The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-08-07

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that Gerard had become her lover hiss
fancy painted frightening pictures Of
exposure before that timid rogue,s
mind of his. Absurd pictures they$a
w0re, most Of them, but guilty conc
sciences take panic at Shadows. sN
Ghysbrecht was not clever. He was
cunning, which generally is the. talent
that makes men do things ultimately
most foolish. He went at once to,
Gerard's family. From that hour the
little house In Tergou was an abode Of
peace no longer. Elias was angry at
the thought Of Gerard's ruined career
III he should marry. "Sybrandt and
Cornefis famed his wrath, for they
could not bear the thought of having
NO rich priest brothers purse to loot
+ The burgomaster counseled Elias to-
lock up his son for: b while, IA course;
that was possible In those easygoing
days when a fond parent had a DISC.
bedient son whom hessswished to turn
in the way he should 60. ~@ =: : - r., r.
i Margaret Van Eyck advised Gerard:
to- turn his back on them all. Go to-
Italy" said she, where artists and
scribes are. honnre q Cert AIN fortune
awaits YOU there. Marry the girl and
take her with you 80 ~ :" = :: 49, y
T. Margaret. agreed to marry him, but
would. not go: with him: to italy. She
declared that she must stay with her
father, who was too feeble: for the
long journey; but with her pure eyes,
courageous. and radiant with young
love she promised Gerard that she
would wait in patience: till he re-
turned to claim her.
The banns were cried in q church
where none in; Tergou were likely. to
hear them. But Gerard's brothers,
driven to unusual energy by their
anxiety, had bestirred themselves so
! well that they discovered the. plan.
The day before the wedding they ap-
prised the burgomaster.s IT, He called
out his men and seized Gerard, as
| sorting it was by his fathers orders.
That night he was locked up In 8 high
tower. -, ~" "a -:
| His sister Catherine set forth with
the dwarf to- rescue him. They ar
rived at the tower just as Margaret
Brandt, aided by Martin, :: Wftten-
! As%o'6SA, GA NAu uuutSIdN, QaQ:.& Sue
ceeded In freeing the captive.
Margaret and Gerard went to- her
home, accompanied by the 1untsman,
who was q loyal friend of old Peter.
1t was decided that Gerard should
strike towards the. German. boundary
at dawn. Though the church GER
n1ony had not been performed, there
had been solemn ceremony of be-
trothal before witnesses; and this was
as binding as church celebration of
the marriage in d. that age, and for
more than century afterward. .
Before daybreak the house was at,
tackled by Ghysbrecht's men. His
frightened conscience had a very real
reason now tor fear. He remembered
too late that he had hidden his papers
In a great chest in the very room In
the tower in which Gerard was I'M
prisoned. When he learned Of the
young mans escape. his first thought
was OF the chest, and he discovered
that the parchment which proved
| Peters rights to the property was
gone. 4 ~; ,s*s$ <'1 Y. :. :. s.
He did not doubt that Gerard had
found 1t, and he was correct in his
surm1se. But Gerard had not read It,
He had noticed that the parchment
bore Peter Brandt's name; and had
thrust II into his jerkin to read Il
another time. ,,,$ j 4ys:.:. s.s4 = ID. 81.
! The adventures that. came to him
after that made him forget it entirely
I So 1t was to be many i long dav bes.
fore he looked at. it., and Margaret
and he were to pass through tragedy
because Of his forgetfulness. But this
Ghysbrecht could not know. r. e 4
He determined that he must get the
parchment and destroy Gerard. So he
sat on his mule early that .mornine
watching his hirelings. {. He saw
Gerard and the huntsman break from,
| the house. and run toward the woods
Land he tried to head them Oh. Gerard
darted at him with 4. CRY, Of 5exultation
and struck ct him with all his hear
and strength. z The oaR star cans
across Ghysbrecht's face and laid hinu
under his mule r. <. -. =. - 81
+ The. next moment Gerard and Mar
TIM were Il the wood, and there Mar
garet, running like a deer. toined
them, determined to die with her M
trotheds husband IL she could not Save
him Y $. Din ,sss51'4''ss !
IF Although the pursuers we're c,e,us