Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-23
SYNOPSIS.

IS S1uD. L.. MdTy is queen OIL EuSidpo'
Francis Ciudde is living with his uncle,
Sir Anthony. and his Cousin Petronilia,
Sir Anthony's daughter. Gardiner. BIS
hop of Winchester. pays visit to S!r
Anthony. and being Catholic is dis
liked by Francis. who is at heart
Protestant.
Chapter u.-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 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 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 queens
courier.
Chapters vi and vII-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 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 of Suffolk,
who has married a man named BERTHE.
The othersis kinswoman named Anne
~. y to-, 1,<N, sf1 mi
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 a friend named Lindstrom.
Chapter XIII.-Carey saves Dynphna,
Lindstroms daughter, from the VOL.
ence of soldier. and kills the man.
Chapter XIV.-They decide to bury,
the Spaniard, but Carey sees ghost.
CHAPTER XIV.
"A worry learned man, physician to the
queens majesty, has since told mo, when
related this strange story to him, that
probably that burst of tears saved my rea-
SON. 1t so far restored me, at any rate, that
I presently knew where was-cowering
in Tho bottom OF tho boat, with my eyes
covered-and understood that Master
Lindstrom wns leaning over mo In terri
BILE state of mind, imploring me in min
gled Dutch and English to tell him what
had happened 81 have seen himl" was
all I could shy at first, and scarcely dared
remove my hands from my eyes. II have
seen himln / begged my host to row
away from tho shore, and after q time was
able to tell him what the matter was, he
sitting the while with his arm round my
shoulder. ~
You are suro that it was the Span
inrd2 he said kindly after he had thought
minute.
"Quite sure" answered, shuddering,
yet with less violence. How could ] be
mistaken II you had seen him
And you aro surop Did you feel his
heart this morning, whether 1t was beat
ings'
Ellis hearth" Something in his voice
gave me courage to look up, though still
Stunned the water. lest that dreadful
lvisage should rise from the doptha mo,
did not touch him. y
And you tell mo that he fell on his
face. Did you turn him overs'
Mo- l saw his drift now. Twas sit
ting erect. My brain began to work
again. mo, admitted II did not"
.'Then how" asked the Dutchman
roughly, "how do you know that he was
dead, young sira Toll me that.
Whom explained, '.Bahl" he cried.
s'There is nothing in that You jumped
to conclusion. thought Spaniard's
head was harder to break. AS for the
blood coming from his mouth, perhaps he
bit his tongue or did any one Of q hundred
things-cxcept die, Master Francis. That
you may be sure Is just what he did not
do,
aYou think sosn said gratefully. I
began. to look about me, yet still with
tremor in my limbs and an inclination to
start at shadows.
"Thtnki,.. he rejoined, with q heartiness
which brought conviction homo to me.
IT am sure of it. You may depend upon
1t that Muster Clarence, or the man you
take for Master Clarence, who no doubt
was the other soldier seen with tho sconn-
drel this morning, found him hurt late In
the evening. Then, seeing him In that
state, he put him in tho porch for shelter,
either because he could not get him to
Arnheifn at once or because he did not
wish to give tho alarm before he had made
his arrangements for netting your party. I"
"That Is possible!' allowed. with
Sigh Of relief. But what Of Master Clar-
encei"
s.Well,n the old man said, "let us get
home first Wo will talk OF him after
ward.
felt he had more in his mind than APP
peared, and obeyed, growing ashamed
now Of my panic and looking forward
with no very pleasant feelings to hearing
the story narrated. But when we reached
the house and found Master BERTHE and
the duchess in the parlor waiting for us
they rose, startled at sight of my faec-he
babe me leave that out, but tell the rest
Of tho story.
Icomplied, describing how I had seen
Dymphna meet Clarence and what had
observed to pass between them. The as
tonishmcnt of my hearers may be Inn
aRined. The point is very simple, I" said
our host coolly when ] had. in the face Of
many exclamations and some incredultty,
completed the tale 1t is just thisl The
woman certainly was not Dymphna. In
the first place, she would not be out at
night. In the second place, what could
she know OF your Clarence, an English
man and a strnngcrp In the third place,
viii warrant sho has been in yher room oil
the evening Then il Master Francis was
mistaken in the woman, may he not have
boon mistaken In the man9 That Is the
point.
no. said boldly. Il only saw her
back. / saw his face."
s.Certainly that is something, Master
Iindstrom admitted reluctantly.
III IN vfNra
beforein put in my lady very pertinently.