The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-07-09

he is. for ONE reason. very bitter
against YOU"
"The bishop Of Arras? Granville, do
You mean?" I asked. / knew the name
of the emperor's shrewd and powerful
minister, by whose advice the Meth
erlands were at this time ruled.
1.-The same. He, of course, Is not
here, but his deputy is. Were IL not
for him-but, there, 1t is no good talk
ing of that" the Dutchman said, break
ing off and rubbing his head in his
chagrin.
One OF the guards who had spent
the night with me brought me at this
moment a bowl Of broth with a piece
of bread in IL. / could not eat the
bread, but I drank the broth and felt
the better for it. Having in my pock-
ct a little money, with which the duch-
ess had furnished me, / put a silver
piece in the bowl and handed 1t back
to him. The mar seemed astonished
and muttered something In German as
he turned away.
What did he say?" I asked the
Dutchman.
"Oh, nothing, nothing" he answered.
but what was It? 1t was some
thing" I persisted, seeing him con-
fused.
"He--well, he said, he would have
a mass said for YOU" Lindstrom an
swered in despair. ut will do no
harm" oa@
mo; why should it?" I replied me-
chanically.
We were in the street by
this time, Master Lindstrom
and Van Tree walking be-
II me in the middle of a score of sol
diers, who seemed to my yes fantastic
ally dressed. 1 remarked, Is we passed
out, a tall a clothed in red and
black, who was standing by the DOR
as IL waiting to fall in behind me. He
carried on his shoulder a long broad
bladed sword, and I guessed who he
was, seeing how Master Lindstrom
stroye to intercept my view of him.
But 1 was not afraid OF that. I had
heard long ago-perhaps six months in
time, but 1t seemed long ago-how
bravely Queen lane had died. And IL
a girl had not trembled surely a man
should not. So I looked steadfastly at
him and ook great courage, and after
that was able to gaze calmly on the
people, who pressed to stare at me,
peeping over the soldiers shoulders
and clustering In every doorway and
window to see me go past. They were
all silent, and 1t even seemed to me that
some-but this may have been my fan
cy-pitied me.
I saw nothing of the duchess and
might have wondered had not Master
Lindstrom explained that he had con-
trived to keep her in ignorance OF the
hour fixed for the proceedings. Her
husband was better, he said, and on-
scious: but, for fear OF exciting him,
they were keeping the news from him
also. I remember / felt for a moment
very sore at this. and then I tried to
persuade myself that 1t was right.
The distance through the streets vas
short. and almost before / wa aware
of 1t / was in the court house, h
guard had fallen back. and I was
standing before three persons who were
seated behind a long table. Two Of
them were grave portly men wearing
fiat black caps and earle robes, with
gold chains about their necks. The
third, dressed as an ecclesiastic, wore
a huge gem ring upon his thumb. Be
hind them stood three attendants hold.
ing a sword, a corsier and a ducal cap
upon a cushion, and above and behind
all was q lofty stained window, whose
rich hues, the sun being low as yet,
shot athwart the corbels of the roof.
At the end of the table sat q black
robed man with an ink horn and spec
tacles, a grave, still, down looking man,
n the crowd being behind me, and
preserving a dead silence. and the at
tendants standing like statues, I
seemed indeed to be alone with these
four at the table and the great stained
window and the solemn hush. They
talked to n another in low tones for
a minute, gazing at me the while, and
I fancied they were astonished to find
me so young.
At length they all fell back into their
chairs. do you speak German?" the
leldest burgher said, addressing me
gravely. He sat in the middle, with the
subdean on his right.
mo, but 1 speak and understand
| Spanish" I answered I'm that language,
| failing nhil1nd nlr0adU hU fha cfarn fnY.
mality which like an iron hand was
laying its grip upon me.
Good! Your name?" replied the pres
ident.
II am commonly called Francis Car
ey, and / am IN Englishman." The
~subdean--he was a pale, stout man,
with gloomy eyes-had hitherto been
locking at me in evident doubt, but at
this he nodded assent, and averting his
eyes from me gazed meditatively at the
roof of the hall, considering apparently
what he should have for breakfast.
You are charged" said the president
slowly. consulting a document, with
having assaulted n wounded in the
highway last night one Heinrich Schro-
der a citizen of this town, acting at the
time as lieutenant OF the night guard.
Do you admit this, prisoner, or do you
require proof?"
"EIe was wounded" I answered stead
ily, but by mistake and In error. i
supposed him to be one OF three per-
sons who had unlawfully waylaid me
and my party on the previous night be-
tween Emmerich and Vessel"
The subdean, still gazing at the root,
shook his head with a faint smile. The
other magistrates looked doubtfully at
me, but made no comment, and my
words seemed to be wasted on. the sill
ence.' The president consulted his doc
ument again and continued: You are
also charged with having, by force of
arms, In time of peace, seized a gate
of this town n maintained 1t and de-
clined to surrender 1t when called upon
so to do. What do you say to that?"
lit is true in part I answered firm
ly. II seized not the gate, but part OF
the tower. in order to preserve my life
and to protect certain ladies travelling
with me from the violence of q crowd,
(which, under a MISREPRESENTATION, was
threatening to do US a mischief"
The priest again shook his head and
smiled family at the carved roof. His
colleagues were perhaps somewhat
moved in my favor, for a few words
passed between them. However, in the
end they shook their heads, and the
president mechanically asked me If 7