The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-03

nag will plunge. Whether the f~avorite waiting
woman had ovcrsteppcd her. authority Of late,
presenting on q senility, which existed, indeed,
to be depended on in face of gusts of passion
such as this. Whether this was tho case, ] say,
or Monterey. rendered incautious by success,
was unfortunate enough to betray her triumph
bv some look Of spite and malice during tho
drive home, 1t is certain that at the door tic
Countess, after using her arm to descend,
turned on her, q very Bess Of Bedlem. ~.
And you, you grinning apel' she cried, you
come no further. This is no home Of yours.
Bogone, or l will have you. whipped You
don't Tho go Into my J house again." rttor,v o,,c.
and not In the. least understanding, began TO
demonstrate. Eel, first thought was that the
we'll" she. cried, with solicitrdo yelling her
swered. mocking. her. "You nave done mis-.
chief, now go and do no more herei Where Is
t Sask. m SMs S of y9S%r hui T aScT Wsst and %nd pe poT ZANE SSass
woman cried. whit does this menni, "''
begono about your business, and don't let mo
see your face again, or it will DO the worse for
yoni"
Disarmed OF her usual address by the sud
denness Of the attack, the Monterey began to
whimper, and, again asked how she had offend
ed ed her and what she had done to deserve " t this.
fuilyi.'' she cried. What have done to earn
th ,,G ,src and you know va better ,tan then tho 1n I dos|, Was Vas
Countess cried to her major-domo, who. with
the lackeys and grooms was standing by, enjoy
ing the sudden fall of tho f%avoritc., See that
that drab does not cross my threshold again,
S %ol HlGu poison 81, 40 ms soiRf y RS%F aou AdYii m 9ho cd lazy Gy
went on, gibing and pointing With her stick at
ths eS'e tihss re Snf Tish w ysmS% sn fee SiREltS; that @ho si;
at herl Look at her! There is Nine. Voison
for you'll There is Nine. Iurperi She would nld
have done IL yesterday, you slut! You will
not have the chance now, Put her rags out
send her packing. and see she takes naught Of
mine, not a dinner or a sleeve, or che goes to
lazy cGHa, santinue fd,F With lGf cruel ct, Ak s1;ui ESHi arH Pm @ ses
you, beat hemp yet! And your shoulders smart
MAY God forgive you,' cried the waiting
woman, fighting. with her rage. $3.50,
ne may or He may mott said the dreadful
your score won't stand for much in the sum,
my girl"
Nine. Monterey tsS before her the ~ erinninE
faces Of the servants. as they. stood to bar the
way, did she thoroughly take in what had hap
poets which this meant. Then, choking with
passion, rage. despair. Let me pass she cried,
Way through them. t."Let me-, pass, You boobies.
Do you heart How dare"
"Against orders. Nine. Noisin!" said the
major.domo, with n horse laugh; and he thrust
her back. And when, maddened by the touch
and defeat, she flung herself on him in a frenzy,
'it w tlC lhNhtSS hlE lcl Jul IL "alol,
lifting her off her legs, carried her out, scream
ing and scratching. and set her down in the
'' "Tb ere" he s 'a%dk"a! land p next ext time time betier man.
ners; mistress, or I'll drop you in the horse
rood:n You %. are ,Ts.a not t young o enough, or 1y t,n Sa9
nv vs hrlI,y y 70 .1 heHd I'm she he, er dTi my h bs s%ad,,
when he gets out Of the gatehouse. we will
tax. mistress, the man answered. but he's
there, and you know it,
CHAPTER XLl1I.
My lord persisted in his design Of retiring to
Fyiord; nor could all the persuasions of his
friends. and of some who were less his friends
hat which. was held in LincoIn's Inn Fieids, a
thing which ] take to be in itself a refutation
P~arasemen5, ihat he lacked strength. For it
the great war. where he had in a manner to
contend with Emperors and, Princes, held all
f fSKstheT wi sE his my i IorG, ,ho %nf e Se ,riss yfs, ar he
pleading as some thought in his own cause. To
his, arguments and those Of Admiral Russell
party was not lacking. II it could have availed.
But as a fact it went into the other scale, since
in proportion as his followers proclaimed their
faith in my lords innocence. and denounced his
accusers. he felt shame for the old folly and in
consistency that, known by some and sns-
world. 1t was this which paralyzed for a time
the yigor and intellect that at two great crises
finally determined him to leave London.
1t was not, known. when he started. that
horse patrols had been ordered to the Kent and
Essex roads in expectation of his Majesty's
immediate crossing. Nor is II likely that the
fact would have swayed him had he known it,
of which, indeed, he was assured or disfavor,
that he was depending; my lord being moved
az Alaidenhead. where he lay the first night,
Mr.. Vernon overlook him coming up with him
is he prepared TO start in the morning and
gave him news which DrpSpntly altered hig
mind, Not only was his Majesty hourly ex-
pected at kensington, where his apartments
were being hastily prepared, but be had cX-
pressed his intention Of seeing Fenwick at once
and sitting him, =.
have reason to think your Grace Is under a
complete misapprehension as TO the character of
the charges that are being made"
What matter what the charges are1' my
lord replied YEARLY, leaning back in lis coach.
For he had insisted Oh starting.
presence, Duke MIR. Vernon answered, blunt
~; a sober and downright gentleman, whose
after succession to the seals, though thought at
the time TO be an excessive elevation and Of the
most sudden, was fully justified by his hon:
1raeIe career: Pardon ard nm me; ! must speak. l
treme dislike OF the topic"
.f eaFe G n%9 a iet r. ny Il lord Sde said, S dryl Vernon
look of surprise and anger with. Your Grace
treason, not in the clouds and in prseterito, but
in PRESENT., and In Kent, High treason in aid
ing ana aDettlnR Slr JOnn FenWlck, IN out
lawed traitor, and by his mouth and hand COM
municating with and encouraging the King
enemies"
you are beside the mark: sir" my lord an.
swercd. in a tone of freezing displeasure. THAT
has nothing to do with it.. 1t is a foolish tale
which will not stand q minute. No man be-
lievcs it,"
May be. But. by Cd, two men will prove
it."
"Two menu quoth my lord. his ear caught
by that.
"Ay, tive men. And two men are enough
in treason"
My lord stared hard before him. "who is
the Secondi q he said at last.
"a dubious fellow, yet Lood enough for the
purpose" the under secretary answered. over.
joyed that he had at last got a hearing. "A
man named Matthew Smith, long suspected of
Jacobite practices. and arrested with the 9TH
ers at the time of the late conspiracy, but re.
leased, ms he says"
"Welll"
"Corruptly,"' quoth the under secretary. cool,
ly, and laid his hand on the checkstring.
My lord sprang in his seat. "Whatf' he
cried, and uttered an oath, a thing to which he
rarely condescended. Then. 1T is true, l
'IIc is In tho Countess service"
"ln her husbands. And he was brought be.
fore me, But the warrant was against one
John Smith-or William smith. ! forget which
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