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


He rose as she spoke, and she
kissed him with passionate tender
ness. When Re left the room, she ran
to the roof of the house to watch
which road he took In about quar-
ter of an hour she saw him riding at
great speed north%a.d, and watched
him until he became a speck on the
horizon.
Then she went to her room and In
leisurely manner put on her garden
hat and walked to Ito stables. She
went at once TO a J, man known
to be Stephen de w constant at.
tendant whenever he IS In the neigh
borhood. She knew . could be relied
on, and as they stood together by Ma
tilda's Barbary mare, she said with
the critical air of one talking about a
favorite animal, "Yupon YOU know tAe
three large oak trees. Just beyond the
boundary of de Wick?'
Il know them WELL my lady"
''Be undea the oaks tonight, at 8
o'clock. Have with you a lantern and
a coil of strong rope. You will see
Earl de Wick there ard when he
speaks, join him on the instant Can
he rely on you?"
by my soul he can, even to blood.
letting
BE SIS or bargain then Eight
o'cloc' ser"
Let me perish If am not there"
All the mans words had the SAVIOR
of strong, faithful spirit, ard Ma
tilda went back satisfied About 7
O'Clock she went to her brothers room
and brCi 1t away a SUIT Of his cloth
ing, and " she had dressed her
self in it, and r'!t pistol aad hunting
knife in her bet. and large plumed
hat on her head, she iocNgd in the
mirror with the utmost satisfaction,
She was her brothers, double; quite
his height, ard singularly Hike him in
carriage, face and manner
Matilda walked quickly through tho
garden. and without molc8tatlon she
arrived at the three oaks. YuDon
Slade was already there For nearly
an hour Matilda walked up and down
the road, keaiing well within call Of
her companion. Brit about nine
O'Clock the sound Of u horse coming
at an easy e8llop was heard. and Yu-
pom was softly called. He was Mt Ma
tildas side as the rider came near
them. She advanced to meet him
calling pleasantly, Miles Watson, a
word. ii it please you
The voice was familiar aud kind.
and Miles drew rein and asked, Who
calls me? am on the Common
wealth's business, and cannot be de-
layed."
Then Matilda, pointing the pistol in
his face, said, You must light from
your horse. lilies Watson The pis-
tol was dangerously near; Yupon's
rough order TO tumble was not I'M
accompanied by threats. and Watson
thought it best to obey quietly, where
he could not resist. When Yupon had
bound him securely Matilda took the
lantern, and drawing from her girdle
the sharp hunting knife, she cut open
the leathcfn mail bag and turted the
light upon its contents. The small
private letters she hardly noticed but
there were three omir Is locking pa.
pers closed with large red seals, and
these she instantly seized. They were
all directed to the sheriff Of Ely and
she felt sure they were the authority
for ST ;phen's arrest She took posses
sion of the whole three, babe Yupon
set loose the horse, and leaving the
other contents of the ritled mail bag
on the grass by the sila Il the bound
carrier, she slipped a&ay into The
shadows and darkness of de Wick
chase.
There was still fire en- her hearth,
and she pushed the dying logs to-
gether, and lit candle by their blaze.
Then she opened one of the letters.
1t was a warrant for the arrest of
Squire Mason. The nest opened was
a warrant for the arrest 81 Lord Fred.
erick Blythe; but the third was. truly
enough, the warrant for the arrest of
Stephen de Wick, for treason against
the Commonwealth and conspiracy
against the life of the Protector. She
drew her mouth tightly. and tore the
whole three warrants across, and
threw them into the flames. When
they were ashes, she turned quickly,
Invested herself OF her brothers cloth.
ing. and put On her own garments.
Then she carried Stephens suit to his
room. and afterwards put cut the can
die and went to bed.
Matilda's plan had, however, been
too hastily formed and carried out to
admit of a thorough consideration. aud
in her hurry Of rilling the mail, it had
not occurred to her that one Of those
small, unimportant locking letters
might also be for the sheriff. This in
fact was the case. When daylight
brought rescue to the bound cargier
the rejected letters were e tEered mp,
and one of them was latt OF Ia.
structions regarding tho thee war
rants TO be served. II directed The
sheriff to take Mason ard blythe to
Ely for trial but to bring Stephen de
Wick to the Tower OF London.
The sheriff was in passion Of dis.
appointment, and hastily securing
warrant to arrest Stephen de Wick for
mail robbery, he went to de Wick to
serve it.
1t was Della who, about the room
hour, came flying into her lady's pres
ence with the news that the sheriff
was in the stables talking TO Yupon
Slade, and that he had two constables
with him.
What do they want Della? / sup
pose | must say whom do they want?