The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-07-10

IL . " SOME reason, very Dlllel
, against you"
The bishop of Arras? Granville, do
You mean% I asked. L knew the name
of the emperor's shrewd and powerful
minister. by whose advice the Meth
erlands We're at this time ruled.
here. but his deputy is. Were it not
for him-but, there, it is nc good talk
ing of that" the Dutchman said, break
ing off and rubbing his head in his
chagrin.
One of the guards who had spent
moment a bowl of broth with a piece
of bread in it. l could not eat the
bread, but 1 drank the broth and felt
the better for it. Having in my pock-
ct a little money. with which the OUCH
ess had furnished me, l put a silver
piece IN the bowl and handle 1t back
10 MN. The man seemed astonished
and muttered something in German as
he turned away.
What did he say" I asked the
Dutchman.
oh. nothing, nothing" he answered.
But what was it? 1t was some
fused.
"He-well. he said, he would have
a mass said for YOU" Lindstrom an
swered in despair. 1T will do no
HARM
No; why should it," I replied me-
chemically.
this time, Master Lindstro "n
and Van Tree walking be-
side me in the middle of a score of SOL
diers. who seemed to my eyes fantastic
ally dressed. 1 remarked. as we passed
out, a tall man clothed in red and
black. who was standing by the door
as If waiting to fall in behind me. He
carried on his shoulder a long broad
bladed sword. and I guessed who he
was, seeing how Master Lindstrom
strove to Intercept my view Of him.
But l was not afraid of that. I had
heard long ago-perhaps six months in
time. but it seemed long ago-how
bravely Queen Jane a died. And if
a girl had not trembled surely a man
should not. So I looked steadfastly at
hin and tool 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
some-but this may have beer my fam
cy-pitied me.
| saw nothing of the duchess and
might have wondered had not Master
Lindstroln explained that he had con-
trfved 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. I remember 1 felt for n moment
very sore at this. and then I tried to
persuade myself that it was right.
The distance through the streets was
short. and almost before I was aware
of 1T l was in the court house. the
guard had fallen back. and 1 was
standing before three persons who were
seated behind a long table. Two of
them We're grave. portly men wearing
fiat black caps and scarlet robes, with
gold chains about their necks. The
third. dressed as an ecclesiastic. wore
a huge gem ring upon his thumb. Be
hind them stood three attendants hold
ing a sword, a corsier and q ducal cap
upon a cushion, and above and behind
all was a lofty stained window. whose
rich hues. the sun being low as yet,
shot athwart the corbels of the roof.
AT the end of the table sat a black
ROBBED man with an ink horn and spec
tacles, a grave, still. down looking man,
and the crowd being behind me, and
preserving a dead silence. and the at
tendants standing like statues, I
seemed indeed to be alone with these
four at the table n the great stained
window n the solemn hush. They
talked to one another in low tones for
a minute, gazing at me the while, and
1 fancied they were astonished to find
me so young.
At length they all fell back into their
chairs. DO you speak German?" the
[eldest burgher said. addressing me
gravely. He sat in the middle, with the
subdean on his right.
mo. but I speak and understand
Spanish I answered in that language,
feeling chilled already by the stern for
mality which like an iron hand was
laying its grip upon me.
Good! Your name?' replied the pres
ident.
IT am commonly called Francis Car
ey. and I am an Englishman." The
subdean-he was a pale, stout
With gloomy eyes--had hitherto been
looking at me in evident doubt. but at
this he nodded assent, and averting his
eyes from me gazed meditatively at the
roof of the hall, considering apparently
what he should have for breakfast.
You are charged" said the president
slowly. consulting a document, with
having assaulted and wounded in the
highway last night one Heinrich Schro-
der a citizen of this town, acting at the
time as lieutenant of the night guard.
Do you admit this, prisoner. or do you
require proof?"
"He was wounded I answered stead
lily, but by mistake and in error. I
supposed him to be n Of three per-
sons who had unlawfully waylaid me
and my party on the previous night be-
tween Emmerich and Wesel."
The %subdean. still gazing at the roof,
shook his head with a faint smile. The
other magistrates looked doubtfully at
me, but made no comment, and my
words seemed to be wasted on the sill
ence. The president consulted his doc
ument again and continued: you are
also charged with having. by force of
arms. in time of peace, seized a gate
Of this town and maintained it and de-
clined to surrender it when called upon
so to do. What do you say to that?'
ut Is true in part" I answered firm
ly. II seized not the gate, but part Of
the tower. in order to preserve my life
and to protect certain ladies travelling
with me from the violence of a crowd,
which. under a misrepresentation, was
threatening to do US n mischief"
The priest again shook his head and
smiled family at the carved roof. His
colleagues We're perhaps somewhat
moved in my favor. for a few words
passed between them. However, in the
end they shook their heads. and the
president mechanically asked me il I
had anything further to say.
"Nothing!" I replied bitterly. The
ecclesiastic's cynical heedlessness, his
air of one whose mind is made up,
seemed SO cruel to me, whose life was
at stake. that I lost patience. Except
what I have said." I continued, that
for the WOunding, 1t was done In error.