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T t. , . TnE OMATTA DAtfA * 711513 ! rtTWfiAY. T'RmmATCY rt. 181)8 i BY 'ANTHONY HOPE' COPYRIGHT. A.H.HAWKIN5 . - - T * ( CnnyrlKlit.ii7 | by A. II. Hi l.n ! . ) Til A I'TKH XXV.Continual. . His words , and oven more tlio tonp In which lie 8 | > olt , and the MRnlflrant glance of hla oytH ilrrlarcil Ilia inranlnR. The bar- 1'aln that I knew of t need not bt-tray nor denounce till lie fulfilled It. Whnn would lie fuinil It ? He would not empty his basket , but mill hnve flomothliiK to flvo when he d alt with thn Itlng of Krunco. I wontlorod that ho should sprak to nio so openly ; ho Itnow that I wondered , yet , though Ills smile was bitter , ho smiled still. I bowed to 111 in and answered : "I nm no talker , sir , of matters too great for mp " "That's wi-11. I know you for a Rentle- inan of croat discretion , and 1 desire to serve ) oti. You have bomothlng to ask of me , Mr. Dalf ? " "Tho nmallcst thliiR In HIP world for your inajraty , anil the Kfeatent for me. " "A pattern , tlicn , that I wish all requests mlKht follow. Iut mo hear It. " "It Is no more than your majesty's favor for my clforls to win the woman whom I love. " Ilo Btartcd n Illtlo. anil for the first tltno In nil ( lie conversation ceasud to fondle tuo llttlo < log. "Tho woman whom you love ? \Vcll , air , nnd docs she love yon ? " "Shu has told mo so , Ir. " "Tlien , at least , she wished you to be- HL-VO It. Do I Itnow thin lady ? " "Very well , sir , " 1 answered In a mighty BlKiilllcant lone. Ho was very vlslUy perturbed. A man roino to lil. ; ycats will see a ready rival In pvory youth , however little other attraction there inny lio. Hut perhaps 1 had treated him too freuly already , and now IIP used' 1110 well. I would licep up the Jest no longer. "Once , sir , " I said , "for a while I loved where the king loved , oven as I drank of Ills cup. " "I know. Mr. Dale. Hut you say once. " "It Is KOHO by , sir. " "Hut yesterday ? " ho exclaimed abruptly. "Sho Is a Brent comedian , sir , but I fear I fcppomli'il her efforts badly. " Ilo did not answer for a moment , but be- Kan nsaln to play with the dos. Then rais ing his eyes to mine hn said : "You are well enough ; alto played divinely , Mr. Dale. " "She played for life , sir. " "Aye , poof Nell loves me , " sild ho softly. "I had been cruel to her. lint I won't v.enry you with my affairs. What would you ? " "Mistress fiwyu , sir , has been very kind to me. " "So I believe , " remarked "the king. "Hut my 1'iant. sir. Is new iml has been for long Irrevocably set on nnothrr. " "On my faith , Mr. Dale , and speaking as one man to another , I'm glad to hear it. \\'as It so at Canterbury ? " "More than ever before , sir. For she waa there , un ! " "I know she \\rs there. " "Nay , sir. I mean the other , her whom I love , her whom I now woo. I mean Mistress i Harhara Quinton , sir. " The king looked down nnd frowned. Ilo patted his cloi ? , he looked up again , frown- Ing' still. Then a queer smile bent his lips , and he said In a voice which was most grave , for all his smile : "You remember M. do I'errencourt ? " "I remember M. do I'crrrncourt very well , sir. " "It was by his choice , not mine , Mr. Dale , that > ou sot out for Calais. " "So I nndei stood at the time , sir. " "And ho Is fc-rllovuil , both by himself and oUinrs , to chcose his men perhaps you will allow me to say his Instruments , Mr. Dale bettor than any prince In Christen lorn. So j-i.u would wed Mistress Quinton ? Well , sir. she Is above your station. " "I was to have been made her husband , sir. " "N'ly , but sh" Is alx > vo your station , " he repeated , smiling at my rttort , but con ceiving that It needed no answer. "She's not above your majesty's per suasion , or , rather , her father Is not. She needs none. " "You do not err In modesty , Mr. Dale. " "How Bhoulil I , sir , I , who have drunk of the king's cup ? " "So that wo should be frlenJs ? " " known what the " "And king hid ? "do that wo must -tarnl or fall together ? " "And love where the king loved ? " lie made no aiuwcr to that , but was si lent for u great while. I was eousclono that many eyes were on us In wonder that I was m > long with him , In speculation on what our business might be , and whence came the favor that gained me such "FOU A LONG WHIMS WB WAMCK1) ) IN SIMJNC13. " tlnctkm I paid llttlo heed , for I was leokliift to follow ) the thoughta of the king , and hoping that I hail won him to my Bide. 1 asked only leave to lead a quiet llfu with her whonu I loved , setting a bound it i'nre ' to my ambition and to the plans which l.o had made- concerning her. Kay , I belluvo that I might have claimed some hold ON or him. but I would not. A gentle man may not levy hush money , however fair the coins serun in his eyes. Yet I feared ttiut he might stuped mo , and 1 > 3id 3id"Today "Today I leave- the town , elr , whether I have what I tuk of you or not , and whether I have -what 1 aak of you or not , I am silent. If your majesty will not grant It me , yet In nil things that I may bo , 1 um year loyul uubject. " To all this perlupa It rang too solemn , as the words of a young man are opt td nt the moments when his heart Is moved ho answered nothing , but , looking up with a whl in. ? lea I Btnllo , tiald : 'Tell mo now , do you love this Mistress Quinton ? " On this I fell suddenly Into a great fit of bhumu and Uinhful embarrassment. Too iiRMiVaiux < that I had gained at court' forsook me , and 1 was touguc-tlod as any calf lover. "II I don't Itnow , " I stammered. "Nay , but I grow old. J'ray toll mo , Mr. Pale , " he urged , beginning to laugh at my .perturbation. ! > \ > r my llfo I could not. It seemed tome mo that the moro a tr.au feels a thing the harder It Is lor hlui to utter It ; sacred 'things are vecrot , nnd the hymn must iiot to heard naveby the Deity The klnK suddenly bent forward and liocUoned. Ho Judlcr waa pj&ilng fay , with tilui DOW WM the duke of Mouiuoutb. Tfcey ! approached : I bowed low to the duke , who returned my salute moat cavalierly. He had small reason to bo pleased with me and Ills brow was puckered. The king seemed to find fresh amusement In hl.f son's bcarlug , but he made no remark on It , and , cddriaslng himself to Rochester , said : "Here , my lord , l a young gentleman much enamoured of a lovely and most chaste maiden. I ask him what this love of his ] * for my memory falls and behold ho cannot tell me. In case ho doosn't know what It is that ho feels , I pray you tell him. " Rochester looked at mo with an Ironical smile. "Am I to tell what love IH ? " ho asked. "Aye. with your utmost eloquence , " nn- Bwcrcd the king , laughing still and pinch ing his dog's cur.s. Rochester twisted his face Into a grlmaco and looked appealing- ! the king. "Thero's no cicanc ; today I am a tyrant , " said the king. "Hear then , youths , " said Rochester , nnd ' his face was smoothed In a pensive and | gentle expression. "Love is madness nnd i the only sanity , delirium and the only truth , ' blindness and the only vision , folly and the ' only wisdom. It Is " He broke off and ' cried Impatiently : "I have forgotten what It Is. " "Why , my lord , you never knew what It Is , " said the king. "Alone of us here , iMr. Dale knowu , and slnco be cannot tell us , the knonlcdgo Is lost to the world. James , have you any news ot my friend , M. do l-'on- tellcs. " "Such news ns your majesty has , " an swered Monmouth , "And I hear that my lord Carford v/111 not die. " "Let us bo as thankful as is fitting for I that , " said the king.M. . do Fontcllcs sent I ma a very uncivil mos-iagc ; he Is leaving I England , and goes , he tells me , to seek a i king whom n gentleman may serve. " ! " 'Is the gentleman about to kilt himself ? " I asked Rochester with nn affected air of I gra\o concern. | ' He's an insolent rascal , " cried Mon mouth angrily. "Will ho go back to France ? " "Why , yes. IP the end , when he has tried the rest cf my brethren In Europe. A man's king Is like his nose ; the nose may not be handsome , James , but It's small profit to cut it oft. That was done once , you remem ber " "And hero is your majesty on the throne , " Intel posed Rochester with a most loyal bow. "James , " said the king , "our friend Mr. Dale desires to wed 'Mistress ' Barbara Qulu- ton. " Monmouth started violently and turned red. "Ills admiration for that lady , " continued the king , "has been shared by such high and honorable persons that I cannot doubt it to be well founded. Shall he not then bo her husband ? " Monmouth's eyes were fixed on mo. I mot his glance with nu easy smile. Again I felt that I , who had worsted M. do I'errencourt , need not fear for the duke of Monmouth. "If there DO any man , " observed Rochester , "who would love a lady who Is not a wife and yet Is lit to be his wlfo let htm take her , in heaven's name. For he might voyage - ago as far In search of another like her as II. de Fontcllos must In his search for a perfect king. " ' "Shall he not hnvo her , James ? " asked the king of his son. Monmouth understood that the game was lost. " /.ye , sir , let him have her , " ho an swered , mustering a smile. "And I hope soon to see your court graced by her pres- Well at that I , most Inndvertently , and by an error In demeanor which I now deplore sincerely , burst Into a short , sharp laugh. The king turned to mo with raised eye brows. . "Pray , let us hear the Jest , Mr. Dale , " said he. "Why , sir , " I answered , "there Is no Jeat. I don't know why I laughed , and I pray your pinion humbly. " "Yiot there was something in your mind , " the king inswercri. "Then , sir. If I must say it , It was no moro than this , If I would not be married In Calais , neither will I be married in White hall. " There was a moment's silence. It was . broken by Rochester. I "I am dull , said he. "I don't understand that observation of Mr. Dale's. " I "That ni'.y ' well be. my lord , " said Charles , and ho turned to Monmouth , smiling maliciously as ho usked , "aro you as dull my Icrd here , James , or do you understand v.-hat Mr. Dale would say ? " Monmouth's mood hung In the balance be tween anger and amusement. I bud crossed and thwarted his fancy , but It was not more tlmn n f.-inpv. And I had crossed and thwarted M. do I'erreneourt's also ; that was balm to his wounds. I 'do not know that ho eonld bivo done mo harm , and It was as much from n pure liking for him as from any apprehension of his disfavor that I rejoiced when I saw lil.s kindly thoughts triumph and a smllo come on his lips. "I'lngua take the fellow , " said ho , "I undersi.nd him. On my life , he's wise. " I bowed low to him , saying : "I thank > onr grace for your understanding. " Hochestor sighed heavily. "This Is wotilsome , " said ho. "Shall wo walk ? " "You an.l Jamca shall walk , " said 'tho ' king. "I have yet a word for Mr , Dale. " As tl'cy wisnt ho turned to mo and said : "Yet will you leave us ? I could find work for you here. " I d'd ' not know what to answer him , Ilo saw my hesitation. "Tho basket will not be emptied , " said ho In ,1 low and cautious voice. "It will bo emptied neither for M. de I'erreneourt nor the king of 'France. ' You look very hard at mo , Mr. Dale , but you needn't seaoh : my face so closely. I will tell yon what you de- slro to know. I 1iavo 'haJ my price , but I do not empty my basket. " Having aald this ho sat leaning his head on his hands with his eyes cast up at mo from under his swarthy , bushy throws. Ttirro was a long sllenco then between us. For myself I do not deny that youthful ambition again cried to mete take his offer , while prlde told me that oven at Whlte- linll T < innlil L'ntinl > mv hnnnr nnil .lit Hint was mine. I could servo him. Slnco ho told mo his secrets he must nnd wouU save me. And ho had In the cud dealt fairly ana kindly w-th me. Tlvo king struck Ma right hand on the arm of his chair suddenly and forcibly. "I sit here , " * ald ho. "It is my work to sit hero. < My brother has a conscience ; how long would ho sit here ? James Is a fool ; how long would he sit huro ? They laugh at mo or snarl at mo , but hero I sit , and hero I will sit till my llfo's end , by God's grace or the duvll's help. My gospel is to sit here. " I had never before seen him thus moved , and never liiul so plain a gllmpEo of hie heart , nor of the resolve which lay beneath hU lightness and frivolity. Whence canio that ono unswerving resolution I know not , yet I do not think that It stood on nothing better than his Indolence and a hatred for going again on his travels. Thura was moro than that In it ; perhaps ho seemed to him self to hold a fort , and considered all stratagems - gems and devices well Justified against the imi'iny. I inndo him no answer , but con tinued to look at him. His passion passed as quickly as it had come , and ho was smil ing again , with , his Ironical smile , as ho said to mo : "Hut my gospel need not bo yours. Our paths have crossed. They need not run side by side. Come , man. I have epokon to you plainly. Speak plainly to me. " He paused , and then , leaning forward , said : "Perhaps you ore of M. do Fontcllo's mind ? Will you Join him In hi * search ? Abandon It ! You had beat go to your own homo and wait. Heaven may one day send you what you desire , Answer me , sir : Are you of the Frenchman's mind ? " His volco had the ring of command In It , and I could not but answer And when I canio to answer there wax but out ) thing to Kay. 110 had told mo thu terms of my serv ice. What was It to mo that ho sat there. If honor and the kingdom's greatness nnd all that makes a crown worth the we-nrlng must go In order to his sitting there ? There rose in mo at once nn Inclination toward him , and n loathing for the gospel that ho preached ; the last waa etronger and with n bow , I said : "Aye. sir , 1 am of M. do Fontcllc's mind. " Ho heard mo lying back In his chair. Ho said nothing , but sighed slightly , puckered his brow an Instant , and smiled. Then ho held out hta hand to me , nnd I bent and kissed It. "Good-by , Mr. Dale , " said he. "I don't know how long you'll have to wait. I'm hale nml so's my brother. " Ho moved his hand In dismissal , nnd , hav ing withdrawn some paces , I turned nnd walked away. All observed or seemed to observe mo ; I heard whispers that asked who I was , why the king had talked so long to mo nnd to what service or high olllco I was destined. Acquaintances saluted me nnd stared In wonder nt my careless ac knowledgment nnd the quick , decisive tread that carried mo to the door. Xow , having niado my choice , I was on flro to bo gone ; yet once I turned my head and saw the king sitting still in his chair , his head resting on his hands and a slight smllo on his lips. Ho saw mo look nnd nodded his head. I bowed , turned again and was gone. Slnco then I have not seen him , for the paths that crossed diverged again. Yet , as all men know , ho carried out his gospel. There ho sat till his life's end , whether by Ood'B grace or the devil's help I know not. Hut there he sat , and never did ho empty his basket lest , having given all , ho should have nothing to carry to market. It is not for mo to Judge him now ; yet then , when I had the choice set before mo , there In Indeed , what father wrote Ls something akin to what the squire slipped Into her own hand last night ; but It Is a strange strain In which to write to mother , the dearest crea ture In the world , but no , not Venus In her glory , nor the queen of the nymphs. But though the maiden laughs , her father Is not acihaincil. Ho sees still her to whom he wrote , nnd when she smiles across the room at him , and smiles again to sco her daugh ter's wonder , all the years fade from the plcturo's face and the vision stands oa once It was , though my young mistress' merry nycs have not the power to see it. Lot her laugh. God forbid that I should grudge It her. Soon enough shall she sit sowing and another laugh. Carford was gone , well nigh healed of his wound , healed also of hl3 love , I trust , at least headed off from It. M. do Fontelles was gotiQ also on that quest of his which made my Lord Rochester so merry. Indeed , I fear that in this case the scoffer had the brat of It , for he > whom I have called M. do Porroncourt was certainly served again by liU indignant subject , and that moat bril liantly. Well , had I been n Frenchman I could have forgiven King Louis much , and I suppocio that , although nn Englishman , I do not hate him greatly , since his ring Is often on my wlfo a linger and I see It there without pain. It was the day before my wedding should take place , for my lord , on being Informed ot all that had passed , had sworn roundly that Hlnco there was ono honest man who uought his daughter , ho would not refuse lior , levit while ho waited for better things worse Hliould come. And ho proceeded to pay mo many a compliment , which I could repeat , despite of modesty , If It chanced that I re * membered them. Hut In truth , my head was so full of his daughter that there was no Hpaco for his praises , and his well turned eulogy for my lord had a pretty How of words was ns sadly wasted as though he had spoken It to the statue of Apollo on his terrace. I had been taking dinner with the vicar and ulnco It was not yet time to pay my evening visit to the manor I snt with him a whllo after our meal , telling him for his entertainment bow I had talked with the king at Whitehall , what the king had said and what I , and how my Lord Rochester had talked finely of the devil and tried , but failed , to talk of love. Ho drank In all with eager pars , weighing the wit In a bal ance aud striving to see , through my recol lection , the llfo and the scene and the men that were so strange to hits eyes and so fa miliar to his dreams. "You don't appear very Indignant , sir , " I ventured to oluerve , with n smllo. Wo wore in the porch and for answer to what I ( said ho pointed to the path In front of us , Following the direction of his finger I perceived a lly of a species with which I , who am a poor student of nature , was not Familiar It waa villainously ugly , although hero and there on It were patches of bright color , "Yet , " eald the vicar , "you are not ludlg- uaut with It , Simon ? " "Xo. I am not Indignant , " I admitted. "Hut If It wcro to crawl over you " "I should crush the brute , " I cried. "Yes. They hnvo crawled over you nnd you are Indignant. They have not crawleu over nio and I nm curious. " "Ilttt , sir , will you nllow n man no dis interested moral emotion ? " "Ag much ns ho will , nnd ho shall bo cool nt the end of It , " smiled the vicar. "Now , If they took my benefice from mo again. " Stooping down , ho picked up the creature In his hand nnd fell to examining It very minutely. "I wonder you can touch It,1' said I , In disgust. "You did not null the court without some regret , Simon , " ho reminded me. I could make nothing of him in this mood and was about to leave him when I per ceived my lord and Ilarbarn approaching the house. Springing up , I ran to meet them ; they received me with n grnvo air and , In the ready apprehension ot evil born of n happiness that eccms too great , I cried out to know If there wcro bad tidings. "There's nothing that touches us nearly , " satd my lord. "Hut very pitiful news Is come from France. " The vicar had followed mo and now stood by mo ; I looked up and saw that the ugly crcaturo was still In his hand. "It concerns madnme , Simon , " said Bar bara. "Sho Is dead and all the town dc- clurt-s that she had poison given to her In a cup of chicory water. Is It not pitiful ? " Indeed , the tidings came ns a shock to mo , for I remembered the winning grace and wit of the unhappy lady. "Hut who has done It ? " I cried. "I do not know , " eald my lord. "It Is sot down to her husband , rightly or wrongly , "MY GOSPEL IS TO SIT HERE. " his own palace , I had passed my verdict. I do not ropcnt of It. For gccd or evil. In wis dom or in folly. In mere honesty or the extravagance - travaganco of sentiment , I had made my choice. I was of the mind of M. do Fen telles nnd I went forth to wait till there should bo a king whom a gentleman could serve. Yet to this day I am sorry that ho made me tell him of my choice. CHAPTER XXVI. I COME HOME. I have written the foregoing for my chll drcn's sake , that they may know that one their father played eorno part In great at fairs nml rubbing shoulder to shoulder will folk of high degree , bore himself , as I ven ture to hope , without disgrace , and evei with that credit which a ready brain am hand bring to their possessor. Hero , then I might well come to an end and deny my self the pleasure of a last few words in dieted for my own comfort nud to please < greedy recollection. The children , if the. rend , will laugh. Have you not seen the mirthful wonder that spreads on n girl's face when she comes by chance on some icllc of her father's wooing , a faded wreat ! that ho has given her mother or a nosegaj tied with a ribbon and n poem attachec thereto ? She will look In her father's face and thence to where her mother alts at hoi needlework Just where she has sat at her needlework these twenty years , with hei old kind smllo and comfortable eyes. The clrl loves her. loves her well , but how came father to write those words ? For mother , though the dearest crcaturo In the world , Is not slim nor dazzling , nor a queen , nor la she Venus hereolf , decked In colors of the rainbow , nor a goddess come from heaven to men , nor the desire of all the world , nor might else that father calls her In the poem. who knows ? " / A silence cnsuod for a. few moments. The vicar stopped and set his captive free to crawl away on the path. "God has crushed ono of them , Simon , " said he. 'Uro you coutent ? " "Xay , I try not to believe It of her , " said In n graver mood wo began to walk and . presently , as the thing chanced , Barbara I and I distanced the slow steps of our elders ' and found ourselves at the manor gates alone. "I am very sorry for madame , " said she , sighing heavily. Yet presently , because by the mercy of providence our own Joy out- welghH others' grief , and thus we can pass through the world with unbroken hearts , she looked up at mo with a smile and , passIng - Ing her arm through mine , drew herself close to me. "Aye , bo merry , tonight at least bo merry , my sweet , " said I , "For wo have como thiough a forest of troubles and are hero safe out on the other side. " "Safe and together , " said she. "Without the second , where would be the first ? " "Yet , " paid Barbara , "I fear you'll make a bad husband ; for hero at the very begin ning nay , I mean before the beginning you have deceived mo. " "I protest ! " I cried. "For It was from my father only that I heard of a visit that you paid lu London. " I bant my head and looked at her. "I would not trouble you with it , " said I. "It was no moro than a due of civility. " "Simon , I don't grudge It to her. For I am hero In the country with you and she Is there In London without you. " "And in truth , " said Barbara , "I believe that you are both best pleaded. " For her , " said Barbara , "I cannot speak. " For a long while then wo walked in si- ence , whllo the afternoon grow full nnd waned again. They mock at lovers' talk ; lot licm , say I with all my heart , BO that they ° ave our silence sacred. Hut at last Bar- ira turned , to mo and said with a llttlo lugh : "Art glad to have como home. Simon ? " Verily I was glad. In body I had wan- lered some way. In mind and heart further , iirough moiuy dark ways , turning and twlst- ng here and there , leading I knew not vhlthor , seeming to leave no track by which might regain my starting point. Yet al- hough I felt It not , the thread was In my land , the golden thread spun here ki Hatch- tend when my days were young , At length ho hold of It had tightened and I , parcelv- ng It , had turned and followed. Thus It had irought mo home , no better In purse or sta- lon than I went and poorer by the loss of certain dreams that haunted me , yet , an I lope , sound In lieart and soul. I looked ind In the dark eyes that wore sot on me > as hough thorn were their refuge , Joy and Ifo , he clung to mo ns though oven still might leave her. But the last fear fled , ho list doubt faded away and a raiilo came n ladiant security on the lips I loved as , bending down , I whimpered : "Aje , I am glad to bivo como homo. " But there was ono thing more that I mist say. Her head fell On my shoudor , EH bo murmured : "And you have utterly forgotten her ? " Her eyes were safely bidden. I smiled as I rattered. "utterly. " See how I stood ! Wilt thou forglvo me , Nelly ? For a man may be very happy as ho Is and till not forget the things which hive been. What are you thinking of , Simon ? " my wlfo sks sometimes when f lean back In my hair and smile. "Of nothing , sweet , " soy . 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After using one bottle of Wine of Cnrdui and n little Black-Draught she is almost perfectly cured. These medicines are indeed a boon to women. The Great Spirit must have planted or discovered them. J. G. WASHINGTON. PKORIA , Ky. , Nov. 7th , 1897. I have used Wine of Cardui nnd Block-Draught nt intervals for fifteen years , and can say they bring me relief quicker than any medicine I ever took. I aui glad to recommend them to all my friends. SUSAN E. ELMORE. This century has brought some wonderful discoveries and inventions to the attention of the world. But no one of these is more important to the women of America than the discovery of McElree's Wine of Cardui and its companion medicine , Thedford's Black-Draught. These simple remedies have given good health to more suffering women than all other medicines of their class put together. Their introduction has revolutionized the manner of treatment of female diseases. It is no longer necessary for a modest woman to submit to abhorrent local examinations from an incompetent or unscrupu lous physician when she has sickness peculiar to her sex. Women can get Wine of Cardui at any drug store , and take it in the privacy of their own homes. And there is nothing like this popular medicine to relieve and cure afflicted women. It is nature'o best gift to INDIES' ADVISORY DEPARTMENT. women. You arc invited to give it a trial. For ndTlco In cuei requiring po- tomi clnl directions , liudttt' , Advitorv addrcut'Tlng Difartmtnt ! Tin p. , Wlno of Cardui costs ffil.OO per Chattanooga The t'biittunnoga , Tunu. Uoillclue Co. bottle. Thodford's Black-Draught , 25 cents per package.