The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-19

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lifted hsr TO the saddle, showing her how she
must pun but lightly on the reins, and urge
or oheck her steed with her voloo alone,
using no whip or spur
A perfect beast IL proved to BE-, indeed,
gentle as q lamb and easy, yOt very spirited
and swift.
D'AEuiIAr was Q pleasant cavalier also,
talking Of many thlngS grave and gay, until
at length even CasteIl forgot his thoughts
and grew cheerful as they oanterod forward
through tbs fresh spring morning b. heath
and hill and woodland, listening TO the sing
ing OF the birds, and Watching the husband.
men at their labor.
This ride was but the first Of several that
they took, since D'Aguilar know their hours
OF exercise, even when they changed them,
and whether they asked him or not Joined
or met them In Suoh q natural fashion that
they could not refuse his company. In
! deed they were much puzzled to know how
he came to be 90 well acquainted With their
movements and even with tho direction In
which they proposed 10 ride, but supposed
that he must have It from tbs pooms, al
though these were commanded TO say
nothing and always denied having spoken
with him.
That Betty should speak Of such matters,
or even find opportunity Of doing 90, never
chAnoed 10 GROSS their minds. who did not
guess that II they rode with D'AEuilRr
in the morning Betty often walked with
him In the evening, when abe was supposed
to be at church, OF sewing. or visiting her
aunt upon the wharf at Westminster. But
OF these walks the foolish girl said nothing,
for her own reasons.
Now. 40 they rode together. although
he remained very courteous n respect
full, the manner Of D'AguIlar toward
Margaret grew ever moro close and In
innate. Thus he began TO tell her stories.
true or false. OF his past life, which seemed
TO have been strange and eventful enough;
to hint. too. Of a certain hidden greatness
that pertained TO him which he did not
dare to show, and Of high ambitions which
he had.
He spoke also % he lonel!ness, and his
desire to lose II in the companionshlp OF
q kindred heart, il he could hnd one TO
share his wealth. his station and his hopes;
while all the time his dark eyes. hxed on
Margaret, seemed to say: This heart |
seek Is such q one as yours
At length at some murmured word or
touch she tool alright. and, since she
could not avoid him abroad. determined
to stay at homo. and. much as she loved
the sport, to ride no more till Peter should
return. So abe gave out that she had
hurt her knee, which made the saddle
painful to her, and the beautiful Spanish
mare was left idle IN the stable or mounted
only by the groom.
Thus for some days she was rid OF
D'Aguilar, and employed herself in read
ing and working. or in writing long letters
to Peter, who was busy enough at Dedham.
and sent her thence many commissions
to fulfil.
One afternoon Castoll was seated In
his office deciphering letters which had
just reached him. The night before his
best ship, OF more than two hundred tons
burden and named the Margaret. after
his daughter, had come safely into the
mouth of the Thames from Spain. That
evening she was to reach her berth at
Gravesend with the tide. when Castel
proposed to go aboard Of her 10 see to
the unloading Of her cargo.
This was the last Of his ships which re-
manned UNFOLD, and it was his plan TO re-
load and victual her at once with goods
that we're waiting. and sepd her back to the
port OF Seville. where his Spanish partners.
in whose name she was already registered,
had agreed to take her over at a fxed price.
This done, II was only left for him to hand
over his business to the merchants who had
purchased itin London, after which he would
be free to depart. a very wealthy man, and
spend the evening Of his days in peace IN
Essex, with his daughter and her husband.
as now he 30 greatly longed to do.
So soon as they were within the river
banks the captain Of this ship Smith by name,
had landed the cargo master with letters
and a manifest OF cargo, bidding him hire
a horse and bring them to Master Castell's
house In Holborn. This the man had done
safely, and II was these letters that Castell
read.
One Of them was from his partner Bernal-
dez In Seville; not In answer to that which
he had written On the night Of the openine
Of this history-for this there had been no
time-yet dealing with matters whereof
it treated. In 1t was this passage:
you will remember what wrote TO you
OF a certain envoy who has been sent 70 the
Court OF London who IL called D'AguilAr,
for as our cipher In % secret, and 1t 10 i'm
portant that you should be warned. i take
the risk OF writing his name. Since that
letter l have learned more concerning this
Rrandee, for such he IL.
Although he calls himself plain Don
d'Aguilar, In truth he IL the Marquis Of
Morelia, and on one side. 1t In said. OF royal
blood, II not on both. since he 10 reported
TO be the son born put Of wedlook Of Prince
Carlos OF VianA, the half brother OF the
King. The tale runs that Carlos, the learned
and gentle. fell In love with a Moorish lady
Of Aguilar Of high birth and great wealth.
for abe had rich estates at Granada and else
where, and. as he might not marry her be-
cause Of the difference Of their rank and
faiths, lived with her without marriage,
OF which union one son was born,
Before Prince Carios died, or was' poi
soned, and while he was stfl q prisoner
at Morella, he gave TO. or procured for.
this boy the title Of marquis. choosing
from some fancy the name Of that place
where he had suffered 10 much, Morella.
Alec he settled some private lands upon
him.
After the prince died the Moorish lady.
his lover, who had secretly become q Chris
tinn, took her son to live at her palace In
Granada, where she died also some ten