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

which had not worn out before ono another
B PSRSn II Ro,p rfs cs f hiS pS SGnS sSs as Il st on n .aS
answering with q forced smile, whore it was
necessary, moreIoften keeping silence. He had
fSIiyp iSid Inc But gat f hIs face tSr h Sotr %gS Inc mo- H trIu s% sS,i'
Matthew smith, on the other hOnd, brought
lie stood a while ike a man in a hit; then tho
sweat standing on his brow, he cried that they
We're all lGagned against inst h him; that 1t was g
50 on and so ON, with oaths and curses and other
things, very, unfit for his Majesty's ears or tho
Under these circumstances, for n minute no
one knew what to do, each looking at his neigh
Dor DO until the Lord sso W ,S,;r rising srI from ,h his
H HSss 'G oay With nth 1SSiS %, slry' 'Al On Is SS% WIFI Oq 81
recover 9a n the wiz and and GRIM riH e %SmSstn; :" Shich
last maiign and dcspairing look at my lord, no
suffered them to lead him out.
CHAPTER XLvI.
That was a great day for my lord, but II was
also, I truly believe, one of the saddest OF a not
unhappy life. He had gained the battle, but
Ct Ct a .S cost kp TSc s only to Of himself ,Rs ola th %gsRn sssfSs sd
been told, as he had foreseen it mus. bo told,
and even while his friends pressed round him
the fall he had given his foes. he was aware OF
the wound bleeding inwardly, and in his
"! yet WAS IN tS slfes roSlp oU %as S S%s sad 1hs ''| ST. John,
remaining at the foot Of the table, frowned
along it, gloomy and .downcnst. too proud to
ask or earn tho Kings favor. yet shaken by
the knowledge that now-now was the time.
That in u little while the door would close on
It's sunshine and air, and freedom. its whirli.
gigs and revenges. Some thought that in con.
sideration Of the trick which had been played
on him the King might properly view him with
indulgence. and we're encouraged in this by
the character for clemency which even his enc
had other views on this OCCASION, and when the
hubbub which Smiths removal had caused
John. advising him to depend rather on dcserv-
Ing his favor by 81 frank and full discovery
than on such Ingenious coptrivanccs as that
which had just been exposed.
81 was no party to it," the unhappy. gentle
man ans wered.
against you." the King retortcd. "Hare you
throw myself on your MnjeSty's elem
THAT will not do: Sir John" the King an
"And I choose it," Sir John cried. recover
ing spirit and courage.
emnly. Il will not say that | expected any
thing less from you. My lords let him be re-
And, with that the messengers, came in and
Sir John bowed and went with them. II may
have been fancy, but ] thought that a., he
his face, and a soul in mortal anguish looked an
instant from his eyes. But the next moment
he was gone.
1 never saw him again. That night the
lows was everywhere that Goodman. one OF
the two witnesses against him. had fled the
Sir John would. escape: How in the face of
that difficulty. those who were determined on
and how no suffered on Tower Hill with all
the, forms and privileges of n pcer-on the
s,alr Of 96o January trItn SnS Of ft the sacG s"r rnSc y zion r a
On his departure the council broke up. his
Majesty retiring. Before he went, a word was
| gard for the post fdctum than the D1hiten!ia
were for sending me to the Compton and leav.
lord, rousing himself, interpcsed roundly., spoke
for me-, and would have given bail had, they
persisted; Seeing, however how graysly he
pie condition that the Duke kept me under his
Nor was IT tho only Kindness he did me, or
the greatest: for having heard from me
leading up to my timely Intervention. he sent
for me a few days later, and placing q paper
II m so, n sna1 fou nS' !, i io be- Fea a FREE ,se p ard nt passed ~; !
Price and Mary Price. his wife. for all acts
and things done by them jointly or separately
within or without the realm; u,.
u was at Eyford he handed me this. in the
where l had already begun TO wait upon HIM
ards accounts and tallies. The year WINS near
y spent, but, that autumn was fine, and the sun
light which lay on the smooth turf blended with
the russell splcndor Of the beech trees that rise
beyond. ! had been thinking OF Mary and the
quiet courtyard at the hospital; which the
to the park on one side only, and when. pcrus,
ing the paper, my lord, smiling at me. | came t.
and yet minc-I felt such a flow OF rcmem,
brancc. love, and gratitude overcome me p
left me spccchless. and this directed. not only
to him, but TO hcr-seeing that It was her adj
vice and her management that had brought me
against my will to this haven of safety.
fIl.n IA,1Hn aHN- Y,E Mt nnI r..aI ms
silence enc a arisn,. Say" %%weeiiii"' R he said, "are You o sat.
istiedi'
i told him that II I were not 1 must be the
And YOU have nothing moro to askl' he
continued, Sttll smiling, .v.,o ,h,,
which is not n your lordship's power to grant >
How said he Min a prctSnce OF suTRrist
and resentment. Not satisfied yeti what
III she were here said; III ,!sho were
is a far cry. chr And the roads are bad
Are worse, I said gloomily, looking at the
paper, as Tantalus looked at the water. And
,"Sor" the Duke said "say you So, rheg
what do you make of this, faint hearth And
he pointed through the open window.
Hooked. and on The scat-which a moment be
hand yew hedge Where my lord sometime.
her shoulder and the nSpo Of her neck turned (
us. She was making markG on tho, turf VIII
IA stick she held and porting over t,hem whcr
made rs II the world held nothing. else. 20 thai
l had not so much as a glimpse OF her face. But
l knew that IL was Mary.
Come" said my lord, pleasantly. eve will
20 to her. 1t may be she will not have the par
don after all. Seeing that there ID a condition
A. condition. l cried, u little startled ant
troubled.
ITO be sure, blockhead.' he answered, il
high good humor. .'In whose name is iti"
Then l saw what he meant and laughed fool
ishly. But the event anne nearer to proving
him true than he then expected. For whel
she saw the paper she stopped, back and pu
her hands behind her, and would not touch o.
take 1t, while her small face cried pale mutinE
But IN not toll" she cried. TN not tell
thrive, II that g. the price" -
short. but with great patience. that is not III
price, This is the Price. and the pardon goe
with him.
l believe that / have now told enough to dis
charge myself OF that which ! set ont to dc
| mean tho clearing Of my lord In the eyes of a.
judicious persons OF those imputations which
certain faction haye mover ceased to heap o
him. and this with the greater assiduity an
spite since he by his single conduct at III
time OF tho late Queens death was the mean
! under pr0yidenca Df DrcHeryinV the prOtpl