The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-31
THE STORY or
FRANCIS CLUDDt



lions who had nockod 20 u to sco the
chow had passed into the courtyard
The Hight was failing. aud the place
looked DARK aud gloomy IN spite ul the
warm glow IT burning logs which pound
from the lower windows and suino show
uf green huughs which had ivon placed
over the dourways In honor Of the occa.
sion | glanced up ut lattice I'm one uf
the gables, the window Of pctronillhs III
tie parlur. There was no face nj IT, and .
turned frotfully into the hall-and, yes
thcrc she was, pcrched up In one ut the .
high window seats She was looking out .
ON the chase, rs the maids were doing.
Yes, rs the maids were doing She, too, I
was watching for his high mightincss, I /
muttcrod, and that angercd me afrcsh. l .
crossed the rushes In silence and climbed
up beside her.
"well," | said unRraciously MS she start /
ed, hearing me Mt her shoulder well, I
have you seen enough Of him yet, oousin' T.
You will, warrant you, before he leaves.
A little Of him goes far. "
"A little Of whom, Francisi" she asked
simply.
Though her voice betrayed some wonder
ut my rough tone, she was so much On
gagged with the show that she did not look
my anger warm, and began 10 feel that
she was in the conspiracy against mo
"Of my lord Of Winchester, of course"
/ answered, laughing rudely. "Of Sir Hot
potln
"Why do you call him thatf" she re-
monstratod In gentle wonder, and then she
did turn her soft dark eyes upon me. She
was a slender, willowy girl in those days,
with a complexion clear, yet pale-a maid
on all bending and gracefulness, yet with
a great store Of secret flrmness, as was to
learn. He seems as handsome an old
man, l." she continued, "as l have ever met
and stately and benevolent, too, rs | see
him at this distance, What is the matter
with you, Franoisf What has put you
outf'
PUT me outp' / retorted nngrily.
"Who said anything had put me outi"
But Redeemed under her eyes. was
Ion cling to tell her all and be oomforted,
while at the same time shrank with
mans shame from saying to her that
had been beaten.
~ can see that something is the mat
ter, she said sagely, with her head ON one
side, and that air Of being the elder which
she often assumed with me, though she
was really the younger by two years.
"Why did you not wait for tho othersi
WHY haze yor oona howe. alona' E-a"
els, with sudden conviction, you have
vexed my fathorl That is It'll"
"He has beaten me like dog" ! blurt-
cd out passionately, land before them ALI
Before those strangers he logged mel''
She had her back to the window, and
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49, Va ' ~, L,,ll l ~ IT,
bcartn inr,nod IN md Ssbined IN ,nt
for Mi the hose b,shons IN E,,,anI,,,
Continued talina TO- thts ,ra,' ga
that "Ue had bettor not do a. oaairI If
he does. 1 tell Won IL will he the worse for
some onor, gov ~ 'o "0''' 'o-
nFranc,s - sbo oxo,o;uod ohrrr,,v
uvou met ,,o. sro,,, g., 49, ,,onp, ''
Rnt 7 yas tao arsrv 70 ho s,,oroo,
thougb instinctivo,v chanood ms, ,,ro,nd
"Stenben Gnrdincrl,i I cried fprionsiv
"Wbo is Stonben Gardiner 7 should like
To knowY Ho has no right IN cali himself
Gardiner at ALI DIR. Sfenhens he used To
call himself I have hoard A child with
no name but his aodfather'-, that Is whnt
he is, for all his airs and his bishopricl
Who is no to look ON and see n Clndde
bcatenP If my uncle does not take care''-
"Francisp' she cried again, cutting me
short ruthlessly. BE silent, sirl" And
this time / was silent. lyon unmanly
boy" she continued. her face glowing
with Indignation ito threaten my father
before my facet How dare YOU, sirP How
dare your And who are you, you poor
child" she exclaimed, with a startling
change from invective to sarcasm-"who
| are YOU to talk of bisbops. 1 should like to
known"
lone, " said sullenly, "who thinks less
of cardinals and bishops than some folk.
| Mistress Petronillal"
Aye 1 know" she retorted scathingly
1T know that YOU are a kind of half
hearted Protestant-neither fish, flesh nor
fowl"
st am what my father made mel" 1
muttered.
AT any rate, she replied lyon do not
| see how small Won are or Won would not
talk of bishops. Heaven helm usl That n
boy who has done nothing and seen moth
ing should talk of the queens chancellor
| Col Go on. Won foolish how. and rule n
country or cut off heads. and then Won
NAV talk of gueb men-men who oould
unmake Won and yours with n stroke Of
the pepi You. to talk SO of Stepben Gar
dinerl Fie. fie. sayI For shamep'
| 1 looked at her. dazed and bewildered.
and had long afterward in nv mind n pio-
ture of her as she stood above me. in the
window bay. her hack To the LIGHT her
slender f,gnre drawn 10 Ito fnIl boioht nor
hand ertended toward mo 7 couId scaroo-
lv understand or hel,eye tbat tbis u,ae NV
gentIe cons,n 7 trrnod ,,,ithnnt n ~
| and stole awny not IooLino hohind mo
was coyved
II hannonod that tho sor,or+ u, oo,,,o h,,r
rving IN M the n,oment NTH oIattar 81
dishes and tnivos and tba ,oiso oorarod
nv retreat I had n fancy afterward that
as 7 moved away Petron;lia called 70 me-
Ant ar tho tive What ,,,,,b 40 oons,,s,o,,
and NV own disorder I maid no heed 70
her INT got mvself hlindiv ont ~ tho haII
and away IN NV own attic
II was n sharn lesson Rnt INV ,os,,nas
when baino alone 7 bad En- 10 taoi
need not he set dowp Aftar ovarts ,,,ada
them of NO moment for ,yas oro,, ,ha,,
ON the verge of n change 90 great that Mi
tho threats and m,soiyinas tho foyors .nd
agnes ~ that afternoo1 rao, ne ,haS
seemed Mt the time. became in n few hours
as immaterial as the dew which fell before
yesterdav,s tbundorstorm
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