The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25

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flight of stairs to a second ante-room or closet,
situate, as far as ,t ! could judge, over the others er
smcllcd close. as II seldom used, and more sol
dom aired. Setting down the lamp on the little
side table Wherein lay already a orumpled
for her and be silent, and. enforcing the last
ei ID q Quietly tIiS'" through 1su H" q door SO s%kkfilifulhIy
masked by the tapestry as to seem ono with
Left alone with Mr.. Smith, who seated him.
self on the table, l had leisure to take note of
the closet, and remarking that the wall at one
between which a bare bracket stood out from
the wall. / was not slow to conclude that tho
place had been a secret oratory, and had wit
messed many a clandestine masB. / might have
carried my observations further but they were
cut short at this point by the return of the ,wo-
man. who, nodding In silence, held the door
open for US to pass.
CHAPTER XVI.
The first to enter. and prepared for many
Of an a~scetic, devoted to the dark usages Of the
old faith. held the first place IN probability. !
splendid room, suffused with a rose-tinted light,
and furnished with "a luxury to which / had
hitherto been a stranger. The walls, hung with
sSls'G Of palaces 'a and hunting iGSs't scenes, inter-
spersed with birds Of strange and tropical
scattered a profusion Of Japanese screens, cabi-
nets, and tables, with some of those quaint
Dutch idols brought from the East, which. new
to me, were beginning at this time to take the
public taste. Embracing the upper half of the
room. and also a ruclle, In which stood a state
light, dispersed by lamps cunningly hide en- in
the ceiling, fell on a suite OF furniture OF rose
b bro and silver, in the great chair Of which,
hearth, sat an elderly lady leaning on an ebony
stick. A monkey moved and %gibbered on the
lance Hsfe OF WITH hfr fhs'r br Sh% q PnbbE BIRDS v on tahesn vail Saii.
hung by its claws from a ring above her head,
,p Eo % wa ot b sss , ,nay hSTsslf uFFS of ,bS,s Of b fse
face and pilcd-up hair, painted and dyed into an
extravaganza caricature OF youth, aped the graces
of the grotcsque rather than the beautiful, 1t
needed but n second look to convince me that
still she sat and so proud and dark was the gaze
At first it seemed to me she gazod like ono
hide that and all other emotions; But present.
", Come in. BOBBY" she cried, in a voice petu-
brighten your Come nearer, l say, Ay, I
have seen your double. But the lamp has gone
The woman who had admitted me rustled
Onward. sit has sunk a little, perhaps, mad
am she said in a smooth voice. But
meant the lamp in the man. silly; DO You think
that any ono who has ever seen him would'take
that b PlloSSk Of wood 400 70 for ny so mi, Give him ,1 a brain brain
oyster eyes. and-turn him round. turn him
round, woman!''
luTh, NIlltu II i Whisper.
"Ay." the lady. cried. as l went TO obey. "see
his back and he is like enough"
and perhaps made madam 2. ndoa,
to be taken in by him. But walk him. walk
him; Do you hear, fellow she continued,
and cross the room like "A man. II You are one.
Do you think:the smallp9x is in the:air that
What WIN i Is your Ut name snn Nv / wonder der. th h yessf have H sot
that nose and mouth and that turn OF the chini"
Charles Taylor" made bold to answer,
thnnub hnr avaa want thrnuDh Tna md lt11a1 ~
courage in me.
,."Ay, Charles, that is like enough" she re-
piled. And Taylor, that was your mothers.
It is a waiting woman name. But who was
your father, mi mani'
5e eGsar aes d Tsyl9r' ,n ,So' tho , ,i stammerod' falling
Ugly grin. !" and iy shook her phi Pile dcSS'i head Ta at m "@
when I obeyed, take that for your lie!" she
cried, and, leaning forward with an activity I
did not oto suspect, she al aimed g blow at me With
across the shins, made me jump again. THAT
!, .;os 5pr ly 11s4,h my to m9 anb m sRs ,fSon!aiRRs sfot,o as noy !
I have had a man stopped and killed in tho
street for less. Ay, that have 1! and a prettier
WAX, 'R %alk y"ui she snG rep q Fisda.lf fappins 4 ths S no%
imperiously. and fancy that you have money
I obeyed. but naturally the smart of the cane
did not tend to set me more at my ease, or abate
my awe Of tho old witch. and. left to myself, l
the man and the woman prompted and DID drilled
me with steaithy eagerness, and whispering
me continually to do this and that, to hold up
my chin, to lay back my shoulders, to shake out
my handkerchief, to point my toes, ! suppose
l came of better in this strange exhibition than
lady, who never ceased to watch me with sharp
eyes, ,%erpnted and babe me stand. "He might
Pm "sstihh she sSu tsid' But r%m oSS. fools %@ l, Sna T wit cd his
tinued, irritably. God Ra' mercy C on An us t tRat
there should be need Of all thisl Is there no
people should turn traitor to his lawful King
and spit on his fathers faithf Sometimes I
Sish s S%5ss h te1cen Asd YOU You; w ssioisS h she cried aasd,
Can you Nd do nothing now, you Jezebeli" Mo-
curse, turned to the man. @Welir,"' a she said,
only, madam, what I said BEFORE" he an
session is no longer an issue: The question is
loyalty, To be frank, he T. not of the stun OF
those of whom your ladyshiP knows, who will
so. without some little pressure, he will not be
brought back. But, were he once committed to
struck nl 1ns lm me- Ss%1Ss' % %Mo' VIII Hi %f mako no s s%s
"True, madam" the man answered. Then
there remains only tho way which does not do.
sS%e r 9n n Which Hh may yn Iesd both Gst ths fr r1Ra'fst snd
;SS S2dss5t e @ f sijs A Ad(iss, nd s S;,S o B : 5Ss BE- b:
possibility of clearing himself TO the satisfac-
ton both OF st. Germains and st. James's. he
would, i think, come over"
TITS a long way round" said madam. dryly.
at Is a long way to Rome, madam" said
the man. with meaning in his voice.
"You think that the one means tie otheri" she
said at last.
II do, madam, But there is a new point
which has just arisen"
"A new pointl Whatf'
There ID a design, and 1t presses" the man
S~SGs's With IN care q 80" ' yf4ic Sii sf be- a. executed 81 ne ShS %ith hhs
a month. II 1t succeed and my lord be still
where he is, and unreconctled, / know no head
must fall 30 certainly. Not Lord Middleton's
influence no. nor yours. my lady. will save
What. and my Lord Marlborough escapef'
and proved his sincerity"