The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-12


saRely only Mistress Dtnphnt came
upon the scene You have heard the story
II the donkey haltlnf between two bun
dies Of hay, Master Fmucls' And In the
multitude q swcethoarts thero Il snioty,"
II do not think that was my uase,
said. lnstinctiyoly my hand went to my
breast In which Petron,llas velvet sword
snOt lay safe and warm The duchess saw
he gesture and instantly bent forward
! md mimioked It. d" Hal hal" she cried,
leaning back. with her hands claspod
about her knees and her eyes shining with
fun and amusement Now l understand.
You have left her at home Now, do not
deny II, or will tell the others. BE frank,
and will keep your secret, on my honor"
"Sho is my cousin, said, my checks
hot
And her nameF
"Petronllla"
Petronilla" my lady repeated shrewd-
ly. THAT was the name of your Spanish
grandmother, thenY''
YES, madam"
"Petronillaf Petronillai" she repeated,
stroking her check with her hand. "She
would be before my time, would she mott
Yet there used TO be several Petronillas
about the court in Queen Catherine Of
Petronilla dc Vargas for one. But, there,
| guess at random. Why do you not tell
me more about yourself, Master Francisi
DO you not know me well enough nowf'
There is nothing TO tell, madam"
said In n low voice.
"Your familyi You come, am sure,
Of good house"
II did, but 1t Is nothing to me now.
am cut off from It, / am building my
house afresh. And l added bitterly, II
have not made much way with 1t yet.
She broke, greatly TO my surprise, into
long peal Of laughter "Oh, you vain
boy" she cried "You valiant castle build
eri How long have you been about the
worki Three monthsf DO you think
house is to be built in a dayi Three
months, indeed Quite llfetimer'
Was IL three monthsY 1t seemed to me
to be fully three years. seemed to have
grown more than three years older since
that February morning when had crossed
Arden forest with the first light and looked
down ON wootton Wawen sleeping in its
vale and reused the herons fishing In the
bottoms.
Come, tell me all about itl' she said
abruptly. "What did you do to be cut OFF,"
II cannot tell you, answered
A shade of annoyance clouded her coun-
tenance. But 1t passed away almost ON
the instant Very WELL" she said, with
a little nod of disdain and q pretty gri-
mace. so be It, Have your own way, but
prophesy you will come to me with your
tale some day"
went then and took Muster Berties
place at the tillor, and, he lying down, I
had tho boat TO myself until noon and
drew no little pleasure from the placid
picture which the moving banks and the
wide river presented. About noon there
was a general uprising, and coming i'm
mediately afterward to a little island ly-
Ing close to one bank we all landed to
stretch our legs and refresh ourselves aft
or the confinement ON board.
1--WE are over the border now and close
to Emmerich," said Master Lindstrom,
though the mere line of frontier will
avail us little II the Spanish soldiers can
by hook or crook lay hands on usl There
fore we must lose no time In getting with
In the walls of some town. We should be
fairly secure for few days either in We
sci or Santon."
~ thought Vessel was the point we
were making for" Master BERTHE said In
some surprise.
1T was Vessel l mentioned the other
| tub DuJCnIuuu lThnkly.
"And 1t is the bigger town and the stron-
ger. But have more friends in Santon.
To Vessel the road from Emmerich runs
along the right bank. To Santon we go
by GROSS country road, starting from the
left bank opposite Emmerich, road lon
ger and more tedious. But we are much
less likely to be followed that way than
along the Vessel road, and, on second
| thoughts, incline to Santon."
but why adopt either roadf Why not
go by riverf" asked
because we should be overtaken. The
wind Is falling, and the boat" our late
host explained more truly than politely,
with the women in 1t, is heavy"
II understand, I" l said. "And you feel
sure we shall BIO pursued"
For answer he pointed with smile to
his plate chest quite sure" he added
with that before them they will think
nothing Of the frontier. l fancy that for
you, II the English government be In
earnest, there will be no absolutely safe
place short of the free city of Frankfort,
unless indeed you have interest with the
Duke Of Cloves
"Ah!" said the duchess, and she look ed
at her husband.
"Ahl" sold Master BERTHE, and he looked
l
not derive much comfort from that sug-
gestion.
"Then 1t is Santon, isitf" said my lady
"That first, at any rate. Then, II they
follow us along the Vessel road, we shall
still give them the slip"
So It was settled, neither Van Tree nor
the girls having taken any part In the dis
cussion. The former and Dymphna were
talking aside, and Mistress Anne was sit
ting low down on the bank, with her feet
almost In the water, immersed to all ap-
pearance in her own thoughts. There was
a little hustle as we rose to get into the
boat, which we had drawn up on the land
ward side Of the island so as to be invisi-
BILE from the main channel, and in the
middle Of this / was standing with one
foot In the boat and one ON shore, taking
from Ammo various articles which we had
landed for Encouragement when she whis-
pered to me that she wanted to speak to
me alone.
II want to tell you something" she
said, raising her eyes to my face and then
averting them. Follow me this way"
f10 he Continued