The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-09
THE
Storyo Of Francis Cludde
ARomance Of Queen Mary's Reign.
BY j. wEYMAN.
BY STANLEY J. wEYMAN.

them, as the deputy of the bishop o
: Prfas, Who is dean Of the minister, an,
ne IS, for some reason, very bite
} against YOU"
The bishop of Arras? Granville, d,
you mean asked. i knew the nam,
or the ernperor's shrewd and powerful
minister, by whose advice the Meth.
eriands were at this time ruled.
The same. He. of course, is no
mere, but his deputy is. Were 1t no
Tor him-but, there, it is no good talk.
Ing of that" the Dutchman said, break
ing off and rubbing his head in hi.
chagrin.
One of the guards who had spent
the night with me brought me at this
moment a bowl of broth with q niece
bread, but / frank the broth and felt
the better for 1t. Having in my pock-
et u ittle money, with which the Ouch
ess had furnished me, / put a silver
piece IN the bowl and handed it bach
to him. The man seemed astonisbed
and muttered something in German as
he turned away.
What did he say?" L asked the
Dutchman.
oh, nothing, nothing he answered.
BUT what was it? 1t was some
thing" | persisted, seeing him con
fused.
"He-well. he said. he would have
a mass said for you" Lindstrom an
sWefed IN despair. 1T will do no
No; why should it?" I replied me-
chemically.
We were in the street bv
this time, Master Lindstrom
ard Van Tree walking he
side me in the middle of a score Of SOL
diers, who seemed to my eyes fantastic
any dressed. / remarked. as we passed
out, a tall man clothed in red and
uldC VINO WAS St9n9ino NV tlo" 5-o,
as II waiting to fall in behind me. He
carried on his shoulder a long broad
niaded sword. and / guessed who he
a seeing how Master Lindstrom
s,roVe to intercept my view of him.
But | was not afraid of that. had
heard long ago-perhaps six months In
tlne, but 1t seemed long ago-how
oravely Queen Jane had died. And if
a girl had not trembled surely a man
should not. So / looked steadfastly at
MN ana took 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
this may have been my fan |
cy-pitied me.
| saw nothing of the duchess and
might have wondered had not Master
Llndstrom explained that he had con- |
trlVed to keep her in ignorance OF the
hour fixed for the proceedings. Her
husband was better, he said, and con-
scious: but. for fear of exciting him |
they We're keeping the news from him
also. | remember I felt for a ome
very sore at this. and Their I tried 10
persuade myself that it was right.
The distance through the streets was
snort, and almost before / was aware
of 1t / was in the court house the
guard had fallen back, and was
tand1ng before three persons who were
seated behind q long table. Two of
SheHl were grave, portly men wearing
hat black caps and scarlet robes, with
goid chains about their necks. The
third. dressed as an ecclesfastic. wore
q huge gem ring upon his thumb. Be
] them stood three attendants hold
ing a sword. a corsier and a ducal cap
a cushion, and above and behind
all was a lofty stained window. whose
rich hues, the sun being low as vet,
athwart the corbeIs of the rcs,f,
At the end of the table sat a black
robed ma with an ink horn and spec
lacles. a grave. still, down looking man
and the crowd being behind me, and
preserving a dead silence, and the at-
standing like statues,
seemed indeed to be alone with these
at the table and the great stained
window mi the solemn hush. They
talked to one another In low tones for
2 minute, gazing at me the while. and
fancied they were astonfshed to find
me SO young.
At length they all fell back into their
DC you speak German. the
eldest burgher said. addressing me
He sat in the middle. with the
subdean on his right.
NO. but I speak and understand
spanish. I answered in that language,
feeling chilled already by the stern for.
nality which like an iron han was
its grip upon me.
Good! your Nance" replied the pres
I am commonly called Francis Car
ey, and am an Englishman." The
s~uhdean--he was a pale. stout nan
with gloomy eyes-had hitherto hee,,
at me in evident doubt. bnt AT
this he nodded assent, and averting his
from me gazed meditatirely at the
roof OF the hall, considering apparently
ne should have for breakfast.
You are charged said the president
slowly. consulting a document. with
having assaulted and wounded in the
Highway last night n Heinrich Schro-
der q citizen of this town, acting AT the
time as lieutenant OF the night guard.
20 you admit this, prisoner, or do you
proof?,'
lie was wounded" 1 stead
lily, but by mistake and in error
supposed him to he one of three ner-
sons who had unlawfully waylaid me
and my party on the previous night be-
tween Efnnerich and Wesel.,,
The subdean, still gazing at the roof
shook his head with a ar smile. The
other magistrates looked doubtfully at
but made no comment, and NV
words seemed to be wasted on the sill
The president consulted his doc
uInent again n continued: you are
also charged with having, by force Of
arms IN time of peace, seized q gate
this owl and maintained 1t and de-
clfned to surrender 1t when called upon
SO 70 do. What do you sayt to that
1T Is true In part / answered Arm
~, seized not the gate, but part Of
toWer n order to preserve my life
and 70 protect certain ladies' ~trayciii,r
with me from the violence OF agcrowd
which, under q misapprehension. was
threatening to do us a mischief.
The priest again shook his head and
smiled faintly at the carved roof. His
We're perhaps somewhat
moved In my favor. for q few words
passed between them. However. IL thai
end they shook their heads, and the
president mechanically asked me ff@T
had anything further to say.
Nothing! replied bitterly. The
eccieslastic's cynical heediessness: hisj
air of one yhnSo y,f,,51lr .--44at