The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-12-02
HOW HE WON HER.
-Waverley Magazine.

What mattered the great insurrec-
ton, the cruelties of Judge Jeffries and
fugitive patron with price upon his
head when love had sought shelter in
his heart, and she to whom he had built
a shrine was just as far away from him
as the width of table.
or what consequence that she was
the Lady Gertrude, the daughter of
noble conspirator and he but the tutor
without land or wealth! So he con-
tlnued his story, looking at his book
as though he were reading therefrom.
"And the poor man loved the rich
lady and he dared not tell her of his
love lest she should scorn him.
Then surely he was fearful at a
nothing, which, methinks, means he
as a coward. Master Humphrey"
"a coward, If 'twere cowardly to fear
the anger of his LADY,
why should he expect such anger?"
"He had naught to offer her but his
love-"
Love were wealth enough! But /
am tired of your story. IT'S not so
good as you are wont TO tell, Master
Humphrey; and It's out last lesson"
she added very gently.
you will not miss the lessonsT'
mo, not my lessons, only the stories
Il have loved some of them"
And she moved restlessly in her seat
as If she would say more, yet could not
find the words.
"But surely my father should be here
even now" she murmured at last.
The poor tutor turned pale. You
will go with him to Hoiiand?' he said.
1T would be too great a risk to ac-
company him, but l follow tomorrow
IL all succeeds as we have planned. All.
II they should take him. They have
killed the Duke. Why are they not sat
isfied. Poor Monmouth"
''They will not take him."
'Now at the last moment am terri
fed lest things should not go well. Look
at the time! He may be here at any
moment. Indeed, he should be here
nowr
Then Lady Gertrude rose hastily, and
stood-tall even as the young tutor, by
her side-'Eith look of eager impa.
thence on ner fair face.
mot yet time, think" said he. "TC
cross the marshes on foot needs indeed
an hour
SO they stood irresolute, each will
heart for one another and thoughts fol
the absent fugitive.
There are learned men In Holland
l am told" stammered the young man
irrelevantly.
at is so rumored; yet not more thar
that, there would still be room for an
other, l am sure, Master Humphrey"
Which pretty speech nigh overpow
cred the equanimity of Master Hum
phrey and threw him into discourte
Gus silence like enough 10 pique his no
bic pupil, who, indeed, felt she hat
made too bold and had lacked in mod
esty, since he would vouchsafe no an
swer.
Continue your story, sir" she said
with marked GOODNESS. 81 have NJ
mind for lessons just now"
There is no more to tell, my lady,
he said.
Twas about poor man"
NAY, do not challenge him; for h,
hath an idea twere better to be poor
spirited than false-hearted."
"Why should he be either?"
"Were it not mean thing to haras
an unprotected lady and false to be
tray the trust of her noble parent, hi
patron, when he was absent riskin;
his life for his countryT
ITO harass her would be wrong. sir
TO betray trust worse wrong; yet
cannot see that, II he loved the lad
well, he would be doing either Of thes
things"
Madam, were |, your humble tuto,
i the poor man, would you still so rea
son?"
Were you that man, Master Hum
phrey, l could not be sorry for tn
lady"
"'Tls fair answer; l crave you
pardon! Shall we continue the transla
tion?"
Were you inc man, in truth. shout
be sorry for the lady to have so incor
slant a lover"
'lnconstant, madam
"Who viii make you love. whereve
he may find a ready listener. thong
in covert language that .es him froI
n declaration. Pray. Master Hun
phrey, II It be as you declare, that 70
are this man, convey my sympathies t
the LADY,
Now the tutor rose in wrath, an
would have gone his way, for witho,
doubt his mistress was making spoi
Of him, but the sound of faint footster
from behind the paneled wall arreste
his attention. end he stood still, col
sidering whether 'twere best to go
say.
1T Is my fatherw cried the gil
aware that he alone knew the seer
passage.
Then Master Humphrey saw loS
of joyful relief rise to ller pretty fac
and he remembered how brave she ha
been. how good and noble and fair 81
was. and how miserable a worm WI
he, and so lifted his herd In the prit
Of humiliation. as hunble-minded 70
are wont to dc, in such manner that Il
Lady Gertrude found ldm as beautif
and arrogant as king, Tor all his sha
by clothes and slight stature.