Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-14

s''' Stanley j.
AUTHOR OF !" THE Nssll
n GENTLEMAN of
COPYRIGHT 1885, BY cAsSELtPu5Li
SYNOPSIS.
Chap. !. 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 81.
Anthony and being Catholic Is dis
liked by Francis, who is at heart 8
Protestant
+ Chapter II.-Gardiner tells Francis
who his father is, that he is traitor
and informer. and offers to make the
young mans fortune If 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 IY.-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 Clarence's 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 v1I-Clarence ar
rives and he escapes with the It'd of
waiting maid. He reaches London and
renders aid to two women.
Chapter Willie and the women
escape in a boat, are attacked, and
Francis is stunned.
Chapter K.-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 a kinswoman named Anne
Brandon. BERTHE is on board. too. Be
ing Protestants, they were fleeing from
England. Francis tells them his name
Is Carey.
CHAPTER XII.
AS tho day went on, therefore, I looke..
eagerly for Mistress Anne's return, but
she appeared no more, though I maintained
o close watch on the cabin door. All the
afternoon, too, the duchess kept away
from me, and feared that had seriously
offended her, SO that 1t was with no very
pleasant anticipations that, going into that
part Of the deckhouso which served us
for common room, to see II the evening
meal was set, found only the duchess and
Master BERTHE prepared to sit down to 1t.
suppose that something Of my feeling was
expressed in my face, for while was yet
half way between door and table my lady
gave way to peal OF merrimeht.
ssCome, sit down and do not be afraidl''
she cried pleasantly, her gray eyes still
full Of laughter. i vow the lad thinks
shall eat him. Nay, when all is said and
done. i like you the better, Sir Knight
Errant, for your scruples. see that you
IRE determined to act up to your name.
But that reminds me, she added In {
moro serious vein. I'VE have been frank
with you. You must be equally frank
with us. What IRE we to call you, prays''
I looked down at my plate and felt my
face grow scarlet. The wound which the
discovery Of my fathers treachery had
dealt me had begun to heal. In the action.
the movement, the adventure Of the last
fortnight ! had well nigh lost sight Of
tho blot on my escutcheon, Of the shame
which had driven me from home But the
question, what ore wo to call your" re-
vived the smart, and revived 1t with an
added panR. It had been very well, in
theory, to proudly discard my old name.
It was painful in practice to be unable to
answer the duchess: II am Cludde of
Cotton, nephew to Sir Anthony, formerly
esquire of the body to King Henry. am
no unworthy follower and associate even
for you, /" and to have instead to reply: ]
have no name am nobody. have all
to mako and win" Yet this was my Ill
fortune.
Her woman's eye saw my trouble as !
hesitated, confused and doubling, what ]
should reply. Come" she said good ma
turetly, trying to reassure me. You are
OF gentle birth. OF that we feel sure.
shook my head. Nay, l am of no
birth, madam, . answered hurriedly.
have no name, or. at any rate, no name
that can BIO proud OF. Call mccall me,
II 1t please you, Francis Carey.
s.It is q good name, /" quoth Master Ber-
tie, pausing with his knife suspended in
the air. IA right good Protestant name!"
aBut have no claim to 1t, reioined,
more and mere hurt. II have all to make.
Il am new man. Yet do not fearl" ]
added quickly as I saw what took to be
q cloud Of doubt cross my lady's face.
will follow you no less faithfully for that!'
s.Well,n said the duchess, a smile again
transforming her open features, will
answer for that, Master Carey. Deeds are
better than names, and us for being new
man, what with Pagsts and Cayendishes
and Sponcers, We have nnught but now
Gu ly,pB1 oha
tinued kindly. And we will poke no
questions ut yon, though ! doubt whether
you do not possess moro birth and breed
ing than you would have US think. And
II, when we return to England, as trust
We may before we arc old men and wom-
en-, we can advance your cause, then let
us have your secret. Noone can say that
Katherine Willoughby ever forgot her
friend"
'sOr forgave her enemy overquickly, !"
quoth her husband naively.
She raped his knuckles with the back
Of her knife for that, and under cover of
this small diversion had time to regain
my composure. But tho matter left me
sore ut heart and more than a little home
sick. And sought leave to retire early.
You are right" said the duchess, ris-
ing graciously. Tonight, after being out
in tho air, you will sleep soundly, and to-
morrow you will be new man, with q
faint smile. Believe mo, am not I'M
grateful. Master Francis, and ] will dill
gently seek occasion to repay both your
gallant defense Of the other day aud your
future SERVICE She gave me her hand to
kiss, and bent over it. Now, she con-
tinucd, "do homage to my baby. and then
/ shall consider that YOU are really one OF