The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-03
NOR KING, NOR COUNTRY.
PARKER
Author "plsrresn

.rOmWeIIS order. insluc thc mousse
there was less change. Boon compan-
ions of the boisterous cavaliers as his
son had been. the young mans gay
hours had been spent more away from
Enderby House than in 1t.
When young Enderby was driven
from his fathers house by Crom-
well, he determined TO join the
Scotch army which wGs expected
soon to welcome Charles the Sec
ond from France. There he would
be in contact with Lord Ripping
dale and his majesty. When Cromwell
was driven from his place, great honors
might await him. Hearing in London,
however, that his father had returned,
and was gone on to the estate, he
turned his horse about and rode back
again, travelling by night chiefly. and
reached Enderby House four days
after his fathers arrival there.
He found his father seated alone at
the dinner table. Swinging wide open
the door of the dining-room he strode
aggressively in.
The old man stood up in his place
at the table, afhl his eyes frightened
expectantly when he saw his son, for
his brain was quickened by the
thought that perhaps, after all his
wrong-doing, the boy had come back
TO stand by him, repentant prodigal.
lie was man of warm and firm spirit,
and now his breast heaved with his
emotions. This hoy had been the apple
of his eye. Since the day of his birth
he had looked for great things from
him, and had seen in him the refined
perpetuation of the sturdy race of the
Enderbys. He counted himself but
rough sort of country gentleman, and
the refined face of his son had sug-
.gested the country gentleman cast in
a finer mould. He was about to speak
kindly as of old, but the young man,
with Gathering spurs, came up to the
other end of the table, and with dry
insolence he said:
"By whose invitation do you come
here?"
The blood fled from the old mans
heart. For a moment he felt sick, and
his face turned white. He dropped his
head a little and looked at his son
steadily and mournfully.
"Shall man need an invitation to
his own house, my son ?" he said at last.
The arrogant lips of the young man
tightened; he tossed up his head. "The
house is mine. i am the master here.
You are an outlaw!"
"An outlaw no longer" said the old
man, "for the Protector has granted me
again the home of which was cruelty
sispossessed."
"The Protector Is a rebel" answered
the young man, and his knuckles
raped petulantly upon the table. II
stand for the king-for King Charles
the Second. When you were .disnos-
sessed MS late martyred majesty made
me master of this estate, and a knight
Also"
The old mans hands clinched in the
effort to rule himself TO quietness.
"You are welcome to the knighthood
which have never accepted" said he;
''but for these estates" All at once a
fierce anger possessed him, and the
great shoulders heavcd up and down
with emotion--'but for these estates,
sir, no law nor king can take them from
me. j am John Enderby, the first son
of a first son, the owner of these estates
since the time my mother gave me
birth. You, sir, are the first of our
name that ever was traitor to his
house!"
So intent were the two that they did
not see or hear three men who drew
aside the curtains at the end of the
room and stood spying upon them
three of Cromwelps men. Young En-
derby laughed tneeringly and an
swered:
"It was king of England that gave
Enderby Manor to the Enderbys. The
king is the source of all estate and
honor. and am loyal TO the king. He
is traitor who spurns the kings honor
and defies IL. He is traitor who
links his fortunes with that vile,
mirderous upstart that blether-
ing hypocrite, Oliver CROMWELL go
to Scotland to join King Charles, and be-