The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-08-06
Storyof Francis C1udde
ARomance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY J. WEYMAN.
BY N J. wEYMAN

the loss Of Calais last January. vii
Heck to us. Flock to us, do / say?
VIII answer for 1t they Will"
But you have some engagements
ing"
join us. They are weary of the pres
ent state OF things
lhey may be as weary OF 1t as you
say Master BERTHE answered shrewd
"" but is 1T equally certain that they
VIII risk their necks to amend it? YoL
have fixed upon some secure base
from which we can act and upor
which. If necessary, we may fall bacR
10 concentrate our strength"
ran back" cried P~enruddocke, ris-
Bertte, / hope you have not come
among us to talk of falling back! Let
us ave no talk Of that. If Wyatt had
neld on at once, London would have
peen his! 1t was falling back ruined
Master Berthe shook his head. III
you have no secure base, you run the
risk of being crushed In the first half
hour he said. When a fire is first
lighted, the breeze puts 1t out which
afterwa-d but fan it."
You will not say that when YOU
hear u plans. There are to be three
risings at once. Lord Delaware will
rise in the west"
But will he?" said Master Berthe
pointedly, disregarding the threatening
looks which were cast at him by more
than one. 1.-The late rebellion there
was put down very summarily, and
should have thought that countryside
would not be prone to rise again. Will
Lord Delaware rise?"
oh yes, he will rise fast enourhi"
Penruddocke replied carelessly. IT will
answer for him. And on the same day,
Wnlie we do the London business, Sir
Richard Bray will gather his men In
Kent"
DO not count on him. said Master
Bertie. "A prisoner, mufled and
hoodwinked. was taken to the tower
by water this afternoon, and runor
says 1t was Sir Richard Bray"
There was a pause OF CONSERVATION,
during which n looked at another
and swarthy faces grew pale. Pen
ruddocke was the first to recover him
self. BAH" he exclaimed, "a fig for
rumor! She is ever a lying Jade! I
Will bet a noble Richard Bray Is sup
ping IN his house at this min
ute."
Then you would lose. Master Ber-
tie rejoined sadly and with no show
of triumph. "On hearing the report
sent a messenger to Sir Richards
house. He brought word back thai
Sir Richard Bray a been fetched
away unexpectedly by four men. and
that the house was In confusion"
A murmur of dismay broke out at the
lower end Of the table. But the Cor
nishman rose to the situation. What
matter?' he cried boisterously. what
we ave lost in Bray we have gained in
Master BERTHE. He will raise Lincoln
shire for us and the duchess tenants
There should be 500 stout men of the
latter and tWo-thirds OF thera Protest.
ants at heart. If Bray has been seized,
there is the more call for haste that we
may release him."
This appeal was answered by an out
burst of cries. One or two even rose.
and waving their weapon swore a
speedy vengeance. But Master BERTHE
Then ne spoke. You must not count
OF them. either. Sir Thomas, he said
firmly. cannot find it in my con-
science to bring my wife's tenants into
"a plan SO desperate as this appears to
be. Ia appeal to the people generally
is one thing; to call on those who are
bound to U.S., n who cannot in honor
refuse, is another. m I will not risk
in a hopeless struggle the lives OF men
whose fathers looked for guidance to
me and mine.''
A silence. the silence of utter aston
ishrnent, fell upon the plotters round
the table. In every face-and they were
all turned upon my companion read
rage and distrust and dismay. They
had chafed under his cold criticism and
~ sNdlAl ISdHOIlllKS. buI THIS went
beyond all, and there were hands which
stole tnstinctively to daggers and eyes
which waited scowIing for a; signal.
But Penruddocke. sanguine OF nature
rendered reckless by circum-
stances, had still the feelings Of a gem
tlenan, and something in him respond
ed to the appeal which underlay Master
Bertie's words. He remained silent.
gazing gloornily at the table, his eyes
perhaps opened at this late hour to.
tie hbpelGssness OF the attempt he
medttated.
the fore and put into words the
thoughts OF the conrser and more selfish
spirits oun him. Leaping from his
seat. he dashed his slender hand on the
table. What does this mean r. he
sneered, q dangerous light In his dark
eyes. Those only are here or should
be here who are willing to stake ALI
all, mind you-on the cause. Let us
have no sneaks! Let us have no men
with q foot on either bank! Let us
have no C~ountenays nor towards! Such
men ruined Wyatt and hanged my
brother! q curse on them!s he cried,
his voice rising almost to a scream
asst Kingston. do you refer to
M BERTHE rejoined In naughty sur
prise.
aye, ! dot cried the youns man.
holly
ssThenI must beg leave Of these gem
|tlemen to explain my position.
position SO! More words p
quoth h other fnockingly.
al many ord as I please,
Eretorted Master BERTHE. his color rising.
sAfterMard9 Will be a ii ready with
deeds. dare swear, as any other! MY
Etenants 4 my wifess 4 will not draw
Into nm alIlost hopeless struggle. But
my own life and my friends, since we
have o-btainedsyour secrets mus risk.