The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-12
Judges to turn a deaf ear to his en-

judges to turn deaf ear to his en-
treaties.
my lord of Wessex." said tho High
Steward sternly, .'in tho name OF JUS
tice and for the dignity OF this Court,
charge you 10 be silent"
Then III, once more addressed tho
Lady Ursula:
YOU.
She waited few moments, whilst
every spectator there seemed to hear
his own heart beat with the intensity
OF his excitement. Then she began
somewhat low at first. but gaining IN
strength and volume as she proceeded
would have you know. my lords"
DAY of October, being IN the Audience
Chamber at Hampton Court Palace, In
the company OF Don Miguel dc Suarez
She paused suddenly and seemed to
sway. Mr.. Thomas Wilbraham ran to
her offering her a chair. which she
declined with quick wave OF her
hand.
My lord" said wessex. quietly and
earnestly. during, the brief iuii caused
by this Interruption. Il entreat you in
the he, name Of justice. do no, hear this
and knows not the purport of what she
Is saying You see for yourselves
she Is scarce conscious OF her actions,
nave IllaOe lull confession
there rests nothing TO be done. :"
Prisoner at the bar" said tho Lord
High steward Il charge you to be Sill
ent. Lady Ursula continue
And Wesscx perforce had to hold his
peace. whilst Ursula resumed her tale
| more calmly:
Being. in company of Don Miguel.
who spoke words of love to me
and anon did hold me in his arms
when ! cried to escape :. but
but =. - he would not let me go
ne nc Your lordships haze
added In tones of intense pathos as the
forcing herself TO utter seemed sud
continued speaking quickly. lest per-
haps she might wavcr before the end.
His Grace of Wessex did come upon
US and seeing me held with violence,
| I. who was his bethrothed. to save
4 nine honor the Duke did strike Don
| Miguel down."
There was a dead silence as tho
sex was staring at her. and Mr.. Thomas
Norton assures US that he burst out
1anIghing laugh which the Queens
unworthy a high born gentleman! for
truly he continues. The Lady Ursula
Glynde was moved by the spirit of
God in thus making a tardy confession,
SHOWN a proper spirit and reverence
before this manifestation OF God"
But III WesseS laughed at this
~ his laugh must have come from the
/ Very bitterness of his soul. So far as
he knew, Ursula had told nothing but
strangely concocted lie. To him, who
blood of Don Miguel still warm upon
her hands, this extraordinary tale OF
threatened honor and timely interfer-
| ten alsehoods--another in the long
series which she had told to him.
1 And purposeless too!
| lie had no idea of any sacrifice on
| her part, and merely looked upon her
I present action as a weak attempt to
| save him from the gallows and no
/ more.
She Just liked him we'll enough APP
! parently not to wish TO see him hang,
| but that was all and this suddenly
struck his as ridiculous. ,paltry and
him to laugh, Perhaps she desired to
save him publicly at slight cost to her
self, in order that she might yet occupy
4 one day the position which She had 80
! that OF Duchess of WesseX.
/ It was indeed more than ridiculous.
The stain, of murder, which was real
j " on her hands, she. was full willing
! 1t should rest on him. only slightly
/ palliated by the lie which she had told.
Strange, strange perversion of
With dulled ears, and brain in
/ turmoil, WesseX only partly heard the
i questions and questions which
4 his judge now put to her. She never
i wavered from the original story, but
j repeated 1t again and again. circum-
stantially and without hesitation. Never
Ionce did she look towards the bar
:, Lady Ursula ,ilynde," said Lord
Chandos finally and with solemn
earnestness, do you swear upon your
honor and conscience that you have
Il spoken the truth -
4 And she replied equally solemnly:
l II swear it upon mine honor and con-
i SCIENCE"
'Tis false from beginning to end"
II protested WesseX loudly.
j Ursula made low obeisance before
was once more held up to her and she
kissed, It reve.rently. With that pious
kiss she reached at that moment the
highest pinnacle OF her sacrifice; she
gave UP to the man she loved the very
i spotlessness of her soul. For his sake
she had Lied and spoken a false oath:
I she had sinned in order that he might
| be saved.
i And even now she also reached the
i greatest depth of her own misery, for
Il as she told her tale before his Judges
i and before him, she half-eXpected that
n he would exonerate her from the odous
1, accusations which she was bringing
against herself
(To be Continued To-morrow.)