The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
SHREWSBURY.
BY STANLEY j. wEYMAN.
CHAPTER XXXIlI.-coNrrNurp.

ihal bN m Nihs NpNi
He was so righteously Indignant at the pre-
sumption Of which l had been guilty in attack.
ing tho family that, though It was his own in.
discretion that had lou mo to tho point, I made
haste to muttcr an apology, and doing this
with the better grace for tho remembrance that
Smith was now powCrlcss, and his wicked
plans nbortivc, I contrived presently to appeaso
him. But tho Torment which tho discovery 1
had made wrought in my spirits moved mo to
escape as quickly as possible to my room. there
10 consider at leisure the miserable position in
which. but for Smiths timely capture, / must
have found myself.
A suspicion of tho truth I had entertained
before, but this certainty that the man I was to
be trcpannod into personating was my benefac.
tor. and that In the plot his own mother was
engaged, filed mo with as much horror, when 1
considered the necessity OF complying under
which I might have lain, as thankfulness when
1 reflected on the escape I had had. Nor did
these two considerations, overwhelming as they
may we'll appear, account for all the agitation
was experiencing. Mr.. Martin, In speaking
OF Nine. Monterey's origin, had mentioned
Hcrtfordshire, and the name, bringing together
two slts Of facts. hitherto so distant In my
mind that I had never undertaken to connect
them. had in a flash presented Smith and
madam in their true colors. Why l had not
before associated the Smith l now knew with
that Templar Smith whom l darkly remom-
bercd as Jenny aceompIce IN my early
trouble why haa NOT recognized IN the wo-
mans coarsels hanusoHhe features inc charms
that thirteen years before mad nred my boys
blood ana brought ihe 10 inc 1901 OF tho sai-
lows Is not more aiincuit 10 ekpiain than why
this one mention OF heruorushire suincea 10
raise the curtain, as' anu not only 10 raise IT,
but to set the whole drama so plainly before
mo that | could be no wiser had | followed every
scene IN madam ite' necn a Witness OF her
shameful DEBUT under Smlth s projection. her
seduction OF my ioru ana her period OF spien-
Cor, ana attended ner In ner nhal declension,
when, u discarded mistress. she saw no better
alternative than a marriage with her former
protector.
How greatly this identification OF the two con-
P%pirators increased the loathing in which ]
held their schemes. as we'll as my relief upon
the reflection that those schemes were now
futile, | will not say. Suffice 1t that the knowl-
edge that but for Smiths arrest i must have
chosen between playing the basest part in the
world and running a risk whereat l shuddered,
filed me with thankfulness immeasura5le. a
thankfulne>s which l did not fail to pour out
on my knees, and which was In no degree
lessened by a shuddering consciousness that in
that dilemma, had providence not averted 1T, l
night, aye should, have played the baser part.
'' AoNS'
lections crowded on my mind, or that under
the pressure of these the tumult of my spirits
became SO powerful that | presently seized my
hat, and. hastily escaping from the house, sought
In rapid movement sine relief from the un,
pleasant retrospect. Crossing the green park,
chose q held path that !cd by the F1mico
marshe' 10 fuihan, and gradually the songs
OF the larks ana the spring sunshine-for the
day was calm ana serene leading my mind
into a more cheerful groove, began 10 dwell
rather on the fact Of my escape than on the
Grim from which l had escaped: and. con-
templating the secure career that now lay in
view before me, l was not long In seeing that
thankiulness should DC my strongest teellng.
Turning my back on smith and his ike, l be-
gan g oald my mouse again; saw a smiling
VIII and oaoes ana days spent between my
nome ara III! iofds papers, ana theh a green
old age and sippered rect totterlng through
the quiet shades of n library. Before l turned
had rbofed the house with an honorsb HE head.
s.ana snd toIt tha ,.aro risa ~ nanaron $50
stone and fc!t. the ears rise IN generous sym
patty with the village assembled to do the old
man honor.
In a word tasting the full relief of emancipa-
ton, | became so gay and Iii htsome that even
the smoke and din Of London when I re-entered
~ a-'e" u su'oto IL Unusual hunhot' icouu
have sung; I could have laughed aloud. Let
she uean pa,t oury us oeaa' FOR FERGUSON
'm''" 'nc HontefeS- ne: VIM d co"o
off best after ALT And of their fine ~plottings
and Contrivings what had hcen the unsbo,,
IT, Nd 49, .na : sod ,ri,muho 80.
iues h"u iahe" anu l haa triu"pAea' theS were
prisoners; | was free and safe.
Near the garden wall of buckingham Housa
lh're vas u ocar "ahcihs ana "a press OF people
around it. l stayed to watch. and in my mood
found the fun so much 10 my taste tina I threw
Tho , = anJ ,ra,, Nv Ia"ohinr w
AZ n-n d penny II went oh ianshihs' Ant-
tie further, by the edge of the lake, was a man
with a barrow and dico-then a novelty. though
now N nreva,on, thu, ot tho Ias, soSsions I'm
!" - prevalent lnat NJ inc last SESSIONS l am
tod, the thing was presented for a nuisance. l
stood here and saw a man lose, and in the ex.
sltotion -, nv sni.;,s nushad hin, Id "a
sta!oh OF my spirits pushed MN aside ana
laid down a shilling and won and won again
and again. Whether the coz failed or the truck.
ster who ovnod Tho h. rroy thouaht rna = oood
sh VIM '"heu oarro" thoushl nv d soou
bait, either way. l took up my winnings with
an air and hectored away a. good a bully as
mEoe!i and common modesly that wondered