The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-17

ture, III when case might stlll get an
after taste, crawled so far out of my hole
that turning suddenly, she caught sight
Of me. | expected to see her hurry of, but
she did not She took long look and
then came back toward NO. making, how
ever as 1t seemed to me, us If she did not
see me. When she had come within few
feet Of me, she looked down abruptly, and
our eyes met What she saw in mine /
can only guess. In hers l read divine
pity. ooh, poor lad' she murmured.
"Oh, you poor, poor ladr" and there were
tears in her voice.
| was so weak-it was almost "a hours
since had tasted food, and had come "a
miles In the time-that at that broke
down and cried liked a child.
learned later that the old woman took
me for jtist the same person for whom the
bailiff at st. Adams had mistaken me--a
young apprentice named Hunter who had
got into trouble about religion and was at
this time hiding up and down the conn
try, Bishop Bonner having clapped his fa-
/ ther into jail until the son should come to
hand But her kind heart knew no dis
tinction Of creeds She took me to her
cottage as soon as night fell and warmed
and dried and fed me. She did not dare
| to keep me under her roof for longer than
an hour or two, neither would have staid
to endanger her. But she sent me out
new man, with crust, moreover, in my
pocket. A hundred times between Tot.
tenham and Aldersgate l said God bless
herl" and l say so now.
So twice in one day, and that the gloom
lest day Of my life, was suocored by a
woman. l have never forgotten 1t. have
tried to keep it always in mind, remem-
boring, too, saying of my uncle's, that
there is nothing on earth so merciful as
good woman or so pitiless as bad one"
CHAPTER V.
"Ding, ding, ding Aid ye the poorl
| Pray for the dead Five O'Clock and q
murky morning"
The noise of the bell and the cry which
accompanied it reused me from my first
sleep in London, and that with a venge-
ance the bell being rung and tho words
uttered within three feet of my head.
Where did l sleep, thenf Well, ! had
found coy resting place behind some
boards propped against the wall of ba
| krr's oven in street near Moorgate. The
wall was warm md smelt of new bread,
and another besides myself had discovered
its advantages. This was the Waterman,
who had slumberod away most of his vigil
cheek by jowl with me; but, morning ap-
preaching, had reused himself, and before
he was well out of his bed, certainly be-
fore he had left his bedroom, had begun,
the ungrateful wretch, to prove his watch
fulness by disturbing every one else.
sat up and rubbed my eyes, grinding
my shoulders well against the wall for
warmth. had no need to turn out yet,
but / began to think, and the more /
thought the harder stared at the planks
six inches before my nose. My thoughts
turned upon a very knotty point, one that
| had never seriously considered before:
What was ! going to do nextH How was
/ going to live or to rear the new house OF
which / have made mentionf Hitherto
had aimed simply at reaching London.
London had paraded itself before my mind,
though my mind should have known bet
ter, not rs town of cold streets and
dreary alleys and shops open from to 4,
with perhaps here and there vacant
place for an apprentice, but as gilded city
of adventure and romance in which q
young man of enterprise, whether he
wanted to go aboard or to rise at home,
might be sure of finding his sword weigh
ed, priced and bought up on the instant
and himself valued at his own standard.
But London reached the boarding In
Moorgate reached, and 3 o'clock in the
morning reached, somehow these visions
faded rapidly. In the cold reality left t,
me felt myself astray. If / would sta,
at home. who was going to employ me
To whom should apply What patron
had II Or If would go abroad, how was
to set about it' How find vessel see
ing that might expect to be arrested the
moment showed my face in daylight
Here all my experience failed me- die
not know what to do, though the tim,
had come for action, and l must do oil
starve, 1t had been all very well when
was at Cotton to propose that l would &c
up to London and get across the water
such had been my dim notion-to tn,
Courtenays and Killigrews, who, with
other refugees, Protestants for the most
part, were lying on the French coast wait.
ing for better times. But now that l was
In London, and as good ms an outlaw my.
self, i saw no means of going to them.
seemed farther from my goal than l had
been in Warwickshire.
Thinking very blankly over all this, !
began to MUNICH tho piece of bread which
/ owed to the old dame at Tottonham and
had solemnly got through half it when
the sound of rapid footsteps-the footsteps
of women / judged, from the lightness OF
TIE tread-oaused me to hold my hand
and listen. Whoever they were-and ]
wondered, for it was still early, and had
heard no one pass since the Waterman had
left me-they came to stand in front OF
my shelter, and one of them spoke. HeI
words made Inc start. Enthusiastically the
voice was gentlewoman's such as / had
not heard for almost week. And at this
place and hour, ON the raw borderland OF
day and night, gentlewoman was the
last person l expected to light upon. Yet
If the speaker were not some one of sta
ton Petronilla's lessons had been thrown
away upon me,
The words were uttered in a low voice
but the planks in front of me were thin
and the speaker was actually leaning
against them. / caught every accent OF
what seemed to be the answer to ques
ton. Eyes; yes. 1t is all right" sh,
said, covert ring of Impotence in hel
voice. Take breath a moment j do moi
see him now"
"Thank heavenp' muttered another
voice. AS / had fancied, there were two
persons, The latter speakers tone smack
ed equally of breeding with the formar's
out was rounder and fuller and more mas
terful, and she appeared to be out OF
breath. "Then perhaps we have thrown
him off the trail, she continued after q
short pause, in which she seemed to have
somewhat recovered herself ~ distrusted
him from the first, Anne; from the first
Yet, do you know, | never feared him az
/ did Master Clarence, and as it was toe
much to hope that we should be rid OF
both at once-they took good care of that
why, the attempt had to be made while
he was at home. But always felt he was
aspy."
-no-Master Clarence9" asked she
who had spoken first.
AYE, he certainly. But did not mean
him. meant Philip"
We'll, IL said at first, you remember.
that 1t was foolhardy enterprise, mis-
tress"
Tut tut, GIRL" quoth the other tartly.
This time the impatience lay with her,
and she took no pains to conceal it. 1--WE
are not beaten yet. Come, look about
Cannot you remember where we are moi
which way the river should be2 II the
But with the dawn
THE streets would fill True and,
Master Philip giving the alarm, we
should be detected before we had gone far
The more need, girl, to lose no time ]
have my breath again, and the child is
asleep, Let us venture one way or the
other, and heaven grant 1t be the right
onel'
Let me see" the younger woman an.
swered slowly, as II In doubt. Ibid we
come by the church, No. We came the
| other Way. Let ms try this turnina thor, -