Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-21
THE
Storyof Francis C1udde
A Romance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY STANLEY j. wEYMAN.

a iilfu klfl VINO DiOuRnl IL 10 me dllt
In whom my draggled condition SCENE,
to provoke feelings of a different ma
ture lugged up "A round table 10 tn.
IRE. ON this she laid my meal, no
sc"upling TO set aside some OF the SINUS
dry towusfolk Then she set a chair fol
me well In the blaze, and folding hel
arms In her apron stood to watch me
fdll 10. ] did so with a will, and with
each nouthful OF beef and draft OF ale
spirit and strength came back TO me
The Cits round me might sneer anC
shake their heads and the travellers
smile a my appetite. In five minutes
cared not a whit | could give them
back joke for joke and laugh with the
best OF them
Indeed / had clean forgotten the bail
in when he stalked back TO his place
I But the moment our eyes met | guessed
f. there was trouble afoot. The landlord
! came with him and stood looking al
me- sending off the wench with flea
In her ear, and | felt under his eye an
uncomfortable consciousness that my
! purse was empty. Two or three late
| arrivals. to whom | suppose master
ballif had conided his suspicious, took
! their stand also IN q half circle and
/ scanned me qucerly. Altogether II
struck me suddenly that / was in a
tight place and had need of my wits
"Ahem! said the bailiff abruptly
! taking Skillful advantage OF "A lull in
/ the talk Where from last, young
man. He spoke in a deep. choky
/ voice, and II | were not mistaken he
/ winked one of his small eyes In the di-
/ rection of his friends as though To say
| Now see me pose him"
But ! only put another morsel in my
/ mouth. For the moment indeed the
! temptation to reply "Towcester." see
/ ing that such journey over "A middling
! ROAD was something to brag OF before
came me. But in time | bethought OF
! stephen Gardeners maxim, BE slow to
speak y, and / put another morsel i'm
/ my mouth.
me palm s face grew red, or rather
/ hear me speak," he said pomuously
( Where from last?"
/ From the road sir ! replied turn
! ing 10 him as II ! had not heard him
/ before And a very wet road II was -
! man who sat next me chuckled.
( helng apparently stranger like my
self But the h3iliff puffed himself into
a stiN more striking likeness 10 KING
/ Henry, and including him I'm his scowI
/ shouted ~ me- Sirrah don't handy
/ words with me Which way did YOU
come along the road" asked
/ II was ON the tip Of my tongue to
/ answer s1uoily The right way" But
7 ''I'.' ''Ai hilbl I hilGIl hF NiNDngU
ana 10 be stopped might mean 10 he
/ hanged At worst, and something very
1 unpleasant az best. SO / controlled my
! SELF and answered. though the mans
arrogance was provoking enough. II
nave come from Stratford and I am
gong 10 London. Now you know as
/ much as | do
DO l?' he said with a sneer and 81
/ Wink n the landlord
Yes, | think so. ! answered patiept-
/ ~.
! Wei. ! don t." he retorted i'm ,ulgat
/ trlGmph. 4 don't. 1t is nv opinion
/ that YOU have come from London
/ Went on with my supper
DO YOU hear" he asked rorpnopsI,
sticking his arms akiubo ana IooLtIs
round for sympathy. You win have
10 give an account Of yourself youul,
man We win have no peuniIess rog,,ee
and sturdy yagabouds wandering bout
81. Adams.
FennlIess rogues DO not go "A horse
( oa'k. | answered. But fl was won
I deftul now my spirits sank under maj
I word '.penniless." II hit mo hard
Wait bit he said. raising his
hneer 10 command attention for FOR his
{ next question What is your religion
young NAM
on, / replied, putting down my
/ knife and looking open scoru ar him
"A
which words OF mine there was a istrd
Of stir. You would burn me as hear
they burned Master Sandars AT Gov
entry last week vouId yn,,o M
We're talking about il down the ROAD
You will come to a bad GA ,i,
man! he retorted viciously. his ont
StrC tched finger shaking ac III ~. ,,,I.,,.
mad seized him, for this time nv tauot
had gone home. ana more thau one
of the listeners standing on the outer
edge of the group ana 60 ta,,,.,,3 ~
ken, had muttered shame . Nora rh.,7
one face had grown dark. You viii
come to a bad end. he repeated III
II is nv opinjon thai WI, 49, 80
come from London and that Won b.ye
been in trouble There is hue and
cry for a young fellow lust your aee
and a cock Of your hackle. Judge vho
is wanted for heresy Al a,,5,' ~
You do not leave here uniiI vou ba1a
given an account of voursaIf Net.
Jack-a- Dandy" The party bad An
risen round me, and some of the hind
most had got on benches 10 see the
better Among these. between two
bacon iitches, ! caught "A glimpse of
the serving maids face as sba .,,aare.5
al me- pale and scared. and a oueer
impulse led me to nod to her-a re-
assuring little nod + found nnvseIf
Y
self so cornered.
Easy. easyi" / said Let a man
finish his supper and get warmed In
peace
Bishop Bonner win warm youir
cried the bailiff.
i dare say-as they warm people I'm
SPAIN | sneered
He VIII be Bishop Burner 10 y,u,,,
shrieked the bailiff almost beside him
self with rage at being so bearded nv
lad.
Take care,'sI retorted DO nor
you sneak evil of dignitaries. or Won
viii be getting into troubled"
he fairly writbed under this retoind-
er.
Landlord he spluttered, Il shall
hold you responsible. If this person
leaves Your house and Is not forthcon-
ing when wanted, you will suffer for
IL!
The landlord scratched his head. be-
ing good natured fellow, but a bailif
is bailin, especially at St AIbans