The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-08-20

sHe must be allowed TO GO. then. fof
this time" he resumed gravely, after
2 pause, q which 1 had Pad time 70
But there will be difficulties. You
must be strong and brave. The truth
must be told. It is the only way"
/ saw that It was. though / shrank
exceedingly from the ordeal before
me. Master BERTHE advised, when i
grew more calm. that we should be
the first ct the rendezvous. lest by
some chance Penruddocke's orders
should be anticipated, and accordingly,
soon after 2 o'clock, we mounted and
set forth. / remarked that my COM
panion looked very carefully to his
arms. and taking the hint / followed
his example.
1t was a silent, melancholy, anxious
ride. However successful we might be
in rescuing my father-alas, that +
should have today and always to call
that man father--I could not escape
the future before me. ] had felt shame
| while he was but a name to me. How
could / endure to live. with his In
fanny always before my eyes? Pet.
ronilla Of whom ! had been thinLing
so much since / returned to England,
whose knot OF velvet had never left
my breast nor her gentle face my
heart--how could I go back to her
now? had thought my father dead
and his name and fame old tales. But
the. ear OF foreign life which yes
terday had seemed a sufficient barrier
between his past n myself-of what
use were they now, or the foreign serv-
ice ] had fondly regarded as q kind
OF publication?
Master BERTHE broke in on my rev.
erie much as II he had followed its
course. Understand one thing, lad"
1 hA Gala lax,lr.~ "A. = -aAA---
or my horse, yours must not be the
hand to punish our father. But after
today you will owe him no duty. You
will part from him today and he
will be a stranger to you. He deserted
you when you were O child, and IL
you owe reverence to any n 1t is
to your uncle and not to him. He has
himself severed the ties between you
Yes" I said. II will go abroad. I
Will go back to Wilma"
III Ill OF our enterprise, as
fear It win come. we will both go
back, IL we cam" he answered. IF
good by any chance should come OF
family shall be your family. The
duchess is rich enough" he added,
with q smile. ito allow you a younger
brothers portion"
/ could not answer him as I de-
sired, for we passed at that moment
4 AAAaCA ~ .0Akh 69 oAAd 0ONdAllG iUOJtiNk-.
ly involved in the hustle going for
ward In the courtyard. Near the prin-
cipal door OF the inn stood eight or
nine horses gayly caparisoned and In
the charge OF three foreign looking
men, who, lounging in their saddles.
We're passing a jug from hand to
hand. They turned as we rode in
and looked at us ~curiously. but not
with any impertinence. Apparently
they were waiting for the rest of their
party, who were inside the house. Civ
lily disposed as they seemed, the fact
Hyeries of black and gold caused me,
and ! think both of US, a momen-
tary alarm.
who are they ?" Master Berthe asked
In q low voice as he rode to the OPP
posite door and dismounted with his
back to them.
They are Spaniards, L fancy" I said.
scanning them over the shoulders OF
my horse as ], too, got of. "Old
friends, so to speak"
They seem wonderfully subdued for
them he answered, and on their best
behavior. II half the tales we heard
this morning be true, they are not
wont to carry themselves like this"
Yet they certainly were Spanish, for
/ overheard them speaking to one an
other In that language, and before we
a we'll dismounted, their leader
whom they received with great respect,
one OF them jumping down to hold
his stirrup-came out with three or
four more and got to horse again.
Turning his rein to lead the way out
through the north gate. he passed near
US, ard as ne settled himself in his
saddle took q good look at us. The
look passed harmIessly over me, but
reaching Master Berthe became con-
centrated. The rider started and
smiled family. He seemed to pause.
Then he raised his piumed cap and
bowed low, covered himself again and
rode on. His train all followed his ex-
ample and saluted us as they passed.
Master Bertie's face, which had
flushed a fiery red under the other
gaze, grew pale again. He looked al
me, when they had rome by, with
startled eyes,
do you know who that was?" he
said, speaking Ike one who had re-
ceiyed a blow and did not yet know
how much he was hurt.
NO. / said.
ut was the Count de Feria, thu
Spanish ambassador he nswere
"And he recognized me. / met hin
often years ago. / knew him again
as soon as he came out, but I did not
think he would by any chance recog-
nize me IN this dress"
Are you sure" I asked in amaze
ment, "that 1t was hep"
quite sure" he answered.
But why did he not have you ar
rested or at least detained2 The war.
rants are still out against you"
! tContinued Next Weekl