The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16

the proof"
little bow. as though she asked no moro than her
due IN Demanding that no should risk his head
for her. 81 did not doubt your snswsr."
very boldly, although he could not control tho
signs of his nneasiness.,
late, my, lord. BY your Kindness I shall sleep
peacefully, and without fear. Good night"
s ses %S sSSID toward n nt tho S SoSF S SSt t%rnS Sat 70 . Gi%
NOT entertain, you suitably while my mother lies
well for my fathers sake, and a message from
me can reach you easily"
ise G% TSSthd hH he s MoniS h,IafGit 90 Or g not i tnc d PnS%.
tain In the future. Yet for so much as he had
done he Ind q mind to DO paid. lie came to
There is nothing 1 wouldn't do to win my
prize he said, fixing his eyes ardently on.hcr
10 | Il.. (, asked nothing sI hit what YOU 4. seemed G
ter OF bargain, my lord"
mo, no" he cried, seeking to catch again at
her hand as she drew 1t away and with a curtsy
Thus. she left him without so much as n back.
ward glance to promise further favor. So may
q lady, II she, play her game well, take all and
Carford. refused even q lodging in the house,
crossed In the plan by. which he had rcckoncd on
terrriscfor which no had small liking, and left
in utter doubt whether the success for which he
ran so great a risk would profit him, may well
have. sought the inn to which Barbara com-
mended him In no cheerful mood. 1 wager no
swore a round oath or two. as he and his ser.
and knocked up the host, who, keeping country
hours, was already in his bed. It cost them
sSms 1nErIis o to t rouse Sod him. and 1, Caf . { I bent
admitted-and l turned away.
For l must confess III l had logged their
come Of Carford. Yet we must give love his
due. III he takes a man into strange places,
s soR II 2 ne n ls sRoWs MIN 9no thl haa worth wofcha MS \ k riySi
Into my mistress's house and watched him out
OF 1t with devouring jealousy, aye. II l had
windows rather. than in. my own comfortable
chair, why, l had done only what many who arc
P iSsir t Mnss a And TE e once siin in tSat same msy park d9n I had ID
declared my heart broken for the sake of an.
other lady, there are revolutions In hearts as In
States, and after the rebels have had their day
the King comes to his own again. Nay, ! have
known some who are very loyal to King Charles
usurper, although the Queen may have
come to her own again.
Dale. might be the, greatest fool in the Kings
dominions. and lie sulking, while, anoIher
my flag. But the victor should not be Carford.
&A%So S1s gent gentlemen 'nom1b a , quarrel Ellis is easily = come BY;
Kingdom, the fall Of the cards, : the cut Of our
COulb, WndU you VIII. IuTlOTu anu L NOulu
find a cause without much searching. l was
SO hot that I was within an ace of summoning
him then and there to show by whit right he
rode so boldly through my native village; that
offence would serve as well as any other. Yet
prudence prevailed. The closed doors Of the
my Way. determined to be- about by cock-crow
lest Carford should steal a march.
But as went. ! passed the wears door. He
1.-THE good man loved Virginia and gave his love
free rein in the evening" and gazing at the sky.
1 tried to stink by him, fearing to be questioned.
me to him; yet he made no reference to tho
manner aW Of our last parting. ,s,.o,
ITO bed, SIR said 1.
1T is well" said he. "And whencei"
From q walk, SIR"
He waved the stem of.his pipc in the air and
said: u su.o
mind, wherein it paints bliss with woes palette
and sees heaven from hell"
You borrow from the poets. SIR" said 1
Nay" he reioined, 1.-The poets from me, or
from any man who has or has had a heart in
him. What, Simon, you leave mel' For l had
us late, sir" said I. "fOr the making of
You've made yours" he smiled. "Hark.
AS he spoke there came the sound of horses
mounted men emerged from the darkness. BY
some impulse know not what, ran behind
the vicar and sheltered myself In the porch ut
his back. Carford's arrival had set my mind
astir again, and new events found ready well
come. The vicar stepped out n pace into the
road with his hand over his eyes and pcered at
What do you call this place. siri' came in q
started o at the Voice; it had struck ine on li my ears
before, and no Englishmar owned it.
1T Is the village of Hatchstead, at your SER
vice" answered the vicar.
rs there an inn in it,
Ride for half a mile and you'll find O good
one" ,-,
1 could hold myself no longer, but pushed
the vicar aside and ran out into the road. The
ward the inn and Wake along slowly. as
though they were weary. Good night" cried
e% eRe / know not. 10 The fRe% door OF t eio ss or on To him. nii
! stood for an instant watching the retreating
form of the man who had inquired the way. A
be that all was not finished and that Betty Mas
roths prophecy should not bind the future in
f here. II i fS Do 1 not er At WI! Was in The WAS %a E" w26&; n my
knowledge of French had 30 perplexed in the
inn at Canterbury.
rand came theyi Wcrc they, friends 10 one an.
other or focsi II friends. they should find an
battles. I could not toll the meaning Of this
strange conjunction, whereby the two came to
Hatchstead; yet my guess was not far out. and
l hailed the prospect that 1t gave with II fierce
knew that laughed when suddenly N. dc Fon-
tcIieS turneu. III his bduule, crying III rrcICn
to his servant:
What was thatf'
Something laughed" answered tho fellow
in an alarmed voice.
"Somethingi You mean somebody"
II know not; 1t sounded strange,
i had stepped In under the hedge when Fon-
tellos turned. but his puzzle and the servants
supcrstitious fear wrought on my excitement.
Nothing would serve me but to play a jest on
the Frenchman. 1 laughed again, loudly.
God save us!" cried the servant, and l mako
doubt he crossed himself most piously.
Its some mailman got loose" said NJ. de
scornfully., Come, let's get on
IT was a boys trick-,a very boys trick: save
that / set down everything ! would not tell 1t.
i put my hands to my mouth and beloved:
I'll Went"
An oath broke from Fontelles. I darted into
the middle of the road, and for u moment stood
there, laughing again. He had wheeled his
horse around, but did not advance toward me.
] take 1t that he was amazed, or 1t may be.
a bewildcred memory.
III vient!" / cried ngain In my folly. and,
turning. ran down the road at my best speed,
laughing still. Fontclles made no effort TO fol-
me-, yet on i ran. till j came to my mothers
/ cried In the exuberancc of triumph:
Now she'll have need Of mel"
Certainly the thing the vicar spoke of Is a
distemper.. Whether divine or of what origin.
! will not have judged by that nights prank OF