The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-09-03
CHAPTER xxI-Continued.

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We gazed at one another.
Why are you here?" he said cur
fously. why did they leave you
why We're you the one to stop to Sc
me free, Master Carey?"
MY ann is not Carey" an
swered.
What is it, then?" he asked care.
tessly.
"Cludde," I answered sofely.
"Cludde!" He called it out. Ever
his self mastery could not cope witt
shis surprise. "Cludde," he sai again
said it twice IN a lower voice.
Yes. Cludde," l answered, meeting
and yet shrinking from his question:
ing eyes. my name is Cludde. So is
yours. I tried to save your life, be-
cause l learned from Mistress Anne
paused. I shrank from telling him
chat which, as 1t seemed to me-. would
strike him to the ground in shame and
horror. But he had no fear.
WHAT" he cried. What did you
searn?"
ewered slowly. II am Francis Clud-
de, the son whom you deserted many
ago and to whom Sir Anthony
gave a home at Coton.'
| expected him to do anything ex-
cept h he did. He stared at me
VIZ dStViIlsiieu eyes LOT a minute. ana
then a low whistle issued from his
lips.
My. son, are you? My son," he
said coolly. And how long have you
KNOWN this, young sir?'
Since yesterday" / murmured. The
words he had used on that morning
at Santon when he had hidden me
die and rot We're fresh in my m
in my memory. not in his. l re-
called his treachery to the duchess,
his pursuit Of us, his departure with
Anne, the words in which he had
cursed me. He remembered apparently
Sone OF these things. but simply gazed
at me with a thoughtful smile.
L wish | had known it before" he
Gaid at last. Things might have been
different. A pretty dutiful son you
a been"
60 my mind what Master BERTHE had
said.
There can be no question of duty
between us" / answered firmly. What
duty owe to any one Of my family
1 to my uncle"
Then Why have you told me thiso"
Because / thought it RICH you
should know H." I answered, were
st only that, knowing it, we may go
difrerent ways. We nave nearly done
one another a mischief more than
once" / added gravely.
III a llSO- I1e WIS nOC one whit
abashed by the discovery, nor awed.
nor cast down. There was even In his
cynical face a CLEAN Of kindness and
pride as he canned me. We were al
most OF a height. / the taller by an
anch or two, and in our features I
pe.ieve there was a likeness, though
not such as to invite remark.
You have grown to be a chip OF
the old block" he said coolly. 81 would
soon nave you for a son as another.
I think on the whole / am pleased.
1ou talked of Providence just now
ment-"and perhaps you were right.
perhaps there is such a thing.
For | am growing DID,. and. 10. it
gives me a son to AXE care of me-"
/ shook my head. / could never be
that kind of son to him.
Wait a Bit he said. frowning
slightly. You think your side is up
and mine is down, and / can do YOU
good now. but only harm. You are
shame of me. Well. watt he con-
.inued. nodding confidently. DO not
pc TOO sure that ! ann help you.
put ! never Yet failed to find a boat
shaE would take me to shore"
CO, ne was so arrogant In pride of
nis MANY deceits that an hour after
heaven had stretched out its hand to
ave him he denied its power and took
AtS orSiS w iIbiIScil. y i Q1Q nor knOW Il
what TO say to him. how to undeceiye
1ifm. now to tell him that It was not
he failure of his treachery which
shaned me. but the treachery itself.
could only remain silent.
And so he mistook me, and after pom
iering g moment with his chin in his
he continued:
- have a plan. my lad. The queen
lies. Welt am no bigot-long live
queen and the Protestant %religion. !
me down will be up and the UP down,
the Protestants viii be everything. I
old fairh..
Iie looked at me with a crafty smile,
lis head on one side.
- do not understand said. coIdlys
The listen, Sir Anthony will hold J
~ his religion. He used to be a chol-
'ric gentleman and as obstinate as a
mule. He viii need but to be pricked
Up q little, and he will get into trouble
With the authorities as, sure as eggs 4
re eggs. 1 Will answer for ii. And
"Welf?" I said grimly. How was III
o observe even a show OF respect for
I'M when I was quivering with fierce
wrath and abhorrence? DO YOU mink j
Will benefit you:n / cried. nDn
think that POL are so high IN favor
With Cecil and the Protestants that {,
e Will set you In Sir Anthony's
.sfNL
He looked ut mo still more craftilv i
let put out by my indignation. but 4,
'ather amused by 1t.
No, lad. not me- he replied. with
'olerant good nature. II am somewhat
blown upon OF late. But P%royfdence
not given me back my son for moth
lam not alone In the world nov
must remember my family. must 1
link as little OF others as well as of
myself.
Ing,
He scanned me for a moment. NH
eyes half shut, his head on one side
gh laughed, a cynical. Earring
.augh. &
s'Good boy HI said. Excellent bow,
He KNOWS no more thar he is told 9TIis
hands are clean, and he has Friends
the winning side who will NOT see
him lose q chance, should a chance turn
3 satisfied. Keep your hands /,
clean IS you like. boy. We understand
h l5uEhed again and turned awav.
anu, much as 4 dreaded ana disHked
him there was something III the if1dnnf-
lt~abieSpAture Of the man which wrnnr
from ~ = need Of admiration. f,nl,Ii s
best Of men have recovered more
u~utckly#from despair? Could the hasfa
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