The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-10
CHAPTER KIN.
The Turn Of the Tide.

SiciSSltudcS as were lHclueHl W '''H
fortune and position But IN May
A. d. 1774. the first murmur OF the
returning tide of destiny was hearu
For the trouble between England anu
her American colonies was rapiui!
eliminating and party feeling ran
high not only among clvillans, pu'
throughout the royal REGIMENTS. ne.
Gently, also, a petition had been laia
before the king from the Americans
then resident in London, praying MIN
not to send troops TO coerce MS SUD
jects in america, and, when HYDE en-
tered his club some members were
engaged in an a angry alteration on
this subject.
THE petition was flung upon the
table, as it ought to have been, sald
Lord Paget.
You are right" replied Mr.. Her
vey; they ought to petition no long
er. They ought now to resist. Ihe
Duke of Richmond spoke warmly lor
Boston last night. The Bostonians
are punislea without hearing, he
said, and. il they resist punishment
l wish them success. Are tAey not
Englishmen, and many Of them born
On English soil? When have English
men submitted to oppression? Neither
king, lords, nor commons can take
away the rights of the people. 1t Is
past a doubt, too, that mis- majesty, at
the levee last night, laughed when ne
said he would just as lief fight the
Bostonians as the French. l heard
this speech was received with a DEAD
silence, and that great offence was
given by it,
Il think the king was right, SAID
Paget passionately. "Rebellious sub
iects are worse than open enemies
like the French
My lord, you must excuse me Ii
do not agree with your opinions. AND
the fight mas begun, for Parliament
is dissolved on the subject.
1T died. laughed Hyde, "and left
us a rebellion for legacy
Capt. Hyde, you are a traitor"
Lord Paget | deny it. My sword is
my country's; but would not, for
twenty kings, draw 1t against my own
ccuntrymen, then with a meaning
glance at Lord Paget, and an emphatic
touch OF his weapon-"except in my
own private quarrel
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Hervey. this
is no time for private quarrels; and,
captain, here is my Lady Capels foot
man, and ne says he comes in urgent
speed
Hyde glanced at the message. 1T
is last command Mr.. Hervey. Lady
Capel is at the death point, and to her
requests l am first bounden.'
Lady Capel had been edath-stricken
while at whist. and was stretched
upon sofa in the midst of the desert
ed tables, yet covered with scattered
cards and half-emptied teacups.
At this hour it was evident that.
above everything in the world, the old
lady had loved her wild, extravagant
grandson. 'Oh, Dick" she whispered,
1--WE got to die! We all have. have
left you eight thousand pounds-all l
could save Dick Arabella is witness
to it. Dick, Dick, you will think of
me sometimes?"
And Hyde kissed her fondly. "Tll
never forget YOU" he answered,
never, grandmother. Is there any
thing YOU want done? Think, dear
grandmother
Put me beside Jack Capel. I won
der-if shall-see Jack" shadow.
gray and swift, passed over her face.
Her eyes flashed one piteous look into
Hyde's eyes, and then closed forever.
And while in the rainy. dreary Lon
don twilight Lady Capel was dying.
Katherine was in the garden at Hyde
Manor, watching the planting of seeds
that were in few weeks to be living
things of beauty and sweetness.
Little Jors was with his mother,
running hither and thither. as his
eager spirits led him.
Katherine had heard much of Lady
Capel, and she had certain tender
ness for the old woman WAC loved her
husband SO truly; but no thought of
her entered into Katherine's mind that
calm evening hour Then her maid
with a manner full Of pleasant ex-
citement, came to her and said:
Here be London peddler ma
dam; and he do have all the latest
fashions and the news of the king and
the Americans"
In few minutes the man was eX-
hibiting his wares to Katherine, and
she was too much interested in the
wares to notice their merchant par
ticularly. There was a slow but
mutually satisfactory exchange of
goods and money, and then the ped
dler began to repack his treasures.
and Lettice to carry away the pretty
triaes and the piece of satin her mis-
tress had bought Then, also, he
found time to talk. to take out the
last newspapers, and to describe tle
popular dissatisfaction at the stupid
TYRANNY of the government toward