Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-13

have heard you myself. Then, he con-
tinueG, griInly TRUSTING out his jaw in
sour smile, '.you InisnaDc those whom the
queen konors, and were DR.. Stephens
you take me, Master MaIapert?-such a
man as his predecessors you would rue the
word. For Il triile scarce weightier VOL
soy threw a man TO rot six years in a dun
peon, boy!'
l changed color, yet not so much in fear
though it were vain TO say did not
tremble-as in confusion. / had called
him DR.. Stephens indeed but it had been
to Petronilia Only. l stood, net knowing
what to say, until he, after lingering OF
his last words to enjoy my misery, re-
sumed his subject. That is one good and
sufficient rCas3n-mind you, sufficient,
hoy-why England is no place for you.
For another, the Cluddes have always been
soldiers, and you, though reader wittcd
than some. which comes Of your Spanish
grandmother, are quicker with word
| than n thought, and blow than either.
| OF which afterward. Well, England is 60
! ing to be no place for soldiers. Please
| God, we have finished with wars at home
\ woInans reign should be q reign Of
peace
hardened my heart at that. A reign
| OF peace, forsooth, when the week before
| Glouccstcrl I hardened my heart. would
not be frightened, though l knew his
power and knew how ;nUn in those days
| misuscd power. 1 would put a bold face
on the matter.
He had not done with me yet, however
One more reason have" nc continued
stopping me as / was about to speak, for
saying that England Will not suit youi
health, Master Cluddc. 1t is that do not
want you here. Abroad you may be of
Use to me and at the same time carve out
your own fortune. You have courage and
c,In use a sword, hear. You understand
and it is a rare gift with En2lishmen-
some Spanish, which suppose your father
or your uncle taught you. You can, sc
Father Carey says, construe a Latin SEN
tcncc if it be not too difficult. You are
scarcely 20, and you will have Inc for your
patr~n. Why, were you, boy, with your
age and your chances, would die prince
or pope! Aye, l would!' He stopped speak
ing, his eyes on fire. Nay, a ring of such
real feeling flashed out in his last words
| that, though l distrusted him, though old
| prejudices warned me against him, and, at
heart Protestant, l shuddered at things
had heard of him, the longing to see the
| world and have adventures seized upon
L
| told me that my tongue outran my
| thoughts, and l stood silent until he asked
| me CURLY, well, sirrah, what do you
say
II say. my lord bishop." rcplied re-
| spcctfuIly, that the prospect yen hold out
| to me would tempt me were a younger
| son or without those ties of gratitude
| which hold me to my uncle. But, my IA
| Their excepted, l am Sir Anthony's only
| heir"
"Ah, your fatherr' he said contemptu-
! ouslv ..You do well IN remind me of him.
| for see Won are forgetting the first mart of
| my sneech in thinking of he last, Sbould
| have promised first and threatened later:
| You would foin. I expect. STAY here and
| WOO Mistress Pctronilla? Do touch there:
| You think to marry the maid and be mas.
| ter of Cotton End in Gods time. do Won:
| Then listen. Francis CIuddc- Neither one
| nor the other. neither maid nor meadow,
| will he yours should you stay here till
| doo,nsdavr,
| started and stood clowerine ON him.
snrcchloss with oroer and establishment.
| lyon do not know who Won are. he
| or.inod ,oa,,;rr, for,,.,r ID ,,;,h = .,,5dor
| movement and speaking with one claw
| like finger extended and a naleyolent
| CLEAN in his ewes. You called me a
| nameless child awhile ago, and so l was
| Yet have risen to be ruler of England
| Master Cluddei But you'll will tell you
which of Us is base born. / will tell you
| who and what your father. Ferdinand
| Cludle was. He was-nay. he is-ny tool
| spy. iackal, Do Won understand. boy.
| Sonr father is one of the hand OF foul
creatures 10 whom such as |. base born
though he. fling the scr,ns from their ia
bic, He is the yilest OF the vile men who
| do my dirty work. my lad
He had raised his voice and hand in pas
sion real or assumed. He dropped then
as l Srrang forward. You Ee!'' l cried
trembling all over.
| Easy. easyi., he said. He stoned me
| where was bv gesture of stern com
mand .sTbinti, he continued calmly and
| wcirhtilv. ..Uos any one ever shaken n
| Won Of your father since tho dox sever
| wears 400 ,vbap Won ca,,e bora +, child
| brouobt Inv n scrvart, Has Sir Anthem,
| talked of him, Has any servant NAMED
| his name 70 vous Think bov If F,rdi
raud Cluddc no n f,thcr IN mo r-oud Of
why dos his bro,bcr maize p,u,bt %