The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

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| into the country to collect some lons
! overdue accounts, he was journeyinl
home again to London with his saddle.
! bags full Of gold.
In sharp contrast with the tailor wa
ferce-looking. staggering swashbuck'
ler-half pirate. half smuggler and Who'll.
! ly outlaws seafaring scoundrel Of the
| type known to that day as the port.
! gal captain"
The rufiing seafarer eyed Sir Osborne
curiously and insistently. There was
malice in his eye.
Altogether Lovely.
From the courtyard came the sound
Of more arriving guests and then into
the room. shining in the light Of the
candles and the IRE. there came . most
beautiful young lady.
She was habited in the riding habit Of
the day and carried in her hand the
riding whip with which she had urged
her palfrey. She was fair Of complexion
and in the spring of womanhood.
Every feature was delicate and femi-
nine, every limb small and graceful. yet
with that rounded firmness which is in
dispensable to perfect beauty.
Her color was not high-but 1t was
fine. And when she found herself be-
fore so many strangers 1t grew deeper
and deeper.
Let 1t suffice to say that she was al
together lovely and charming in looks
and manners. A venerable man in cler-
ical robe followed the fair traveller into
the room.
'I heard something about the best
chamber being engaged" said the young
lady in a voice which sweetly corre-
sponded with her person. II beg that
may disturb no one. Any chamber will
do for me and my woman: five may
not reach the manor tonight"
Lady Constance De Grey.
Sir Osborne stepped forward.
Good heaven. Master Osborne Maui
rice" she cried. II thought you in
Flanders. When did" but she had no
time to finish her inquiry. for the old
piicsl upOH yOuHs
warrior and cried out: When? Where?
But I am an old fool How you have
grown to look like your lady mother"
And we have heard OF you and your
exploits broke in the lady.
Lady Constance de Grey she was and.
as children. she and Osborne had been,
lovers what time he had lived for q
spell in her fathers house after the mis-
fortunes Of mis- own father.
The three-the old priest. Lady Con-
stance, and Osborne-held a long talk to-
gether apart.
Lady Constance's father was dead and
she was on her way with DR.. Wilbra-
ham. her chaplain. to the home of Sir
Pagan Wileton, who was her guardian
that same Sir Pagan who had by con-
the Lord Fitzbernard.
It would be idle to keep from the read
er any longer the real name and title
OF the wandering knight who that even
ing sought shelter at the country inn.
He was, indeed. Lord Darnley, son Of
the Lord Fitzbernard and who bore as
his Christian name the name Of his
fathers old friend, Osborne Maurice
Under that name had he achieved the
distinction in the Continental wars and
was now on his way back to the court
of Henry TO seek the favor OF the mon
arch and. if possible, restitution of the
lands and titles which had been his
fathers.
Tell me one thing" said Osborne-or
Darnley-to DR.. Wilbraham. do you
know a strange man called Sir Caesar
he has wide reputation-but is he to |
be trusted? I met with him today and |
he mucn astonished me-"
Trust him with the life in your |
hands" replied the priest He is your |
fathers oldest and best friend. God |
necromancy into which he has entered"
Sir Paynn's Prisoners.
With the early morning light Sir os-
borne took his way toward London and
Lady Constance took hers TO the manor
house of Sir Pagan wileton.
Jenkin Groby was ahorse by the time
the knight was and said: BY your IA
vor will ride with you to London, for
my bags are well lined and company's
a blessing-if it is of the right sort
The seafaring desperate had disap-
peared. Sir Osborne thought of him not.
But as, in the full, fresh, fragrant
morning he took his way toward Lon
don. accompanied by the tailor and mus
ng upon the charms of Lady Constance,
he was suddenly made to realize that
he pirate was-as it would be said in
modern slang-"on his Job"
For Darnley was set upon and seized
both he and the tailor-and taken pris-
'ner to the manor house Of Sir Pagan
The 'Portugalis" had recog-
lized him-had. in fact. been a spy of
Sir Payan's to follow him. Il
Rscucd by Heartley.
II were long to tell how Sir Osborne
scaped from thea dungeon into which
'ir Pagan threw him. How the Lady
Constance forgot her gentleness and left
he manor house in a rage when she
new Of the seizing Of Sir Osborne. /,
II was a son of that old man Heartley
Thom Osborne had saved from the balliff |
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