The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-02-19


an In ono place. and Elizabeth orom-
woll 10 another"
"The Cromvolla are my friends, Ma.
tilda. and I viii assure you that
Hampton Court never saw moro
worthy queen than Elizabeth crom-
WE'LL"
~ have a saucy tongue, Jane-do
not mind when 70 backbitos; there is
no one like you love you welll"
These words with claspcd hands and
kisses between the two girls. Then
Matildas face became troubled and
she sat down alone with her brows
drawn together aud her hands tightly
clasped
Did Rupert KIN Neville3' she ask.
cd herself "Oh. me- I do fear II. He
lied to me. then; OF course he lied;
but that was no now thing for him to
do What snail do?" sne went over
and over this train OF thought. and
ended always with the same irreso.
Lutte. anxious question. What shall
do?"
The next day Jane went TO Hampton
Court She was conducted to an
apartment in one OF tho suites for.
mcrly occupied by Queen Henrietta
Maria. As she dressed herself she
thought OF the great men and women
who had lived and loved. and ioyed
and sorrowed under the ancient ROOF
of Wolseys splendid palace.
In brilliantly lighted room Mr.. and
Mrs. Claypole ard MIR and Mrs. Rich
ard Cromwell and Doctor John owen,
and Mr., Milton. and DR.. Verify were
grouped around her highncss the Pro
tector's handsome wife. She sat al
the Protectors right hand. and Jane
swanham sat at his left.
lie was In an unusually happy mood
and Doctor owen. remarking Il. Ad
miral Blake said. They had been
mobbed-mobbod by women-and the
Protector had the best Of II and that
was a thing to pleasure any man."
Then Mrs. Cromwell laughed and said (;
your hlghness must tell us all now.
or VIC shall be very disconnected.
Where were you, TO meet mob Of
womon?"
whore near the watorsldo Blake was
with me and Blake IS going to Ports
/ mouth to take command OF an expo
diton"
where to?" asked Mrs. Claypole.
well, Elizabeth. that Is precisely
I the question this mob Of women want
ed mo to answer You arc as bad NJ
they were. But they had some OK
cuse."
PRAY what excuse. sir. that l hav,
not?"
"They were tho wives OF tho sailor
men going with our admiral on his
expedition. And they got all around
me. thcy did indeed. and one handsome
woman with little lad in her arms
she told me TO look wen at him bo
cause he was called oliver after me-
took hold Of my bride and said, You
won't trample me down. General. for
the lads sake. and It's but natural
for MS to want TO know where you
are sending our husbands Come
General, tell us wives and mothers
where tho ships are going tor And
I NA'AN WAN aN1A'AA lAAAAN AtANHnAllk nnN
thinking Il fine sport, but stood vi
In my stirrups and called out as lout
as | could, Women. can you be Qule
for one minutoT They said, Aye. {,
be sure we can, II you1l speak out
General. Then | said to them. 'Yoi
want TO know where the ships AMI
your men are going. Listen to met
The Ambassadors OF France and spain
would, each OF them, give n million
pounds TO know that. DO you under
stand. womonY And for a moment
there was a dead silence. then a shou
OF comprehension and laughter, ant
the woman at my bride lifted the boy
oliver to me and took him In my
arms and kissed the rosy little brat
and then another shout and III
mother said, General. you be right wei
come to my share OF the secret, ant
mlnel and miner and mlner the!
all shouted. and the voices OF thos'
women went to my heart and brazil
like wine. they did that They mad,
me glad; l believe shouted viii
them"