The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-25
III.
Woven Of Love and Glory.

.SSC o"A N'Sf
For the next three days there was
a busy time at Swaffham. All the
n~eighborS were summoned to hear
the news, and a sermon from DR.. Yer
ity; and he did not spare the rod in
the way Of his calling. There were
some wealthy young men present, and
he let them know that they ought not
to be present; furthermore, he told
them how many miles it was to Duty
and to Scotland.
This is not a time" he said, "for
men to be on their farms or in their
shops getting a little money. Thou
Shalt Is written on life in characters
just as terrible as Thou Shalt Not
1t is not enough that you do not help
the enemy; you Shall shut your shop,
you Shall leave your oxen united; you
Shall take your musket, and never
once think in your heart Who Is
going to pay me for this business?
II you, Squire Acton, would go out,
and you, Fermor, and you, Calthorpe,
and Charmington and GARNER, you
would draw men after you; for many
will follow if the candle be once
lighted. By the mouth of John Yer
ity, a servant of the Lord, you have
this day got another call. Look in
ward and think over it."
Then Acton rose and said, Doctor
Verify, l will 60" and Calthorpe and
Fermor followed. and the Doctor told
them to meet him at Swaffham Mar
ket Cross the following day. 'And
will say this to you,' he added, you
are like to have the good fortune OF
the man hired at the eleventh hour;
you will get the full penny for the
last stroke"
The short service was followed by
an excellent dinner, and the richly
| dressed men and women, full of
| eager questions and innocent mirth,
filed the Swaffham parlors, and made
a fair picture of hospitality sobered
by great interests and great events.
| Some Of the guests fingered for two
| and three days, but DR.. Verify would
not be delayed. The next morning
| he enrolled sixty men and then he was
| resolved to ride with them as far
as York. And if Neville comes, send
him quickly after me-" he said. HE
thought he might be four days, but |
will give him seven, and then wonder
if he keeps tryst. There will be many
things in London to delay him."
In fact, Neville was so long delayed,
that Mrs. Swaffham was certain he
had been SEN back to Scotland at
once ON Mrs. Cromwell's order. and
| that he would probably be with the
| Lord General before DR.. Verify. After
a week or more had passed, all ex-
p~ectation of his visit died out, and
Jane began to wonder why Matilda
| had not been to see her.
AS she was speaking there vas a
| slight stir in the passage and Jane
smiled at her mother. 1t was only an
| illustration of the old law-they had
been talking of Matilda, because she
was approaching them, and had sent
her thoughts in advance.
Jane went to meet her friend, kiss.
ed her and removed her hat. Then
Matilda went to Mrs. Swaffham and
laid her head against her breast and
said, 81 have a bad headache. l have
a bad heartache. Oh, dear! Oh,
dear!"
1T was bad news for you, dearie,'
said the motherly woman; you may
be sure l thought of YOU"
Il know you did. 1t was terrible
news. Father has walked the floor
night and day ever since"
Il hope that no one you love was
hurt?"
stephen is we'll, as far as we
know. He sent one of his troopers
with the news-George Coping. a
Huntingdon "a I dare say you
know him?"
CTO be continued.)