The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-04-11
had betrayed my sex put spurs to ms
horse and galloped away.

1 road to waylay some unfucky Traveller
| when heard the sound of horses
steps determined TO attack what
| appeared to be horseman Steppin2
! the way as soon as could discern The
dim outline Of horse and rider. cried.
Halt. Your money or your life.
Aha. my lady," responded d man.
/ So meet sou again. | recognize ron
y for the highway woman who robbed
me OF my ring There be that In your
melodiouS voice Which bespeaks your
sex. | nave been hunting for that
voice eyer since. and now | have
waited to hear no more. but. turn
! ing. galloped away as fast as my horse
/ would go. The man gave chase. AT
| first put some distance between him
| and me; but. coming to a bad piece of
road. | fell away again. and be. urging
his horse. gained till be rode beside
me. He was about to grasp my rein
when | swerved on to the turf beside
/ the road. ! rode on dry ground. but
my pursuer. following me. struck a
bog. in which his horse floundered. so
/ that made my escape.
One day | rode by the home of my
fathers old friend. Sir John Seymour
was told that Sir John had held his
property, but how know not, for he
was a stanch supporter of the king.
| Mayhap be whom regicides call the
lord protector hoped to win the knight
to his support and on this account
would not dispossess him. | was tired
Of my life as a nighwayman and re-
solved to go to Sir John and ask him
to take me in till | had communicated
with an aunt in Scotland. who had
some property and whom | hoped
eventually might take me in. | would
stay with her till could find some
more respectable way aof gaining a
livelihood than cutting purses. To tell
the truth, had given away every pen
ny | had taken, and my own means
that had brought from home had
now become so exhausted that | was
near the end of my rope. Moreover,
the country being now settled. dreaded
lest bangle at the end of another rope
placed about my neck by the sheriff.
So sold my horse and with the
money received for him bought me
gown and other articles of woman's
apparel and one day betook myself
| to Sir John Seymour's manor house.
He was III the garden as entered and.
/ seeing me. came to meet me. When
| he recognized me for his old friends
! daughter he took me in his arms and
! kissed me and then led me in To Lady
/ Seymour. who received me With tears
/ in her eyes.
! made known my purpose in com
/ should never depart. They begged
me to tell them all that had happened
/ since had been turned out of my
home, and, not being good liar. had
much trouble to account for the time
/ that had lapsed. | told them that l
| had been knitting purses for living.
which satisfied them. and was glad
of it, for they We're fast driving me
into a corner.
Their only son. Herbert, they told
me. had been grievously wounded at
Naseby and had not until lately been
able to go about as other men He
was now in L4ondon--they feared in
some conspiracy for the return OF King
Charlie-but would be home in a few
days. Herbert's portrait. painted when
be was a boy of ten. hung in the hall,
and 1t recalled him to me when. as
little girl. had run races with him
in our own domain, for, as have said
my tastes were those of a boy rather
than a girl.
When he returned and heard | was
in the house he came hunting for me
at once, finding me in the library
where | was pretending to read. but
in reality waiting for him.
"Ah, little Madge." he said cheerily,
what woman you have grown TO
be! wonder if you can now beat
me in foot race or throw me as you
could when we were children
THAT would not be BETTING to one
Of my present years. replied.
The moment spoke he stood. as IL
were, wrapt in some memory.
"Your voice reminds me-" he said
"of one ! have heard speak before
0uuCEiuS llOLu LILY WOuuu. Il was III
ing in coach on the highway one
night when my valuables were de
manded by one whose voice betrayed
her for a woman. Having no money
with me. l gave her sapphire ring
Something in that voice has haunted
: me ever since. second time she de
manded my purse. made it known
that recognized her. whereupon SHIT
turned and ran. My horse flounderet
in bog, and lost her,
Every effort was needed to enabl,
me to retain my equanimity. | hat
the ring had robbed him of on m.
finger with the sapphire turned in
ward and was grasping it while hi
: spoke, with my fist. So tightly did
hold it that it cut the flesh. and ye
; 80 terror stricken was that / felt NJ
!. pain. Alas. by this betrayed myself