Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-13
tCOpyright, lsal, by CasSeu Publishing Co.
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CHAPTER NI%

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 CHAPTER XIX.
 The bitterness of that hour long past, when he had left me for death, when he had played with tho human longing for life and striVCn without a thought of pity to corrupt mo by hopes and fears tho most awful that murtalS know, was in my voice as l spoke. Irrjoiccd that vengeance had COluc upon him at last, and that l was Its instrument 1 saw the pallor of a great fear creep into his dark check and read in lis eyes the vicious passion of wild beast trapped and felt no pity. Mas ter Clarence" 1 said and laughed laughed morhi"Sly. You to not look plra-yd to srv !uur friends. or perhaps you do Rot r,mynhvr me. stand forward, Master BpItir! MayhO he will recognize yuU.'
 Bat though Master Bvrtiu camo forward and st:ud l'y my side, gazing at him, the VilIHin', Cy,~ did net for uu instant shift from mIu,' It k the man.. my CumpIn ion said ultrr ;i solemn pIusI, for tho other, breathing fast, madr no answer He was a spy in the pay Uf Bishop Gard inrr when I knvw him. At the bishops death heard that he pHssrd into tho Srrv- icc of the spanish mhasSadOr, the Count dc Fvria. Hv called himself at that time Clarence, l recognize him.
 ThV quiet words had their effect. From full one halt of the savage crew round Ills i fierce nurIuur ru>c moro terrible than any loud uUtvry, yvt this seemed relief tu the doomed man. He forced himself to look away from lncand tn confront tho dark ring If mrnuCin9 faces which hcmmCd l,i, in h,, h,N tl h,A h. pUarCd 10 find courage and words. They take mo for another man." he cried in holrSn accents. Il know nothing of thcm!' and he added q fearful oath. He knows mo. Ask him."
 lie pointed 60 Walter Kingston, who was sitting mootily on a tram outside the ring, and who alone had not risen under the excitement of my challenge. On being thus appealed 10 he looked up suddenly. If am to choose between you, " ho said bitterly, and say which is the true man, know which shall pick"
 ''Which:' Clarence murmurcd. 'Whirh:" This time his tone was differ ent. In his voice was the ring of hope, Il should give my vote for you" King stun replied, looking contcmptuuuSly at him. II know sumuthinS about you, but Uf th2 ether gentleman know nothing!' ''-And not much of the person you call Crewd>on, l rcturtrd tirrcrly, since you do not know his real name"
 II know this much,'' tho young man 1 answered, tapping his boot with his scab- l bard with studied CarClCssneSs, that he | lent Inc sunIv money and seemed good | fellow and one that hated a mass priest. | That is enough for me. As for his name, | it iS his fancy INrhAps. Iuu call yourself l Garry. W,lI, know q good many Carcys, 1 but lu not know you, nor ever heard of | yuU!'
 I swung round on him with hot check | But the challenge which was upon my | tongue was anticipated hy Master Bcrtio who drew me furrIl'ly back. Leave this to me Frarci,,' hr said and do you | watch that man. Muster Kingston and | gvntl, men,, he continued, turning again | to them and drawing himself to his full | height as hn addressed them, listen if | you pyaeri Huu know mo, if you do not know my friend. The honor of Richard | Hrrtic has u,lrr hvrn challenged until to- 1 night. nor ,N,r will hr with impunity. Leave Iuy friend out If the question and | put lno in il l, Richard Brrtir, say that l that man i> a paid spy and iut"rn'Cr, come | here in quest ui hluud money, and he, 1 Cr,'w,!,,n. 9 ilnn,l,>s man. says that l l lie. ChCu~,' between Us, or look at him 1 and judge! I.urkn'
 l Jlr w.t- right tu hiJ them luuk. As the | s;lv.t.r luurnur r,~,' aL,,iu and took from i the MT, IcL"d ullu hI- lA~t hulrr, :tS the | uEiln, ~> r( u, ~I',ilr and Wirkrd. impOtVnt | passion distorted hi~ Lace, hV MaS indeed | the most deadly witness against himself. The light, which shunv on trrarhtruus l weapons half hidden UT on the glittrrinG | eyes uf cruel men whose hluod WAS reused fell on nothing eu dangerous as tho livid, dc>pairing face which. unma>krd and eyed by @ll with avrr>ion still driiCd Us. Trai- tor and spy as hc Was, he had the merit uf courage at lra>t. He would die game. And even as l, with first feeling of pity for him, discCrncd this, his sword was out and with curse he lungrd at me.
 Pruruddockr >;rrrl me l,ya buffet which sent me rrvlinL against the wall, so that the villains thrust Was spent on air, Be fore h" could repeat it four or five men l flung themselves upon him from behind For a nlulmvut thrro was d great uprUar whilN the group surrounding him swayCd to and fro a, he dragged his captors uI and down with A strength l should not have expected But tho end was certain and we stood luuking un quietly. In minute or two they had him down, ant disarmins him hnuud his hands. For me he sct med tu havo a special hat rcd. Curse you he l'antcd, Glaring q
 mo as he lay helpless. You havo hccI my evil angel! From the first day shv you you have thwartcd mo in every plan and now ynu have brought me t0 this!
 Not L hut yuursclf." l answered. My curse upon you" hr cried again the rage and hate in his face so tcrribl that I turned away shuddering anu sick q
 heart If I could have killed you, h
 cried, Il would have died contcnted." ; "Enoueh,' mterposcd Penruddock
 briskly. It is well for us that Maste
 Bcrtic and bis friend came hero tonight
 Heaven grant it bc not too late! We d
 not need, he added, looking round, ''an
 moro evidence, think:'
 The dissent was loud, and, save fC | Kingston, who still sat sulking apar
 unanimous.
 'Death2" said tho Cornishman quietl!
 No ouU spoke but each man gave
 brief, stern nod
 Very well '' tho leader continued ; then prOposc'-
 One moment" said Mastor Bcrtie, il
 tcrrupting hia. "A word with you apar
 with our friends permission. You can r peat it to thom aftCrward.
 '' He drew Sir Thomas aside, and they r
 tired into the corner by tho door, whe
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 small reason to fee! sympathy for u l. man who lay there tied and doomed to d
 liko a calf Yet even I shuddered-yG n and some of tho hardened men round Il shuddcrcd also ut the awful expression
 his eye, as, without moving his head,
 followed the motions of the two by u
 door. Some faint hope springing into h | ing wrung his soul and brought tho pc Q spiration in great drops to his forehead.
 turned away, thinking gravely of the ear
 morning three years ago when he had tc - tured me by the very same hopes and fea n which now racked his own spirit. .O Penruddocko came back. Master Bert following him.