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THE STORY OF FRANCIS CLUDDE. By STANLEY J, WEYLIAN. [Copyright, 1£91, byCassoll PublishingCa All rights reserved. J CWAPTKR XXV. “Wo must first help ourselves," Sir An thony answered sharply, rousing himself with wonderful energy from tho prostra tlou into which my story had thrown him “I will send after her, Kho shall he brought back, llol Ualdwinl Martini' ho cried loudl ‘Send Baldwin hltherl Bo quick there! Out of tlm ruck of servants In and about tho hall Baldwin came rushing presently wiping his lips ns ho approached. A sin glo glance at our faces sobered him •'.Send Martin down to tho inllll” Sir An thony ordered curtly. “Bid him tell my daughter if she bo there to comeback, and do you saddle a couplo of horses and he ready to rido with Master Francis to Wat noy’s farm and on to Stratford if It ho necessary. Lose not a mlnuto. Mydaugh ter is with Master Ferdinand. My order is that sho return." Tho fool had eomo up only a pace or two behind tho steward. “Do you hear, Mar tin?” 1 added eagerly, turning to him My thoughts, busy with tho misery which might befall her In their hands, maddened mo. “ You will bring hor hack if you lind her, mind you." Iledid not answer, hut his eyes glittered as they met mine, and I knew that ho un¬ derstood, As ho flitted silently across tho court and disappeared under tho gateway I know that no hound could ho more sure. I know that ho would not leave tho trail until ho lind found Pctronilla, though ho had to follow licr for many a milo. Wo might have to pursue tho fugitives to Stratford, but I felt sure that Martin’s lean ilguro and keen dark faco would bo there to meet us. Us? No. Sir Anthony Indeed said to mo, "You will go, of courser" speaking as if only one answor woro possible. Bnid, But It was not to bo so. “ Xo, " I "you bad better go, sir. Or Baldwin can bo trusted, lie can take two or three of tlio grooms. They should ho armed, "I added In a lower tono. My uncle looked hard at mo and then gave his assent, no longer wondering why l did not go. Instead, ho bado Baldwin do as I had suggested. In truth, my heart was so hot with wrath and indignation that I dared not follow, lest my father, in Ills stern, mocking way, should refuse to let her go, and harm should happen ho tween us. if I woro right in my stispi cions, and ho had capped his Intrigue by deliberately getting tho girl I loved into his hands ns a hostage, cither ns a surety that I would share with him if I succeeded to tho estates or as a mentis of extorting money from Ills brother, then I dared not trust myself faco to faco with him. if 1 could have mounted mid ridden after my love, I could have borne it bettor, But the curse scorned to cling to mo stiff. My worst foo was one against whom I could not lift my hand. "But what," my uncle asked, his voice quavering, though Ids words seemed in tended to combat my fears, “what can ha do, lad? Sho Is Ills niece.” “What?" X answered, with a shudder. "I do not know, but 1 fear everything. If he should elude us and tako her abroad with him—heaven help her, sir! Bo will use her somehow to gain his ends—or kill hor." Sir Anthohy wiped his brow with a trembling hand. "Baldwin will ovortako thorn," ho said. "Let us hopo so,” 1 answered. Alas, how far fell fruition short of anticipation! This was my timo of triumph. "You had bettor go in, sir,” I said presently, gain¬ ing a little mastery over myself. ‘I soo Sir Philip has returned from settling his men for the night. Ho and Grevillo will bo wondering what has happened." j "And you?" ho said. "I cannot,” I answered, shaking niv head. After ho had gone I stood awhilo in tho shadow on tho far sido of tho court listen lug to tho clatter of knives and dishes, tho cheerful hum of tho servants ns they called to ono another, tho hurrying foot Steps of tile maids. A dog crept out and licked my hand as it hung nerveless by my side. Surely Martin or Baldwin would overtake them, or if not it still was not so easy to tako a girl abroad against her will. But would that he ids plan? Ho must havo hiding places in Kngland to which Jio might tako hor, tolling her any wild story ot her lather's dent!) or flight or even perhaps of her own danger if her whereabouts were known, I lout had ox porionce of his tinring, of his cunning, hts plausihtmy. Hmt ho not taken in all with whom ho had como Into contact, except by some strange fato myself? To be sure, Anne was not altogether without feeling or conscience, but she was his—Ills entire ly, body anti soul. Yes, If I could have followed, 1 oouhl have borne it better. It was this dreadful Inaction which was kill- 111;? mo. arid Tho bustlo voices of tlm servants, who wore in high spirits, so irritated mo at last that I wandered away, going tirst to tho dark, silent gardens, where 1 walked up and down In a fever of doubt and fear, much as I had done on tho last evening 1 had spout at Coton. Then a fancy seized me, and turning from the fishpond I walked toward the house. Crossing the moat, 1 made for tho church door anil tried it. It was unlocked. I went In. Here at least In the sacred plaeo I should find h Vi ' X i Jl M jA T 4jk Hi ■m 1 If H h I § /« Ga ' * i 3* % V I !> “Do j fon not know titer’ mid my love. quIotncsN, and unable to help myself in this terrible crisis might pot help from ono to whom iny extremity was but an opportunity. LTrftlkfidJqp — th e alsl o. ai^d finding_all Tried Friends Best. proven a blessing to the invalid, * 1 Are truly the sick . , > r man s menu. A. . ¥ KnOWri , -fSCt For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, malaria,constipa tion and all kindred diseases. TUTT’S Liver PILLS AM ABSOLUTE CUBE. in'diirlineSs, t.'iemootr at f ao' mo.ii,:;. r *v leg obscured, felt my way ns far a Hit Piers’flat monument and sat-down upon It I had boon there scarcely a minute wlien n faint sound, which seemed rather a sigh or an audible shudder than any nr tlouinto word, enmo out of tho darkness in front of ran. My great trouble had Koemed to mako superstitious fears for the time impossible, hut at this sound 1 start. <1 and tremi.ded, and holding my breath felt a cold shiver run down my. back. Motion¬ less I peered before me and yet could see nothing. AH was gloom, the only distin¬ guishable feature being the oast window. What was that? A soft rustle as of ghostly garments moving in tho aisle was succeeded by another sigli which made mo rise fro7n my seat, my hair stiffening. Then I saw the outline of tho east window growing brighter and brighter, and I know that the moon was about to shine clear of tho clouds and longed It rturn and fly, yet did not daro to move. Suddenly the light fell on the altar stop3 and disclosed a kneeling form which seemed to bo partly turned toward me, as though watching are. Tho faco 1 could not see—it was in shadow—and I stood transfixed, gazing at the figure, half in superstitious terror and half in wonder, until a voice I had not hoard for years and yet should have known among a thousand said softly, " Francis!” "Who calls me?" I muttered hoarsely, knowing and yet disbelieving, hoping and yet with a terrible fertr at heart. "It is I—Pctronilla!” said tho same voice ’gently, and the biro form rose and glided toward me through tho moonlight. "It is 1—Petronlllal Do you not know mo?” said my lovo again and fell upon my 11 roast. Sho had been firmly resolved all tho tlmo not to quit her father, and on the first opportunity had given tho slip to her company, wiiilo the horses woro being sad¬ dled at Watnoy’s farm. Stealing hack through tho darkness, sho had found tho house full of uproar and apparently occu¬ pied by Btrango troopers. Aghast and not knowing what to do, sho had bethought horsolf of tho church, and there taken rofngo. On my first entrance sho was horribly alarmed. But as I walked up tho aisle sho recognized—r,o sho has sln.eo told me a thousand timoswith pride—fny foot¬ step, though it had long been a stranger to tier oar, and sho had no thought at tho moment of seeing mo or hearing tho joy¬ ful nows I brought. And so my story Is told. For what passed then between Pctronilla and me lies between my wlfo and myself. And it is an old, old story, mid one which our rliildron linvo no need to learn, for tlioy havo told it, many of thorn for themselves, and their children are growing up to toll It. I think in some odd corner of tho house there may still ho found a very ancient swallow's nost, which young girls bring out and look at tenderly, but for my, sword knot 1 fear it has been worn out those 30 j ears. What matter, oven though it was velvet of Genoa? flo that has the substance lacks not tho shadow. I nuver saw my father again, nor learned accurately what pnssed at Watnoy’s farm after Petronllln was missed by her two companions, but ono man, whom I could ill spare, was also missing on that night, whoso into is still something of a mys¬ tery. That was Martin Bother. I havo always believed that ho foil in a desperate encounter with my father, hut no traces of tho struggle or his body woro over found. Tho traok between Wntnoy's farm and Stratford, however, runs for a certain distance by tho river, and at some point un t iiis road 1 think Martin must have oomo up with tho refugees, and failing either to find Petrouiila with them or to ^ r . any satisfactory account of lior must have flung himself on my father and been fo i!eil and killed. Tile exact troth, I have sa id, was never known, though Baldwin am | [ talked over it again and again, awl t.horo were even sumo who said that a Servant much resembling Martin Luther seen with my father in the low coun tries not a month before Ids death. I put no credor.oo In 1 this, however, having good ro: ,sons to think that tho poor fool—who was wiser in ills ^nno moments than most men—woohl never have left my service while tho breath remained in his body. 1 have beard it said that blood washes out shame, My father was killed in a skirmish in tho Netherlands shortly be¬ fore the peace of Chateau Cambresis and about three months after tho events hero related. 1 have no doubt that ho died ns n bravo man should, for ho had that vir¬ tue. Ho hold no communication with me or with any at Coton F.nd later than that which 1 lmvo hero described, but wood ap pear to havo entered tho service of Car tiiniil Granvello, the governor of tho Neth¬ erlands, for after his death word came to the Duchess of Suffolk that Mistress Anno Cluddo had entered a nunnery at Bruges under tho oardiual’s auspices. Doubtless sho Is long sinco dead. And so are many others of whom I havo spoken—Sir Anthony, tho duchess, Master Bertlo and Master Dindstr. m. For 40 years have passed since these things happened—years of peaceful, happy life, which havo gone by more swiftly, us It scorns to mo in the retrospect, than tho four years of my wanderings. Tho Lind stroms sought refuge in England In tho second year of tho queen and settled m Eowestutt under tho Duchess of •mffolk s bcvmue them nor mdred did they 4 find 1 ss sxss SRssraaSi'ffK ssspzstexss , , | do Eresby, the lVregrtno to whom I stood godfather it. St. WilUbrod’s church at Wesel, is now a middle aged man and my hi's very good friend, the affection wiiirh mother felt for mo having descended to j him in full measure. Sho waaindeed such a woman ns her majesty—large hearted and free tongued, of masculine courage and a wonderful tenderness. And of her husband what can I say, ne.vo that he was a bravo Christian and—in peaceful times —IT SlUulOUS ^CiltlOIIUlfi. } in vncfint qhcI jiofc oiiiv so*i(s grav hairs that I trace tho pi ogress of 40 TC . vrs . Thcy haTO ^ono for Kngland al most nil that men hoped they might do jn ^------ the first dawn of ♦*'•> W^iro seen great rocs ca r.?atckiam® SSJRSS h»roiJ‘|*fticJiurf 1 ^gS*e£StZ'SS‘5£ theso XV have strong—all this in years. 0 seal Holland rise and Spain dcclino, and W( . u Iimy gay the words of the old text 1 which nty grandfather sot op over the hall floor at Coton, "Frustrn, nisi Uoininus.” THE F.SD. j CITY DIRECTORY. Mayor, a 0 McOalla. Mayor pro ••OKI, J. K. Ir.viu. Clerk, George L ‘- Tilty. j Treasurer, J. 0. Stopenson y . { i W H. M. Austin. . ,, i.iattliai, lb “'r®' Street Overseer, ” • B. Smith, vynV' UiN iJbJiriix. Ff ITFNT _ J, P. 1 ’i ]py, ■> M C. Summers, J R. I'Will, . >} VV. T Tones, ., „„„ L. r J. T A1 ■ , , mind, J S. Johnson, STANDING COMXIITTEES: Street: L. J. A4*nand, J- H. Irwin Finance: J P. Tilley, J. W- -Jones Sanitary: J. S. Johnson, M. C. Summers. Almantl School: J. R- Irtvin, L- J. Charter etc.: J. W. Jones, J- R. Irwin. BOARD OF HEALTH. Dr J A. Guinu, J. P. 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