The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-10-08
-THE
Story Of Francis 1udde
ARomance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY NM J. WEYMAN.
BY STANLEY ]. WEYMAN.

cisi" "'a s'A
Who calls me?" I muttered hoarsely
knowing and yet disbelieSing, hoping
and Yet with q terrible fear at heart
1T is l-Petronilia!" said the sam
voice gently, and the form rose ant
ilght. 1T Is l--Petronilla! DO you moi
know me?" said my love again anc
fell upon my breast.
She had been firmly resolved all the
Ime not to quit her father, and on the
ilrst opportunity had given the slip to
her company, while the horses were be.
ing saddied at Watney's farm. Stealing
pack through the darkness. she had
oun the house full of uproar and
apparently occupied by strange troop
ers. Aghast and not knowing what to
90, she had bethought herself of the
church and there taken refuge. Or
my Hrst entrance she vas horribly
alarmed. But as I walked up the aisle
she recognized-so she has since told
me a thousand times with pride-my
1ootstep, though it had long beer 8
stranger to her ear. and she had no
though at the moment Of seeing me
or nearing the joyful news I brought.
Ana so my story is told. For what
passed then between Petronilla and me
iles my wife and myself. And
II Is an old, old story, and one which
our children have no need to learn, for
ineY nave told 1t, many of them for
themselves. and their children are
growing up to tell 1t. l think in some
he ro,,na - W .ie mouse there may still
nSbicb 10y aIictent swallows nest,
az tenderly, but for my sword mot +
rear 1t mas been worn out these 80 years.
~ 1on ,.iaslel, ever though 1T was velvet
OF .Iehoa! He that has the substance
7 never s,nauoe.
learned $500 nS tather again, nor
news farn, So. 80. mtal passed al Wat
by her two 80 = atIolilia was missed
whom 7 co1ld M snara y one man.
ino on 49, hbt ~ spals' was also miss
somethinn Or 5 : Mtose 1a1e IS stlll
Martin IHSsterS. Ihat was
liayed +hat II Tive Always be-
co,Inter viii nc ~ ~ d desperate en-
Of tha str,,aaE - .aenei, put no traces
found. The tracx he+W uoay wSIe ever
fa,n, ,,a e. LICK between Watney's
q certain dnisstta.iold. however, runs for
Some noint on M ~ thg river. M at
must have -, .ntn ioau l tilihk Martin
and failine a;tb W VII me
Wiz than,s eituer 70 flnd Petronilla
account Of he. So any SATISFACTORY
self on my fatbar ia nuiis nm,
isiiiad ny ~ ia.hsr INC been foiled and
was never Know huI.n. I haVs said,
I talked over ~ ocaio paioWll ana
there were e,an asaii ana again. and
servant much raso,abI,nn Sahu lHat d
err was SEEN tyith ~ Martln Luth-
countries NOT , 10y lalneI IN the low
I nut no cradanca - ~. - uealn.
having pood $3.50 - .nis' however,
moor fooIo,vbo ~ .n!llh that the
Inents tbon maS wiser IN sane mo-
have left NV go nieiI,wouid never
remained in his hoS Wine the breath
I have heard - go.
MA shes on nealu II sald that blood
kiIied J., o ! shame ;nn MY father was
hafnnn ii tIa M the Netherlands
~ nstoie .ne peace OF Chateau
te, ~ s,s ai apout three months at
ny hatiils mere related. l have no
' "a ne uiea as a brave man
la1a ~ ne had that virtue. He
,rith nu with me or
r,hiah .. Suton END later than that
a nnear ~ y .eis uescIlbed put would
Cardinal Granv Ila'erth the service Of
.ha Matha aiaiiseite the governor of
,,ord e ee.saiaiios, TOT after his death
49, 49, NIIalne 70 the duchess of Suffolk
49,, ~ s.iess Anne Cludde had en-
-; 4, . . > nuanieIy at Bruges under the
sana ai auspices. Doubtless she is
Sfnce aead.
have snol,a.,e suIny olnsrs OF whom
49,. DolI Ahthony the duch-
s = ,, Mas.er bertie and Master Lind
thasa - ~ YEARS nave passed since
e,, IsS siinss nappened-years o fspeace-
~, LIBBY ne, which have gone by
rat, aM1ty, as Y seems to me in the
~ 1870. ina q tour Years Of my
raf,,ma = MS ~ i4l1dstroHss sought
20 Au.se "a I.lgianu IN the second year
uI .ne queen and settled in Lowestoft
.;auel .ie ducness OF Suffolk's protec-
lloli a!lu ulu Wen and flourished as be-
~ .iISil. nor indeed did they find. I