Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-24

at nor lattice up stairs, began at once to
think, as was her habit when any matter
great or small fell out, whether this would
affect the fortunes of a certain person far
away. 1t might, 1t might not She did
not know. But the doubt SO far enter
tanned her that she came down to supper
with heightened color, not thinking in
the least, poor girl, that the event might
have dire consequences for others almost
as dear to her and nearer home.
Every year since his sudden departure q
letter from Francis Cludde had come to
Coton-a meager letter, which had passed
through many hands and reached Sir An
thony now through ono channel, now
through another. The knight grumbled
and swore over these letters, which never
contained an address to which an answer
could be forwarded nor said much, save
that the writer was well and sent his love
and duty and looked to return, all being
well. But, meager as they were and loud
as he sworc over them, no put them reli-
giously away i'm an oak chest in his parlor,
and another always put away for her share
something else, which was invariably in
closed-a tiny swallows feather Tie
knight never said anything about tho
feather, neither asked the meaning of its
presence nor commented upon its absence
when Petronilla cave him back the letter
But for days after each of these arrivals
he would look much ut his daughter.
would follow her about with his eyes, be
moro regular in bidding her attend him
in his walk and more particular in seeing
that she had :he tidhits If the joint
For Potronilla, IL cannot he said, though
/ think in afte- times she would have
liked to make some one believe it. TINT
she wasted away. But she did take a moro
serious and thoughtful cir in these tl:.ys,
which she never, God bless her, lost after
ward. There came from Wootton Wawcn
and from Henley in Arden and from
Cookbiil gentlemen of excellent estate to
WOO her, but they all went away discon-
solatc after drinking very deeply CT Sir
Anthuny's alc and strong waters And
some wondered that the good knight did
not roundly take the jade to task and see
her settled.
But he did net. So possibly even in
these days he had other views. l have
been ted that, going up once to her little
chamber to seek her, he found a very sim
gular ornament suspended inside her lat
ticc. 1t was no other than u common clay
house martins nest, but it was 81 deity
hung in q notted bag and SO daintily
Christmas roses and snowdrops and violcts
and datfodils which dcckcd it in turn woro
always so pure and fresh and bri2h.-as
the knight learned by more than one
stealthy visit afterward-that. coming
down the steep steps, lie could not sec
clearly and stumbled against cookboy
and heat him soundly for getting in his
way.
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