The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-04-23
YII-Continued.

only the one trusted and constant
friend OF King Henry VIII. but the
king's brotherinlaw, his first wife
having been Mary, princess of England
and queen dowager of France. Late in
MS splendid and prosperous career the
duke had married Katherine. the heir
ess OF Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and
SIZE 1t was who stood before me, still
young and handsome. After her hus-
bands death h had made England
ring with her name. first by a love
match with a Lincolnshire squire, and
secondly. by her fearless and outspoken
defense OF the reformers. l did wonder
indeed how she had come to be wan
dering In the streets at daybreak, an
OBJECT of a chance passer's chivaIry
and pity.
1T is simple enough" she said dryly.
Il am rich, / am a Protestant. and I
have an enemy. When l do not like a
person. l speak out. Do I not, Rich
ard 2"
You do. indeed, my dear" he an
swered, smiling.
And once I spoke out to Bishop
Stephen Gardiner"
For I had started at the name. after
which l could scarcely have concealed
my knowledge il | would. SO I an
swered simply, Yes; 1 have seen
him" I was thinking how wonderful
this was! These people had been ut
ter strangers to me until a day or two
BEFORE, yet now We were all looking out
together from the deck of a Dutch boat
on the low Dutch landscape, united
by one tie, the enmity If the same
man.
He Is q man to be dreaded the
duchess continued, her eyes resting on
her baby, which lay asleep on my bun
die OF rugs, and I guessed what fear
Az WAH mad fornaH hnr v,r,i1a To flirbt
his power in England is absolute. We
learned that 1t was his purpose to ar
rest me and determined to leave Eng
land. But our very household was full
OF spies. n though we chose a time
when Clarence, u steward, whom we
had long suspected OF being Gardeners
CHIEF tool, was away. Philip, his deputy,
gained a clew to u design and
watched us. We gave him the slip
with difficulty, leaving our luggage. but
ne logged and overlook us, and the.
rest you know"
bowed. AS / gazed at her my adj
mfration. 1 knew, shone In my eyes.
She looked, as she stood on the deck.
an exile and fugitive, so gay, SO bright,
30 lrdomitable, that in herself she was
at once a warranty and an omen of
better times. The breeze had height
ened her color and loosened here and
there a tress of her auburn hair. No
iL0C 0dSlGI sl9eTLlG IOOKGU& nfDIJ1lV
on his duchess.
Suddenly a thing I had clean forgot
ten flashed into my mind, and / thrust
my hand into my pocket. The action
so abrupt that 1t attracted their
and when 1 pulled o u a
lpacket-tWo packets-there We're three
pairs of eyes upon me. The seal dangled
from one misslve. What have you got
there?' the duchess asked briskly, for
she was a woman and curious. DO
you carry the deeds OF your property
about with your"
no" said. not unwilling to make
= small sensation. This touches your
grace,
Hush" she cried. raising one i'm
perious finger. .'Transgressing already?
E'rom this time forth l am Mistress
remember. But come" she
went on. cycling the packet with the
seal inquisitively. how does it touch
me ~ .
| put It silently into her hands. and
.he opened 1t and read a few lines, her
peeptng over her shoulder. As
she read her brow darkened. her eyes
grew hard. Master Berries face Changed
with hers. n they 10th peeped sud
nenly al me over the edge of the parch-
ment. suspicion and hostility in their
giances How came you by this, young
III < he said slowly. after a long pause.
g A@~ - GoSLRGA ClGIMlO AIdII=1ntOi
hands of Paui?"
NO. o ! cried %hurriedly. / saw
that | had made a greater sensation
4 had bargained for. I FASTENED
% tell them how / had met Will, Gar
liners servant at Stony Stratford, and
now 4 had become possessed OF his cree
They laughed, OF course. M
Iced they laughed SO loudly hat the
placid Dutchmen. standing art with
heir hands in their brooches pockets, |
stared o-pen-fnouthed at us. and the
5indred cattle on the bank looked rnild-
y UP the knee deep grass.
And what was the other packet?p
,ne duchess presently Is that
{ In your hand ~
Yes" I answered, holding IT up with
sor,e reluctance. 1T seems to be a
petter addressed to Mistress Clarence"
Clarence" h cried. aClarence!.
testing the hand she was extending,
What. Here 10 hi friend again, then.
- in 4? You have opened it,"
o have not2 Then quick, open
n exclaimed. This. too. touches
y. 4 Will bet o penny. Let us see at
nee what 1t contains. Clarence In
Perhaps we may have him on
hip vet, the arch traitor!"
But ff1eid the pocketb0ok back.
hough my cheeks REDEEMED, and III
new must seem foolish. They made
lertains that this letter was q ~coInmuni-
alton TO some Spy, probably to Clar-
nee himself under cover OF q feminine
Iddress. Perhaps It was. but 1t bore q
~ 4 name. a It was sealed. and,
ooiish though I might be. I would not
,etray woman,s secret.
mo, mAdam," said, confused. awk-
ward. stamtnerinGs vet withholding 1T
nth secret sobstlnacy. Pardon ME
{ LIDO nctsobeys you-if Edo not let this
,eopened. 1T may IN what you say
added, with an EFFORT. hut ii may
Also scontain an honest secret. and that
/
What DO you d cried the duch-
seD. Here are scruples!, At that her
husband sn1iled. and I looked in despair
ron Inn q Mistress Anne. Would she
Iympatlltxe with my feelings? I found
h had turned her back on us
aads4Nfae waning Nj the side. 80
S0N%nsAaiy continued h duch-
nAesstappSng her foot sharply on deck.
you are not going TO open that
boy ~
SSsilSd With your grace's leave" I an
without my grace's leave! That
what you mean" she retorted spet-
ef4nAs5 asEed spot on each cheek. when
pe1ple I'LL not do what Z ask, 1t lis al
r Eae. grace! graces ButI know
mot mfie.%and wo,,ld nat