The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02

and those which had arrived on table in the hall. This had made the tutors perfldious task easy.
 'I long to present you to my father, said Pembroke after the period of ex- plantations and much talk of Polish wars and of Vfllanow. How happy he will be to show the grandson of the Palatine of Masovie the gratitude of Briton's heart Besides there is a lovely cousin, Miss Beaufort, who, 1 Yerily believe, will fly to your arms
 The blood rushed to Thaddeus' cheeks at this and he shook his headn with sigh But when he was told that 1t was she who had rescued him from Newgate and stood his friend when the Dundas crowd slandered him, his joy was unmis- takable.
 Pembroke left his friend at last, prom ising to hurry to Somerset castle and re- turn at once with the welcome his fa- ther would send to the noble exile. But when Somerset again appeared at the abbey he found that Lady Tinemouth had been seized with hemrrohage and was rapidly sinking toward death.
 His wild and haggard looks showed that he had sorrows to add to those which he alreay found at the abbey. To the young mans amazement his father, instead Of directing him at once to bring Thaddeus to the castle, had, when he had told him his story, commanded that he never see the Pole again He had, so Sir Robert as- serted, once received a great injury from a man of that nation, and his resolution was unaterable to have no dealings with any of the race. But Mary Beaufort, when Pembroke told her of his discovery of his friend exclaimed: "Oh, gracious Provi- dence! Can 1t be possible that the illus trious Sobieski and my condemned Con- stantine are the same persons?'
 rr.t... .-aI tl.a, af h. ert's decision with surprise and sorrows, bubt said to Pembroke: We must at this tinc forget our own troubles in those kaf4fhe countess. She can live but little | longer. and earnestly desires to see her | daughter. Cannot you. my dear Pembroke l in some manner get the girl here that | her mothers last moments may not be | entirely devoid of the consolation of hei chlldren?"
 "I can and will" replied Somerset, ano set out for the Earls residence. Know ing that Lord Tinemouth would refuse to permit his daughter to go to her mother, he manager to surprise the young lady in one of her walks, told her that her mother was dying and asking for her, and begged her to fly with him at once to Narrowly Abbey.
 "Oh, yes" cried Lady Albina, take me at once. If Lady Sophia knew she would lock me up for a month. Oh, how l wish to see my dear, oppressed mother Hurrying her to a post-chafse which was in waiting, Pembroke brought the young lady to Narrowly in time to re- ceive her mothers last blessing, and the countess died in the arms of that daugh- ter from whom she had been so long parted. Scarcely had Lady Tinemouth ceased to breathe when the Earl arrived in towering rage demanding his daugh- ter and threatening Thaddeus. But the young lady he'd been at her own request, carried off by Pembroke to Somerset cas- tie and placed under the protection of Sir Robert. Thaddeus, thinking with hor- TOT that this blackguard and llbertine was his father, quilted the house heavy with sorrow
 He determined to leave England and seek refuge in America; and to save money, he decided to walk to the nearest seaport. But he had not proceeded many miles when the effect of the harro wing experiences through which he had passed so told on him that he fell in a faint and was taken into neighboring house in the incipient stages of a severe illness. When sufficiently recovered he asked the name of the man who had succored him in his dire need. and was dismayed to learn that he was in the house of Sir Robert Somerset.
 Although he had been forbidden to leave
 
 see Sir Robert in the library. He began to- express his regret at having become an involuntary guest of the baronet, when Sir Robert commanded: Stop. Was your mother Therese Sobieskl?"
 "She was" replied Thaddeus."
 And who was your father?" asked Sir Robert.
 'I have too much reason to think that he was the Earl of Tinemouth," replied Thaddeus.
 ''Aias!" cried the baronet, covering nis face with his hands. Wretch that 1 have beenl Oh, Sobieskl. I am your fa- ther."
 It was indeed as Sir Robert said. He and Tinemouth had travelled together. and had represented themselves as brothers of the name of Sackvile. Sir Robert had been sent away from England that he might try to forget his love for girl who had been picked out for his elder brother. When his union with this young lady had seemed hopeless he had mar ried Therese Sobleslxi. But scarcely had he done so when letter from England informed him of the death Of his elder brother and brought his fathers consent to his union with the object of his af- fections. He had returned to England and married her. She had borne him a son and died. But all his subsequent life had been saddened by remorse at his treatment of Therese.
 When Pembroke had told him of the presence of Thaddeus in England and re- counted to him the story of Villanow and spoken of the Countess Therese he had realized the truth, but for the sake of Pembroke resolved to maintain his sec ret. But the action of Providence in throwing 1'haddeus. in spite of all pre- cautions, upon his protection had un- nerved him, and now, upon his knees, he begged forgiveness for the wrong he had done to the exile and to his mother.
 "Oh my father" cried Thaddeus, "can you doubt my forgiveness? Know that. to the last, in spite of all, my mothers heart was yours"
 Sir Robert, sending for Pembroke, told him of the whole story. and that unselfish youth clasped his friend to his arms as a brother. He even insisted on giving up his place as heir to Sir Robert; but Thaddeus said that he would bear the name of Sobieski and none other, and re- fused to deprive Pembroke of his heritage It was finally arranged by Sir Robert that Thaddeus should accept a competence out of the estate. and the secret of his par entage remain a secret still.
 Mary Beaufort. on hearing that Thad-