Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-04
THE MASTER OF ApPLEBY
BY Lynde
BY Franci. Lynde.

. lis good aud true OF you to say SO,
little one; bn. there be two sides to that
as we'll. SO my fathers acres come a,
last 10 you and Richard Jenniter, l shall
he well content do assure YOU Mar
gerry"
She sprang up from her low seat and
Went to stand in the window bay. After
time she turned and faced once again,
and the warm blood was in cheek and
neck and there was soft light in her
eyes make them shine like stars.
Then YOU would have me marry Rich
ard Jennifer?" she asked
Twas but a littlc word that honor
babe me say, and yet it choked me and
could not say it.
Dick would have you, Margery and
Dick is my dear friend--as am his.
But your" she uueried. Were you my
friend. as we'll. is this YOU would
have it,
My look went past her through the
l"ad-rmmed window-pa to the great
oaks and hickories on the lawn. to these
and 10 the white road winding in and out
amons. them. Mhile Vet sought for
words in which To give her unreservedly
TO my dear lad. two horsemen trotted into
view. one oil them was kings man:
the other civilian in sober black The
redcoat rode as English troopers do. with
firm seat. as if the man were master
OF his mount, b,:t the smaller man in
black seemed lite to TN. manner born
and daylight .huttl,d in and out beneath
HIM. keeping, time to the jos-trot of his
beast
Thought it passing STRANGE that with
all good Will To answer hcr. these coming
horscmen seemed TO hold me silent. And.
Indeed, did lot speak until they came
SO near that could make them ont
II am your friend. Margeiy mine: as
good friend as Won will lot f,,,, li,. And
as between Richard Jennifer AMI another.
] should lie Il sorry friend To Dick did
not"
She heard the clinll of horseshoes on
the gravel AMI turned. sning to me for
silence whi,a she looked below. The Win
dow overhung the entrance ON that side
through the opened air easement heard
some babblcmvnt of voices. though not
the words.
II must go down" she said Ills COM
pany come and my father is away"
She passed behind my chair. and, hear
ing her hand upon the latch | had
thought her gome--gpna down to welcome
my enemy and his riding mate. the fac
tor. l'it while WAS cursing my unready
tongue and r"penting that had not Civ
Ell her some small word of warning she
spoke again
You say Richard Jennfer or another
What know YOU of amy other, Monsieur
Juhn?"
Nay know nothing save what YOU
hav" told me; and from that have been
hoping there was no other"
But if | say there may be-"
My heart went sick al that True. I
had Thought to give her generously to
Dick. whose right was paramount. but
to another
"Mnrgery. come hither whore may see
you And when She stood before me
IKE hidden child: '''rcl me, little
comradc, who is that othere"
But now her mood was changed. and
from standing sweet and pcnsive she fell
a-laughnS.
toi' You should borrow Pore Matthieu's
rassock and breviary; then. mayhap.
might confess to You, But not before"
But stiIl pressed her.
Tell me. Marsory"
She tossed her head and would not
look AZ me ''Dick Jennifcr is bu, a boy:
suppose this other were Il man fun
grown
"Ycsa"
And soldier
The sickness in my honrt became a
! tire.
40 20, Marcy Don't 'ell re 1t is this
! All Ii, flash tic testing mood was
gone, but thar which took it's place was
uailae 10 me. Tears came; her bosom
heayed And then she would have passed
me bur ! causht her hands aud held them
fast.
AlhrserN one nomenti for your own
sweet sake. if not for Dicks or mine. have
uaugllI 10 ln with this devils emissarv
of a man. II you only know II dared
tell you
l'ut for once. it seemed. had stretched
Imy privilege beyond tho limit She
whipped her hands from my hold and
FACED me coldy
Sir Francis says you are n brave gem
| tleman. Captain lrcton, and though he
know well what YOU would be about.
he has not sent file of men TO put YOU
IN arrest. And in return You cali HIM
names behind his back. | shall not stay
To listen, sir
With that She passed again behind my
upon the latch. But would say IN, say
Forgive me Margcry. / pray you:
twas only what you said that made me
mad IFS less than naugh, II you'li
deny it,"
waited long and patiently and Thought
she must have gone before her answer
came Aud rhis IS what she said.
" i must tell YOU then; us now two
weeks and more since Sir Francis Ial
comet asked mo to marry him IL hope
| You DO feel better Captain lreton"
And with ihese bitierrocat Of all words
to her leaNe-taAing. She left me to en-
dute as best might the he'll of torment
they had iignteI for me.
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