The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-16

AS I dropped on my knees. my eyes
sparkling, there was a momentary dis
turbance behind me. 1t was caused by
the abrupt entrance Of the subdean. He
took in part of the situation at a glance
that is. he saw me kneeling before
the duke, but he could not see the
duchess of Suffolk, the dukes figure
being i~nterposed. AS he came forward,
the crown making way for him, he cast
an angry glance at me and scarcely
smoothed his brow even to address the
prince. Il am glad that you h~ighness
has not lone what was reported to me-
ne said hastily, his obeisance brief and
pe~rfunctory. Il heard an uproar in the
town and was told that this man was
~pardoned."
1T is sou said the duke CURLY, eye
ing the ecclesiastic with no great favor.
He is ~pardoned."
Only in part. l presume" the priest
rejoined urgently, "or, if otherwise, L
am sure that your highness has not re-
ceived certain information with which I
can furnish you"
Furnish away, SIR quoth the duke,
yawninw.
Il have had letters from my lord
bishop of Arras respecting him."
Prospecting him." exclaimed the
prince, starting and bending his brows
in surprise.
Respecting those in whose company
he travels the priest answered hastily.
They are represented to me as dam
gerous persons, pestiient refugees from
England and obnoxious alike to the
emperor, the prince of Spain and the
queen of England"
Il wonder you do not add also to the
king of France and the sedan of Tur-
key" growled the duke. "Pish! l am
not going to be dictated to by Master
Granyeille-no, nor by his master, be he
tny1 ffy,e, ao,,a,Nrf 20 fof o. 70
Master Subdean! You forget yourself.
n SO does your master, the bishop. I
will nave you know that these people
are not what you think them. Call you
my cousin, the widow of the consort Of
the late queen of France. an obnoxious
person? Fie, fie. You forget yourself!"
He moved as he stopped speaking, so
that the astonished c%hurchman found
himself confronted on a sudden by the
smiling, defiant duchess. The subdean
started, and his face fell, for seeing her
seated in the dukes presence he dis
cerned at once that the game was
played out. yet he rallied himself, be-
thinking him, 1 fancy, that there were
many spectators. He made a last eff
fort. The bishop of Arras'-he began.
"Pish!" scoffed the duke, interrupt
ing him.
The bishop of Arras"-the priest re-
peated firmly.
Il would he were hung with his w
tapestry" retorted the duke, with a
brutal laugh.
Heaven Forbid" replied the ~ecclesi-
astic, his pale face reddening and his
eye darting baleful glances at me. But
he took the hint, and henceforth said nc
more of the bishop. Instead, he con-
hnued smoothly: Your highness has.
Of course, considered the danger-the
danger. / mean, of provoking neighbors
90 M, I-y. y~~ tIs ~ 49,
making her cause your own. You will
remember, sir
II will remember Innspruck!" roared
the duke in a rage where the emperor
aye, and your everlasting bishop, too
fled before a handful Of Protestants
like sheep before wolves. A fig for
you emperor! I never feared him
is old II decrepit and, as men say,
mad. Let him get to his watches and
you to your prayers. IL there were
not this table between us, 1 would pull
your ears Master churchman!"
But tell me-" 1 asked Master BERTHE
rs / stood beside h:s couch an hour
how did the duchess manage it? !
| gathered from something you or she
said a short time back that you had no !
with the Duke Of Cloves,
Not quite that" he nswered My
VIE AN Lie lalG LUKE OIL SUFFOLK laQ \
to do with wedding the princes
sister to King Henry, 13-14 years back,
is it? And so far we might have felt
confident of his protection. But the
marriage turned out Ill, or turned out
short, and Queen Anne of Cleves was
divorced, and-well. we felt a little
less confident on that account, parti-
as he has the name of a head
strong, passionate man."
Heaven keep him in it," I said,
smiling. But you lave not told me
yet what happened"
The duchess was still asleep this
morning, fairly worn out, as you may
suppose. when a great noise awoke her.
She got upsand went to Dymphna and
1t was the dukes trumpets.
she vent to the window, and
few people in the streets to
him inquired why this was.
broke down at that and told
her what was happening to you, and
you were to die at that hour. She
out straightway, without cover
ing her head-you know how impet-
uous she is-and flung herself on her
knees IN the mud before the dukes
horse as he entered. He knew her.
and the rest you can guess"
tContiaued Next Week.1
1911