The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-11-16


"Do not be- nfraiui'' she replied sadly ne
she stopped over him and kissed his fore.
head ut Il thing past scoldinR, Rich
ard, past love, and even hope, and all but
past pity. I will be Ineroiful as we hope
Tor mercy, but she can never be friend Of
ours again, and some one must tell her.
will do 80 and return. As for that mani"
she continued, obsourinR suddenly the
fair and noble side Of her character which
she had Just exhibited, and which, l CON
fess had surprised me- for l had not
thought her capable Of generosity so IN
common. AS for that man, she repeated,
drawing herself up TO her full height,
while her eyes sparklcd and her check grew
red, who has turned her Into vile
schemer aud shameless hypocrite, as he
would fnin have turned better women, ]
will show him no mercy nor grace n l
ever have him under my feet. will crush
him as l would an adder, though l be
crushed next moment myself"
She WINS sweeping with that word from
the room and had nearly reached the door
before found my voice Then l called
out, "Stayi" just In time. "You will do
no good, madam, by goingr' ! said, ris-
ing. "You will not find her. She Is gone"
"GoneP"
yes" said quietly. "She left the
house 90 minutes ago. I saw her cross the
market place, wearing her cloak and car
rying n bag. do not think she will re-
turn"
mot return' But whittier has she
gomez" they both cried at once
! shook my head.
~ can only guess, said in n low
voice. II saw no more than have told
you"
But why did you not tell me'" tho
duchess cried reproachfully. "She shall
be brought back.
ut would he useless" Master BERTHE
answered. yet l doubt II 1t be as Carey
thinks. Why should she go just at this
timer She does not know that she is found
out She does not know that this letter
has boon recovered. Not word, mind,
was said of 1t before she left the room"
| No." allowed, that Ia true"
was puzzled ON this point myself, now
came to consider It. l could not SEQ why
she had taken the alarm so opportunely,
but maintained my opinion nevertheless
Something frightened her," l said,
Though It may not have been the letter. ~
yes" said the duchess after mo-
ment's silence. II suppose you are right.
suppose something frightened her, as
you say. I wonder what 1t was, poor
wretohi'
1t turned out that I was right. Mistress
Anne had gone indeed, having staid, so
| far as we could learn from an examination
of the room which she had shared with
Dymphna, merely to put together the few
things which our adventures had left her.
She had gone out from among us In this
foreign land without IA word Of farewell,
without a good wish given or received,
without soul to say godspeedl The
| thought made me tremble, II she had
died, 1t would have been different. Now,
to feel sorrow for her as for one who had
been with us In heart as well as In body
seemed mockery. How could we grieve
for one who had moved day by day and
hour by hour among us only that with
each hour and day she might plot and
scheme and plan our destruction 1t was
impossiblei
We made inquiries indeed, but without
result, and so abruptly and terribly SHIT
passed, for the time, out of our knowledge
though often afterward l recalled sadly
the weary hunted look which had some
times seen In her eyes when she sat list
less and dreamy. Poor girl Her own act:
had placed her, as the duchess said, be
yond love or hope, but not beyond pity.
So 1t is in life. The day which see.
ones trial end sees another's begin. We
the duchess and her child, Master Berti,
and l. staid with our good and faithful
friends, the Lindstroms awhile, resting
and recruiting our strength, and during
this interval at the pressing instance o.
the duchess, wrote letters to Sir Anthony
and Petronilla, stating that l was abroad
|
turn, but not disclosing my refuge or thu
names Of my companions. At the end O.
five days, Master Berthe being fairly strong
again and Santon being considered unsaf'
for us as a permanent residence, we wen
under guard to Vessel, where we were re
ceived as people of quality and lodged
there being no fitting place, in the disuset
church of st. Willibrod Here the chile
was christened Peregrine-a wanderer-
the governor of the city and being god
fathers. And here we lived in peace, al
belt with hearts that yearned for home
for some months.
During this time two pieces of new
came to us from England-one that tn
parliament, though much pressed to 1t
had refused to acquiesce In the confisca
ton Of the duchess estates the other tina
our joint prosecutor, the great bishop O
Winchester was dead. This last we a
first disbelieved. 1t was true nevertheless
Stephen Gardiner, whose vast schemes hat
inmeshed people so far apart in station
and indeed in all else as the duchess ant
myself, was dead at last; had died towar'
the end of 1905, at the height of his power
with England at his feet, and gone to hi
Maker. l have known many worse men
To be Continued,