The Yale expositor., 1903-05-29

an in one place. and Elizabeth crom-
well in another"
The Cromwells are my frienss. Ma.
tllda. And / viii assure YOU that
Hampton Court never saw a more
worthy queen than Elizabeth Crom-
we'll"
Il have a saucy tongue. Jane-do
rot mind when Il hackbites: there Is
no one like you. | love you well"
These words with clasped hands and
kisses between the two girls Then
Matllda's face became troubled and
she sat down alone. with her brows
drawn together and her hands tightly
clasped.
Did Rupert kin Neyille?" she ask
ed herself "Oh. me. ! do fear II. lie
lied TO me. then; OF course he lied;
bat that was no new thing FOR him to
! do. What snail doc" Sne went over
and over this train OF thought. and
ended always with the same irreso-
lute. anxious question. What shall !
do?"
TIE next day Jane went 20 Hampton
| Court She was conducted 20 an
I apartment In Gre 81 the suites for.
merly occupied by Queen Henrietta
| Maria. As she dressed herself she
/ thought OF the great men and women
\ who had lived and loved. and ioyed
/ and sorrowed under the ancient roof
/ OF Woisey's splendid palace
In brilliantly lighted room Mr.. and
| Mrs ClaypUlo and Mr.. AID Mrs. Rich.
ard Cromwell aud Doctor John owen.
! and MIR. Milton, and DR. Verify were
grouped around her highncss the Pro
teCtor's handsome wife. She sat at
the Protectors right hand. and Jane
/ Swaflham sat at his left.
he was In an unusually happy mood
and Doctor owen. remarking H. Ad.
mira Blake said They had been
mobbed mobbed by women-and the
| Protector had the best OF IL and that
was thing 10 pleasure any man"
Then Mrs Cromwell laughed and said
Your highness must tell US all now,
or we shall bee very Discontinued.
Where were you. TO meet a mob Of
women
We were In London streets. some.
where near the watersidc. Blake was
with me and Blake Is going to Ports.
mouth TO take command Of an eXpe.
! dition.
where to-" asked Mrs. Claypole.
Well. Elizabeth. that is precisely
the question this mob Of women want
ed me 10 answer. You are as bad as
they were. But they had some eX.
cuse"
Pray what excuse. sir that / have
not?"
They were the wives OF the sailor
men ruing with our admiral on his
expedition. And they got all around
me they did indeed. and one handsome
woman with a little lad In her arms
slo told me 20 look well az him be.
cause he was called Oliver after me
took hold OF my bride and said You
won't trample me down. General. for
the lads sake. and lis but natural
for us to want to know where you
are sending our husbands. Come
General. tell MS wives aud mothers
where the ships are going to- And
there was Robert Blake laughing and
thinking IL fine sport, but | stood up
In my stirrups and called out as loud
as ! could Women. can YOU be quiet
for one minute? They said Aye. 10
be sure We can. II youll speak out,
General. Then | said to them, You
want TO know where the ships and
your men are going Listen 10 me!
Tae Ambassadors Of France and Spain
would. each OF them. give n million
pounds TO know that DO YOU under.
stand. women And for a moment
there was dead silence. then shout
of comprehension and laughter. and
the woman at my bride lifted the boy
oliver To- me and ! took him In my
arms and kissed the rosy little brat
ard then another shout and the
mother said. General. you be right vel
come To my share OF the secret, and
mine! and mine!' and mine!' they
all shouted, ard the voices OF those
women went to my heart and brain
like wine. they did that. They made
me glad: believe | shouted with
them"
Ito be contlnued)