Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-15
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 CHATTER NN.
 stuod glarin& at her
 You were blind hat, or you would have found 1t out for yourself, she con tinucd Scorntully. "A l.Abp would havo guessed it, knowing aS much of your ia thrr as you did
 Docs hc know himSclf!' l muttCrcd hoarscly, looking anywhere but at her DOW The shock had left mo dull and con fused l did not doubt her word, rather l wondered with her that I-had not found this out for myself. But the possibility of meeting my father in that widr world into which I had plunged to escape from thc knowledge uf his existence had never occurrcd tu mv. Had thought of it, 1t would havc seemed too unlikely, and though l might haVc seen in Gardiner a link brtwvCn Us, and So haVo identified him, the greatness of the Chanccllur'S transaC- tions, and certain things about Clarence which had seemed, or would haNc seemed had I ever taken thu point into conSidCra- tion, at variance with my ideas of my ia thcr, had prevented mo gctting upon the track.
 'Durs he know that you aro his son, do you mcan:" sho said. No; he does not
 You have not told himE"
 No" shc answrrVd, with a slight shivcr,
 Understood, Icomprrhcnded that even to her tho caGrrncss with which. being ia thcr and son. We had sought ono another's lives during thusV days on the Rhino had sCcInGd su dreadful that sho had concealed the truth from him.
 When did you learn it'" asked, trcublinE too,
 T knew his right namc before ever saw you, shG answered. Yours l learned an thc day left you at Sant0n." Looking back. rrmvmhcrrd tho strange horror, then incNplivlhlr, which she had betrayed, md l understood it. Soft was that kuowl- L-,c which had driven her from us! What will you do nOw:' she said. You will slve him? You must save himl He is your father.
 save him? shuddcrrd at tho thought that had destroyed him. that I. his son, had denounced him Savo him! Tho per Spiratiun sprauS out in beads on my fore hvad. If could not save him, should live pitivd by my friends and loathCd by my rnrmirs.
 If it rr possihlr, ' l muttcrcd, Il will save him.
 You swrar it." sho cried Bcforo I cuuld answer >hV seized my arm and drag gcd mo up tho dim aislc until We stood to- gvthcr tsfor,' the figurV and tho cross Tho chimes abuVo Us rang II. \ shaft Of cold sunshine picrccd a dusty window and. full of dancing mutrs, shot athwart the pillars
 ''>Iwvar. shc repeated, with trembling eascrnvss. turning her eyes on mine and raising her hand solrmnIy toward tho fig urc. swear by tho croSs,"
 I swear. I said.
 Shc dropped her hand. Her form seemed to shrink and Srow less. Making sign Gu Ir,c tu Eo. >hr i'll on her knees on the step and Nrvw her hrud over hrr face. waIk,d away un tiptuV down the aisle; but. GlAuc!Hs hArk from tn" door of tho rhur.h. l < NY t!lr small. solitary tguru -t.ll kuvvlInE in prayer. The sunshine hId died ". TIU dusty window was cylorly>S. Oi.!y t,3I n d lamp gluwrd dully al'uvo hyr hrLd l seemed tn >rr what tho .nl would r. Then l pushed aside the curtain uul e!iYp, | out into tho krcn air II wIS Eyr~ Ia pray. IL waS mine tu net.
 Iu~, uN time. l.,It Un my r,turn 1 could not Iiul Nu>'.r i,Itio either in tho public r,v'!n ,r in tia. l"u yArl. sn l sought him in h.S lrdguuln. WAyrr l found him placid Iy r,!1.,'-:a It. k. lis Iatiyut waitiu; in e;rIl,:l .,. .,,t:ir.t~i With the fCNvri>h anxiety M MlI,h n .lJ l,,.,rr h,ld,f mc What k 1T. I.i- ! ',.,ll, r', sing Ihv volume and lN':,' l; G.A" ru llN vurtAuc'' You lo, . Il 'utu.I
 aL>r ~.,1 Mi~j.,~S Auu,," l an ,w,r,d Ii. wi.l~:l,d softly. ~tarin, at l.. w'l1'"u ., r,,'rd. she knows all, l cruunuvI
 flow n,,:,A i> nll," hv askvd after pau~r
 oar rnluc>-All our names Penrud- I"vhv'> Kingston :, tho o,hcrS-our meet ing p'urr. auI that We hold Clarence a prj~"mvr. ~Ar waS that old woman whom w eIw at tho GAtchouS" tavern last night"
 llr roddrd appearing neither greatly ,,rp..-,d nur greatly alarmed "Dors sho inI, nL tn u>r her kunwlcdSc:' ho said. II sUVP>'-c shC does
 'l'rly>s wo let him go safe and unhurt bri, >uu-ry.
 They will urvrr consent tO it." he an swrryd, shaking his head,
 " Then they will hang" I cried,
 lie lruhyd hard at me moment, dis rcruiuS $, !,ivthlnE strange in tho bitter nr~~ uf III! !L-t wuruS, "Comc, lad, he Sid. you have not told mo all What pl~,' have yuu lrAruvd:'
 .Il,w can l t,u yuu'' l cried wildly, wa>:u: h!:u vtf and going to tho lattice that my face might hr hidden from him. Heaven las cursed me" l added, my Vu!rr bvrAkiu..
 He came ai.d laid lis hand on my shoul- Grr. "Il,h>,n cur>r~ no one, he said. Most uf ,Nr Cur~r~ N" mako for our syI>c~. Wi,l, k il. lau:"
 l lyolrr,,i '"y face with Thy hands He -l1 Is ny father. mu,tvrd. Do you EtL>r-inlGr Do you >,,. what have done' II, k my fa,hvr,''
 IlA' Master Brrtic uttered that one r4rlrmaliun in intense astonishmcnt IL,r he said nu more. But the pressure q l k haud told me that he understood; ;ast h" [, t with me, that he would help las And that silent comprehension, that s'lent assurance, gave the sweetest com tort He must hc allowed 10 go, then. s'' 'E's tirl", he resumed gravely, after a pause. in which lad had timo to To covrr myself We will SCe to it, But thrrv will hc diNlrUltlr>. You must b, strong and brave. The truth must b, told. IL is tho only way SAW that II wL>. though l shrank ex cCedjuSly from The ordeal before me Master Bcrtlr advised. when grew nor, l calm. tlnt We should hc the first at tn, rendezvous, lSSt tE some ChahCc Fchruu | dockr'- ocdrrS should ro anticipated, anC accordingly, suon after , o'clock, W, mounted and svt forth. unmarked tha my companion lnukrd very carefully to hi l arms, and taking the hint l followed hi l exampl'
 i IL was d silent, utl8nchOly, AnxiOu l ride However successful we might be il i r, >cuing my fAthCr-alas, that~ shuul, have today and always To call that mai fathcr'-T could not escape tho future be 1 f0rv mD had felt shame while he wa but name to me. How could l endure L live, with his lufamy always before m, 1 eyrsE Pctronilla of whom I had beel thinking so much since l returned to Eng land, whose knot of velvet had never lief
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