The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-13

back, and as she moved its terror In.
creased, 1t plunged wildly. / had tc
give for a ONE ali my attention te
IL, and though / tried In mere revolt
against the fear which l felt was over
coming ffis to urge 1T nearer my efforts
We're VAIN. After nearly u~iseating me
the beast whirled round, and gettins
the better Of ME galloped down the
road toward London.
"What is it," cried Master BERTHE a.
l came speedily up with him. He had
ridden slowly on. What is the mat
tero"
Something In the hedge startled it
explained, trying TO soothe the horse.
I could not clearly see what it was
"A rabbit, 1 dare say he remarked,
deceived by my manner.
Perhaps it was / answered. Some
impulse, not unnatural, led me to say
nothing about what I had seen. / was
not quite sure that my eyes had not de-
ceived me. 1 feared his ridicule, too,
though he was not very prone to rfdi-
Guile. And above all / shrank from ex-
planning h medley of superstitious
rear. distrust and adherence In which
l held the creature who had shown SO
strange a knowledge of my life.
We We're already near Holborn, and
reaching without further adventure a
nodes inn near the Bars we retired to
a room we had engaged and lay down
with none of the gallant hopes which
mad last night formed the subject OF
III talk. Yet we slept well, for de-
preston goes better with sleep tha
does the tuTnult of anticipation. and I
was up early and down In the yard
looking to the horses before London
was we'll awake. AS I entered the stable
q man lying curled up in the straw
rolled laziiy over. and shading his eyes
glanced up. Apparently he recognized
me, for he got slowly to his feet. Morn
llg.' he said prilfdv
stood staring at him, wondering il I
mad made q mistake.
What are You doing here, my maj 2"
| said sharply when i q made certain
! Knew him, and that he was really the
suriY hostler from the Gatehouse tavern
ut Highgate. Why did you come here?
why have you followed us?"
Come about your business" he an
swered. ITO give you that"
| took the note he held out to me.
FROM whom?" I said. Who sent it
by YOU"
Cannot tell. +" he replied. shaking his
head. -
.Sannot or will not2" I retorted.
Both" he said doggedly. "But
there! II you wan to know what sort
of a kernel is in a nut. you don't shake
the tree, master-you crack he mt"
I looked at the note he had given
me. 1t was but a slip of paper folded
thrice. The sender had not addressed
Or sealed or fastened 1t in any way.
a taken no care either to insure its
reaching its destination or to prevent
prying eyes seeing the contents. If
one of our associates had sent It. he
had been guilty of the grossest care
l%essness. You are sure 1t Is for me?'
/ said.
AS sure as mortal can be-" he an
swered. Only that 1t was given me
for man and not a mouse! You are
not afraid master?"
I was not, but he edged away as he
spoke and looked with SO much alarm
at the scrap OF paper that It was
a~bundantly clear he was very much
afraid himself. even while he derided |
| saw that If I had offered to re- !
turn the note he would have hacked
out Of the stable and gone off there and
as fast as his lame foot would let
aim. This puzzled me. However, I
read the note. There was nothing In
70 fr1ghten me. Yet, as I read the
color came into my face for 1t con- |
tanned one name to which I had long
been a n
TO Francis Cludde,' It ran. .If YOU
would not do a thing Of which you will
repent all your life, and
which viii stain you in the yes of all
men, meet me two hours be-
at the cross street of st.
Botolph's, where you first saw Mistress
Bertram. And tell no one. Fail not
to come. In heavens name, fail not!"
The note had nothing tosdo with the
conspiracy, then. IN the face Of 1t, mys-
teriouB as 1t WIGS and mysteriously as It I
anne. Look here!!" I said to the man.
Tell me who sent 1t. and I will give
you q crown"
4 would not tell YOU he answered
stubborniy. "if you could make me king
Of ETlgiandl No, nor king Of Spain
too! You might rack me. and you would
lot get 1t from .rnefS
His one rye giowed with SO OBJ
ytinate a resolve that / gave
lp h attempt TO persuade and
to examine the message
Itself. But here I Jared no better.
not know the handwriting. and
here was no popularity In the paper.
was no wiser than before. "Are You
o take back any answer" / said.
No." he replied. "the saints he
banked for the samei But Won win
me witnsss," he went on anxious-
~, that ! gave You the letter. You
Will not forget that or gay that Won
g 2 not had lit But there!" he added
% hirnself as he turned away, spending
n q low voice, so that barely caught
sense OF the words, what Is fha
lse? She viii knowi"
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