The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27

and install them in the cathedral. A
guard was to be set at the door, and
no communication was to be allowed
with any one outside. Orders from
headquarters were to the effect that
the lady was to be treated with every
Difference, and these orders were i'm
pressed upon the six men. The de-
tached squad disappeared down the
road in the fog, and Armstrong stood
disconsolate and angry, but helpless.
surrounded by troopers.
Presently Armstrong heard the tram
ping of horse to the south, and pres
emily the sound of voices became quite
audible through the fog. There seem
ed to'be a dispute going forward. which
was something unusual in the parlia-
mentary forces, where, il discipline APP
peared lax, instant obedience was in
variably required.
81 tell you, colonel, am to take
charge of the lady and escort her to
Cromwell"
II have no orders to that effect"
II have come direct from Cromwell,
and those were his orders"
II do not take orders from you. l
hold written instructions relating to
both the man and the woman, and
these shall carry out"
"You will be wise to hang the man
on the nearest tree and take his papers
to Cromwell"
To this there was no reply, and Arm
strong now knew that De Courcy had
not been SO badly hurt as he had pre-
tended, for he had taken a Tong ride to
the north since then. The prisoner rec
ognized his voice long before his cava-
lier costume emerged from the mist
De Courcy had not changed his ap-
parel, and it formed a strange contrast
to the parliamentary uniform, as In
deed did Armstrong; own dress.
"Ah. my young friend" cried De
Courcy, the moment he recognized the
prisoner, "you had your laugh in the
morning, and have mine in the even.
ing"
There is a time for everything" re
piled Armstrong indiferently, land my
time for laughing is in the morning. 1,
| is brighter then"
Eyes, 1t looks rather dark for ycu al
the moment, and you seem less merry
| than when I met you earlier"
"Oh, there were more amusing things
happening then, that's all. How's your
| horseW
"We are neither OF us the worse fol
| our encounter. Don't you wish you
| could say the same for yourselfr'
81 do, and I thank you for your sym
| pathy."
"Have you sent the woman to Lich
EeldT asked the officer in chief OF his
subordinate.
Yes, colonel. Some two hours ago.
every well. We will relieve you OF
your prisoner. Take your men to Bir.
| mingham."
rs there any truth in the royalis1
rising there, colonel?'
"None In the least. Have you heard
anythfng?"
| an outbreak of some sort. 1 heard that
| detachment from Lichfeld was to
leave for Birmingham"
..We will turn it back IL we meet it
Good night
! At the word the lieutenant and his
men marched off to the south, and
4 Armstrong was taken in charge by the
! squadron of horse. A trooper was dis.
mounted and his steed given TO Arm
strong, of whom no questions were
asked, as he had expected. They seem.
] ed very sure of their man. The cav.
/ airy set off to the north, and De Courcy
| rode close beside his enemy, taking q
delight in haunting him.
The angry Scot was forced to make
| the best of it in silence, while the
Frenchman, very polite and jocular
pressed ironic services upon him, ask.
ed after the girl, and said he would
use his influence with Cromwell to
have a silken rope used at the coming
execution of so distinguished spy
1t is i'll to tamper with border tenn
per, as the Frenchman soon discover.
ed Armstrong slipped his knife from
his belt and held it In readiness, when
his attention was drawn to the tram.
ping Of N appEoachinG.- host In front