Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-29


be moved for month at least
why was not Informed Of thlsl'
II did not know where to find You"
You, wench, surely did not know
where to find me, but your brother
knew that message to his nearest
superior would find me-"
MY brother. | have told you, was
dangerously wounded and had but one
thing In his mind to have done with
the task you had set upon him."
He committed 1t to your hands
them"
lie did"
What was the task set him."
at was to steal from Armstrong the
Kings commission and to deliver the
result of TINT theft to General Crom-
well. the receiver"
"Wench, your tongue s oversharp-
grievous fault. 1 pray you amend
IT,"
mot until have told You am no
wcnCh. but a lady"
we have had too much Of lndy's
meddling in England and will have
less of it in days to come. a wcnch,
If she be honest is better than n lady.
who is seldom honest. Your mcddlng
In this matter has come near to caus-
ing serious dsarrangement Of great
Affairs. How was to know who YOU
We're or why you travelled? Has that
foolish head Of yours so little under.
standing that. though you stopped at
York, Mt Newark. ut Granthsm. YOU
gave no officer Of mine clue to your
vagnbondagef'
"A woman can fulnll her duty with.
ont so much babbling Of il. My fool.
ish head never thought a great general
wished his designs published from one
end Of England to the other"
"lf your brother had your brain with
out your tongue he would advance
faster than he does"
Am I, then to go on with this adj
venturc?"
Yes. You will reach oxford tomor-
row. The king will delay and shuttle
and suspect until our Scot is in fine
fumc Of impatience. For three days
more | shall he in Northampton After
that for II week I shall hc at Brough-
ton castle, some few miles west of
Banbury. If you should he DELAYED
longer in oxford | shall let YOU know
whore | am by means of he Courcy.
who
"Dc Courcy" exclaimed the Girl.
Yes; what do you know Of him."
IF he is the sarpe mAn who was In
tho entOuravC of 49, kim in Ic,lhn
Frenchman of that name-I know
nothing good OF him
you cannot look for every virtue in
the character Of a spy, and we who
are doing the Lords work must use
the tools tie LORD places in our hands"
"Ihc Lord has nought to do with
De Courcy He is Il devils man body
and soul"
Cromwell scowlcd at her what
mean you by that, hussy?" he asked
shortly.
Il mean that De Courcy would sell
you as readily as he would the king.
II thoFc was gold TO be made of the
har.''hing The Philistin"s come with
money IN thelr hands, and they always
iInd ne ourty male or female
I'o 'oNr'Y tolls for gold, ana lot
MN ti"l Is without sin cast The FIRST
stone. give thA wage demanded aud
car" nothing So that Gods work be
"'"'. '''U WoiN IS the one thing
'"Nio''+h'' SO S'or' not lie Coucy or
"u! "'""i' DIV see" las ant IN OXFORD
q" j. ne "e' ''S"r! IT, communicate with
me.
NAT shall noYe" do. nuucrcd the
S'rl under her BREATH and if Crom-
wei heard he paid no heed.
IlaNe you given thought 10 your
purpose: lie asked.
Il have thought Of nothing clae; II
has never been absent from my mind"
"How 90 you hope 20 accomplish
possession
II expect TO enact the Scriptural part
or the thief in the night somewhere
between oxford and Carlisle"
Between oxford and Carlisle is
vague. | cannot trust to scheme so
iacklng IN dehnitoncSs. shall have
Armstrong la'0 by the heels long hc-
fore he reaches Carlisle. If the wench's
hand fail. then comes the rough paw
or th" trooper Immediately after Your
chance will be in Banbury. where you
must conlriye to have him stop for the !
night
IF We leave Oxford carly in the |
morning he will not be content to stop
in Banbury. which is less thau twenty !