El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-06

| reformers. He knew very well that to
acknowledge publicly that he was re-
| former would be to have himself pro-
| claimed a hereto, and that meant
death at the stake.
Still, not even the fear of death could
change his religious beliefs, and be
was accustomed to worshiping in Sc
cret with those Of a similar faith.
One afternoon Sir John and his wife
went by coach to London town to
spend a few days, leaving their two
children in charge of a faithful nurse.
That same afternoon. about dusk,
the two were having a merry romp on
the lawn in front of the manor with a
couple of their pet dogs when a man
came dashing up the long drive that led
to the house.
The dogs growled and started up
and then began to yelp and fawn on
the man in evident delight.
ooh, Uncle Dickw cried the children
as the man came nearer. But he paid
no attention to their cry of welcome
and went racing on into the house.
The children, not knowing what to
make Of the behavior Of their usually
playful uncle, ran in after him. They
found him just inside the entrance
door, prone on the floor, exhausted.
He was white to the lips, and his
dress much disordered.
ooh, Uncle Dick!' cried the children.
again. What has happened? What's
the matter?"
Nothing, dears," he answered fee
bly,. Il was just running a race with
some men met
did you beat them? ?" asked the girl.
YES" replied her uncle, with
CHASTITY smile. But expect they will
catch up with me before long," He
dared not tell these two young inno-
cents that he was being hunted down
by Queen Mary's men and that If
caught he would be put to DEATH
Presently the man staggered to his
feet.
Lets have a game of hide and
seek'' he said, with a poor effort to
seem jovial.
'Hurrah! What funv' cried the chill
dren, clapping their hands in glee.
''Who will hide?' asked the boy.
''All three Of us!' replied their uncle.
But who will seek US out?' asked
the girl.
''Ah! Some of her gracious majes-
tvs soldiers will shortly rap at this
very door to ask for me and perhaps
for you. And don't you think it would
be rare good joke on them all if they.
could not find any of usY suggested
Uncle Dick. The children thought it
the greatest sport ever heard of.
"Goodr' cried the man. 1--WE will
fool them nicely. Now, you two run
out the back way with the dogs and
get into the kennel with them and lie
still. The soldiers will never think to
find you there. AS for me, am going
to get inside the suit Of armor that
your great-grandfather wore and which
stands in the banquet hall. Only you
will have to help me into it first
1t was a difficult matter to climb into
that suit of armOr, large as it was, but,
finally the hunted man got in some
how, and the visor Of the helmet was
pulled down. That man was inside
no one would have known to look at it.
Half an hour later a dozen rough look.
ing fellows with lances entered the,
hall and ransacked it from top to bot
.om. They sounded the walls, explor-'
I'd the secret closets and upset things
but no sign of their quarry
Gould they discover, and the frightened
'ervants could give them no aid
At last the band departed, and that
anne night Uncle Dick kissed his young
eiatfves goodby and stole out in the
darkness and across country till he
anne to the coast. A sailing boat took
Inn to the continent, and not till ,Eliz-
beth came to the throne did he dare
read English soil again.
Years later Sir Johns children came,
o know that that game of hide and,
eek was. with Uncle Dick,a matter OF