Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-11

answer Tor nm. Anu Ou lHO Slillc UHI, while wc do tho London business. Sir Richard Bray will gather his mon in Kent"
 Do not count on him. said Master BcrtiC "A prisoner, mutllfd and huud winkcd, was taken to the Tower by water this afternoon, and rumor says it was Sir Richard Bray"
 Thcrr was a pause of Constcrnation, durHg which one looked at another and swarthy faces Arrw pale, pruruddockc was the first to recover himself. Bah, ' he exclaimed. a fig for rumur! Sho Is ever n lying jade, will hct a noble Rich ard Bray is supping in his own house at this minute"
 Then you would lose, ," Master Bcrtir rrjoinrd sadly and with no show of tri umph. "On hearing tho report l sent a messenger to Sir Richards house. He | brought word back that Sir Richard Bray had been fetched away unexpectedly by four men, and that tho house was in con fusion"
 \ murmur ot di>:nny hyokr out at tho lower end of the table But tho Cornish | man roSC to the situation. "What mat | tCr:" hc cried bui~t, ruusly. "What We have lost in Bray VIZ have gained in Mas | ter BrrIic. He will raise Lincolnshire for l Us and tho duchess tenants: There should | hr 5On stout men vt tho latter and two | thirds of them Prutr,tantS at heart. If | Bray has hlVn >ri.rd thGr' k the mora call for ha>t, that W. may rolraer him " | This app, 'u T lN answered by an out | burst of tries One vr two even rv>r, and waving their wrnpnn~ sworn A >iN,iy vengeance But Mn,t,r 5rrtir,U >ilrutIil | the noise hau ~uj.~il' Il. Then he >lu>r "Iuu must mot rujuI vu them either SIT | Thomas, he >Aid Itmly Il cannot find | il in my runsclrncr tn hrini, my witr'S tenants intoa plan ." desperate a> this ap | pears to br. To appeal Ia tho people gen l erally is one thing; tU call on those wh" are bound Ia Us, and who cannot in honor I refuse, is another. And l will net risk in a hopeless struggle the lives of men whose fathers looked for guidance to mo and mine"
 A silence the silence of utter astonish- ment, fell upon tho pluttC-S round the ta- ble In every facc-and they wcro all turned upon my cumranion-I read rage and distrust and diSmay. They had chafcd | under his cold criticisms and his calm req 1 soningS, But this went beyond all, and there were hands which stole inStinctively l to daggrrS and eyes which waited scowl- ing for signal. But Prnruddockc, san euine by nature and rendered reckless by circumstances had still the feelings of a anu S'IAiNtAAAl III A4Alll cd 10 tho appeal which undrrlay Master
 Bcrtio'S words. Iir romaincd silent, gag ing gloomily at the table, his eyes perhaps opened at this late hour to the hopeless ness of the attempt he mcditatCd. It was Walter Kingston who came to the fore and put into words tho thoughts of the coarsrr and more selfish spirits round him. LCaping from his seat, he dashed his slender hand on the table.
 What does this mran'' ho sncrrrd, a
 dangerous light in his dark eyes Those
 only are hCrr or should bo hero who arc
 willing to stako all-all, mind you-0n
 the cause. Let us have no sncaksl Let
 us have no men with a foot on either
 bank! Let Us have no Courtonays nor
 towards! Such men ruined Wyatt and
 hanged my brother! \ curso on them!"
 he cried, his voice rising almost to a
 scream.
 Master Kingston, do you rcfer to mel"
 Bertie rejoined in naughty surprise.
 Aye, l do! cried tho young man hotly.
 Then 1 must beg leave of these gentle
 men to explain my position. "
 Your poSitiOnE So! More words!"
 quoth the other mockinSly.
 Aye, as many words as please, ' re
 torted Master Bertie his color rising.
 "Afterward will be as ready with deeds,
 dare swear, as any other! My tenants
 and my wife's will not draw into an nl-
 most hopeless struggle. But my own life
 and my friends, since we have obtained
 your secrets, I must risk, and will do so
 in honor to tho death. For tho rest, who
 doubts my courage may test it below ground or above"
 The young man laughed rudely. You
 will risk your life, but not your lands, ; Master Bertie? That is the position, is it:'
 My companion was about to utter rc- joinder, fierce for him, when l, who had hitherto sat silent, interposed. Tho old witch told the truth, cried bitterly. "She said if we came hither we should
 perish, and perish we shall, through be.
 ing linked to a dozen men as brave as
 could wish, but the biggest fools under heaven"
 , "Fools'" shouted Kingston. r Aye, fools," repeated. For who but } fools being at sea in boat in which al , must sink or swim, would fall a-quarrel |; ing' Tell me that!' I cried, skipping tn, F table.
 2 You are about right" Penruddock, F said, and half a dozen voices muttered as sent.
 About right, is hes' shrieked King ston. But who knows we arc in a boa A togetherI Who knows that, I'd like tt hear?"
 ! II do" said, standing up and over ' topping him by eight inches, and if m! ' man hints that Master Bertie is hero fo | any other purpose or with any other in tent than to honestly risk his life in thi endeavor as becomes gentleman let hin r stand out, let him stand out, and I vii } break his neckI Fie, gentleman, fe!' . continued, after short pause, which ' did not make too long lest Master King ' ston' s passion should get the better of hi T. prudence. Though am young, hay - seen service. But never saw battle vol yet with dissension in the camp. Flo s shamel Let us to business and make tn . best dispositions WIG may" .I You talk sense, Master CareyP' Pen !. ruddocke cried, with great oath. "Giv