The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-09

was left behind. but in Banbury await
! ed the cruel test. There the stage was
prepared for her enactment OF the part
Of n Inidnight Lady Macbeth- to rob
the sleeping SCOT. not of his life, but
| OF that FOR ,silfCn3le had staked shis-lf
and for whose preservation he stood
! willing to give Up his life. Heretofore
, she had lulled an accusing conscience
] by telling it that the deed would pre-
serve his life but row that she knew
! him better such soIaca was withdrawn
+ from her There was little likelihood
that he would travel far beyond Ban
/ bury without discovering his loss, and,
While he would never suspect her of the
\ theft. it needed no seer to predict his
1 course of action. He would return in
stantly TO Oxford. and when next he
I was baffied 1t would be By Cromwell's
y troopers. and then, she had the gem
erals own word for it. came condemna-
! ton and the moose.
Dependency seemed &c be the portion
I of William Armstrong as we'll as of
his fair companion. She surmised that
I he was pondering on the events which
/ had happf ned when their faces were
/ set south over this course, and in part
1 she was right, but the thoughts which
I ranked in his mind were those i'm
planted by De Corey, and the willy
/ frenchman had been accurate enough
in his belief that the young mans
+. pleasure IN the nCrthward journey
would be spoiled. He could not bring
himself TO ask any explanation from
the girl nor even tell her what De
Courcy had said. for he saw that al
I ready weight Of wee oppressed her,
/ and to that burden be would not add
a pressure Of the slightest word He
f! possessed a supreme confidence in her
and only feared that she had loved this
runagate once and that some remnant
Of this long-ago affection still remained.
Her own words before they reached Ok
ford. her own action during the en-
counter fronting the Crown inn. dis
I turbed him far more than the insinua-
tons OF the Fren Gilman. He strove to
rid himself Of these thoughts. but they
We're very intrusive and persistent. At
last with an effort he reused himself
and cried with feigued hilarity: Fran
ces, we travel ike Two mutes. The in
fiuence of saddened oxford is still upon
US both we are long out OF sight OF
the town so let as be done with all re-
membrance Of IT.. The meeting with
the king this morning has stirred me up
10 a great pity for him but vexed medi-
tatious on his case are no help either
to him or TO US. rhe spur is the only
weapon I can WELD tor him now. SO let
as gallop and cry. God Save the
king
With that they raced together for a
time and were the better OF it, He had
become almost cheerful again when the
spires of aBnbury came into view, ana
thanked fortune that the first stage Of
their march was safely over.
They found old john and his pack
horse both ready for the road again.
and Armstrong was plainly 10th to let
such a fine evening sin by without fur
ther progress. butt Frances seemed so
wan and worn that he had not the
heart 70 propose more distant stop
ping place. and with sigh he put up
his horse for the night
While he was gone. the innkeepef
came furtively to her. and. after seeing
the pass. led her TO the prepared room
and showed her the door
Much against her will. Armstrong in
sisted upon her coming to supper with
him. although she protested she had no
appetite and indesG. sat opposite him
W foriorn and could not touch a
morsel. IN vain he urged her 70 eat,
but she shook her head. avoiding his
glance and keeping her eyes downcast
Ny girl" he SAID anxiously. you
are completely tired. / see that YOU
are on the point OF being i'll. il better
care is not taken Rest here "A few
days. / beg Of you. Eager a. I am 70
be forward. l will stay if You wish to
have me near you. Or l win push on
and come back for you
Il shall be well enough in the morn
ing. most like. / am tired tonight
And dispifited. too?"
Yes, ana dispirlted. You will excuse
me- ] know
Francest rose to her feet. but seemed
so SAINT that she 'caned against the ta-
Die for support. re was by her side ii
once
\ my sweet lass, / am so sorry for