The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07

part. s.
And then how many m~aravedis do you
Ihez named a sum, at the mention OF which
both OF them opened their eyes, n old
Israel exclaimed dryly;
'S~urely-surely you must be one OF ms"
NO." she answered, @but I try TO follow
your example. and u ! am to live at all IL
shall be in comfort"
Quite So" said Castell, Eve understand.
But now tell US: what do you propose to do
for this money!"
Il propose to set you. your daughter. the
Dofa Margaret, and her lover, b Senior
Bronze, safe and free outside the walls of
Granada. and 20 leave the Marquis OF Mo-
rella married TO another woman
What other woman9 Yoursclfr' asked
Castell. fixing on this last point in the pro-
gramme. ~
mo. Senior. not for all the wealth Of both
ofyou. To your dependent and your daugh-
ter's relative, the handsome Betty"
How will o manage that?" exclaimed
Castell, amazed.
These cousins are not unlike, Senior.
although the link of blood between them is 30
thin. Listen now. I will tell you" And she
explained the outlines Of her plan.
"A bold scheme enough said Castell,
when she had finished. but even IL 1t oan
be done, would that marriage hold2"
Il think so,' answered Inez, III the priest
knew-and he could be bribed-and the
bride knows. But il not, what would il
matter, since Rome alone can decide the
question. and long before that is lone the
fates OF all OF us will be settled
"Rome-or death s1id Castell; and Inex
read what he was afraid Of in his eyes.
Your Betty takes her chance" she 10
phed slowly. as many a one has done before
her with less cause. She is q woman with
a mind as strong as her body.
"Morella made her love him and promised
10 marry her. Then he used her to steal
your daughter, n she learned that she
had been no more than a stalking heifer,
from behind which he would net the white
swan. do you not think, therefore. that
sne has something to pay him back. she
cousin have been brought into trouble?
III she wins, she becomes the wife Of a
grandee OF Spain. q warehouses; and II she
loses-weil she has had her fling for a high
stake. and perhaps her evenge. At least
she is willing to take her chance. and mean
while all OF you can be gone"
.Castetl looked doubtfully at the Jew Israel,
who stroked his white beard and said:
Let the woman set out her scheme. At
any rate she In no fool. and it is worth our
hearing, though fear that at the best it
must he costly"
i oan pay" said Castell, and motioned
to lhez TO proceed.
As yet, however. she had not much more
TO say. save that they must have good
horses at hand and send a messenger to
Seville, whittier the Margaret had been
ordered to proceed. bidding her captain
hold his ship ready to sail at any hour.
should they succeed in reaching him.
These things, then. they arranged. and
a while later Ihez and Israel departed. the
former carrying with her a bag of gold.
h same night Inez sought the priest
Henriques OF Motril in that hall Of Morella's
palace which was used as a private chapel,
saying that she desired to speak with him
under pretence of making confession, for
they were old ~friends-or rather enemies.
As It CHANGED she found the holy father
nj n uarNy Ill hna4 a.
Morella, who also was in a bad humor with
Henriques. having heard that he had pos
sessed himself Of the jewels in his strong
box on the San Antonio. had insisted upon
ms surrendering everything. and swore.
sponsible for all that his people had stolen
from his ship. and this because he said
that it was his fault that Peter Bronze had
escaped and come safe 10 Grenada.
so, father, said Ifiez, you, who thought
yourself rich. are poor AGAIN."
Yes, my daughter, and that IL what
chances TO those who put their faith in
princes. | have served this Marquis well
for many years-to my soul hurt, l fear me
favor Of the Church would advance me
to some preferment.
But instead What does he do? He robs
me OF a few trinkets that. had I not found
mem, the sea would have swallowel or some
thief would have taken, and declares me
his debtor for the rest, Of viii Oh I know
nothing
What preferment did you want, father9
| see that you have one in your mind
Daughter, a friend had written to me
from Seville that il | had a hundred gold
doubloons TO pay for it he can secure me
the place OF a secretary In the HOLY Office.
where l served before as a familiar until
he MARQUIS made me his chaplain, and
ave the benence OF Motril, which is worth
nothing, and many promises. that are
worth less.
Now those trinkets would fetch thirty.
ana l have saved twenty. and came here
to borrow the other fifty from the MARQUIS
to whom | have done so many good turns
as you know well. Inez. You see the end
Of that quest. and he groaned angrily,
1t IL a pity said Ihez thoughtfully,
since those who serve the Inquisition save
many souls, do they not. including their
own? For instance she added, and the
priest WINGED at the words, Il remember
that they saved the soul Of my own sister,
and would have saved mine had | been
what shall | say-more. more prejudioed.
wicked heretics and sc become rich and
able to advance themselves"
IL so, lnez. IL wa a chance Of a
lifetime, especially TO one who, like myself,
hates heretics. Blu why speak of il now,
and he checked himself.
INez looked at him.
Father she asked. If Happen to be able
TO find those hundred gold d%oubloons.
would you do something for mep"
Tn priests foxy face lit up
IL wonder what there il that I would not
do. my daughter"
Even IL il brought you into a quarrel
with the NarquisI"
Once | were n secretary TO the Inuuisition
Of Seville he would have more reason 10
fear me than l him.. Aye, and fear me he
should. who bear him no love-" answered
the priest, with a snarl.
Then listen. father. / nave not made
my confession yet; | have not told you. for
instance. that / also hate this maruJiis. and
with good ~cause-though perhaps you know
that already. But remember that IL Won
betray Inc you will never see those hundred
gold doubloons and some other holy priest
will DO appointed at Seville. Also worse
things may hapTen to you"
Proceed, my daughter" he said. unctu-
ously: are we not in the confessional-or
near it?"
SO she told him all the plot, trusting to
the mans avariCe n other meters 10
protect her, for Inez hated Fray Henrioues
bitterly, and knew him from the crown of
his shaven head to the soies of his feet, as
/ she had good cause to do. Only she did
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