Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-01

81 understand, my lady, that you are say
ing things which are not fitting for me to
hear" the man answered in a tone OF cold
dlspleasure. THE king. thank God, is well.
when he ails it will be time to talk Of his
succession"
q. viii be a little late then she retorted.
ia the meantime, and to please me-
Madam, anything elsc7'
"You have not yet heard what l propose
che crieG shrilly. ITO please me set your
hand TO a note which | will see safely de-
liyered in tn proper quarter, promising
n6,n.ng in the kings ifetime--the"e'--but
cn!y that in the event at bis death you viii
Guppott a restoration"
81 cannot do IT, he answered.
"Why not? You have done rs much be-
fore she rejoined with hea..
1T may be; and BEN forgiven by The lest
master man ever ha1!'
who feels nothing, ~forgives easily she
sneered.
."Bit not twice., he said s~'avel,. The
king
(Which king?"
The only king | acknowledge he an
swered unmoyed. He knows, believe me,
lar more than you give HIN credit for; and
~ were wei IL your IIlSN Is DeIllDUBEl lUbiu
OF that before 1t be too late. TIC has winkrd
al much and forgiven moreno one knows
II better thin but he Is not blinded, and
there is a point, madam, beyond which Ii
can be as steadfas. to punish as your king.
And If Sir John Fenwi;k, who ] know Wei,
Is in England
But at that she cut him short in a passion
which | doubt not she had curbed as long az
1t was in her lmpetuous nature to curb any
thing. odds my life!" she cried, and at
the sound of her voice uplifted in a shrek
of anger the woman listening beside me
raised her face to mine and smiled cruel
triumph. odds my life your king and my
king! Kings indeed! Why, manikin. how
many kings do you think there are? BY
Cd. Master Charles, you will learn one oil
these days that there is but one king, sent
by God; one king, and no more, and that
his aye and nay are life and death! You fool,
you! l tell you you are trembling on the
edge, you are tottering! A day, a week, a
month. at most, and you fall, unless you
clutch at the chance Of safety | offer you!
Sign the note! Sign the note, man. No one
but the king and Middleton shall know Of it,
and when the day comes, as come it Will,
it shall avail you"
Never, madam; never" was the cold an
swer. So much l heard and my lady's oath
and volley of abuse; but in the midst of these,
and while she 0!ill ragged. my companion,
eatiifed, | suppose, with what she had
learned, and assured that her lady would II t
get her way, twitched my sleeve, and softly
taking up the lamp, signed to me to go be-
fore her. ! obeyed, nothing loath, and. re-
gaining the small ante-room by which | had
entered, found the man Smith awaiting US.
When they had whispered together, "Ill
see you home, Mr.. Taylor said he, some
what grimly. And tomorrow l will call apd
talk business. What we want you to do is
a very simple matter"
at is simply that my lady's son is a fool!'
the woman cried snappisbly.
We'll" he said, smiling, 81 should hardly
call my Lord Shaftesbury that!'
The woman screamed and clapped her hand
to her mouth. you b~abbling IDIOT" she
cried. You have let it out"
He stood gaping. Good Lord!" he said.
you have let it out with a vengeance
now" she repeated furiously.
He looked foolish; and at last, "He did not
hear he said.
Hear? He heard, unless he is deaf" she
retorted, you may lay your account with
that. For me, I'll leave you. You have done
the mischief and may mend it."