Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-02-18
CHAPTER VII.

1sWO MAIDS
Now plague take all created things,
Lady Kitty" cried Mary Connynge,
petulently 1inging down a silken pat
tern over which she had pretended Il
be engaged. There are devils in the
skeins to-day I'll try no more whit :
..Fie! For shame, Mary Connynge.
replied Lady Catherine Knollys. re
provingly. SO far from better temper
ance of speech, didst ever hear of the
virtue of perseverance? Now, for my
own part
And what, for your own parts
Have no eyes to see that thou'rt put
tering over the same corner this last
half hour2 What is it thou art making
today"
The Lady Catherine paused for mo-
ment and held her embroidery frame
away from her at arms length, looking
at it with brow pickering into per-
picked frown.
Il was working a knight" said she
"A tall one
"Yes, tall one, with yellow hair. /
warrant"
why. so it was. l was but seeking
floss of the right hue, and found It
difficult
And with blue eyes?"
aTrue; or perhaps gray could
state which. had naught in my
would serve to suit me for the
But how know you this, Mary
nynge?" asked the Lady Catharin
Because I was making some
knight for myself" replied the
See! He was to have been
good figure, wearing a wide
plume withal But lest spoil
knight-noW plague take me
not ruin him completed" So
she drew with vengeful fingers
intricately woven silks until sh
indeed undene all that had gon
fore.
What pantomime might have
lowed did not appear, for at that
ment the butler appeared at the
with an adnonitory cough. IF
please, your ladyship. : said he, ath
are two persons waiting. They
IS to say. heone Of them. asks Tor
admission to your 1adyship. "
what name does he offer, James?'s
Mr. John Law, of Lauriston, your
ladyship, is the name he sends. He
says, if your ladyship please, that he
has brought with him something which
your kadyship left behind il YOUR lady
ship please. =
Lady Catharine and Mary ConRynge
had both arisen and drawn together
and they now turned each swift
glance upon the other.
''Are these gentlemen waiting with
out the street door," asked Lady Cath
al me
No, your ladyship. That is to say.
before / thought, allowed the tall one
to come within.
ooh, well then, you see, Mary Con
nynge, replied Lady Catharine, with
the pink flush rising in her cheek, 'tit
were rude to turn them now from our
door, since they have already been adj
mitted James, you may bring the
gentlemen in"
Enter, therefore, John Law and his
brother Will, the former seeming thus
with ease TO have made good his prom
Use to win past the door of the Earl of
Banbury.
Lady Catharine Knollys," said John
Law, his voice deep and even, and
showing no false note of embarrass-
ment, we come, as you may see, to
make our respects to yourself and your
friend, and to thank you for your kind
ness to two strangers. Z
ITO two strangers, Mr.. Law said
Lady Catharine, pointedly.
yes and the answering smile was
hard to be denied-..to two strangers
who are still strangers. / did but be
think me it was sweet to have such
kindness We were advised that Lon
don was cruel cold, and that all folk
of this city hated their fellowmen. So
since twas welcome to be thus kindly
entreated, believed it but the act Of
courtesy to express our thanks more
seeming than we might as that we
were two beggars by the wayside
Therefore. pay the first flower of my
perpetual tribute" He bowed and ex-
tended, as he spoke. a deep red rose
His eye. though still direct, was as
much imploring as it was bold.
Instinctively Mary Connynge and
Lady Catharine had drawn together
retreating somewhat from this intru-
sion. They were now standing. like
any school girls. looking timidly over
their shoulders, as he advanced. Lady
Catharine hesitated. and yet she moved
forward half pace. as though bidder
by some unheard voice. ."Twas moth.
ing. what we did for you and your
brother said she. She extended hei
hand as she spoke. CAS- for the flower
think-I think rose is a sweet-prettl
thing"
CHAPTER VIII.