The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26

Hnetern on0 OF the Day. All WIS bOl1Iuub bhNO
Tor a little house standing some way back from
form cut i the face Of Che rock. T. seemed 3
breakfast, and Tor 60 much our guinea would
sheltered from view on either side, while 1
went forward to try my m ~ LUCK Icy, S A. th hS. cottage ,Ge
standing and watching while 1 took my way,
which ] chose cautiously, keeping as much
within the shadow as might be. I had sooner
iii to face starvation for safety's sake,
The cottage lay, but q hundred yards of. and
now, and / looked to find the inmates up and
stirring. j wondered also whether
were gone TO await Barbara and myself at the
n nSSF that inS t tEe bITa RiSff iiow WI from T%a his Is H iaro aD q
treated him SO cavalicrly,t / could notton. Here
was the cottage, but | stood still suddenly,
fai morn aha 'f in the suns kindly light Il p'1 Jay
across the threshold the body Of a man; his
eyes; vide i .s opened nofb,n stared y; what at the, The s ssy; but ~!
bis brown coat was stained to a dark rusty hue
on the breast, whore a cash in the stuff! showed
long knife, and his face was known to me, l
had seer NJ 1t daily at ny my uprising ~ 5nnsb and Wo lTipqg g
dowf fIesh ph my o SsFvN %as in Enas spirit Gr S0 the s SSi' OF
Phineas Tate. whose teaching had brought
The sight bred in me swift horror and endur.
ing caution. The two Dukes had, been de.
spatched, sorely against. their will, in chase of
yhes %"p np his isl life. az ii by th heRu doing dns' that hS he
lay like carrioni 1t might we'll be that he had
sought refuge in this cottage, and. hnying found
a corpse. i pitied. him, although no had been
party, to q plot, which had well.nigh caused my
yet I was sorry, for him. He had been about
me: ! grievsd for him, as for tho cat, on my
hearth Y anno Well TsIa,1 NOW in de ,'i,sd he new warned arr ed ! Eat e
by him and skunk round to the side Of the house.
There was a window there, or rather a window
six feet from the ground. and l crouched be.
meath 1t, for ! now heard voices in the cottage.
voice &e wish sBu thS he d few h at me- { fIiHHS ss a tigs ss,a and Gnf I
had much. ado to stop him. ! was compelled to
yet ne might have served me alive" said
Your Grace is right. For although we hate
these foul schemes, the men had the root of the
They were no Papists, at least said the Sec
But the King will be pleased"
oh. a curse on the King, although he's what
he is to mel. Haven't you heardi When I re-
other side Of the town, seeking you or Bucking.
ham,-by the way, where is her
"F FSekl lazy IN n doE Ge'' w ! Miia then it6 se5; told me she
was gone with louis. rode on to tell you,
for. said l, the King may hunt his c9nspiiEators
Your Grace will wonder IL I say that Simon
Dale was the man"
Inc SCOunuTclI IL WHS Uei lie mus OeluO0u
us most handsomely. He was in Louis's pay.
and Louis has a use for him! I'll slit the
knaye's throat 4 get, at him
In truth, I'm much obliged to you. my Lord
There's no use In going to Deal" cried Mon.
mouth Oh. ! wish ! had the fellow here.
s s6se' gTHRn s S%leffisst; 9 GSa's curse at court on it. s s6S,s
has CAPTURED her Fore heaven. if only were
Heaven has its own times. SIR" said Car
ford insldiously. But the Duke. suffering from
disappointed desire. was not to be led to affairs
shes gone" he answered again. BY God.
sooner than lose her, I'd have married her."
This speech made me start. She was near
had heard those words. A pang shot through
me, and. Of It's own accord, my hand moved 10
''she is beneath your Grace's station. The
ford Interrupted himself with a laugh and add
so may Anne Hyde" exclaimed the Duke.
But I forget. You Yourself had marked her,
answered Carford smoothly.
Monmouth laughed. Carford had his pay. no
a a9ietly ana a laugh ! ef.'S That az w Called sfrs Sim fV @h nf h Rins
1 AN glad when men who live by dirty ways
"And my father" said the Duke. sis happy.
She is gone. Qnernaoille stays; why. he's so
to London to-day or at the latest by tomorrow.
lest Isnd. he French lady's virtue should be of:
At this both laughed, Monmouth at his
father, Carford at his King.
What's thatf cried the Duke an instant
Now what disturbed him was no other than
a most imPrpdsnt wrung from
family, yet it was enough. ] heard their
swords rattle and their spurs jingle as they
sprang to their feet; | slipped hastily behind
came other steps. AS the Duke and Carford
ran to the door the owner of the cottage las I
"sh. the fisherman! Come. sir. Veil make
him show us the nearest way. Have you fed
the horses, fellowl"
did not hear more speech. but only, to my
relief, tb" tramp of feet as the three went off to-
gether; 1 stole cautiously out and watched
them heading for the ton of the cliff. Jonah
Wall lay still where he was, and when the re.
treating party were oGt of sight | did not hest
tate to search his body for money. l had sup.
piled his purse, but now his purse was emptier
ing not u money aHS" but o FOOD. 'H Fortune tue e0y vas kinder ssfe,
here and rewarded me with a pasty, half eaten.
by the Duke in his wonted profusion. a guinea,
The devil has whimsical ways; I protest that
the temptation ! suffered here was among the
strongest of my life. I could repay the fellow
some day.; two guineas would be more than
twice as much as one by far. Yet l left the
the pasty and the ale; as for the jug, a man
must not stand on nice scruples. and Mon
mouth = guinea WOulu more imam pay Tor nll.
made my way quickly back to Barbar.
with the poor spOils of my expedition. ! round
ed the bluff Of cliff that protected her hiding
place. Again | stood amazed. asking II for
tune had more tricks in her bag for me. Tn,
recess was empty. But a moment later ! wa,
reassured; a voice called to me, and I saw hel
some thirty yards away, down on the sea beach
set down pasty and jug and turned to watch
Then | perceived what went on; white feet wer,
visible in the shallow water. twinkling In ant
out as the tide rolled out and back.
II had best employ myself in making break
fast ready" said I. turning my back. But sh,
called out to me again. saying how delightful
was the cool water. SO | looked and saw he
gay and merry. Her hat was in her hand now
and her hair blew free in the breeze. She hi,
given herself up to the Joy of the moment.
reioiced in a feeling which ] could not share
The rebound from the strain of the night lief
me sad and apprehensive. ] sat down an,
rested my head on my hands. waiting till sh
cam. back. When she came she would no
take the food j offered her. but stood n momen
looking at me with puzzled eyes before sh
seated herself near.
You're sad" she said, almost as though Il
accusation.
Gould be otherwise. Mistress Barbaral
/ asked. ."Wo're in some danger. and what
worse. we've hardly n penny"
But we've escaped the greatest peril" sh
reminded me-,
"We-you won't be married tonight sh'