The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-06-01
THE MASTER OF APPLEBY|
s-- BY Francis Lynde. --$


1t. But he did not. Instead, he brok,
out IN a laugh, with a gibe flung frs
at Gilbert Stair and theE. at F%alconnet
Coo save us! I give you JOY, Mr.
STAIR, you. Sir Francis. These tw,
nave duped o bravely. BY heavens
Sir Frank; twas you who should hay,
Il the sword thrust in the duel. II
that event you might have stood il
captain Ireton's shoes, and so haf
the priest fetched for your benefit.
Then he turned to Margery with q
bow h q a No touch of mockery ir
1t. Il crave your pardon, madam;
knew not o We're pleading for you1
husbands life an hour ago. It grieves
me that | may not spare him to you
longer h the night, but war Is cruel
at It's best"
She stood like any statue done in
cold Carrara while he spoke: and when
she made no sign he gave the word to
recommit me.
Take him away, Lieutenant Tybee.
and see he has a bridgeport man this
time to keep him company. Madam
%Ireton, I'll put you on your honor; YOU
may have access to him. but there
must be no messages carried in or
out. To your quarters, gentlemen. We
must ride far and hard tomorrow"
When his fnal word had set her free.
my frozen maiden came to life and
ran to throw herself in helpless Sob
btnGs, not upon her father. as Won
would think. but upon the good priest,
And 1t was Father Matthew who led
her. still crying softly. out of the
throng and up the low stair; and now
I marked that all the rough soldiery
stood aside II made way for her with
never a man among them to scott or
sheer or point a gibe.
At her going. Tybee drew his sword
ana Tl1f tho cord III + l,,,,r
These youngling cubs are over
Captain Ireton. We shall not
make 1t harder for each than we must"
he said. with bluff good nature. And
then: viii o lead the way to your
rocm, sir?"-this to give the youngling
cub another lesson, I suppose.
walked beside him to the stair. and
stumbled. being weak and spent.
he took my arm and steadied me, and
| did think it kindly done. At my own
door he gave me precedence again. saw
with a touch of the grateful old
world courtesy. After you. sir and
standing aside to let me enter first.
When We were both within he touched
upon the c~olonels mandate.
Il must obey my orders. CAPTAIN
lreton, but by your good leave I shall
lock o up with any trooper I'll
stay with you myself"
thought this still more kindly than
he had don before. and so I
told him: But he put it off lightly.
It's little e:e.sh any cne AN { c
for you, my friend, but I will do that
little as can; You are like to have
a visitor, take 1t; if o have, I'm
twill be a comfort If your body
guard "a be stone blind and deaf"
So saying, he dragged the big wicker
,hair into the ~window-bay, planted
himself deep within it with his back
o all the room, and so left me to nv
WI devices.
shadow of a gibpet, 1 threw myself
.,uli-length upon the bed and was.
-hink. adrift upon the ebb tide of ex-
II forgetfulness when once
again the shifting of the wooden door
oar reused me. l rose up quickly. but
rybee was before me. There was some
ow-voiced conference at the door,:
hen Tybee came to me.
Ills Mr.. Gilbert STAIR" he said.
has permission from the colonel
nd insists that he must see you solus. !
ii take your word ana leave you, il |
like"
At first I hung reluctant, wanting
title Of the host who came so late to
zee his guest. Then, as If a sudden
lash of lightning had revealed it,
called, as I had not Before, how I had
~ AiS III H. oCol7 lduS III d InOSI |
labyrinth of deception; how
his lie that l had told to bridge a
n~omentary gap must leave her neither
Maid nor widow in the morning.
Yes, yes; for Gods sake let him in,
Or. Tybee!" I burst out. Il am fair
RACED with WEAKNESS, and had for
.ot. Ills most important. do as
ure you"
The thing was lone at once, and be-
ore l knew 1t l was alone with the old
nan who, though he was my supplant-
+, was also Margery's father. He en-
cred cautiously, shielding his bedroom
andle with his hand and peering over
t to make me out, as if his v%enturing
n We're not unperilous. And I marked
N the table, he edged away and felt
'ehind him for the door as If to make
ure of his retreat in cast Of need,
Sit down, Captain %Ireton; sit down.
beg of you" he said, in his thin.
asping treble. And when I had
II think o must know what
We came for, Captain Ireton?'
gain. yolubly now, as if to have it
in the shortest space.
not a g~entlemanly thing for.I
to do, Captain Ireton-this marry
ng Of a foolish girl out of hand while
,ou We're here a guest; and as for the
)flest that did 1T, It'll have him
ranged before the army leaves, L prom
Sc you. But now tbs done, hone
ere prepared to make the best Of it?"
I saw at once that his daughter had
lot yet conf1ded in him; that he was
It'll entangled in my lie. So I thought
t we'll to probe him deeper while
night.
What would you call the best If
may X said l, growing the cooler
With some better seeing Of the way
The marriage settlements" he cried
'hrilly, coming to the point at once.
IS any miser would. "'Tis the merest
natter Of form, as we may say, for your
tile to Appleby Hundred is well burnt
ut, ! promise you. But for the decent
ook of itSyou might make over your
luitclaim to 0 u wife,"
Aye. truly; so I might"
And SO you should, sir; that you
should, We miserable, spying runagn-s
lie choked and coughed behind his
land and then began again without the
"Tis the very least We can
10 for her now. when you have the !
ope fair around your curs-ahem-j
.four-your rebel neck. Only for the
1orm's sake. to be sure, We understand,
she'dSinherit after you In any CASE.
I saw his drift at last, and, not car
ne to spare him, sped the shaft OF
ruth and let 1T find the joint in his
harness.
Ills as you say, Mr.. Stair. But as
+ chances, Mistress Maygery is not my
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