Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-11
SYNOPSIS.
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SYNOPSIS.
/ Chap. |. Mary is queen of England.
| Francis Clu0de is living with his uncle.
Sir Anthony. and his Cousin Petronilla.
| Sir Anthony's daughter. Gardner, DIS
| hop Of Winchester, pays visit to ST
| Anthony, and being a Catholic IS dis-
| liked by Francis, who is at heart
| 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 spy.
Chapter IlI-Franeis asks for time
to reply and runs away. intending 10
carve out his own future.
Chapter IV.-He is overtaken by
Clarence. an agent of Gardeners
against whom he in1tes the mob by
telling them the man is a press gang
Header 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 queens
courier.
Chapters vi and vI.-clarence ar
rives and he escapes with the It'd of
/
renders aid to two women.
Chapter Willie and the women
escape in boat, are attacked, and
Francis is stunned.
Chapter IX-They are rescued and
put on board vessel bound for Holland.
Chapter X-One of the women
proves to be the Duchess Suffolk,
who has married man named Berthe.
,,,d
Brandon. BERTHE is on board, too. Be
Ing Protestants, they were fleeing from
England. Francis tells them his name
is Carey.
Chapters XI and XII.-They ascend
the river Rhine in boat and reach the
house of 4 friend named Lindstrom.
Chapter XIII.-Carey saves Dymphna,
Lindstrom's daughter, from the VOL
Ience of soldier and kills the man.
Chapter XIy.-They decide to bury
the Spaniard. but Carey sees ghost.
Chapters XIV, XVI and NV1I-Van
Tree Dymphna's lover, warns them
that they are discovered and they flee.
Chapter XVIII-They reach En-
merich by boat. The Dutchman's
party go to Sauton, while Carey. BERTHE
and the two women start for for Wesei
on horseback. They are delayed by
Hoods, and the Spaniards, led by Clar-
ence. come up with them.
CHAPTER Xix and XX.-Carey dis
perses them. The rivers being flooded
they turn toward Sauton. BERTHE by
mistake kills one of the town guard.
Chapter XXI.-They reach Sauton,
but are besieged in the gatchouse by
the towHsfolk, furious at the death of
u citizen.
Chapter XXH.-Lindstrom appears
and gains release for the party, pro-
yided the man who struck the fatal
blow be given up. To save BERTHE,
who is hurt, Carey surrenders.
CHAPTER XIII.
Ihad not seen the first moonbeams pierce
the broken easement Of the tower room,
but was there to watch the last tiny
patch of silver glide ashanti from wall to
sill and sill to franc and 80 pass out.
Near the fire, which had been made up
and now glowed and cracked bravely on
the hearthstone at my elbow, my three
jailers had set mattress for me, and on
this sat, my back to the wall and my
face to the window. The guards lounged
on the other side of the hearth round u
lantern, playing dice and drinking. They
were rough, hard men, whose features, as
they leaned over the table and the light
played strongly on their faces, blazoning
them against wall of shadow, were stern
and rugged enough. But they had not
shown themselves unkindly. They had
given mo share of their wine and had
pointed to the window and shrugged their
shoulders, as much as to say that it was
my own fault II l suffered from the draft.
Nay, from time to time one of them would
turn from his game and look at me- in