The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-23


life amorg flowers and shrubs. and
said he must go back to London. He
had a sudden desire for his wharf and
his Office and the bearded, outlardish
men that he would meet there. And
as the ladies' also wished to return u
London the beautiful home quickly
put on an air of desertion Boxes lit.
cred The hall; they were only waiting
until The September rain-storm should
pass away. and the roads become At
for travel.
At this unsettled time, and in u
driving shower. Cymlin and Doctor
Verify were seen galloping up the
avenue one evening. Every one was
glad at the prospect of news and COM
pany, Sir Thomas so much so, that he
went to the door To meet the Doctor.
Nobody could be more welcome" he
said; ''and pray. what good fortune
brings you here?'
81 come to put my two nephews in
Huntingdon Grammar school. want
them to sit where Cromwell sat-" he
answered
"Ah! this great CROMWELL" said
Lady Jevery; but if be has the willy
Mazarin at his disposal. why can he
not find out something about that poor
Lord Neville? Has Col. Ayrton re-
turned, or is he also missng?'
He returned some time ago. He
discovered nothing of Importance"
Then | suppose we shall see no
more of Lord Neville. am very sor-
ry. He was good youth, and he loved
Jane Swaffham very honestly"
A week after this evening the Jew
erys We're in their own house, and Ma
tilda had sent word to Jane Swaffham
that she wanted to see her. She
opened her heart on various subjects
to Jane, more especially on Anthony
Lynn's dramatic life and death. and
the money and land he had loft her
"Of course" she said. ut is only tenn
porary. When the King comes home,
Stephen will be Earl de Wick, and
shall willingly resign all to him In
the meantime | intend to carry out
Anthony's plans for the improvement
of the estate
When this sghi5ct had been talked
well over, Jane named cautiously the
lover in France. Much to her sur
prise Matilda Geemed pleased to en-
large on the topic. She spoke herself
of Prince Rupert, and of the poverty
and suffering Charles Court We're en-
during, and she regretted with many
strong expressions Rupert's presence
there. "All he makes is swallowed up
in the bottomless Stuart pit" she
said; "even my youth and beauty have
gone the Same hopeless road"
There was a queer story about
Stephen robbing the mail and tearing
up the three warrants for the arrest
of Blythe and Mason and himself y
said Jane
did you believe that. Jane?"
The mail was robbed The war.
rants we're never found Stephen has
a daredevil temper at times When
did you hear from him.
81 hear from him very often now.
Jane, for it is the old old story
money, money money. But l am not
going to strip de Wick a second time
for them then drawing Jane close to
her and taking her hand she said with
an impulsiye tenderness
Jane, dear Jane, do not wish to
open wound afresh, htG | am sorry
for you. | an indeed How can you
bear it,.
u have cast over il the balm OF
prayer. | have shut it up i'll my
heart, and given my heart to God,
| have said To God DO AS thou wilt
with me / am content, and | have
found light in sorrow, brighter than all
the Aaring lights OF joy
Then you believe lin to he dead %
Yes There is no help against such
q conclusion and yet Matilda, there
comes 10 me sometimes: such an i'll
Simultaneous, penetrating sense of his
presence. that | must believe he is not
far away" and her confident hearts
still fervor, her tremulods smile, her
eyes like clear water fun OF the Sky,
affected Matilda with the same appre-
bending And t ere VI s.! haunt
ing sweetness about the chastened
girl that Matilda looked round wan
deringly; it was as If there were
She remained silent. aud Jane. after
a few minutes pause said Il must
go home. now, and rest little. To-
morrow | am bid 10 Hampton Court"
And you will come and tell me all
about your visit. The world turned
upside down is an entertaining spec
tacle. Ann Charges the market wom-
an in one place, and Elizabeth Crom-
well in another"
The Cromwells are my + lends, Ma
tiIda And | will assure Won that
Hampton &C. revc a more
worthy queen than Elizabeth Crom-
WELL
Il have a saucy tongue. Iane-do
not mind when it backbites; there is
no one like you. | love you we'll.
These words with clasped hands and
kisses between the two girls Then
Matilda's face became troubled and
she sat down alone, with her brows
drawn together anaSFer hands tightly
clasred
did Rupert kfNHMeville?" she ask
ed crs.lf oh, MGI do fear it He
lied to me. then Suf course he lied
but hat was 10 new thing for him Ia
do. what snail | do2 sne Went over
aud oger this ain, Of thought, aid
cnGci always with tie same frreso
Lutte. anxious cues ioM WhaG shall
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