The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-08-05
THE STORY OF
FRANCIS CLUDDE.
By STANLEY ]. wEYMAN.
Copyright, 1891, by Cassell Publishing Co. All
rights reservcd.l
Continued.

'1herc are tOOlS ONeryWnere, tne Olu
man sneered when my Lord Hartford
refused your fathers suit, Ferdinand be-
is his nature--to plot against him.
lie was found out and oxecrated by all,
for he had been false to all. He fled for his
life. lilo left YOU behind, and n servant
brought you to Cotton End, where Sir An.
thony took yon In"
covered my face. Alas, l believed
himi l, who had always been so proud OF
my lineage, SO proud OF the brave ira
ditions of the house and Its honor,
so proud Of Cotton End and all that be
longed to It'll Now, II this were true,
could never again take pleasure In one
or the other. was the son of man
branded as turncoat and an informer, of
one who was the worst of traitorsl sank
down on the settle behind me and hid my
face. Another might have thought less Of
the blow, or with greater knowledge Of
the world, might have made light Of 1t as
a thing not touching himself. But on
me. young as was, and proud, and as yet
tender, and having done nothing myself, II
fell with crushing force.
Il was years since had seen my father,
and l could not stand forth Loyalty and
fight his battle rs n son his fathers friend
anu 1uUll1uT lOT yours IIlRnl HhNt lOuRht
It, On the contrary, there was so much
which seemed mysterious In my past life,
SO much that bore out tho chancellor's ao-
ousation, that | felt dread of its truth
even before had proof. Yet would have
proof. "Show me the lettersi' said
barshly. "Show me the letters, my lordl''
You know your. fathers handwriting
II do"
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INV father had held with me, but becaus,
l had more than once examined with nat
ural curiosity the wrappers of the dis
patches which at intervals Of many
months, sometimes OF year, came from
him to Sir Anthony. had never known
anything of the contents Of the letters, all
that fell to my share being certain formal
messages, which Sir Anthony would give
me, generally with olouded brow and Q
testy manner that grew genial again only
with the lapse Of time.
Gardiner handed me the letters, and
took them and read one One was enough
That my fatherl Alas, alas No wonder
that turned my face to the wall, shivor
ing as with the ague, and that all abou
me, except the red glow of the fire, whiol
burned into my brain, seemed darkness
l had lost the thing valued most, ha'
lost at blow everything of which wa
proud. The treaohery that could nus
that worn face opposite to me- lined as
was with statecraft, and betray tho VII
tongue into passion seemed to me, youn
and impulsive, thing SO vile as TO Dram
q mans children through generations.
Therefore hid my face In the corner
the settle, while the chancellor gazed a
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made an experiment might watch the re
suit.
: you see now, my friend, +" he said a
: last, almost gently, that you may be bas
born in more ways than one But be
good cheer. You are young, and what
have done you may do. Think of Thomn
Cromwell-his father was naught. Thin
of the old cardinal-my master. Think {
the Duke of Suffolk-Charles Brandon,
mean. He was plain gentleman, yet b
/. married queen. More, the door whic
they had to open for themselves l wi
!, open for you-only, when you are insid'
play tho man and be faithful"
what would you have me dor" Will
pered hoarsely.
! "I would have you do this" he al
swered HTbere are great things brew
Ing III tne DOy-EEti
changes, unless l am mistaken. hay
need of an agent there, man, stou
, trusty. and, in particular, unknown, WI
will keep me informed Of events. II yo
will be that agent, can procure for yo
and not appear in the matter myself
post of pay and honor in the regent
guards What say you to that, MAST
Cluddep A few weeks, and you will
IT, L. Lf.NI
q mean place to you Now what do 20
sayf"
was longing to be away and alon
with nv misery, but forced myself to r.
ply patiently.
with your leave Twill give you my al
swer tomorrow, my lord, " said as stea,
lily as could, and rose still keeping ii
face turned from him.
VERY well" he replied, with apparel
confidence. But he watched me keenl
as fancied. II know already what yol
answer will be. Yet before you go wi
give you piece of advice which in Il
new life you begin tonight will avail yc
more than silver, more than gold-ay
more than steel-Master Francis. 1t
this: Be prompt to think, be prompt
strike, be slow to speak, Mark it we
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what l am and may make you create
Now, goi'
He pointed to tho little door opening
the staircase, and bowed and went GU
closing it carefully behind me On Il
stairs, moving blindly in the dark, +,
over some one who lay sleeping there ar
who clutched at my leg. shook him Of
however with an exclamation of rag
and stumbling down the rest of the ste
gained the omen air Excited and fevcris
i sbrank with aversion from the confln
ment of nv room. and hurrying over ii
drawbridge sought at random the loI
terrace by the fish pools, ON which Il
moonlight fell. a sheet of silver, brok,
only nv the sundial and tho shadows of ii
rosebushes. The night air, weeping CHI
= from the forest. famed nv checks as
paced IN and down. One way 1 had b
fore me the manor house-the steep gat
ends. the gateway tower, the low GU tbuil
inps and corn stacks and stables-ai
thanking these the SQUAT tower and ma
of the church. turned. Now I saw on
the water and the dark line of trees viii,
frinoad the farther hank ant above the
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