The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-16
THE.
Storyo Of Francis 1udde
ARomance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY STANLEY J. WEYMAN
BY STANLEY ]. WEYMAN.

~ III impatient WONDER.
on, my lad, my lad!" Master LIND
strom answered. his face close to min
and the tears running down his cheek
1T is cruel If it be not true. Cruel
They cry a pardon."
"A p%ardon?" l echoed.
AYE, lad, a pardon. But 1t may nc
De true he said, putting his arr
ABOUT my shoulder. Do not make to
sure of ii, 1t is only the mob cry
out"
MY heart made a great bound an
seemed to stand still. There was
loud surging in my brain, and a mis-
rose before my eyes and hid every
thinS. The clamor n shouting of tn
street passed away and sounded vagu
ana distant. The next instant, it i
true, l was myself again, but m.
knees We're trembling under me, and
stood faccid and unnerved, leaning O,
my friend.
Well" j said. family.
Patience! Patience awhile lad," n
answered.
But, thank heaven. I had not Ion,
20 wale. Inc words We're scarcely of
hls tongue when another hand soueh
NINE and shook it wildly, and I saw
van Tree before me, his face radica
with JOY, while a man whom he hat
knocked down in his hastily lean from
ehe scatfold was rising beside me wit!
~ sood hatured smile. AS II at a sig
nai every race now turned toward me
- aozen friendly hands passed me vi
the steps amid a fresh outburst a
cheering. The throng on the ~scaffole
opened somehow, and / found myself
IN a second, as it seemed, face to face
WIN the president of the court. HI
smiled on me gravely and kindly
Milat smiles there seemed to be on al
eiose Iaces-and held out a paper.
~ the name of the duke he said
speaking in Spanish in a clear. lone
voice. "a pardon!"
l Inuttered something, / know not
what. nor did 1t matter, for it wa lost
IN a purst of cheering. When This was
over ana silence obtained, the magis-
,rate continued: You are required
however, to attend the duke at the
proceed at once
Il am ready, sir" l muttered.
road was made for us to descend
ana walking in a kind of beautiful
cream L passed slowly up the street nv
.ue SIDE OF the magistrate, the crowd
Willingly standing aside for us. | do
hot Know whether all of those thou
salos OF races really looked joyfully
and kindly on me as / passed or
whether the deep thankfnlness which
choken me and brought the tears con-
ainualy to my eyes TRANSPORTED them
ana wave them a generous charm NOT
t,eif own. But this l do know-that
.ne sunshine seemed brighter and the
air so1ter than ever before; that the
siouas trailing across the blue a
We're things of beauty which 7 had
never met before; that to draw hraath
vas q JOY and to move delight. and
ina only when the dark valley yv.s
lell nehlnd did l comprehend its f,,ll
sIooNi-py heavens mercy. So NAV II
be with all. " N"ay ~
At the door of the court house
m.ui nuiIlpefs OF the people had al
ready run, the press was so grear mat
we came to a standstin and were much
puheted about, though in all good hu-
NOR before, even with the aid If the
spluiers' We could be got through the
.nrohs. When ] at last emerged I
dound myself again before the table.
saw, put only dimly. for the light
diraotiu .irouh the stained window
.igure standing behind 1t. Then q
strange thing happened. A woman
passed. swiftly round the table ana
saiiie 10 me and flung her arms ro,,nd
my neck n kissed me. 1t was the
u~ucHess, and for q she hrno
me, weeping before them ali.
you who have done thts!" %
An, she exclaimed. holding mo oe
and looking at me With ewes
Whlcn glowed through her tears "and
was you who did that"
Slle dreW back from me then and
.ook me by the hand and turned i'm
r"ha TO \ duke of Cleyes.
frank amazement. .Tb,sa nha
sald, is the man who gave
his life for my husband. and 70 wba,,.
your highness has given 1t back !"
Let him tell his tale the duke an
sWered, gravely. .tAnd do Won my
cousin. SIT here beside me-"
Sne ieIt me and walked round the
Eli sapie. ana ne came forward and placed
ner IN ms w chair amid a great h,1sh
81 wonder, for she was still meanIv clad
and showed in a hundred places the
marks and stains of travel. Then No
$1,000 by her with his hand on the hack
of the seat. He was a tall, burly man
with bold, quick glancing eyes a
ausled lace and a loud manner
iisIce, niusterous prince. as I have
heard. He was plainly dressed in a
leather hunting suit and wore hnga
gauntlets and brown boots. with !
broad leaved hat pinned o on one side
yet he looked a prince.
somehow l stammered out the tale OF
the surrender.
But why, why, why. man." he asked.
When I a finished, why did you let
them think 1t was you who woi,ndea
the burgher, IL 1t was not?n
9 h~ighness." / answered. ~ had
nothing but good from her
grace. i had eaten her bread and haen
received into her service. Besides II
through my persuasion that we
came by he road which led to this mis-
fortune instead OF by another way.
Therefore 1t seemed to me right that I
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