The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-24

YOU"
The assurance had all the definite
ness OF command, and Armstrong.
without further parley, led away his
own horse and hers, followed by old
John.
Come this way, madam" said the
officer to Frances.
He escorted her up stairway and
at the top turned to her and said In
low voice:
General Cromwell's commands were
that you should be brought to him az
soon as you arrived"
he knocked at door, and gruff
voice from within told him to enter.
he opened the door and went In, fol-
lowed by his prisoner.
Il have brought the woman, general.
The man is under guard below Say.
ing this and receiving no reply, the
officer laid the pass on the table and
withdrew, closing the door behind him
Cromwell stood at the window, look
ing down on the dark streets below,
dotted with moving lights. His broad
back was toward his visitor. and he
did not turn round even when he ad-
dressed her. On chair rested his
polished breastplate and steel cap;
otherwise he was accoutered as he had
been when she saw him on the road.
His voice was hoarse.
"Who are you, wench, and what are
| you to this man that you range the
land brazenly together under a pass
written for neither of your
With some difficulty the girl found
her voice after two or three inef
fectual attempts to speak and said;
81 am Frances Wentworth, sister t
Lieutenant Wentworth Of Genera
Cromwell's army"
The generals ponderous head turned
slowly. and he bent his sullen eye
upon her. She wondered Armstron,
had not seen the brutal power of tina
countenance even by candlelight
"Why is your brother not in You
placer
my brother was sorely wounded tn
morning he set out and now lies bf
tween life and death in our home"
"How came he wounded?"
"He met Lord Rudby, who attacke
him. My brother would not defen
himself, and so was thrust through I'll
body. Armstrong brought him to on
house, and the doctor says he cann'
, be moved for a month at least"
! "Why was not informed Of thisT'
, II did not know where to find you
| "You, wench, surely did not kno
where to find me, but your BROTH
| knew that message to his neare
superior would find me-"
= my brother, l have told you, WI
dangerously wounded and had but Of
. thing in his mind-to have done wi
. the task you had set upon him."
! "He committed 1t to your han
v them"
4 HE did"
. what was the task l set himT
= sIt was to steal from Armstrong I
= kings commission and to deliver
" result of that theft to General Gro
q well, the receiver"
. "Wench, your tongue is oyersharl
a grievous fault. l pray you anne
=. it."
!. mot until have told you am
4 wench, but lady"
- I'VE have had too much OF lad
= meddling in England and will hs
less of it in days to come. A Wen
= !, If she be honest, is better than la
who is seldom honest. Your meddll
= On this matter has come near to ca
= ing a serious disarrangement OF gr
= affairs. How was to know who
nc we're or why you Travelled? Has {
foolish head Of yours SO little uno
standing that though you stopped
- York. at Newark, at Grantham,
gave no officer Of mine clue to y
-, - vagabondage"
III "a woman can fulfill her duty W
- out so much babbling OF 1t. MY L
w ish head never thought a great gent
rs' wished his designs published from
~ end of England to the other"
Ut "If your brother had your brain W
eu out your tongue he would adva
faster than he does
"Am l, then. to go on with TINS
ventureT"
be Eyes. You will reach Oxford toI
'es row. The king will delay and sh'
Ter and suspect until our Scot is in
It'll fume of Impotence. For three
Up, more shall be in Northampton. A
ur- that for a week shall be at Bro
nd ton castle, some few miles wes'
ect Banbury. If you should be dei'
I'VE longer in Oxford, shall let you K
BED where 1 am by means of De COZ
vas who
ion "De Courcyw exclaimed the girl
ing Eyes; what do you know OF MIN
fall "If he is the same man VINO VIZ
the encourage Of the king In Lone
ton Frenchman OF that name-i
r nothing good Of him.
to "You cannot look for every viro
also the character of a spy. ana we
fol- are doing the Lords work mus'
pass the tools the Lord places In our IA
not .srha Lord has nanght 10 90