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VOL. XV. Tf;E STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE. STANLEY JJYEYHAN. [Copyright i.v Cassell Publishing Co All rights reserved- i SYNOPSIS. Miry is que-n of England. Francis Cliidda is living and bis with cousin his Petronilla, uncle, Sir Sir Anthony daughter. Gardiner, bish¬ Anthony’s Winchester, visit to Sir op of pays a Anthony, and being a Catholic is dis¬ liked by Francis, who is at heart a Protestant. CHAPTER II.-Gardi ner tells Francis who his father is, that he is a traitor and informer, and offers to make the young man’s fortune if lie w il! enter his service as a spy. Francis asks for time to reply and runs away, intending to carve out his own fortune. IIP— lie is overtaken by Clarence, an a .rent, .if Gardiner, against whom he in¬ cites the mob by telling them the man is a press gang leader, and escapes on Clarence’s horse ami with his dispatches IV—Francis goes to an inn at St. Al¬ bans, and showing the dispatches is thought to be a queen’s courier. Cla¬ rence arrives. and he escapes with the aid of a waiting maid. V. and VI.—He reaches London and renders aid to two women. He and the women escape in a boat, are attacked, and Francis is stun tied. VII.—They are rescued and put m board a vessel bound for Holland. One of the women proves to be the Duch ess of Suffolk, who has married a man named Bertie. The other is a kinswo man named Anne Brandon. Bertie is on beard too. Beiug Protestants, they were lieeing from England. Francis tells them his name is Carey. VIII — They ascend the river Rhine in a boat and reach the house of a friend named Lindstrom. CHAPTER X. “This is n serious matter,” said Master Bertie thoughtfully as we Bat in conclavo an hour later round the table in tlio par¬ lor. Mistress Anne was attending to Dymphna up stairs, and Van Tree had not returned again, so that wo had been pnahio to tell him of the morning’s ad¬ venture. But the rest of us were there. “It considerably adds to the danger of our position,” Bertio continued. “Of course it does,” his wifo said promptly. “But Master Lindstrom hero can best judge of that and of what course it will bo safest to tako.” ‘Tt depends, ” pur host answered slowly, ’'upon whether the dead man be discover¬ ed before night. You see, If tho body be not found”— “Well?” said my lady impatiently as lio paused. “Then wo must, some of us, go after dark mid bury him,” lie decided. “And perhaps, though lie will bo missed at the next roll call in tho oity, his death may not be proved or traced to this neighbor¬ hood. In that case tho storm will blow pver and things bo noworsothan before.” "1 fear there is no likelihood of that,” Isold, “for J am told lie bad a compan¬ ion. One of the maids noticed them lurk¬ ing about tlio end of the bridge more than once this morning,” Our host’s face fell. “That is bad,” he said, lookingat me in evident consternation. “Who told you?” “Mistress Anno, And one cf tho maid? told her. It was that which ied me to fol¬ low your daughter.” Tlio old. man got up for about the for¬ tieth time and shook my hand, while the tears stood in his eyes and his lip trem¬ bled, “Heaven bless you, Master Carey!” he said, "But, for you my girl might not have escaped,” He could not finish. His emotion phoked him, and bo sat down again. The event of tho morning—his daughter's danger and my share in averting it—had touched him as nothing else could have touched him. I met the duchess’ eyes, and they, too, were soft and shining, wearing an ex¬ pression very different from that which had greeted me on my return with Dyrnph- "Ah, well, she is safe!” Master Lind Btrom resumed when ho had regained bis composure. “Thanks to heaven and your friend, madam! Small matter now if house and lands go!” “Still let ns hop they will not,” Mas ter Bertie said. “Do you thipfc these mis eroants were watching the island ot) our account; that some information had beep given ns to our presence, and they were tent to learn what they could-' No, nol” the Dutchman answered eon jj 52 d * n fflg? * ly - " Itwas BKrJKSS-fSS the sight of the girl and them and nothing sacred to them. They taw her ns they passed up in the boat, you Kwember,” ‘ But, then, supposing the worst to come to the worst?” ‘ We must escape across the frontier to Lindstrom Wesel, in tho duchy of Cleves,” replied in a matter of fact tone, as if ho had long considered and settled tho point. - Tho distance is not great, and in tVesel we may find shelter, at any rate for a time. Even there, if pressure be brought to hear upon tho government to givq us »P, I wou.U not trust it, yet for a fiipa It may do.” And yon Would leave all this?” the duchess said in wonder, her eyes traveling Bound the room, so clean ond warm and comfortable, and settling at length upon U’.e great armoire of plate, which, happened to tie opposite to her. “You would all this at a moment’? notice?” 'Yes, madam, ail we could cot carry with us," he answered simply. “Bono? end life—these eom# first And I thank heaven that I live here within interior, reach of a foreign soil and not in the where iatigerf Would not the magistrates pro you? The gebont and schepen as you call 11 them? them? They They- are are Dutchmen. Dutchmen.” rbasis., iSffSASPS prgtscUpwjg “Arc. they would l| (liifiM S»llf ©RV» A ft <> CONYERS, GA„ SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1895. 6no"sbeop protects another ngainsT tho wolves. No! 1 dare not risk it. Were I in .,-‘. prison, what would become of Dymph r >• Master Van wil/toshelter Tree?” •■Ho ims tlio her, nodoubt, and his father has influence, but such as mino-a broken reed to trust to. Then Dvmplma is not all. Once in prison, whatever the charge, there would be ques tionimr tioning about reiiohm nerhans ” with a faint smile, about my k ~ " I know , , best, , ,, said .. tho suppose you duchess, with a sigh. -But I hope the worst wili not como to the worst.” ‘■Amen to that'” he answerod answered quite quite cheerfullv Indeed'’ in ticca it m was was strange strange tnat that we wc seenmu seemed to feel more sorrow at tlic prospect of lea v in'» “ this haven of a few weeks than our h t of Quitting the ZaZZ bourn of wonlTZl a lifetime B hut ut too tho nccessBy necessity had come upon us suu S’ years, somuehfcfr^dh oo niueu lear auu uuiiiiiiaueu fi^onhad unu mingled with his enjoyment of hfa choicest possessions that tins long expected mo ment brought with it a feeling akin to re For myself, I had a present trouble that outweighed any calamity of tomorrow. Perforce, since I alone knew tho spot where tho man lay, I must be one of tho burying party. My nerves had not re¬ covered from tho blow which the sight of tho Spaniard lying dead at my feet had dealt them so short a timo before, and I shrank with a natural repulsion from tho task before me. Yet there was no escap¬ ing it, no chance of escaping it, I saw. None the less, throughout the silent meal to which we four sat down together, neither the girls nor Van Tree appearing, were my thoughts taken up with the busi¬ ness which was to follow. I hoard our host, who was to go with me, explaining that there was a waterway right up to tho diko, and that wo would go by boat, and beard him with apathy. What matter how wo went, if such were tho object of our journey? I wondered how the man's faco would look when wo came to turn him over and pictured it in all ghastliest shapes. I wondered whether I should ever forgot tho strange spasmodic twitching of his log, the gurgle—half oath, half cry— which had come with the blood from his throat. When Lindstrom said tho moon was up and bade mo come with him to the boat, I went mechanically. No one seemed to suspect mo of fear. I suppose they thought that, as I had not feared to kill him, I should not fear him dead, and in tho general silence and moodiness I es¬ caped notice. “It is a goodnight for the purpose,” the Dutchman said, looking iffraut when Jesses ssassll ’Si xx ?".rif “ could hear the frog 3 croaking in the xvssrzz waxs was in the open water I felt bold enough. I kept my tremors for the moment when we should brush through the rustling belt of recds, and the willows should whisper about our beads, and the rank vegetation, tho mysterious durknp3S of the mere should shut us in. For a timo I was to bo spared this. Mas¬ ter Lindstrom suddenly stopped rowing. “We have forgotten to bring a stone, lad,” lie said in a low voice. “A stone?” I answered, turning. I was pulling the stroke oar, and my back was toward him. ‘• Do we want a stone?” “To sink tho body,” he replied, “We cannot bury it in the marsh, and if we oouid it wore trouble thrown away. Wo must have a stone." “What is to be done?” I asked, leaning on my oar and shivering as pinch ip im patience as nervousness. “Must wo go Lack?” “No; wo are not far from tho causoway now,” ho answered, with Dutch coolness, “There are some big stones, I fancy, by the end of the bridge. If not, there are some lying among the oottagos just across tho bridge. Your oyos are younger than mine, so you bad better go. I will puli on pud land you.” boat’s being . I assented, and, thp course minutes’ changed a point or two, three rowing laid her bows on the mud some 50 yards from tho landward bend of the ; , ri( j j us t in tho shadow of the causcway . I sprang ashore and qlambored I “Hist!” ho cried, warning .no as F as about to start on my errand. Go . t QU t ct iy, Master Francis. The pco! ,i e will probably be in bed. But bo and co „ ld dcFir e. I spent a minute or two p reS ePr i n g about the causeway, but I found that would serve our purpose, There nla^ks was no course left thou but to cross the and seek what I wanted in tho ban)iet leaked 'Remembering how the timbers had and clattered when I went over them in the daylight, I stole across on \intoe I fancied 1 had seen a pile end, of . , ]f ,_ J!ear Qne 0 f the pests at that j cou -,a not find them now, and after „ roT> ina about awhile—for this part was R . , j... mqiiient in darkness—I crept can tinoslv nasi the first novel, peering tq right and left as I went. I did not like to con fe =s to mvself that I was afraid to bo alone ln the d '„k.'hut that was nearly the truth, , , Tas f eV erishly anxious to find what I wanted an 1 return to my companion. gudlIea , v t paused and held my breath. A sii „ht sound had fallen on my ears, nervously ready to cqseh tap slightest. I tTaus ..<i an ,i listened. Yes, there it was a ,, a i n — a whispering of cautious voices f oge b y me. w'lfhip ;» few feet of mo. I c thought co ,-ia sco v , 0 one, but a momi nfs 5fei“i??S2 cm that thS speakers were hidden by ship, steadied my nerves and to eoma cx ri d me of tuy tolly. I took n step to si de, so as to bo more completely in onc Tomjnapdjd 4 xls'- stSJ^s FfijE-yrtrs. — They were two-a man dntfa woman— and the woman was of all people Dymph na! She had her back to me but she stood in tho moonlight, and I knew her bond in a moment. The man—surely tho man was Van Tree, then, if the woman was Dymphna? I stared. I felt sure it must be Van Tree, it, was wonderful enough that Dymphna snouhl So far have regained nerve and composure as to rise and como out to meet him. But In that case her conduct, though strange, was ex niicable. If not, however, if tho man were J uoc lot v., v an n Tree_ ArtL Well, he certainly , was not. Stare as T I mifit, rub my eyes as I might I could not alter tho man’s figure, which was of ^ , have fiaill that the young j ° Dutchman was short. This man's race, coo, tuougn t honoh it »«««» was obscured ouwutoii «*» as lie I,u ; bout over the girl by his cloak, widen was pulled high up about his throat, was swarthy-swarthy ^ and beardless, I made «ho-sriU‘f his can had a feather, fiend and even thought the sol die*■£'bis attitude—tho attitude soldier and the SpaniardOn iuean. what strange ^ ? Spaniard! Impossible! Yet a thousand doubts and thoughts ran riot in my brain; a thousand conjectures jostled one another to get upporniv't. What was I to do? What ought I to do? Go nearer to them, as near as possible, and listen and learn the truth, or steal back tho way 1 had como and fetch Master Lindstrom? But, first, was it certain that the girl was there of her own freewill? Yes; tho question was answered ns soon as put. The man laid liis liand gently on her shoulder. She did not draw back. Confident of this, and consequently of Dymphna’s bodily safety, I hesitated and was beginning to consider whether the best course might not be to withdraw and say nothing, leaving the question of fu tiiro proceedings to bo decided after I had spoken to her on tho morrow, when a movement diverted my thoughts. The man at last raised his head. Tho moon light fell cold and bright on liis face, dis playing every feature as clearly as if it had been day, and though I had only onco seen bis face before 1 knew it again. And know him! In a second I was back in England, looking on a far different scone. I saw tho Thames, its ebb tide rip pling in the sunshine as It ripples past Greenwich, and a small boat gliding over it, and a man. in tho bow of-the boat, a man with a grim lip and a sinister eye. Yes, tho tall soldier talking to Dymphna in the moonlight, his cap the cap of a Spanish guard, was Master Clarence, tho duchess’ chief enemy! With a strange settling ratals *'» »■-"* ............. •» ess. , « «... me this time. .sssar-fis T and , I ' " — / s? / rmisBSi V t i\ / I m ^ 'at I v_-. He should not escape me this time. ond. When it returned to thorn, they had taken tlic alarm. Dymphna had started away, and I saw her figure retreating swiftly in the direction of tho houso. 1 lie man poised himself a moment irresolute opposite to mo, then diwiicd aside and dis Appeared behind the cottage I hlra " n sword out, and caught sight,of dodged as he whisked round a corner He mo nearer twice tho round mtr tbe ihen next «**?««• 1 J £ ® ? and mai e o • g t ‘ ^ntly t g t tt t. . But bc : certainly ' was. and should , ,, across tho narrow P , ,,,, ‘ ,, ie ,„ in ,i j„ nimbl v tjac k and rushed into ^ > = - » ““fi l had resolute A , to * , capture.or f J.*, !’kil? kill him Mn, I I P naused' a u»cd. I hesitated ° ” of the nosol, hid J m ’»h. n ! , ■ “t t attack wi h m = 1 ; 8 j I peered in cautiously. Como out! I cried. “Come out, you coward!’ Then I heard him move, and for a moment I thought he was coming, and I stood a tip too waiting for his rush. But l>o only laughed a derisive laugh of triumph, tie had the odds, and I saw ho would keep them, toward I took another cautious step him, and shading ray eyes with my left hand tried to make him out. As I did so gradually his face took dim form and shape, confronting mino in the darkness. I stared yet more intently Tho face be came more clear. Nay, with a sudden leap into vividness, as it were, it grew wnito against the dark background white and whiter. It seemed to bo thrust out nearer and nearer until it almost touched mine. It—his face? >o; it was not las face, lor one awful moment a terror, which seemed ^.’rre«2a*?KSS me so close tom nc; ^ stained face and stony eyes of the man I Bt ia#UE£L ISEJiKSf r.wsou, * ful-u to iTio bridge, ami Keeping, I knew not how. my footing upon the loose clattering planks made one ties,wrote rush across it. The shimmering water below, in which I saw that face a thousand times reflected; the breeze which seemed the dead man s ham clutching mo lent, wings to my flight. I sprang at a bound fro « the u-iuge to the bank from the bank to the boat, and overturning, yet never sew mg, my startled companion, shoved off from the shore with all my might-and fella-crying. A very learned man, physician to the * flueen , , s majesty . . has , smee . to ,, d , no, when 1 re a ted this strange story to him that probably that hurst of tears saved my rea son. It so far restored me, at any rate, that I presently knew where I was-cowering in tin- bottom of the boat, with mv eyes covered _____ and „ uudtrstooil - that Master Lhidstrom was leaning over vne in n teTri hie state of mind, imploring me in min glcd Dutch and English to tell him what hadhappened. -I have seen him!” was all I could say al first, and I scarcely dared remove my bands from my eyes. --I have seen him!” I begged my host to row ^ ^ ^ gh(W , am , „ ft| , „ tllnc waa able to tell him what the matter was, ho sitting the while with his arm round my shoulder. “You are sure that it was tho Span lard?” he said kindly after l'.o had thought, a minute. ''Quite sure,” I answered, shuddering, yot with less violence. -‘How could I bo mistaken? If you had seen him”— "And you are sure? Did you feel his heart this morning, whether it was beat tng?” ‘-His heart?” Something In his voice gave mo courage to look up, though I still shunned the water, lest that dreadful visage should rise from tho depths. “No, I did not touch him.” ‘’Ami you tell mo that ho fell on his face. Did you turn him over?” “No.” I saw Ills drift now. I was sit ting erect My brain began to work again. "No,” I admitted. “I did not.” -‘Then how,” asked tho Dutchman roughly, “how do you know that lie was dead, young sir? Tell me that.” When I explained, ••Bah!” he cried. ‘‘There is nothing in that! You jumped to a conclusion. I thought a .Spaniard’s head was harder to break. As for the blood coming from his mouth, perhaps lie bit his tongue or did any one of a hundred things—except die, Master Ernncis. That yon may bo sure is just what ho did not do.” “You think so?” I said gratefully. 1 began to look about me, yet still with tremor in my limbs and an inclination to start at shadows. “Think?” iio rejoined, with n heartiness which brought conviction homo to me. “I am sure of it. You may depend upon it that Master Clarence, or tlio man you take for Master Clarence, who no doubt was tho other soldier seen with tlio scoun¬ drel this morning, found him hurt late in the ovening. Then, soeing him In that state, ho put him in tlio porch for shelter, either because lie' could not got him to Aruhcim at onco or because be did not wish to give the alarm before he lind made his arrangements for netting your party.” “That is possible!” I allowed, with a sigh of relief. “ But what of Master Clar¬ ence?” “Well,” tho old man said, "lot us get home first, Wo will talk of him nfter ward.” I felt ho had more in his mind than ap¬ peared, and 1 obeyed, growing ashamed now of my panic and looking forward with no very pleasant feolings to hearing tho story narrated. But when we reached the houso and found Master Bertie and tho duchess in the parlor waiting for us— they rose, startled at sight of my face—ho bade mo leave that out, blit tell tlio rest ot tlio story. I complied, describing how I had seen Dymphna meet Clarence and what I had observed to pass between them. Tho as¬ tonishment of roy hearers may lie im¬ agined. “Tho point is very simple,” said our host coolly when I had, in the face of many exclamations and some incredulity, completed the tale. “It is just this! Tho woman certainly was not Dymphna. In the first plaoe, she would not bo out at night. In the second place, what could she know of your Claroneo, an English¬ man and a stranger? In the third place, 1 will warrant sho has been In her room all the evening. Then if Master Francis was mistaken in the woman, may ho not have been mistaken in the man? That is the point.” only her “No,” I said boldly. “I saw back. I saw bis face,” “Certainly that Is something," Master Lindstrom admitted reluctantly. “But how many times had you seen him before?” put in my lady very pertinently. once.” In answer to that I could do no more than give further assurance of my certain¬ ty on the point. “It was the man I saw in tho boat at Greenwich,” I declared pos¬ itively. “Why should I imagine It?” “All the same, I trust you have,” she rejoined, “for if it was indeed that arch tooun drel we are undone.” “Imagination plays us queer tricks somotlllleSi •• jjaster Lindstrom said, with a smile of much meaning, “but come, , ad( T wiU n£ k Dymphna, though I think It useless to do so, for whether you ere ^ or wrong n6 your friend I will an e wer for it you arowrong as to my (laugh ter.” h,> was risiDg to go from them for the purpose when Mistress Anno opened the door and came In. She looked somewhat startled at finding us all in conclave. I thought I heard your voices,’ she ex plained timidly, standing between us and t hp door. “I could not sleep.” Eho looked indeed as if that were so. Her eyes were very bright, and there was a bright spot of crimson in each cheek. -‘What is it/” she went on abruptly, look lng j, ar ,l at me and shutting he* li pa tight j y> There was so much to explain tnat no QD0 h ad taken it in hand to begin, “It is just this, ’ tho duchess said, open ; , ng her mouth, with a snap. Have you been with Dymphna all the time. “Yes, of course,” was tho prompt an a........ - Has she been out since nightfall?” the duehc-ss continued. ■ Out of her room? Or <£«*«. **«<*•*# J 'though * 1° hope'rimwllt h say" . Who she 8 Anne ' added sharply , 1 , “^3" i „ „ 5 ^ I m , fc as (() I)vmp a n a „, j„ s t as sure as before timt I sawClar • Clarence?” Mistress Anno repeated, B t „ .. “f^n, .. m . , Sko' "t down on tho nearest seat. “You need not be afraid, Anne,” my lady said, smiling, bbo had a wonderfully high courage herself. ”1 think Francis was mistaken, though he is so certain about it.” “But where—where did ho soo him?" the girl asked. Stio still trembled. Once more I had to tell the tale, Mistress Anne, ns was natural, listening to it with tho liveliest emotions. And this time so much of tho ghost story had to he introduced, for she* pressed mo closely as to where I bad left Clarence and why I had let him go that my assurances got less credence than ever. "I think I sco how it is, ” she said, with a saucy scorn that hurt mo not a little. "Master Carey’s nerves are in much tho same state tonight as Dymphna’s. He thought ho saw a ghost, and he did not. 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