Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-12

pers closed with large red seals, AID
these she instantly seized. They were
all directed to the sheriff of Ely, AID
she felt sure they were the authority
for Stephens arrest. She took posses
sion of the whole three, babe Yupon
set loose the horse, and leaving the
other contents of the rihed mail bag
on the grass by the side Of the bound
carrier, she slipped away into the
shadows and darkness of de Wick
chase.
There was still fire on her hearth.
and she pushed the dying logs to-
gether, and lit candle by their blaze.
Then she opened one of the letters.
1t was a warrant for the arrest OF
Squire Mason. The next opened was
a warrant for the arrest Of Lord Fred
erick Blythe; but the third was, truly
enough, the warrant for the arrest OF
Stephen de Wick, for treason against
the Commonwealth and conspiracy
against the life of the Protector. She
drew her mouth tightly, and tore the
whole three warrants across, and
threw them into the flames. When
they were ashes, she turned quickly.
Invested herself of her brothers cloth
ing, and put on her own garments
Then she carried Stephens suit to his
room. and afterwards put out the can
die and went to bed.
Matildas plan had. however, been
too hastily formed and carried out to
admit of thorough consideration, and
in her hurry of rifiing the mail, it had
not occurred to her that one of those
small, unimportant looking letters
might also be for the sheriff. This In
fact was the case. When daylight
brought rescue to the bound carrier
the rejected letters were gathered up.
and one of them was a letter of In
structions regarding the three war
rants to be served. 1t directed the
sheriff to take Mason and Blythe to
Ely for trial, but to bring Stephen de
Wick to the Tower of London.
The sheriff was in a passion of dis
appointment, and hastily securing a
warrant to arrest Stephen de Wick for
mail robbery, he went to de Wick to
serve it.
1t was Della who, about the noon
hour, came flying into her lady's pres
ence with the news that the sheriff
was in the stables talking to Yupon
Slade. and that he had two constables
with him.
What do they want, Della? sup
pose I must say whom do they wantf
Is it Mr.. Lynn, or Lady Jeyery, or nay
self?'
II think it will be Earl de via
they are after my lady" ..
"'Tis most likely. Bid them r
come in and find Earl de Wick"
The men were about an hour making
their search, and during this interval
Lady Jevery had been summoned, and
Anthony Lynn had received the slim
ulating drug on which he relied. But
he was very i'll, and Lady Jevery, who
adored her nephew, was weeping and
full of anxious terror. Matilda vainly
assured her Stephen was safe.
At this point the sheriff re-entered
The room. He was in a vile temper.
and did not scruple to exercise it
The man has gone" he said to An
thony Lynn; land l believe you know
all about the affair You are none of
Cromwells friend. Many people be-
side me say that of you"
81 am glad they do me so much
honor. Cromwelll Who is Cromwell?
A man to joy the devil. No, am not
his friend!" and with radiant smile,
Il thank my Maker for it."
The sheriff turned to his attend
ants.
You hear the traitor!" he cried.
You heard Anthony Lynn turn his
back on himself l knew him always
for a black heart and double tongue
We must have a warrant for him, and
that at once"
Fool" said the trembling, totter-
ing old man, with a superhuman
scorn, as his clay-like face suddenly
famed into it's last color. Warrant
warrant! Oliver Cromwell has no war
rant to fit my name. | go now on the
warrant of the King of kings Matil-
dal Stephen l am going to my dear
lord-to my dear King-to my dear
God!" and as a strong man shakes off
a useless garment, so Anthony Lynn
dropped his body, and in that moment
his spirit flew away further than
thought could follow it.
What a villainl" cried the sheriff.
VILLAIN, in your face" answered
Matilda passionately. "Out of the
presence of holy death! You are not
fit to stand by his dead body Go, on