The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-12-01

| "Oh. yes, love nlm
So muttcred the lord OF Cartcret
under his breath. "thou rt engaged tC
him?'
Yea, my lord,' the Gill answered
looking down.
Listen: if thou shoul,lst find rich
husband; a rich titled husband?''
II do not wish to think of it, for |
am only poor girl,
"Wh hat matters it? In my castle
have many jewels that will make thee
even prettier than thou art. See, thou
canst now think Of titled husband.
Come, what sayest thou? IT thou wilt
accept, the half Of my riches are thine. "
"Guibcrt finds me pretty enough as
| am
Thou wilt command the peasants
around US
"These peasants are my brothers,
and | would rather be my lords ser
want, than his wife.
Thou rcfuscth?' asked Engucrrand
surprised at her resistance.
Yea, my lord,'' she replied fearless
| ly; am | not iree?'
"And if compelled thee
She looked at him strangely.
|
Il would kill you,'' she sai,l bctwe, IL
her teeth; then her glance frightened.
Nay now, you could not" she cried
cxultingly, "for the saints protect me,
and there is Justice"
That obcys mel said Enyuerland
haughtily.
May she answered, signing her
self, piously, "the justice of God!',
| IL will have thee carried off, and we
will see if the justice Of God will save
thee"
She drew her breath sharply, but
answered nothing.
"Conc, now, said Enguerranl more
gently, after a moments silence, ''why
dost thou refuse the fortune that
offer? Why dost thou prefer Guilbert,
who is poor, to me-
you are rich, my lord, and Guilbert
is poor; YOU are rich, and Guilbert is
handsome am seventeen years old
and yo,. are sixty; does all your gold
equal the twenty years Of Guilbert:
Besides" she continued, slowly, "your
friends woull laugh at me, Il poor
peasant
Nay, that | swear they will not, y
cried Enguerrand eagerly; "comc, wilt
thou decide?''
"lea, my lord, | have decided:
Good-bye!'
| Enguerrand of Carterct climbed
slowly the rocky steps that led to his
cyrie, not without lookin. back once
or twice to watch Edwiec, who was
running swiftly towards her home.
Black fury gnawed at his heart. What!
a girl had dared to defy him, the lord
of Carterrt And he swore Il great
oath, as he entered tie castle-gate, to
compel the young girl to yield to him.
| AS Edwi &c reached her foster-fath-
er's, the force that had upheld her be-
fore Enguerrand left her suddenly, and
she fell fainting on the door step; but,
under the care of Guilbert, she soon
revived and was able to tell her story.
What hast thou dccidcd?' asked
her lover.
| "Canst thou ask? thou knowest
will marry none but thee" she ar
swercd quickly.
The young mans father, who had
listened quietly to his fo>tcr-child's S
story, at las. said that Edwiye could
not remain in that naiohb- rhood, as
Enguerrand would be sure to send his
men-at-arms and take her away by
force. At midnight the girl departed,
conducted 10y Guilb b'rt, purposing to
hide at II re.atives house. several
leagues away.
| The next day he peasant 5 hut was
surrounded hy Enguerrand's archers,
who, not finding the yi.'l, took the old
man prisoner, and subjected him to
torture in the hope of making him
speak; but in spite of his Suiferinys he
staunchlv refused to say where Edwide
had taken refuge When Huilbert re,
what hal happened, an | alvis Il him
to 20 into hiding also. wiki ,lt even
returning to his fathers houS'. which
was guarded day and night by En- n5uer-
rand's soldiers. Guiibrrt turned his
steps us quickly rs possible to the
| Hermit of the Dunes, who had his cell
not far from the chapel. The holy
man hil the bay, for he was little more
in the chapel, where he knew he was
perfectly sac according to Sac law OF
sanctuary.
Several weeks later yoan. girl
covered from head to loot hy Il black
mantle, came knocking at the door OF
the good hermit, who, upon opening it
recoyniz'd E,lwigc.
"Why ha. thon returned, unhappy
child!' cried the monk; "dost not
know the danger which mpnaces thc2?'
Il learned that my foster father and
lover were suffering for my sake That
is not just, 50 have come. Guibcrt
! is safe, know; he is here, but he can