The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-05-14
f francis C1udde
ARomance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY STANLEY j. wEYMAN.
Ix-continued.
BY STANLEY ]. WEYMAN.

. VI iCLllDttIS an
a1Exiety-to discover the path from tn
s1GtxseWay or to the dixie. When ono
y mad stumbled or to the latter,
@acrpd j had lost sight Of both figure:
2sIs L ran along at the top of my spec
calculating that the two, who could no
a. e2x apart, the man being the neare
So INC. were about a quarter of a mil
Sac rather more from the road / ha,
6eE Gne-half Of his distance perhaps
VIXEN a shrill scream in front caused
Nx1T GO redouble my efforts. / expected
TO nF0 the rufian In the act of rob.
safnE the girl, and clutched my cudgel-
eoe, alas, ! had left my sword at home
-u1n tightly in my grasp so tina,
EE WEE an immense relief to me when
s9u turning an angle in the dixie, 1 saw
Saer running toward me. Her face, still
eNfaSee with fear, however, and her hair
streaming loosely behind her, old how
marrow had been her escape, IL escape
'aS eould be called. Fer about ten feet
0enfnd her, the hood he had plucked
'a2m Btif3 In his grasp, came Master
BDarsfnrd. hotfoot n painting, but
saatn3ng sn her now with every stride.
Re was a tall fellow. gayly dressed,
e@Uarshy, mustachioed and fierce eyed.
x1fS curslct and sword belt shone and lin
ugfed as ne ran and swore, but he had
dropped his feathered bonnet in the
slight struggle which had evidently
Saken place when she got by him, and
Nc Eay 4 black spot in the middle of
Ue grassy avenue behind him. The
stunt was about three hours after
tancofa-was at my back shining di-
SreeeYy Into his eyes. and I marked this
.a1s I raised my cudgel and jumped
"acAade to let the girl pass, for she in
dher @Aind fear YOU nave run against
'Aure-
n was Amos the same with him.
Asse cad not see me until I was within
N Kew PAGES OF him, and even then I
sISsfra1k he noticed my presence merely
rs chat OF al unwelcome spectator. He
Uafacfea i should step aside, and he
SSursea me, calling me a Dutch dog for
.aecffnE In his way.
KmS next moment-he had not drawn
saaia avNorG nor made any attempt to
'sbHaw live came together violently.
'eHd 4 had my hand on his throat. We
eSvayed as we whirled round one an
either IA the first shoc;s of the collision.
q CRY or astonishmelt. escaped him
n1ed- his eyes glarins into mine and
mss ssCf breath on my cheek, to get at
sass 6agEer, but It was too late.
'1roagft down my staff with all the
7aaTeEEah OF an arm nerved at the mo-
s5rserrt by rag n despair, upon his
hare e
he went down like a stone, and the
'oSoa0 dubbed from his lips. / stood
0veF MIN watching him. He stretched
ntnsfsesf out and turned with a con-
~asssse movement on his face. His
ss&E1ds ciawed the grass. His leg moved
oafx.s. twice, a third time family. Then
tic Fay still.
iInsse was a lark singing lust over
any head, and its clear notes seemed
0uKans the long. long minute while
$500 Bend1ng over him in an awful
eha<Sration to be the only sounds In
mature. looked SO long at him in
1f1St ead stiffness and absorption
y CARED not at last look up lest u
aha1id see I knew not what, yet when
. eouch fell on my arm I did not start.
Rou have killed him. the girl whis-
Rea, I have killed him." / answeraa
mechanically.
4 cuuld not take my eyes off him. II
ssaE a as II had done this thing
zglsr g long conflict. or in a melee
TIC battlefield. I should have feIt No
noxr0r then ssuch as / felt now, stand
IRE over him i'm the sunshine. with the
lESksn song IN my ears. It had hap
eetaeo SO quickly, n the waste about
- Vas go still, and I had never killed
Gtxnan before NOR seen q man die.
x9h. come saway!n Dymphna walled
Buddeniy. Come away!,.
surned then, and the sight Of theI
mrs q face and strained eyes re-
tailed me i'm some degree to myself.
ks1RW che was Ill, and hastily I gave
NA4A YATIlVV
nsrH8prted theT, back to the road. The
Nny sssssened long, and i looked behind
andss.often. dOat we reached the cause
srNy at last, and there In the omen
.sssf soHse relief. Yet even then. stop-
psnEs TO cast a backward glance ~ tha
MARSH ] shuddered anew, espying Al
sF1Aszf white spark cleaning amid thej
Ereen Cf the srnshes. It was the dead
EsArasn corslet. But If 1t had been his
4 could scarcely have shrunk from
z kn greater dread.
Vt will be imagined that NE wera
mt long In crossing the island. Nat-
nxafiy Twas full of what had han
eGned and gave a thourht To
2 Trees jealousy or the Incidents
his short visit. I had indeed for
Eaoseuo his existence until we reached
else porch. There, entering RAPIDLY.
y Dymphna clinging to my arm.
- 80 obliyious OF other matters that
wnen the young Dutchman rose sud-
9eniY the seat on one side 81 the
-. - e h same moment the
4EszchcSs rose from the bench on the
1eher 4 did not understand In the flrst
AatAnti Of surprise what was the mat
LeEs khcugh 4 let Dymphnass hand fan
lku1n nay arm. The lark scowling face1
& The one however. and the anger and
agT1n written on h features Of the
AgOUght all back to me In q dash. Ant
e WAs too late. Before could uffrrl
, nNrd gtElss lover pushed nv me
- sAnszesGeAEesture nercerscryd
- sdisappearsd round 4 corner Of the
Haaever such foily!. cried nal
mrns1 stamping her foot and stand
- 0e3p usher face crimson sOrI
- ool M oug idiot Y0u-@s
MkAu1h madam. ). said 4 aternly HAD
ssss. n row GIG rstn8doing the deed?I
NSAH0%DVmphna.W With e lnWy r-.