Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-05-07
Storyof Francis Cludde
A Romance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY STANLEY j. WEYMAN.
BY STANLEY J. wEYMAN.

"Senorita." l said. mastering my no.
! b!est accent. "Beso los pies de listed!
Ha bia- listed C~astillano?"
Mistress Anne stared. while h eff
feet on the girl whom I addressed was
greater than 1 had looked for. but GER
tainly of a different kind. She started
and drew back, an expression or Of
Tended dignity and Of something like
anger .ruffiing her placid face. Did she
not understand? Yes. for. after a mo-
ment's hesitation. and with a height
ened color. she. answered, Isl. senior"
Her constrained -manfersWas9 not prom
Using: but I a going on to open a
conversation If I could. for 1T looked lit
tie grateful Of us to stand there speech
less and staring. when Mistress Anne
interposed. What did you say to her?
What was it?" she asked eagerly.
Il asked her IL she spoke Spanish.
Dymphna's face, which still betrayed
trouble OF some kind, except that I
paid her the usual formal compliment.
But what Is she saying to her
father?"
1t was like the Christmas game of
cross questions. The girl and 1 had
spoken in Spanish. / translated what
we had said into English for Mistress
Anne, n Mistress Dymphna turned 1t
into Dutch for her father. an anxious
look on 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.
1T is only that did not know that
you had a Spaniard in your company"
"A S~paniard?" Master BERTHE an
swered. I'VE have none. This" point
ing to me. 'is our very good friend and
faithful follower. Master Carey. an
E~nglishman."
ITO whom" added the duchess,
smiling gravely, Il am greatly in
1 hurriedly explained the mistake
and brought at once a smile Of relief
to the mynheer's race. "Ah, pardon
me. I beseech you." he said. my
daughter was in error" And he add
ed something in Dutch which caused
Mistress Dymphna to blush. You
snow" he continued. II may speak
freely to you. since our enemies are
u Spanish rulers are not very popu-
lar every day. especially with those
who are of the reformed faith. We
have learned, some OF us, to speak
their language. but we love them none
the better for that"
Il can sympathize with you, in
deed" cried the duchess impulsively.
God grant h a our country may never
pc IN the same plight, thought 1t looks
as II this Spanish marriage were like
to put US in 1t. It Is Spain! Spain!
Spain! and nothing else nowadays"
Nevertheless the emperor is a
great and puissant monarch" rejoined
the Arnhefmer thoughtfully. '"and could
ne ne rule us himself. we might do
Wen. But his dominions are SO large.
ne knows little of us. And, worse. he
is dying. or as good as dying. He
can scarcely sit his horse and rumor
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-
sue"
And alone will rule It." Master
BERTHE rejoined piously.
Inis Saying was in a way the key
note to the life we found our host liy-
Ing on his island estate: Peace, but
peace with constant fear of an az
ssilant and religion for a supporter.
several times a week Master Lind
strom would go to Arnheim to super
intend his business, and ALWAYS aftar
MS return he would. shake his head
and speak gravely, and Dymphna
would lose her color for an hour or
Two. Ihings were going badly. The
reformers were being more and more
hardly dealt with. The S%paniards were
own more despotic. That was his
constant report, and then I would zee
him. as he walked with us in orchard
OF garden or sat beside the stove. cast
wistful glances at the comfort and
plenty round him. I knew that he was
asking himself how long they would
last. II they escaped the clutches Of
q government. would they
pc saIe IN the times that were conn
from the violence Of an i'll paid
so!diery? The answer was doubtfui, or
faInerr lt. was too certain. &
! sometimes wondered how he could;
paslenuH-3orsaee SUCH possibilities. and
take no steps. whatever the risk. ia
prevent them. At first I Thought his
patience sprang from tie Dutch
roots to a simplicity Of faith ana
e deep religious feeling. which
either did not at that time exist IN En~.
Iah0 OF existed only among people WITH
MnOm l mad neve come in confacf
E III tney seemed common enough ana
real enough. These folks faifh me-
eaale so, them. It was part OF their lives
.-s., ouiwark against the fear that 9TH
rw.se would iav overwhelmed fheM
NC 20 an extent. too. which then IN.
pIasea me, I found, as time went on
Lnat n duchess and Master Peril:
snaned. this enthusiasm, althourhlw ,tS
It took q less obtrustve FORM
! was led at the time to think a.rcc1
zeal about this. and Just q worS 49, :
~ say OF myself and Of those davs
ap pe he, on the Rhine island-that where
interest In religious questions am r,ha,I
clinging instinctively to the feach,rr neI
my childhood had conformed VIII =.
iient heart rather than annoy e
uncle: I came to think sonnewh.t az ~
1erently now: differently and more 1 ELS
th iInsly :,nc and tb % ! have continued to
come q bigot. q fact i ~. nsxer Pc
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