Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-20
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love of seemliness and cyen that his visit.
ors were ut his elbow, and STOPPING a
moment to plant homo couple of shrewd
cuts cried: Take that! Take that, my
lnd!'' in voice that rang as crisply as his
thwacks.
was up in an instant. Not that the
pain was anything, and before our own
people / should have thought as little OF
shame, for If the old may not lay hand to
the young, being related, where Is to be
any obedience? Now, however, my first
glance met the grinning faces of strange
lnckeys, and while my shoulders still
smartcd the laughter Ut couple OF sober
ly clad pages stung hundred times more
sharply. / glarcd fnriously round. and
my eyes fell on one face--n face long re-
membcred 1t WINS TINT Of man who
neither smiled nor laughed; q man whom
Irecognizcd Immediately, not by his sleek
hackney or his purple cassock, which o
riding coat partially concealed, or eycn by
his jcwclcd hand, but by the keen glance
of power which passed over me, took mo
In and did not acknowledge me; which
saw my humiliation without interest or
amusement. The look hurt mo beyond
smarting 81 shoulders, for It conveyed to
me in the twentieth part of a second how
very small person Francis Cluddc was,
and how very great lersonage was Ste
phen Gardiner, whom in my thoughts
had presumed to belittle.
stood irrcsolute moment, shifting
my feet and elowcriug at him, my face on
fire. But when he raised his hand to give
the benediction, and the more deyout, or
those with mended hose, fell on their
knees in the mud, I turned my back alb
ruptly, and climbing the wall flung away
across the chase.
eWhat, Sir Anthonyl" heard him say
as l stalked of, his voice ringing clear
and incisivo amid tho reverentinl silence
which followed the Latin words. Have
we q hereto here, cousinf How is thisf
So near homo tool''
..Itis my nephew, my lord bishop, /" I
could hear Sir Anthony answer, apology
in his tone, and willful boy at times.
You know Of him. He has queer notions
OF his own, put into his head long ago {
caught no more, my angry strides
carrying me out Of earshot. Fuming, I
hurried across the long damp grass, avoid
ing here and there the fallen limb of on
aim n = hinge round Of holly. I wanted to
oct ont a the way and be out OF the way,
and made such lhaste ttot before the slow-
" moving cavalcade had traversed one-halk
Of the interval between tho road and the
house I had reached tho bridge which
crossed the moat, and pushing my way
impatiently through the maids and SOUL
lions who had fiocked to It to SEQ the
show had passed into the courtyard.
The light was failing, and the place
looked dark and gloomy in spite Of the
warm glow Of burning logs which poured
from the lower windows and some show
of green boughs which had been placed
over the doorways IN honor OF tne occas
sion. ] glanced up at o iatsice IN M, one ,s q
the gables the WINDOW OF fetrohilla ny
tie parlor. Inere was no lace as ~, anu
turned ffetfuliy INTO sne nsn--anu. yss,
there she was, perched up IN one o. t l1la
high window seats. sne vas tooking Gus
on the chnse, as the maids were cong.
Yes, as the en- maids wete oolng. sne, veg,
was watohtnE Ior MS hien ml8nsinsss,
muttered. and that angered me atrean. .
crossed the rusnes IN silence anu ciAtnD eo
up besids her. s.
Well" said ungraciousiy g. sne start
ed, hearing me. OF her shoulder, wei.
have you seen enough o. MN YET cousins
You viii, I warrant you, oeiofe ne leaves. !,
q little OF him goes tar. Ia.
"a httie OF "no'n' rtancls' ene asAee
simply.
Though her voice betrayed some wonder
at my rough tone. she was SO much en-
gaged with the show that she did not look
ct me immediately. This, OF course kept
my anger warm. and began to feel thas
she was in che conspiracy against me. :.
OF my lord OF Winchester, OF course,
I answered. laughing rudely. " OF Sir Hos
Potl"
..Why do you call him thats" she re-
monstratcd In gentle wonder, and then she
did turn her soft dark eyes upon me. She
was slender, willowy girl In those days.
with complexion clear; yet palea maid
en- all bending and gracefulness, yet with
great store OF secret firmness, as Twas to
learn. He seems as handsome an old
man, !, she continued, ..as have ever met,
and stately. and benevolent, too, as ! SOC
him ut this distance What is tho matter
with you, sFrancist What has put you