The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17

AZ IN O0c place., aA& CrOme
well in another"
The Cromwells are my friends, Ma
tilda. And l will assure you that
Hampton Court never saw a more
worthy queen than Elizabeth Crom-
we'll"
Il have a saucy tongue, Jane-do
not mind when it backbites; there is
no one like you. l love you Welt"
These words with clasped hands and
kisses between the two girls. Then
Matilda's face became troubled and
she sat down alone, with her brows
drawn together and her hands tightly
clasped.
did Rupert kill Neville?' she ask.
ed herself. "Oh, me, l do fear it. He
lied to me, then; of course he lied;
but that was no new thing for him to
do. What snail l 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 the suites for
merly occupied by Queen Henrietta
Maria. AS she dressed herself she
thought of the great men and women
who had lived and loved, and joyed
and sorrowed under the ancient roof
of Wolsey's splendid palace.
In a brilliantly lighted room Mr.. and
Mrs. Claypole and Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Cromwell and Doctor John Owen,
and Mr.. Milton. and DR.. Verify were
grouped around her highness the Pro.
tectors handsome wife. She sat at
the Protectors right hand, and Jane
~SWahhana sat at his left.
He was in an unusually happy mood
and Doctor Owen, remarking it, Ad.
miral Blake said. They had been
mobbed-mobbed by wonderland the
Protector had the best of it and that
was a thing to pleasure any man.
Then Mrs. Cromwell laughed and said
Your highness must tell us all now
or we shall be very disconnected
Where were you, to meet a mob OF
Women2"
I'VE were in London streets, some
where nea the waterside. Blake was
with me and Blake is going to Ports
mouth to take command of an eXpe
dition."
Where TOP asked Mrs. Claypole.
We'll, Elizabeth. that is precisely
the question this mob Of women want
ed me to answer. You are as bad as
they were. But they had some ex
cuse."
Pray what excuse, sir, that l have
not?'
They were the wives of the sailor
men going with our admiral on his
expedition. And they got all arounc
me, they did indeed, and one handsome
woman with a little lad in her arms
she told me to look well at him be
cause he was called Oliver after me
took hold of my bride and said, You
won't trample me down, General, fol
the lads sake, and it's but natural
for us to want to know where you
are sending u husbands. Come
General, tell us wives and mothers
where the ships are going to? AnG
lltle was HODGiL Diane lduSlluS duS
thinking it fine sport, but | stood "
in my stirrups and called out as louC
as | could, Women, can you be quiet
for one minute?' They said, Aye, tc
be sure we can, if you'll speak out
General Then | said to them, You
want to know where the ships anc
your men are going. Listen to me!
The Ambassadors of France and SPAR
would. each of them, give a millioI
pounds to know that. Do you under
stand, women And for a momen'
there was a dead silence, then a shou
of comprehension and laughter, anl
the woman at my bride lifted the boy
Oliver to me and | took him in ny
arms and kissed the rosy little brat
and then another shout and tn,
mother said, General, you be right vel
come to my share of the secret 'ant
mine!' 'and mine!' and mine!!' the,
all shouted, and the voices of thos,
women went to my heart and brail
like wine. they did that. They mad,
me glad; l believe l shouted will
them"
ITO be continued