The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-02
CHAPTER XIv-Continud

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rms Is terrible indeed"
lou can come up, il you like" / an
e"ereu after n moments thought. but
you must come alone, and / cannot lei
d~efenses."
As he came up 1 stepped pack ard
drew The door of the room toward me.
SO tnat, though a little light reached
ehe mead of the stairs, he could not.
s.analhg there, see into the room or
distn our real weakness. l did not
oistIust him--heaven forbid.-but he
.nigh1 nave to tell all he saw to h:s,
trends below, n [ thought it well. for
ms sake as we'll as our own. that he
snonld be able to do this freely and
ysithout hurting us. AS he Joined me
eIed keeniy. But all was quiet below.
NO one had followed him. Then I
.urhed and warmly grasped his hands,
ana we peered into one another's faces.
saw ne was deeply moved; that he
va M of Dymphna and how !
mau saved her. He held my hands as
enoagh he would never l0ose them.
Wen" ! said as ,;neerfully as i
toulu, nave you brought us an offer of
Terms: But let me tell you first I
Sontlnued, o it happened" And I
briefly explained that we had mistake
2 captain of the guard and his two
aolloWers for Clarence and the two
span1ards. rs he dead?" / continued
NO. ne is still alive" Master Lind
serom answered gravely. But the
eoWnsIoik are furious, and the seizure
OF the tower has still further. exasner-
ated them. Why did you do it?"
we should have been torn
20 pieces II We had not done it," / an
swered dryly. You think we are in q
strait place." ~ ~ q
40 you not think SO YOURSELF" he
eaIu. somewhat astonished.
l THAT ia q g >, T
answered with an affectation of reck-
lesshess. The staircase Is narrow and
the window low. We shall sell our
ives dearly, my friend. Yet for the
SaAs OF .ne women who are with us
we are willing to surrender IL the citi-
lens oner us terms. After all, it was
an accident. Cannot you impress this
on hen ! added eagerly.
he his head. They will not
near reason" he said.
Ihen,. / replied. Impress the other
tnlng upon them. Tell them shat u
swords are sharp and we are desper-
! VIII see what / can do" he an
sWered slowly. The Duke of Cleves
- expecIed here tomorrow. and the
forever Il he should find their gate held
ny 9 party OF marauders. as they con-
slider you
The Duke OF Cleves?. 1 repeated.
rernaps he n be better affected to-
They will overpower you before he
comes. Master Lindstrom answered
Il would put no trust in
nm " ! We're YOU. But i will go to
1nem, and, believe me, / will do ali that
can do
Or that I am sure, i said warmly
And then cautioning me to remain
strictly on the defensive. he left me.
Before his footsteps had ceased ia
ecno on the stairs the door beside me
orened, and Mistress Anne appeared al
y. I saw at once that his familiar
voice hal reused her from the stupor
OF fear in which / had last seen her.
eyes We're bright; her whole Frame
Was thrilling with excitement. hone
I began to understand her.
discern beneath the disguise thrown
ovSr 4it IN ordinary times by a strong
VIII the nervous nature which was al
ways confident or ~despairing. which
relt everything SO MISUNDERSTANDING
tnatsts, which touched itself. ..WeIla"
she cried. "Well?.
rattence! Patience!,,I replied rath-
81 snarpiy. I couid not help comparing
[aer conduct with that OF the duchess
I'D planting her not for her timidity.
Tor h selfishness which she had
IN her fear. I could fancy
Petronilla trembling and a coward. but
ZOE despa1ring. nor utterly cast down,
A.AaSStESS MiSAl DINERS needed her. /
IN her cwn terrors to the
very of reason. .Patience!,
! said. He is coming back He and
MIS- friends will do all they ear for
We must wait awhile n hone
andkeepsa good lookout,
She a her hand on the dior ma
g an ABRUPT movement she slipped out
70 me and closed 1T Behind her. This
made the staircase so darktthat Il co,ld /
no longer distinguish her face. but
dEea4fro her lone that her fears |
WeTe TeEalHing possession of her. .,Clar-
ense.ss she in,ittereds her voice low and
trembling. Have You thought az bi,,,o
moi he help us2 He may have
OilOWed US here and aay be here now
now. And perhaps he does not know
N danger we are
GlaTence. said, astonished and al
~oStSgang Clarence help us? Col
dock, girl, 80 back. YOU are mad. He
would be more likely To- complete n,,r
rlin.G 60 IN and nurse the baby,
added bitterly.
what could she mean i asked my
seif when she had gone III. was there
anythtng In suggestion9 wn,,1d
Glarence follow us hither? IL SO. ana II 4
ne should come In fiIae. would Ne have
70 help us. using such rnysfer-
Spanish Or English as
= 3 possess? And, III he could
leip ~. would Il be better Is fail into
his hands than into those 81 the exas-
perated S~a1tonese hourh tbal
duchess you'd say Not.
" 8oSlt mattered not what i ansu,arad
F1ygseaf. 4 hoped, now Master Lindstrom
~ that b women would
~ allowed s4to go@free. and Ii seennad
t0ASmm tQ surrender to Clarence
you'd Ne to hand over the "a
9r,eliemy simply that the rest of us
M1sn e
Msstss I.indstron returned vhile