Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-23

Of Montislops. In Neither wesssx. Known
to us alp
.'It mid be 20, and yet it mid not.
However. tn 1t miss thy prayers for
such an honest knights welfare, and
have to traipse seaward many miles"
He went onward, and as he walked
continued saying to himself: "Now to
that poor wronged fool, Edy. The fond
thing! thought it. Twas too quick.
She was ever amoroas. What's to be-
come of her? God wot! How be going
to face her with the news, and how be
to hold it from her? To bring this dis
grace On my fathers. honored name, q
double tongued knave!" He turned and
shook his fist at the chapel and all in it.
and resumed his way.
Perhaps it was owing to the perplex-
ity of his mind that, instead OF return
ing by the direct road toward his sis
ter's obscure lodging in the next county.
he followed the highway to Caster
bridge, some Is miles OF, where he re-
NAMED drinking hard all that afternoon
and evening. and where he lay that and
two or three succeeding nights, wander
ing thence along the Anglebury road to
some village that way, and lying the
Friday night after at his native place of
Havenpool The sight of the familiar OBJ
jects there seems to have stirred him
anew to action, and the next morning
he was observed pursuing the way to
Oozewood that he had followed on the
Saturday previous. reckoning no doubt
that Saturday night would as before be
time for finding Sir John with his
sister again.
He delayed to reach the place till just
before sunset. His sister was walking in
the meadows at the foot of the garden,
with nursemaid who carried the baby,
and she looked up pensively when he
approached. Anxiety as to her position
had already told upon her once rosy
cheeks and lucid eyes. But concern for
herself and child was displaced for the
moment by her regard of Rogers worn
and haggardsface.
"Why, you are sick, Roger! You are
tired! Where have you been these many
days? Why not keep me company a bit?
My husband is much away. And we
have hardly spoken at all of dear father
and of yonr voyage to the New Land
Why did you go away SO suddenly?
There is spare chamber at my lodg-
ing"
''Come indoors" he said. well
talk now-talk a good deal. As for
him. nodding to the child, "better
heave him into the river. Better for him
and your'
She forced laugh, as if she tried to
see good joke in the remark, and they
went silently indoors.
IA miserable holei'' said Roger,
looking around the room.
MAY, but tits very prettyr'
''Not after what I've seen. Did he
marry ZEE at church in orderly fashion:"
He did sure-at our church at Ha.
venpool."
but in privy way?"
AYE, because of his friends. It was
at night time
''Edy, We fond one, for all that hos
not thy husband! TIL TT not his wife,
and the child is bastard. He has a
wife and children of his own rank, and
bearing his name, and that's Sir John
Horseleigh of Clyfton Horseleigh, and
not plain Jack. as you think him, and
your lawful husband. The sacrament of
marriage is no safeguard nowadays.
The kings new made headship of the
church hath led men to practice these
tricks lightly"
She had turned white. THAT'S not
frv1o Pnoor ~ cl, =
liquor, my brother, and you know net
what you say. Your seafaring years
have taught you bad things
"Edith-fve seen them. Wife and
family-all. How canst''-
They were sitting in the gathered
darkness, and at that moment steps
were heard without. go out this
way, she said. lit is my husband. He
must not see thee in this mood. Get
away till tomorrow, Roger, as you care
for me"
She pushed her brother through q
door leading to the back stairs, and al
most as soon as it was close her visitor
entered. Roger, however. did not re-
treat down the stairs. lie stood and
looked through the bobbin hole. If the
visitor turned out to be Sir John, he
had determined to confront him.
1t was the knight. She had struck
light en- his entry. and he kissed the
child, and took Edith tenderly by the
shoulders, looking into her face,
Something's gone awry Wi my
dear. he said. What is it? What s the
natter"
"Oh, Jack!" she cried. II have
heard such fearsome rumor. What
doth 1t mean? He who told me is my
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