The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-09

ship. and she and I proceeded church
ward on the highway.
When we were once alone together
/ spurred my horse up TO hers and
caught her bride and rode alongside
and spoke TO her as if all the past
were naught. and I with the right to
which / had been born. 1t had come
TO that pass With me in those days
that all the pride l had left was that
of humility. but even that l was ready
TO give up for her If necessary.
Tell me. madam" said I. what was
in those eases:
Have not told you:" she said. and
/ knew that she whitened under her
mask.
There is more than woman's finery
in those cases, which weigh like lead
said /. What do they contain:
Mistress Mary had. after all. little Of
the feminine power of subterfuge in
her II she tried it it was. as in this
case too transparent. Straight TO the
point she went with perfect frankness
of daring and rebellion as boy might
1T requires not much wit, methinks.
Master Wingfield. TO see that" said
the poor sailor men toiied to lift my
gauzes and feathers and ribbons said
she. Then her blue eyes looked at me
through her mask with indescribabie
daring and defiance.
We'll, and what will you do?" said
she You are a gentleman in spite
you are a gentleman. you cannot be-
tray me to my hurt and you cannot
command me like a child. for / am
child no longer. and / viii not tell you
what those cases contain
You shall tell me-" said I.
Make me If you cam" said she.
Tell me what those cases contain"
said |.
Then she collapsed all at once, as
only the citadel of a woman's will can
do through some inner weakness.
Gums and powder and shot and par
tisans," said she Then she added. like
one who would fain readjust herself
upon the heights Of her own resolution
by good excuse for having fallen:
"Fie. why should / not have told you,
Master Wingfeld? You cannot betray
me. for you are gentleman, and am
not a child"
"Why have you had guns and ammu-
milton brought from England!' asked.
But in the shock of the discovery l had
loosened my grasp Of her bride and
she was off. and in a minute we were
in Jamestown and could not disturb
the Sabbath quiet by talk or ride too
fast.
We were a good hour and half late.
but there was to my mind enough OF
yet for my souls good. for
thought not much of Parson Downs
nor his sermons But / dreaded for
Mistress Mary that which might come
from her hardness and her Sabbath
breaking, if that were discovered.
and assisted Mistress Mary
to the horse block and OF came her
black velvet mask. and she clapped
pretty hand to her hair and shook her
skirts and wiped off a mud splash.
Then up the aisle she went, and l after
her, and all the people staring.
l can see that church as well today
rs II We're this moment there. Heavily
sweet with honey and almond scent it
was. as we'll as sweet herbs and musk
wnIcn the ladies' nad on their nanuKer-
chiefs, for it was like a bower with
flowers Great pink boughs arched
overhead, and the altar was as white
as snow with blossoms. Up the aisle
she flashed, and none but Mary Caven-
dish could have made that little jour
ney under the eyes of the governor in
his pew and the governors lady and
all the burgesses and the churchward-
en- half starting up as if to exercise his
and the parson swelling with
a vast expanse of sable robes over the
book, with no abashedness and yet no
boldness nor unmaidenly forwardness.
There was an innocent gayety on her
face like a chiId's and an entire conf
1ence in good will and loving charity
for her hardness which disarmed all.
She looked out from that gauze love
hood Of hers as she came up the aisle,
Nary and Harry Winsfield
III.