The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

We win show thsss Ans foreign htrds
that we L0ndon msrOhAuts have brave
feathers also.S
Peter hesitated. ~misdoubting him Of the
wisdom Of this diaplay, who. II he could
have his will, would have sent the Spaniard's
following to the tavern and rooeived him
In sober garments TO q simple meal. Z
But Castell, who seemed somewhat dis
turbed that night, who loved. moreover.
to chow his wealth at times after thef fashion
Of a Jew. began to fume and AJAX II be 'inuSt
60 himself. 90 the end Of IL was that Peter
went. shaking his head; while urged to it
by her father. Margaret departed also to
array herself. 4
A few minutes later Castell In his o~ostliest
feast day robe greeted D'Aguilar In the
ante-hall, and. the two of them being alone.
asked him how matters went Rs regarded
De Ayala and the man who had been killed.
Well and ILL.," answered D'Aguilar..
sDr. de Puebla. with whom l hoped 10 deal.
has left London In u huff. for he says hat
there 10 not room for two SpaniSh AM
bassadors at court, 30 ] had to fall back
upon De Ayala after all. Indeed, twice
have l seen that exalted priest upon the
subject Of the we'll deserved death Of his
villainous servant. and after much diff
Guilty, for having lost several men In such
brawls he thought his honor touched, took
the fifty gold angels to DO transmitted
to the fellows family. OF course. or SO he
said-and gave a receipt. Here 1t Ia
and he handed a paper to Castell, who read
II carefully.
IL was to the effect that Peter Bronze.
having paid a sum Of fifty angels to the
relatives OF Andrew Pherson, a servant
Of the Spanish Ambassador, which Andrew
the said Peter had killed In a brawl, the
said Ambassador undertook not to prose-
cute or otherwise modest the said Peter on
account OF the granddaughter which he
had committed.
But no money has been paid said
Castell.
Indeed. yes, l paid 1t. De Ayala gives
no receipts against promises
Il thank you for your courtesy, Sehor.
You shall ave the gold before you leave
this house. Few would nave trusted q
stranger thus far
D'AguilRr waved his hand.
make no mention Of such a tribe. !
would ask you to accept 1t as a token OF my
regard for your family. only that would
be to affront 90 wealthy a man. But listen.
l have more to say.
AOu ~ vi AothSI yOui hhhA3h1ah OtOA
lie. still In the wood. De Ayala has pardoned
him; but there remains the King of England.
whose law he has broken.
well. this day l have seen the King, who,
by the way, talked Of you az a worthy man,
saying that he had always thought only q
Jew could be 30 wealthy. and that he knew
you were not, since you had reported to
him as q good son Of the Church. and he
paused. looking at Castell.
Il fear his Grace masnihes my wealth,
which is but small answered Castel,
coolly, leaving the rest OF his speech un-
noticed. But what said his Grace?'
Il showed him De Ayala's receipt, and he
answered that II his Exoellency was salts
fed, he was satisfied, and for his part would
not order any process to Issue; but he babe
me tell you and Peter Bronze that II he
caused more tumult in his streets whatever
the provocation, and especially il that
tumult were between English and Spaniards,
he would hang him at once with trial or
without It. All Of which he ssid very
angrily, foE the last thing which bis High
ness desires 5ust now 10 any trouble between
Spain and England
THAT is bad answered Castell, 'for
this very morning there was near to being
q tumult,' and he told the story OF how
1.-The two Spanisrds had waylaid Peter and
one Of them had been knocked down by
the serving man with q stone.
At this news D'Aguilar shook his head.
Then that is just whore the trouble
lies" be exclaimed. Il know it from my
people, who keep ms we'll informed. that
all those servants Of De Ayala, and there
ara moro than twenty OF them, have sworn
an oath by the Virgin Of Seville that before
they leave this land they will have your
kinsman's blood In payment for that Of
Andrew Pherson, who. although q Scotch
man. was their ofioer and q Draw man
whom they loved much. Now, II they
attack him, as they will, there must be a
brawl, for Peter fights well, and II there 10
a brawl though Peter and the English got
the BEST Of it, as very likely they may, Peter
will certainly be hanged, for 30 the King
has promised
Before they leave the lAnd' When do
they leave itf'
aDe Ayala sails within a month, and his
folk with him, for his oo-Ambassador, the
Doctor dc Puebla, will bear with him no
more and has written from the country
house where he lie sulling that one Of them
must 60
Then / think it is best, Senior, that Peter
should travel for q month
Friend Castel, you are wise; I think
30, too, and / counsel you, arrange IL at once.
Hushl here comes the lady, your daughter.
As he spoke, Margaret appeared do
scending the broad oAk stairs which led
into the anteroom. Holding Q lamp In
|, her hand, she was In full light, whereas the
two men stood In the shadow
She wore q low cut dress Of crimson
velvet, embroidered about the bodice with
| dead gold, which enhanced the dazzling
, Wilderness OF her shapely mock and boeom.
! Around her throat hung q string Of great
pearls and on her head was a net Of gold,
studded with smaller pearls, from beneath
which her glorious chestnut black hair
} flowed down In ripping waves almost tc
her knees.
r Having her father's bidding 90 to do
abe had adorned herself thus that abe might
|. look her fairOst, not In the eyes OF Their
guest, but In those Of her new afiancec
husband. So fair was she seen thus tina,
D'Aguilar, the artist, the adorer Of lowell
ness, caught his breath and shivered al
the sight Of her.
by the eleven thousand virginsl' he
r said, your daughter 10 more beautiful
than all Of them together. She should be
crowned a queen and bewitch the world
may, nay, Sehor,' answered oAstel
h~urriedly; slet her remain humble anC
honaat and baUitoh her bunband."