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in the conflict: coward who went over
TO the enemies of our housed"
The young mans face twitched with
malignant anger. He suddenly
started forward, and with a side-long
blow struck his father with the fiat of
his sword. Aired ridge of bruised flesh in
stantly rose upon the old mans cheek
md ear. He caught the arm of the
chair by which he stood, staggering
back MS though he had received a NOR
tai wound.
"No, no, moi" he said, his voice gulp-
ing with misery and horror. mo, no!
Kill me, if you will; but cannot fight
you! Oh, my God! my God!" he
gasped scarcely above q whisper.
"Unnaturall unnaturall"
lie said no more, for, upon the instant,
four men entered the room. They were
of Cromwell's ironsides. Young Ender-
by looked round swiftly, ready to fight,
but he saw at once that he was trapped.
The old man also laid his hand upon his
sword, but ha saw that the case was
hopeless. He dropped into his chair
and leaned his head upon his hands.
Two months went by. The battle of
dunbar was fought, and Charles had
ost it. Among the prisoners was
Jarrett Enderby,who had escaped from
lis captors on the way from Enderby
| louise to London, and had joined the
cotch army. He was now upon trial
or his life. Cromwcll's anger against
lin was violent. The other prisoners
# war were treated as such and were
merely confined to prison, but young
2nderby was charged with blasphcmy
md sedition, and with assaulting one of
| ,romwell's officers-for on that very
day that young Enderby made the as
ssult, Cromwell's foreign commission
for John Enderby was on its way tC
Lincolnshire.
OF the four men who had captured
Garrett Endcrby at Endcrby Hous'
three had been killed in battle, and thu
other had deserted. The father wa
thus the chief witness against his son
he had been engaged upon Cromwell
business.
The young mans judges leaned for
ward eXpectantly as John Enderby tool
his place. The Protector himself SD
among them.
what is your name, sir?' aske'
Cromwell.
John Enderby, your hghness."
at hath been said that you hold
title given you by the man of SIN"
II have never taken title fror
any man, your highness."
A look of satisfaction crossed tn
gloomy and pnritanical faces OF the O
ficers of the court-martial. Othe
, questions were put, and then came tn
vital points. TO the first of these, n
to whether young Enderby had u
tered malignant and seditious libeI
against the Protector, the old ma
would answer nothing.
what speech hath ever been b'
tween my son and myself" he said, q"
. between my son and myself only"
a start of anger travelled round til
seats of the court-martial. ioun
Enderby watched his father curiousl
and s.ullcnly.
DUTY to country comes before n
= private feeling" said Cromwell.
command you, sir, on peril of a chare
of treason against yourself, to nnswt
: the question of the court. If til
: right hand offend thee, cut it Off; if Il.
:, foot cause thee to stumble cut it Of
! The pernicious branch of the just TT,
shall be cloven and cast into the brus
! heap. You are an officer of this cor
monwealth, sir?" asked Cromwe
: again.
"By your highncss' permission"
:, replied.
Ibid your son strike you upon Il
face with the fiat of his sword upc
the night recorded in this char.
against him?"
- What acts have passed between II
son and myself are between my s,
and myself only" replied the O
:, man, steadily. He did not 10,
T, at his son, but presently the tea
rolled slowly down his chcel
so that more than one of his judg
/, who had sons of their own we're thel
II selves moved. But they took tn.
cue from the Protector, and made
;. motion towards the old mans adva
tuge. Once more Cromwell essay
~ to get Enderby's testimony, but,
=; will not give witness against L
son." was John Enderby's consta
" and logged reply, At last Cromw
- rose in anger.
8 eve will have justice in this real
~ of England" said he, though
m turn the father against the son a
IS the son against the father. Thou
10 the house be divided against itself J
II the Lords work shall be done"
IL Turning his blazing eyes upon 10
Enderby, he said
id "Troublous and degenerate man, &
W gone from this country, and no me
,e set foot in it on peril of your life!
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