The Washington times., 1913-05-12

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CHAPTER XIIL-(continued)
I. CASTINGBROKE. once more
M sleeping easily o. nights, would
v have prayed, had he been q
praying man. for Colonel Crom-
well.
But speedily he forgot his gratitude,
when. In October, he was transferred
by this same Cromwell to the godly
town Of Norwich.
Undone by his own capabilities. hH
was ordsred thither to drill q few scors
raw h,rsemen into an efficient troop
He did the work. but In the face Of
gathering squalls.
and Won Kerstenbroock squared little
with tfy ideas Of godliness.
To be sure, Won kerstenbroock DAG
been, IN tender years, bepttxed and con
frmed by his careful Kindred, but n
the Lutheran faith. which Norwich neao
next to no faith at all.
To be sure he went to church on Sun
day, because he held II seemly 80 tc
do. 5uet a. he held 1t seemly to shave
every other morning and put on
clean band, but he never was moved te
10 be sure. he was neither drunkard
nor froe-liver, but ayowedly he let both
wine and women alone because. though
he knew by experience that both. u
their way, were pleasant. he held II
piessanter, in a killing crisis. to be SURE
OF the accuracy Of his eye and the
quick response Of his disciplined body,
and that, Norwich felt. smacked OF a
sinful and a carnal pride
30. In the late December, when busy
Mr.. Cromwell (now lieutenant general to
Lord Manchester) passed up to- London
TO his seat in Parliament, he was stayed
at Norwich to hear the report OF divers
grave citizens. drawn up against Cap
tain Castingbroke, himself there pres
ent, with half-veiled eyes and quite in
different mien.
Boiled down-and General Cromwell
boiled them down with amazing speed
and dexterity-the charges were reduced
tc two:
Nj. Castingbroke had told a worthy,
jealous man. who was solicitious touch
ing the state of his soul, that he ate
well. slept well and concerned himself
little tkereover.
Mr.. Castingbroke had been heard, al
q wanton song
Won kerstenbroock spoke then in his
own defense. By now he was almost as
much at home in the vernacular as Wat
Nusgrove himself
The song" said he. was but I Met
a Maid Calrd Cicely' For the tunes 9
sake I sang. and rocked little of the
words."
was this" questioned Cromwell. all
that they had to lay against Mr.. Cast
''By no means!" yipped master glover.
MI. Castingbroke was man of wrath
and violence swording bravo. Had he
not slain one Basil Dormer in a private
feud only the year before?"
what YEARLY. Twas at York, in
April of 49, Moreover, he slew the
Margrave of ,Ansbaden. his nephew. in
~, and in the autumn of 40 he was
the death OF Captain Sturry. of the
Then General Cromwell went on TO
say, with pre-eminent good sense. that,
though he found blame neither in the
godly town of Norwich nor In Mr.
Castingbroke. he held it better that the
Upon that Won Kerstenbroock saluted
and went his way % his quarters. white
and wrathed. where he sat down TO
write the formal resignation OF his cap
taincy.
pen to wonder why the general should
have his private affairs thus dated al
his tongues end, and how much else
Of him the general knew, and while
he wondered thus he received a mes
sage that bsde him come that evening
10 the generals lodging.
Won Kerstenbroock went frankly
curious to know what was wanted OF
him.
He came away at the scsndalous hour
Of midnight, and. upon his passage TO
his quarters, sang. in his pleasant barry
tone 81 Met Maid Calld Cicely,"
beneath divers windows of the godly.
All Norwich said next day that Mr..
Castingbroke had been hilariously
drunk.
Mr.: castingbroke smiled and said
nothing.
To be sure. he had not been drunk
with liquor. though he had not found
the generals hospitality altogether dry,
but he had been exalted. as any man,
fo~ euch cause, well might be.
For not only had he come away with
the shrewd conviction that the able
AMI faf-sighted General Cromwell was
q man to climb high in this distracted
England. but with the comfortable GER
tainty that the general had marked
him a. one worth taking with aim on
that upward climb.
IL was q dangerous service, truly. 70
which he had been invited. but, after
weeks Of drill in Norwich. he honsered
fof something spiced with Danger.
Moreover. he kept the hearfening rec.
objection of t,ie weight OF General
Crsmwelrs hand upon his shoulder end