The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-04-01


jauntily, you have your comrades at a
disadvantage. You have captured the
woodland nymph and, hear, propose
spiriting her away to London. do
protest tits most unfair to those who
are thus left behind"
Sir" said STAFFORD, with severity,
pausing in his walk, 81 would have
you know that the lady to whom you
refer is the Lady Frances Wentworth,
my eldest daughter, ever to be spoken
of with respect by high and low. Ma
tive and foreign shall speak otherwise
at their distinct PERIL
The Frenchman pulled Off his bonnet
with an impressive sweep that brushed
its ample feather lightly on the stones
He bent his body in a low obeisance
that threatened, were it not so acrobat
ically accomplished, to pitch him for
wand on his nose.
IF l congratulate your lordship on
finding so rare a daughter rather than
offer my Fluctuations to the lady in the
attainment Of so distinguished a ia
ther 1t is because am filled with envy
of any man who acquires companion
ship so charming"
Their arrival at the carriage, with its
four impatient horses position ridden.
saved STAFFORD the effort of reply had
he intended such. He seated himself
in the closed vehicle, and his daughter
sprang nimbly in beside him, ignoring
the proffered aid of De Courcy, who
stood bowling and bending with much
courtesy and did not resume his bonnet
until the coach lurched on its lumber
ing way, preceded and followed by
guard of horsemen, for the Earl of
Stanford always travelled in state.
Nothing was said by either until the
jingling procession was well clear of
the park, when the girl. with shud
der. exclaimed:
81 loathe that scented fopv' Then,
seeming to fear a reproof for her out
spoken remark, added. 81 know I
should not say that, but l cannot see
what you have in common with such
creature that you are civil to him."
To her amazement her father laugh
ed slightly, the first time she had heard
him do 50.
when we travel, Frances, safe out
of earshot, you may loathe whom you
please: but, as l have warned you, it's
sometimes unsafe to give expression
to your feelings within four walls. 1
may find little in common with any
man, least Of all with such as De
COurcy, whom l take to be as false as
he is fair. but there is slight use in If
ritating a wasp whom you cannot
crush. Wait till he is under my hand,
then l shall crush ruthlessly; but the
time is not yet. He has the ear Of
the queen, and she has the ear of her
husband"
''Sir, what reason have you to sus-
pect that the queen moves against
you"
zone reason is that / am this mo-
ment journeying east when l would
be travelling west. In truth, my girl,
you seem resolved unconsciously to
show you are your fathers daughter
with that uncurbed tongue of yours,
for lack Of lying is like to be my I'M
doing. If l had told the king l must
to London, it's most like we were now
on our way to Dublin"
But it may be the king himself who
thus orders you contrariwise."
81 know the king. He is not, as you
think, selfish. but ever gives ear to the
latest counselor. He is weak and
thinks himself strong; a most danger
GUS combination. With trembling hand
he speaks Of it's firmness. Now, a weak
monarch or a strong monarch matters
little. England has been blessed with
both and has survived the blessing.
but monarch who is weak and strong
the Scots says the king. He will
smite them with a firm hand. Very
good; a most desirable outcome. But
our captains, promoted by a woman's
whisper and not by their own merit,
trust to the speed of their horses rath-
er than the ingenuity of military skill,
and so escape the Scots. Our army is
scattered. and there Is panic in White
hall I am called from Ireland, and l
come scarce able through illness to sit
my horse. l gather round me men Of
action and brain and send madam's
favorites to the rear. where they will
gallop in any case as soon as the enc
my shows front. What is the result?
A portion of our Scottish friends are
cut up, and those whose legs are IN
touched are on the run. Very good
again The dogs are rushing for their
kennels. What happens? An added
title for me, you might suppose. Not
80. A censure comes posthaste from
London. Leave the Scots alone The
king Is negotiating with them In the
face Of victory he embraces defeat. A
peace is made that know nothing of.
All their demands are granted as If
they had environed London. I am left
like fool, with newly inspired army
and no enemy. They termed it 'nego-
tiating' in London, but I call it sur
render"
"And you think the queen is RESPONSE
ble?"
"Who else? Her generals were dis