Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-16

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ING co. ALL RIGHTS aEseRED
Proud bloodthirsty and licentious every
where, 1t may be imagined that in tho
subject netherlands, with their pay al
ways In arrear, they were indeed people to
be feared. 1t was seldom that even their
commanders dared to check their excuses.
Yctwhen the first flush of my anger
had subsidized l looked after them, odd as
it may seem, with mingled feelings. With
all their faults they were few against
many, a conquering race in foreign
land. They could boast Of blood and de
scent. They were proud to call themselves
tho soldiers and gentlemen Of Europe.
was against them, yet admired them
with boy IS admiration for the strong and
reckless.
OF course said nothing of this to my
companion. Indeed, when she spoke to
me, did not hear her My thoughts had
flown far from the burghcr's daughter sit,
ting by me and were with my grandmoth-
er's people. saw, in Imagination, the
uplands OF Old CASTLE, rs had often
heard them described, hot in summer and
blenk in winter. pictured the dark.
frowning walls of Toledo, with its hun
dred Moorish trophies, tho castles that
crowned the hills around, the grny olive
groves and tho box clad slopes. I saw Pa
lenoia, where my grandmother Petronillai
do Vargas was born; Palcncia, dry and
brown and sun baked, lying squat and
low on Its plain, the caves OF its cathedral
q mans height from tho ground. All this
saw. suppose tho Spanish blood in me
nwoke and asserted Itself at sight of those
other Spaniards. And thnn-then forgot
1t oil as l heard behind mo an alien voice,
and / turned and found Dylnphna had
stolen from me and was talking to a
stranger.
He was o young man, and Dutchman,
but not Dutchman Of the stout, burly
type which had most commonly seen In
tho country. he had, 1t is true, tho usual
fair hair and blue eyes, and he was rather
short than tall. but his figure was thin
and mcager, and he had a pointed nose
and chin and a scanty fair beard. took
him to BIO nearsigkted. At second
glance saw that he was angry. He was
talking fast TO Dymphnn-of course in
fDutch-nnd my first impulse, in face Of
his excited gestures and queer appearance,
was to laugh. But had notion what
his relationship to the girl was, and I
smothered this, and instead asked, as soon
as ! could get word In, whether should
leave them.
.sOh, nolp' Dymphna answered, blush
Ing slightly and turning to me with q
troubled glance. believe she had clean
forgotten my presence. This Is Master
Jan Van Tree, q good friend OF ours, and
this, she continued, still in Spanish, but
speaking to him, lis Master Carey, one Of
my fathers guests .
We bowed, he formally. for he had not
recovered his temper, and IL dare soy I
with confederation. We disliked one
another at sight, I think. Idubbed him q
mean little fellow, trader, . peddler,,
and, however he classed me, It was not
favornbly. SO It was no particular desire
to please him which led me to say with
outward solicituds, ~ fenr you nre an
moved at something, Master Van Tree. y
II ami" he said bluntly, meeting me
half way.
"And am to know the causel" I asked,
ssor is 1t secret?"
1t is no sccret!" he retorted. Mistress
Lindstrolm should have been moro careful
She should not have exposed herself to the
chanceof being seen by those miserable
foreigners. !"
"The sorsigners--in the boati".1 said
dryly.
swered. He was obliged to say that, but
he glared at me ncross her as he spoke.
We had turned and were walking back to
the house, the poplars casting long shad-
ows across our path.
..Thsy were rude observed careless
", my chin very high. But there 10 no
particular harm done that I can see, Mas.
ter Van Tree {"
sPerbaps not, as far as you can Gee. :" he
retorted in great excitement But per
haps also you arc not very farsighted.
You may not sec 1t now, yet harm will
follow"
Possibly" ! said, and was going to
follow up this seemingly candid admis-
sion by something very boerish when.
Mistress Dymphna struck In t1ervously.
MY father Is anxious" she explained,
speaking to me, that should have as
little to do with our Spanish governors as
possible, Master Carey. 1t always vexes
him to hear that have fallen in their
way, and that Is why my friend feels an-
noyed 1t was not, OF course your fault,
since you did not know of this. 1t was
1" she continued hurriedly, who should
not have ventured to the elm tree without
seeing that the coast was clear.
KNEW that she was timidly trying, her
color coming and going, to catch my eye,
to appeaso me as the greater stranger ana
to keep the peace between her III matched
companions, who indeed stalked along
ewing one another much as wolf hound
and badger dog might regard each other
across choice bono But the young
Dutchman g sudden appearance had put
me out Twas not In love with her, yet !
liked to talk to her, and grudged her TO
htm-he seemed SO mean fellow. And
so-churl thnt was-in answer to her
speech, 1 let drop some snecr about the
great fear OF the Spaniards which seemed
to prevail in these parts
lyon are not afraid of them, them"
Van Tree said, with o smile.
"No; am not, answered, my lip
curling also.
.Ah, /" with much meaning, perhaps
you do not know them very welll'
Perhaps not, replied. Still, my
grandmother was . Spaniard.
$50 should have thought, no retorted
swiftly, SO swiftly that l felt the words as
/ should have felt blow.
what do you menns" I blurted out,
hating before him, with my cheek Grim
son. In vain were all Dymphna's appeal.
ing chances, all her signs of distress. !
win have you explain. Master Van Tree,
what you mean by thatl" repeated
fercely
II mean what I said" he answered.
confronting mo stubbornly and shaking on