The sun., 1897-12-05

| oern hnn Carford with tho French lndyi
makes men quick, doesn't iti Yes, since you
ask your eyes sskedl why, IN confess that In, I'm
that By ne way. simon, no 1a neither do love this
Had = not been for that mornings mood q, of
my resolutions gone for naught. But she. not
knowing tho working Of my mind, took no pains
had seen IL before and and SI YET loved; to her 1t
would seem strange that because q man saw
hcr with a new and ptifui grief, but passion
did not rise in me, And concerning my pity |
and mockery for 1t. But think that she was
yexcd TO sec me 30 unmoyed; 1t irks woman to
lose lose a G mani however little she may have prizeed
say that we are different from their sex in that;
1t Is; l take 1t. nature in woman and man alike
with laugh. And d'Oaf'i at least, We're Protes:
tsnts." She laughed again Hooked up with 2
hate the French" She continued.
,,onfts fts true, true ! have % no love for them. What
| She looked round cautiously, and coming q
Late last night, l had visitor, one who does
Duke Of buckingham '"'' ''"" = 'p'''> '-''
madame's good offices" said 1. For SO tho
story ran in the castle.
the dos nc ca rs Ssn tar 70 er p bS as
Now. there's a thing that the Duke suspects,
and there's another thing that he knows. He
| suspects that this treaty touches more than war
swallows the Kings money like a we'll.
speaks asses sSae. hp Observed. Sn inc ~'
"A m man need not be Duke nor Minister to Bus.
"Ahs, you suspect' Tho Kings roligioni"
nodded. The secret was no surprise to me-
though thou h had not known whether Buckingham
And What does the Duke of Buckingham
why, that the King sometimes listens to q
womans d s,1is counsel SAID she' nodding her head
,,"prodi gious sagacity,'' 1 cried. "You told
Indeed ho had learned it before my day.
turn Catholic. he will be better Catholic for
Mime. dc QuGrouaillel'
! Aye, she is most devout Catholic. In
deed, her devotion to hcr religion knows no
bounds It's like mine to tho King. Don't
peg also by he Is r%o and in the
same unstinted measnrel'' 1 asked bitterly.
BsyGna aoG doubt sir Bu. the French King
"oh, from Calais! The Duke revealed that to
Eoui" l asked with q smile could not smother.
in his ally; for the Duke had been at Paris and
oogld be IN no a,1 s,t1ranser to n dc Perrsnsourt
sent word from Caiais, where he awaits tho
signing of the treaty. that the loss Of this Nine
| DE Querouhile would rob his court or beauty and
Duke says swears she can't be robbed of her
feirest maid Of honor cts good name that on
King of France. having studied the lady's pic.
King feels that he can't be a good Catholic
without the counsels Of Nine. de Querouaille,
means @ convert and save 's SO % fair lady az ass M
the name Sie on your tongue. nay. is it in your
| UJ knoIv whom, you ,,ao, ons,rarod Gov
her revelation came to no more than what had
scented out % for myself But what says Buck
"Why, that the King mustn't have his way.
lest he should thereby be confirmed in his Po'
you areAand US / am so please SC YOU ''''' "'
AYE. 4 he can hinder the French King from
Grace has need Of certain things"
DO you carry message from him to mot"
might supply his needs. They are four, a heart,
head. al a hand. and perhaps sword"
"The frst true. the second long. tho third
strong, and the fourth ready
81 M fear 81 then that haven't all of them"
y know, His life. II he can come Off with it. '
Msii n burst burst out M laughing; .. ,,, u .u
e naeh that asHse % she a admitted. @ ID. Sou &SsmG
Think "Tan wS6.tt! of i! 1! Not Il"
"Or I Imightn't attempt it!'
haa "hf ! csr9a,ns1h 14a Eill attempt itF'
You're sne, very ready ys Is it all honestly"
ing Your devotion s to the ResiS' RingiS'
Laughed Ssll of truth @ think the ssSfnr Pctnr,
Have you looked on it. Simoni"
"0n my life don't love her.
You seek to stop me by that prophecy"
sCa don br care ;pt %hom Eos oXs SAID she Then
are!" she cried. "Yes, / do care not enough t.
grow wrnkled but enough to wish had no
grown half lady and could"
"Could,,cculd-,could slap your face. Simon.
at would he ght ncion after breakng
man SSot heapt, said i l. turning my cheek to he
you should have ave az revenge ai on my face; no
who won't hit back" She laughed at me witt
all her Sad old sI%nsf enieng EayeSfy Ely cha
it is very likely she would haze made the offc
and very certain that l should have taken it
II love loved you too well once to kiss you now
said she. signing also, and lifting her brows
Now Now I'd as lief kiss man had loved as an!
"Or slap his facet"
III I'd never care to kiss, I'd never care for tn
Other %,SH either; es. IoS S, rser ~ o,..,o ,.u...
IT.
81 give you this one also. and yet you keep it.
|
! "An Is forgiven and all is sforgotten-nearly
Simon"
At this instant-Rnd since man is human
} woman persistent and courtesy imperative.
did not quarrel with the Interruptions soun'
came from the room above, strange in hous
where Nell lived if she will pardon so mucl
candor), but oddly familiar TO me. ] held u
my, hand and listened. Nells rippling laugl
broke in.
Plague on ,him!", she cried. Eyes, he's here
OF truth he's resolute to convert me, and tn
"Phineas Tate3" I exclaimed, amazed. 10
beyond doubt his was tho voice. i could tel
his intonaton of penitentitu psalm among
thousand. ! had heard 1t In no other key.
"Iou didn't knowi Yet that other fool you
servant, is always with him. They've bee
closeted together for two hours at a time"
Now and again. They're often quiet too.
"Hc breaches to you"
"Only little When we chance to meet a
! the door he gives me a curse. and promises
blessing no more.
Its very little to come to Dover for"
9 "You would have, come further for less of m
company once, SIR"
II was true. hut It did not solve my wonde
OF the presence Of Phineas Tate. What brougt