Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-20
nhcn Gnrdincr, whom in my thoughts l

fire But when he raised his hand to givo tho bCncdiCtion, and tho moro dcvout, or thoso with mendcd ho2c, fell on their knees in the mud, turned my back ab- ruptly, and climbing tho wall flung away across tho chase.
 What, Sir Anthony!' heard him say as l stnlkcd otl, his voice ringing clear and incisivc amid the revcrential silence which followed the Latin words. "Havo We horetic here, cousin? How is thisH So near home tool
 1t is my nephew, my lord bishop" could hear Sir Anthony answer, apology in his tone, and willful hoy at times. You know of him. IIc has queer notions of his owp, put into his head long ago"
 l caught no mOre my angry strides carrying mo out of carshot. Tuning, 1 hurried across the long damp grass, avoid ing here and there tho fallen limb of an elm or a huge round of holly. i wanted to get out of the way and bc out of the way, and made such haste that before the slow ly moving cavalCado had traVCrsCd one half uf the interval between tho road and the house l had reached the bridge which crossed the moat, and pushing my way impatirntly through the maids and sCul- lions who had iloCkCd to it 10 see tho show had passed into the courtyard.
 The light was failing. and the place looked dark and gloomy in spite of the warm glow of burning logs which poured from the lower windows and some show of green bOuShs which had been placed over tho dourways in honor of the ocCa- sion. glanced mp at n lattice in one of the gables, the window of Pctronilla's lit tlr parlur There was no face at it, and 1 turned frrtfully into the hall-and, yes, thCrc she WAS, pCrchcd up in one of the high window seats. She was looking out on the chase. as the maids were doing.
 Yes. as the maids were doing. She, too, was watching for his high mightincsS, l muttorcd,s sand that angcrcd me afrcsh. I crossed the rushcS in silence and climbed up beside her.
 ''Wrn, l said urgraciously as sho start cd, hearing me at her shoulder well. have yOu sVCn enough Of him yet cousin? Yuu will. l warrant you. before ho leaves. A little of him goes far.
 "A little of whom, Francis'" she asked simply.
 Though her voice betrayed some wonder at my rough tone, she was so much cn gagged with thr show that she did not look at me immediately. This, of course, kopt my anger warm, and began to feel that she Was in the conspiracy against me. of n.yA lord ot Winchester, of course, " | l answered. laughing rudcly. of Sir Hot | pu!"
 "Why du you call him thnt:" she rc- HuT>t rated in grutlC wonder. and then she 1 did turn Ter soft dark eyes upon me, Shc 1 wIS a slender willuwy girl in thuSo days. | with CrmplrAiuu clear, yet palC-a maid 1 cn all lendinS and GrHCrfulnoss, yet with | a gr,at slurr uf secret iirmnvSS as Twas to learn. "llr SrvmS aS handsome an old man, she continued, as have ever met, and stately and LrnrN ulrut, too, as l SEC 1 him at this distance What iS the matter l with you, Francis: What has put you 1 out;
 Put me out" I rrtortrd angrily. ''Whu >;,id anything had put mo out?' But rrddVnCd under her eyes. l was 1 longing tu fell her all and hc cumfurtrd i while at thr >alur timr l shrank with q mans shame from saying Ia her that l 1 had been beaten.
 | II CIn SC that somvthing is tho mat | ter shv said sagvly. with her head on one side and that air of hviug the elder which she often assumed with me, though she was ryally tho younger Ivy two years. | "Why lid l,u not wait fur the others? | Why have yuu come home aluno? Fran 1 Ci>," with sudden conviction, you have | NrArd my father, That k it."
 He has beaten me like a tugH' l hlurt rd cut ra>>ionatvly, and hrfurr them all! Before those strangers he flOgs-,d me- She had her hack to thu window, and some faint gIrAm of wintry sunshinr pass l ing through the gulcS of the shield hla- l Z0urd behind her, cast a rcd stain un her ! dark hair and shaprly head She was si- lent. probably through pity or constCrna- tion, but could not srr her face and miS- | read her. l thought her hard. and, resent l ing this hr3g-vd on with a lads empty | violence
 He did. hut I will not stand it, l give you warming won't stand it, pctrunil
 lA!'' and stamped, young bully that
 was. until the dust sprang out of thu
 boards and the hounds by tho distant hearth jumped up and whincd. No, not
 for all the baso bishops in England" continued, taking a step this way ana that. He had better not do it again! Il
 he does, tell you it will be tho worse fol
 some unr"'
 Francis" she exclaimed abruptly
 ''you must not speak in that way"
 But l Was too angry to ho silCnccd
 though inStinctivply l changed my ground
 ''Strpl.Cn Gnrtlinrr'' l cried furiOusly
 "Who is stephen tiArdinvr,, l should likr
 to know: He has ao right Ia call himsel
 Gardiner nt all pr stephens he used t
 call himself, havr heard A child witl
 no nnmr but his Eudtathcrs; that iS wha
 he is fer all his airs and his hishnpric 1 WI, = he tu louk an and sco a Cludd
 b,"l>ut If my uncle does not take care -
 'FrAuci>'" she cried again, cutting m
 short ruthlrs>ly, Be silent, sir" Anr
 this time l was silent. You unmanl
 boy" she continued, her face glowin
 with indignation, Ito threaten my fathr
 before my face! How darC you, sir: HoN
 dare you? And who arc you, you poo
 oh -l,., ,l.,j, lin,
 change from invvctivo to sarcasm-''wh
 arc you tn talk of bishops, l should like |
 knuw:"
 One, - I said suIlrniy, "who thinks les of cardinals and bishops than some folE
 Mistress Prtronilla!'
 ; Ave, l know" she rCtOrted scathingl ! II know that you are kind of ha hearted Protcstant-neither fish, flesh nc
 fowlH'
 l II am what my father made meV' , muttCrcd.
 At any rate, " she replied, you do nc see how small you are, or you would nc } talk of bishops Heaven help usl That
 boy who has done nothing and seen notl . ing should talk of the queens Chancollo , Go! Go on, you foolish boy, and rulc- country or cut of heads, and then yo Q may talk of such men-men who coul unmake you and yours with n stroke l the pen! You, to talk so of Stephen Ga - diner! Fie, flo, say! For shamc!' e looked at her, dazed and bewildore' l and had long afterward in my mind a pi E ture of her as she stood above me, in u + window bay, her back to tho light h, |, slender figure drawn to its full height, h. u hand extended toward me l could scare d ly understand or believe that this was II h ! gentle cousin. I turned without a wol
 and stole away, not looking behind mo
 was cowcd.
 It happened that the servants came hu
 rying in at the moment with clatter .' dishes and knives, and the noise cover' II my rctrcat. had a fancy afterward tha