The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-07
IN .lM1ARY'S REIGN
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hns never transbired 10 iii sday %'i rea
Rnted to have wonderful wisdom. Ills
,wnn OF news cleaned y, from nephew
We're we &. always received with boundless
E t,s MN certain SOCIAL superiority
OF e Which VI he WIS proudly conscious.
had paused moment In order to al
low tie full strength OF his uttcraiica
to aink into the minds OF his hearers.
flew out from between tho branches
anG up towards the full moon, clad
from Mistress Dorothy Here err stop peti
the s1,ss rapl'ish hall flow q Ills eloauenes.
,ncre tameiy. u saw ,ar s qui i9ni plalsa
retorted Dorothy. whose wrath was
far from smbsid,ng, for thus gazing
on the DEVILS work..
too great import to allow OF feminine
jealo,isies being taken into account.
tron And I'LL kn o,sp, added an elderly ma
sister Iiannaii's child. ca usht sirht oe
the witch outside her tent this ! morn
l INK and nd forilwith fell into conxui-
sbe Hath b0Gf The D eyi ey !am asoena .
Iit,.qdoth Dorothy decisivcly.F p'Aq w
The men said nothing. they were
sipplhg their nle In suiien silence, nnd
n lookshg 70 Ma ,sn, for further ex-
con rho IS re-, cyl spirits have oft filthy
maksr ,n sent;en,tioasly and no doubt
Hannah's child. Sine have four faces:
one I'M tho usual place. another at the
ia pack s,t q the e., head. and one looking out
/ n IN, eltner side: others appear witt, 1
.buiilA "p "a" o0ay ana below Ike
, Hast seen them, Matthew" came
IN awed whispers from those around
bid" protested Matthew fervemtiy,
God forbid that ] should enter shcir
ABODE OF evil. should lose my soul"
broken only BY qulekly muttercl ,nvo.
cations to the Saints and to our Lady.
The men looked ftrtiyely d. one ans
ether on, !, Tile The women clpng together.
Dorothy. al the holiness gone out OF
her little heart, was Eobbing from
"Fridnds,'' said Matthew at last, a.
| Il with sudden resolution. ~ that wo-
man be possessed of the devil what's
they all understood one another, for.
each wore shame faced look ali OF
La sudden. and dared not meet his
esss The aevi IN their heir d aass won
4 mean poisoned wells. tho sweating
Isickness some dire calamity. for sure:
and II was the duty Of every true-
home and family from such terrible
1 disasters
Therefore when Matthew in his wis :
! dom said: Whats to be donc?" tbs,
men fully understood.
i The women. too. knew what mischief
was brewing they drew HlSse ro' e one
j heath their kerchiefs. in spite Of tho
a warmth OF this beautiful late sum-
i. mer's afternoon.
II Beware OF her. Matthew" entreated
Mistress Dorothy tearfuiiy.
cloth from the bosom Of her dress;
# was pinked and broidared and had
on one side OF 1t. quickly She slipped
cake It," she whispered. "the sea-
This momentous conctave was here
n interrupted by the approach OF the
small detachment Of the town guard
! order amongst the holtday-m makers.
Matthew and his friends began os-
tentatiously to talk of the weather
: after the guard had passed. then once
2 more they put their heads together.
But this time they babe tho women
:, "a Vas mems mems work and unit Tor wench-
! IS 50 ears.
. CHAPTER ~.
Friends and Enemies.
8 In the meanwhile the two sallanis
: wkre returning from their visit 10 tho
: witcA's tent.
AS they came down the steps mora
: than one voice among the passera-pS
e enquirtd Eagerly:
J. What fortune, Sirs?
n .In truth she hath strange powers,
:. was the somewhat guarded response.
The two men s.rolled up to neigh
l,boring wine-ycndyr and ordered some
w;ne. TIL y had thrown tn ir csea :
= aside and removed their masks. 70 the
n air was close. The rich. slashtd donb-
, Ilets, thus fully displayed, the fine lace
i Vat throat and wrist. the 81 ken hose
= and chased daggers, al betoken d the
high quality and wealth of the wear
h evs.
: (To be Continued To-morrow.)