Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-02-27

~ - He"'' ihB duNlce, Ion
doubt, Jane. God nor man nor nature
can do anything for dChbters. They
cannot. She underst Nd what was
included in this advice and she tried
to realize 1t. The moment Mrs. Swat
ham saw her daughter. she took no
tice OF the change in her countenance
and speech and manner. and she said
to herself, Jane has been with oliver
Cromwell. No one else could have so
influenced her." And very soon Jane
told her all that had been done and
said, and both women tried to assure
themselves that few more weeks II
patience would end the suspense.
At length April came, and the bare
brown garden was glorious with the
gold and purple of the crocus flowers
and the moonlight beauty of the lilies.
Birds were building in the hedges, and
the sun shone brightly overhead. The
spirit of spring was everywhere; men
and boys went whist1lng along the
streets, the watermen were singing in
their barges, and feeling of busy
content and security pervaded London.
Suddenly this atmosphere of cheer
full labor and Astounding hope was
filled with terror and with a cry of
murder, of possible war. A gigantic
plot for the assassination of the Pro-
tector was discovered-that is, 1t was
discovered to the people; Cromwell
himself had been aware of its first
inception, and had watched 1t grow
to its shameful maturity. But to the
city of London the arrest of forty
conspirators in their midst was a
shock that suspended for a time all
their business.
Israel Swaffham was the first per-
son called into the Protectors pres
ence. He found himFin great sorrow,
sorrow mingled with just indigna-
ton. With his clenched hand he
pointed out to Israel the personalities
of the conspirators. At one name he
paused, and with his finger upon it,
looked into Israels face.
1T is a burning shame" Israel said,
angrily. you have pardoned and
warned and protected him for years."
Il must even now do what | can;
must, Israel, for his fathers sake. A
warrant will be issued tonight, and
cannot stay that, and personally can
not warn him of it,. What am l to
do?"
my dear lord, do nothing. l can do
all you wish. There needs no more
words between us. In two hours Abel
| Dewey-you know Abel-will be on
the road. Give him good horse and
he will so manage himself and the
beast as to reach his journeys end in
twenty-four hours"
Israel then went quickly home. He
called Jane and explained to her in a
few words what she was to do, and by
the time her letter to Matilda was
waiting for.it- II S-4nnf1ig- and end
Dig was in the Ordinary strain of girls
| l&tters, but in the center there were
some ominous words, rendered re-
markable by the large script used, and
| by the line beneath them--"I must tell
you there has been a great plot
against the Protector discovered.
Charles Stuart and Prince Rupert are
the head and front of the same, but
there is a report that Stephen de
Wick is not behindhand and my father
did hear that a warrant was out for
Stephen, and hoped he would reach
French soil, ere it reached him" She
hasted to sign her name and close the
| for
and as she watched him ride away her
thoughts turned to de Wick, and she
wondered In what mood Matilda might
be, and how she would receive the
information sent her. Would it be a
surprise?
mot it," answered Mrs. Swaffham.
Matilda knows all about the plot;
that is most certain; but its discovery
may be news to her, and II so, she
will not thank you for It, Jane. Why
will she burn herself with fire not on
. her hearthstone?
Prince Rupert is her lover. She
will do anything he desires her to
; do"
"If he truly loves her he would moi
, permit her to be put in danger"
Then Mrs. Swaffham went out OF
the room, and soon afterwards DR.
Verify came in, asking cheerily as he
) entered. How is 1t with you today
2 Jane?"
, Il live as best ] can, doctor, watct
from the morning to the midnight fol
5 a footstep that does not come"
r There is a desire that fulhls itsel
S by it's own energy but this desire II
, born of unfailing Hope, and Of tina
unfaltering Faith that can move noun
! tains Have you got It, Jane?"
4 81 am so weak, Doctor John. Pral
a for me-"