Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-19
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 \ moment luy>r tho servants in thu hall heard a y"y. Hl:---a scream Cs such horror and fear that they scarcely recognized u humnu V,ir@ in tLQ sound Ihvy s!rang to their fat srlrrd and trrnbliug, and for n few eC,ouds looked into one annthCr's faces. Then, ns curiosity got the upper Aand th1 ln!IoSt took thu lead and all hurried l,,llu.rll tu the duur, issuing in mob into thr ruurtyArd, where Ferdinand CluCdr. yho hIppvnrd to ho near and had also heard the cry, joined them. 'Whcro was it. Baldwin" he exclaimed.
 At the back, think, " tho steward an swrryd He alone had had tho coolnCSS to bring out d lantern, and he now led tho way toward tho rrar Of the house. Sure enough, close tuthr edge uf the lnoat, they found Martin, stepping with his hands on his knees, a great wound, half hrui>V, half cut. upon his forehead. "What is it." Fer dinand cried sharply. "Wh0 did il, man?"
 Baldwin had already thrown his light on the fool s face, and Martin, seeming to become conscious of their presence, looked at them, but in a tlazed fashion. "What?' he muttrrrd, what is what"
 By this tiInC nearly every one in the house had hurried 10 tho spot, among them nuJ only prtrunilla, clinging tu her fathers arm, hu; Mistress Anne, her face pale and gloomy, and half d dozen wum- snfulk who clutrhrll ono another tightly anl screamed al regular intervals.
 ''Wl..t is il: Baldwin repeated rough ly, laying hI~ hand un Martins arm and slightly shaking him. Come, who struck you, man:
 II think, the fool answered slowly, gulping down something and turning a dull eye on the group, 'a-a swallow flew by and hit me!
 They shrank away from him instinc- lively, and sumo crossed themselves. "Hc is in one vf his mad fits. Baldwin nut trrrd. Still the steward showed no fear. "A swull, W. man. he cried aloud. ,Cunc. talk svn>r. There arr no swallows ilI Iiu- &t Uni, time of year, and if there were th,y do nut fly by night nor give rl,n wul:nd> liEv that. What was 1t? Out with il now, Du You not sec, man, he alG,,l. giving Martin an impatient shake, that sir -tnthcny is waitine:"
 The fu,l nodded stupidly. A swal- low. It. m;stt,rcd. Aye twas a Swal low, a lr,nt bE swallow. l-I nearly put my Iu,t UH him.
 And l.r flew up and hit you in the fac. lAldW ill said, with huge contempt in his tour.
 Martin :;rrlJ, thr suggestion placidly. "A!r, tW"> su. \ great big swallow, and Er Ii, N i'll my facr. he repeated.
 Sir -AIIhru> louhvd at him compassion atIy. ?uur l., ll,.w'" he said Baldwin, ,rr tn him. He has had one of his fits and hurt hin>,l<
 T ncv,. knew him to hurt himself, |" Baldwin u,,.tt, r,d dar&ly.
 'l.u :, u..tvly sec tu him. the knight s:sid. d.>~,.;lr,in% the interruption. And now rvln, pvir,mlla Why, whrrC has the girl :;,ll,.
 Nj fir t'..iy round tu the other side If him. tllt she might hv a little nearer tu N.Itjn. Th, curiosity in the other wul.l, il > i.,, W:.> a small thing in com plri>un wl;h thr startled, earnest look in l, v>. ~hr ;:.;,d uI lhr man with eyes nut ut HtIg!Gll. Ij,' ,t >a-S, r. .s\id questioning, willie iLy,u T },r lIrt,d lips Ter hreath lulr2 III H.!-,.~ II,r cheek Wa~ rcd and whit, Iy tt.:i.~. :.la! t,r Ter hr"rt-wrlI, It had >r, i.r,U tn stand still moment and how Wu- l,:.;iu;< lIhr tlir heart Uf e,.,..,. puur Ca; ,r:rsu lqr,i hrld in the hand SC ,.IJ uut s,, tu to lr,.r Ter father speak . r. ,.nu iu. l.. t1 tn tut..h L,r sleeve. Tu.u >l' sfIr."d :. lr.t':h >hr w'lr 4>>:.A.I.l: : II, .,I I dr, ,.l and followed ..l-.I. :: .,!il ,'.;,,!
 il, - ,,i ...' wis ., h1ut in her .,-l>l.l,h l..!3..H !..u ut!...rIl>rminutrS ."r,., X ,N......A. \ .,:,..t h.; >wAllowr .>t.d tII~ W.l~ U,,,nah.:, W !ryn the swal r,U~ W,rr d; Ill., h .'I"m If tho hurso ,a. ..~ Silr u:lI} knew rf uIi, swallow l N l;,,>r return v:.> pN>si: v i'll W inter. But | ;Ern that ul,. swallow ayr. though tho s:..w >!,o..Id It. ;u,ht~ dv,p ia tho chasc, 4uH ti.' waiter should trrrlr in her room [ u..ld make a sulI.:.!rr fer her Could it ] r. That unr, Gould it br: Pctronilla s | l ..:; AS h,nii:l- su loudly as she went ID ~;airS after her father that she won Id h., did nut !,:.r i;
 | I!.r s;-, ID left l, t.:Id Martin gradually u., It>i away. Baldwin WAS the only man I Y !.n could deal with him in his mad fits, .,L t!4,' ";!,r ~,IvArt-, with a shuddsr .Ad "A hA>kwA7,i 3-Ihnr7, gladly Jeff him to | Ii." et, ,WuId Mistress Anne had gone in -o,,.r time Only Ferdinand Cludde re- m!Iu,L. and he stuud a NttlC apart and . H., {, I'.rTr ,.r, Fly engaged in listening l,r any and wh!lh might hotUken the | ,l, riI'> aI p-,stch than in hearkeniuS tt 1 tar tynN,I-Ati,n Listen as he might he w,t.!I have gained little fAm the latter f r j, N,.l< i:.,.d,' uV entirely Uf sculdinS or l ruC side and stupid roltSratiun on tht l ..;hrr Mt Ferdinand, ever suspicious ant n lis guari. must haVU felt some interrst ln it, l,r It. presently called ths stswarl l tu lIIu. Is Lo Euru fnul or knavC:' h, tauJ,yr,I, pointing; under hand at Mar tin. w!.n ei,ud In t!r gloom a few pace l lWay.
 Baldwin shrugged hi. shoulders, but r' u3.iiu,d silent "WhAt happvnrd! WhA !~ iI.v Iu, i'lj,., "t II AlE Ferdinand Der -,-r.ll. Ai~ l.. T vy,> ,n thr >t,'N>ard', face b.! i.r ,.n Il iI;u,, If, ,r who uId ii>'' Baldwin turu,d slowly and nodded to WaId thr luu.... | expect you will fin, Linn who d:A il IArrC, hr saId grimly
 T In.Nrr kryw man save Sir Anthon. IT Mu>lvr Francis hit Martin yet but h paid {, r il. and when his temper is up h i, mad ,r as Euud as mad, and bette than two saLG mCH.
 lilo is a dangerous fellow" Perdinan, said ihuugAtiully, shivering a little. I WAS unlike iim 10 shiver and shake, bu the hrIvr>t have their moods.
 ..I,auycruUs," the steward answered Ave, hu is In some and sOmetim1s," "
 F,rlinand Cluddc looked sharply at th svras,- aS if he suspected him of a cover sucyr But BaldwIu's gloomy face ht irayvd no glint of intelligence or anus, II, n;. and the knights brother, reassure ald Vet uneasy, turned Cn his heel an went into tLr house, meeting at the doc n servant who came to tell him that Si . Anthury Wal, calling for him. Baldwi Muor, left alone, stood a moment thinl
 Ing and then turned 10 speak to Martin
 But Martin was gone and was nowhere [
 bc scyu The lights in tho hall window
 twinklvd ChrcriIy, and the great fire ca:
 is glow half way across the courtyard, 8
 lights and fire had twinklcd and glowc
 at Cotton End on many a night befor,
 But neither in hall Tor chamber was thcl
 any answering mCrriInent. Baldwin coming in. cursed the servants who wei
 in his Max. and the mon moved mcokl