Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-03

Of the torches. a deep cloak fell back
from her shoulders. It might have
been the light fabric Of the aborigine
Upon the foot of Mary Connynge
tWinkling in and out as she walked
showed the erudely garnighed little
shoe Of the Indian princess over seas
dainty, bizarre. singular, covering the
smallest foot in all London town.
BY all the saints!" Law was saying
you might be the very maker OF this
little slipper yourself. / have won the
40 crowns, swear! Perforce, III leave
them to you in my will
The shock Of the light speech made
even Mary Connynge vince. For the
moment she averted her eyes from the
handsome face above her She looked
and saw what gave her greater shock
Law, too. stared. as her own startled
gaze grew fixed. He advanced close
to the gate, only to start back in
horror of surprise which raclxed even
his steeled composure.
Madam he cried; and len. Cath
arine!
Catharine knollys made no answer
to him, though she looked straight and
calmly into his face, seeming not in the
least to see the woman near him Her
eyes were wide and shining. Sir
said she, keep fast to Hopel This
was for Faith, and for Love!
The jailer with one quick gesture
swung wide the gate. Haste, hastes
he cried Quick and begone This
night may mean my ruin. Get ye
gone, all of We, and give me time to
! think Out with We all, for must lock
the gate!"
John Law passed as one stupe1ed.
the slender form of Mary Ccnnynge
/ still upon his arm. Hands of meE hur-
ried them. Quick! Into the car
riagei one cried
And now the sounds of feet ana
voices approaching along the corridor
were heard. The jailer swiftly swung
the heavysgate to and locked it, Cath
arine Knollys caught his last gesture,
which babe her begone as fast as
might be. Her feet were strangely
heavy, in spite of her. She reached
! the curb in time to hear only the w1ir
of wheels as carriage sped away over
the stones of the street. She stood
alone, irresolute for half an instant
as the crunch of wheels spun up to the
curb again. A hand reached out ana
beckoned; inyoluntarily she obeyed the
summons. Her wrist was seized, and
she was half pulled through the door
of the carriage.
i What" cried voice. you, Lady
Catharine! Why, how is this?s
j 1t was the voice of Will Law, whom
she knew, but who certainly was not
the one who had brought her hither
The Lady Catharine accepted this last
situation as one no longer able to rea-
son. She sank down in the carriage
seat, shivering.
/ rs all well21 asked Will Law, Gag
erly.
The is safe, said Lady catharins
]. Knollys q i dons & & ElnIsasa
What does this mean q exclaimed
win.
His earriage there 1t is. 1t goes
Il to the ship-to the Pool. He ana
Mary Connynge are only just ahead OF
us. You may hear the wheels. Do you
not hear them?' She spoke with lead
en- voice, and her head sank heavily.
What! My brother-Mary Con
nynge-in that carriage what can yom
8 mean? My God! Lady Catharine, tell
me, what do you mean?' ~
Il do not know" said Catharine
Knollys. All things now seemed very
far way from her. Her head sank
And such fortune attended Sir Ar
thur Pembroke that forsooth he went
over the side of the Polly Perkins,
even as the gray dawn began to break
over the narrow Thames, and even as
the anchor-song of the crew struck up