Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-05-22
X.-continued.

ebb tide ripping in the sunshine as !
ripples past Greenwich, and q SINAI
boat gliding over it, and a man In tn'
bow of the boat, a man with a GRIM III
and a sinister eye. Yes, the tan soidlel
talking TO Dymphna in the moonllsnt
his cap n cap OF a Spanish guard, Was
Master Clarence, the duchess chlef en-
envy!
I staid nv foot. With a strange set
Ting into resolve of all my doubts. !
felt if my sword, which happily | had
brought with me, was loose In its
sheath and leaned forward scanning
him. So he had tracked us. lie was
here, With wonderful vfyidness pic
tured all the dangers which
the duchess, Master BERTHE, the Lind
stroms. myself. through his discovery
OF us, all the evils which would betali
US il the villain got away with his tale.
Forgetting Dymphna's presence, l set
my teeth hard together. lie snouiu
not escape me this m
But man car only propose. As | 0
a step forward / trod on a round piece
Of wood. which turned under my foot
and stumbled. My eye left the pair
for a second. When ii returned TO them.
they had taken the alarm. Dymphna
had started away n | saw her ng-
ure retreating swiftly in the direction
OF the house. The man poised himself
a moment irresolute opposite TO me,
and then dashed aside n disappeared
behind the cottage.
was after him IN the instant. my
sword out, and caught sight of his
cloak as he whisked round a corner. He
lodged me twice round the ext cot
tage. the one nearer the river. Then
he broke away and made for the bridge.
his object evidently being to get off the
island. But he seemed at last TO see
that / was too quick for him., as l
certainly was, and should catch him
half way across the narrow planking,
and changing his mind again he
doubled nimbly back and rushed into
the open porch of a cottage. and l
heard his sword ring out. had him
at bay.
AT bay indeed! But. ready as /
was and resolute to capture or kill
him. | paused. l hesitated TO run in
on him. The darkness of the
porch hid him, while | must attack
with the moonlight shining on me. /
peered in cautiously. Come OUT" 7
cried. Come out. you cowardt' Then
/ heard him move. and for a moment /
thought he was coming, and / stood
a-tiptoe waiting for his rush. But he
only laughed a derisive laugh OF tri-
umph. He had the odds. and / saw he
would keep them.
I took another cautious step toward
him and, shading my eyes with my left
hand, tried to make him out. AS / did
SO gradually his face took dim form
and shape, confronting mine in the
darkness. / stared yet more intently.
The face became more clear. Nay, with
a sudden leap into vividness, as ii We're.
1t grew white against the dark back
ground-white and whittier. 1t seemed
- fk l. ..,~ @..fe twa 80 "a ~ no. - nj
II almost touched mine. This face?
No: ii was not his face, For one awful
moment a terror, which seemed to still
my heart, glued me TO the ground
where ! stood as it flashed upon my
brain that ii was another face that
grinned at me S close to mine; that 1t
was another face / was looking IN
the livid, blood stained face and stony
eyes OF the man | had killed,
with q wild scream I turned n fed.
BY instinct, for terror had deprived me
of reason. / HE'D TO the bridge. and
keeping. / knew not how. my footing
upon the loose gathering planks, made
one desperate rush across 1t. The SHIN
mering water below. In which | saw
hat face a thousand times reflected:
the breeze, which seemed the dead
uan's hand clutching me. lent wings to
my fight. / sprang at a bound from
the bridge to the bank. from the bank
to the boat, and overturning, yet never
seeing, my startled companion, nov
off from the shore with all my might
and fell a%-crying.
Al very learned man, physician TO the
queens majesty, has since told me.
when / related this strange story to
him. that probably that burst of tears
saved my reason. 1t so far restored
me, at any rate. that l presently knew
whe / was-cowering In the bottom
OF the boat, with my eyes covered-and
understood that Master Lindstrom was
leaning over me In a terrible state of
mind, imploring me In mingled Dutch
and English 10 tell him What had hap
pened. II have seen HIM" was all i
could say at first. and | scarcely dared
remove my hands from my eyes. Il
have seen HIM" ! begged my host to
row away from the shore. and after a
time was able to tell him what the
matter was, he sitting the while with
his arm round my shoulder.
You are sure that It was the Span
iard?' he said. kindly, after he had
thought a minute.
quite sure" / answered. s~huddering,
yet with less violence. How could !
be mistaken? If o had seen hun
And you are sure? Did you feel his
heart this morning. whether it was
beating?'
His hearth Something In his voice
gave me courage TO look up, though
| still Stunned the water, lest that
dreadful visage should rise from the
depths. mo. I did not touch him."
And you tell me that hi fell on his
face. Did you turn him oyerg'
No" / saw his drift now. ! was sit
ting erect. My brain began to worh
again. No I admitted. Il did not"
Then how. asked the Dutchman
roughly, how do you know that he
was dead, young sir2 Tell me that
When / explained. BAH he cried
There is nothing In that You jumped
20 a conclusion. / thought a Spapiard',
head was harder to break. As for tn,
0lood coming from his mouth, perhaps
ne bit his tongue or did any one or
hundred t-hings-except die, Maste
Francis. That you nay be sure Is jus
what he did not do."
You think So" / said gratefully.
began To look about me. yet still wit
trcmor in nay limbs and an incllnatio
% start at shadows.
.Tliusx ~ he rejoined. with Il heart
aces which brought conviction home I
ME. II I'm sure Of II. You may Deepen
lpon It that Master Clarence. or ii
man you take for Master Clarence. wi
as doubt WAS the other soldier ses
Nth the scoundrel this morning. our
aim hurt late In the evening The
cecins him In that state. he put hi
III the porch for shelter. either hecnu