Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-08

"I cdm and ,ciU Sdrc yOur ufC-on one
 COMjitiOn.'
 ing me. Your honor? Where will it ho by tonight:" he hisscd, his eyes glowcring down at me. ''Whrro q week hence, when you will hr cast into a pit and forgotten? Your honor, fool? What iS tho honor of n dead man? pah But die, then. if you will have 1t SD! bio, like the brainlCss brute you are, and rot and Inc forgottcn!" he concluded pa,>ionatrly.
 They were terrible words, more tCrrihlo I knuw nuw than either he or understood then. They sn shouk me that when he was gone I CruuChcd. trCmhling, on my pallet, hiding my face in n fiji of horror, taking nn h,1d uf my jailCrs or of appear anctS "D Die and lc forgotten! bio and be furguttrn!" The duum rang in my ears
 Something which seemed tu mo angelic ruus,rl me from this misery. It was tho sound If a kindly, familiar voice speaking English. l lvukrd up and found tho Dutrhman bending over me with a face of infinite distress With him, but rather behind him, >tond Van Tree palr and vicious eyed, tuEping his SCanty beard and gazing al'uut him like a dog seeking some one t0 fa>tcn upon. "luur lad! Poor lad!" the old man said, his voice shaking as he leaked at me 1 srraug tn my feet, tho irons rattlinr as dashed my hand acr''>S my c!cs. It i> all ri"ht!'' said hurrirlly. II had n-hut never mind that. IL Mas like n dream. Only tell tho duchess [" l"uk to herself. continued, still rather vch,mrntly. ''Clnrruru k here. He k in Suntuu, have s,7-n him"
 ',Nuu have st,n him?" bnth the Dutch men cried at once.
 "Ayr, 1 said. with d laugh that Was three paris l'!-t, rirHl indeed I Wis still tingllr" all r>rr with vN"iI' lu,nt. "Ilu has hr,u lwt" Iu offer mr my life if would h'lp him in his -Chvmrs told him lU WIs the tcIuUtrr and d"ilrd him, and hr-Lv said 1 shuuld tlir and hr for guttrn!" added trembling, yet laughing wildly at the same time.
 II think he is tho tCmptrr!" said Master Lindstrum solcmnly, his faoo very grim, and therefore liar and tho father of lies! You Inay dic, lad, today-pcrhaps you must-but forgotten you shall not be while we live, or ono of us lives, or one of the children who shall como after Us. He | is liar!''
 got my hands with struggle, from | the old man, and turning my back upoT him went and looked out of tho window
 
 great minister seen now for tho first time rose in stately brightness above tho rct roofs and quaint gables and tho rows O | dOrmor windows. Down in tho streets tn, l grayncss and chill yet fingered, but ahovt | was l very glory Of light and warmth anC cu!rr--thr rising of the May sun. WhrI 1 turned round, l was myself again. Tn, calm beauty nf that sight had stolen into | my soul. ''IS it timc:' 1 said chccrfully | For the crowd was gathering below. ant 1 there were voices and feet on the stairs. Il think it is, Master Lindstrum an | swurcd. We havo obtained leave to <, | with you. Ycu need fear no violence il | the streets for tho man who was hurt i: l still aliV" and may recover. l have bcCI with tho magistrates this morning" h, continued, and found them better dis | posed to you, but the subdcan has join jurisdiction with them, as the deputy O the bishop of Arras, who is dean of tn minister, and he is, for some reason, yer. bitter against you"
 | The bishopof Arras? Granville, do yol mcan:' I asked. knew the namo of tn emporor's shrewd and powerful minister | by whose advice the Netherlands were Il this time ruled
 The same He, of course, is not here but his deputy is. Were it not for him But, there, il is no good talking of that!' the Dutchman said, breaking off and rub bing his head in his chagrin.
 One of the guards who had spent tn night with he brought me at this mo ment bowl of broth with piece of brea in it. l could not eat the bread, but drank tho broth and felt the better for il Having in my pocket a little money, wit which the duchess had furnished me, put a silver piece in tho bowl and hande it back to him. The man seemed aston ished and muttcred something in German as he turned away.
 What did he say?" l asked the Dutch man.
 Oh, nothing. nothing" he answered.
 But what was it! It was something, persisted, seeing him confused.
 He-well, he said he would have mass said for you!' Lindstrom answere in despair. It will do no harm.''
 No; why should it?' replied mechan ically.
 We were in the street by this time, Mas ter Lindstrom and Van Tree walking be side me Tn the middle of a score Of sol 1 diers, who seemed to my eyes fnntasticall dressed. l remarked, as we passed out, tall man clothed in red and black, wh was standing by the door as if waiting t fall in behind me He carried on hi shoulder long broad bladed sword, an guessed who he was, seeing how Maste Lindstrom strove to intercept my view ( him. But I was not afraid of that. ha heard long ago-pcrhaps six months 1 time, but it seemed long ago-how brave ly Queen JanS had died. And if a girl ha not trembled surely man should not. looked stcadfastly at him and took gres courage, and after that was able to ga7 calmly on the people, who pressed to staI at me, peeping over the soldiers shoulder and clustering in every doorway and vii dow to see mo go past. They were all S lent, and 1t oven seemed to me that som but this may have been my fancy pitied me.
 I saw nothing of the duchess and migl have wondered had not Master LindslroI explained that ho had contrived to kee her in ignoraI >S of tho hour fixed for u proceedings. Her husband was better, said, and conscious; but. for fear of exoi ing him, they were keeping the news frol him also. I remember | felt for a momer