The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-03-31
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cried.
81 have proofs" retorted.
I held out to him the tiny BROOCH
He took it with shaking hand.
Ellis! not doubt of it, he WINS
pered; 'the martyred King's!"
He got up and paced the floor, look
ing at the jewel in his palm.
Eyes, as a child l have seen MIN
wear it," he murmured. "By what
Vaccinations did Lord Waters obtain
this brooch?" he said cuttingly.
81 told you, sire" replied with
dignity.
He paced the floor with more hur
ried tread, while he frowned and Knit
his brow in deep thought He sald:
Now, l remember having heard that
after the battle of Marsden, being sep
arated from his guards, he had been
captured by a man serving on the
other side, but when the man found
that it was the King he held, he mad
released him, even given him SAFE
conduct to his men, so that he should
not be retaken. 1t was told me by
General Lauderdale, to whom my
father had related the incident.
Strange! the King, my father, did not
recognize so familiar man at court
as Lord Waters"
"He was much changed, sire"
said "and affected the puritanical
style. 1t was also dark and he wished
to be unrecognized."
What strange creatures men are!"
soliloquized his Majesty.
81 would have you know, sire" l
continued, chat after that the old
love for his King returned to Lord
Waters. He resigned from Crom-
wells army, and went to his estate Ia
Long Haul. There he obtained
divorce from his wife, and, after Nv
ing in retirement, married my mother,
who died in childbirth. During the
years of my minority the thought that
he might have wronged the King and
his first wife never left him. 1t made
him what he has been ever since,
miserably sick man. Owing to his
condition he was not able 20 come
himself so he sent me to lay the mat
ter before your Majesty and plead for
forgiveness"
| had finished and | knelt before
him.
Fore God, you shall have it," he
cried, as he motioned me to rise; "but
it seems to me that it's to Lady
Dwight you should go as your fathers
emissary to plead for forgiveness"
Lady Dwight" l exclaimed.
I was too astonished to say more.
"She is your f theirs divorced
Wife" he explained.
"My fathers wife," repeated.
Even So" he affirmed, none too pa
tlently.
Light dawned upon me and under
stood my lady's fainting fit; she, too,
was overcome by circumstances.
"And Sir Raoul Dwight" l ques-
toned fiercely.
Your half-brother," he answered;
born in France. six months after
your father left in such importunate
haste"
"My Cod" I cried. "And they talk
about instinct; I had not the least in
nate feeling toward him. Why, we
were ever as cat and dog whenever we
came in sight of one another
Even brothers will quarrel over
woman" he smiled.
There need be no more quarreling
upon that score" I replied; "he is
welcome to the lady"
THAT is good, he enjoined you
will return the paper at once TO Lady
FELTON,. and renounce all claim to her
hand"
Certainly" replied. 81 never in
tended to keep her to it. | will get
the paper from the person who has it
and make her present Of it tonight
before sleep Had the lady been in
town she would have had it before
this"
Been in town." he began. "Ah,
YES. So you shall gladden. Raoul
Dwight's heart he but now went
from here with hanging head be-
cause would promise him nothing"
His Majesty yawned and then dis
missed me.
ITO be continued)