The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-22

Three days after this event a new
Council of State resolved that his Elk.
the three nations, and ON the six.
teenth of December be so installed in
Westminster Hall.
"And you would think that he had
been publicly scorred instead of pub.
licly chosen" said Israel to his wife.
He looks miserable; he is silent and
downcast, and talks much to himself.
Yet he Is in his right piece and the
only man in England who can save us
from anarchy. Martha. his Excellency
and her Highness desire your com.
pany, and that of Jane, to the cere.
mony. You will go?"
II had better s. at homie Israel.
l cannot Your Highness' Elizabeth
Cromwell. Jane will 60"
"And you. too, fFartha wish It,"
Il never &c against your wishes,
Israel-at least not often"
So it happened that on the sixteenth
of December, Mrs. Swaffham and Jane
were dressing for Whitehall. Mrs.
Swaffham was nervous and irritable;
nervous, because she feared her gown
was not as handsome as it ought to
be; irritable, because she felt that
circumstances were going to control
her behaviour, whether she approved
or not. Jane was unable to encourage
or cheer her mother; she was herself
the most unhappy maiden in London
that day. For eighteen days she had
been forced to accept the fact that
Cluny was at least eighteen days be-
hind all probable and improbable de-
lays. She had not received line
from him since he left Paris; no one
had. He had apparently vanished as
completely as stone dropped into
mid-ocean. She had been often at Jew
cry House, and during two of her Wis
its had man red to see Sir Thomas
and ask ''if he had any intelligence
from Lord Neville?" On her first in
quiry he answered her anxiously; on
his second his reply showed some
anger.
HE offered voluntarily to take
charge of Lady Jevery's jewels and
to collect ny money at The Hague;
and unless he was certain of his abil-
ity to do these things safely, he ought
not to have sought the charge"
And with these words there entered
into James heart suspicion that hurt
her like sword-thrust. She found
herself saying continually, ut is inn
possible impossible! oh, my God,
where is he?"
The ride back to Whitehall after
the installation of the Lord Protector
was an intoxicating one. Londoners
had at last a ruler who was a SUI
premely able man. They could go
to their shops, and buy and sell in
security. Oliver Protector would see
to their rights and their welfare. His
very appearance was satisfying; he
was not young man headstrong and
reckless, but Protector who had
been tried on the battlefield and in
the Council Chamber and never found
wanting.
But be the cay glad or sad, time
runs through 1t, and the shadows of
evening found the whole city worn
out with their own emotions. Mrs.
Swaffham and Jane were glad to re-
turn to the quiet of their home
mot but what we have had a great
day, Jane" said the elder woman;
"but, dear me, child, what a waste
of life it is! l feel ten years older.
1t would not do to spend ones self
this way very often"
81 am tired to death, mother. May
l stay in my room this EVENING""
you are fretting, Jane, and fret
ting is bad you every way Why
will you do it?'
How can | help it. mother?"
Then Mrs. Swaffham looked at her
daughters white face, and said, You
know, dear, where and how to find the
comfort you neo1. God help you,
child"
And oh, how good it was to the
heart-sick girl, to be at last alone, to
be able to weep unmatched and I'M
checked-to shut the door of her soul
on the world and open it to God, to
tell Him all her doubt and fear and
lonely grief This was her consola-
ton, even thoug:l no so-si:,le comfort
came from Though the heavens
seemed far off. and there was no ray
of light, no whisper from beyond to
encourage her.
At nine o'clock her mother brought
her possett and toast, I'd she took
them gratefully rs father homer"
she asked.
"Yes, Jane. He came in an hour
ago with Doctor Verify"
Have they any word Of -"
81 fear not They would have told
me at once. l haven't seen much of
them There were lots of things I'M
done, and badly done, to look after"
IF Doctor Verify gives you any op-
portunity will you speak about Cluny.
mother?"
You know l will. He and others
will, maybe, have time for a word OF
kindness now Now Cromwell has
got his way, there will be only Crom
well to please, and surely a whole
city full can manage that"
81 don't suppose he has ever thought
of Cluny being SO long over time"
mot he! He has had things far
closer to him to look after"
But now?"
"Now he will inquire after the lad.
Doctor Verify must speak to him.
Dear Jane, do you suppose don't see
how you are suffering? l do, my girl,