Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22

do I, indeed" she flashed out Let
me tell you,. sir, had she ever blush
of saving pride. Margery Stair-or
Margery Ireton, If you like that better
would kill you with her own hand
rather than have it said her husband
died upon gallows."
Il do believe you poisoned me In that
dish of tea you sent me last night"
"Yol have a most chivalrous soul.
Captain Ireton. l do not wonder you
body of clay"
But you do not deny it," / cried.
Shall go away and leave you?"
NO, not that" cold sweat broke
out upon me in a sudden childish hor-
ror of the solitude and the darkness
and the letters And then / added
But 'twould be angel kindness If you
would leave off torturing me. / am
but a man, dear lady, and a sick man
at that"
All in a flash her mood changed and
she bent to lay cool palm on my
throbbing temples.
Poor Moncieur john" she said, soft
ly; Il meant not to make you suffer
more, but rather less" Then she found
water and a napkin to wiring out and
bind upon my aching head
At the touch and the word OF wom
anly sympathy l forgot all. and the
love-medness came. again to blot out
the very present memory of how she
had brought me to this.
"Ah, that is better-better," 1 sighed
when the pounding hammers in my
temples gave me some surcease of the
agony.
Then you forgive me?" she asked
whether jestingly or in earnest l could
not tell
There is none so much to forgive
l replied. "One hopeless day last sum
mer 1 put my life in pledge to you;
and you-in common justice you have
the right to do what you will with it,
"Ah; now you talk more like my old
time Monsieur John with the healing
sword thrust. But that day you speak
OF was not more hopeless for you than
for me-"
q know it, said 1. thinking only Of
how the loveless marriage must grind
upon her. But it must needs be hope
less for both till death steps in to
break the bond"
Indeed, it was a great wrong you
did that night, sir. l could wish, as
heartily as you, that it might be I'M
DONE But this is idle talk. Let me
see If this key will fit your manacles
l have been all day finding out who
had it. and l am not sure it will be the
right one, after ALL 1 connived to have
you brought here"
When the irons were off felt more
like a man and less like baited bear.
THAT is better" said 1. drawing
breath of unfeigned relief. Il bear my
Lord Charles no malice. but twas a
needless precaution, this ironing of a
man who was never minded to run
away"
But you are going to run away"
she said, decisively: land that as soon
as ever you are able to hold a ltorse
between your knees. Shall l bring you
another dish of tea? Nay, never look
so Mortified shall not poison you this
time"
Stay" / cried You mean that you
are going to help me escape? It's Il
needless prolonging of the agony. &C
and tell the guards where they can
find me-"
mo; you are soldier, and-and I
will not be a gallows- widow. Do you
hear. sir2 If you are so eager to die.
there is always the battle field" And
with that she left me.
I may pass over the two succeeding
days in the silence l was condemned
to endure through the major part OF
them. After that first visit. Margery
came only at stated intervals to bring
me food and drink, and my nurse was
an old black beldame. either deaf and
dumb. or else so newly from the Guinea
Coast as to be unable to twist her
tongue to the English.
And in the food-bringings 1 could
neither make my lady stay nor answe.
any question; this though was hun
gering to know what was going on be-
yond the walls of my garnet prison
Indeed. she would not even tell me how
| had been spirited away from the two
sergeants keeping watch over me IL
her fathers strong room below stairs
That is Scipio's secret" she would
say. laughing at me- and he shall keeT
IT.
But in the evening of the third day
the mystery bubble was burst. and
| learned from Margery's lips the thins
| longed to know. Lord CORVALLIS had
/ decided to abandon North Carolina
and In an hour or two the army would
be in motion for withdrawal to ths
| southwark.
Il am going away-to-night," shs
| said.
Going away?" echoed whittier
| IL may ask"
MY father has taken protection anC
we shall go south with the army. A.
Lord Corny. allis says. Mecklenburg Is s
hornets nest of rebellion. and in al
hour or two after we are gone you will
be amongst your friends"
She made TO leave me now, but
| would not let her go without trying tn,
last biunt-pointed arrow in ts.c, auive
| OF expedients.
stay a moment" l begged. "YoI
are leaving the untaagling OF this col
you speak OF to a chance bullet or :
betsie-Asld Had you ever thought tina
the Church can undo what the Churci
has done?'
Again 1 had that bitter laugh which
was to. rankle afterward in memory.
You are most desperate. pertins
cious man. Captain Ireton." she soon
ed: then. at the very pitch point o
the scornful outburst she put her fac
In her hands and fell a-sobbing as /
her heart would break.
knew not what TO say or do. an,
ended. man-iike. by saying and doinl
nothing And 50. still crying softly
she let herself out at the wainscot door
and this was our eave-taking.
Ito be continued)
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