The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

have struck him In ths faoe, 90 that within
Eve minutes Il might be shown which Of
than was tho better man. II must come
10 this, be felt, and very glad would b
have been n Il could oorne at the beginning
and not at the end, 90 that one or The other
| Of them might be saved much trouble.
Then he remembered that he had prom
ised to say or HhoW nothing Of how things
| stood between him and Margaret, n
coming forward he greeted DAguIar
| quietly but coldly. telling him that his
horses had been stabbed and his retinue
accommodated.
The spaniard thanked him heartily
enough. and they passed In TO supper. IL
was q strange meal for all four OF them yet
outWardly pleasant enough.
Forgetting his cares. Castell drank sayiy.
| and began 10 talk Of the many changes
which he had seen In his life, and OF the rise
and fall Of kings. D'Aguilar talked alao,
! Of the Spanish vars and policy, for In the
| one he had seen much service, and OF the
other he know every turn.
Il was easy to nee that he was one OF those
| who mixed with courts and had the ear Of
! ministers and majesties. Margaret also.
1 beng keen witted, and anxious TO learn OF
| the great world that lay beyond, ought
! to know, among other things, what were
| the true oharactera OF Ferdinand, King OF
| AraRon, and Isabella his wife, the famous
Queen.
Il will tell you In few words. Sehora.
| Ferdinand Is the most ambitious man In
Europe. false also II it serves his purpose.
He lives for self and gain-that Ii, money
and power. These are his gods, for he has
no true religion. He IL not clever. but.
being very cunning. he will suoosed and
| leave q famous name behind him.
"An ugly picture said Margaret. eAnd
what Of his QueenS'
SShe." answered D'Aguilar. rs q great
woman, who knows how to use the temper
| Of her time and 30 attain her ends. To the
world abe shows q tender heart, but beneath
| it lies hid an iron resolution
sWhat are those ends?' asked Margaret
again.
sTo bring all Spain under her rule; utterly
| to crush the Moors and take their terri
tories; TO make the Church OF Christ tri-
umphant upon earth; 10 stamp out heresy;
to convert or destroy the jews" he added
slowly, and as he spoke the words, Peter,
watching, saw his eyes open and glitter
| like a snake's-"to bring their bodies to the
| purifying flames and their vast wealth into
| her treasury, and thus earn the praise OF
| the faithful upon earth, and for herself q
throne in heaven
For q while there was silence after this
speech. then Margaret said boldly;
IF heavenly thrones are built OF humnn
blood and tears, what stone and mortar do
they use in hell, 1 wonder Then, without
pausinR for an answer. she rose. saying
that she wa weary. c~uFtseyedto DAguilar,
her father, and Peter, each In turn. and left
the hall.
Friend Castell, you will repeat my news
TO your GOOD klnsmAn here. / pray for all
your sakes that he may bow his head TO
what cannot be helped, and thus keep It
safe upon his shoulders
what meant the MANI" asked Peter
when the sound Of the horses hoois had
died away.
Castell told him Of what had passed be-
tween him and D'Aguilar before supper,
and showed him De Ayala's receipt. adding
in q vexed voioe:
Il have forgotten to repay him the gold;
it shall be sent Tomorrow
Have no fear; he win come for it, an
swered Peter coldly. Nov, IL 1 have my
way I will take the risk Of these Spaniards'
swords and King Henry's rope, and bide
here"
sThAt you must not do said Castell
earnestly, sfor my sake aud Msrgaret's.
n not for yours. Would you make her
n widow before she is q wifef Listen: II IL
my wish that you travel down TO Essex 10
take delivery OF your fathers land, In the
vale Of Dedham, and zee to the repairing OF
the mansion house. which. ! am told, needs
IL much. Then, when theee Spaniards are
gone you O return and at once be married,
say one short month hence
win not you and Margaret come with
me TO Dedham7"
Castell shook his head.
1T is impossible. ! must wind up my
affairs, and Margaret cannot &C with you
alone. Moreover, there lie no place for her
to lodge. 1 will keep her here till your
return"
sYes, sir; but will you keep her safer
The cozening words OF Spaniards are come
times more deadly thar their ewords.'
Il think that Margaret has q medicine
against all such arts.' answered her father
with a little smile. and then left him.
On the morrow, when Castell told Mar
Raret that her lover must leave her for q
while that night-for this Peter would not
do himself-she prayed him even with
tears that he would not send him 90 far
from her, or that they might all go to-
Rether. But he reasoned with her kindly,
showing her that the latter was impossible.
and that IL Peter did not 90 at once it was
probable that Peter would soon be dead
whereas IL he went there would be but
one short month Of waiting till the Spaniards
had called, after which they might be mar
ricd and live In peace and safety.
So abe came to see that this way was
best and wisest. and gave way; but OIL
heavy were those hours. and sore was
their parting. Essex was no far journey,
and to enter into lands which only two
dave before Peter believed he had lost
forever no sad errand. while the promise
that nc the end OF q single month he should
return 10 claim his bride hung before them
like q star. Yet they were cad hearted,
both Of them, and that star seemed very
far away.
Margaret was afraid lest Peter might
be waylaid upon the road. but he laughed
at her, saying that her father wa sending
six stout men with him as a escort, and
thus oompanioned, he feared no Spaniards
Peter, for his part. was afraid lest D'AguilaI
might make love TO her.
But she laughed at him, saying that oil
hor heart was his. and that she had mont
TO give to D'Aguilar or any other man;
moreover, that England was q free land
in which women, who were no kings wards,
oo,id not 10 Lad Uhtthar thay did mt Uiah