Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-05

81 am sure of one thing" answered
Jane. Public honors please not Gen.
Cromwell. He would thank God to
escape them"
Il do not say that the wish to see
him honored is universal" continued
Matilda. Father Sacy thinks there
are few thousand men still living in
England who have not bowed the knee
to this Baal"
"Children Children can you find
nothing more lovely to talk about?
Matilda, you know that you are bait
ing James temper only that you may
see her lose it,"
Then Matilda laughed, and STOPPING
to her friend, kissed her and said,
Come, little Jane, | will ask your
pardon. Kiss and be friends, Jane.
came to get your receipt for lavender
conserves, and this Is nothing to it.
Come, let us go to the still-room."
She spoke with an unconscious air of
authority, and Jane as unconsciously
obeyed it, but there was a GOODNESS in
her manner which did not disappear
until the royalist lady had talked with
her for half an hour about the spices
and the distilled waters.
When the electuary had been pre-
pared, the girls became silent. They
were as remarkably contrasted as
were the tenets, religious and civil,
for which they stood. But If mere
physical ascendency could have domi-
mated Jane Swaffham, she was in its
presence. Yet 1t was not Matilda, but
Jane, who filed the cool, sweet place
with sense of power not to be dis
puted. Her pale hair was full of light
and life; 1t seemed to shine in its
waving order and crown-like coil. Her
eyes had steady glow in their depths
that was invincible; her slight form
was proudly poised her whole man
ner resolute and a little cold as OF
one who was putting down an offense
only half-forgiven.
Matilda was conscious of James
influence, and she called all her own
charms forth to rival it. Putting out
OF account her beautiful face and
stately figure as not likely to affect
Jane, she assumed the manner she
had never known to fail-a manner
half-serious and wholly affectionate
and confidential. She knew that
Swaffham was always a safe subject,
and that a conversation set to that
key went directly to James heart. So
turning slowly round to observe ev-
erything, she said
How cool and sweet is this place.
janet"
1T is, Matilda. often think that
one might receive angels among these
pure scents"
"Oh, l VOW 1t Is the rosemary! Let
me put my hands through It," and she
hastily pulled off her white embroid-
cred gloves, and passed her hands,
shining with gems, through the delici.
ously fragrant green leaves.
Il have a passion for rosemary"
she continued. 1T always perhgures
good fortune to me. Sometimes II |
wake in the night smell it smell
miles Of it-and then l know my angel
has been to see me, and that some
good thing will tread in her footsteps"
Then she said with an attempt at
indifference, When did you hear from
Cymlin? And pray in what place
must / remember him now?"
II know not particularly. Wherever
the Captain-General Is. there Cymlin
Swaffham Is like to be-"
why do you not ask after Stephens
fortune-good or bad?"
Il did not at the moment think OF
|
mind tbs impossible to find him al
company. 1t is he, and he only"
yet If ever Stephen de Wick gets
glimpse of home, 1t is not home tc
him until he has been at Swaffham.'
Jane made no answer, and they
walked silently to the door where Ma
tilda's carriage was waiting. Mrs
Swaffham Joined them as Matilda was
about to leave, and the girl said, a.
had come near to forgetting some
thing / wished to tell you. One o.
those men called Quakers was preach
ing his new religion at Squire Oliver
Leders last night. There was much
disputing about him to-day"
What said Lady Heneage of tn,
preacher" asked Mrs Swaffham.
"She thought he ought to be put II
the stocks; and her sister Isabel saiC
that he was good man, and had tn,
root of the matter in him. | hear,
; that he was to preach again at Deep
ing Den. Now, l must make wha
haste can; my father will be angr,
at my delay. Goodbye! faithful til
/ we meet again."
r "She says faithful yet knows no
how to be faithful"
/ "She is much changed"
) ut would be strange indeed IL sh
was not changed. Before these trou
. | bles she was q girl living at he