The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-18
CHAPTER xL.-continued.

CHAPTER XL.-ContInueu.
~ thank you ALL" he said graclousaS,
"and now, my friends. ia have you, pa. 81
lfeve that twas not idle cnrios Ivy, "i INT
hath brouEht me sioo aer iik pes, You. accused
g gs oeasnse against tho law OF the land.
/ have known the sorrows ana INV NJ
atons Of public Sn,; f have escaped that
trouble this time, and ! nase =.
heart that all OF you. who. IKE H Gnnrs
have passed through p ,isGor - Freak
the dictates Of your lawgiyers. nun
ger and sorrow are evii sounseiotrsi
Though 1 know nausht OF the one me- . as
one who has tasted OF the bitter cup
Of sorrow. and. thus thinking. Ia nay. NAY,
YOU pray to God for mercy on my SOU. s1ui
MOI anore o' Misguided than yourselves"
It was a strange little homiiy. thus Jus
delivered without any affectatlon, by
this high-born gentleman. ~ ,,nrt,ans
nitor1ther understand him. but IN ms
own Quaint way he had appealed 20 20 a
conrad eship of misery and the near q, y
of his hearers went vent, out and ~ reynranee.
Sa Tp he Mad no need TO call for
.largesse." for with his own ,, hang ,ho ne
was already S dist NIB assea s0 prayera
Cod save Your Grace muttered men
and women as one by one their ro n1s
palms closed over the huii'iiss'
The ladies and gentlemen on inc o .erc
from afar. After awhile the Surio ',,ar
of all these gay idi s,, Wis wisbe s to watch
If a little more closely, ana besan
slowly strolling down the terrace ~, saep ~
towards the quaint group, iiia , ~
ali these miserable vagrants, surroufu
/ ing the Imposing. sapie-ciaa i's uio -
The Queen herself. attracted by inc
novelty OF the spectacle. ana her iieai
Var yearn,ng for the near presence Oh
| the man she siill loved 80 uearlS,
| turned her steps towards the ma .it. pa
| basin, with His Eninence, the Satoi ,a.,
ever q faithful attendant-oy het
When Mary Tudor. closely followed
by some of her ladies and c9urtie1s,
titus reached the scene where III. iit az
drama was being enacted. they say iits
1 Grace standing somewhat irresoiutsxs
| beside the hudtiIed figure of woman,
| whose tawdry draplngs ana MATE
brilliant hair prssentea r s1' srnwns OF
the other people around her. "a
wit thou not hold thy hand e out 10
me. wench?" His Grace e., was ,ss,,,s say fnig
| helm thee as II hath pleased Heaven
should help thy companions III ms
| fortune close nv
an ,his wi,,ie, 1851 the people prove too
/ imnortiinate or troublesome. now catne
| up to the woman, and, less oeEeVoIe,n ti
| inclined than His Grace. he caught Iloi nor,
/ OF her. somewhat rudely by the shoni-
/ der: ~, coil
roughly: think thou His Grace nan az.
more time 10 waste on-thee sne = s seen :;
omewhat daft. SO please Your Grace e.
added the man with shruG Of the
shoulders. and hath not spoken since
her arrest.
Who is she?" ,,,a..o
some vagsant. or worse. SO please
| Your Grace. 'Sne was arrested iort,
night ago. and hath never been hcafu
10 utter one word. ~
wit look up. wench?" SAID "esse"
Il dare dare not" murmured the woman
u" Dare ''i no,a Whys I'll not harm
."''iTis / have wronged thee So
wessex laughed lightly. Clearly the
Ipoor wretch was demented. but ne
would have liked to have put some
inscr,puious person should rob her of
his gift. Therefore he said as kindly
as he could:
81 forgive thee gladly ma any and YT noI
/ wilt look at me in token that thou'rt
| no more afraid.
There was silence for few mo-
ments. The poor people, happy Wit Wa
too. by the presence Of so many lord, lords
and ladies. among whom they. now
ever. had not yet recognized the Queen,
al retreated into the = Ha es woman
alone and isolated from their own OWL,
i groups. his rich black doubiet !. ana !, 9
). fine mantle and plumes contrasting lia In
!: spattered white dress Of the unfortu-
mate vagrant.
What quaint picture did they pre-,
: sent. these two. whose destlnies haa
Il for every one felt that curious. uneX-
plainable awe which falls upon the
T spirit Of every maj. and woman when
one felt 1T! The won.n's voice had
, such solemn ring In It when she said
'Tis have wronged thee so"
In the very midst of this awed silence
the woman suddenly threw back hel
!, head, brushed the hair back from hel
/ face and looked straight into the eyes
! OF the Duke.
. smears Of mud spoilt the beauty Of hei
l features, but there was "a look even now
t in that face which made WesseT recoi
/, hut gazcl IN as II q ghostly vision
i had suddenly appeared before him and
was mocking him with It's terrifying
!. Grlnning monsters seemed to sur.
round that girlish figure before him
pointing with claw-lke fingers at the
golden hair. the delicate straight nose
the childish mouth, AS In a hellisl
panorama lie suddenly saw the whole
hideousness OF the mistake which hat
wrecked his life's happiness, and. half
dazed, helpless, he, gazed on as upor
the risen spectre of his past.
A murlnur close behind him broke
the spelt,of this magic moment.
$50 like the Lady URSULA" wills
pered ono lady to her gallant.
\ But the name seemed to have reached
the wonlan's dulled ears and to hay,
struck upon sensitive fibre Of her IN
.ltelect.
: ''Ursuln again!" she said vehemently
turning now to face the GROUP of thu
, Glasant ladies' who stood staring q
her, Why do you all plague me Will
4 that name? /, I am Mirrab, TIL,
soothsayer. Two been laugh
!, to read the secrets Of tho stars Of TIL,
water, the air and the winds, fore
{ tell the future and brew the elixir o
a life, WesseS saved my life! tits hist
y read IN the stars that he was i'm grea
danger and came to warn him!''
"A Fer spe;hy hnS totally deserted ha
now She was gradually working her
n "a tppn tai l,