The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-27

a hlow than either. or Whlch
afterward. Well, England Is go
ING to be no place for soldiers. teas.
God we have finished with wars a.
home. A woman's reign ShouAu oe "
: = hardened my heart at that. A
reic, of Deace. forsooth. when the Week
! before we had heard or a plshop n".hs"
AT Gloucester! ! hardened my heartr
v,o,IId not be frightened, though /
, My0 his power ana knew how men
! in those days mfsused power. L "oui'
nut a bold face on the matter.
He had not done with me yet, row
ever "One more reason l have, he
continued, stopping me as was apou ON
| TO speak, for saying that England VIII
| NOT suit your health, Master Cludde.
1t Is tina l do not want you mere;
| Abroad you may be of use TO me ana
| at the same time carve out your own
| fortune. You have courage and can
| use a sword. l hear. You understaha
-ard il is a rare gift with English
men-some Spanish, which / uppose
your father or your uncle taught you.
| You can. so Father Carey says, coh-
| strl;e a Latin sentence If 1t be no. TOO
difficult. You are scarcely 70, ana you
will have me for your patron. why,
were / you, boy, with your age ana
| vo,I,. chances. ! would die prince or
pore! Aye. I would" He stopped
speaking. his eyes on fire. Nay, a ring
of such real feeling flashed out IN ms
last words that, though l ~distrusted
him, though old prejudices warned me
against him. and, at heart a Protestant,
l ~shuddered at things I had heard OF
him. the longing to see the world ana
have adventures seized upon me. Yet
7 did not speak at once. He had told
me that my g outran my
and stood silent until he asked me
CURLY, well, sirrah. what 60 you say!
Il say, my lord bishop" l replied re-
spectfully, that the prospect o hold
out to me would tempt me We're L a
younger son or without those ties or
gratitude which hold me to my uncle.
But, my father excepted, l am Sir An
thongs only heir"
"Ah, your father" he said contempt
uously. You do well remind me of
him. for I see you are forgetting the
first part of my speech in thinking
of The last, Should l have promised
first and threatened later? You would
fain. l expect to stay here and WOO
Mistress Petronilla? Do I touch there?
You think to marry the maid and be
master of Cotton End in Gods time.
do YOU? Then listen, Francis Cludde.
Neither one 1ior the other, neither maid
nor meadow. will be yours should you
stay here till doomsday!"
L 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 a male
violent CLEAN in his eyes. You called
me a naneless child awhile ago, and
so l was. Yet ! have risen to be ruler
of England, Master Cludde! But you
[ viii tell you which of US is base born.
7 IT'LL AL u-ln n nd u-laf N-S1,p & %
Their, Ferdinand Cludde, was. He was
nay. he is-my tool. spy, jackal. Do
you understand, boy? Your father is
one of the band of foul creatures to
whom such as 1, base born though 1
be. fling the scraps from their table!
He is the vilest of the vile men who
do my dirty work. my lad"
He had raised his voice and HAND
in passion real or assumed: He dropped
them as L sprang forward. You lie!'
l cried. trembling all over.
Easy, easy,' he said. He stopped
me where l was by a gesture of stern
command, Think" he continued
calmly snd weightily. HAS any one
ever spoken to you of your father since
the day seven years g when you
came here n child, brought by a SER
want? Has Sir Anthony talked of him?
Has any servant named his name to
you? Think. boy. If Ferdinand Cludde
be a father to be proud of. why does
his brother make naught of him?'
He is a Protestant / said faint
", family because I had asked myself
this very question not once. but often.
Sir Anthony so seldom mentioned my
father that I had thought it strange
myself. l had thought it strange, too,
hat the servan h must remember
Ferdinand Cludde, never talked to me
about him. Hitherto l lac always been
satisfied to answer: He is a Prot
estant,' but face to face with this ter
ribIe old ma and his pitiless charge
he word came but family from my
lips.
"A Protestant" he replied solemnly.
lains cloak themselves in it 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 n 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 to the
throne,I, too. fell on evil days, and Mas
ter Cludde abandoned me for my Lord
Hartford, u did me no great harm.
But he did something which blasted
hin-blasted him at last"
(Ccntiaued Next Weekly
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