Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-11

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SYNOPSIS.
Chap. l. Mary is queen of England
Francis Cludde is living with his uncle,
Sir Anthony. and his Cousin Petronilla,
Sir Anthony's daughter Gardiner. bis
hop of Winchester. pays visit TO s..
Anthony. and being Catholic is dis
liked by Francis, who is at heart q
Protestant.
Chapter II.-Gardiner tells Francis
| who his father is. that he is a traitor
and informer, and offers to make the
young mans fortune IL he will enter
his service as a spy.
Chapter III.-Francis asks for time
to reply and runs away. intending to
carve out his own future.
Chapter N.-He is overtaken by
Clarence, an agent of Gardeners.
against whom he incites the mob by
telling them the man is a press gang
leader and escapes on Clarences horse
and with his dispatches.
Chapter V.-Francis goes to an inn
at st. Adams. and showing the dis
patches is thought to be a queens
courier.
Chapters VI and yII.-Clarence ar
rives 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
M
Francis is stunned.
. Chapter IX.-They are rescued and
put on board vessel bound for Holland.
CHAPTER x.
On tho outer side Of the vessel stretched
q wide cxpaase of turbid water, five or six
times as wide us the Thames at London,
and foam flecked hero and thcre by tho up
running tide. On tho other side was
wideand spacious quay, paved neatly with
round stones and piled here and there
with merchandise, but possessing, by viz
tue of tho lines of leafless Gins which bor-
dered it, quaint air Of rusticity in the
midst OF bustle The sober bearing Of the
sturdy landsmen, going quietly about
their business, accorded well with the sub
stantial comfort Of the rows of tall, steep
rooted houses / saw beyond the quay and
seemed only made more homely by the oc-
casional swagger and uncouth cry OF some
half bnrbarous seaman, wandering aim
lcssly about Above tho town rose the
heavy square tower Of a church, asnotable
landmark where all around, land and wa
Ter, lay 30 low, where the horizon seemed
% far and the sky SO wide and breezy.
so you have mnde up your mind to
como with us, said Master Bertram, re-
turning to my side. He had left me to
make some arrangements. You under
stand TINT II you would prefer to go homo
can secure your tendance here BY good,
kindly people and provide for your pas
sngs back when you feel strong enough to
Cross. You understand thats And that (
the choice is entirely your owns So which /:
will yon dor"
changed color and felt I did. Ishrunk,
rs being well and strong ] should not have
shrnnk, from losing sight of those three !
taccs which had known for so short
time, yet which alone stood between my
self and loneliness. II would rather come
with you, stammered. But shall be
great burden to you now, I fear. !"
sit Is not that he replied, with hearty
assurance in his voice. "A weeks rest
and quiet will restore you to strength,
and then the burden will 10 on the other
shoulder. It 10 for your own sake give
ron tho choice, because our future Is for \
;he time uncertain. Very uncertain" he
repeated, his brow clouding over, "and to i
5eoome orr companion may expose you to
.resh dangers We arc refugees from Eng. .
land. That you probably guess. Our plan
was to go to France, whore arc many OF
our friends, and where We could live safe
ly until better times. You know how that
plan was frustrated. Hero the Spaniards
are matters Prince Phillip people-and
II We arc recognized We shall be arrested
and sent back to England. Still my wife
and 1 must make the best Of it. Tho hue
and cry will not follow us for some days
and there is still a degree OF Independence
in tho cities Of Holland which may, since
] have friends hero, protect US for time.
Now you know something OF our position,
my friend. You can make your choice
with your eyes open. Either way We shall
u vii 20 so on with you, ii you please"
] answered at once. 81, too, cannot go
home. And Us l said this Mistress Ber-
tran, also came up, and Itook her hand In
mine-which looked, by the way, so
strangely thin scarcely recognized it.
and kissed it. II will como with you,
madam, ii you will let me, Isaid.
sGoodi" she replied, her eyes sparkling.
81 said you would / do not mind telling
you now that l am glad of it. And II ever
We return to England, as God grant we
may, and soon, you shall not regret your
decision. Shall he, Richards"
II you say he shall net, my dear, I" he
responded, smiling at her enthusiasm ~
think l may answer for 1t he will not"
was struck then, as I had been before,
by certain air Of Difference which the
husband assumed toward the wife. 1t did
not surprise me, for her hearing and man
ner, us we'll as such Of her actionsas Ihnd
seen, stamped her as singn1nrly self reliant
and independent for q woman, md to these
qualities, ms much rs to the rather dreamy
character of tho husband, was content to
set down the popularity. should add
that rare and pretty tenderness constant
ly displayed on her part toward him rob-
bed 1t of any scmblance of unseemliness.
They saw that the exertion OF tnlking
exhausted me, and SO, with an cncourng.
ing nod, left me to myself A few min
utes later couple Of English sailors be-
longing to the Frnmlinghnm came up and
with gentle strength transported me, I'M
der Mistress Annos directions, to queer
looking wide beamed boat which lay al
most alongside. She was moro like hugo
Thames barge than anything else, for she
drew llttlo water, hut had great expnnse
Of sail when alliwas set. There was n
largo deckhouse, gay with paint and as
clean as 1t could be, and in n compnrt-
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