Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-06

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in sudden haste.
God be with you" answered the
tutor. and he bowed low.
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The fugitive noble stood in the
shadow of the open paneling, and the
Lady Gertrude, full of apprehension
that he should stay too long, strained
her ear to catch any ominous sounds
from without and drank in eagerly the
detailed plans he slowly explained Of
his own escape to Holland, and her
Journey hither on the morrow by an
other route.
When he ended there was a little 81
lence between them. as with those
whose hearts are too full to speak. 1t
was speedily broken, however, by the
loud ringing of the great bell, which
reverberated from the deserted court
yard below through the house. The
girl fastened to the easement window
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"There are armed men, she said.
"They have traced you here"
WARY hounds" he murmured, with
a look of grim humor-'to the mole,
but not within. Twenty minutes and
I shall be beyond the most cunning
ferret's scent. God be with you, little
daughter. Keep them dallying here
while. Remember tomorrow at Bal
lam bridge by nightfall.'
The panel fell back and the Lady
Gertrude sat down to her books and
made much pretense OF mumbling to
herself as the old door-keeper, scare
stricken and painting, tumbled into the
room with an officer of the kings SER
vice at his heels. Soldiers" said he.
And, good Oliver, what is their
will?" she said, not deigning TO raise
her eyes from her book.
mo harm to so fair a hostess eA-
claimed the intruder.
Whereupon the Lady Gertrude slow
" lifted her pretty head and scanned
the unconely countenance and fat pro-
portions of the officer with much DC
liberation.
should fairness diminish harm, sir,
'twere a pity there were no more OF
the quality among his majesty ser
wants.
"A truce. fair one, to war of words.
I am here to crave your hospitality
whilst waiting for the presence OF one
who. I am informed, purposes &C visit
his daughter between the time of noon
and midnight. You start. 'Tis now
hardly noon. We demand to know in
the kings name at what precise hour
that interview is TO take place."
Sir"
"'Twere well, madam, to save that
pretty head; for those who willfully
harbor the treacherous Monmouth
followers can receive no clemency from
his most gracious majesty, King James.
Their life is forfeit, man or woman.
Sir" said Lady Gertrude, after
some moments of seeming fearful de-
liberation. 81 await my lord, my faith
er. here within an hour from now; and
may God curse you for a coward
The fat soldier grinned The lady's
bark was not loud enough, but her
bite was, indeed most easily ayerted
with a threatening whip, as was the
way with women so he sat his broad
person down and did all that which he
thought would beguile so pretty
shrew from her fretful humor.
Full three-Quarters of an hour thus
passed. when news was brought by
breathless soldier that the earl of W
had boarded a frigate not fifteen min
utes since. and-as was related in all
serioucness-had DOTTED his hat in ac-
acknowledgement of the fiery salute from
shore.
Whereupon the fat soldier got up in
fearful rage. and kicked and swore, as
only a gentleman soldier knows well
how to do. and snarled aloud that moth
ing should save the cunning jade from
the lively fate of Mistress Gaunt, who,
indeed. was burned to death for lesser
misdemeanor
But the Lady Gertrude lifted up her
proud head and said:
Even so, ! shall deem my father S
life most cheaply bought, sir
And she walked out between the file
of armed men, who, indeed were
sorry for so brave and fair creature,
taken thus roughly prisoner.
The poor tutor sat over his books in
the upper room of a small dwelling
house and wrestled with his thoughts
till he knew not which was conscience
and which was the devil, most plaguing
him for the Lady Gertrude had said
that love was wealth, yet his rooms
BETRAYED no signs thereof.
He had a little piece of land not very
far away. from which he acquired
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