The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
HE MASTER OF APPLGBY: 4 By FK1Nes IYN1E:

the guest chamber. furnished luxuriously.
for that day and place. in French-fashioned
mahogany and gilt. The bed was high and
richly canopisd. as befitte-l Peers resting
place: there was 4 square of Turkish drug
get on the floor. a cheerful fire burning in
the chimney arch and on the small table
whereat the occupant OF the guest room
had lately breakfastei. a goodly display OF
the Ireton silver.
Ny Lord was busy at his writing desk
when I entered; but when he looked up 1
saw the light of instant recognition in his
eye Never. think. did another prisoner at
the bar strive harder 70 read his sentence in
his judges eyes than did i'll that moment
Of suspense. 1 liked not much the look he
gave me; but MS greeting was aEab!e and
kindly enough.
All, Captain Ireton: It's you. is 1t? We
are well met. at last They told me YOU
were gone to join the rebels. did they not?"
Here was opening for bold man, and
in flash came TO the risht-about, checked
down the defiance l had meant TO hurI at
him. and took quick counsel of cool audac-
tty
Indeed. ny Lord. 1 know not what TREY
have told YOU. In times past the King had
10 trusr soldier than I; and wher I came
across seas twas not TO fight against him
But that have not Joined the rebels IS no
fault of certain of your bordsnip's officers.
Say you 50? But how is this: Surely 1
am not mistaken. 1 could be certain Colonel
Tarleton reported your taking 4 spy. and
his trying OF you. And was there rot some
things about rescue at the last moment
by a band OF these border braves? But
stay: let US have the Coloners story at first
hands. Have the gOoGress TO ring the bell
for me. will you. Captain
The crisis was come. \ pull at the bell
cord would summon the guard. and the
guard would BE- sent after Colonel Tarleton.
Well said the demon Despair. It's time you
were gone to make room for Richard Jen
infer; and laid a hand upon the tasseled
rope But when I would have run. all the
ruan-pride of race and OF soldier training,
rose UP to bid me fight for space to strike
one good blow in freedoms cause BY way OF
Ieave-taking.
So as il it had been an afterthought. 1
said: "a word further with you first my
Lord and then. if you please. l will call
the guard All you remember is true. save
as to the principal fact So far from being
spy in intent or even partisan of either
side was at the time but newly come in
to the Province. knowing little of the cause
Of quarrel and caring still less. But Cap
tain Falconnet and Colonel Tarleton did
their earnest best to make a rebel OF me
out OF hand
..Ahe But the proof of all this. Captain
Ireton"
The hest I can offer is the present fact
of NV coming TO place myself at your Lord
ships disposal being moved thereto by
YOUR I.ordship's own desire expressed in an
order sent some weeks since to Sir Francis
Falconnet.''
.-So2-thcn you knew Of that order7'
Captain FaIconnet showed it TO me after
vae condemned and the firing squad was
drawn up to snuff me out
Ny Lord Charles gave me the courtier
smile tina; so endeared him TO his soldiers
he was we'll loved Of his men-and babe ME
sit
The plot thickens. as Mr.. Richardson
would say Let ne have your story. Cap
tain Ireton. l would rejoice to know why
Captain Sir Francis Falconnet saw fit to
d!sobey his orders
was clear of the lee shore and the
that not Nachiayelli himself could hope to
| weather the storm in the open. How much
| or how little did Lord CORVALLIS remern-
| her Of Colonel TarIeton's report? How ex-
| pIicit had that report been?-wa there any
mention in il of my eavesdropping at the
! conference between Captain John Stuart
and the Baronet? of my attempt to warn
! the overnouutain men against the Indian
arming? Could / hope to tell his Lordsfip
! a tale so near the truth as TO be unassaiI-
| able by TarIetCn and his officers by Gil
/ bert Stair and the spIteful little pettffog-
( ger. and yet so deity garbIed as to keep
| my neck out of the halter for the time be-
| ing2
| All these questions thronged upon me IS
!, a mob 70 pull cool reason from her seat
, and I could only play the part of the