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    TITE OMAHA DAILY UEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 29. 1897. 1 1
By STANLEY J. WEYMAX.
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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
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ould not call the names of mj tntlma'c
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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