THIS OMAHA DAILY ttftfit SUNDAY OCTOJJI3B , 10 , 1807.
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By STANMJY J. WUYMAN.
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( Copvrlsht , 1S97 , by Stanley J. Weyman. )
About 10 on tlio rr.ornliiK of November 3
of that year eight Rcntleincn of Uio nrst
rank In HuiRlnnd were assembled In the sal-
Icry .it Kensington , awaiting a summons to
llio king's closet. With the exception of
tionl GoJolphln , who had resigned his oHlce
thrco dajB earlier , nil belonged to the i > .irty
In power ; notwithstanding which a curious
observer mlfiltt liavo detected In their man
lier and Intercoiirso an air of reserve and
constraint Unusual among men At once so
highly placed < aml of the same opinions. A
llttlo thought , however , and a ItnowlcJgu ol
the btifilncsw which brought them together ,
would liav-a explained the causa of this.
WJillo the < lulte of novonnhlro. thti mar
quise of 'Dorset and I/ord Portland formed
a group apart , It was to ho noticed that
Ix > rd8 Marlborough and Godolphln and Ad
miral UiiFflell , who seemed to fall naturally
Into a second group , and though Uio move-
jncnt3 of the rompany constantly left them
together , never suffered this arrangement
tbTas'n lull elllier effecte'l a temporary
change by accosting the lord Iceeper or Mr.
800 Trumball. or through Uio medium of
fiiyUdward RunscH's loud voice and bols-
terous-mnnnera wrought a momentary fu
sion of the company.
' "U/ the denial , I am the most unlucky
fcllowtho admiral cried , addressing tlio
jrliolo company , on one of UICBU occasions.
' 'If Sir John had Hod about mo only , I
shotildJiawj given It him back In his teeth ,
and so fair and square ; It la a poor cook
docs -not- know Ills own batch. Hut because
lie drags In the duke nud the duke chooses
1o get thd fan toils and shirks him , I stand
the -worse { "
' 'Sir Edward. " said Lord Dorset , speaking
gravely and In a tone of rebuke , "No one
supposes that the duku of Shrewsbury la
nught but 111. And , allow mo to say that
under the circumstances you arc unwise
to put It on him. "
"IJut , d n mo , lie lias no right to be 1111"
cried the seaman whoso turbulent spirit was
not cosily put down. "If ho were hero I
would say the same to his face. And that
Is flat ! " Ho was proceeding with more , but
at that moment , the door of the loyal closet
was thrown open land a gentleman usher ap
peared , Inviting them to enter. "My lords
and gentlemen , " he said , "his majesty de
sires you to bo seated , as nt the council. He
will bo presently here. "
The movement Into the next room being
made , the conversation itook a lower tone ,
each speaking only to his neighbor ; one , dls-
cu slng the king's crossing and the speed of
his new yacht ; another , the excellent health
and spirits In which Ills majesty bad re
turned , until a. door at the lower end of the
room being opened a murmur of voices and
stir of feet were heard , and after a mo
ment's delav Sir John Fcnwlck entered , a
prisoner , and with a somewhat dazed air
advanced to the foot of the table.
The lord steward rose and gravely bowed
to him , and thlu courtesy. In which ho was
followed by all except the admiral , was re
turned by the prisoner.
"Sir John , " said the duke of Devonshire ,
"the king will be 'presently here. "
"I am obliged to your grace , " Fenwick
answered , and stood waiting.
His gaunt form , clothed In black , his face
always stern and now haggjnl his eyes , In
which pride and fanaticism at one moment
overcome and at another gave place to the
look of the hunted beast these things
should ha\c in ail o him a pathetic figure at
any time and under any circumstances. How
much more when those who gaod on him
knew that ho stood on the brink of death ,
und knew , too , that within a few moments
ho must meet the prlnco whom for years
he had Insulted and dcdcd and In whoso
hands his fate now lay.
That some , less Interested In the matter
than others , harbored such thoughts , tlio
looks of grave compassion which I ords
Devonshire and Dorset cast on him seemed
to provo ; but their reflections which doubt
less carried them back to a time when the
most brilliant and cynical of courtiers played
the foremost part In the Whitehall of the
restoration these , no less than the mutterIngs -
Ings and restless movements of Russell ,
who In his enemy's presence could scarcely
control himself , were cut bhort by the king's
entrance.
Ho came In unannounced nnd very quietly
ml n door behind the lord steward , and all
rising to their feet , ho bade them lr ( a for-
olirn accent "goodday , " adding Immediately
"Bo seated , my lords ; my lord steward , we
will proceed "
His entrance and words , abrupt If not
awkward , lacked nllko the grace which all
remembered In Charles , and the Bloomy
majesty which the tcronil James had at his
command. And men felt the lack. Yet , as
ho- 'tookhis stand hand
- ' - , one lightly renting
on the back of the lord steward's chair , the
stooping somber figure and sallow withered
face staring , out of Its great peruquo had
a dignity of tholr own. For It could not
'THIS is Tin : 1'uicr : AND THH TAUDON
. . ooia WITH HIM. "
be forgotten that ho was that which no
Stuart king of HngUnd had ever been a
soldier and a commander from holiood , at
homo In all the camps of Klendera und the
Rhino , familiar with every peril of battle
and broach ; nt hla oust If anywhere where
other moa blanched and draw back. And
the knowledge that this was so Invested him
with a certain awe and grandeur even In
the eyes of courtiers. Oa tlila day ho wore
a black suit relieved only by the ribbon of
< the garter ; and as he stood he let hta ch'n
sink so low on his breast that Ills eves ,
which could on occasion shlno with a keen
ami almost baleful light , vvero hidden ,
The Iprd atpward , In obedience to his com
mand , was about to address Sir John , when
tbo king , with a brusquencss characteristic
of lilm. Intervened. "Sir John , " ho said , In
a hareh , dry voice , and speaking partly In
French , partly In English , "your papers are
altogether unsatisfactory. Instead of giving
us an account of the plots fonuol by you and
your Accomplices , plots of which all the de
tails must bo exactly known to > ou , jou tell
ua etorlos without authority , without date ,
without place , about noblemen and gentlemen -
men with whom you do not pretend to have
hail any Intercourse. In thort , your confes
sion appears to bo a contrivance Intended to
screen those who are really engaged In do-
ulgna against ua , and to inako mo suspect
and discard those In whom I have good rca-
roil to place coufldeac * . K you look for any
fnvor from me , therefore , jou will give mo
this moment , and on this spot , a full nnd
Htralghtfonvard account of what jou know
of jour own knowledge. And 4jut do you
tell him the rest , my lord. "
"Sir John , " said the lord steward , 1n a tone
carious and compassionate , "Ma majesty In
cites your confidence and will for good rea
sons show you his favor , lint you must de
serve It. And 4t la his particular desire that
you conclude nothing from tbo fact that you
arc admitted to see him. "
"On the contrary , " said the king dryly , "I
sec you , sir , for the sake of ray friends. It ,
therefore , you con substantiate the charges
jou have made , It behooves jou to do It.
Otherwise , to make a full nnd free confession
of what jou do know. "
"Sir , " said Sir John hoarsely , speaking for
the first time , " 1 stand hero worse placed
than any man ever was. For I am tried by
throe whom 1 accuse. "
The IthiE slightly shrugged hli shoulders.
"Fallalt pensor la when you accused them , "
ho muttered.
Sir John cast a flerco , despairing glance
along the table , and seemed to control Win-
elf wltli dulllculty. At length , "I can sub
stantiate nothing against thrco of those per
sons , " hu said , wherein sumo of those who
listened breathed more freely.
"And that Is all , sir , that jou liavc to
say ? " said tlio king ungraciously , and as It
hu drollcd only to cut short tbo tcene.
"All , " said Sir John firmly. "Against
those three persons. But as to the fourth ,
the duke of Shrewsbury , who Is not here "
The King could not suppress an c\clam.v
tlou of contempt. "You may spare us that
fable. Kir , " he said. "It would not deceive
a child , much less one who holds the duke
high lu hi * esteem. " * "
Sir John drew himself to his full height ,
and looked along the table , his gloomy eyes i
threatening. "And > ct that fable I can |
prove , sir , " lie said. "That I can substan
tiate , sir. To that I have a witness and a
witness above suspicion ! If I can piovc
that , sir , shall J have your majesty's favor ? "
"Perfectly , " said the king , shrugging hln
shoulders , amid a general thrill and move
ment ; ifor though rumors had gone abroad ,
by no moans the whole of Sir John's case
was known , even to some at the table.
"Prove It1 Prove that , sir , and not a hair
of your head shall fall. You have my prom-
I.sc. "
However , before Sir John could answer.
Mr. Secretary Trumball reap In hla place
and Intervened. "I crave your Indulgence ,
sir , " he said , "while , with jour majesty's
permission. I call In the duke , of Sluewa-
bury , wiho Is In waiting. "
"In walling ? " said the kins , In o. voice
of surprise ; nor was the surprise confined
to him. "I thought that ho was 111 , Mr.
Secielary. "
"Ho Is eo 111 , sir , as to be very unfit to bii
abroad , " the secretary answered. "Yet he
came to be In readiness If your majesty
needed him. Sir John Fenwick persisting ,
I ask jour majesty's Indulgence while I
fetch him. "
The king nodded , but with n pinched and
dissatisfied face , and Sir William retiring ,
In a moment returned with the duke. At
his entrance his majcs'y greeted him drjly ,
and a hint of displeasure In his manner ,
thinking , probably , that this savored too
much of a coup de theatre , a thing he hated.
Hut seeing the next Instant , and bafore the
secretary took his scat , how 111 the duke
looked , his face betrayed signs of disturb
ance , after which , his ejellds drooping , It
toll Into the dull and sphinx-like mold which
It assumed when he did not wish h's
thoughts to bo read by those about him
That the duke's pallor ami wretched ap
pearance gave rise to suspicion In other
minds Is equally certain ; the more hardy
of those present , such as my lord Marlbor )
cugh and the admiral , being aware that
nothing shoit of guilt and the Immediate
prospect of detection could so change them
selves. And while some felt a kind of admir
ation , as they conned and measured the stu
pendous edilico of skilful deceit , which my
lord had so long and perfectly concealed be-
h'nd a front of braes , as to take In all thd
world , otheis were already busied with th
offfct it would have on the party nnd how
this might bo softened nnd that explained ,
and In a word another man substituted with
as little shock as possible for this man. Nor
were these emotions at all weakened -when
my lord after saluting the king took his
seat , without speaking or greeting the gen
eral gaze
"Now , sir , " said the king Impatiently ,
when all was quiet again , "the duke Is here.
Proceed. "
"I will , " Sir John answered with greater
hardiness than lie had yet used. "I have
simply to repeat to his face what I have
slid behind his back : that on the 10th of
last June , In the evening , no met me at
Athford In Svont , and gave mo a ring and
a message , bidding mo carry both with mete
to St. ( tcrmalns. "
My lord looked slovvlv round the table ;
then ot Sir John. And It startled some to
see tht ho had compassion In ills face.
"Sir John " ho said after , as It seempd ,
weighing the words ho was about to speak ,
"you are in such a publtion It were barbar
ous to Insult you. Hut jou must needs , as
you liavo accused mo , before his majesty
and these gentlemen , hear me stute , also
before them , that there Is not a word of
truth in what jou fay. "
Sir John stared at him and breathed hard.
"Mon Dleu ! " ho cYcUlmcd at length , and
his voice sounded sincere.
"I was not at Ashford on the 10th of
Juno , " the duke continued with dignity , "or
on any day In that month. I never saw you
thpro and I gave you no ring. "
"Mon Dleu ! " Sir John muttered again ,
and , his Jaw fallen , he seemed to be unable to
take his eves off the other.
Now , it Is certain tint whatever the ma
jority of these present thought of ihla and
the demeanor of the two men VVJB no stead
fast that even I-onl Marlborough's acumen
was at fault the king's main anxiety was to
bo rid of the matter ; nnd with some Im
patience ho tried to put a stop to It at this
point. "Is it worth while to carry this
farther , my lorda ? " ho raid fretfully. "Wo
know our friends. Wo know our enemies
aleo. This Is a story pour rlre and deserv
ing only of contempt "
Hut Sir Jolin at that cried out , protesting
bitterly and fiercely and ucalling the kings
prom bo. and the duke , being no less urgent
though , as some thought , a llttlo unsea
sonably for his own Interests that the mat
ter be slftoJ to the bottom , the king had
no option but to let It go on. "Very well , "
he said ungrnclaisly , "If ho will hava his
witness , let him. " And then , with one of
those spirits of pcnvlshness , whldi stood In
Btnange contiast with ihls wonted magna
nimity , he added to the duke of Shrewsbury ,
"It Is jour own choice , my lord. Don't
blamemo , "
The querulous words bore a meaning
which all recognized ; and sme at the table
Btaited , anil resumed the calculation how
tlioy should trim their sails In a certain
event Hut nothing ever became the duke
better than the manner in which ho received
that insinuation , "Ho It so , sir , " he aald
with spirit. "My choice and desire Is that
Glr John have as full a share of justfco as I
claim for mjself , and as fair a hearing
Lesa than that were Inconsistent with your
majesty's prerogative and my honor. "
The king's only answer was a sulky and
careless nod. On which Sir William Tnim-
bull , after uhUpcring to the prisjncr , went
out , and after a brief delay , which seemed
to many at the table long enough , returned
with 'Matthew Smith.
CHAPTER XLV.
That the villain expected nothing BO llttlo
as to BOO the man hewas prepared to ruin
J can well believe , and equally thai the or
deal , sudden and unforeseen , tried oten his
Iron composure , V have heard that after
glancing once at the duke he averted his
eyes , and thenceforth looked and addressed
himself entirely to the end of the table
where the king stood. But , this apart , it
could not be denied that he played his part
to a tuarvel. Known to more Uian one as a
ruffling blade about town , mho had crown
sober but not less < 1angcrou , with age and
the change of the times , he had Mill saved
nonici rags and tatters of n gentleman's rep
utation , and ho dressed 'himself ' accordingly )
Insomuch that ni lie stood bcatilo Sir John , i
his stern , ect Ja.-o and steadfast bearing I i
made an Impression not unfavorable at the
outset. j
Nor , when bidden by the king tonpeak and ,
nay what he knew , did he fall below the ex-
ptctatlons which his appearance lud created , I I
though this was probably due In some meaa-
uro to rnr lord's self-control , who neither
by word nor sign bctrajed the astonishment
ho felt when the man to whom for jears
past ho had only spoken casually , and once
In six months , as It were , proceeded to re
count with the utmost fullness and particu
larity every detail of the Journey , which , as
ho said , they two had taken together to Ash-
ford. At what time they started , where they
lay , by what road they traveled , where they
was pat ; nor did ho stop there , but went on
to relate with the same case nnd exactness
the heads of talk that had passed between
Sir John and his companion nt the Inn ,
Nor was It possible that n story so told ,
with minutiae , with date and place and cir
cumstance , should fall on cars totally deaf.
The men who listened were statesmen ,
versed in deceptions nnd neqmluted with
affairs men who know OatM nnd had heard
Dango/flcld ; yet ( hey listened , they shut
their ejcs nnd reopened them , to assure them
selves that this was not n dream ! Ileforo
his appearance , even Lord Portland , whoso
distrust of nngllsh loyalty was notorious ,
had been Inclined to ridicule Sir John's story
no a desperate card played for life ; and this
oven In the teeth of my lord's disorder , so
Incredible did It appear that one ot the
king's principal ministers should stoop to n
thing so foolish. Now , It was d nl n preg
nant ot meaning that no ono looked nt his
neighbor ; but all gazed cither at the witness
or at the table before them. And some who
knew my lord best and had the most affec
tion for him felt the air heavy and the still-
noes of the room opprcsalvo.
Suddenly the current of the story was
broken by the king's harsh accent. "What
was the date ? " he asked , "on which you
reached Ashford ? "
"Tho 10th ot June , sir. "
"Whero was the duke on that day ? " Wil
liam continued ; and he turned to the lord
with my fellows J fch l liavo to elvo on ftp-
count of them < mo day But as to tlio
present , nnd the duke of Shrewsbury , with
wamnlono ) you have to deal , I will make A
plain tale This man Ins said that In ' 92 ho
ttasa Ro-totncen for uic and Lord Mlddleto.i.
It Is true , ns you , sir , know , and my lords It
they know It not already , must now know , to
jrny rhame. Tor this fact , Lord MMdleton and
I were iclatlon * , wr met more than once nt
that time , we nuppej together before wo went
to ri-ance. I piomlscd on my part to take
'care ot his Interests here , ho In return offered
to do me good offices jhorc. As to the latter
I told him that I had offended too deeply
to bo forgiven , yet tacitly I left htm , to make
my peace with the tale king If ho could. It
was n folly nnd njioltfoonerj' , " the duke con
tinued , holding out his hands with a pithetle
gesture. "It wai , my lords , to take a lower
place than the meanest non Juror who honor
ably gives up his cure. I see that , my lords ,
and hnvo known It , and it has weighed on
mo for j-car * . And now I pay for It. Hut for
this " and with the word my lord's voice
grow full nnd round and ho stood erect , ono
hand among the lace of his stclnklrk tlo and
hla eyes turned steadfastly on his accuser ,
"for this which lint man , presuming on nn
old fault and using his knowledge of it , would
foist on me , I know nothing of 111 I know
nothing ot It. It is some base and damnable
practice. At this moment and hero I cannot
refute It , but nt the proper time and In an
other place I shall refute It. And now and
hero I aj % that as to it , I am not guilty , on
my honor ! "
As the last word rang through the room
ho sat down , looking round him with n kind
of vogue defiance. There was n silence
broken presently by the lord steward , who
rose , his volco mid manner betrajlng no llt
tlo emotion. "Ills grace Is right , sir , I
think , " he said. "I believe with him that
this Is some evil practice , but It Is plain that
It has gone so fa. that It cannot stop here.
I would suggest , therefore , that If jour
majesty sees fit "
A knock nt thrt door Interrupted him , nnd
ho turned that way impatiently , nnd paused.
The king , too , glanced round with n gesture
of annoyance. "See what It Is , " ho said.
Sir William Trumball rose and went , and
after a brief conference , durlnj ? which the
lords nt the table continued to cast impatient
glances toward the door , ho returned. "If
It please you , sir , " he said , "n witness de-
. YOU LIU , ' HE CRIED VUHEMBN TL1 , YOL LIi'j IN , YOUR TEETH. "
steward. His tone and question , implying
the most perfect 'contempt for the tile of
which ho was listening , to an extent broke
the spell , nnd had he reply been satisfac
tory all would Ime'been over. Hut the duke
of Devonshire , turning to my lord for the
answer , got only that he lay those two nights
at his mother's , in the suburbs ; arid thereon
a blank look fell on more than D'JO face. The
king indeed sniffed and muttered : "Then
twenty witnebbc'3 can confute this ! " as If the
answer satisfied him and was all he expected ,
but that others were at gaze and in doubt
was as noticeable as that those who looked
irost solemn and thoughtful were the three
who had themselves stood In danger that
dajAt
At a nod from the king Smith resumed his
talc but In n moment ho was pulled up short
by LorJ Dorset , who requested his majebtj's
Icavo to put a question. Having got pcrmla-
sion"How do jou say that the duke
came to take you with him ? " 'the marquis
asked sharply.
"To take me , my lord ? " I
"Yes. "
"Must I answer that question ? "
"Yes , " said Lord Dorset with grlmncss.
"Well , simply because I had been the
medium of communication between bis grace
and Sir John , " Smith answered drily. "Even
as on former occasions I had acted as agent
between his grace and Lord Mlddleton. "
My lord started violently and half rose.
Then , as he fell back into his scat"That
sir. Is the first word of truth this person
has spoken , " he said with dignity. ' 'It Is a
fact that In the year 1892 ho twice brought
mo a note from Lord Mlddleton , nnd ar-
'ranged a meeting between us. "
"Precisely , " Smith answered with effront
ery , "as I arranged this meeting. "
On that for the first time my lord's sslf-
control abandoned him. He started to his
feet "You He , " lie cried vehemently. "You
lie In your teeth , you scoundrel ! Sir pardon
mo , but this Is this is too much. I cannot
sit by and hear It. '
Hy a gesture not lacking In kindness , the
king bade him resume his seat. Then
"Pcsto ! " he said , taking snuff with n droll
expression of chagrin. "Will any ono else
ask a question. My lord Dorset has not been
fortunate. AH the Advocatus Diaboll , per
haps , he may ono day shine. "
"If your majesty pleases , " Lord Marlborough -
ough bald , "I will ask one. Hut I will put
It to Sir John and ho can answer It or not
ns he likes. How did you know. Sir John ,
that It was the duke ot Shiowsbury who met
you at Ashford , and conferred with jou
th ro ? "
"I know the duke , " Sir John answered
clearly. "I had seen him often , and spoken
with him occasionally- . "
"How often had you spoken to him before
this meeting ? "
"Possibly on a dozen occasions. "
"You had not liad' any long conversations
with him ? "
"No ; but I could not be mistaken. I know
him , " Sir John added with a flash of bitter
meaning , "as well as I know you , Lord Marlborough -
borough ! "
"He ga\o his title ? '
"No , ho did not , " Sir John answered. 'He
gave the name of Colonel Talbot. "
Someone at the table It was Lard Port
land drew his breath sharply through his
teeth ; nor could the impression made by u
statement that at first blush seemed harm
less , and evpn favorable to the duke , be Ig
nored or mistaken. Three out of four who
sat there were aware that my lord had used
that name In hla wild and boyish days , when
ho would bo Incognito , nnd moreover , the
use of even that flimsy disguise cast a sort
of decent probability over a story , which at
Its barest seemed credible. For the first
time the balance of credit and piobabllity
swung against my lord , n fact subtly indi
cated by the silence which followed the
statement and lattcd a brief while , no one
at the table speaking or volunteering a far
ther question. For the time Matthew Smith
was forgotten or the gleam of Insolent tri
umph In his eye might have said somewhat.
For the time Sir John took a lower teat.
Men's minds were busy with the duke , and
the duke only ; busy with what the result
would be to him and to the party , were this
proved ; while most , perceiving dully and by
Instinct that they touched a great tragedy ,
shrank from the denouement.
At last , In the silence , the duke rose , and
swajlng blindly on his feet , caught at the
table to steady himself. For two nights ho
had net slept.
"Duke , " said the King , "you had better
speak sitting , "
The words were meant In kindness , but
they Indicated a subtle change of nttlttidf
they Indicated that even the king now felt
the need of explanation and a defense , uud
my lori , seeing this and ockixiwledg ng the
invitation to bo seated , only by a slight rev
erence continued to stand , though the effort
made hli weakness evident. Yut when bo
had cleared his throat and spoke his voice
and the old ling of authority , with a touch
ot pathos added , as of a dying king from
whoso hand the scepter was passing ,
"Sir , " ho said , "the sins of Colonel Talbot
were not few. Hut this , to which tbU fellow
tpaaki , U not of the number. Nor have jou ,
or my lorda , to do with them. Daubtlei * .
slics to be lieaul. And with that his face
expressed so much .surprise that the king
stared at him in wonder.
"A witness"said the king ; and planed and
fidgeted In his i chair. Then "this is not a
court of Justice , " he continued peevishly.
"We shall ha\eiall the world heie pri-aentlj- .
But well , let him in. "
Sir William obeyed and went and returned
under the eyes'of the council , nor will the
leader who has perused with altcntlon the
cailler part of this" history bo grently nston-
ished to hear that when he returned , I , Rich-
aid Price , was with him.
I nm not going to dwell on the misery
through which 1 had gone In anticipation of
that appearance ; the leart. which I had been
forced to combat , or the night watches
through which I had lain , sweating und
awake. Suffice it that I stood there nt last ,
seeing In a kind of maze the * obcr lights
and dark rich coloru of the room , and the
fates at the table all turned toward me ; nnd
stood there , not In the humble guise befit
ting my station , but In velvet and rulllcb ,
sword and peiuke , the very double , as the
mirrors before which I had dressed had as-
suied me , of my noble patron. This nt Mr.
Vernon's suggestion and by his coutihancc.
While J had lived In my lord's ihouse , and
raovcl to and fro soberly garbed. In a lie
wig or my own hair , the likeness had been
no more than ground for a nudge and a joke
among the servants. Now , drcascd once
more , as Smith had diessed me , In a suit
of the duke's clothes , and ono of ihls pu-
rukes , and trimmed and combed by one who
know him , the resemblance I presented was
so remarkable that none of the lords at the
table could bo blind to It. One or two , In
slieer wonder , exclaimed on it ; while Sir
John , who , poor gentleman , was more con-
ceined than any , fairly gasped with dis
may.
It was left to the duke of Devonshire to
break the spell. "What is this ? Who Is
this ? " ho said , in the utmoat astonishment.
" \vihat does it mean ? "
The king , who had noted on an occasion
tihat very likeness , 'Which ' all now &aw , and
was the first to read the riddle , lauglud
dryly. "Two very common things , my lord , "
ho bald. "A rogue and a fool. Speak , man , "
he continued , addressing mo. "You were In
the duke's houbchold awhile ago ? N'est-co
pas ca ? I uaw you hero ? "
"Yes , jour majesty , " I said , hardly keep *
Ing my fears within bounds.
"And yc , . . 'have ' been plajlng his part , 1
suppose ? Eh' At how do jou call the
pla o Asliford ? "
"Yes , j-our majesty under compulsion , "
I nali ! trembling.
"Ah ! compulsion of that good gentleman
at tlio ioot of the table , I suppose ? "
TTho words of assent were ou my lips ,
when a cry , und an exceeding bitter cry ,
stayed their utterance. It came from Sir
Jolin. Dumfoundcd for a time , between as
tonishment and suspicion , between wonder
what this twvcsty was. aud , wonder why It
was assumed , he had at length discerned
Its full scope and meaning , and where It
touched him. With a cry of rage ho threw
up his hands In protest against the fraud ;
then In a. flash ho turned on the villain by
his side. "You d d scoundrel ! " ho cried ,
"You have destroyed me ! You have mur
dered mo ! "
Hofore ho could bq held off his fingers were
In Smith's ndckcloth , and clutching his
throat , and so staunch was his hold that
Admiral Russell and Sir William Trumball
had to rise and drag him nway by force.
"Easy , easy. Sir Jbhn , " said the admiral
with rough sympathy "Ho satisfied. Ho will
get his descrlH. . Pltfaso God If I had him on
my ship an hour his back would be worse
than Dates' over was ! "
Sir John's rage nnd disappointment were
painful to wltncts aud trying , o en to men
of the world. Hut what shall I say of the
fury of the man n. bay , who. denounced and
convicted in his moment of triumph , saw ,
white-faced , his long-spun web swept eaiilly
aside ? Doubtless he knew , as noon as ho
saw me , tlat the game was lost , and could
have elaln me with a look. And rncst men
would without more ado have boon on trolr
knees. Hut ho possessed , God knows , a cotir-
ago ns rare and perfect as the cause In
which he displayed It was vile and abomina
ble , and In a twinkling he recovered lilmtelf
nnd was Matthew Smith once more. While
the room rang with congratulations , ques
tions , answers and exclamations , and I had
much ado to answer one-half of the noble
lords who would examine me , his voice ,
raised and strident , vvaa heard above the tu
mult.
"Your majesty is easily deceived ! " ho
cried , his very tone flouting the presence Jn
which ho stood , yet partly out of curiosity ,
partly in sheer astonishment at his audacity ,
they turned to listen. "Do you think it Is
for nothing hlsl grace keeps a double in his
house. ? Or that 4t bootg much whether beer
or his secretary went to meet Sir John ? I > ut
enough ! I have here , here , " he continued ,
lapping his breast and throwing back his
head , "that nball outface him , bo he
never so clever. Does his double write Ills
hand , too ? Read that , sir. Read that , my
lodrs , aud say what you think of your wLg |
leader ? "
And with a reckless gesture he hung a
letter on the table Out tlio Action and !
words Were io lacking lu respect for royal
' chamber Hint for n moment no one took
R up , the KnglUh lords who sAt within reacii
disdaining to touch It Then Lord Portland
made a long arm , and taking the paper
with Dutch phlegm and deliberation opined
It.
"Mavo I jour majesty's Icavo ? " ho said ,
and the king nodded peevishly. "This Is not
his grace's handwriting. " continued the
Dutch lord , purring up his lips and looking
dubiously at the script before him.
"No. but It Is his signature ! " Smith re
torted fiercely. And so set was he on this
last cird hu was playing that his ojcs
started from hie head , nnd tlio veins rose
thick on his Innds , where they clutched the
table before him. "U 4s his hand at the
foot. That I swear ! "
"Trnljmy man. I think It Is , " Lord Port
land answered coolly. "Shall I read the let
ter , sir ? "
"What Is It ? " tasked the king with Irri
tation ,
"It appears to ho n letter to ( the duke ot
Herwlck nt the late bishop of Chester's
house In Hogtctid Gardens , bidding him
look to himself , ns his lodging was known , "
Lord Portland answered , leisurely running
his ejc down the lines as he spoke.
U was wonderful ( to S.CP what n sudden
gravity fell on the faces at the table. This
touched some home , this was a hundred
times more llkoly as n charge than that
ulilch hml fallen through. Could It bo that ,
nfter all , the man had his grace on the hip ?
Lord Mnrlborough showed his emotion by n
face moro than commonly serene , Admiral
Russell by a sudden Hash , Godolphln by the
attention ho paid to the table before him.
Nor was Smith lichlndliand In noting the
effect produced. For an Instant ho towered
high Ills stern face gleaming with malev
olent triumph. Ho thought that the tables
were turned.
Then "In whose hand Is the body of the
paper ? " the king asked ,
"Your majestv's. " Lord Portland answered ,
with n grim chuckle , and , after a pause long
enough to accentuate1 the answer.
"I thought so , " paid the king. "It was the
Friday the plot -wns discovered ! I remember
It. I am afraid that if you Impeach the duke
jou must Impeach me with him. "
At that there ivas a great roar of laughter ,
which had not worn out before one another
began to press their congratulations on the
duke. Ho , for his vart , Bat as If etunned ,
answering with a forced smile 'Where It was
necessaij- , more often keeping silence. He
had escaped the pit "lug for him. and the not
so skilfully laid. Hut his face betrayed no
triumph.
Matthew Smith , on the other hand , brought
tip short by that answer , could not believe
It. Ho stood * n while llko ft man In a fit ;
then the sweat standing on his brow , he
cried that they were all leagued against him ,
that It was n plot , that it was not his majes
ty's hand , and so on nnd so ou , with oaths
and curses and other things very unfit lor his
irajcaty's cms or the place In which he
stood.
Under these1 circumstances , for a minute no
one know what to do , each looking at his
neighbor , until the lord steward , rising from
hU chair , cried In a. voice of thunder , "Take
that man away ! Mr. Secretary this I * your
business ! Out with him , sir' ' " On which
Sir William called In the messengers , and they
lild hands on him. Ily that lime , however ,
he had recovered the will and grim compos
ure which wore the man's best clnracter-
1111 % and with a last malign and dcipilrliiK
look at my loid , ho suffered them to lead him
out.
CHAPTER XLVI.
That was n great day for my. loid , but It
was also I truly believe , onn of the saddet
of a not unhappy life. He had gained the
battle , but nt a cost known only to himself.
though guessed by come. The story of the
old weakness had been told , as ho had fore
seen It must be told ; nnd even while his
friends pressed round him and crying , Salvo
Imporntor ! lejolced In the fall he had given
his foes , he was nwnre of the wound bleed
ing Inwardly , and In his nilnd was already
borne out of the battle.
Yet In that room was one sadder. Sir John ,
remaining at the foot of the table frowned
along It , gloomy and downcast ; too pioud to
ask or earn the king's fnvor , jet shaken by
the knowledge that now now was the time ;
that In a llttlo while the door would close
on him , nnd with It the chance of life llfo
with its sunshine nnd ntr , nnd freedom , Its
whirligigs nnd revengee. Some thought that
In consideration of the trick which had been
played upon him the king might properly
view him with Indulgence ; nnd were encour
aged In this by the character for clemency
which oven his enemies allowed that sever
eign. Hut William had other vlev.s on this
occasion ; and when the hub-bub , which
Smith's removal had caused , had completely
died awaj' , ho addressed Sir John , advising
him to depend rather on deserving his favor
by n frank and full discavciy than on such
Ingenious contrivances as that which had
Just been exposed.
"I was no party to it. " the unhappy gen
tleman nnsweied.
"Therefore it shall tell neither for nor
against you , " the king retorted. "Have you
anything more to say ? "
"I throw myself on your majesty's clem-
encj" . "
"That will not do , Sir John , " the king
answered. "You must spcnk , or the alter
native docs not He with me. Hut you know-
It. "
"And I chose It , " Sir John cried , recover
ing spirit nnd courage
"So be It , " bald his majesty slowly and
solemnly "I will not say that I expected
an j thing loss from jou. My loids , let him
bo removed. "
And with that the nesseinjers came In and
Sir John bowed and went with them. It may
have been fancy , but I thought that as ho
turned from the table a haggard Blnde fell
on his face , and a boul in mortal anguish
looked an Instant from his eyes. Hut the
next moment ho was gone.
I novel saw him again. That n.ght ! the
news was everywhere that Goodman , ono of
the two witnesses against him , had lied the
countijnnd for a time It was believed that
Sir John would cbcape How In face of that
difficulty , those who were determined on his
dpath , effected It , how ho was attainted , and
how he suffered on Tower hill with all the
forms nnd privileges of a peer on the 28th of
January of the succeeding year Is a story
too trite and familiar to call for repetition.
On his departure the council broke up , his
majesty retlilng. Hofore he went a word
\\aa said about mo , and some who had
greater regard for the peat factum than the
poenitei'tla were for sending me to the oomp-
tor and leaving the law officers to deal with
me Hut my lord rousing himself , Inter
posed roundly , spoke for mo and would have
given , ball had they persisted. Seeing , how
ever , how gravely ho took It , and being In
clined to please him , they desisted and I was
allowed to go on the simple condition that
the duke kept mo under his own eye. This
ho very gladly consented to do.
Nor was It the only kindness ho did me ,
or the gieateft ; for having heard from inn
at length and In detail all the circumstances
loading up to my timely intervention , ho
sent for mo a few dnss later , and'plnclng a
paper in my hands bade mo read the gist
of It , I did so , and found it to bo n free
pardon passed under the great seal , and
granted to Rl-hard Price and Mary Price- ,
his wife , for ull acts and things done by
them Jointly or separately against the king's
moat excellent majesty , within or without
the realm.
It was at Ryford he handed mo this ; In
the oak parlor , looking upon the bowling
green , 'where ' I had already begun to wait
upon him on one morning In the wuek to
check the stownrd's accounts and tallies
The year was nearly spent , but that au
tumn was flno. nnd the sunlight which lay
on the smooth turf blended with the russet
splendor of the beech tree * that rlso be-
jond. I had been thinking of Mary and
the quiet courtyard at the hospital , which
the bowling green somewhat resembled. beIng -
Ing open to the park en one side only and
when , perusing the paper , my lord , smiling
at me. I ramo to her name or rather to the
name that was hers and yet mine I felt
such a flow of remembrance , love and gratl-
lure overcome me as left me speechlers , and
tills directed not only to him , but to her
seeing that It wari her advio and her man
agement that had brought me agalnat my
will to this haven of safety.
The duke saw my emotion and road my
uilcnco aright. "Well , " he eald , "are you
satisfied ? "
I told him that If T were not I must be
the veriest Ingrate living.
"And you have nothing more to ask ? "
he continued , still smiling.
"Nothing. " I said. "Kxcopt except that
which Is not in your lordship's power to
grant. "
"How ? " said he. with a pretense of sur
prise and rosentmont. " Not satisfied yd *
What U It ? "
"If ulia were heroi" t Mid "Jf ho were
here , my lord I Dut Duiiquenjuc "
"In far err , oh And the roads arc bad
And the seas "
"Aro worse , " I inld gloomily , looking at the
paper , a Tantalus looked nt the water ,
"And to get word to her Is not of the
< \ > sirst. "
"No ? " the duke ( aid. "Say you no. Then
what do you make of this , faintheart ? " And
ho pointed through the even window
I looked , nnd In the scat which a moment
before had been vacant , the neat under thr
rlqht hand jcw-hcdgo , where my lord some
times smoked his pipe I saw girl seated ,
with her Ahotitder nnd the nape of ther neck
turned to ua. She wns making marks nn the
turf with < i rtlck she hold , nnd to'lng over
them , when made , as 1f the world held noth
ing olio , w that I had not so much ns a
glimpse ot her face. Hut I know that It was
Mary.
"Come , " said my lord plearantly. "We will
go to her. It may bo she will not have the
pardon nfter all. Seeing that there Is n condi
tion to It. "
"A condition ? " I cried , a little startled and
troubled.
"To bo sure , blockhead , " he nniwcTcd In
high gt-od humor. "In whoso name Is It ? "
Then I RIW wheat he meant and laughed ,
foollshlv' . Hut the event came nearer to prov
ing him true than ho then expected. For
when she saw the paper she stepped back
nnd put her bands behind her , and would not
touch or tnko It. while her small face cried
palo mutiny , "Hut I'll not tell ! " she cried.
I 11 not tell ! I'll not have It. Ulood money
does not thrive. If that Is the price "
"My good girl , " said my lord , cutting her
Btiort , but with great patience. "That Is not
the price. This la the price. And the pardon -
don goes with him.
I believe that I have now told enough to
discharge myself of that which I set out to
do ; I mean the clearing my lord In the t-yra
of all Judicious persons of those Imputations
which a certain faction have never ceased
to heap on him ; nnd this with the greater
assiduity nnd eplte , since he by hla elnclo
conduct at the time of ( ho late queen's
death was the means under providence of
preserving the Protestant succession and lib
erties In three Islands.
That during ( ho long Interval of seventeen
years that separated the memorable1 mooting
at Kensington which I have ventured to do-
scilbo from the still moro famous scene In
the queen's death chamber , ho took no part
In public llfo has seemed to some a crime on
the tacit avownl of one. How fnr those err ,
and how ill-qualified they are to follow the
workings of that noble inlnd , will appear In
the pages I have written , which show with
clearness that the rotliomont on which so
much stress has been laid was due not to
guilt but to an appreciation of honor so del
icate that n spot Invisible to the common
eye seemed to him a stain non sublto de-
lenda. After the nvowal made befoie his
colleagues of the communications , I menu ,
with Lord Mlddleton nothing would do but
ho must leave London at once and seek In
the shndcB and letlromcnt of Kyford thai
peace of mind nnd ease of body which hail
for the moment abandoned him.
He went and for n time still retained office
Later , notwithstanding tne most urgent and
flattering Instances on the king's pait-
whlch yet exist , honorable alike to the wiltcr
nnd the recipient ho persisted In his rebi > -
lutlon to retire nnd orn the 12th day of De
cember 1C9S , being at that tlmo In very poor
health , the consequence of n fnll while huntIng -
Ing , he returned the seals to the king In
tlie autumn of ( ho following jcar he wont
nbroad , but though he found In a private life
FO far ns the life of a man In his prlncelj
station could bo called private a happi
ness often denied to placemen and favorites ,
he was not to bo diverted when tht > tlmo
came from the post of danger. Were I writ-
Ins an euloglum merely I should hero enum
erate those gieat posts and ofllcen which hose
so vvorthllj filled nt the time of Queen Anne's
death , when as lord treasurer of England ,
Inid chamberlain and lord lieutenant of Ire
land an aggregation of hone s 1 to'leve with
out pTecedent ho performed scrvlcon and
controlled events on the Importance of which
his enemies , no less than his friends are
agieed. Hut I forbear nnd leave the task
to a worthier hand. This being so , It re
mains only to speak of Matthew Smith and
his accomplice. Had my lord chosen to move
lu the matter there can be no doubt that
Smith would have been whipped and pil
loried , and in this way would have como
suddenly nnd by a short road to his dest-ita
Hut the duke held himself too high , and the
man who had Injured him too low for re
venge , and Smith , after lying some months
in pi ( son , gavu useful information and was
released without prosecution. He then tried
to raise a fresh charge against the duke , but
gained no credence , and rapidly sinking
lower and lower , was to be been two jeais
later skulking in rags in the darkest part of
the old Savoy. In London I must have lived
In hourly dread of him ; at Eyford I was
safe , and after the winter of ' 99 , in which
year he came , to my lord's house to beg , lookIng -
Ing broken and diseased , I never saw him
I was told that ho expected to receive a
rich reward In the event ot the duke's dis
grace , and on this account was Indifferent
to the loss of his situation In my lady's fam
ily. It seems probable , however , that ho
still hoped to retain his Influence In that
quarter by means of his wife , and thwarted
In this by that evil woman's dlbmlssal , was
no better idlbposed to her than she was to
him. They separated , but before ho went the
ruffian revenged himself by beating her bo
severely that she lay long 111 In her apart
ments , was robbed by her landlady and
finally was put to the door penniless and
with no trace of the beauty iwliluh had once
chained my heart. In this plight , reduced
to the drudge of a tradesman' ! ) vvlfo , and
sunk to the very position in which 1 had
found her at Mr. D 's , she made a last
dcaperate-elTort to the duke for assistance
He answered by the grant < ol' a pension ,
small but Mifficlent , on which she might
have ended her days In a degree of comfort.
Hut having acquired In her former circum
stances an unfortunate craving for nrlnk ,
which she had now the power to gratlfj , slio
lived but a llttlo while , and that In great
squilor and misery , dying , If I remember
rightly , In a public house at Ctttlefields , In
the year 1703.
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I'cvlne. Sewer nnd llulldlnu
IIIUCIC.
Capacity. 1M 000 per dav. Onicc nnd yard 22d Wfi
nnd Hickory SJla. Telephone 423 Omaha , Nob. , '
COIIMCE WOItKS.
c. K. irn.Mrrnit ,
n.vci.n convict : wonics.
Manufacturer r CInltanlzetl Iron Cornices ( In1.-
vnnlzed Iron SK > limits Tin. Iron nnd Slito
HoollnK. Agent for KImifar's Stcci Celllnv.
IOS-10-12 North Eleventh street
AMHKICAN IIISCIJIT * X1 MK . CO. ,
Wholesale CraU : r Manufacturers ,
OMAHA , Neb.
AVOIIKS.
S \OlfS TWI.V CITV I13
WOItlvS , ir. ' l Kantliill St.
D > elni ; nnd cleaning of garments and Luods of
ever ) < li ttrlptlon. Cleiinlng of line tannrma a
rp"clulty.
MIMA
S. If. GII.MX ,
Meal Feed and Ilriin North
flour. , , 1013-15-17
17th Stn-et. Omaha , Neb. C. E. Ulack , inniiaccr.
Telephone 692 ft !
IHON % VOrtKS.
DAVIS .v COUGH , ! . IIIIJN AVOIIKS.
Iron mill KI-IIHN KOIIIH | TN.
ManufncfirerB mid Joblmrs of Muchlni ry Gen
ual icpnlrng n epcclnlU. 1C01. 1503 und 1SOJ
Jackson street , Oinana Neb.
1'AATOX it A'IiuiIVG IIIO.V AVOIIKS.
Manufacturer * of Architectural Iron Work.
General roundry , Machine nnd Hl.iclcsmlth work.
EnRlnivra ui" ! ' "onti-ictois for Flra Proof IlulM-
ln . onice ninl woilm : U. I' , lly nnd South
171 h street , Omnlm
IIN8EED OIL.
AVOOIMIA.V i.i.tsiin on , wonics.
Manufacturers old process raw llnserd oil ,
kettle dolled ! ln ie < j ml. od ! pincess Kround lln-
FciMl cnkc , trr-Jund and Bcreenmt llaxreed for
rtrucRlnts. OMAII NEI1
IXJUNOEB
I , . G. IHH , ' ! ' .
Manufacturer I.ounKCn , Couchpn , .Mnttrccjca.
Jobber of finrlnK Heils nnd roalheig-111 113 3.
10th street. i
( MIAI1A IIKDUING CO.
Manufacturers of high grade Mattressc : , 1S32-I
Nlrhnlnp Htrret , Omaha.
QVEllAM , AND BllHtT
\T/-XI5A'UVS COAIIAV. .
Mfgrs Chilling , Pants , Rlilrla nnd Overalls.
OMAHA ,
RIIITIT
j. ii. IVA\S.
MIIIIASICA .SIIIIIT coiuifc
i lve cutton ililrt tnllnri1515 Parnnm.
TINWAIIB.
AVr.HTUIt.'V TINW'Alli :
1'lcfpd Stamped nnd Japanned Tinware , , Qran.
lie lion , llullnvv Ware , etc.
1W3 rnrnain fit. OMAHA Klin
VlNEf.AIt AN'H IMCKT.l : ?
IIAAIM1AVV Vl.Vnii.VII CO. ,
Mfinaufacturera of Vinegar , I'lcklcs CaUupi ,
MuBturdu , Celery and Worttitmhlio U.-iucc
WAGONS AND UAIUUAaCB.
\VII.MAM i'i-iirKin ,
For a good suhntantlul vehicle of any deicrlp >
( Ion , for rcpumtlni ; or rubber tires on new or ol < ]
wheelK , the Lett place U tl'.li and I-euvcnvortti
BlfttB ,
OAllltlAGi : CO.
Cheap , medium prkod and tony carilagei.
Any thine > ou wunl second hand or nctr.
llenJnuart TB for Jtubbcr llris , wurrunted , lltb
und Hurncy , opptmlte Court Houie ,
A . J. SIMI'MI.V
1 11)11 , Jill Dnilue ,
IMll line of Carriage ! , Iluevlei , I'lmetonj , J'cni
Carts. Wheel * ruU.ir tiled. Thr best It tin
CIQAH MANUrACTutlJIlH.
fuel or j- lit the west. Leading lob *
fit Oinahu , Kau 4 City , IJncJln and ttV
Ju ipli luuidle uur BowU. 1003 Varnam ilr f %
Omaha ,