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


"a good letter, Jane. do think the
man that wrote it is beyond guile. be-
yond dishonor of any kind. will not
hear a doubt of him. He touched a
bell, and when 1t was answered said,
"Mr. Tssburg to my presence-with-
out delay" Mr.. Tasburg came with
out delay, and Cromwell turned to
him in some passion.
Mark Tasburg," he said scornfully.
81 have not or heard from you in
the matter of Lord Neville's delay
The commission for your search is
more than month DID, it is, sir, and
like not such delays"
MY Lord Protector, l reported to
Mr.. Thurloe and Mr.. Milton that my
search had been of no avail"
what date does Lord Neville's last
letter bear?"
1T was written at Paris on the 18th
day of November"
THE same date as your last letter,
Mistress Swaffham. Four months ago.
This is serious" The turning to Tas-
burg he said, Find Col. Ayrton and
send him here, to me, without de-
lay"
During the interval between Tas-
burg's departure and Ayrton's arrival,
Cromwell was occupied in writing
letter, and when it was finished, Col.
Ayrton entered.
Colonel" he said, 81 think you
know Lord Cluny Neville? He has
lee do IN,
'tunate way. On the 18th of last No
vember he left Paris, after dispatch
ing the business he was sent ON with
Cardinal Mazarin. No one has heard
OF him since. | have written to his
Eminence, the Cardinal; here is the
letter, and If his reply be not to the
point go ne to the Logging of Lord
Neville, and from there follow his
steps as closely as it may be in your
power. The treasurer will honor this
order for your expenses. Farewell,
and God go with you"
He waited until the door closed, and
then he said: Il owe you this and
more, Jane; and | like the youth-a
dear, religious youth, of a manly spirit
and true heart"
at is four months, sir. IT'S beyond
my hope, and fear Cluny is now be-
yond human help"
well, then, Jane, we will trust to
the miraculous. We do not do that
enough, and SO when our poor help is
not sufficient, we tremble. Where is
the hope and trust you sent to me
when | lay between life and death in
Scotland? Oh, what poor creatures
we are, when we trust in ourselves!
Nothing then but tears and fears and
the grave to end al
Comforted by his words, Jane for
got her grief, and as she went home
ward she kept repeating to herself
Cromwell's parting advice. Don't
doubt Jane. God nor man nor nature
can do anything for doubters. They
cannot" She understood what was
included in this advice and she tried
to realize it. The moment Mrs. Swaff-
ham saw her daughter, she took no.
tice of the change in her countenance
and speech and manner, ard she said
to herself, Jane has been with oliver
influenced her." And very soon Jane
told her all that had been done and
said, and both women tried to assure
themselves that few more weeks of
patience would end the suspense.
AT length April came, and the bare
brown garden was glorious with the
gold and purple of the crocus flowers
a ip1 -
Birds were building in the hedges, and
the sun shone brightly overhead The
spirit of spring was everywhere; men
and boys went whstling along the
streets, the watermen we're singing in
their barges, and feeling of busy
content and security pervaded London.
Suddenly this atmosphere of cheer
full labor and Astounding hope was
filled with terror and with a cry Of
murder, of possible war. A gigantic
plot for the assassination of the Pro-
tector was discovered-that is, it was
discovered to the people; Cromwell
himself had been aware of its first
inception, and had watched it grow
to its shameful maturity But to the
city of London the arrest of forty
conspirators in their midst was a
shock that suspended for time all
their business.
Israel Swaffham was the first per-
son called into the Protectors pres.
ence. He found him in great sorrow,
sorrow mingled with a just indigna.
ton. With his clenched hand he
pointed out to Israel the personalities
of the conspirators. At one name he
paused, and with his finger upon it,
looked into Israels face.
1T is burning shame" Israel said,
angrIly. you have pare ned and
warned and protected him or years"
81 must even now do whit | can;
must. Israel, for his fathers sake. A
warrant will be issued tonight. and
cam OF stay that, and personally can
rot warn him of it. What am | to
do?"
My dear lord, do nothing. | can do
all you wish. There needs no more
words between us. In two hours Abel
Dewey-you know Abel-will be on
the road. Give him a good horse and
he will so manage himself and the
beast as to reach his journeys end in
twenty-four hours"
Israel then went quickly home. He
called Jane and explained to her in a
few words what she was to do, and by
the time her letter to Matilda was
ready, Abel Dewey was at the door
waiting for it. Its beginning and end