The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-05-13

Jill Sulllce. | cannot 0emedn yO
mere is the cniId.
you called her Catharine!" broR
hut the woman once more in her III
oyernable rage. You would nam
by child
Madam, get up" said John Law
harply and sternly. Get up on you
BET and look me in the face. Tn
hfd shall be called for her who shout
ave been her mother. Let those for
i've who can. That you have RUNE
hy life for me is but perhaps a fai
xchange; yet you shall say no wor,
gainst that woman whose life we hav
10Th of us despoiled."
CHAPTER XVI.
BY THE HILT OF THE SWORD.
Law passed on out at the gate of tn,
tockade down to the bivouac, where
Pembroke and his men had spent tn,
Night.
Now, Sir Arthur" said he to the lat.
er, when he had found him, "come.
I'm ready to talk with you. Let ui
10 apart.
Pembroke joined him, and the two
Eaked slowly away toward the encir-
ling wood which swept back of the
tOckade Law turned upon him at
Fngth squarely.
Sir Arthur" said he, Il think you
Oald tell me something concerned
18th the Lady Catharine Knollys. Do
Ou bring any message from herr"
The face of Pembroke famed scar
with sudden wrath. "Message!"
bid he, Message from Lady Catha-
he Knollys to you? BY God! sir,
or only message could be her hope
bat she might never hear your name
|Ean.
You have still your temper, Sir
|rthur, and you speak harsh enough"
Harsh or not" rejoined Pembroke,
| scarce can endure her name upon
|pur lips. You, who secuted her, who
Pr her. who took up with the lewdest
|oman in all Great Britain, as it now
ppears-you who would consort with
fiS creature"
In this matter" said John Law.
|mply, you are not my prisoner, and
beg you to speak frankly. 1t shall
! man and man between u.s."
How you could have stopped to such
Seness is what mortal man can never
derstand," resumed Sir Arthur, bit
Hy Good Cod! to abandon wom-
like that SO heartlessly-"
Sir Arthur" said John Law, his
Ice trembling. 81 do myself the very
at pleasure of telling you that you
FOf moment the two stood silent,
Ping each other, the face of each
NY gone gray with the emotions
|& of it.
There is light" said Pembroke,
LA abundant space"
|lhey turned and paced back farther
|ard the open forest glade. Yet now
/ again their steps faltered and half
|Sed, and neither man cared to GO
F" ward or to return. Pembroke's
+, stern as it had been, again took
'ne imprint of a growing hesitation
mr. Law, said he, there Is some
FHs IN your attitude which | admit
E~es me. ask you in all honor, ]
you on the hilt of that sword which
PROV you will never disgrace, why
you thus tlout the Lady Catharine
FOIys? Why did you scorn her and
\ up with this woman yonder in
Stead?"
or Arthur" said John Law, with
'mollng lips, Il must be very low in
= III reputation, since you can ask
question such as this" l.
nuI you must answer!" cried Sir
l"H' and you must swear,"
= on would have my answer and
Os'h' then | give you both. | did
w what You suggest. nor can ,
!, how any man should think me
~ OF it, | loved Lady Catharine
'iyS with all my heart. Twas my
:. bitterness, keener than even the
aen' oil the gallows itself, that she I,
'ooN me IN my trouble. Then, bit :
w, any man would be, persuaded !,
- :" u1at cared naught. Then ;,
ulis other woman. Then l. !
was man and a fool-a fool 9
''i''r' most miserable FOOL
y moment OF my IRE SINCE mrs, d
wi | nave loved the Lady Cath Il
= ana God help me, do. now!" f
r'.nur struck his hand upon the Y
" MS sword. you were more
.. ,uail myself, as | know" said he "
,'om his lips broke half groan. a
'oou Cod broke out Law. LET ly
=. 'alk of It, give you my word u
~, NJ mere has been no happiness u
-" but come! We waste, time. u
10 cross swords." m
at Let 10 eA, al, since We arc J u