and handsome. After her husbands death
she had made England ring with her
nauc. first. by a love match with a Lin
| colnshire squire. ard. secondly. BY her fear
less ard outsroken defense of the reform-
ers. l did wonder indeed how she had
come tn he wandering in tho streets Mt
| daybreak, an object of a chance passer's
chiyalry and pity.
ar is sir,plc enough. she said drvlv
II an, rich. / am a Protestant. and I have
| IN enemy. When do not like person, 1
sneak out. Do not Richard:n
lyon do indeed. my dear. he answered.
| smiling.
And once spoke out to Dishop Gard-
incr. What, Do YOU know Stepben Gard
| inert"
For had .+,rtod n. tho n,p,o oftcr
which I eonld scarcely have concealed INV
knowle,loc n IwouId. So answered SIM
ply. Yes: 1 have seen him. was think
| inc how wonderful this WAS These peonle
| lad been utter strangers to re until tay
or two before. Vet now we were all lookino
out .opsther fr,m the deck of a Dutch
| boat on the low Dutch Iandscape. united
| by one tie, the enmity of the same man.
He is man to he dreaded" the duch-
SIS continued, her eyes resting on her ba-
| by, which lay asleep on my bundle of rugs.
| and I guessed what fear it was had tanned
| her pride to flight His power in Eng
| land is absolute. We learned that 1t was
| his purpose to arrest me and determined
| to leave England. But our very house.
hold was full Of spies, and though We
| chose time when Clarence, our steward,
| whom we had long suspected of being
| Gardeners chief tool, was away, Philip,
| rtr n oh 70 doci syY,
| and watched US. We gave him the slip
with difficulty. leaving our luggage, but
| he doc2ed and overlook us, and the rest
1 you know"
bowed, As gazed at her nv almira-
ton. / know. shoue in NV ewes. She
| looked, as she stood ON the deck, an exile
| and fugitive. so CAV. SO bright, SO indom-
liable that in herself she was at once n
| warranty and an omen of better times.
| The breezo had HEIGHTENED her color and
| looscre,, bor, and tbore n tress of her nm.
| burr hair No wonder Master portie loot Cd
nrondIv on his duchess
SrdJonlv !, ,b;no Ind c,s,n forcotten
flashed into INV mind. and I thrust NV
| hand into my rocket The action was 50
| ebrpnt that IL attracted their attention.
| and when pullcd ont packet-tvo mack
| .ts-tbere ,vero three p,irs of eyes upon
| me Tho 1aDUlpH
What have Won theref'' the duchess asked
brisk,y. for she was q woman and curious.
"Do Won carry the deeds of your p-operty
| about with you?'
No" said, nc. unwilling to make a
small sensation. This touches you1
grace"
..Hushr' she cried. raising ono imperi.
ous finger. s.Transgrcssing already? From
this time forth 1 am Mistress Bertram,
remember But come" she went on, ey.
ing the packet with the seal irouisiti yely,
how does it touch me:"
| put it silently into her hands. and she
crcned it and read n few lines her hus
band pccping over her shoulder AS she
read her brow darkenc6. her eyes grew
hard. Master Bertie's face changed witt
hers, and thoy both peeped suddenly a.
me over the edge of the parchment, sus
picion and hostility in their einnces
How came you by. this, young sir:" h,
said slowly, after n long pause. Have W,
escaped Peter to fall into the hands O
Paul:''
"No. nor' cried hurrict!lv. saw thai
| had made n preatvr sensation than hnt
bar,nircd for I fastened To tell then
how l had met with Gardeners servant a
Stony Stratford. and how had becom,
possessed of his credentials. Thcy laughed
of course. Indeed they laughed so loudl,
that the placid Dutchmen. standing af
with their hands in their brcecbes rockets
st,-od oncp mortbcd Mt ms and tho kin
dred c,,tIe ON tho bonk Looked mildly n,
from the knee deem Grass
"And what was tho other packetsn th
duchess asked nresentlv. Us That IL !,
vour bandY,
..Yes. Il answered. holding IL IN Will
some reluctance "Jt seems m he n I.tte
: addressed ~ Mistress Clarence -
} "CIarenco,,' She cried .Clorcnce,,
, ros+i,, tho b,rd sbo vv,s oxtondino
t.ybnt, Here g. orr friord AGAIN tb.n
, What is in in Won have oncned its,,
NO ,,
..You b,rono., Tho, or;o,, oman ;tr
, sbe exclaimed ..This roo to,,cbee ms
D ill hot , penny Lot nc 500 ~ onco ,vbo
D it contains. Clarence indeed! Perhap
. we NAV have him ON the hin VET. the arc
, traitorr'
4 Rut T held the rocketbool, bnck tbnny
{ my cbects Redeemed and tnew mps
{ seom foolish Tbev made cort,in tina
5 iris Inttor wos n commnn;cation En- som
: snv. probably to Clarence himself unde