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

az the next council meeting, and telling the
Duke that he wished to mention a matter to
whether tho Lord Steward Ioresaw what was
my lords heart failed him, they reached tho
square and nothing said, except on general
receive them, It seemed natural to ask the
Duke OF Dcvonshire to enter. but my lord, In.
sissSd ro begged 9 wb the d RgkS wb to drive t5gS R ni% T oSnId
started, II have not been well lately" he said
which was true, more than one hsying com;
to tell you that l fear ] shall find II necessary
to go 70 into the eo%n 4 yyo for e e. tim oornn,r,or .,,o,
a word or Two OF regret.
For a moment his Grace of Deyonshire wan
silent, and my lord, without looking. at him,
had the idea that he was startled. A., length,
as the coach went by London House. II would
why notf'' asked my lord.
because well, for one thing, the Kings ser
stubbornly. You are thinking of the Fenwick
Again the other Duke delayed his answer,
but when he spoke his voice vas 10Th ki i and
snow SO much, Duke, you know that 1T would
How ,said my lord. Let me tell you, that
knows-and has known for some time,
This time there was no doubt that the Lord
Duke" he said in a constrained voice and with
z gesture of rcpr9ach, "Sou cannot Irn mean that
IL was with MS MAJESTY 3 kllOW ltuRe YOU nhu u
meeting with Sir John, he being outlawed at
the time and under banl That were to make
his hi w Maies ! lit; It 6 IEins an I T@r 10 i1 of trS to Irea aon
and then to prosecute tho traitor-but it is I'M
II have not the least potion Of what your
grace means" my lord said in u freezing tone.
IVY hat is this folly about Il meeting with Sir
The Duke of Dcvonshire was rs proud as
my patron. and nothing. in the great mansion
which he was then building in the wilds OF the
narhvshirp nnlE wnA likely TO CAUSE Inc gaming
peasants more establishment than he felt at
this setback. ~ don't understand yoIr grace
Nor l YOU" my lord answered, thoroughly
"" 'I am afraid have said too much," said
Q too I%ttle," my lord rctortod. you
MUST, Musyl' quoth the. Duke, whose
high spirit had ten years before led him TO
strike a blow that came near to costing him
"Ay, muslin Justice" said my lord. I'm
justice to me as well as to Others.
N yer the Lord a"S' Steward civiiiy. "BntSis
1t possible, Duke. that you, know SO much, and
n met "G him h" St A .HrE Two days only before
his %Cupturei and intrustcd him with u ring and
a message1both for st. Germain'sf
This is sheer Madness my lord cried, hold
Whether the Duke, having heard Sir Johns
S'OrN anu WdTktl HE Ilhllnt vi ltlIlIE IL, nav
prejudged the cause, or thought that my lord
ovcr.actcd surprise, he did not Immediately
answer; %nd when S5sT, he {. did q yPs sI h his c tone was
may De Sir John who is mad he said;
Damn Sir John. my lord answered. sitting
! up in the coach aud fairly facing his companion.
! You do no, mean 10 ,ell me that you believe
| this story OF a cock and bull. and-a-a--"
"A ring" said the Duke of Devonshire quietly.
Well, Duke, it is this way" the lord steward
replied. 'Sir John has something TO say about
thrpp others IOrl Marlborough. Ned Russell
ANA Godo.phin. And what he says nhout them
l know in the main TO be true. IheretorcLw
met cried my lord. Tuning, yet covering, his
rage with a decent appearance. since a hundred
eyes were on them as they drove slowly around
in the glass coach.
Not ltoyctber, There are other things"
THE talk there vas about your Grace and
Middleton at the time OF your resignation"
My lord sroaned; A the world knows that
have never denied it"
u this! 1t is the most absurd. the most
ridiculous. the most fantastical story! How
could so out Of town FOR tweHfy.tonr hoTrt
s enc t The fact nsm not ,h be d known to half Lond0n' Let
He has, the other Duke answered. HE
lays it on the 10th OF June"
..There was a land bank meeting Of the coun:
| Gil on that day. But your Grace did not attend
MOI No. I remember I did not. 1t was the
day my mother was taken Ill. She sent for
me. and 1 lay at ueF nOuse luaL u4snI duo thc
His Grace of Devonshirc coughcd. THAT Is
unfortunate he said. and leaned forward to
bow to the Bisho, of London, whose chariot
had Just entered the square.
"Whyl" said my lord. ready to take offence
at anything.
Because, though l do not doubt your word.
the world will require witnesses. And Lady
Shrewsbury's household is suspect. Her
Jacobitc lcanings are known, and her peoples
evidence would go for little. That that should
be the day-but there, there, your Grace must
take courage the Duke continued kindly.
4 that the party can do will be done. With
in the week Lord Portland will be here. bringing
his Majesty's commands, and we shall then
know what he proposes to do about it. If l
know the King. and | think l do"
But the picture which these words suggested
to my lords mind was too much for his equa-
nimity. To know for certain that the King,
who had extended indulgence TO him once.
was in possession of this new accusation and
perhaps believed it-that WAS bad enough.
But to hear that Portland also was in the secret
and, grim, faithful D%utchInan as he was, might
PRESENTLY, in support of the low opinion OF
English fidelity which he held, quote him, the
first Minister OF England, was too much. In a
hoarse voice he cut the Duke short, asking TO
be set down before they quarrelled, and his
. Grace Fastening with a hurried word of sym
patty to comply. my lord stepped out, and look
ing neither to the right nor left, passed into his
house, and to the library, where, locking the
door, he shut himself in with his trouble.