The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-26
CHAPTER X.
TIE

returned Margaret told him Of the Wait Of
D'Aguilar and Of all that had passed be-
tween than, told him also that he was 90
quainted With their secret, since he hao
spoken Of her as half q Jew.
'Iknow IL, ! know II, . answered her father,
who was much disturbed and very angry,
'fori yesterday he threatened mo also
But let that 60; I oan take my chance. Now
/ would learn who brought this man into
my house when I was absent, n without
' my leave"
Il fear that it was Betty. said Margaret,
who sWears that she thought she did nc
wTonR.H
Send for her, " said Castel.
Presently Betty came, and being ques-
toned, told o long story. She said abe WA
standing by the side door taking the air
when Senior d'Aguilar appeared, and hav-
ing greeted her, without more words walked
into the house, saying that he had an ap-
pointment with the maSter@
with me?s broke In Castell. i was abb
sent
Il did not know that you were absent
for I was put when you rode away In the
afternoon and no one had spoken Of IL
to me, 90. thinking that he was your friend.
I let him In, and let him out again after
ward. That is all / have 10 say
Then / have to cay that you are a hussy
and a liar, and that In one way or the other
this Spaniard has bribed youi'. answered
Castell, hercely. 'Now, girl, although you
arc my wife'a cousin, and therefore my
daughters kin, I am minded to turn you out
on to the street to starve.'J
At this Betty first grew angry and then
began to weep, while Margaret pleaded
with her father. saying that it would mean
the girl'a ruin and that he must not q
such q sin upon him. So the end OF II was
that. being o kind hearted man, remember
ing also that Betty Dena was OF hS wtfe's
| blood and that she had favored her as his
| daughter did, he relented. taking measures
| to see that she went abroad no more save
In the company Of Margaret, and that the
doors were opened only by men servants.
So this matter ended.
That day Margaret wrote to Peter telling
him Of all that had happened and how the
Spaniard had asked her In marriage. though
the words that he used 'she did not tell.
At the end of the letter also she bade him
have no fear Of the Senior d'Aguilar or Of
any other man, as he knew where her heart
was.
When Peter received this writing he was
much yexed to learn that both Master
CastelI and Margaret had incurred the
enmity Of D'Aguilar. for 90 he guessed 1t
must be; also that Margaret should have
been troubled with his love making, but
for the rest he thought little Of the matter.
who trusted her az he trusted heaven. Still
It made him anxious to return TO London
-. -. .ot~Ak IN Avrav fh1f10h ha rT1nnt
take the risk OF the Spaniards' daggers.
Within three days, however, he received
other letters. both from Castell and from
Margaret. which set his fears at rest. These
told him that D'Aguilar had sailed for Spain;
indeed Castell said that he had seen him
standing on the poop Of the Ambassador
de Ayala's vessel az Il dropped down the
Thames toward the sea-. Moreover. Mar
garet had q note Of farewell from his hand
which ran:
Adieu, sweet lady. TIL that predestined
hour when we meet again. i 60. as / must;
but as ] told you. your image goes with me.
Your worshipper till death. MoRKLLA.
'He may take her image 30 long as /
keep herself, and II he comes back with his
worahip I promise him that death and he
shall not be far apart was Peters grim
comment a. he laid the paper down.
Then he went on with his letters VIII ioh
told thai now, when the Spaniards had
gons and there was nothing more to fear.
he va awaited IN London. Indeed CssteH
fixed q day when he should arrive-May
si-that was within a week. adding that IN
its morrow-namely. June i, for Margaret
would not be wed in May. the Virgin Mary's
month, since she held it 10 be unluoky-
their marriage might take place as quietly
as they would.
Margaret wrote the same news. n IN
such swest words that he kissed her letter.
then fastened TO answer It, shortly. after
his custom, for Peter was no great scribe.
saying that IL dEe saints willed 1t he would
be with them by nightfaIl on the last day
Of May, and that In all England there was
no happier man than he.
Now all that week Margaret was very
busy preparing her marriage robe, and other
garments also, for IL was settled that on
the nsxt day they should ride together
down TO DedhAm, in Easex, whittier her
father would follow them shortly. The
old hall was not ready, indeed, nor would
1t be for some time; but Peter had furnished
certain rooms in IL which might serve them
Tor inc buIttlnof bodSOuI auu ny WluU0f
time the house would be fnished and open.
Castell was busy also. for now. having
worked very hard at the task. his ship,
the Margaret. was almost rehtted and laden,
90 that he hoped to get her to sea on this
same May 81 and thus be clear Of the last
OF his business except the handing over
OF his warehouse and stock TO those who |
had bought them. These great affairs
kept him much at Gravesend. where the
ship lay, but a. he had no dread Of further |
trouble, now that D'Aguilar and the other
Spaniards. among them that band Of
De Ayala's servants who had vowed to take
Peters life. were gone this did not disturb
him.
Oh, happy. happy was Margaret during
those sweet spring days, when her heart
was a. bright and clear as the skiea from
which all winter storms had passed. 80
happy was she. indeed. and 30 full OF a
hundred joyful cares that abe found no time
TO take note OF her cousin Betty, who worked
with her at her wedding broideries and
helped to make preparations for the journey
which would follow after, |
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