The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14

pany," said i, Now ia yon. now Pblneas,
nov my lord tho Secretary. and now now his Grace
you win. c~hnnce-ruies n man may well be
toougnt q fool who makcs n pi IN or cbooses .
S1d hP fato Shall fS epi ny own %S part an f"te'' child
. was stil stiff and cold with mo, but my
Sg as n ny Sls and my evident Determination 70
werner domonstration OF regard.
hu aFste,s childi, Ne asked, with a little scorn.
You're iato's child" Isn't that an arrogant
swo a9 t. %EcspSn,t Fl fFpO, -, %os sen "rrGG rs. too 4 ,s Sn;
bring qs,s y -: some s, SSns, and 4 I Dc sSos: you shall
3 bottle, which we drank, while While I, with the can:
attention which beiisd tho Contempt he as:
s to these tb,n nSSo noticed noticed ! that men iSov pay Sng seS 81
with the wine, Sptt' WITH stST tRo fumes Sne''S Of life HS which i,
,,S Am isn't y trpoi shan't ! knoy what. he
truei Don't I already, to my INFINITE misery,
love where he lovesi' For the picture Of Nell
Strength SGm and SS s%sefGes. s'r When me- had an s EpoS%sf l
cropped again into my chair and laid my head
silence followed. Darrell had no words Of con.
un6esaod. P %s MGfs' X ~ for m neglected. s Sas
ioWo w nOJ tnTlV6, L IOOkou IuTLlNcly NJ III"
moody. thoughtful, and frowning. I. raised
the table table n sSyi me' in "a a e sneerin m' t tsnn'" "a sne
hidesi'.
And drink of his cupi'
AYE, so she said"
ing, all this night torn to and fro by changing
and and worrying We moods, spraRg up again o,i AND
f these u fab SIHasI'f Doss Se Sod reveal wh"i hidden SS@ G thiess
e; $ . e. s s,, f fsol ss Il sacS e fsHf Sss: sp %r g ss f; fS ss,s sss IL
do we live in the days of King Jamesi"
He answered mo shortly and ~sternly. as
1T is DEVILS work, all Of It."
s whose a work. niEn i will vi ' Ii DO It. '' III nnd dV What Ss he ne
aISS,i; III pr,ns drink f1ien Of b h,s ZIP. pe Go%Is, yy SSn,E's
N his cup, what does he hidei Darrell, what
/ had caught him by the shoulder and was
eyes, no doubt. shone bright with excitoment
me, or the hour Of the night, or the working Of
his own superstition, got hold of him; for he
SpEESMp SE G gPa; oF do You msea aGyw,' and elared into my
face as though I had been the very devil Of
whom l spoke.
Ing the change in me sooner than confusion
most marVeIiousiy struck on something more
than my sober speculations could discern. The
man before me was mad-or he had a secret.
~ 1 knowi" / asked. DO 1 know WHAT
What could l, Simon Dale. knowl What in
smiled cunningly,. as though 1 sought to hide
knowledge by q display Of IGNORANCE.
..r IhSo @ihss ESs III %y h he dEntteF'd un'a'ily'
Yet you've drunk but two glasses; 1 had tho
'stbat damned Ranter b,. unaot ma, he
gronied. That and the talk Of Your cursed
WITCH! g Ronters and witches make secrets
where there caen are no aMdi' a,itdipfYs with hal a laugh Ssf.e''
They can make fools think there arc secrets
"n Mend 'h otso are io %HsG ask sG Il the yaHS' Enown," 1
retorted, but with a laugh; and l added, i'm
not for a quarrel, secret or no secret, so II that's
bed with Ralp You, my friend" "' "eH' :"
Whether from prudence or whether my good
gentle; he looked at me- Kindly enough and
sighed, as he said:
but Il YOU %si take k S your HoS 9wR Rq path. IN London Simon
faee sh' sesi Hin l.; .S San SiPTt took @f the M"f sr saS' that { w %s
"YesI5or by another. II it had CHANGED to be
.u .SSs why ..% ssss a neg ,i sl1G IN pss he a aas leave sss
with all. my heart" I cried. us it a bar;
gainf whittier shall we fly from the urmoili''
Wei he exclaimed with q start.
the same .,edicine best for your Come, shall
we both 70 tomorrow to Hatchstead-a pretty
village, Mr.; Dsrrell-and let the great folk go
You know / cannot. I serve my Lord Ar
:sAnd 1 the Duke of Monmouth"
But my lord is the Kings servant"
And his Grace the Kings son."
Oh il you're obstinate" he began, frowning.
A fate. as prophecy, as witch, as ranter, az
devil. or as yourselff' said. laughing. land
throwing myself into a chair as he rose and
mo good viii come of 1T to you." he said,
passing .sSiEg me so on his WI way. ,oo.. - uor, . ,,oe.
"I wish you could be warned."
I'm warned. but not turned. Darrell. Come.
but with a touch of hesitation.
Saving our duty to the Kingi"
If need, should come for that reservation,
ye @Ar said sa he; gr"Ay sad l. Dtbe ,ibert,o, o, III.
ligion-if need should come for those reserya-
frown gather again on his brow. But he made
no reply. being unable to trust his self.control
ae 1 ieft me With if NO more pS%1sf than as a shake SIe q a'R his
head and a wave OF his hand, and although we
parted thus In amity. and with no feelings save
relations. The days Of confidence were gone.
WITH The me se09 fri Sii,G Sf @y pE lSss OF Tsfi hsnparI Ilssis
was. ~ NV
and of strangeness to London and the court
was wearing away; the desire for another's
arm to lean on and another's eyes to see with
gave way before a young mans pride In his
own arms strength and the keenness of his
own vision. There was sport afoot-aye, for
the high disputes Of churches or of Kingdoms.
We look at the world through our own glasses.
Little as 1t recks of us, 1t is to us material and
opportunity, There IN the dead Of night 1
played by Simon Dale, with kings and dukes to
bow him on and off the stage. and Christendom
to make an audience. These dream doings
are brave things; I pity the man who per.
achieve without labor, enjoy without expense,
triumph without, cruelty. aye, and sin nightly
Yet do not be a mean. villain, even II. Your
dreaming, for that sticks to you when you are
awake.
Ihad supposed myself to be alone out of bed
and Jonah Wall to have skunk of In fear OF my
anger; But now my meditations were inter.
an uneasy fashion, but seemed to take courage
when 1 did not break into abuse, but asked him
mildly why he had not sought rest and what he
wanted with me. His first answer was to i'm.
wrath. through Phineas Tate. he fold ma