The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05

TO, LORD Marlborough. what 40 you tnink'
Ths Earl raised 81: ,syssTSYyS,s;, , By hi; 4 time r.:
S&GSrEisy' as sSid T sss : :bafs, my and ! ' stand back
there aiittie, 4 you please, he continued aught-
ily: ..Ihis 4 no public court but my house.
Il seemed to me,,but I behind the door. was
in a bo on%n H f,iSsh ls co%s AZ tn last s.o Snd pu WSE,s
Win q bS.iilns cOn Sds sS.i tf *. filled filled. to pn hide
Stand out. mani, = he 1Sa said ,d h%T,shly; 1 and With SsG
Best nSts sTod of his species. Stand out and
soS an order Of The Sttrictost character to lock
tho inner door and leave It for nothing, and no
b, Martin ssISi . faspSsa' May 1t please your Grace
Answer, fool, what I ask the Duke cried,
"Did I not give you those ordersi"
The man was astonlshcd and utterly terrified.
"Yss; "a he "a sn xdl o Ilt ii ib true your Grace
Poor Martin, seeing, that all tho trouble was
listisiIIy tG Ire Esst b on si s1 6sss; Sns% " GlS. as To in az arPp cSeS;
he said roundly. II have not boon an arms
length from, the door, nor has It been unlocked.
'Tias any ono passed through the door-whilo
'' The o" steward SeGd had gone gone too far to confess the
truth now. and sTore positively and repeatedly
t eo%fd no have one passed ssa P3Shs scsah th tSs doo oh? f fSSt ct #
was impossible; that the door had been locked
ell Sn,I the Tim time, and n. the the, key KEY In gon his ,5 T9 . on
and was a witch. At which some present
,.S ! u, am sstisiisdisTn; o said the ID Duke n|,s.s addressing ss,g
have to- answer for the girl, j would advise
you to lose no time In searching such OF Mr..
Ferguson,s haunts as are known to you. 1t
ter as favorably as 1 can to the Council. You
warrants, and make no second blundcr. SEQ
these people out, Martin. And for you. my
lords am sorry that this matter has de-
Ia flle-ne valait pas beaucoup'' said the
"P'as de- toStt." my lord answered, and smil-
ing. shrugged his shoulders. "Rieni"
CHAPTER XxxII.
With tho least inclination toward merri-
ment, I must have laughed at the face of horror
with which Mr.. Martin, when he went a few
minutes later to expel the last stragRlers, came
behind the door. He dared mot speak, for the
Duke was standing at the table a few PAGES
ly l remembered that q still tongue was all he
need wish, and / laid i, my finger on my lips
him, but not much, and in his fear Of what /
might, in spite Of my promise, let out 4 | were
minds mir h,V Whether he he ! should noaSie ejjee ct m mSs or r' not IN when fhw1
us Price ,therei" he said. with his face
pers; The man l sent fori" SUPERINTENDENT
..Then leave US - Shut the door,"
III my lord had spoken the moment that was
aSne sad m we T RM, b ALONE one,i | think * 1t would rob dn have
the papers on the table. and left me to sink
under the weight of the stately room with its
the mute busts Of the great dead. The Dukes
cloak lay across a chair, his embroidered star
spatch box were on another chair, and a thing
that took to be the signet cleaned among the
Pnipsrs Of on Tei tns t @SEb,o t tba9n s tine lSf,y br 5tse
work. as I learned afterWasrd, Of the Ia famous u
with a warder in his mailed hand, frowned
down on me, and the stiffness continuing un-
gravely and weishtiiy, of a world hitherto UNI.
known to, me,.a world wherein the foot ex-
G inS Tread ihe Of 'h PsFia P1lo and on dee ersers fS %e 1Re o sSgnai
to and fro at a sigma world of old traditions,
sink-the distance was SO great from the sphere
silence grew still more oppressive, the tick
ing OF the clock more monotonous; IT was an
and addressing me in his ordinary tone, "You
can writer said he,
Then sit here, he replied, indicating a seat
At the end of the table. "and write what shall
And before I could marvel at the ease of the
transition, | was seated. quietly writing, what I
can no longer remember, for 1t was tho first
public Importance. which I Vas privileged to
write ,1 f9r his sig, signature. Ny hand shook, and
urai capacity for such work which it has been
my lot to manifest since; nevertheless his Grace,
S Sfs sot sisneips over syd 1T; , was pdlea as d. to 9h fsp nits
Bromef' said he.
Yes, your Grace"
Then now" he continued. seating himself
pened to you Yesterday"
and SO favorably inclined TO me, I spoke out what
was IN my mind; and in the most moving terms
possible / conjured him to promise me that
should not be forced to be an evidence ! would
tell him all. would be faithful and true to
You dare, notl' he said With an odd look
Aro YOU afraid e these villainsi'" he contin-
H Il q ttm bspT Wbo Nave i 10 ten seaf you we have them;
But still elung to m, point; I would
tell! HI s amt I aI TGSld MI T!vf Pr nc @ eSyfSS dc ssia I. ds tSst a aod
wi1h an air df OF co s9ms contempt that you are
might belt might be; but
"But-who Of us is mott" he answered with
eyes on me. Well. it is true. Who Of us is
noti'' he repeated slowly; and turning from me
he began ant to pace the room. his hands clasped
gle turn il was easy to see that he had forgotten
my presence. who Of us is not afraid-lf not
Of these scoundrels, still of the future, Of the
return, Of Jacobus iraeundus OF ingens of an.
other 29th of Mayi To be safe now and to be
safe ~then-who is not thinking Of that and living
for that. and planning for thati'
of n anger wsS i 1'l his S a %Sms sM;y 'h Gord T M hsa%e5hias
dipped TO the lips in 'ss, who shall say that Tor
good reason to urge us to let sleeping dogs Lief
And Godolphin. is it only at Newmarket he has
hodged.that he says. the less we go into this
tho betteri And Sunderland, who trusts no
one and whom no one trustsf And Leeds-aIl
things for poweri And Clarendon, once par.
donedi And Russell, all temperi Who knows
what pledges they have given. or NAV giyel
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS only has to lose, and
stands to lose with mo. With mel
As he spoke thus he seemed to be so human,
and through the robe Of state and stateliness
man heart was 80 plainly visible. that my heart
went out to him, and with an eagerness and
boldness that now surprise mo l spoke to him.
But. your Grace" ! said. while the King lives
all goes well, and were anything to happen tc
him"