Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1895-03-29

more harm done than think or he is
very different from English lovers. But
II you como across him pray you TO keep
clear Of him, Master Francis,
l nodded assent.
But OF what weight are resolutions,
with fate in the other scale? 1t was some
hours after this, toward : o'clock indeed,
when Distress Anne came 10 mo, looking
Hurried and voxed. ''IIavo you seen
Dymphna?' she asked abruptly.
mo" l answered. "WhyE'
because sho is not in tho house, " the
| girl answered, speaking quickly, nor in
| the garden, and the last time l saw her
she was crossing the island toward the
footbridge. think she has gone that way
| to be on the lookout-yOu can guess for
whom, - with n smile, but l am fearful
lest she shall meet some ono else, Master
| Francis Sho is wearing her gold chain,
and one of the maids says that she saw
two of the Spanish garrison on the road
near the end of the footbridgc this MORN
ing, That is the way by land to ArnhCim,
you know"
Tint is bad said. What is to be
done?"
You must go and look for her" Ammo
suggested. 'Sho should not I've alone"
Let her father go or Master Berthe, l
answered..
Her father has como down the river
| 70 Arnhcim, ! expect, and Master BERTHE
| is fishing in n boat somewhere 1t will
take time TO find him. Why cannot you
| go? II she has crossed the footbridge, she
will not be far away"
| She seemed SO anxious rs she spoke for
the Dutch girls safety that she infected
mo with her fears, and let myself be per
| suadCd. After all, there might be danger,
| and l did not SEE what else was 10 be
done Indeed Mistress Ammo did not leave
mo until She had seen mo clear of tho
orchard and half across the meadows to-
| ward the foulhridSr. Mind YOU bring
her back, " she cried after mo. do not
| let her como alone" And those wrrc her
last words.
After We had separated l did not think
| for moment that it WAS u pity ! had not
asked her 10 como with me, But the
thought occurred too late, ana l STROBE ON
toward the head Of the bridge, resolving
that soon as l had sighted Dymphna /
would keep away from her and content
myself with watching over her from n dis
tance. As passed Ivy the little cluster of
! cottages on the landward side Of the island
| l glanced sharply about me. for l thought
IL not unlikely that Master Van Tree
| might be lurking in the nCighbOrhuod
But l SAW nothing either of hVr or him.
| All WAS quiet. the air full Of spring sun
shine and warmth and hope and the HOS
SONS of fruit trVvS, and with an indctin-
| able pleasure a feeling Of escape from
control and restraint, l crossed the long
foothriu-r and set foot almost for the first
time since our nrrival-fur Mt Master
Lindstrm'S drSiru We had kept very close
| ON the river hank.
To tho right u fair road or cauSCWay
along the wairrsidr led Ia Arnhvim. At
the point whrrr l stood this r,'li ON its
| way from thu city took a turn at right an
giles, running straight away from the river
to avoid Il wide track Of swamp and mere
which lay ON my lrft, n QUnking marsh
many miles round, uvvrEruwn with tall
rush,S and srLSrS, which formed the head
of the hay in which our island lay. |
looked up the long. straight road 10 Arm
helm and SAW only n group If travellers
moving slowly along il. their hacks to
ward me. The road before mo was hare
of passengers. Where. then. WAS Dymph-
na, if she had crossed the bridge: In the
last rrSurt l scanned the green rXpanSr OF
ruShrS and willows which stretched. with
intervals Of open water rs far rs the eye
could reach ON my left 1t was All ru>tliuI
and ShimWrriuS in tho light breeze, hut
my eye picked out one or two raised
dikcS which penetrated il hero and there
and served nj once rs pathways 10 islCtS in
the mere and As hrvH>tWurkS against
further rncr'Ic!nmrnlS uf the river Pres
entity en- one. rf these, If which the, cu,,r,,
was f,irly d,.lju,i hy uu,,,f >,il,,>s
mal!, ont the fluttrr If a Muman's hurL,
and l rrmrmhrr,d that the day before
had heard Dymphna express wish IL -
to the marsh for some herb which rrrw
there.
..Ri,bt,' 7 said s,,ting mvsr,f with
much Satisfaction an rhr last ,,,st of RI,
bridge. .,Sb,,i is safe enough tIrrrl And
will 90 no nearer IT is only ON III,
| mad SIN, i lil,,Iv Il, In, in Iaro,r from ON,
Snanish ,aIl,nts,''
Nv ,,v,.s r.l,,.,S,,, fr,,,, duty xx,r1,-,,
ialv oy,r tb, I,r1Sc,D, for avhiI, Inv,
pr.,sortI>. r,,t,r,,l T., NV, ,;il-, ncr,,. ,b.
| moro IcoulI nnt NOW s,,, Dv,,Dhna tn
willows hid her and I woif,d for hrr N
roappcar. She did NOT. but some ono els,
did. for Ivy and by, on the same path and
crossing an interval hrtwnon the Willows
thoro camo into SIGHT a mans form.
lilo, no. " said. following il with my
/ ewes. so l NAV 20 home, Master Van
) Tree is on the track. and now homo they
will max, il M, l added p,r;ishly.
Another second. and l started IN with
a low CIV. The sunlight had caught 3
part of the mans dress n shiniu, some
thing which flashed h,rk a p,int uf in
tense icht. The som, thing / guessed nj
once was n cor,,lrt. and it needed s,nrr,
another Thought TO- rpri>c that Dymph
! mas follower WIS not Van Tree at all, bu,
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