The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-02-27

only broken by the towers or Ely, YaSt
and gray In the distance Large iron
gates admitted her 20 de Wick park.
Tho house was n quadraEgular build
ing OF various dates. and gray walls
rising from trim gardens with box.
edged flower plots ana clipped yew
hedges. An old-world sleepy air. lone.
~ and apart and fun OF melancholy.
poryaded the place.
The door stood open. and she passed
without delay into the wide entrance
hall. and went loiGurely up tho broad
stairway. Her hat. with It's moist
Cropping feathers. was in her hand.
her hair hung Imply about her brow
and face; she was the very picture Of
n beauty that had suffered the touch
OF adverse nature. and the depression
OF unsympathetic humanity.
But the moment she entered her
own room she had the sense OF covert
and rcfgcshmcnt. She put on her
sense Ct alienation and unhappiness
with her damp clothing, and as the
comfort Of renewal camc 20 her out.
wardly. the inner woman also re.
gained her authority; and the girl
conscious of this potent personality.
erected herself In its strength and I'm.
diyiduality. She surveyed her fresh
~ clad form In its gown OF blue lutte.
string: she turned right and left Co nd.
mirc a fresh arrangement of her hair;
she put around her neck. without pre-
tense Of secrecy or apology. the rosary
Of coral and gold; and admired iho
tin, and simmer OF It's beauty on her
white throat. Then she asked
WAS any stranger with the Earl
az dinner. Della"
My lady. he dincd with Father
Sacy alone"
And pray what did they eat for
dirncr?'
There was sucking pig roasted
with juniper wood and rosemary
branches. and "A jagged hare and a
pullCi. and some Clottol cream ard a
raspberry tart Al very good. my
lady; will YOU please TO eat some.
thing
Yes. viii have some jagged hare,
and sJmr clCttcd cream. and rasp.
berry tart-and glass Of Spanish
wine. Della, and a pitcher Of new
milk. Have them served as soon as
possible"
She took one comfortable glance at
herself. and IN ;hc pleasure Of its as
suraEce went down.stairg Her step
was now firm and rapid. set she
paused moment 90 the door OF the
room she wished 90 enter, and called
up miles 90 her FAC" and sort OF
cheerful brasado TO her manner Gro
she lifted the steel hasp that admitted
her. Ia moment her quick eyes took
a survey of It's occupants They were
only two mcn-Earl de- Wick. and his
chaplain. Fatter Sacy. Both were
reading. the Earl Sir Philip Sidnoy's
Arcadia. the chaplain. the evening
service in the book Of common prayer
Neither of them noticed her entrance.
and shc went straight 90 her fathers
side. and covering the open page with
aer hand. said in q merry tone
Here is a noble dwelling IN Az
cadia. whilc the erol; CaptainGcncrai
Cromwell
Tho devil"
is Going up and down and TO and
FRO in tho land. seeking whom he may
deyour. Eayc been NJ Ely and a.
Swanhau. gathering what news ! can.
aud I assure YOU. sir. there is none
TO our comfort
What have you heard? Anything
.bont the StotS2"
Cromwell is in Scotland What DO
you expect from that news
THAT Lcsllc will be- his match"
Then YOU will be disappointed.
There g. tide In The afairs OF men.
and this tide Of Cromwell ana the
Commonwealth is going To sweep all
royalty and oil nobility into the deep
sea-
We'll. then. I may ag we'll return TO
ms Arcadia and learn how 90 be rus
teal. We mobiles may play at Canutc
n we liLe-but---"
1T rs useless. while this mans star
danes In the armament. II he con
quers the Scotch army. what moro can
they oler him but the crown
ITO Be ContInued.)