The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17


mand you TO do less gently in tone to you
shall be ashamed to lend sirs know your
When in midst last night. when
ask myself Of those who put this shame upon me? A
child would have done much. ard am child Sir
Francis Eastwood YOU who founded this society Lord
Ailss whom fortune alone has kept from the
prison; Lord Churchill whom $ 1eper
In any mouse YOU honor' MT 'hhHhshsme' VINO Is pc.
meath ackey's contenpt-Was it not OF YOU that
friends have spoken the king this morning? Sirs
Windsor. him say that his majesty's pleasure is
nothing Let him carry the of all that has
rading priest and that he is the great
my message Please TO give me your answer to it."
1t was beautiful thing to the girl. ex-
of that silvery voice attuned to such mood Of
hopefand courage. Kitty that she pleaded for
great love and hope expressed in the earnest
words which fell their cars.
i;eoton o be march or Of what t] lns had said to
finer code Of honor if Of morals And for her proud
Sir Richard Escombe HIMSELF his eyes upon
her in burning pride his heart throbbing at
phrase OF her in her love that death
itself no longer had been pain
much Sir Richard could conceal from Evil
watched him. evil tongues whispered apart but
every man there must bend to the truth even my lord
above the others All listen to Frederick Viscount Har
hoarse his arm nuTbed scarce able now to lift finger
OF scorn or claim silence for his protest.
Gentlemen. If you please he said. ARE to be
governed by woman, then? Are TO be threaten ed
by every gossip who runs the king with her tale?
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broken it. Are hostages to the king for this
honor? Let his majesty tell and will speak"
The defiance astonshed them They liked the turn
o 1t appauded my lord. Even the fat fop Cum
min ghame could remember what he o cynical
tongue and that it had lately become idle.
The king will listen to woman If she be pretty
enough" said he, and then with a draw he asked,
What story does the lady propose to tell?'
YES yes from many voices, what story will she
tell?"
she claimed hospitality; the king must know
that"
viii he charge with this mans cowardce?'
Does she say that Sir Richard Escombe afraid ~
questions rained her. Men laughed and
threatened breath; after all, might
windsor than the moon They began to take new
courage Let the country and 1t did not
matter what scandal followed. Ny perceived this
and he 10 who asked the question, will the king
charge with this mans cowardice7"-a taunt which
brought the blood Sir Richards cheek and a new
light to Kitty's
Il will answer for Sir Richard" she said proudly.
and then raising white aioft bidding them
listen, cried: "Oh, come not to unarmed;
tear You not intellect arts for the king
himself my advocate and that is his voice speaking
to you"
None knew what she meant for a moment ur-
erEtood her The old jests, the whispered asdes the
easv mockery attended her response and would have
prevailed but for old Tobias. whose was keener
whose instinct of fear better trained their own
Tobias plainly taken alarm II why that bent
Man bshed him thus cried 'rhushi"-a phrase was
broken upon lords ps-a great stiffness upon
the place. And them sound afar, they heard it.
the rolling drum, faint upon the air OF the
clouds-but the drum.
Cod" cries "the dragons out!