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

a bioS/ than either. OF which
a%fterward. Well. England is go
ing to be no place for soldiers. Please
God. we have finished with wars at
home. A woman's reign should be q
reign of peace"
/ hardened my heart at that. A
reign of peace. %forsooth. when the week
before we had heard of a bishop burned
at Gloucester. 1 hardened my heart
l would not be frightened, though I
knew his power and knew how men
in those days misused power. 1 would
put a bold face on the matter.
He had not done with me yet. how
ever. lone more reason I have" he
continued. stopping me as I was about
to speak. for saying that England will
not suit your health, Master Cludde.
1t is that l do not want you here.
Abroad you may be of use to me and
at the same time carve out your own
fortune. You have courage n can
use Il sword. | hear. You understand
and it is a rare gift with English
men-some Spanish. which / suppose
OR father or our uncle taught you.
You can. so Father Carey says, con-
strue a Latin sentence il 1t be not too
difficult. You are scarcely 20. IA you
will have me for your patron. Why;
We're ! you. boy, with your age and
your chances. L would die prince or
pope! Aye. I would" He stopped
speaking. his eyes on fire. Nay, a ring
of such real feeling flashed out in his
last words that, though l distrusted
him. though old ~preiudices warned me
against him. and. at heart a Protestant:
l s~huddered at things / had heard OF
him. the longing to see the world and
have adventures seized upon me. Yet
! did not speak at once. He had told
me that my tongue outran my thoughts
and I stood silent until he asked NE
curtly. well, sirrall. what do you say?"
Il say. my lord bishop" I replied re-
s%pectfully, that the prospect you hold
out to me would tempt me were I a
younger son or without those ties Of
gratitude which hold me to my uncle
But. my father excepted. I am Sir An
thongs only heir"
"Ah. your father!" he said contempt
uously. you do well remind me OF
him. for 1 see you are forgetting the
first part of my speech in thinking
of the last! Should 1 have promised
first and threatened later? You would
fain, l expect to stay here and WOO
Mistress Petronilla? Do l ouch there?
You think to marry the maid and be
master OF Cotton End in Gods time.
do YOU? Then listen. Francis Cludde.
Neither one nor the other. neither maid
nor meadow. will be yours should you
stay here till doomsday!"
I started and stood %glowering on him,
speeches. with anger and astonish-
ment.
You do not know who you are." he
continued. leaning forward With a sud
den movement and speaking with one
clawlike finger extended and q male
VIOLENT CLEAN in his eyes. You called
me a nameless child awhile ago. and
so ! 2 Yet l have risen to be ruler
of England. Master cludde! But you
l Will tell you which of us is base born.
I will tell you who and what your ia
Their. Ferdinand Cludde. was. He was
hay, he is-my tool. spy. jackal! Do
you understand. boy? Your father Is
one of the band of foul creatures to
whom such as ]. base born though I
be, fling the scraps from their table,!
He Is the vilest of the vile men who
do my dirty work, my lad"
He had ri sed his voice and hand
in passion real or assumed; He dropped
1 cried. trembling all over.
Easy. easy" he said. He stopped
calmly and weightily. Has any one
ever spoken to you of youY father since
the day seven years ago when you
came here n child. brought by a SER
want? Has Sir Anthony talked of him?
you? Think. boy. If Ferdinand CIudde
be a father to be proud of. why does
his brother malSe naught of him?"
HE is a Protestant" I said faint
ly, family because I had asked myself
this very question not once, but often.
Sir Anthony so seldom mentioned my
father that 1 had thought 1t strange
myself. / had thought it strange. too.
that the servants who must remember
Ferdinand Cludde. never talked to ma
about him. Hitherto / had always been
satisfied to answer: He is a Prot
%estant." but face to face with this ter
ribic old man and his pitiless charge
the words came but family from my
lips.
"a Protestant" he replied solemnly.
Yes. this comes of schism, that VIII
lains cloak themselves In 1t and parade
for true men A Protestant YOU call
him. boy? He has been that-aye, and
all things to all men-and he has be-
trayed all things and all men. He was
in the great cardinals confidence and
forsook him, When he fell, for Crom-
we'll. Thomas Cromwell. although they
were OF the same persuasion, he be-
trayed to me. / have here" and he
struck the letters In his hand a scorn-
full blow. the offer he made to me and
his terms. Then eight years back. when
the late King Edward came 10 the
throne.1, too. fell on evil days, and Mas
ter Cludde abandoned ire for my Lord
HEREFORD. but did me no great harm.
Rut he did something which blasted
h~im--blasted him at last"
(ccntinued Next Week.)
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