The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11

by STANLEY j. wEYMAN.
~oopsr,oa..a, 1897. oy ston,.y >. w.y,Ds..

II should be sorry to deny the last, Sir Wins
ton" his companion answered, smiling. for
whom at the moment, blind bat as I was, I had
no eyes, seeing In him only a handsome youth.
two or 1t might be three years older than my.
self; whereas I hung on the Justices nod. But
here Is your case" no continued, turning to us
ard speaking in a pleasant voice.
And a hard case ono Of them is" the Jus-
ticc answered, JOLLY, as he turned to us and
singled out tho constable. THAT 10 you, by.
son,'' no continued. 'one Of those I have been
telling you Of, my lord. A psalm singer in the
troubles. sergeant In Lord Gray's regiment, and
ran away, with better mon than himself, at
Croprody.. Bridge. To-day no damns n Wing,
and goes to bed drunk every Goth Of May"
Having a good example, your Honor" tho
constable answered, grinning.
AYE, to be sure. And why don't you follow
It Also Sir Winston continued, turning to the
schoolnastor. But crop-eared you were and
crop.carod you are; ono of shaftesbury's brisk
boys, my lordl And ought to be fined for a
ranter every Monday morning, II all had their
dcscrtsl"
'"Thcn I am afraid that your theory docs not
apply to him, Sir Winston" tho young man said
with a smile. Hero Is ono martyr already,
and il one martyr. why not manyf'
Martyr the Justice answered, with half a
dozen oatns. "Hei No one lessi He goes to
church rs you and I do, and does not smart to
the tuno Of a pcnnyi 1t is true he pulls a solemn
face and abhors mince pies and plum pudding.
But whyi Because he keeps q school, and the
righteous, or what are left'of them, who are just
such hypooritos as himself. resort unto his COM
pany with boys and guineas! Resort unto his
company, oh, D-f" the Justice repeated glee-
fully. THAT is tho phrase, isn't It'll Oh. I have
chopped scripture with old Nol in my time.
And so 1t pays, do you sect When It docs not
he'll damn tho Wings and turn Tantivy or Alb
horrer. or something that does. And SO 1t is
with all; they are loyal. Never were English
men so loyal; but what are they loyal tot Them
selves. my lord!"
Yet there are Wings who do not keep
schools said the young lord, after q hearty
laugh.
"Ay, my lord, and whyi' Sir Winston an
swered. in high good humor. Because we arc
all trimmers to the wind, but some trim too
late and some too soon. And those arc your
Wings. Never you turn Wing. my lord, what
ever you do, or you will die in a Dutch garnet,
like Tony Salisbury! And II any one could
have made Whiggery pay nowadays, he would
have. Here's his health. but I doubt he is in
hell these eight months"
And Sir Winston, going to the table. filled and
drank of a bumper Of claret. Then filled again.
THE King-God bless him-is not very well, 1
hear" said he, winking at the young lord. 80 I
will, give you another toast. His Highness!
health and confusion to all who would exclude
him! And now what is this business Dysoni
Who is the ladi What has he been doingi''
The constable began to explain, but before he
had uttered many words the baronet, whose last
draught had more than a little muddled him.
cut him short. oh, come to me tomorrow" he
said. "Or stayi You arc in the commission for
this county, my lordf',
II am. but I have not acted" the young man
arswered
Gods sakes, but you shall act nowl Burglary,
is it, Broke and entered, chi Then that Is a
hanging matter, and q hound should always be
blooded. / am of! My lord will do 1t, Dyson.
My lord will do it."
And the Justice lurched out of the window
30 quickly, not to say unsteadily, that he was
z gone before his companion could demonstrate.
The young lord, thus abandoned, looked at first
at q nonplus, and seemed more than half in
clined to follow. But, changing his mind, and
curious, I am willing to believe, to hear the
case of a prisoner SO much out Of the common
as I must have appeared, he turned to us, and
adopting q certain stateliness. which came
easily to him even then. told the constable he
would hear him.
Then 1t was that, hanging for my life on the
signs of intelligence that from time to time fell
slough OF verbiage in which he Houndercd.
dared again to hope: and noting with eyes
> fhh anaRsa@a &f By 'essoF ah sae the east sar St o his a s %S y
sensitive as a woman's, YET wondIously under
sse eod ! s ssT n a RSE30spe @or OF s ilfs; PSr Z d thine Which In
to build than, such signs, so damning seemed
the tale that branded me as taken in the act
and on the scene of my crimes.. But when the
young peer, after eying me seriously, asked II
they had found money op me, and the constable 81
when he inquired as to the lock on the door and
me TO enter, and learned that a girl was sus-
pected and no one else. 1 felt the blood beat
hotly in my head and a mist come before my
IAN ~aceompliee! Pooh, there must be an &C.
The girl, may It please your lordship," the
constable answered.
to ' It taE EirlI' H hasR did INK he 's eSsssr! she leave him
by p a ladder, II Is supposed my lord"
But ladder or no ladder, why did she
The constable scratched his head. Perhaps
they, were surprised, please, your lordship."
Sslt doing AHs al IL iso ssh ho aS 81 H SURPRISED IS pooh posS! $A'
Well, don't know as to that. my ford the
Peisone eR' @ss feu s.drfiG IN yyhs roSm oi IL which sRis he
had not ought to be, and the money wa, gone
and the bureau was broken open" Mr.. D.
seSsr S SssiSsdiyiit it, n my iord MhA Never rs more he has
AT that and at sight Of the change that came
nc nc d pSissn and and / s iss s sEfia the ana Sr tn b sgG ls4 front Ss
one 10 the other, dumb, one Of n drove, I'M
regarded; and, Il coming upon me strongly
my voice and cried TO him, 'Oh, my lord, help
me! Help me, for tho sake Of God!',
Whether my words moved him, or he had not
lively, and With a shade as of recollection on his
face. Then he asked what l was.
usher in a school, my lord.
Poor devili' he exclaimed at that. And then
easily: Here, you'll Withdraw a little to the
passage, will youf l would speak with him
alone"
The constable opened his mouth to demur,
but the peer would not suffer 1t, saying with a
fine air, which there was no resisting: Pooh,
man, / am Lord Shrewsbury. l Will be re-
spOnsible for him." And with that no got
them out OF the room.
CHAPTER TX.
know now that there never was a man In
whom the natural propensity to side with the
weaker party was, by custom and exercise,
more highly developed than In my late lord,