The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-01
Storyof FrancisC ludde
ARomance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
~ TANLEY J. wEYMAN.
BY STANLEY ]. wEYMAN.

That was ALL" l replied, my eyes on
Dymphna's face, which still betrayed
trouble Of some kind. except that
paid her the usual formal compliment.
But what is she saying to her
1t was like the Christmas game of
cross questions. The girl and I had
spoken in Spanish. l translated what
, we had said into English for Mistress
Anne, and Mistress Dymphna turned 1t
into Dutch for her father, an anxious
look OF her face which needed no
translation.
What is it?' asked Master BERTHE.
observing that something was wrong.
1t is nothing-nothing.' replied the
merchant apologetically. though as he
spoke his eyes dwelt on me curiously.
you had n Spaniard in you company"
"A Spaniard?' Master BERTHE an
swered. w have none. This point
Ing to me. rs our very good friend and
faithful follower, Master Carey. an
Englishman."
TO whom" added the duchess,
smiling gravely. Il am greatly in
debted."
1 hurrledly explained the mistake
and brought at once a smile of relief
to the m%ynheer's lace. 'Ah. pardon
me. beseech you" he said. My
daughter was in error" And he add
ed something in Dutch which caused
Mistress Dymphna to blush. You
know" he continued. II may speak
freely to you. since our enemies are
IN the main the same-you know that
our Spanish rulers are not very popu-
lar every day, especially with those
who are of the reformed faith. We
have learned, come OF us, to speak
their language, but we love them none
the better for that"
l Ut mn to- III H.
deed" cried the duchess impulsively.
God grant that u country may never
be in the sans plight. thought it looks
as II this Spanish marriage We're like
to put us in 1t. 1t is Spain! Spain!
Spain! and nothing else nowadays"
Nevertheless the emperor is a
great and puissant monarch" rejoined
the Arnhcimer thoughtfully, and could
he he rule lis himself, we might do
we'll. But his dominions are so large
he Knows little of us. And, worse, he
Is dying. or as good as dying. He
can scarcely sit his horse and
says that before the year is out he
will resign the throne. Then we hear
little good of his successor. your
queens husband. and look to her less.
| fear that there Is a dark time be-
fore us, and God only knows the is
| sue"
And alone will rule It," Master
BERTHE rejoined piously.
rms saying was in u way the key
note to the life we found our host liv-
ing on his island estate. Peace, but
peace with constant fear OF an as
Several times a week Master Lind
strom would go to Arnheim to super
intend his business, and always after
his return he would shake his head
and speak gravely, and Dymphna
Would lose her color for an hour or
Il fN.0 VIZ 1ShfVro xS.r.p,s r~tr. ~-.a1.. r,,E
reformers were being more and more
hardly dealt with. The Spaniards were
growing more despotic. That was his
constant report, II then I would see
him. as he walked with us in orchard
or garden or sat beside the stove. cast
plsIty round him. I knew that he was
Skiing himself how long they would
last. II they escaped the clutches of
a tyrannicat government. would they
be safe In the times that We're COM
ing from the violence of an i'll paid
rather 1t was too certain.
i sometimes wondered how he could
patiently foresce such possibilities and
take no steps. whatever the risk. to
prevent them. AT first I thought his
patience sprang from the Dutch
character. Later traced its deeper
roots to a simplicity OF faith and
Il deep religious feeling. which
either did not at that time exist in Eng
'and or existed only among people with
whom had never come in contact.
Here they seemed common enough and
real enough. These folks faith sus-
tanned them. 1t was part of their lives
"a bulwark against the fear that 9TH
erwise would have overwhelmed them.
And to an extent. too. which then sur
prised me. l found. as time went on,
that the duchess and Master BERTHE
shared this enthusiasm, although with
them 1t took a less obtrusive form.
I was led at the time to think a good
deal about this. and Just a word /
may say Of myself and Of those days
spent on the Rhine island-that where
as before I had taken but a lukewarm
interest in religious questions, and while
clinging instinctively to the teaching OF
IN! ~childhoo a conformed with q
light heart r~+''er han annoy my
uncle. I came to think somewhat DIFF
ferently now, differently and more Sc
riously. And SO I have continued to
think since, though I have never be-
lcome a bigot. n fact ! owe perhaps to
Mistress Dymphna. In whose tender
heart there was room for charity as
We'll as faith. for she was my teacher.
or necessity. since no other of our
party could communicate with her.
became more or less the Dutch girls
companion. I would often OF an even
ing Join her on II wooden bench which
SLOOd uNdef an elm on ~ little spit of
grass looking toward the city and at
some distance from the house. Here
when the weather was warm, she would
watch for i4er fathers return, and here.
one day while talking with her. I had
the opportunity of witnessing a sight
unknown in England, but which year
by year was to become more common
in the Netherlands, more heavily
frausht with menace In Netherland
eyes.
We happened to be so deeply engaged
in watching the upper end of the beach
at the time in question, where We ex-
pected each moment to see Master
Lindstrom's boat round the point, thai
we saw nothing of q boat coming the
other way until the Tapping of its sails
as It tackled drew our eyes toward it
Even then in the boat itself 1 saw moth.
ing strange, but in its passengers
did. They were swarthy, mustachioeo
men. who in the hundred poses they
assumed. as they lounged on deck OF
leaned over the side. never lost a pc.
culiars air of bravado. AS they drew
nearer to US the sound Of their LOUD
voices. their oaths and laughter reached
us plainly n seemed to jar on thu
evenings stiffness. Their bold, ferc,
eyes. rakins h banks INCREASINGLY
reached us ri last. The girl by m,
side uttered a cry of alarm and rosl
as II to retreat. But she sat dowl