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    10 THE GRATIA DAILY _ J13iE3 SUNDAY , AUGMJST 1 , 1807.
"SHREWSBURY"
, SS i . By STANLEY J. WHVM\N.
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"I understand , my lady , that you ate say
ing thlnga which are not fitting for me to
hear , " the man an.nvcrcd In a tone of cold
dltpleaswe. "Tho king , thank God , Is we'll.
WHII he nils It will be time to talk ot Ills
"i. vlll bo a little late then. " she retorted.
"Iti the meantime- , and to please me "
' 'Madam' ' , anything else' "
"You have not } ct heard what 1 propose , "
ehe cried shrilly. "To plci c mo pot your
hand to a note which I wl'l ' sec safely tie-
IKcrod In tl' . % proper qutrier , piomltlns
jtj'ih.ng In the king's litjilme Hi-sre'--but
rijjj thoT In the event ol his l-'ath you will
cliupoit a restoratUu , "
' "I canbot do it , ' no HiMwoicl ,
"Why not ? You lave djns .IT , much be
fore , " the rejoined with hei'.i.
"It may be ; and bejn forslvon by ilis lent
master man ever hvl ! "
' "Who feels nothing , foigives easily , " she
entered.
. "IJ.it uot twlc * . ' ho taid ' .i\el > - ' Tli
king " "
"Which king ? "
"The only king I acknowledge , " hs an-
Hutreil unmoved. He knows , believe me ,
Icr more than jou ; lve hli : } cM.Ut for ; tiiid
U were well If your frLMils bethought them
ul that befffre It be tno latP. Ik li.is wlnld.'d
at much anil for ! vn more no one Kmnve
If. belter thin I but bt U not blludnl , nml
tl ere Ii a point , mad * n , beyond which In ,
can be an stcadfa" to punliOi as your king.
And If Sir John Fouwhk , win ) I kuow wv ! ! ,
If In Kngland '
'Hut at that she cut him short In a passion
which 1 doubt not the had curbed a , < long en
It was In her ImpilnoiM nature to curb any
thing. "Odds my life ! " she cried , and at
the iiomul of her voice uplifted in a Mirlek
of anger the woman Ibtcnlug beelile mu
laltcd her face to mine and smiled cruel
triumph. "Odds my life your klnv ? and my
king ! Klngd Indeed ! Why , manikin , how
many kings do you think there are ? By
G d. Master Charles , you will learn one ol
thc.iO days that there Is but one king , sent i
by God ; ono king , and no more , and that ;
hl.j . nye and nay are life and death ! You fool , i
you ! 1 tell you you are trembling on the
edge , you are tottering ! A day , a weak , a i
month , at most , and you fall , unless you
clutch at the chance ot safety I cffur you !
Sign the note ! Sign the note , man. No one
bill the king and Mlddleton shall know of It ,
i
and when tbe day conies , as come It will ,
It shall avail you. " i
"Ne\er , madam ; never , " was the cold an i
swer. So much I hoard and my lady'n oath
and valley of abuse ; but In the midst of these ,
nnd while she ii'.lll raged , my companion ,
Kill ' .Ted , I biipptiso , 'with what the had
learned , nml assured that her lady would n t 1
get her way , twitched my sleeve , and softly |
taking up the lamp , signed to me to go be
fore her. I obeyed , nothing loath , and , re I
gaining the small ante-room by which I 111' !
entered , found the man Smith awaiting us. I
When they had whispered together , "I'll I
see you home , Mr. Taylor , " said he , fiome-
wlmt grimly. "And tomorrow I will call and
talk business. What , we want you to do Is
a very almplo matter. "
-"It In simply that my lady's son is a fool ! "
the woman cried snappishly.
"Well , " ho sold , smiling , "I should hardly
call my Lord Shaftesburj- that ! "
The woman screamed and clapped her hand
to her mouth. "You babbling Idiot ! " she
cried. "You have let It out. "
He stood gaping. "Good Lord ! " he said.
"You have let It out with a vengeance
now ! " she repeated furiously.
.He looked foolish ; and at last , "He did not
hear , " he eald.
"Hear ? He heard , unless he Is deaf ! " she
retorted. "You may lay your account with
that. For me , I'll leave you. You have done
the mil-chief and may mend It. "
CHAPTER XVIII.
But as the spoken word has sometimes
the permanence which proverbs attach to the
Llttera scrlpta , and Is only confirmed by
bungling essays to erase It , so it wan In tlili
case , Mr. Smith's endeavors to explain away
the fact which he had carelessly blabbed
only serving to Impress It the more deeply
on my memory.
It would seem that he was partly aware
of this , for not only did his lame attempts
lack the dexterity which I should have ex
pected from ono whose featuies seemed to
augur much experience of the world , but
he quickly gave up the attempt as labor
In vain , and gruffly bidding me go before
to the coach , followed me and took his
BOH brahle me. The night was overcast , tbe
"YOU ASK1CD FOR TIIK ROOM AND
Kill : IT IS. "
neighborhood accrued to be rural , and starl
ing from on unknown | Kiliii , I hail loss cliuue
tlian before of tracing tht > devious lanes and
Dtreets tlirounh which wn drove , to that when
the coach stopped In a ji.irt o ( the town
meat freriiientfd , I hud not the If'aat Idea
wheio we were or wheie wu had been ,
"You can get home from here , " said ho ,
fctlll rufllcd and scarcely able to speak to
inn civilly.
Then I raw as I went to descend that wo
were near the end of llolboni , in tne Tyburn
read , whcro It grows to country. "I will s ;
you tomorrow , " he cried , "And mind you ,
In the meantime the lets you say to Kcrtu ; >
nun the bftlor. my man.1 \\th | which the
coach drove away toward Kensington leav
IIIK mu standing against the wall of St. Ollcs'
pDllllll.
Kcleaded at last , alone and free to consider
what had happened to me , I found a dllll <
cully In tracing where I had been , but none
ei all In following the drift of the strange
BCCIIU and stranger conversation at which J
had been present. I-'ven th plans of those
who hud conveyed me lo that place were
transparent , It needed no .Solonon to d Ki
te ru that In the man Smith and tha woman
Jlonttret the young lord had two foes In
hU tnoltitr'e l uaehold as dange-ous BH foci
rould bo ; the woman moved , ae I conjectured ,
by ( hat tpretao Injurld formoe of which the
great Iloman poet speaka , and the nun by
I know not what old wrong or jealousy ,
U wa plain that tliese two , lo obtain their ,
own ends , were urging on the mother m
most perilous policy ; ( hat , I mean , of coir. *
prcmitlnx the con nllh the JacobIe ! court ,
no that he might bo cut off from St. James' ,
* nd that M he could not be Induced to auclij
4 lrifonalile step would * erve tbetr end&j
advantaRc was to bo taken of some likeness
that I bore to him ( which Smith had ob
served the previous evening In Covcnt Oar-
ilcn ) to personate him In fiomc place or com
pany where his presence would be conclusive
Loth for ami n nitml him.
I could believe that the mother contem
plated but vaguely the power over him which
the Incident would give her and dreamed of
iifltiK It only In the last resort ; rather amus
ing hereelf In the present with thu thought
that short of that and without bringing the
deception to his notice , the effect she desired
would be produced , wince he would be held
at St. Herman's to be well affected aod at
St. James' the matter would not be known.
Thus In hU own despite , and without his
knowledge , he would be reconciled to the
one court , while remaining faithful to the
other.
Hut , as In the ma's of consplrficlcs and
this was especially true of the conspiracies
of that age the acute eye can detect the exIstence -
Istonco of a i Inner and outer ring of con-
splratoifl , whereof the latter arc commonly
the dupes ot the former ; BO I look It that
here Smith and the woman meditated other
and more serious results than those which
my lady foresaw ; and thinking ICAS of my
lord'j safety In the e\ent ot a restoration
than of punishing him or obtaining a hold
upon him , ami more of private revenge than
of the good cause , had madam for their prin
cipal tool. Such a consideration , while It In
creased my reluctance to be mixed up with
a matter so two-faced , left me to think
whether 1 should not seek out the victim ,
and byarly Information gain his favor and
protection.
I stood In the darkness of the street weigh
ing the matter. Clearly , If 1 had to do the
thing , now was the time , before I saw Smith ,
or exposed mjselt to an urgency , which , In
bplto of his politeness , 1 fancied might be of
a l < lml dinicult to resist. If by going straight
to Lord Shaftenbury I could kill two birds
with one stone , could at once free myself
from the gang of plotters under whom 1 suf
fered , and secure for the future a valuable
patron , hero was a chance In a hundred , and
I .should be foolish to liceltatc.
Nor did I do so long. True , It struck me
a little that I knew nothing of my Lord
Shnftesbury's whereabouts In London , nor
whether he lived In town or hi the great
house ainoiiK the lanes and Ranlcim which I
hid visited , but of the road whereto I hud
no moro knowledge than a blind mm. This ,
however I could learn at the nearest coffee
house , and , Impulse rather than calculation
dliectlng my steps , I hurried hot foot toward
Covcnt Garden , which lay conveniently to my
hand.
It was not until I was In the square and
close to the plazzi that I bethought mo how
Imprudent I wan to revisit the scene of my
last night's adventure ; a place whore It was
common knowledge that the Jacobites held
their assignations. To reinforce this late-
found discretion and blow up the spark of
alarm already kindled , I had not stood hcal-
tatlng while n man could count ten before
my eye fell on the very game soldierly gen
tleman with the handkerchief hanging out of
his pocket to whom I had been sent the
evening before. Ho was alone , walking under
the dimly lightly piazza , but as I caught
sight of him two others came up and Joined
him. and In terror Icbt these should be the
two I had met before , I retreated hastily Into
the shadow of St. Paul's church , and so back
the way I had come.
However , I was .not to get off so easily.
Though the hour was late , th'emarket being
closed an ] the pavement In front of the tav-
enifi deserted or only blocked here and there
by a chair waiting for a belated gamester ,
I really ran a greater risk of being recog
nized as I parsed than I thought , and had
not gone ten paccts along King street before
I heard a light foot following mo , and a
hand caught my aim. Turning In fright , I
found it was only a girl , and at first sight
was for wresting myself from her , glad that
It was no worse , but she muttered my
name , nnd looking down , I recognized to my
astonishment Ferguson's niece.
, At" that'I ' remember a dread of the man
nnd his power seized mo and chilled my
very heart. For was not th's the third time
this girl , whom I scarce ever saw at other
sasona , had arisen , as It were , out of the
ground to confront me nnd pluck mo back
when on the point of betraying him ? I
stared at her , thinking ot th8 ! with I know
not what affright and shrinking , and could
scateely command cither voice or llmba.
And yet , as she stood looking at me , with
the dim light of the street stretching to the
market behind her. It must be confessed
that there was little In her appearance to
cause terror. The night being cold and a
small rain beginning to fall , she had a
shawl drawn tightly over her had , whence
her face. small and palo as a
child's , peered at me. I thought
to read In It a sly and olflah
triumph , such as became Ferguson's minion.
Instead I discerned only a wearlneea that
went ill with her years , and a little nicker
of contempt In eye and lip. The weariness
| was In her voice , too , ' when she spoke.
"Well met , Mr. Krlce"she said. "I am in
Jink to light on you. "
I shivered In my shoes , but without seemIng -
Ing to notice. "I want this note taken to
Mr. Watklns. " hhe continued rapidly , .press
ing a scrap of paper la my hand. "He Is
In the tavern there , the Seven Stars. Ask
for the Apollo room , and you will find
him , "
"Hut.1 I protested , as In her eagerness
she pushed me that way with her hand ,
"did Mr. Ferguson 1 It from him ? "
"Of course , fool. " .she jnsAvered bluntly.
"Do you think that I have been standing
here for the lent half hour , cold and wet , for
my own pleasure ? "
"Hut If he sent It , " I remonstrated feebly ,
' perhaps he may not like me to "
"Like me to ! " she- retorted sharply , mockIng -
Ing my tone. "Who eald ho would ? " Can-
net you understand that It Is I who do nut
like to ? Then I don't waqt to go Into that
place at this time of night , and half In the
house dtunken brutes ? It Is bad enough to
be hete loitering up nnd down , as If I were
what I am not , anil free to bo spoken to by
every Impudent blood that paesoti. ( lo , man ,
and do It , and I will wait so long. What do
you feai ? "
"The rope. " said I. "To be plain with
oii. " And I looked with abhorrence at the
Scrap of paper sheJiad given Flic , "I have
taken too many of these , " I said ,
"Well , you will trtko one more ! ' she an
swered doggedly , "Or you are no ma'i.
5ce , there Is the door. Ask for the Apollo
room , give it to him , and llui thing Is done. "
And slio set both hands to me and pushed
Hie the way she would liavo ma to move
I mean toward the tavern. "Go ! " she said ,
"Oo ! "
Hate the thing as I might , and did , I could
not leslst persuasions addressed to me In
such a tone , or fall to be moved by the
girl's shrinking from the tabk , which nuut
be- done , It teemed , by one or other of us.
After all , It was no more than I had done
several times betore ; and my reluctance ,
having Itu real origin In the resolution , to
Which I had lun come , to break off from ( hat
rang , yielded to the reflection that the design
lav as yet In my own breast and might be <
can led out as well tomorrow as today. In a
word , I compiled out of pity , went to the
tavern and went boldly In ,
Having been Jn the IIOUFO before and knowing -
ing where I should find a waiter of whom 1
might Inquire privately , I i-assed by the
public room and would have gone to the
vlace I iiufin. I had scarcely advanced three
Paces beyond the threshold , however , be
fore a great noise of voices and laughter
and beating of feet overhead saluted my
cars and turpriced me , for It uns eo loud
and boUteroua as lo be unusual even In
Maces of that kind , I had no moro than
taken this In and set It down to an orgy
bcjond the ordinary when I came on a pale-
faced group standing at the foot of the
lalr , where among others were the land
lord , two or three drawers , and aa many
women , It was eaay to fee that they were
In a to\tir about the nolle above , for while
the host was openly wringing his hands and
crying that thcee devils would ruin" him ,
a woman who seemed to bo his wlfo was
urging first outj and. t _ rj another or Uie
drawers to Ascoml and caution the party.
That tomethlnR more than dljorderllness or
< x visit from the constable was In question ,
I gathered from their pale faces , and was
confirmed In the Impression when , on seeing
inc\ they dispersed n little and affected to
lie unconcerned until I asked for the Apollo
loam , whereon they all came together again
and fell on mo with complaints and en-
treUlcs.
"Fore Qed , sir , I think jour friends nre
mad ! " the hoot cried In a perfect fury. "Go
upt go up ! and tell them that It they want
to bo hanged , and to hang tne ns well , they
are going the right way about 111" ,
"U la well It lu night , " eald the head
waiter , "or the market potters would have
broken our windows before now. "
"And got us all In the compterl" walled
the woman. And then to me , "Oo up , sir ; go
up and tell them It they would not have the ( , I i
mcb pull the house down " | |
Hut the tumult above , waxing loud at that' ' ,
moment , drowned her words , and certainly I
took from me what little good will to cacjiid 1
I had. However , the host , having mo there ,
a pirson who had Inquired for thp ro in , I
would take no denial , but delighted to have ; '
found n deputy , lalrly set me on the stairs
aud pushed me up. "Go up and tell them !
Go up und tell them ! " he kept repeating.
"You aoked for the room and there It Is. "
In a word , I had no choice , and with reluc
tance went up. The noise was such I could
not fall to find the loom , even It they would
have let me. 1 knocked mid opened ; the roar
ot voices pouretl out and even before I en
tered the room I knew what was afoot , nnd
could swear to treason. Cries such as "Iown
with the whlgs and d n their king ! " "Tho
29th ot May and a glorious restoration I"
"Here's to the hunting party ! " poured out
In a contused medley ; with halt a dozen oth
ers aa treasonable , and as certain , wr-ro they
ovci heard In the street , to bring down the
mob and the messengers on the speakers.
True , as soon as the half-muddled brains
of the company (03) ( ) ; In the tact that the
door was open and a ( stranger .Handing on the
threshold which was not lat'lly discerned on
the Instant owing to the cloud of tobacco
smoke that filled the room nine-tenths
quavered oft Into silence nml gaped at tne ,
that proportion uf the cumpany having still
the senre to recognize ( he il.3k . they were
tunning , and toapprehenl that judgment had
taken them In the act.
Two men In particular , dlder than the rest ,
the one a fat , Infirm fellow , with n pallid face
and ( ho air of a rich citizen , the other a
peevish , red-eyed atomy lu a green fur-
lined coat , were of this party. They had not ,
I think , been ot the happiest before , seated
In the midst of that crow , but now , sinking
back In their highbackcd chairs , they stared
at mo as If I cairled death In my face. A
neighbor of theirs surpassed even them , for
with a howl that the secretary was on them
and the olllcers were below , he kicked over
his chair and dashed for a window , pausing
only when he had lbro\Vli It up.
Hcwe'.or , even then the recklessness of
some of the party was evident , for while 1
stood , uncertain to whom to speak , one of
the mote drunken staggered from his seat ,
and giving a shrill-voiced lielloa , that might
liavo been heard In Bedford house , made to
ward me with a cup in his hand.
"Drink ! " he cried , with a hiccough , as he
forced It on me. "Drink ! To the squeezing
of the rotten orange. Dilnk , man , or you ate
no friend of ours , but a sniveling , sneaking ,
white-faced son of a Dutchman , like your
master ! So drink and no leavings , or eh ,
what Is It ? What la the matter ? "
PART XI.
CHAPTER XIX.
It was no small thing could enlighten that
brain , clouded by the fumes of drink and con.
celt , but at length , the silence , now perfect
and clothing panic a silence that had set In
with his first word , and a panic that had
giown with a whisper which passed round
the table came homo to him. "What Is It ?
What Is the matter ? " he repeated , with a
filly , drunken laugh. And ho turned to look.
No one answered him , but he saw the
flttange sight which I had already seen his
fellows fallen away from him and huddling
on the further sideof the table , as sheep
huddle away from the sheep dog ; some pale ,
cio&svyed and with lips drawn back , seek
ing softly In their cloaks for weapons ; while
otheis stood Irresolute or leaned against the
wall shaking and unnerved.
At that sight he turned to me again , more
than half sobered. "Won't he drink the
toast ? " he maundered , in an uncertain voice.
"Why why not , I'd like lo know ? Eh ?
Why not ? " he repeated , and staggered.
At that some one In the ciowd laughed
hysterically , and , thla breaking the spell , a
aecond found hw voice. "God ! It la not the
man ! " the latter cried with a rattling oath.
"It Is not ! I swear It U not ! " ho contlnusd
In harsh exultation , "Here you speak fool"
he went on to me. "What do you here ? "
"This for Mr. Wllklna , ' I answered , holdIng -
Ing out my note.
I meant no jest , but the words supplied the
Mgnal for Hiu.'li a roar of laughter as well i
nigh lifted the roof. The men were still between ]
|
tween drunk and sober and In the reUound of
their relief staggered and clung to one an I
other and bent this way and that in a very
paroxjsm ot convulsive mirth. Vainly one or
two l&ss heady than their fellows essayed
to blay a tumult that promised every mo- ,
mcnt to rouse the watchmen ; It was not until j
after a coiipldptable Interval , nor until the I
mote diunken had laughe.l their fill and I I
hid asked ni ) elt a hundred times If thes j
were- men to be trusted with secrets and I
others' necks ( hat the man with the white
handkerchief , who had just entered , galneJ
at last alienee * and a hearing. Thli done ,
however , ho rated his fellows with the ut
most anger nnd contempt ; the two elderly ,
gentlemen whom I have mentioned adding
their quavering , pasMonatu remonstrances to
his. Ilut as In Mils kind of association there
can be little discipline , and those are meat
foiward who have least to lose , the hot ead i
only looked fillly for the moment , and the
next were- calling for more liquor ,
"Not a bottle ! " eald he of the xshlto hand
kerchief. "Nom tie Dleu , not a bottle. "
"Come , captain , wo ati ? not on service
now , " one remonstrated ,
"Aren't you ? ' said he , looking darkly at
them
"No , rot we ! " cried the other , recklessly.
"And what Is more , wo will have no regi
ment du Rol legulatlons hero. Is not a gen
tleman to hove a second bottle If lie wants
one ? "
"It Is 12 o'clock , " replied the captain ,
( irmly , "For the love cf heaven , man , wait
until thla business IB over and then drink
until you burst , If you please ! For me , I am
going to bed. "
"Hut who Is this lord ! I don't know what
to call him ! " the fellow retorted , turning
with a half-drunken gesture to me. "This
gentleman dancing master ? "
"A messenger from the old Fox. Mr.
Taylor , I think ho calls himself , " the officer
answered , turning to me ,
"Yes , " said I.
"Well , you may go. Tell the gentleman
who serft you that Watklns got his note , and
will bear the matter In mind. "
I said I would1 and was going with that ,
and never more glad than to be out of that
company. Hut the fellow who bad nuked who
1 was and uho being thwarted of hU drink
was now out of temper called rudely to know
where- I got my wig , and who rigged me out
like a lord , swearing that Ferguson's serv
ice must be a d d deal better than the one
lituas In , and the pay higher than a poor
trooper's. This gave the cue to the man
who had before forced the drink on
me , who , still having Ibe cup In hla hand ,
thrust himself In my way , and forcing the
liquor on mo 69 violently that fce epjllc4
Bomo over my coat * \vowcrt that though * Il
the Scotch colnnclft-ln the world barred thd
way I iihould drinkUits ( east , or he would
skewer me.
"To Saturday's .wotkl A straight eye and
a firm hand 1" he erred. 'Drink , nun. drlnkl
For a-huntlng wefwlll go , and a-huntlng wo
will gal And If we. Don t flush the game at
Turnham Green , call -mo a bungler ! "
I heard one of thq elder men protest , with
tomcthlng between a 'curee and a groan , that
the fool would proclaim It at Charing Cress
next , but thinking ; only to bo gone , and the
man bcliig to drunk 'that ' It was evident re-
elitancc would but render him more ob-
slinate and Imperil my skin , I took the cup
and drank and gave It back to him. Uy that
time two or three of the more prudent If
any In that company could be called prudept
had risen and Joined us , who , wkpn he
would have given another toast , forccTl him
away , scolding him soundly for a leaky chatterer -
terer , and a fool who would ruin all with the
drink.
Freed from his Importunities , I waited for
no second pcrmlsslcn , but got mo out a tut
down the stairs , at the foot ot which the
landlord's scared face and the waiting ,
watching eyes ot the drawers and servant * ,
still gathered there In a listening group , put
the last touch to the picture of madnoffl
and recklessness I had witnessed above.
Here were Informers and evidences ready to
hand , and more than enough , If the very
beggara In the street and the orange girls
and nlghtwalkcrs who * prowled the market
were not sumclcnt to bring homo to Hs au
thors the rank treason they bawleJ and
shouted overhead.
The thought that such rogues should en
danger my neck , and good , honest men's
necks , made my biood run rold and hot at
once ; hot when I thought ot their folly , cold
when 1 recalled Jr. Ashton executed In ' 90
for carrying treatonablo letters , or Anderton.
the printer , betrayed and ilono to death for
printing the like. I could understand Fer
guson's methods ; they hail reason In them ,
and If I hated thorn and loathed them they
were not so very dangerous. For ho had dis
guises and many name.1 ! and lodgings , and
lurked from ono to another under cover of
night , and If ho sowed treason , ho sowed It
stealthily and In darkness , with all the ad
juncts which prudence and tradition dlc'a ' cd ;
he boasted to those only whom ho had in
his power and used them like Instruments.
Hut the outbreak of noisy , rampant , reck
less rebellion which I hid witnessed and
KILLED TIH3 KING SHE SAID.
which , it seemed to me , must be known
within twenty-four hours to all London-
filled me with panic and put me beMde my
self. So that , when the girl who had cm-
ployed me on that errand met me In the
street , 1 cursed her and would have patscd
her ; being unable to s-ay another word , lest
I should weep. Uut she turned with me ,
and , keeping pace with me , asked me con
tinually what it' was , and , getting no an
swer , by and by caught my arm and forced
me to stnnd lrr the 'passages-beyond Uc'dfoi-,1
house-and clc.-e to the Strand. Here ehe
repeated hep question ay fiercely , asking mo
besides It I was mad and the like and showed
herself such a little termagant , that I had no
option but to answer her.
"Mad ? " I cried passionately. "Ay , I am
mad to have anything to do with such as
you. "
"Cut what is It ? What has happened ? "
she persisted , peering at me , and so barring
the way that I could not pass.
"Could you not heir ? "
"I could hear that they were drinking , "
ehe answered. "I knew that , and therefore
I thought that you should go to them. "
"And run the rl k ? " I said.
"Well , you are a man , " she answered
coolly.
At that I flood so taken aback
for she spoke It with meaning
and a sort ot sting In her tone
that for a minute I did not answer her ,
Then "Is not a man's , ' life as much to him as
a. woman's to her ? " I said with Indignation.
"A man's ! " she replied. "Ay , but not a
mouse's ! I will tell you what , Mr. Taylor ,
or Mr , Price , or whatever your name Is "
"Call me what you like , " I , jaid. "Only
let me go ! "
"Then I will call you Mr. Craven ! " shf
retorted bitterly. "Or Mr. Daw , In peacocks'
feathery. And lot you go. Go on , you cow
ard ! Go , you craven ! "
Though It wjs not the most grpclous per
mission , and strung me enough , I took It
sullenly , and , getting away from her , went
down the passage'toward the Strand , leaving
her there. Hut not gladly , although to go
had been all J had asked a > moment before.
No man , Indeed , could have had It In his
mind moro firmly made up to wrench him
self from the grasp of the gang whoso tool
this little spitfire was ; nor to a man bred
to peaceful pursuits , as I had been , anil
flung Into such an Imbroglio as this , wherein
to dance on nothing seemed to be the
alternative whichever way I looked , was
It so much a matter ot consequence to be
called a coward by a child that I must
hesitate for that ? Moreover , the place and
time , u dingy passage on a dark night , with
rain falling and a chill wind blowing , and
nona abroad but such as honest men would
avoid If they could , were ot Incentives tu
rashness or adventuie.
And jet when It came to going nullls
vcfetlglls retrorsum , as the Latins say , 1
pioved to be either too much or too little of
a man these arguments notwithstanding ;
too little of a man , I mean , to weigh reason
justly usalnst pride , or too much of a man
to hear with philosophy a girl's taunt ; so
when 1 had gone fifty yards I halted , and
then In a moment went back. Not slowly ,
however , but In a gust of Irritation ; so that
for a very little'I could have struck the
girl for the puling face and helplessness
that gave her ait ( advantage over me. I
found her In the saine < pmce , and aoked her
roughly what slut wanted.
"A man , " she , said ,
"Well , " I answered , sullenly , "what Is It ? '
"Have I found lauo ? That is the ques
tion , " she rctortal. And at that again I
could have had lUIn my heart to strike her
acrotis her se.ovnful child's face. "My
uncle Is a man , utiltast. "
"He U a bad une , curse him , " J cried , In
a fury.
She looked atJnio coolly , "That Is
better , " she said.1)"If ) your deeds were ot
a piece with youruwords , you should be no
man's slave. Hls least of all , Mr. Price , "
"You talk finely ! ' I uold my passion cool
ing , as I began toiread a covert meaning In
her tonu and wnrds , and that she would
ho at something' , . 'lit comes well from you ,
who do lil > emiitlBiilay and night , "
"Or find tome one to do them , " she an-
Evsmd , with dcrlalon ,
"Well , after this you will have to find
some one else , " I cried , warming again.
"Ah , If you would but keep your.word ! "
khe cried , claplng her hands softly and
peeilng at me. "If you would keep your
word , "
Seeing more clearly that she would be at
tiomethlng , and wishing to know what It
wan , "Try me , " I said , "What do you
mean ? '
"It Is plain , " she answered , "what 1 mean.
Carry no more messigca ! He sneak and spy
no longer ! Cease to put your head In a
noose , to servo rogues' ends ! Have done
man , with cringing and fawning and trem
bling at big words. Dreak off with these
villains that hold you , put a hundred miles
between > ou and them , and be yourself ;
lip a man ! "
"Why , you mean your uncle ! " I cried ,
vsbtly surprised.
"Why not ? " she eald ,
"Hut If you feel that way. why do his
bidding youieelt ! " I answered , doubting all
tills uil.hte A trap of that cunning devil ,
"H t sneak and spy , who spies on me ,
nilssj"
"J do , " she said , leaning against the wall
of Hedfonl Garden , whcro one of Homing's
lights , set up at the next corner , Rhone full
on. her face , "And I am weiry of It. "
"Hut then If you arc tired of It "
"If I am tired of It , why don't I tree my
self Instead of preaching to you ? " she an
swered , wearily. "First , because I am a
woman , Mr. Wiseman. "
'I don't see what that has to do with It , "
I retorted.
"Don't vou ? " she answered bitterly.
"Thru 1 will tell you. My uncle feeds me ,
clothes mo , gives mo a roof , and sometimes
boatn me. If I run away , as I bid you run
away , whcro shall I flnrt ooard and lodging ,
or anything but the healing ? A man comes
nnd goes ; a woman , If she hns not some one
to answer for her , must to the Justice and
thence to the round house , and bo set to
beating hemp , their shoulders smarting to
boot. Can 1 get service without a char
acter ? "
"No , " I said , "that Is true. "
"Or travel without money ? "
"No. "
"Or alone , except to Whetotone park ? "
"No. "
"Well. It Is fine to bo a man , then. " she
answered , leaning her little shawled licat
further back against the wall and slowly
moving It to and fro , while she looked at me
from under her eyelashes. "For ho can do
all. And take ft woman with him. "
I started a * that , and eta red at her. and
saw a llttlo color come Into her palo face.
Hut her eyes , far from falling under m >
gaze , met my eyes with a bold , mlschlcvoiu
look , that gradually , and as she still movoi
her head to and fro , mellr-,1 Into a smile.
U was Impossible to mistake her meaning
and I felt a thrill run through mo such as 1
had not known for ten jears. "Oh , " I salt !
at last , and awkwardly , " 1 see now. "
"You would have seen long ago If you hat'
not been a fool. " she answered. And thru
r.s If to excuse herself , added but this 1 did
not understand "not that the fine feathers
make fine birds I am not such a tool mysel
as to think that but "
"But what ? " I said , my face warm.
"I am a fool all the tume. "
Her eyes falling with that and her paleface
face fast growing scarlet , though I could no
follow her precise drift , of the main thing
there was 'no doubt. And 1 take It there ar * .
tow men that , upon such an Invitation , how
ever veiled , would not respond. Accordingly
I took a step toward the girl and went
though clumsily , to put my arm around hpr
Hut she pushed me off with a vigor tha
n.ruriscil me and mocked mo with a face be
twccn mischief and triumph , a face that was
mcro llko a mutinous buj's than a girl's
"Oh , no , " she said. "There Is a good dea
between this and that , Mr. Price. "
"How ? " I said , shamefacedly.
"Do you go ? " she asked , sharply. "Is i
settled ? That first of all , if you please. "
As to the going somewhere 1 had madi
UD my mind long ago ; before I met her , or
went Into the Seven Stars , or knew that a
dozen mad topers were roaring treason abou
the town , and bidding fair to hang us all
But , being of a cautious temper , and seelnt ,
( - idltlonn I had not contemplated , added , am
having besides a shrewd Idea that 1 couli
not withdraw afterward , I hesitated. "It Is
dangerous ! " I said.
"I will tell you what Is dangerous , " she
answered , showing her little white teeth as
she flashed her eyes at me. "And that is to
bt wheio we are. Do you know what they
are doing there ? " and she pointed towan
the market whence we had come- .
"No , " I said reluctantly , wishing she
would say no more.
"Killing the king , " she answered' , In a
low voice. "It Is for Saturday or Saturdo >
week. He Is to be stopped In his coach m ,
he comes from hunting In the lane between
Turnham green and the river. You can
count their chancesi They are merry plot
ters. And now now , " sne continued , "do
you know where you stand , Mr. Price , ant ]
whether it Is dangerous ? "
"I know , " I said , trembling at that bloody
design , which no whit surprised me , since
everything I had heard corroborated It. "I
know what I have to do. "
"Wbat ? " she said.
"Go straight to the secietary's office , " I
said , "and tell him. "
"You won't do It " h "
, e answered. "Or ,
at least , I won't. "
"Why ? " I asked , a-tremble with excite
ment.
"Why ? " ' fho echoed , mocking me. And I
noticed that not only were her eyes bright
but her lips red. "Why , firstly , Mr. Price ,
because I want to have clone with plots
and live honestly , and that is not to be
done on blood money. Aiid , secondly , be
cause it Is dangerous , as you call It. Do you
want to be in evidence , set up for all to
point at , and six months after to be decoyed
to Wapplng , dropped Into a dark hold and
carried over to France ? "
"God forbid , " I oaid , aghast at this view of
.things.
"Then have done with Informing , " she an
swered , with a little spurt of heat. "Or
let It be , at any rate , until we are safe
ourselves and snug In the coutry. Then , II
you cheese , and you do nothing to hurt my
uncle for I will not have him touched we
may talk of it. But not tor money. "
Those words "safe and snug , " telling ol
a prospect that at that moment seemed ol
all othern the most deslruble In the world
dwelt so lovingly on my ear that In place
of hesitation I felt only eagerness and haste ,
"I will go , " I said.
"You will ? " she said.
"Yes , " I answered.
"And ? "
"And what ? " I said , wondering
She hesitated for a inom'ent and then
"That Is for you to say , " she replIM , low
ering her eyes.
It 1,3 possible that I might not have under
stood her even then , If I had not marked her
face , and sedn that her lips were quivering
with a sudden bashfulncES which words anil
manner In vain belled. She was not not all
boldncra , she blanched at last ; and , lowering
her eyes , drew forward the shawl that cov
ered her head , the street urchin gone out of
her. And I , seeing and understanding , bad
other and new thoughts of her whlfh re
mained with me. "If you mean that , " I
said , "I will make you my wife If you will
let me. "
"Well , we'll see about It when wo get to
Romford , " she answered , looking nervously
aside , and plucking at the fringe of the
shawl. "We have to cscipo first. And now
listen , " she continued rapidly and In her
ordinary voice. "My uncle Is removing to
morrow to another hiding place , and I go
first with some clothes. He will not lilt him.
r.elf until It Id dark. Do you put your trunk
outsldn your door und I will take It and send
It by the Chclmsford wagon , At noon meet
mo at Clerkenwell gate , and we will walk
to Romford and hide there until we know
how things are going , "
"Why Romford ? " I rsked.
"Why anywhere ? " she answered Impa
tiently ,
That was true enough , arid seeing Tti what
mood she was , and that out of sheer contrari
ness she was Inclined , because she had
melted to mo a moment before , to be more
Hhrowish now , I refiulned from asking fur
ther questions , listening Instead to her
minute'directions , which were given with as
much clearneKt ) and pcisplculty as If she
had dwelt on this cacapo for a twelvemonth
past.
It was nlaln , Indeed , that she had not
fetched and curried for the famous Fer
guson for nothing , nor watched Mu methods
to little purpose , Nor was this all. Mln-
glbd with this display of precocious skill
thcro constantly appeared a touch of mal
ice and mlschlevousnesb , moro natural In
a boy than In a girl , and seldom found oven
In boys where the gutter has not served for
a school , And through this , again , ao
through the folds of a shifting gauze , ap
peared now and then that which gradually ,
us 1 listened , took more and more a hold on
mo the woman.
Yet I suppose that there never was a
stranger love making In the world , If love
making that could be called , wherein one
at least of us , had In his mind ten thoughts
of fear and death for ono of happiness or
love , and a pulse attuned rather to the slow
and dreary drip of the eaves about uo
and the monotonous yelp of a cur chained
among the stalls than to the flutter of
desire.
And yet when , our plan agreed upon and
the details settled , we turned homeward and
went together through the streets , I could
not refrain from glancing at my companion
from time to time In doubt and almost in
credulity. When the dream refutKl to melt ,
when I found her still moving at my elbow ,
her small shawled head on a level with
my shoulder when I say I found her BO ,
not love , but a tense of companionship ,
and a feeling of gratulatlon that J was no
longer alone , stole for the first time Into
ray mind and comforted me. I had gone
so many years through these streets solun
et coelebs that I pricked my ears and
pinched wytelf la < ilie r tbtvoisUneot at
finding another beside me nmt other fee
keeping time with mine ; nor knew whethei
to be moro confounded or relieved to think
that of nil persons' Interests , her Interest
marched with mine.
( To be Continued. )
American Champagnes are fast driving
out the Imported trtlelo. At the head o
the Hit Is Cook's Imperial.
Rev. Dr. Orccr has declined the place o
coadjutor bishop of Rhode Island , toblcl
ho was elected nt the recent diocesan con
vontlon In Providence.
Miss Mary Rachel Dobson , the eldes
daughter of Austin Dobson , has joined n
missionary settlement for college women ll
Hombay. She Is a graduate of London tin I
vcrslty.
Rev. Dr. Edward Gayer Andrews , one o
the board of bishops of the Methodist Epls
copal church and the head of the New
York cast conference. Is Hearing his 72
blrthdiy , and Is still remarkably ctrong an
well preser\ed.
Rev. Dr. W. J. Chlchestcr. who Is to sue
ceed Dr. Harrows ns pastor of the Firs
Picsbytcrlan church of Chlcjgo. Is the parto
ot the Immanucl church In Los Angeles
Cal. , and Is oneof the foremost clergymci
on the Pacific coast. He was born In Hal
ttmoro In IS 19.
A beautiful etalnotl-glass window IH to bi
placed In the llaptlst church at Fret-port
Me. , lu memory of the late Rev. Dr. Kdga
H. Gray. Ho pronounced the funeral otntlo :
over the body of Thoddcus Stevens ; he too' '
part In the funeral of President Lincoln , mu
lie preached a remarkable sermon In Wash
Ington while the battle of Gcttysbuig w.t
In progress.
Rev. Dr. Daniel U. Randall of Portland
Me. , who celebrated the ninetieth annlvcrssr
of his birth recently , Is the oldtst and mos
widely known Methodist minister In Maine
For more than half a century he ha ? been
engaged In active work In the ministry of hi ;
church and for sixty-nine years he has hel
a continuous membership In the Maine con
fcrenco. The doctor was born In a log cabli
at Haul wick , Vt. , In 1807.
The committee appointed to pronounc
upon the pledges made for the payment o
the debts of the American Baptist Mleslonar
union and the American Baptist Home Mis
slon society reports that It bus carefull
examined the lists submitted to It by Hi
proletaries of the socletlis and finds tha
$503,031.45 has been secured In cash and Ii
satisfactory pledges. The amount will cancc
the debts.
St. Patrick's cathedral. New York City. I
to have a set of chimes , and for the firs
time since the church wco built there wll
be the bound of bells to announce the Urn
ot services. The new bells were made Ii
Savoy , France , by the Paccards , a famou
firm of bell founders. There are nlnetcei
bells , and this makes the catlicdral chime
more numerous than those of cither Trlnlt ;
or Grace church , which number , respective ) }
ten and nine. The largest bell In St. Patrick'
chimes weighs about 7,000 pounds , and th
smallest weigh ; only .100 pounds.
Cardinal AntonclH's will bequeathed 2
francs to the Hospital of the Holy Ghost , Ii
Rome , and a similar sum to the holy place
at Jerusalem. Such small bcqucs's by a rlci
prelate excited icmnrk , but It was fouin
that , by an old Roman law , no will wa
valid unless It contained these two legacies
the minimum sum being G francs. At Gcno
a similar bequest bad to be made to th
Hcopltal of I'onnatlonc , and at Turin t
that of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus , the ob
jcct being in all cases the support of thes
institutions. Antonclll , dying at the Vatican
conformed to the old usage.
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CASE or MO.Vr.V Jtri-'CMIEI > .
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I'avlnu , Stwvr and llnlMIni ;
IIHICK.
Cnpaclty , 100.000 per ilny. Olllee nnd yard , ! 2d.
and Hickory Kts. Telcplionc lio. Oinalm. Neb.
cuii.viciWOKICS. .
c. F. isi'KMrnai : .
i\fii : COUMCK
Manufacturer of Oahjnlzcd Iron Cornices , On'-
vanlrcd Iron SUvllslitn. Tlr , , Iron nnd Slnto
Itoollntr. ARent for Klnneai'H Steel Ccillns.
108-10-12 North Ulcvenlli ttrecl.
CKACKKK rACTOHinS.
X } IKCJ. co. ,
Wliolefale Crnelcer Slntmfiicturers ,
OMAHA , Nell.
WOHK'3. _
DAVIS Jk'coWOIIjI , IKO.V AVOIIICS.
Iron anil llrnss I''uiiiiilirM. '
7.1anufacturers nnd Jolili rt of Machinery. Oen-
rrnl repairing u rpcclnltN. Itt'l ' , KQ3 and 1505-
Jnckbon street , Onmhu Net ) .
I'AXTO.V * v7KHIjl."lHO.V WOIIKS.
Manufacturers of Aicliltccturnl Iron Work.
General Koundry. Machine nnd HlnckBinlth worK.
EnglneT nnd Contrnctors for Klre 1'roof Hulld-
Ingn. Olllce nnd ork : U. 1 * . ny. ana South ,
17th street , Oinalm.
ovniiAi.i. . AND siimr KACTOHIIIS.
M. ! : . sjii'i'ii .v co. ,
Manufncturcrs Ideal linind Hlilrts , OvcrallK.
Jumpers. Lined Duel ! Clcitldnc. Importers and
lotbers Diy Goods nnd Notions. Baleurooms ,
1101-1107 lluiney Kt. Factory 1102-110S llowarj
St.
KAT7-MJVI3\h CO II'AVV.
MfKrs I'lolhliiK. I'anlc. BlijrlH and Ovorulls.
OMAHA , NiiJ : ,
S1I1UT KACTOIHKS.
J. II. r.VA.VK.
NKIIUASKA SIIIItT COMI'A.NV.
Excluulve cUHtom ihlit mllnrs , 1515 Farnnm.
LOl'NOKS.
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I , , "ii IIOl'l' ,
Manufacturer Lounges , Couchen , .
Jolilier of SprlnB Heds and FealherB , 13U7-1I
NIciiolnH Hipit. _ _
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iiyisvoaiv3
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SC'IIOUnHAfiK'S T\VIA CITV mil
\VOIIIC.S , -HI I iMirnniii .SI.
Dyeing and ' leanlui ; uf sarmentii and goods ot
e\crj ( Irturlplloti cleaning of line gurmenlii u.
vi\ir\u :
ManaiifactinerB of Vlnvgui , I'leklc'ii , Crttnups , .
iiBtuiilB , Celery and Wuuei-tirnlilic Bauce.
WAGONS AND CAKIUAGUsi
\VII.I.IAM I'l'UIKKKII.
I'or a Eood kiilifctunllal vehicle of any deicrlp-
lun for icpuintlns or rubber tires on new or o4 |
vlit'cla , the bent place la ii'.li und L avenworlli.
ttret .
: n co.
Cheap , medium priced und tony carriage. .
Any thine y u " ' " iml linml or nan.
leddfiuuitira for Iluhbt-i llrrb , ananled , JStli
and larneyot'l't- } lletii.Tt " " " " ' _
A.J.
] . | Ol | , I III Ooiliti * .
Full line of Carriaueu , IIUBgle , I'lmtlons , Font-
Carle , Wheelu iubi > rr tlird. The but U tli -
'h f ve > t' _ - _ - - .
IlN8iii > OIL.
\VOI I V.V I.I.VSICKIi OIL U'OIIKN ,
Mnnufucturerg old iiruccen raw Unseed oil.
kettle boiled Unseed oil , old plot-em ground ) ln >
ft d cuke , grjund and ncreened fluxneed for
ruieUU. OMAHA , NEU.
AWNINGS AND T'iNTS.
, , .
lunufarluren tuiln , annlngn , Urpaullni , cov-
ru of all klndti , llaiii , bannern und utrenmcrji.
U3-'D5 H. ICIli HI , , Omr.lla ,
OMAHA THVT AMI IMIIIIIKII CO ,
( Huccrviior * Onuhu Trnt and Annlng Co. )
lanufucturern trntu , nnnliiKC. Jobuem ladlrH *
nil genU' inncklntotheii. Tenli for rent. 1511
Ht..maha.
CIGAH MANI'l'ATUItKlia. (
! ii\i : : .v co.
Laigent In the went - Omuhu. Irfadlnt Job- *
Ur > of Omxha , Llnculu und Kcm.au City liaa-
U uur good * . . '