The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-18

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be done. Tho Inquisitors thought that II
should be done. a. they eved--doubtless
In crror- that he might have accomplish
whose names he would awe up, but the
orders said that a. he had lived 80 long In
England and only recently travelled 10
Spain ne could have none. Thstefot. NJ
is sound- sound as q bell: never before, l
am told, has an %impenitent . gone TO
the stake In such good case. however worthy
and worshipful he might be-
SO much the better for You II you DO
not lie" answered Peter. Continue"
There is nothing more TO cay except
that I shall be walking near to him with tho
two guards and, Of course, II be were
snatched away from us and there were no
boats handy in which to pursue we could
not help IL, could WEI Indeed, We priests,
who are men Of peace. might wen fly Mt
the sight Of cruel violence"
Il should advise you TO fly fast and far
you on this friend Of yours' He will trick
"A Thousand doupioons "A thousand
doubloonsl# muttersd old Isrss! Ike .
sleepy parrot.
out OF the carcases Of some Of US, old man.
How can we best hold him to his word7".
Dead, I think, broke in Bernaldez, who
knew his danger . the partner and agent
Of Castell, and the nominal owncr Of the
, ,SSie N M. sSss;s , IN which " \ y Snor Ps !. sSsi
he can tell. and IL We let him 30 h will
betray us soon or late. Kill hip out Of tho
way, I say, and burn his body in the oven
Now Henriques fell upon his knees and
with groans and tears began TO implors
mercv.
aWhy do you complain so?' asked I6ez.
Watching him with reflective. eyes: The
end would be much gentler than that you
righteous folk mete out to moro honest
men. yes. and women too. Fol my part
I think that the Senior Bernaldez. gives
good counsel. Better that you should die.
who are but ono. than all Of US and others,
for you will understand that We cannot
trust you. Has any n q rope,'
Now Henriques grovelled on the ground
before her. kissing the hem Of her robe and
pravins her in the nsre Of all the saints
into this danger by love Of her.
aOf money. YOU mean, Toad. she an
swered. kicking him with her ~sliprered
fo.t. Il had TO listen to your talk OF lovo
while we journeyed torether, and before.
but here ! need not ,s and y you Soeix Of =
oven. oh. you have forgotten 1t, but 1
a long SCORE 70 s-ttie with you. You
were a familiar Of the Holy ONCE here at
Seville-were you not3-before. Morella
promoted you for your zeal to HotrIl: and
had a sister" And she knelt down and
WHISPERED a name into his ear.
He uttered a sound; II was more OF q
I had nothing 70 do with her death
the walls Of the Holy House by some one
Who had a grudge against hcr n bore
false witness"
yes, / know. II was you Who had
the grudge. you snake souled priest. and
il was you who gave false witness. IL was
YOU, also. who but the other day voIun-
teered the corroborative evidence that
was necessary against Casteil. saying that
he had PASSED the Roo at your house In
Motril without doing 1t roverence, and other
things. IL wa you, toe, who urged your
superiors to put him to n question, be-
friends, and much money could be wrung
out Of him, and them, whereof you were to
get your share. Oh, yes, my information
is good, is'it not7 Even what passes In the
dungeons OF the Holy House comes 70 the
e ss1. o. i 6xsn , %s hot aG fo YOU yoS S9' 'n'nN '"A'
BY nos Henriques was spcechless with
terror. There he knelt upon the floor, RJar-
ing at this soft voiced, remoreeiees woman
who had made a tool and a fool OF him, who
had begiiled him there that night, and Who
hated him so bitterly and with 80 just a
cause. Peter was speaking now.
1T would b better not to stain our hands
will this creatures blood, he said. Gagged
rats give little sport, and he might be
tracked. For my part, I would leave his
judgment TO God, Have You no other way,
She thought a while, then prodded tho
FRAY Hcnriaues with her foot, saying:
Get up. sainted secretary TO the Holy
once, and do a little writing. which will
be easy for yooM see: here are pens Inc
paper. Now III dictate:
= Most Adorable Ihez:
Your dear message has reached me
safely here in this accursed Holy House,
we tighten heretics Of their sins to
the benefit Of their souls. and Of their goods
the benefit Of y own bodiesEL
.No. only the truth" answered Ihez.
~Heresy and the truth-wsll. they are
often the same thing. They would burn
That il lust what many heretios have
urged. They have died ~slorisusly for
what they hold to 30 the truth, why should
you7 Listen" she went on moro sternly.
will you take your chance OF burning
On the Quemadero. which you will not
do unless you betray us. or win You cer-
IN a bakers oven, and within half an hour7
All! I thought you would not hesitate.
your letter, most learned scribe
Are those words down. Yes. Now add
II note all you tell me about the trial
NJ the Alcazar before their Majesties. I
believe that the En- ish woman will win
case. That was . very pretty trick
I PLAYED on the most noble Marquis
Granada. Nothing neater wal ever
even in this place. Well, l owed
MIN q long score. and | have paid him on
in full. should like t. have seen his
countenance when he surveyed
the features Of his bride, the writing woman.
knew that the mistress YVES safe away
another man. The neph'- Of the
who would like himself to be King
some day, married to an English waiting
woman! Good. very good. dear Ihez.,
Now, as regards the Jew. John Castell.
I think that the matter may possibly be
providing that the money 10
nothin&. thus And Ihsz die
tated with admirable lucidity those sug-
r~estions as to the rescue Of Castell with
which the reader !. already acquainted.
the letter as follows:
These inquisitors here arc cruel beasts.
though fonder OF money than of blood;
ali their talk about zeal for the Faith il
20 much wind behind the mountains. They
care as much for the Faith a. the mountain
cares for the wind. or. let us say. as l do.
W. ---A-I - Nar4uvA kha nNnr dAxfI