Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-02

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 Wr c0I>I Ii u!.uS iN this silent fashion nCarly ,l> i,,c ;,> thv hAlsirt and bridge, fol lowing. It,; lAr,hrr inshuvr, :ho course which Na>,rr l.iudstrrlu and had taken when on eur WAY to bury tho Spaniari. \ C,rtain point gained. At signal from our hos, we struck oNt into tho open and ruwcd swiftly toward the edge Of the marsh This WAS tho critical moment; but, So far as WI could learn, our passage was unnotiSCl. We rCachcd tho fringe of ruShcs. Wi;h a prolonged hisSIHG sound thc boat pil>I.gd through them. \ flight of waterfowl r1>N, whirr:nE and ClappinE about u>, and Wa tluaIvd out into dim, misty lakH. whose shnr,s and surface strl,r.ed away Vn every side, aliho dark, shifting and uncertain.
 Arry~s this t.:r Duirhluan stocrcd us bringing Us presently tO a narrow opening, thru,::Sh which We glidod into a second and smaller mrrr. At the farther end of this one rho way seemed barred by a black, i'm penctrablr wall uf ruShvS, which roSo far Ahovr our heads. Rut the tall stems bent slowly with many a whispered protest bc GCIC our SIIHtAI tuSCl, ana WI sllO lllO a drcp water lane, hero narrow, there wid- ening into pool, in one placo dark, ill another rrilccting tho gray night sky. Down this wo sped swiftly, tho sullcn plaSh Ut the OATS and the walls of ruShCS always with Us For ourselves, wc crourhrd still and silent, shivcring and listening for sounds of pursuit, now start ing at tho splash If a frDg, again shuddcr ing at the CIV If a night bird Tho duCh- eSS, her child and I were in tho bows, Master LindStrOm, his daughter and Mis- trt>S Auno in the stern. They had mado mo colufortablr with tho baSGage and some warm coverings and would insist on trCatinS me aS hvlplp$S Even when the others hC.,au Ia talk in whispers the duch- eSS Vnj0jEvd silence on me and badc mo slvrp Presently did so, my last imprcs sion CNc of intending waterways and shnrClISS, Shadowy lakes
 When 1 Awukr, tho sun was high, and tho scene WIS changed indeed. We lay on 1 thr ho>.'t:l If a hrvAd river, our boat seem | in,; now tn stand S;lIl as the sail tlappcd | idly. nuw tN lr,l Uvrr and shoot forward aS tho light brytzr struck Us. The Shurrs | ahrr,,>; If Us W, rc still low and rtrdy, but ! ahead tho slopes Uf Gr,Cu wuu,ird hills 1 Cl}Sr Evltly t.ulu the strrAm. Master Ser ] tic wAr stvvrIu&, and seeing me lift my ] i 7 1 in the stern were cuvrrvd up and asleep 1 A:I:!I~liY>, JHn, MA>Icr Lindstrom and 1 Van rIro had curlyd th>mSvivrS up br- tween the thwar,~ and werr >lumbcring l peace fully. turned Ia lnok for the luch- c>S and found h,r sitting widr awake at l ny ,ll,'w. her tN,S Vu her husband. l ''WVU, she >ald. smiling, ''Iu you feel l bvtt,r now, Nuu havr had good sleep. '' 1 ''ljuw I,nG have be a>ltrp plvaSC:' l a>h>'d, h}wild, rvd Iy the sunshine, hy | the shining rlVcr and thv Gprn hills, hy ! the fr,~A luaHulu- air ty th" change ill VN>rHtI0&. and ait>wvrlnS i'll question, l a. Tvo! Iv n ~hly aroused do nine times out | uf t,U. w nvrv HrG wv,'
 N uu havr ls,vu a>lr,p nearly six hours, and We rar,' ru the Rhiuc, near Emmcrich, '' 1 she an~Wvr,l smiling She was pale. and tho long E""r> If watching had drawn dark rir,lys round her eyes, But the old 1 Uudluut>I courage >huur in them still, | and lar >ini'r wA> aS sweet lS ever.
 ''IIAvr wr I,.>>, q the fronticr:" I asked eagerly.
 ..W,II, nearly" >hr answered. But how drl> Your wound frol,'
 "Eathvr stiff anu >urr said rucfully after makir,k an experiment. by moving my hody 10 and fro And l am very thirsty. but I could steer"
 50 you shall, >lr said. Only first eat something. We ltvko our fast before the oIhyr> lay down. Thvrr ishn.ad and meat behind 4uu. and some hollands and water in the buttlo."
 seized the latter and drank grccdlly, Then, finding myself hungry, now came To think about it, l frll upon the catables
 You will do now, l think, " sho said when Shc had watched He for some time
 1 laughed for answer, pleased that tho long dark night, is gloom and trCachery w@rr VHst But its memories remained and pres, utly said. If Van Tree did nC' i try tu kill Ime-and l am perfectly sure hI dld not
 50 am l." she said. We wore sE wrong.
 Then. continued, looking at hn eravviy. who did: That is the qucstioa And why"
 You are surs tha; it was not the Span iarI whom You hurt ln defense of Dymph nAE my lady asked
 Quite $urc,
 And surr that it was not Clarence'' she persisted
 ~Quito surr, It was a short man, " l OK plajuyd again. and dry>>vd in cloak That Is all can tell about him"
 II might hc some one employed b, ' her Iruws knit
 Truo, had not thought of that, I an : swerrd And il rrmiudS me l hav hrAry! >o much of ClAr, urr''- And seen some lttr cvrn that littI luNrv than was SsM lHr You " lv>, he has had ti!G better of me ol both orca>lun>, allowed But I wa going 10 ask you. continued, to tel . me something about him He was you steward. know But how did he come t your How was it you trusted him!"
 We are all fools at times, " she an swervd griully. We wanted to have per sons of our own faith about us, and he wa highly cnmmrndrd to Us by Protestant abroad as having ScCn service in the cause He applied to Us just at the right momen ' too And at the first wc felt great lik Ing for him. He was So clever in arrang ing things; he kept such excellent orde among the servants he was so ready, S willing. s0 plausible! Oh!'' she adde, ; bitterly. he had ways that enabled hin to twist nine women out of ten round hi l. fingers Richard was fond of him; like t. him; we had talked moro than once O how we might advance his interests An then, like thunderbolt on a clear day 5 the knowledge of his double dealing fel upon Us We learned that he had bee seen talking with a known agent of Gard = tnor. and this at a time when the bisho f was planning our ruin. We had hin | watched, and just when the net had al but closed round Us We discovered that b had bccn throughout in Gardiner's pay"
 An" l said viCiously. Tho oddes
 thing to me is the way he has twice escape me when had him at the swords point! The third timo may bring other for
 tune Master Francis, she answered
 smiling Not be wary with him. He 1
 ! good SwOrdsman, as my husband, wh l sOmCtimCS fenced With him will fell Ynn