The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-02

in sudden haste.
"God be with your answered the
tutor, aud he bowed low.
The fugitive noble stood in the shad-
ow Of the open paneling, and the Lazy
Gertrude. full Of apprehension that he
should stay too long strained her ear
to catch any Ominous sounds from with
out and drank in eagerly the detailed
plans he slowly explained of his own
escape TO Holland, and her journey
hither on the morrow by another route.
When he ended there was little 81
lenee between them, as with those
whose hearts are too full to speak. II
was speedily broken, however. by
loud ringing of The great bell, when
reyerberated from the deserted court
yard below through the house. The
girl fastened to the easement window
and looked quickly out.
There are armed men," she said.
''They have traced you here"
Wary hounds" he murmured, with
a look of grim humOr-''to the hole, but
not within. Twenty minutes and |
shall be beyond the most cunning fer
ret'S scent. God be with you, little
daughter! Keep them dallylng here
while. Remember tomorrow e Bal
lam bridge by nightfall!'
The panel fell back and the Lady
Gertrude sat down to her books and
made much pretense Of mumbllng 30
herself as the old doorkeeper, scare
stricken and painting, tumbled into the
room with an officer Of the kings SER
vice en- his heels. Soldiers" said he.
"And, good Oliver, what Is their
will!' said she, not deigning to raise
her eyes from her book.
"No harm to so fair a hostess" ex-
claimed the intruder.
Whereupon the Lady Gertrude slow
| ly lifted her pretty head and scanned
| the uneomely countenance and fat pro-
| portions of the officer with much de-
| liberation.
SHOULD fairness diminish harm, sir,
'twere pity there were no more of the
! quality among his Majesty's servants"
"A truce, fair one, to war of words.
| | am here to crave your hospitality
whilst waiting for the presence of one
who, | am informed purposes to visit
his daughter between the time of noon
and midnight. You start! IT'S now
hardly noon. We demand to know in
| the kings name at what precise hour
that interview Is TO take place."
| "Sirr'
"'Twere well, madam, to save that
| pretty head; for those who wilfully
\ harbor the treacherous Monmouth s
| followers can receive no clemency from
his most gracious Majesty, King
James. Their life Is forfeit, man OF
woman"
Sir" said Lady Gertrude, after some
moments of seeming fearful delibera-
ton, Il await my lord, my father, here
within an hour from now; and may
God curse you for a cowardv'
The fat soldier grlnned The lady's
bark was not loud enough, but her bite
was, indeed, most easily averted witt
threatening whip, as was the way
with women; SO he sat his broad person
down and did all that which he though
would begulle SO pretty a shrew from
her fretful humor.
Full three-quarters of an hour thu.
passed, when news was brought by
GREATNESS soldier that the Earl O
W had boarded a frigate not fifteel
minutes since, and-as was related II
all seriousness-had DOTTED his hat II
acknowledgment of the fiery salut,
from shore.
Whereupon the fat soldier got up II
a fearful rage, and kicked and swore
as only gentleman soldier knows wei
how to do, and snarled aloud that moth
ing should save the cunning jade iron
the lively fate Of Mistress Gaunt, who
indeed, was burned to death for a Jesse
misdemeanor.
But the Lady Gertrude lifted up he
proud head and said:
Even SO, l shall deem my father
life most cheaply bought, sir"
And she walked out between the I'll
of armed men, who, indeed, We're sorr
for so brave and fair creature, take
thus roughly prisoner.
The poor tutor sat over his books Il
the upper room of small dwellin
house, and ~estled with his thought
till he knew not which was conscienc
and which the devil, most plaguin
him; for the Lady Gertrude had sal
that love was wealth, yet his rooms bt
trayed no signs thereof
He had little piece of landanot yer
far away, from which he acquired
small income; yet wthal these thing
, could in nowise be counted ric les.
Indeed, no, thought he, ~-hen htmrie
, footsteps upon the stair became cor
, fused with his wandering fancies, an
ere he had time to weigh the matte
Lady Gertrude stood before him.
| And then something of a sweet sh,
r ness came over her, so that al in
) great hurry she set to explaining ho'
she had been taken prison:r by I'll
irate colonel, and how, indeed, she hui
escaped through the help of coua
among the officers, who, 81 avowes
had once cared greatly for her.
, Then the boy and the girl, for the
We're not much else, looked into one nj
r others eyes, as they had looked thes
: past days during the lessons he had $,
out to teach her; and now there was L
l table between them, so that he kne
: down and, taking both her little viii
hands In his, he covered them wit
humble kisses, which tue lady SCENE
r TO have no desire to resent.
b $50, after all Master Humphrey. yo
Il must needs take care OF your pupil ST