The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30

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being locked In just like Your
Grace III. by a lady, who was
less fair"
Had he entertained the slightest
doubt as to whether the Little dramatic
episode Just enacted had borne It's BIZ
ter fruit, hei would have seen II sum.
! marty dlspel!cd with the first glance
ne lad cast at Wessex.
The Dukes grave face was deadly
pale, and the violent effort which he
made to contain himself was apparent
y, ,a ,n me heavily saS swollen veins Of his
trpafs oi shd the almes.
quite steady. as ne said lightly:
Nay! why should Your Eninencs
speak OF 2 lady In this case?''
a1a up s s snath .9 hs GsT,
IN mock alarm. Nay! Your Grace need
have no fear. Discretion is aniinttgra
portion OF my calling. l was merely
r rnia' renns n "reminiscences. My pur;
church. am an ecclesiastlc only i.
ma me. and therefore may remember.
once and very hot-t. nlpsred. The ialy
In my case put me under lock. and key
j whilst she went to another gallant,
again you speak OF a LADY, my
lord lord ,s SAID the Duke with the same
Nay, nay! pray you ask me, moth
ing ..;.l saw nothing. believe me
He paused moment. Wessex had
turned to his dog VITO. yawn.ng aud
stretching altar tic manner or his
kind anu not the lsas, upset by his
recent incarceration, lad Just appear
ed III the doorway OF tue inner rom.
/, dtnal with a vUite futi of gentle, good
iatufed inauig.Ice, save charming
lazy standing acre alone. close ~ tiltt
door When entered with her Majesty.
7 what Queen Mary Euesseu OF feared.
alas. cannot tell. The charming
iauy had Just turned the key In the
lock ana this set me to thlnk.as
4 OF my own youth and tollies. . But
your Grace must pardon an old man
VINO has put one affection left In HE.
Don miguel is as son TO me
/ u pray you, my lord" here inter
4 rupter Wessex liaugnt,iy. what mas
the MARQUIS de sualazs name TO do
Il with me-"
.only this. my son." rejoined the
4 ence. Don Miguel IS stranger IN
i England l.ad almost nopeu that
\ hospitality would prevent your Grace
I from flying you hawk after his birds
Don Miguel would be hard hit" he
added quicniy. seeing that Wessex. at
the end OF his patience, was aUout to
know that where HIS Grace Of WesseS
desires to conquer, other vows and
other lovers are very soon forgotten.
~. But the Marquis is young ~.
would Xix. 10 plead his cause J"
4 His Keen eyes had never for u mo-
ment slrayed from the proud face OF
inc Duke. he was shreMd enough, 10
know that in speaking thus he was
reaching .he ou,crmost limits OF HIS
Grace's forpearance. His robes and his
age rendered him to u certain extent
y immune from an actual quarrel with
| I, !. man OF Wessea's pnysiaue. nor DID
/ fear for his own personal safety enter
/ INTO the far-seeing calculations of this
. astnte diDlomatist. Whatever his
weaknesses might be, cowardice wax
not one OF them, and he pursued his
own aims boldly and relentleasiy.
Blu; he had had to endure a great
!; deal through the personality and the
:, Ipresence of the Duke of WesseX: the
afternoon by Mory Tudor still ranked
/. deeply in His mind. and the ven OF
cruelty. almost inseparablc from his
/ nationality rendered the present situa-
J. tion peculiarly pleasing to this dlssecter
t.of human hearts.
! Chance had indeed been kind to the
/ envoys OF the King Of Spain. Chance.
) and the natural sequence OF events,
: .sk.lfully guided by the Cardinals gen
. tie hands.
But HIS EmInence was clever enough
, to know, exactly how far he might dare
i venture. For the moment he certainly,
! HAD said enough. The Duke seemed
partly dazed and had altogether for
gotten his presence.
Without sound the Cardinal glid-
: ed out of the room. EJ is p
& Tho closing OF the3 door reused Yves.
& sex from theetorpor into Which ne had
FALLEN. The hall looked sombre and
and dreary, the wax tapers flickered
Slt
the dark corners around He would
q not look UP at the gallery, the steps
9 whereon she stood. for it seemed to
him as If some mackins witch wear
! Ing her face and her golden hair would
: look down at him fronisthere, and laugh
. and sneer. until she finally faded from
= his sight in the arms OF tho MARQUIS
? die 8Suarez
Other VOWS and other loverslH lo
!. unused. whilst trying to shut away
. from his eyes the hell!sh visions which
not mine at al 81. but the spaniar,d's
. whose? Not true and proud. but Q
: frsky wench, ready for intrigue. OF
? whom these foreigners speak with q
Y ers.', Il ~
9 9 Harry Plantasenet my friend" IL
q added, as the dog. seeming to feel thf
! Ehand a gentle lick, nils Grace Of Wes-
Y sex has been made a fool Of by 9
!, woman!s FL. 4. All. Fortune tickle For
:. tune! one or two turns of your rel entr
= less wheel and a host Of Illusions
= 1.-THE last. 4 ear me- have bee!
< Scattered to thewinds! 80. Shall we e
Z old Harry:--nleseel1,s you are thesonl:
= hcnest rerson IN this 20 son -infectet.
s, Court. Well not STAY in IT. friend
Y promise you. S.'.B. am tilirsttns FOL
. Il = ,,,lre air of ours Devon p,oors, !.
Come. now ~. we must be to bet
y n IS !, ana sleep /, y. Not dream. ole
q Harry! 81 whatever else we do
% for Gods sake, let US not d reana
d (To be Continued -nnorrqw,)
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