Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-09-04
xxI-continued.

We gaZed at one another.
"Why are you here?" he said cur
iously. why did they leave you?
why were you the one TO stop to set
me free, Master Carey?"
My name IS not Carey" / an
swered.
What is it, them" he asked care
lessly.
"Ciudde," / answered solely.
"Cludde!" He called it out. Even
his self mastery could not cope with
this surprise. "Cludde,'' he said again
said it twice in a lower voice.
yes. Cludde," / answered, meeting
and yet shrinking from his question
ing eyes. my name is Cludde. So is
yours. / tried to save your life, be-
cause j learned from Mistress Anne
paused. I shrank from telling him
that which, as ii seemed to me, would
strike him to the ground in shame and
horror. But he had no fear.
"What?" he cried. What did you
learn
THAT YOU are my father" / an
swered slowly. II am Francis Clud-
de, the son whom you deserted many
years ago n to whom Sir Anthony
CAV a home at Cotton"
/ expected him TO do anything ex-
cept what he did. He stared at me
with astonished eyes for a minute, and
then a low whistle issued from his
lips.
my son. are you? My son!" he
said cooIly. "And o. long nave you
known this, young sir?"
Since yesterday / murmured. The
words he had used on that morning
at Santon when he had hidden me
die and rot were fresh in my memory
lin my memory, not In his. l re-
Anllnl ~. t~a,aIAr-y ~ a.
his pursuit of us. his departure with
Anne. the words in which he had
cursed me. He remembered apparently
none of these things, but simply gazed
at me with a thoughtful smile.
II wish | had known II before" he
said at last. Things might have been
different. a pretty dutiful son o
The sheer did me good. 1t recalled
TO my mind what Master BERTHE had
said.
"Thcre can be no question Of duty
between u.s." ! answered firmly. "What
duty | owe to any one OF my family
/ w to my uncle"
Then why have you told me this?"
Because l thought IL RICH you
should know IT," | answered, were
It only that, knowing Ii, we may go
different ways We have nearly done
one another a mischief more than
once, l added Rravely
He laughed. He was not one whit
abashed by the discovery, nor awed.
nor cast down. There was even In his
cynical face a gleam of kindness and
pride as he scanned me. We were all
most OF a height, / the taller by an
Inch or two. and in our features |
believe there was a likeness. though
not such as to invite remark.
You have rown TO be a chip OF
rfha MD hlnrL - ha said. rnnlIU fT psot1I
as soon have o for a son as another.
j think m the whole l am pleased.
You talked of Providence just now"
this with a laugh Of serene amuse-
ment-"and perhaps you were right.
Perhaps there is such a thing.
For am growing old, and, 10. II
gives me a son TO take care OF me-"
l shook my head. / could never be
that kind of son TO him.
Wait a bit" he said, frowning
slightly You think YOU side Is up
and mine is down, and I can do you
no good now, but only harm. You are
ashamed OF me-. Well, walt" he con-
tinued. nodding confidently. 'Do not
be too sure that / cannot help you.
I have been wrecked a dozen times,
but never yet failed To find a boat
that would take me TO shore"
\ Yes; he was so arrogant in pride OF
his many deceits that IN hour after
heaven had stretched out it's hand TO
save him he denied its power and took
what to say to him. how to undeceive
him. how to tell him that 1t was not
the failure OF his treachery which
shauaed me, but the treachery itself. I
could only remain silent.
And so he mistook me, and after pom
dering a moment with his chin In his
hand he continued:
sT hoxro "a nlgn NV lad Tho ftgtoan |
dies. Well am no bigot--long live
the queen and the Protestant religion!
The down Will be up and the up down,
and the Protestants will be everything.
III. Will go hard with those who cling to
the old faith"
He looked at me with a crafty smile,
his head on one side.
II do not understand" I said, coldly.
Then listen, SIR Anthony Will hold
by his religion. He used TO be a chol-
eric gentleman n as obstinate as a
mule. He VIII need but 10 be pricked
up a little, n he will get into trouble
with the authorities as sure as eggs
are eggs. l will answer for IL. And
then
'Well?" / said grimly. How was
TO observe even a show Of respect for
him when ] was quivering with fierce
wrath and adherence? DO you think
that VIII benefit you. ?" / cried. do
You tnlnk that YOU are so nigh In favor
with Cecil and the Protestants that
they viii set you in Sir A~nthony's
place? youi'
lie looked. at me still more c~raftily.
not put out by my Indignation. but
rather amused by IT.
NO. lad, not me- he replied. with
tolerant good nature. II am somewhat
blown upon of late. But Providence
has not given me back my son for moth
ing. I am not alone In the world now.
/ must remember my family. / must
think a little OF others as well as of
myself"
what do YOU mean?" I said, recoil-
ing.
He scanned me for a moment with
his eyes half shut. his head on one side.
Then he laughed. a cynical. Earring
laugh.
Good boyi' he said. Excellent noy,
he knows no more than ne is told. His
hands are clean, and he has friends
upon the winning side who will not see
him lose a chance should a chance turn
up. BE satisfied. Keep your hands
clean II Won like. boy. We understand
one another
He laughed again and turned away,
and. much as / dreaded and disliked
lin. there Was something in the indom-
table nature OF the man which wruag
from ~ e need OF admiration. Could
the best OF men have recovered more
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