Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-01-11
THE MASTER OF APPLEbY|
By Francis Lynd..

our efforts she lay as one dead. and
neither of us could be cold enough to
prN her lips apart to play the drenching
doctor with the Wine.
Lord" cried Dick, the sweat stand
ing out upon his face in great drops;
this is terrible. What shall we do"
Jeanne will know what to do" as
serted. We must get her out of this
and up to her chamber.
Richard started to his feet and
STOPPED to gather the dear body in his
arms But in the act he paused and
me-
DO YOU take her. Jack; she is-she is
I your wife"
May" said /, drawing back You
are her own true lover; and could she
1 choose her bearer"
"A murrain on your fnickings." he
burst out. she may die whilst we are
haggling over the right to help her
Take her up quick, man, and begone."
But bethink you, Dick" i urged; IF
| YOU are taken, YOU have one chance in
i ten OF farng as an officer and a prison
er of war. For me It's a spy's death as
swift as they can drag me TO it,
Now you will know, my dears how
much ] loved these two men when l
could twist a cord of such mean fiber
TO bind them closer together. Richards
eyes flashed and his lip curled.
| overlook 1t in me, If You can. he
said. with fine scorn. Il had not thought
upon the perS of it, And With that he
took her in his arms as she had
been child TO be carried, and swung
! the door for him. But on the threshold
he gave me back my sorry little subter
huge Once more, Your forgiveness.
Jack. knew we'll Non We're but lying
to give me precedence? Can YOU trust
me With her?'
Aye, dear lad; now and ever" said
L. and so pushed him out.
! .Nfter he was gone l made shift to
lead the horses through the marrow
passage and out by a rear door giving
| them Il friendly slap TO point them to-
ward the stables.
| This done went back to my inn
murement. and know not how long it
was that paced u weary sentry beat
up and down the narrow limits of the
wine cellar alone with such thoughts
as go to make the sum of that despair
which follows hard upon the heels of
some clmaNinS catastrophe. But | do
know that. as the hours dragged on
| leaden- shod. II slow fever of Impotence
came To dry the blood i'm my veins; to
/ make me hunger and thirst for leave to
| say the final word TO Father Matthieu,
and SO To be set AT liberty TO find the
bottom of The pit into which Il hooking
fate had plunged me.
Twas all over now. My dear lad
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butts To await what should befall
Had she seen a GHOST. Mistress MIR
gerry would scarce. have startled me.
| more. when she swung the door io L.,
me seq her. She was co,yned in b.,
best; the,. wrs !. Heightened color ia,
| her check. ner eyes were Hike stars
| Trulv. | do think / never saw her so
| beautiful as she :,1,uc;,,,.d nj 1hat mo
nent, standing under the massive arch
of the doorway with her candle, held
| hiyi, To linb, The inner ylon,n
"'rms WAY S,.inio " she aid tr,,,nin.
| ahead Of thn n,il.t1o TO 1oi,lt nit inc
| niadcria bin. We. shall give my lord
| and his gcnllcmcn the best the An
| pleby cellar holds To speed his lar,iu. :,
| Whercwth she stood aside To v:,i1
| whilst he filled his baskets with me.
straw cascd bottles.
| AT this | saw why she had come
| Lord Co,nwallis and his gentlemen
were ahuu, To tak, the road. and The
| Wine was wanted for the slirt,lr cr1n
Trusting my fate to no hand less loyaI
la
with S,ipio TO Stand be,,yiXI mo ana
possible discovery. And her word TO