Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-16
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SYNOPSIS.
Chap. I. Mary is queen of England.
Francis Cludde is living with his uncle,
Sir Anthony, and his Cousin Petronllla,
Sir Anthony's daughter. Gardiner, bis
hop of Winchester, pays a visit to s!r
Anthony, and being a Catholic is dis
liked by Francis, who is at heart
Protestant
Chapter IL-Gardiner tells Francis
who his father is, that he is traitor
and tnformer, and offers to make ths
young mans fortune If he will enter
his service as spy.
Chapter Iu.-Francis asks for time
to reply and runs away, intending to
carve out his own future.
Chapter IV.-He is overtaken by
Clarence, an agent of Gardeners,
against whom he incites the mob by
telling them the man is press gang
leader and escapes on Clarences horse
and with his dispatches.
Chapter v.-Trancis goes to an inn
at st. Adams, and showing the dis
patches is thought to be a queens
courier.
Chapters vi and vII.-Clarence ar
riyes and he escapes with the It'd Of a
waiting maid. He reaches London and
renders aid to two women.
Chapter Willie and the women
escape in boat, are attacked. and
Francis Is stunned.
Chapter M.-They are rescued and
put on board vessel bound for Holland.
Chapter X.-One of the women
proves to be the Duchess Of Suffolk.
who has married man named BERTHE.
The other is Il kinswoman named Anne
Brandon. BERTHE is on board, too. Be-
ing Protestants. they We're fleeing from
England. Francis tells them his name
Is Carey.
Chapter XI.-They ascend the river
Rhine in boat and reach the house of
a friend named Lindstrom.
CHAPTER XII.
This saying was in way the keynote
to the life we found our host living on his
island estate. Peace, but peace with con-
slant fear for an assailant and religion
for supporter. Several times week
Master Lindstrom would go to Arnheim to
superintend his business. and always after
bis return he would shake his head and
speak grnvely, and Dymphna would lose
her color for an hour or two. Things were
going badly. Tho refor1ners were being
moro and more hardly dealt with. Tho
Spaniards were growing more despotic.
That was his constant report, and then /
would see him, as he walked with us in
orchard OF garden or sat beside tho stove,
cast wistful glances at tho comfort and
plenty round him. knew that he was
asking himself how long they would last.
II they escaped the clutches Of tyran-
nical government. would they be safe In
the times that were coming from the yio-
lcnce of IN III paid soldieryi The answer
was doubtful, or rather It was too certain.
Isometimes wondered how he could pa
tiently foresec such possibilities md take
no steps, whatever the risk, to prevent
them. At first thought his patience
sprang from the Dutch character. LATER
traced its deeper roots to q simplicity OF
faith and deep religious feeling, which
either did not Mt that time exist In Eng
land or existed only among people with
whom had never como into contact.
Hero they seemed common enough and
real enough. These folks faith sustained
them. TWAS part Of their liyes-a bull
wark against tho fear that otherwise
would have overwhelmed them. And to
an extent, too which then surpriEcd me,
found as time went on, that the duchess
and Master BERTHE shared this enthusiasm,
although with them 1t took a. less obtru-
Give form.
was led at the time to think a good
deal about this, and just word may soy
OF myself and OF these days spent on the
Rhine islnnd-that whereas before / had
taken but alukewarm interest in religious
questions, and while clinging instructive
ily to the teaching of my childhood had
sconformed with light heart rather than
annoy my uncle, came to think some
what differently now, differently and
more seriously. And SO have continued
to think since, though have never be-
come bigot, fact ! owe perhaps to
Mistress Dynphna, in whose tender heart
there was room for charity as we'll as faith,
for she was my teacher.
OF necessity, since no other OF our party
could communicate with her, became
more or less the Dutch girls companion.
/ would often Of IN evening join hcr on q
wooden bench which stood under an elm
on little spit of grass looking toward tho
city and Mt some disthnce from tho house.
Here when tho weather was warm, she
would watch for her fathers return, and
hero ono day, while talking with her, !
had the opportunity Of witnessing sight
unknown.in England, but which year by
year was to become moro common In the
Netherlands, more heavily fraught with
monaco in Netherland eyes.
We happened to be SO deeply engaged In
watching tho upper ehd of the reach at
tho time In question, where We expected
each moment to SEQ Master Lindstrom's
boat round the point that we saw nothing
OF boat coming the other way until the
Tapping of its sails as it tackled drew our
eyes toward 1t. Even then in the boat it.
self saw nothing strange, but In tts pas
sengers did. They were swarthy, mus
tactioed men, who in the hundred poses
they assumed, Us they lounged on deck or
leaned over the side, never lost u peculiar
air of brayado. As they drew nearer to US
tho sound Of their loud voices, their oaths
and laughter reached us plainly and
seemed to jar on the evening stiffness.
Their bold, fierce eyes, raking tho banks
increasingly, reached us at last. Tho girl
BY my side uttered q cry of alarm and rose
as II to retreat. But sho sat down again,
for behind us was an open stretch of turf,
and to escape unseen was impossible. AL
ready q score of eyes had marked her
beauty, and us the boat drew abreast of us
had to listen to tho ribald iests and
laughter Of those on board My ears tin
cled and my checks burned But could
do nothing. could only glare at them
and grind my teeth.
.Who arc thcy'" l muttered. 1.-THE
cowardly knayes!'