TITE OMAHA DAILY UEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 29. 1897. 1 1 By STANLEY J. WEYMAX. J ytiAisXviy. VI V. V\Vi Vi V. V * Vi V. Vi V k\ vJv A - j VA/A > xxvnt , i bfllcve that It 1 * one thing to confront fv lh ralinncr a ilialli tliat Is known to be 1m % title ami quite another thing tn a umr the tame litonUiure hope nntl a chance re- ma n 1 nm t.ot greatly ashamed , there fore that In n crisis which amply justified all the horror ami lepiiRnance which mortals frrl at the prospect of Hidden anil violent dlrfljUitUni I fell below the heroic Mandanl , and Mlil nnil dlil tiling * , miles Imiiar Archllll. NevciihelFM It li with no goJrtwill I dnc-ll on the nmttcr : In writing , fi In life , there are docenrlas and Indecencies ; things to be told and others to be implied. Let few worils then milllce , nllkc for the moment whin Cturnork. holdlr.i ; bark the others , wrung from me , half mooning ax I was , the ed-i m l Mo n that I had been to Kensington , and that the sentry was not mUtakcn , and tor the e mlmitrs of frenzied terror which fol lowed when Rc'eimlng and strURgllng In their Rraap. ntnv trying to fling m > . eU down end now Hlirlchlni ; iira > er3 for mere ) . 1 was drugged to a * pot helow the hooK and held there bj rflontleio fingers while a rope was being fetrhed from the next room. 1 had no vlHlon as 1 have read some have , of the thlngi done In my life but the set , dark fccei that hi'inmcd me In undet the light , the grim looks of one and the scared pallor of another , even Kergtieon's hldeoua vliage CB ho ho\crcd In the Ixickground , biting his rail" between tenor and exultation all these , uvi'ti enlarged and multiplied , 1 saw with a dreadful cleanics * and a Kceiincts oflslon that of Itself wan tortiif1. "Oh. Rod' ' I cried. "O. God ! " I felt tint I could leap out of mjself with terror with ttrror of what was to coino ; ) et from man I could wee no help " \ > nun , p n > . " sala Charnock , Incx- oraUj "I'rjy , for jou must die.Ve will Eivc jou one minute. Here comes the rope Who will faati'tt It ? " "A fool. " cried a haid , gibing \olce from Bornewhore b yond the circle. "N'o other. " I utarted convulsively. I had forgotten the girl's presence So , doubtle- , had the conspirators , for at the wound they turned quickly toward her ; and. the ring of men opening out Itr the movement , she became visible to me. She Blood confronting all , daring all Her lips red , her face white as paper her e > euglittering with a strange wild fierceness Long afteiward she told mi- thai the bound of m > shrieks and erica ringing In her caw had been almost more than pho could bear ; thai as anviim aroje on bcrcam she had drhen the nails Into her palms until her hands bled , and so , and eo only had been able to restrain herself , knowing well that If oho would Intereno to the purpo&e her time was not jet Now thot It huil come , nothing could ex ceed the mockery and scorn that rang In her tone "A fool , " bhe cried strldontlj , "has fetched It , and a fool will fasten It' And , let who hang , they will hang. And UNO of you , aje , you at the back there , will hang them Why , you arc fools , jou are all fools , or jou would take care that every man among jou put his hand to the Job , and was deep as another. Or , If jou like precedence , and It Is a question of fasten ing for the man who fctclied , he Is as good as dead alreadj' let the hand that wove the nooi < e tie It ! Let that mau tie II1" And with pitiless finger he pointed to the old plotter who , sneaking and cringing In the background , had already his eje on the door anil his mind on retreal. "Let him tie It1' ohc repeated. "You slut ! " ho roared , his eyes equlntlng. h ! face , livid with fury. "Your tongue ohall bo wilt. To your garret , vixen. Hut the others , as was not unnatural , Haw the matter In a different light. "Bj . the wench Is right' " cried Ca > el , and Keycvi saying the same , and another backing him , there was a general chorus of "Ay , the girl Is right. The girl le right ! " At that the man who had brought the rope threw It down. "There's for me , " he oald gloomily , and with an ugly gleam In his eyes "Let the old devil take It up. It Is his Job , not mine , and If I swing he shall Bwlng , too. " "Fair ! " cried all. "That Is fair ! ' And "I PROMISE , " I SAID. "That Is fair , Mr Ferguson , " said Charnock. "Jo you put the iopo round his neck ? " "I ? " Ferguson spluttered , glaring from under bin wig. "Yes , you1" the man who had brought < bo rope retorted , with \lolence. "You ! And why not I'd like to know , my gtntle- "I am no hangman , " cried the plotter > lth a miserable assumption of dignity. Hut the words and the evasion only In flamed the general rage. "And are we ? " Caurl roared , with a volley of oaths. "You covuiaiitlng , pealmtJlnglng , tub-thumping old quill driver , " ho continued. "Io jou think that we are hero to do jour dirty work and squeeze throats at jour bidding. l'ct > te ! For a gill of hollands 1 would split your tcnguo for jou. That and jour pen Iia\o done too much harm already. " "I'cace , " Charnock bald. "Go softly , man And do you , Mr. Ferguson , lake up the rope and do your part. Otherwise wo Khali have strange thoughts of jou. There liavo betn things said before , and it were ( well you K VO no color to them " I cannot bclloo that e\en I , writhing as a few minutes before I had writhed In their hands , and screaming and begging for life , could hu\o presented a more pitiable spec tacle than Ferguson exhibited , thus brought to book. All thi ) base and craven Instincts of a law and cowardly nature , brought to tbo surface by the challenge thus Hung In lilo face he quailed and cowered before the mtn , and shifting bis feet and brtathlng hard gl nceU askance , HrM at one and then at anothei as If to see who would support him. or who could most .easily be per- vtuiK'il Hut ho found scant encouragement anyulurt1 , the men. ia > as' ' ami lll-dl < pcjcd , to begin , and driven to the wall , to boot , lia'l HUM conceived suspicions , and In pro- j > crlloii ai delay and bis conduct diverted tlielr MK from me , turiu-J It on him with growing ferocity llrri ) la the cook of the pit' " cried Kryre , Nvho neemed to be a trooper and a man of no education. Ucklr.K v\ea the occasional J'rrmh won ! or accent that b trayttl the other * toouru with KluK l.ouu. " ! ) n Mm' lie. would have ui haiiK thu nun , but MOII t lay a tinker oil him himself ! lie In no Ketih Uii't bet Wall. 1 haux no m n Utlif uiiliui 1 put baud on iilui " And hr poiutml full at the plotter A murmur of aicvnt. * trrn and full of mean i K rclMHxi hU vtunU "Mr FeTKU- vo Mid Charneck wltU grave | Htlll ti < , ' 'jou ' hear wliat tlito gcattfUUD itT AuJ , mind > ou , If you nuk me , he lias reason. A few minutes ago you were forward with rs to hang this pcrjcti. And among gentle men to urge another to do what you will not do yourself lajs you open to comment. It may even bo pretended , that If jour rogue Informed , jou were not so Ignorant of the fact a/i jou would have us believe " jou It wan wonderful to see how the mm. wrc und dCFpcrate , caught at that notion , and with what greedy ferocity they turned en the knave who only a few moments before had swajed their paeslons to his will. It was tone no purpose that Ferguson , bead and hands ( baking as with a palsy , strove frantically to hurl back the accusation. His wonted profanity stemcd to fall him on this occa sion , whllo the violence which hail daunted men of saccr temperaments proved no match for Carol's brutality , who , breaking In on him before he had stammered a rcorc of words , called him liar and sneak , and , de nouncing him with outslrelched finger , was 'n acl to hound his comrades on him , when something caughl the ear of one of them , and with a cry of alarm thla man , who stood near the door , raised his hand for silence. Rage died down In the others' farts , and Involuntarily they clustered together , nut the panic was of short duration ; hardly had the alarm been given and taken , or the lamp which hung against the wall been snatched down and shaded before the sound of a key In the door reassured the con spirators. For me , who throughout the scene last described had leaned half-swooning against the wall , listening with what feel ings the reader may easily Judge , to the contest for my life for me , who now stood repr'eved , and for the moment safe , any change might be expected to be fraught with terror ; but whether I had pawed Ihe bltter- ncts of death , or sheer terror bad exhausted my capacity for suffering , It Is certain thai I walled the event with lack-lustre cjcs , and hearing a cry of "It's Mat Smith ! " felt neither fear nor surprise , nor even moved , when Smith entered , followed by a woman , and with a quick glance took In the room toil Its occupants "Good ! " said Cassel , vvltb an oath. "I Ihoughl that the soldiers were on us. But If Ihey had been , curse me , but I would have senl this old Judas to his place before me' " Smith looked with a grim smile from the speaker to Ferguson , and raising his ejc brows. "Judas ! " said he , with Ironical po liteness , as he laid his cloak and cane on the table. "Is It possible thai jou refer lo my friend , Mr. Ferguson ? " "Strangle jour friend1" Cassel answered coarselj. "Do you know that his man there has blown , on the thing and sold us ? " Smith's eje had already found me where I leaned against the wall , my hands tied. "I see , " he said coolly "I knew before that the game was up. and I have been some- ftlert , and warned some one , " he added with a glance at Charnock , who noddea. "Hut I did not know how they had the otllce " "He gave It' That Is how they had It' Cawl retorted. "And It Is my belief that like man like master' ' And thai lhal poor piece lliere would no more have dared lo Inform wilhout his patron's leave than " Ho left the- end of his sentence to be un derstood , but Charnock , taking up the tale and disregarding Ferguson's mutlerlngs , de scribed In a few words what had happened When he came lo Ihe girl's Interventlor In my behalf , Ihe woman who had enlerec with Smith , and who , though she ssemed to be known to the conspirators for her appearance caused no remark had hltheru remained fldgellng In the background , movec forward Into the room , and approaching the girl who was sitting moodily at a table by th - fire touched her cheek with her fingers , and slipping her hand under her chin , turned up her face. To this the girl made no resistance and the two women re- malned looking into one anolher's ejes fort a long minute. Then the elder , who was Ihe same woman I had seen wllh Smllh at the ladj's house In the outskirts , le the girl's facd drop again , with a little flirt of her fingers. "Doris and Strcphon , I 9ce ? " she said with a sneer. CHAPTER XXIX. What the girl answered I did not catch for as she raised her head again to reply my ear caught the found of rising danger Ferguson was speaking ; his words , no longer Incoherent , a mere frothing of oaths and calling of hideous fates on his head I he had ever betrajed. If he had ever sold If he had ever deceived , now ran In a steady current of wrathful denunciation. And the men listened , he had their ears again , he was no longer 01 his trial. Afterwardo learned lliat while my atlenllon was aslra ; with the woman , Smith by stating what had stated to him namely , thai the secre tary had need Ferguson as his Inlermedlar ; Ihrougb whom lo warn Berwick had con firmed the plotter's story and at a slrokc had restored his position. Whereon , ful of spite and desperately certain thai ho > > ever exposed he > lay on other sides , I at anj rate knew enough lo hang him , the wretched man had set himself anew to compass m ; destruction Interred uellher by the checl ho had received , nor by the gloomy looko of the conspirators who responded but slug glrthly to his appeal , he drove home again and again , and with wild words and wllde oaths the one point on which he relied , the one point that was so dear to him that h could not understand their hesitation "Waste time' " he cried. "Wo would b belter emplojed looking to onroolve-a and "lipping away to Romney , would we ? Ilu jou are fools ! You are babies ! There IB one evidence that can swear to you all1 Ther la the evidence , keen to do It ! There Is ih evidence in joui hands ! And you will le him escape ? " "There is evidence without him , ' said Kin sulkily "Whcro la I'reudergasl ? " "O. ho Is honest " "But where Is be ? And where Is Porter ter ? " "Where Is Sir John Fenwlck for that mat ter ? " replied the man who had answerer for Prcndergast. "He U lee high an mightj to mix with us , and will enl eat the chestnul when we have gel It ou of the fire ! For that matter , where ar Friend am' Parkjns. They are not here. ' "P haw' " Ferguson cried. In a rage a the digression. "Why will jou be thinking of them ? Cannel you see that they ar tainted , they are In It ? They cannot If they will' And they are gentlemen besides , am not dirty knaves like this fellow1" "For the matter of that , " said Casse bluntlj ; "Preston was a lord. Hut be sold Aiihton " That word brought a kind of cold breat of suspicion Into the room , at the chit touch of which eacb looked stealthily at hi neighbor , as If he said , "Is It he ? Or he ? Fergunon seeing on this thai be made lllll progrct * , and that the- men , though the looked at me vengefullj- , were not to b kindled , grew furioun and more furious , ant began to storm and rave. But Ctiarnoc In a moment cut him short. "Mr Ferguson Is so far right , " tald h "that If we let this person go to perfec liU evidence against us we ahall be vrr foolish Clearly. It Is to net a premium o treanon " "Then let Mr Ferguson deal with him , ' Co iel answered , curtlj "He la his man and It U hli business I don't lay a ban on htm. and that U flat " Nor J ! Nor I'1 cried several , with eager ncai Oed knows If they thought In thel hearts , to curry favor with me. "You are all mad' " Ferguson crliM , beat IiiK the air. "And you art ) a , coward' " Caciel rftorte ! "I'll aa ooa trust him to you If jou ar taken you'll ptaoh , Fvrguion' 0 d jou I know you will You will peach. Yo are aa whlte-llve-ml a cur aa ever llml' " Then trtMuK them divided and the moa bloody-in I tided of them for such Cawel ha b t > n a hort lima before uklnr. up m cau , 1 thought tlut for curtain the bitter ' n rs of death was past , and t took courage , dls erning for the first time oolul land beyond - " yond the deep and black fiufTocatlng fears J ! through which I bad parsed. For the first tlmo I allowed my thoughts to dwell on the future- and myself to hope and plnn Hut the warm current of returning life bad scarcely courted through my veins and set my heart beating before Charnock's cold voice , taking up tbo tale , smote on my ear , and In a moment dashed my jubilation. There wag that lo his tone that gripped my heart afresh. "Peace , man. " he said. "Peace. Is this a time to be bickering ? Let us be clear before we separate , what Is to be done with this man. For my part , I am not for let * ting him go. " "Nor I , " said Smith , speaking almost for the first time. The others , lately to hot anil Impassioned , looked at the speakers and at one another lth a sort of apathy. Only Ferguson cried , violently , "Nor I , by ! Nor I. Wo arc many , and what Is one life ? " "Quite so , Mr. Ferguson. ' Charnock re torted. "Hut will you take the life ? " The plotlcr drew back as he hail drawn before. "II la everybody's business" he mutlered. "Then will jou lake parl In It ? You re the first to condemn. Will jou be one 0 execute' " Ferguson moistened his lips with his ongu ° , and swallowing with an effort , ookcd shiftily at me and away again. The wcat stood on his face. For me I watched Im , fascinated. Watched him , and.sllll he Id not answer. "Just so , " said Charnock at last. "You 111 not. And thai being so , Is Ihere any ne else who will ? If not what Is to be one ? " "Put him In a lugger , " Keyes cried , "at 10 bridge , and by morning " "He will bo taken oft at the Nore. " Cas- cl answered scornfully. "And you , too , 1 jou think to get off that nav. There arc more Blllops In the Pool than the Illllop ho gave up Ashton. " "Gag him and leave him here. " foot , and gagged what -would you find In a year's t me Mr Price * Not much. " i I stand at htm , ' "If they knew of that1 downstairs , " he continue J , stopping to sMJfnho candle with bin fingers , "would they use It , I wonder ? Would they use U ? What do you think , Mr. Price ? " < Again I made no answer , , "Shall 1 tell thcmJ" said , he" easily "What what do you # vant ? " I whispered hoaridy. i "That U better. " eald he , nodding. "Well , to be c.indll. almost nothing. Two pledges. First thit you will glva nenevldenee- against any one here. That of t-course. " | I mutlered assent. I wasready , to prom'se ' anything. "And secondlj- . that j-oti 'will , when I call upon you , do me a little favor , Mr. Prlro. j It 1 a small matter ; a trifle 1 asked you at my lady' * homo three flays back. Promise to do that for me , when 1 demand perform ance , and In ten mlnutfts from this time jou shall leave the house , safe , free and un hurt. " "I promise , " I sild eagerly. "I promise honestly. " Uul even while I spoke this seemed to bo the strangest of all the things that had hap- oencl to me that night that this man should i think It worth while to pledge me under I such circumstances , cr value at a great a I proml so given For the pledge was a j pledge to do 111 , and as eoon as he and tn * other conspirators were laid by the hceli or bad fled the country , what sanction remained to bind me ? I sow that as I spoke , and i promised < ind promised And would have I promised fifty times with a reservation th.U I1 did so under force majcure. Who would i not have done the earnc , being In my place' I suppose I answered too quickly to please him. and so he read my thoughts or he had It In his mind from the first to read me a lesson , for the words were scarcely out of my mouth before he slid his hand Into his breast with the ugliest smile I ever saw on a man's face and he signed to me to get Into back from It "Get In1" he said. In a voice "GO MAN , " HE SAID , "YOU AHE FRCC , BUT RB.Mn.MBER " "And have him found bj- the messengers omorrow morning ? " Casaell answered. "As well and better call a chair and paj- the chairman , and bid them take him to the secretarj's otllce with our compliments " "Well , If not hero In one of the other pens Ferguson knows plenty. " The woman who had come In with Smith laughed. "That might an&we.r , " she said , "If his sweetheart were not here. Do jou think she would leave him to starve ? " There was a general stir and muttering the men turned to the girl. "Pooh , " said one. "It is Ferguson's girl. " 'And jour epj-'s sweetheart , " the woman repeated. The girl lifted her head and showed the room a face pale , weary and dull-ejcd. "He Is nothing to me , " she said. And the men would have believed her , but the woman , with a swift , cat-like movement , seized her wrist and held it. "Nothing to jou , my girl. Isn't he ? " she cried. "Then j-ou have the fever or the small-pox on jo1. . One , two three " Her face ( laming , the girl sprang up and snatched away her hand. The woman laughed and how I hated her ! Ho Is nothing to jou , isn't he ? " she said , In a mocking tone. "Yet what will you not give me to save him , my thick ? What will you not give mo to see him safe out of this house ? What " "Peace , peace ! " cried Charnock. "Tlmo Is everything , and we arc wasting It. Un less we would be taken , cverj' nian of us , vvu should be half way to Uomney Marsh by morning. " "Will you leave him to me ? " eald Smith suddenly. "Leave him ? " "AjOr , better , let mo have two minutes' talk with him here , and If he comes to my way of thinking. I will answer for him. " "Answer for him ? " Ferguson cried with a sneer. "If jou answer for him no better than I did jou will give us small surety. " "Ay , but I am not jou , Mr. Ferguson , " Smith retorted , In a tone of contempt , whereat the older man writhed Impotently. "This roan Mr. Taj lor or Mr. Price , or whatever his name Is knows me and that what I ay I do. " "Well , do what you like with him , " Char nock answered , peevishly. "So that jou stop hta mouth. " To iny Joy the other men assented In the same tone , being glad to be rid of the bur den. It may seem strange to some that those who had prepared an hour before to take ray life , should now bo as ready to let mo go ; but there are few men who are eager to take life In cold blood , and kill a man as they would a sheep. Moreover , In favor of these men on whose memory the assassination plot has cast obloquy not al together deserved , since few of them were assassins In the strict nenpo. and tbo worst of all , Ferguson , escaped his Just fate In their favor I say It Is to be observed that the fact which they deslgnwl , however horrid In the eyes of good citizens , and certainly not to be defended by me , was not In their eight to much of a murder as an act of pri vate warfare carried Into the enemy's coun try. try.So So fully am I persuaded was this the case that bad It been a question of stab bing the king In the back or shooting him from a window , I believe not one would have volunteered Let thla stand to their credit ; to the credit of men whom I saw and have described at their worst , drunken , reckless , Ill-combined and worse governed whose Illegal design , had it been accom plished , must have postponed the Protestant succession to these realms , but who , mis guided and betrayed as they were by the leaders more evil than themselves , evinced some spark of chivalry In their lives for all did It In a mcamire for a cause and In their sufferings a fortitude that would have become better men and a nobler effort. So much of them One released my lundfi , and another , at Smith's request , found him a light , and my new protector , bidding me follow him and leading the way upstairs to the bare room at the back whence I had broken out , those we had left were deep in muttered plans and whisperings of the marth , and Hunt's bouse , and Harrison's Inn at Dlmchurcn , before we were out of hearing. Smith's first act , when he reached the room above , was to close the door upon us. Thli done , he set bis candle on the floor whence Its flame threw dark waverlcg outlines of our figures on the celling , and moved to the hearth Here , while I etared , wondering at hi * silence , he cearchcd for some springer or handle , and finding It , caused a large piece of the walscot to fall out and reveal a cavity about three feet deep and elx long , lie beckmcd me to bring the candle and look In , and supposing It to be a secret way out , I did so However , outlet there was none The place was nothing more than a concealed cupboard. "Well , " he said , when he had moved the candle to and fro that I might tee the better ha face the whllo wearing a Binllo that caught and held ray gaze. "Well , what do you think of It. Mr. Taylor ? " I did not understand him , and I said so , treinbl'nft. "It U a tolerable hiding place , " tald he. I nodded , to pleace I would have ald it waa a palace. "And not a bad prl on ? " I nodded again , itirlng at him , fascinated I began tn undciHtand. "And a grave ? " I hulderetl. "What do you mean1 I muttered "Lay a man in there , bound band and his closed teeth ; and then , when terrified by the chance In him and the order , I began to back from it "Get .u' " he said , In a voice that set mo shaking. "Oc take the con sequences. Do jou hear , ? Jata no FcrgUKon to threaten and no morc.'J. % I dared resist no lougerjand I crawled in trembling and prajlng hlnxjjiot to shut me In not to shut mo In ! J " 7 "Lie doi-vn' ' " he sold , , gloating on me will cruel eyes and his hand still In his breast I lay down , prajlng fpr , mercj- . "On your back ! On Vour. back ! " he con tinued "And your hands' * by jour sides. So ! That Is better. Now listen to me , Mr Price , and think of what I saj. When yov want to be > laid out for good as you are laic out now , when jou are ready for jour coffin and shroud and ; the worms then breal your promise to me , for coffin and shroud and worms will be ready. Thtak of that think of that and of me when the tempta tloo comes And hark ) j-ou , j-ou fancy. " he went on , fixing his ejts on mine , "and you count on tt , that I shall be taken/with the others , or escaping , shall be where you neei not fear me. Dca't deceive jourself. If a week hence I am In prison , take that for a sign , and please yourself. But If I am free obej' , obey or God help you ! " I know not how to describe with any approach preach to fidelity the peculiar effect which words , apparentlj- simple , had on me , or the terror , out of all proportion to the means chosen for ho spoke without oath , violence or passion Into which they threw me , am which was very far from passing with the soL'ad. I had feared Ferguson , but 1 fearec this man more , a hundred times more ! And jet I can give no reason , adduce no ex planation , save that ho spoke quietly , and so seemed to mean all , and something be yond , what be said. The plans for deceiving him and breaking my word , which I hai entertained a moment before , melted Into thinnest air while I lay and sweated In mj narrow berth , not daring to move eje or limb until he gave me leave. And he , as If he knew how fear of him grew on me under his gaze or In f-heer crueltj , I know not which kept me there and sat smiling and smiling at me ( as the devil may smile at some dead men pacaei beyond redemption ) kept me there- God knows how long. But EO long and to such purpose , that when at length ho bade me rise , and , looking closely Into my face nodded , and told me I might go nay , later than that , when ho had led mo downstairs and opened the door for""me and supported me through It for In the cold air I stag gered like a drunken man even them , I pay so heavy was the spell of fear laid on me and such his power I dared not move o stir until he had twice smiling the second time bidden me go. "Go , man , " said ho "jou are free. But remember. " CHAPTER XXX. Few men are condemned to such an ordco as that through which I had parsed , and though some who read this eind areas remot from death as the wife , that may be an day and must be one day , U from the youn bachelor though eome , I saj- , and In par tlcular those who never saw blade drawn I anger In their lives , but have done all thel fichtlug In the cockpit , msy think that carried It poorly In the circumstances , and with none of the front and bravado sultabl to the occasion I would have them rcmcm ber the old saying , sutor no ultiu crcpldam and ask of a scholar only a scholar's * work I would have them remember that In th nbadon of the scaffold , even a man so gallan bv rentite as Lord Preston of that day stocpcd to bo an evIJence , and that In th tame situation the family pride ot Klchar Hampden availed as little as the recklet courage of Monmouth or the effrontery o Sir John Fenvslck to wise Its owner abov the common level. Slmpllclter. It Is one thIrjR to vapor at th cocoa tree among wltsUnd beaux and an other to take the hazard when the tlm cprnoi ; oa no leffl a person than my Lor Bolinbroke dlacovered , iuid that no farlhe buck than 14 I would have large Ulkei to remember this For myself I am con tent that I came through the trial -wit my life , and jet , not with so much of tha either that anything surer than instlnc guided my steps when all -was over to th duke's homeIn St James square , where , or riving Bpepchless. and helplred , It was won derful I was not put to ibo door wlthon more Fortunately , my lord , marveling a mv failure to return before , and mlndfu even In the turmoil of ihat evening , of th cervlce I had done him Ih toe day , had give orders In my behalf , and on my arrival was recognized , half drad en I waa , an taken to the steward's room , an.l , being le blood by a surgeon , who waa hastily calle In , was put to bed , all who saw me suppos Ing that I wa suffering from vertigo r some Injury , though no marks of blows o tbo head could be dlscoveied. That wza a night long remembered In Lon don. Mersengere with lights attended b flies of soldiers were every hour passln through the streets , searching houses an arresting the suspected , from mouth to roout rumorfc of the conspiracy flew abroad ; at o'clock It was stated and generally believe that the klnc was wounded ; at 10 that be ha been seized ; later that be was dead , Earl In the evening the drawbridge at the towe MM drawn , and the sentries were doublet the tlty gatea were closed and guarded , whole battalion stood all plglit under arm at Kensington ; the council was In perpetua sitting ; many housea were lighted from ev to dawn ; nor alnce the great panic of Beach I Head In 90 hail the'o been nn t rm o ilfe-o or vvldeworwd 1 If thla was to In the city generally , At' the secretary's residence , w hither many ot the prisoner * were brought for examination as soon aa they were taken , the excitement I , waa at IN height ; the aiuare outside , then unenclosed , w r occupied all nlsht by sue- cesolvo grout * of elghteccre , or of persons more nearly interested In the event. One ! consequence of this was that , with all this ' astir without , my case attracted lew notice | within , and , unheeded and almost forgotten , I which perhaps was the better for me. I wan , left In peace , to sleep off the shock and | fright I had experienced ; ot which the * e-i I i 1 verity may bo gauged by the fact that the j | afternoon of the next day was well ' ' I vanccd before I awoke , and finding myself | In bed In a strange room , with cold broth 1 and n , little wine standing on n stool at my elbow , sat up and looked aiound me Ic amazement. The steep slope of the celling towards the window and the heav } flattened eaves which projected over the latter , soon apprised mo that I lay under the leads of a great house , but this was the txtent of my Knowledge. However , my ftoniach pres ently called for food , nnd I took It : and my head ceasing to swim I bi-g.tn to recall what had happened to me. anil rising and going to the window I recognized the great and fashionable square on which my window looked At that and the thoughts of what .I had gone through and the danger I had e raped I fell to quaking again , and for a lomtnt the dizziness returned llut prcs- ntl > the cheerful aspect of the room much Idlng me. I recovered m > sclf. and dressing nd fln'.sb.lng the food , I prepared to tic- No need to fay that I wondered much at 11 I saw , and particularly at the handsome nd stately proportions ot the staircase , hlch I descended without seeing any ppr- on until 1 reached the landing on the first oor Here , looking timidly over the bal- strade , I discovered that the buzz and um of volets which I had heard as soon ao opened my door , came from the hall be- ow. which appeared to be paved with heads 'Irst , and nearest to where I stood , were luetered on the lowest steps of the stalrcife number of persons whom I took to be serv. nts. and who , standing us If In the boxes f a theater were taken up with staring at hat went on on the floor below them , and artlcularly at a row of eight or nine men ibo , seated on chairs alone ; one side of the all. seemed to bo In the charge ot a mes- enger and some tip-staves , nnd to be prla- ners awaiting examination ttetvvcen these ast and the stairs , occupjlng the floor of ho hall , and both moving and standing still , vcro a crowd of persons of condition , the reater part to all appearance clients of the like , or officers and persons who , having the ntrce. had stepped In out of curlclty to eo the sight However , I had no eyes for these , for with beating heart I recognized among the de eded prisoners seated along the wall four vhom I knew King , Ke > es , Cassell and l"er- guson himself , nnd I hart anything but a nlnd to stay to be recognized In my turn was In the act of withdrawing , therefore , .s quickly as I could when I saw with a kind of shock that the prisoner at the end jf the row , the one nearest to me and arthcut from the door , was a girl. It icarccly needed a second glance to tell me hat the girl was Mar > . The light at that nner extremity of the hall was waning , and icr face , alwajs pale , and now In shadow , vore an aspect of gray and weary depres sion that , natural as It was under the cir cumstances , went to my heart and Impressed no deeply In proportion as I had alwa > e ound her hard and self-reliant But. moved la I was , I dared not linger , since to linger night be to be observed With a light foot. : herefore , I carried out my first Intention and drawing back undiscovered sneaked up the staircase to my room. My cue In the circumstances waa clear. Plainly tt was to lie close and keep quiet and shun observation until the crisis was past , then by every means In my power saving alwajs the becoming an evidence In court , which was too dangerous to deserve the duke'e favor , and , as to the pledge I had given to Smith , to be guided by the future. Such a line of conduct was Immensely fav ored by the Illness to which I had so for tunately succumbed. Once back In my bed , I had only to lie there and affect weakness , and In a day or two I might hope that things * would be so far advanced that my share In them and knowledge of them would go for little , and I , on the ground of the personal favor I had done his grace , might keep his favor , yet run no risk. In fact , nothing could seem more simple than such a line of conduct , on which the western dajlight that still lingered in the room , giving my retreat a most cheerful aspect , I felt I had every reason to hug myself. After the miseries and dangers ot the past week I was Indeed well off. Here. In the remote top floor of my lord's great house la the square , I was as safe as I could bo anywhere in the world , and I knew It. Out so contrary Is human nature and so little subject to the dictates of the soundest tense , that I had not lain In my bed five minutes , congratulating myself on my safety , before the girl and the wretched ness I had read In her face began to trouble me. It was not to be denied that she bad gone some way towards saving my life" If she had not actually paved It ; and I had a kind of feeling for her on that account True , things were greatly altered since we had agreed to go to Romford together et nuptlas facere I had got no patron then nor such prospects as I now had , these troubles once overpast. Hut for all that It troubled mo to think of ber as I bad seen her , palo and downcast , and by and by I found myself again at the door of my roe m with my hand on the latch. Thence I came back shivering and ashamed , and calling myself and doubtless rightly , a fool , and tried , by watching the- crowd In the trjuare , but timidly slnco even : at that height I fan- cvled I might be recognized. With so little success in the end. however , that presently I was stealing down the stairs again I knew that It vvae Impossible I could paso donn the main staircase and through the servants unobserved , but I took It that In such a house there must be a back stairs and coming to the first floor I turned craftily down the main corridor leading to the hear : of the house and pretty quickly found tha ; staircase , which wan as good as dark , and crept down It , otlll meeting no one , a thing that surprised me until I stood In the long passage on the ground floor corresponding with the corridor above , and found that the door , which from Its position should cut It off from the front hall , was fastened Tantalized by the murmur of volcrn In the hall , and my proximity , I tried the lock twice , but the second effort only confirmed the lesult of the first I was letting down the latch as soft as I could , hoping that I should not be detected , when the door wan uharply flung open In my face , all the noise and heat of the hall burst on me , and In the opening appeared a stout , angry man who glared at me as If he would cat me "What arc you doing here' " he cried "when twice I have told you " There h stopped , seeing who It was , and "Hallo1 he continued , In a different and more clvl tone , "It Is you. Is It ? Are/ you better' " Afterwards I learned that he was Mr Mar tin. my lord's house steward , but at th tlmo I knew him only for some one In au thority , and I muttered an excuse. "Wei come through , now you are here , ' ho con tlued sharply "Hut the orders are strlc that this door bo kept locked nhlle thl business Is going You can ese as well , o better , from the stairs. There , those ar the men. And a rare eet of Frenrhlflei devils they look ! Charnock Is In with m lord now , and I hope he may not blow bin up with gunpowder or some fiend's trick" He had scarcely told rut > when , a stir I the body of the hall announcing a new ar rival , a cry was raised of "Room for m Lord Marlborough and my Lo-d Godolphln" and the press , falling to either side out o respect , I had ft glimpse of two gentlemen i the act of entering , one a stout and vcr noble-looking man of florid complexion , tb other stout also and personable , but a trlf smug and solemn. The steward had n sooner heard their names announced than I a great fluster he bade me keep the door minute , and. pushing himself Into the thrpnt , ha went with Immense Importance to recelv them So by a strange piece of luck , at th moment that the check of his presence wa withdrawn. I found mjself standing wltbl three feet of the girl , whose teat was clos to Ihe door ; moreover , the movement h thrusting those who bad before occupied th floor , back upon the line of prisoners , ha walled us In , as It we'e , from observation Under theae circumstances our eyes met , an I looked for a flush of Joy and surprise , cry of recognition at least , but , though started and for an Instant stared at mo wide eyed , her gaze fell the next moment , and muttering something Inaudible , she let he cblu iluk back on her breast. fTo be Continued. ) _ J I IMP limns. I ' \n RnR'uh pur * h beadle was late'jmitih exercised at the appearance ot a Strange old gentleman \vlio , when the oermon was about to begin , took an ear1 trumpet , In two parts , out of his pocket mil began screwing them together The bcailtct watched him until the piocces was computed , and then , going etoaltlilly up , whimpered "Ye niauna play that here' ' If jc due , I'll turn j < oot ! ' I - "Haven't they had some kind ot rumpus I In the Rev. Mr Pflfthlj's church ? " "Yes. HP was taken suddenly 111 one Pun- day morning , and Mrs Pflfthly like the good llttlo woman she Is. went to' the church and preached Ui h's ' place. " "And the congregation , 1 uppo e. thought It wan an act ot prrfltiinpfon | and n. phln ] , disregard of St. Paul's teachings about I I women speaking In church' " I ' "On the contrary , she gave them a sermon i o much btttfr than any her husbind h\J SJT delivered that they want her to do nil the preaching hcrraftT. " The centenary of the confperatlon of , Bishop Ilasn of Massachusetts which wm telebrated recently , rrralli omc aneclotrs . of the bUhop. Ho refu'ed to live In l > or- cluster because the brook * there- were "not | large enough for H s to swim In' His fir-t marriage dUploasrd hi * parishioners. I wheieupon he pri ached to them a seimon i from the text 'They 111 slay me for mj < wife s sake ' Ills parishioners would oftrvi I get In arrears with hU sal.irj , wh cb ntver | nan more than $500 When the tifasurj wa so low as to become hopt'Itfii the > wou'd ' all upon , him and auk what thej should do Well , well' he would say "let It go , III elcase you and we will begin acul ' IFTY-SIX YEARS OLD WITH VIGOR OF THIRTY-FIVE. 511 Guaranty Loan Bld'g. Minneapolis entlemen Will jou accept my thanks for ic grsut benefits receled from the use of ) r Charcot'B Kola Nervine Tablets' At the line of commencing Its use. last July , I ould not read , without my glasses , the signs n our buslntss streets , could not retain on uy mind a matter of business sulllclentlj eng to get to the street from mj olllco , and ould not call the names of mj tntlma'c rtends , and wculd frequentlj get lo < t In ) arts of the city where I had been a dallj Isltor for the past seven vears I attrlbu- ed my condition to advanced age Thankn o Kola Nervine Tablets , however , I am atlsfled that ! ate today In as good condition n every ic pect ns I was at S3 Anj thing hat will accomplish such wonderful results s this should be heralded to the world. I night add for the benefit of the public that his testimonial Is given without nnj sollci atlon on your part whatever Yours truly , W S SWEKT Mgr. Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co. Dr Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets glvo lew life , strength and vigor to the deblli- ated A trial will convince 5on At drug gists or mailed direct , 50c and $1 00 per box Write for testimonials Eureka Chemical & Mfg Co , La Crosse , WIs ( OK avrinus ) A "Written Gunrnntec lo CVttE EVEttY CASK or MONEY KEFC.MIE1I. Our cure If permanent inil not a patchlnpr up Cases en yean , a o l r .new een i . > j n.plon . .Ince. .ml hotil bills * hlle here ff efall lo cure VVcelial fciiKi tlie orld foraca e Ihat our .tlunlr Itetnvriy will not cure Wrlti- for full particular * and itct Ino evidence VVeknoo thai Toii ie > VrptlcaI ji tl ) rotpp u the mott eminent phj lclan hare ncter btn al.lo to Bl\e moro limn trniiorar > relief. In our ten jrar pr.uleewllli thl. Miialc Hemedy It lia been inptt SlHcult tooTeifome the prejudice * Ktalmt all o-cnll < | .I ipeclncillut under our nioliB puaiantrejou tliould not hc llaic to try tl l icmcd > . > ou lake no chance ot lo Inc your IIIOIK-T Wo Kimrantee lo cure or ivluml trerj dollar and awe have a reputation to protect , aUo financial bacLlne or. Sf.OO.OOO , It li perfectly lafetoall who will try the treatment llfietufoie jou hare Uien puttlut up anj pajlnif out jour monej for dlrtoiont ti eatmrntii and althouch you areiiot } t cured no one h paid back your inonej Do not a te ny more money until > uu try us. Ola chronic dee | > -feate < l ca > e cured In thirty to ninety da > s. IrneMlsate our financial Mandlnn , our reputation M liu < 1ntws lutn. VVrlle u for lumen and addre > * of the o we hare cured. ho have RV | II perml 'Ion to relor to then. It conUyoiionlj poilaRe to do lhl ; it UHa e ) o la world of i-ufferlnz from menial Hraln . inrt If joui re married hat mar > our ofhprlnK fuller tluoueh ycur own ncirllrenci ' It j our n mplanis re plmr le * on lace , SOIB throat. mu--oui patches In month rbeumatltin In bone * and jolnU. hair fulllnc out. emplloiu on any paitorthetoly feellnif of general depletion palnnln bead or bou 4 , jou hare no time lo te. The e who are lonttnntlr taklnir mercury and poia > h jhould din- contlnuelt. Con tant UIH > of thene dr K lll nreiy brlns : ore and catlnif ulcern In the end Don t lull to write. All correspondence > cnt tealed In plain inrel- open V\elnrlle the moi.t rlirld InvcuMsatlou and will do all In our power to aid you In It. COOK REMEDY GO. , Chicago , III. Searles & Searles Sl I CIALISTin Kervous , Chronic Privave Diseases WEATKEH SEXUALLY. AlU'rlvuteUUeuxfii ft UlHnnlemtif MB i Trout in cut by mM 1 Consultation I'rna , SYPHILIS Cured for lire and tue polcou thoroughly civaQitf. frnm the sysvem. , faperniatonheu , bemlnal Weakness. Lost Man hood , Night t-muj.lOili , Decayed 1'acultles , 1't- male Weakness und all dciicaK disorders pe culiar to ettn'r sex po3ltlvel > cureu I'lLKS , K1STULA. and HKCTAU ULlUUS HVU11O CCLUB AND VAUICOCELa pemanently and . / fsuful'y curen Metho n w and unfalllnt ffiCif cured * "wat home by nen method without pain or cutting. Tall on or address nlth stamp. " ' ' Dr.Searles & , And Surgical Institute ICOu Dotlge Ht. Omalm , Neb. CONS ! irATioriiiu. . Specialists In treatment of Chronic , Nervous and Private nnti all U UAIv.MJ.iy mill UlbOHUUHh of IiynilOCULU and VAltlCOCULE permanently niul fuccenfully curi-il In ever > cate HLOOD AND SKIN Diseases. rJores Spots I'lmples , .Scrofula , Tuinoru , Tetter , llcit'lna ant ISloo.l I'oleon thoroughly cleansed from the tye tem NHUVOL'S Debility , Fpermatorrhea , Sfnllna Ix > se , Nlgnt Cmlnlone Ix > of Vital 1'owcr permanently and tpeedll ) cured. WIAK sn : % . ( Vitality Weak ) , maile so by too close appll cation to business or study , revere mental strainer or tirlef , SKXUAI. iXCiSSi.S : In middle llf or from the effects of > uuiliul follies , Call o write them today. Ron 3T1. ( Jnulia Medical and Surgical Institute FRENCH TANSY WAFERS These are the genuine KBKNCH TANSY W A rUOS. Imported direct from I-urls Ladle can depend upon securing relief from and cure of painful and Irregular periods , retard less of cause , UMKHbON DltUQ CO. , Importers and Acents for the United Htatti , San Joe. Cal. For tale by Ihe Economics. ! Drug Co. . ? 21 3 , Utb bet. Tarnam and Douelas fits. Kol asents. I Cbltbc4ter' KacUsli HljLwcud llrM * . 'ENNYROYAL ' PILLS Orlflmml and Only Oevulae. rt , mlwtjt r U4t I . LADKft Klk l > rtfli fvr CtUkttttrt fuytuk / > > A id Mr4 la lit A * bd U U rl ) U4\ M .ril * ! whh blit ribUta T L oootbrr. A/WJtrf4nj - ttjulifiiu- il iu * ! lMt(4fi % > lOrtflit r t4 4& la iUmi > for | > 4itle Ur * t 4Un alU ft.,4 Ml < lUr for I dU * , " I.tur , Vy rclora " * "alt ( Uhe ct alnnjs iure.1 o R.ini tivrrtoub ! * quukty ilriMn uut MuttT 1 nn s Hemedlc * n sepa .i- nite cure for rnch 1l e < je , - - . . _ . . _ _ . . _ . for 1 At nil Onuc d iJTTT ? Hi When In ttouM , writs lo W VJ JAi .ill , Ire { iMunjon. 1505 Arch Street , 1'ft , for free mcdkal UihKe. LADIES DR. FELIX LE DRUM'S ' Steel § Pennyroyal Treatment t > the orisinul ABI ! only FRENCH , tnfo imd tollable euro on the m r- ket. 1'rlce. $1.00 ; nt by mall , ( lenulno cold only by Mcrs-l'lilon Drnt ; ( u r tn Street * , | I I i , I I 004 + 0 + 000 * oo * OO < K : o o * c , j , ' ; , . Sacred Heart for ! "ili am ) > * t Mo'ji Ate Cla e will be r > " "iniioil ri IM : > vMIM' : . 7ni. Thi * ncndenili i our e oontnln ? cvcr > brntirli of u th ruugliij reliin'il iitnl lltiiiuj < liu-ntinn rri'in li. ( iiMman mil l.itln nio Inoluiled In thr currK uUitu 7 slu ! ! " fre > > of ilinrgp Patronize ' Home Industries ' I ; IMirclinxliiK ( .oiiiN Mmlc nl tin * I'ul- limliiK Nt'lii iihltii I'lU'lorli'H. A.V.NMNUS AND \\ot.r line * , x CD. . Innufnctiirrrs tcr's a-irlngs , tnrpaullns , cov * r of all kliul > , HIIRO tmliners anil * lreamcr . 03-705 S lull St . Umnlia oil vii \ TIVP v\t ) HI 11111:11 oo. ( Succe per Oimha Trnt and Awning Co. ) Munur.itturrr * Ivnu nnnltiK * Jobber * ladles' nil eontu * mackintoshes. Tcnta for rent. 1311 Kamnm St . Omnhiu iiAKt.va i'o\vunit-i\TU : VLT . rvititni.i. .v. c < > . , ijrups Molasses , Sorghuu etc Preserves , cllles KaklnB I'nw.ler n\trnc.J. etc. Also tin ans and Japaned VNnre. nncwnitins. ovixnv niti\vi\ < : \SSOCIATIOX. Car load shipments mude In our own refrlc- rater cars nine Ulbbon iilte Kxport Vienna Export and ranill > Uxport delivered to all part * f tlie ptlv. WITH MI.I. nuo > > . . co. Paving , Sener and Ilulldlng IlltlClv. Cnpiclty 100000 per ilny Ofllir and v anl : M .nd lllckorj hts Telephone 425 Omahn. Neb. COKNICI : VVOHKS. G. r. IIMMTIH , nvni.n roiivicn WORKS. Manufacturer "f Galvanized Iron Cornices , QaS mil roil Iron Sk ) light * Tin Iron nnd Slate ilooflnpr Agent for Klnnear's Steel Celling. OS-10-12 North Eleventh street. CRACKER FACTORIES AMERICAN IllhClIT AMJ MKO. CO. , Whole-ale Cracker Manufacturers. OMAHA. Neb. DYE WORKS iCHOiiSCIC'S TWI.V C1TV DVU VVOIIKH , ir.ii Knriuim St. Djelni ; and cleaning of garmentH and goods of e\er > iefc.rlptlon. ) Cleaning of line garment ! a tpiclnlty. b. l\ CI Flour Meal , I > ed and Ilran. 101J-15-17 North l.th Mreet. Omaha , Neb C. E Black , manager. Telephone W2 IRON DA IS .fc COUT.II.I , IIIO.VVOIIKS. . Iriui nnil Urnm Pcnimlrrft. Manufacturers and Johl r of Machinery. Gen eral repairing a epeclaltv 1W1 , 1103 and 1505 Iac > .ron ttreel. Omana Neb. PVXTON .C VinilMM ; IHOV WORKS. Manufacturers of Architectural Iron Work. General Foundry , Machine nnd Illnckimlth worK. Engineer * an I Cpntrnctom for Tire Proof Hulid- Ingx OHIce and \\orkn. U. t' Hy and South ITth tlreet Oir.nha. LINSEED woomivv ii.\sr.ii : ) on , WORKS , Mnniifadurers old procefs raw llnterd oil , kettle boiled linseed oil old pioci'ss ground lln- iieed cake , cr-jund and screened flnxteed for OMAHA , NEIl. LOUNdES-MATTRKSriKS. L. G. DOl'I' . Manufacturer Lounges. Couchet , Mattre < es. Jobber of Spring Ileds and Teathcri. 1307-11 Nicholas ptrO'U OM\II v iinnni.NG co. Manufacturers of high grade Mattrmreii , UOH Nicholas Street Omahn , M. n. SMITH A. CO. , Manufacturer * Ideal lir/ind Hhlrti Overalls. Jnmperji Lined Duck Clothing Importm and jobbers Dry floods and Notion * Haleirooms. 1101-1107 Jlurney hi. Tactory 1102-110S Howard St. ic\T/-MVI : > S COMI.VV. . Mfgrs Clothing , Pants. Hhlrts nnd Overalls. OMAHA. NEK. PIIIHT J. II. iVA.VM. MilllSK.V hlllltT CO.MI'ANY * Exclutlve custom * hlrt tailor * . ISIS Famam. TINWARB XM'.STIJHN TIVAIII1 COMI'ANY , rieced. Slumped and Japanned Tinware , Gran , tte Iron , Hollow Ware , etc. 1003 Parnarn St. OMAHANEIt. VINEQAIl AND PICKLES 1HAHMAVN \ IMMiAlt CO. , Manaufacturen of Vinegar I'lcKUs , Catiup * . Mustards , Celery and \VorceM r hlr Sauce. WAGONS AND CAIWIAGKS. WILLIAM IM'llIKin : ! ! . Tor a roo.1 subitantlal vehlclt of any descrip tion , for repainting or rubber tlrei on net * or olil wheels , the b it place It Ji'.h anil Ixavenwortd trecW. IHt'.M51OM CO , Cheap , medium priced and tony carriages. Any thing > ou want tcconJ ti&od or nevr. Headquirtrrs for Rubber tires , warranted. Utb nnd Harne ) , opponltc Court House , A. J. SIMI'KO.V 1-1 ( It ) , Ull Undue. Full line of Carriages , IlUKKlti , Phaetons , Pony Carts. Wheel * rubber tiled. The b t U tM