The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-02
Storyof Francis Cludde
Romance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN.
BY STANLEY J. wEYMAN.

oe SuIielluefed Wilnln an hOlr--Wlti
n exception, that is. The man who
struck the blow must be given up
Ihe man who struck the blow"
repeated slowly. do you mean--you
mean the man who cut the patro,
dow"
Yes he said. He was peering very
sloseis az me- as though he would learn
,h;ni = Aag Re VINO u was. And | stood
on d,ii 'le. az WAS as lnuch as we
bpnn,.p pee l diVlhed, n most truly,
nc pul TOT the iohest Iutchmans :2-
nuenee, PROMISES, perhaps bribes. such
.eEnas YOU'D never nave been offered
~ - ~ me men VINO, hours before,
haen .arr, "s uoia as II we mad
80 .I,.iiu' Iet give up Master Der
~ whal, ! said' VIII be done to
- man VINO must be given up,
ana MASTER Lihdstrom shook his
my avas = ~ was Sds an accident urged,
- eSss On ms,
- siaspeu my hahd nrmly, and
suinlhs away ms lace seemed for
shinna. unapie 70 speak. At last he
MAJ Iaa re must suffer for the
rata iau. lear so. II is a hard
800 'a., " rIuei aye. bot can do no
more. Ihey VIII not hear me on this.
ma n Is, IS : ne VII be first tried by the
n,as,sara's. buI 'hefe is no hope. They
! veis nara,
Wy heart sank. l stood irresolute.
ponaar ins on mat we ought to do,
p,tra LIE on VIA, l should say to he
Az W. . loseq the man who must
! n,,st h. d touia l say Yet somehow
y oIeah me news. l asked Master
ia nos 10 Wail Where he was while
u"asuiaea lhe others, adding. You
W. eaisMeI lor III mat there viii be no
- YOU are mere, 1 suppose
l VIII, he said. l knew l could trust
MN, ana went IN TO the duchess, clos
ing the door behind me. A change had
come over the room since 7 had jaft ~
Inc moon had risen and was finging
It's cold white light through the twisted
AND shattered framework of the VIM
DOW to fail in three bright panels on
me iioor. The torches in the street had
Tor the most part burned out or been
extinguished. In place of the red glare,
the SHOUTS and the crash of glass, the
atmosphere OF battle and strife | had
EFT found thss silvery light and a
stillness made 1nors apparent by the
Instant hum OF many voices.
Mistress ANN was standing just
within the threshold, her face showing
pale against the gloom. her hands
ciasped. The duchess was kneeling by
her husband, but she looked up as 1
entered.
They will let us all go" I said HINT
ly-it was the best to tell the tale at
once-"except the one who hurt the
patrol that Is"
1t was strange how differently the
two women received the news. While
Mistress Anne flung her hands to her
race with a sobbing cry of thankful
ness and leaned against the wall cry
ing and shaking, my lady stood no
straight n still, breathing hard, but
saving nothing. ] saw that she did
not need to ask what would be done to
the n who was excepted. She knew.
NO" she murmured at last, her hands
pressed to her bosom. I'VE cannot do
it,"
L fear we must" i said gently, calm
~, 100, ! thlnk. Yet in saying it / was
NOT quite myself. An odd sensation
vas srowlng upon me in the stiffness
~ eie room. on a sudden, i
uiu not Know why, to thrill with ex-
s,,e e1,ne 81 ~ lIenaple Win nervousness.
sscIi a would rather have become
= u women Ihan a man. My head
grew not, my heart began to beat
1 caught myself looking out,
~ s,as, Wailing Tor something to
happen. something to be said. 1t was
sohiethlnB more terrible, as it seemed
70 me, imam the din n crash of the |
worst moments OF the assault. What
vas y. what was It that was threat
ciinils my peHls! An instant and r
si. .Wl
no, never. cried the duchess
- naan ~ so.cs uiv9rlhg, ner face full
u heenesI pain; We will not give
you up. we VIII stand or fall togeth-
reno.
give you up. Give you up! Ha! The
veil vas lifted now and ] saw what the
s sso with the old breath going
before II a 1 Ike quietly from
ner 20 her husband, and I asked-I
Eansy sne thought my question strange
Y lrrelevent at that moment: Hoy
IS he2 Is he better"
better. He knew me for a
nonaent. she answered.. Then he
seemed 70 SINK away again, but his eyes
we're quite a
7 stood gazing down at his thin face
which had eve looked so kindly into
MY fingers played idly with the
of my sword. He will liye?"
asked abruptly. harshly.
She started at the sudden question;
out, brutal as II must have sounded, She
generous that i did not wound her.
ne to me. II think he wiIi i l. Ing 81
..
Thank heaven An yee
,eayen, iank
4 rIrned and went slow,v tor..r
1oor. but before Il reached = sh .as
my side-nay, was on her Eneas W &