Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-01-25

for Cromwell, and therefore thought by
that shrewd villain the better emissary
Bring him in"
When William and the warder came
in together, u moment or two passed
before the earl recognized his visitor
Then he sprang forward and held ou1
both his hands.
"In heavens name, Armstrong, Is
this you?" he cried. what have they
done to you? Save us all! Who has
accoutered you like thisY'
1.-THE necessities of the chase, Ira.
QUAR-. This is disguise, and, al
though you saw through it, Pm happy
to think deluded Jock Hanson
there"
Lost" cried Hanson. peering for.
ward. yell never threep doom ma
thront that this is Wull Armstrong"
"Sir William. if you please, Tam.
son." corrected the new knight. 1.-THE
title was bestowed upon me by his
majesty himself, and l. shall expect
that Difference from the lower orders
Tamson, which the designation calls
for Is the castle tailor out of work,
Traquair?"
"Ay whole wardrobe is ut your dis.
posal, Will"
Nothing in 1t would fit me. and
am thought particular about new
dress, MS have lost all self respect in
this one. l may borrow n hat from
you, If you have one Of the latest
fashion, with fine. fenther ON it.
Still, it isn't buds. but food. that is
the first necessity. I've had nothing
all day but hurried drink out of the
Eden"
"They're preparing supper for you
now, and I'll bear you company when
it's ready. Pm eager to hear what
befell. So the king knighted you.
Deed, he might have gone farther than
that and made you marquis or a
duke ut the same cost"
"Oh, he offered me anything in his
gift if brought the commission safe
ly through to you-a promise that I'm
thinking I'll never trouble him to re-
deem. Nevertheless, here's the pack
ct, n little damp. but none the worse
for that" s.
He placed the cause of all the trou.
bic on the table, and Traquair turned
it over and over in his hands, with NO
great delight in its possession, as the
messenger thought. The earl sighed
as he opened it at last and slowly
perused its contents in silence, laying
it on the table again when he had
finished.
"You're n wonderful man,, William
he said. eff every one in Scotland did
his duty as thoroughly MS you do it, we
would soon place the king on his throne
again."
us there more trouble brewing"
More trouble and the old trouble
end the new trouble. Every one pull.
ing his own way and in all directions
thinking only Of himself and never by
eny chance of the interests of the
whole"
May 1 tell Cromwell that? He
seemed at some pains to intercept bill
let that you receive but lightly"
"Tell Cromwell! You're never going
to write to that scoundrel?"
II intend to see him before the week
is past"
"What! You're not such fool MS to
put yourself in Cromwells clutch
again?"
"Cromwell's not such fool MS to
hang me. If he did, it would but unite
your wavering hosts like an invasion
of Scotland"
"Have you actually seen him?"
81 met him the first day 1 crossed
the border. saw him once again, and
Travelled over most of England on a
pass from his own hand. Cromwell and
have mutual respect for each other
by this time, but there are some mat
tiers Of difference between us that /
think will best be settled by word of
mouth, so I'm of day after tomorrow
to foregather with him. l cannot go
sooner because my new gear will not
be ready, and want to give the gen.
eral time to withdraw his troops from
across the country so that 1 may come
on him in other fettle than as pris-
oner."
"Who is the woman, Will? knew
you would go clean daft when you met
her."
"Never you mind. AS the border is
a land of nobility and romance, we will
pn11 lar nm par1'c dnrphtor to ploo ca
you"
"More like some peasant girl who as
sisted you to escape from your enc
mics"
AT this point, greatly to the delight
Of Armstrong, his supper was an
nounced, and Traquair. with his arm
over the shoulder of his guest, led him
to the dining room.