, 1900-12-17


the clang of their spurred heels on the
marble hoo was II sound to hear and
thank the Lord OF Hosts for! So we
faced each other for an instant while
that devil Hepworth's face went livid
for rage and the Londoners strained
and surged behind him. A devil he
was and with the devils own courage.
For, shouting the charge, he came on.
in hand, and his men behind
him.
Midway l met him. His sword
went whirling half across the great
hall. My point stood at his throat.
Perchance the devil glaring out Of his
discovered % blacker devil in the
eyes that glared into his.
And Lord %Chillingford and his, aye,
to the meanest scullion under his roof
tree, went ont of Grafton House under
safe conduct.
l sat in the guardhouse, waiting for
the dawn and death. Yet | was at
peace with fate. Even to die the death
OF a mutineer had no sting. For l
Hau iaiu uo"h my lie 10 save the
l loved, and l thought of the
morrow's dawn with a smile.
Cromwell was in London on press
ing business with the Parliament, and,
in his absence, they had given me
short shrift. The deadly misehance of
IL ror lac ne known ne would nave
'''eu me- 'hat ieit IN my heart.
\ KEY turned In the door; the bolts
were pushed back. The door opened
anu smut ana a woman,s hgure stood
ua'k III the 1eepfe candle light. NO
neeu u ASK VINO II was. rose ana
s'arihs' eouia not speak.
"''herietsh she SAID, "nen
We wan III the valley OF the SHADOW
" " hiaiu may 40 that whlch
az ano'nst IiHe she would not. so II
- mat nave come TO o unbidden.
IL l an not welcome Will give you
.nNS ~, 'he git OF lie at your
VI "nu get me gone. 80 low ana
I was hei voice nat l scarce knew
neis' ior "is.ress margaret fui-
eo was d prouu woman. nololng
~ oo anu hot si'en u d sho"
.ns Il went On
Wouio MOI ave you think
;sIa "eie ~'nanhiess OF
luie !" your Dehait. First we
-. 'in"eh' l hiaue d way
40 "~N.ousnpy' tola MN al
wv. eu lol your paraon. But the
-. "ou'u gran. was MS pass
" .he su~aiahouse. ANA When Crom-
w., n"'' oil hour Z l went TO
.ru,,,
.iieo' cromwell mere! ana
ai, ne
,o,na w. ~ahs~ereu saoiy. ne
ne " 'he emu, men questioned
. nc SAT silent d space ana
~ u IL ooor without
w. 0n nc - man Oh iron-Dody
stnns ou anu hn'hu Oh l'oh-i UNDER
sn IAN no'
"" Tue eho-no "ofa ol
nope rom my colohel!
aie'' salu, II kheit down
" &c tee' uost kno" what was
Ii NY heart "neh you came
was 'n's: lhough she lie IN
sonne.o ome' nan arms she can never
'oise' mere was silence between
y space anu then her little hand
Nv" me " IL! leet ana LOOK her IN
H. atnn
'a'H' sue whispered, on my
nhees oessed OF Lord W~illoughby
liz iie ol the man loved. II not
you, men none snail Hark! What
is mat
VI d suooen the ground shook with
.ne tread OF a morse and the air was
~ u 'he G,,hh ano rattie OF stirrup
u s"olu men came stiiiness again.
uiaseeu ene oaKeh pench TO the
".roo" anu 'ose'her we stared out
'ne uarhness' houho the guard
@ was ranged upon com-
pahy oi morse, the ntful light OF the
su,nls s VI heaopiece anu
AZ .onIoee'
"a s"ns 'ose'usr' starins
oon,o,, naT e'ee' tns uoof Vi Tue
49, 10 'penu anu orom"eii
- nu hiM was Loru
otb.r. ., ~ ....an -.
tho toroh.. .s w. c.a..su -.
with up
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-. Nc
without ,o,n,nn ,oa, -"