The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-16

purse myself in younger days Those
times were better than now. There's
too many soldiers and too few gentle
men with fat purses travelling the roads
nowadays for our trade"
Again William laughed and shook
hands with the old man. as one high
wayman in good way of business
might condescend to another less pros
porous, and the veteran hostler boosted
OF his intimacy with q noted freebooter
for the rest of his days.
Rub down my horse well while I am
at breakfast" said Armstrong. and. re-
ceiving every assurance that the beast
of so excellent a man should receive
every attention, he went to the inn and
there found Frances awaiting him.
The girl was standing by the window,
which was low and long, with a valance
of crim5ed spotted muslin running
athwart the lower half of it. A bench
was fixed beneath the window, and on
this bench the girl had rested a knee,
while her cheek was placed against the
diamond paneS. The light struck her
face and Illuminated il strongly and
she stood so still that she seemed to
form part of a tableau which might
have been entitled Watching" On the
/ table placed in the center Of the room
breakfast was spread.
1t WAS .jubilant man who DISTURBED
this quiet picture by his abrupt IN
coming. The early morning gallOp, he
excitement of contest, the flush of vic
tory, all had their effect on his bearing,
and he came in with the mein Of d
Saxon prince, his yellow hair almost
touching the beams Of the low ceiling.
The two formed a striking contrast
when the embodiment Of citation dp-
preached the embodiment of detection.
There was a new furtiveness in the
brief glance she cast upon him, and
after her first startled cOgniZance she
looked beyond him, on either side Of
him, over his head or at his feet bat
never turned her eyes full upon him as
of yOre.
"Ah. my girl" he cried, you have
not slept well. / can see that at once.
This will never do; never do at all.
But you are certainly looking better
| this morning than you did last night.
Is that not SOP
You are looking very we'll" she said,
avoiding his question.
oh. I've had morning sallop al
ready"
What. With the ride to Scotland
| still before you? Is not a merciful man
merciful TO his horse2'
He should be; but | may say TINS
| for Bruce, he enjoyed the ride quite as
much as 1 did. And now 1 am raw
| cnOus for breakfast and eager for the
road again. He tinkled a little handbell
/ that rested on the table. We nave an
/ other splendid day for it. The sunrise
! this morning was positively inspiring
| Come, lass. and sit you down. We
! must get the roses back into those
! cheeks, and L think the ride today will
do it, for we will be nearing the north
| ever nearing the north, and you are
just like me, you are yearning for the
| nOrthland, where all the men are brave
| and all the women fair"
Fair and false, perhaps you would
add. That was your phrase, l think"
William laughed heartily, drawing in
his chair.
Yes, a5out our Stuarts, not about
( our ladies. They are ever real and
/ true. And indeed many of them are
dark as well as fair, and they are the
best Dark hair, fair face and a loyal
heart; there is combination 10 cher
ish, when God is good to Il man and
allows him TO meet it."
The servant had now answered the
tinkling bell, sand Frances was too busy
acting the. housewife TO make any COM
ment on his enthusiastic description OF
what was to be found in the north. Her
pale cheeks Redeemed as he spoke, ans
he took this for a promising sign. She
was convinced that he had as yet not
! knowledge OF his loss, and wondered
when and where such knowledge would
! COlilt 70 MIN. one uOpeu llle ellliSul-
/ enment would be delayed until they
were near the Scottish line, or across it
Then she must tell him The truth al
/ whatever cost to herself. and persuade
him, If she could not to return. Wher
she made her confession, she would bC
I in a position to relate all Cromwell had
said to her; show him that the genera
had given orders which would bloch
any backward move, and reveal his de
termination to hang the Scot, Should
he entangle himself further with Eng
/ lish politics. Yet she had the graves
doubts that these dangers would in
fuence him. She knew him well enough
to be aware that his own personal safe
ty weighed but lightly with him, anC
the very opposition would determine
! him to try conclusions with it. un
abashed by the overwhelming odd
against him.
These reflections troubled her unit
the time they were on their horses one,
more, when Armstrong interrupted
them by crying out;
Where's old John?'
u sent him on ahead long since" re-
piled Frances.
Good. we shall scon overtake him
Good by, pirate" he cried to the grin
ming hostler. May I meet you on tn,
road next time with a thousand pounds
on you, and if you whisper 'Banbury
. to me. win not lift a penny of it,
Good luck to you and your fair lady
sir" replied the enriched old man. rails
ipg his cap in salute. He wished NOR
travellers like the brawny Scot CAM
that way.
"Why do you call the poor man
pirate?' asked Frances.
"Oh, we're comrades" laughed Arm
strong. He thinks me capable
] prompt and energetic highUayman
i and admitted on the quiet that he ha,
cut a purse himself on occasion in tn
1 days of his youth.
And why does he think you are
2 highwayman?"
"Ah, that would be telling. Suppos
il is because 1 escort the fairest lad,
il the land2 The sex have ever IA
vored the biggest rascals. No I shall
I, not ipcriminate myself, but sh I'll main
! tain my pose of the amiable hypocrite
Here rides VIII Armstrong the hon
est map-if you take his own word 70
it. But the hOstler knows better. II
secs secret comings and goings an
: draws his own conclusions. Banbur
On, Lord. / shall never forge
Banbury! lt is Il place of mys
, terry. the keeper Of dark secrets an
2 sudden rides. Of midnight theft and O
= treachery. Ask the Broughton roa
{ where Cromwell lies. TO reveal what
knows. Things happen along tina
Z track which the king knows nothing o
J and his royal signature takes journey
u that he never counted upon
a Heavens pity What do you mean?
e moaned the girl. whitening to the lip
y He laughed ioyously but checked him