The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-28

OH announcer subject. III Il was
not to the holy Office he objected. per-
hapa 1t was not to the queens chan
cellor or to the queen" He raised his
voice with the last words and bent
his brows. so that l could scarcely be-
lieNe III was the same man speaking.
"l:ll. sir. was Chat se2" he continued
severely putting aside Sir Anthony's
rethonstrance ald gloweving at me 1T
snay be that we have u rebel here in
Stend of Il heretic.'
God Forbid cried the knight. I'M
able TO contain himself 1t was clear
thnt he rcDented already of his III timed
discipline. II will answer for it that
we have no Wyatts here. my lord"
THAT Is wcll!" the chancellor replied.
"1s'at is well!" he repeated. his eyes
Weaving me and rowing the hall with
go proud a ena In their glance that
oil uuailed. even the fool. That is
very Well" he said. drumming on the
table with his fingers, "bu let Master
s'Tancis speak for himself"
never heard" said boldly-1 had
mao a. momen for thought'- that
Dir Thomas Wyatt had any following in
thla country. None to my knowledge.
AS for the queens marriage with the
prlnce of Spain. which was on the
round as we gathered here, of Wyatt's
s5stng with the Kentish folk, 1T seems
g matter rather for The queens grace
man her subjects. But IL thai be not
go. i. for my part, would rather have
seen her married to a stout Englishmnn
aye. or to u F'renchman."
And why. young gentleman"
.Because l would we kept at peace
Win France. We have more to gain
ay lighting Spain han fighting
France" answered bluntly.
my uncle held up his hands. "The
10y Is Clean mad" he groaned. Who
France. the rtghtful estate of her ma
Jesty. waiting to be won back, he talks
OF lighting Spain! And his own grand
molilcr was a Spnniard!"
y am none the less IN Engllshman
TOT that" i said. whereon there was a
slight murmur OF applause in the han
below. And for France" | continued.
carried away by this, I'VE have been
lighting 1t off m on, as long as men
remember. and what are we the better?
we nave only lost what we had to be-
GIN: Besides l am told that France
ss tve times stronger than 1t was in
sIenry VS. time, and we should only
spend our strength in winning what
we could not hold. While as to SPAIN
AYE. as to Spain" grumbled Sir
Anthony. forgetting his formidable
heighbor n staring at me with eyes
Of wonder.
why. my father fought the French
aa Guinegate. and my grandfather at
C~i.erDourg and his father at Agin-
courti But there! AS to Spain. YOU
p%opinjay9"
why. she is conquerlng here" I an
SWered warmly, and colonizing there
among the newly discovered countries
OF me world, and getting all the trade.
and silver, and Spain, after ali. is a
nation with no greater strength Of men
than England. Aye, and hear" I
cried. growing more excited and raising
my voice, that now is our time or
never! The %Spaniards and the Portu-
RueSe nave 6tSn0Vnrafl n vnuy x,ocl1 1,.-
seas.
"a Castillo v a Leon
NueYo mundo do Colon!
country that is to be rich and strong
IN The time that is coming must have
part In 1t. We cannot conquer either
spain or France; we have not men
enough. But we have docks and sail
and Bristol and the Cirque ports.
enough to fight Spain over the great
9 = say. Have at herr"
What next?" groaned Sir Anthony
pileously: Did man ever hear such
crackbrafned n~onsense?"
But l think 1t was not nonsense for
ms words were almost lost in the cry
which ran through the hall as I ceased
epeak1ng-a cry Of English voices, One
monen my heart beat high n proud
" Win a new sense OF power; the
q sunny hillside. the cold sheer on the
etatesman's face fell on me and chilled
me. Ills set look had neither thawed
or altered. his color had neither come
nor gone. You speak your lesson well.
craft" ~
l grew smaller, shrinking with each
yord ne uttered, II faltered and was
Come" he said, you see but a lit
or EOWev and RrtctoIt yEvl,z
your" piihiea
u met a Master Sebastian h /" 7
said reluctantly, at last, when he had
pressed me more than once, who staid
aw,iiie at a house not far from here
INC had been Inspector of the navy to
Ising dward. He had been a seaman
40 years. and he tnlked"-
TOO Iast!" said Gardiner, with n
curt nod; But enough understand
L know the man. He Is dead"
He. was silent then and seemed IN
have fallen suddenly in to thought as
q MAJ we'll might who had the eon'
erning of q kingdom on his shonlder.
seemingly he had done with me. /
LOCKED at Sir Anthony. AYE. go!" he
sac And 1rr1taply, waving me off. "Go!"
n over 50 successfully that I felt the
humiliation of the afternoon chean at
the price of this triumph, for as I
stepped down there was a buzz around
s.AG q HlttIi1IAI VI COnSrltulatiOn and
pride and excitement. On every cotnu
face ! marked a flush, in every Cotton
l read a sparkle. and every flush
and every sparkle was for me. Even
the chancellor's secretaries, grave.
down looking men. all secrecy and eau.
ton. cast curious glances at me. as
though I We're something out Of the
common. and the chancellor's pages
made way for me with newborn defer
ence. There is for country wits!" /
heard Baldwin Moor cry gleefully,
while the man who put food before
me murmured of the Cludde bull
pup If read In Father Carey's face.
as indeed I did. solicitude as well as
relief and Gladness. ! marked the latter
only and Rugged a natural pride to
my breast. When Martin Luther said
boldly that 1t was not only bishop could
fill q bowl. 1t was by an effort l re-
Trained from Joining In the laugh which
followed.
For an hour 1 enjoyed this triumph
and did all but brag of 1t. Especially
I wished Petronilla had witnessed 1t.
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