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/, ter from that pre-eminently man of
| business, Cromwell
| Therein he read that he should pre-
| sent himself as Ely by the fifteenth DAY
Of August as colonel Of a regiment OF
horse, to be raised in those parts. and
he read further that, In the changed
posture Of affairs. Kings Staversham
was become Of too little moment to
| waste upon 1t the blood Of godly men:
Let him forbear. then. all thought OF
| attack upon the place!
For q man who had just received his
colonelcy. Won Kerstenbroocks face
] was woeful.
He thought Of penetrating into Kings
Staversham single-handed, and bring
| ing Thomsine forth, but that plan he
cast aside as utter crazziness.
He thought more sanely of writing to
her. with a prayer that she be patient,
| for somehow he soon would come. but
that plan. too. he put aside through
fear Of consequence to her.
Uncertain what to do q strange state
for him, and little to his likingD he
solaced himself with ten days Of foray-
/ ing as q volunteer in Pierrepoints own
troop, and he came back to Friars' Sui
grave in mid-July. in hard condition.
comfortable assurance that he still
could sit horse and swing sword to
advantage.
Gin Ackworth had sped westward to
ercise In which he was profcientD and
he did not come back to Friars' Sui
crave until some four and twenty hours
after Pierrepoints troop.
Won Kerstenbroock was sitting in the
wide and pleasant chamber that was
his quarters being. as aforesaid, much
spoiled Of Mistress Pennyman and her
daughters, the women Of the house.
with his feet on a stool, his pipe be-
tween his teeth. and in his hand a
brown Iacitus. property @ . OF the late, late
out OF harness. strolled in upon him.
II have good hap when I encounter
with the mahgnants from Kings Stav-
ersham." presently said Gift. with due
This time have We left two of their
men slain upon the place and brought
away one Of their officers. l left him
below, and Mistress Pennyman address,
ing Of his hurts. She said she looked
upon him as human being. for all he
Won Kerstenbroock laid down his Tao
titus.
post know his name?" he questioned
eagerly. And yet he had to wonder just
What should he do II the man proved
"A cornet in Felding's regiment"
Ackworth made careless answer, land
his name Bannis<er. or the like"
"Sof said Ven Kerstenbroock. May
hap Of his courtesy he'll answer me q
question or two. I'm fain indeed Of
news from King Staversham."
He rose leisurely and. putting at his
pipe, strolled down the akair. with Ack-
worth sauntering at his heels.
In the little parlor they found young
Bannister, q tumble-haired youth, in
the leggy stage of adolescence, seated
with his newly bandaged head held ten
derby in his two hands and his elbows
propped upon the table.
At tho sound Of their footsteps he
lifted a white face that turned q s1ckly
gray as he recognized Won Kersten-
brock. With dropping jaw he stumbled
to his feet.
Your he gulped. "strandigerI It's
you? But you were drowned
Neither drowned nor hanged" said
Won Kerstenbroock in friendly wise.
But We drew your body from the
moat," persisted Bannister. We buried
ii beneath the gallows."
My thanks for the COURTESY smiled
Won Kerstenbroock, and then stopped
smiling as he g1impsed daylight.
TWAS your own sentry. Tolman of