The Huron Expositor, 1947-07-04, Page 73. C. SNAITII
(Contin' 1ed-froiz last week)
Markham kept td himself his grow -
ing
rowing belief that the player, fir vireo-
. es of his: own, was concealing the
"'fugitives. But 'the faeconer, once en-
gaged by this train of thought,.'began
to grow more • and, mor* •certain that
be had good ground far his suspicion.
A close smuttily, moreover; 'convinc
ed him that Signor, Bandinello was by
no meareethe individual he gave him -
twit out to .be.
Upon reaching this conclusion,
Markham determined on a bold
course. By hook or by crook, he
would get a eight of 'this boy who
was kept so close,. Yet only one
means seemed to offer of doing •this:
He must choose a favorable moment,
arid. billy •invade -this (private room.
,Doubtle''ss the best time would be
when the players were' assembled` .at
supper in the dining -parlor. .
la accordance with this plan he
watched a servant ascend with' a tray
of food, and then a few minutes lat-
er 'he walked fearlessly into the
room. .. •
As John 'Markham had surmised
would be the cash, he Mound. two per -
tons seated at eupper. One was the
eo-called 'Italian music masher, and
the other was doubtless the person
h had p a a as his son. But,
who d ss d
P
with a single -glance of an almost ter-
rified swiftness, the falconer was able
to pierce the disguise. For all her
closeelipt curls andy her. boy's dress,
the second occupant of the room 'was
undoubtedly his young mistress.
In spite of the fact _that the fall,
,00ner was fully prepared for dee
eovery ' lie had made, he uttered a
cry.
Signor l Bandinelio sprang to his
feet.
"What is your pleasure?" he' asked
sharply,: -;and in an English as' pure
las any man need wish to use.
For an' instant, the two. men stood
Looking at one another blankly,'while
Anne's dismay was so'great that she
,could neither speak nor move.ut
each of these men had recognized the
other 'already.
Beyond a doubt this was the man
the falconer sought. Also this was
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the servant of .Sir John .' everfataa
whom Gervase bad encountered in
the meadow.
Gervase laid his hand to his sword.
"Nay, ale" sadd Markham, simply.
I am.here as your friend, and. as—
and as the humble servant of my
•
rnishress. " wf - ••
The sound' of the falconer's' voice
broke the -spell that had 'been laid
upon Anne. She rose from the table
and • haespite of all that she had un-
dergone of •suffering, •something of
the old imperiousness was in her
tone.
- "What do you here, John Mark-
ham?"
arkham?„ •
"`'I bring news, mistress."
"Of whom?"
••.."I bring news • of your father, mis-
tress."
"Of my ,father!"
It seemed almost too great an ef-
fort for Atone to cast back her mind
to the stern, man whose very exist-
ence she had nearly forgotten. In
the ' stress of those 'terrible weeks,
which had called for all that she had
of endurance, her former life had
grown so vague, so remote that it
was almost as if it had never been.
"What of my father?"
Tragedy unspeakable was ' in the
falconer's face. For the moment, a
power outside himself forbade his
answering the. question. Days •afrd
nights had 'he given to this quest, that
a load of misery might be taken from
his heart. But now that at last his
tireless wanderings had achieved -
their purpose, a force beyond his own
,will held. -him.. captives
The falconer knew as .he gazed . at.
his- young mistress that it was her
life he was about to sacrifice in order
to save his master's. It was her
youth and her high devotion in the
scale, against one who had lived the
flower of his years. Surely it behov-
ed him to have a. care.
"What of • my father?"
The man shook his head impotent-
ly,
"Is he dead?" .
"No, mistress, he is not dead." •
But in the falconer's tone was that
which sent a chill to the heart of Sir,
John Feversham's daughter. Ln spite
of..himself,_ _ Markham.. had '-told _her.
that which he would now have con-
cealed.
"My 'father is in peril?"
Again -there was silence. But the
woman's swift instinct all too soon
divined its 'me'aning.
"In peril, And it' is because—'be-
cause=!" .
A shudder went through her veins.
She buried her face in her hands.
A dreadful anguish came upon the.
falconer. Any words he would have,
spoken died on his lips.
In the midst of this unhappy scene
Shakespeare entered the room. His•
eye fell on •the somber figure of the
falconer. And then . he' saw the
piteous face of Anne.
"Oh, what have you done!" The
player's bitterly reproachful words
were heard only -by the falconer.
Markham shook his head dismally.
Gervase turned a distracted' face
upon the player.
"This man is concealing same -
thing," he said. "What it is; I do not
know. 'Perhaps you can tell us."
In spite of the fact that Markham's
presence in the room had taken
Shakespeare altogether by surprise,
he seemed ,to realize the situation al-
•
most at once. Gervase 'Heriot's air
of bewilderment and 'the falconer's
look of pitiful irresolution served to
make it clear that the man's will had.
failed when it came •to the telling of
his story. •
But it was equally' clear to that
powerful intelligence that" Anne had
come very near -to divining the grim
truth. She was the picture of woe.
And her distress could only proceed
from • one cause:
"You say my father is in peril!"
Heedless of the player's' presence het
words were addressed to John Mark-
ham,' "And it is because of me,"
The falconer did not answer. But
his white face answered tor him,
"Tell 'me' all, John Markham. I
must, I wi1ll-know all." -
. • In the presence of that instancy; of
will which now as ever held the fal-
coner in thrall, he could not 'do leas
than obey. It was in vain that 'tire
player sought t" check him.
In a few broken, - brief words, 'the
dismal 'story was told.
"Sir John lies in the Tower; mis-
tress, in peril of bis life. He is ac-
cused•,;of complicity .in hiS prisoner's
escape. On Monday next `ad I under-
stand. he is to be brought to his trial.
And it is likely to go hard with him
if he makes no effort to clear him -
"serf. 'And that, I am sure, he will
not •do,"
Gervase interposed sharply.
"Why do you say, Sir John Fever-
sham-attempt-
-Self?"
il,> _.not attem=pt- -self?"
"For the reason, 'sir," said, the • fal-
coner, gravely and simply, "that in
such a case as this, it woad not. be
my master's character."
"How can you possibly.lettow that?"
asked Gervase.
The falconer shook his head sadly.
"You are not acquainted with my
master," he said. "Even to save his
life, he is not the man to tell all that
he knows of this matter."
• "That is, to say," said Gervase, "he
has withheld a certain fact from the
Queen?"
Yes."
Desp-air. closed tiponc -Gervase and
Anne. They did not need to be told
that Sir John Feversham had taken
biro~ himself the whole responsibility
fortis prisoner's escape, and that not
a word had crossed his lips in regard
to the share his daughter, had in it.
One thought sprang at once to the
minds of the fugitives. It was.Ini-
p:ossible In such circuln'statuces to
leave Sir John' to his fate. All the
laws of honor, of filial duty forbade
sea a cours•e.` '
"Oh, why did you tell them!" Said
fl -
IS
tb.e player to John Markham. The- tee
.sensitive eoul felt the stab of tragedy
in • its inmost fiber.
"It was right that he should," •said
Gervase. ;."It washis bounden duty."
Gervase had grown as pale as
death, but already resolve had brac-
ed hie will, He saw at once that on-
ly .one course was Open torhim,,-and
that was the one the •player himself
had foreseen.
Yet no issue could have been more
tragic. It was death for.Gervase, and
in the circumstances of the case, it
was also death Bar Anne. All this
the player understood, and evert -the
thrice unhappy fale:bner °seemed to
realize it.•
Gervase's mind was soon made up.
He would go 'at once to London and
surrender himself to the Queen., He
would start that night or at dawn at
the latest, since it .seemed to him
there was not an hour to be lost. . I
The player, however, had only to
learn this impetuous resolve, ie. or-
der to declare himself strongly' averse
from it. < A plan ,which promised some
hope of deliverance, a very slender
one, it was true, had been taking
shape in his mind°,for three days past.
Any such precipitancy of -action would
destroy it. Therefore,' he' entreated
Gervase to defer a step that must
prove irretrievably fatal until such
time ,as ids scheme might have • a
chance to mature.
Shakespeare well knew how ha'zar-
dons, indeed how fantastic his plan,
was. And he was far too honest a
man to promise .more • than ..-its -des-
perate character warranted. But he
did all that he could to dissuade Ger-
vase from his intention. He implor-
ed the young man not to act until
that day week, at which time the
Lord Chamberlain's men had to ap-
pear before the Queen. It might then
be possible to gain her ear. Gervase,
however, would not consent to this.
His tlioughts were dominated com-
pletely' be theperil of a braye and
chivalrous man. Indeed, it was as
much as the player could do to :per-
suade him to defer his departure for
London until- the next day.
'Finally, Shakespeare was able to
wring a reductant ..prof ise from, Ger-
vase that he would not act upon his.
resolve the followingmorning, unfit
suoh time as ,they had -met to discuss
it again. And for the time being, at
any rate, that was the utmost the
,play -actor could •contrive.
CHAPTER XXV
Thele was little 'sleep that .night
either for William Shakespeare or for
Gervase Heriot. The early morning
found them together in the inn gar-
den. And as they walked up and
down its box -bordered alleys, they
talked long and very earnestly rind
in a manner utterly heed•Iess of their
surroundings.
In this' last matter, they were un-
lucky. Several of the tavern windows
overlooked the garden, and one at
least was open wide.. This belonged
to the room which was occupied by
the man Grisewood, who lay sleep-
less on a comfortless pillow, still tor-
mented by 'his wound. Unable"to rest
he chanced to rise fram.his couch in
the early hours, 'and trust his ach-
ing head out of the window in order
to get a breath, of fresh air.
His. attention was caught at once
by the sound: of 'voices and of foot-
steps on the gravel path •below: Then
it was he . saw the play -actor in deep
conversation with 'the man •who 'had
un him through the arm. The sight
was enough to summon all that'Grine-
Wood had of cunning, and in• his case
as it happened, this was a commodity'
of which nature had been lavish.
At once, he knelt down by the case-
mentq,in order that he might see with-
out tieing seen. Then -he listenedvery
intently. The process was irritating-
ly difficult. He was, only able to hear
brief, disjointed fragments • of the
conversation that was passing below.
But it was continued long enough to
enable the listener to weave into
some kind of a context the few scraps
of talk which he was able to glean.
Without any sort of doubt, the man
who had run him through the arm
was Gervase Heriot in a cunning- dis-
guise. Such a thrill of joy passed
through the heart of the listener as
almost te compensate for "'theepain
and indignity he had -recently under-
gone. It would appear that the ,fugi-
tive was bent upon a course of action
froin which the play -actor was -doing
all in' his power to dissuade him. Ex-
actly what it wps that was passing
between them, Grisewood could not
for the 'life of him make out. Long
they talked together as they slowly,
paced tee.. garden, yet even when they
left it at_'last, the listener was un-
able to gather the "full gist of their
conversation.
Nevertheless; he, .••-returned to his
,bol. -..a - very well -satfsii'e-d waif. –Op-
portunity
Op=portunity for revenge lay under his
hand, Moreover, be •hoped to be able
to pay off his score with the player.
And even beyond thjcs doubly wel-
come prospect, there was the further
'consolation 61 the high price that had
been sat on the head of a condemned
traitor. '
These prospects were vero'y dazzling
in the sight of Sir Robert Grisewood.
And such scope did 'they offer that
gentleman, for the .exercise of his pe-
culiar faculties, that he was• almost
afraid -he would not bo able to grasp'
them to the full. He must not act
hastily. ' Let him give the whole force
of his mind to the great possibilities
of revenge that were, spread before
it. • Let hint- strike at his leisure, and
only -after ample consideration of the
ease in all its bearings, Justice, ,fall.
and complete, must be done to the
really wonderftal opportunity that had
been given him.
In the meantime, Shakespeare's
long -conversation with the fugtive in
the inn garden had borne fruit, With
infinite difficulty had 'lie been able to
persuade the young man to forego his
sunrender to the law iter that dray, at
•
by .ottaiwo • observer
With the ,budget over and the Gov-
ernment sustained' by, majorities of
18 'and 19 ever the combined opposi-
tion, interest is increasing in the
work of the Hpusb••of Commons Radio
Bi oadcasting c Committee. The reason
for this is that an all-out and care-
fully planned attack on publicly -own
ed" radio, is -expected or perhaps one
should say "suspected" by those -who
support the principle of the publicly -
owned and operated. Canadian Broad-
casting Corporation. -
The line of "battle" are -not' yet
clearly drawn. No . political party
has taken an open stand against pub-
lic ownership of radio in Canada .but
least. And with even this small con-
ees"sion, the player was not dissatis-
fied, for it seemed that 'during the
watches ,of the night the scheme in
his mind had developed considerably:
Its nature was certainly very com-
plex and hazardous. And the player
asked of Gervase that he would 'trust
him to carry it out without calling
upon i
po him to furnish details. Shake-
speare desired the young man to a-
wait the issue of bis plan with an
open mind. And as there was all for
Gervase to gain, and there was noth-
ing he could lose; and as he had al-
ready learned to have faith in this
man who had certainly played the.
part or a friend, be consented to do
the will of the actor, and at the same
time to ask as few questions as need
be. - •
(Continned Next Week)
" UV -4;4,h
IV is obvtous,�tla xhd pnarrintt ct:; o134
the O 13. •ep' 4"0 • mm th.O. Pre
sive-Odrk servatt'v i'arty wild s51me
.capPort frOle. ttl:e $octal Ctedilt r -i
ner. The O O,'i'': Forty W4PPorte 'fie.
goyernnrent Raley, hut, 'be,4u4e that
party is. accused of advoeatirmg t'r'ta-
tionalizalion",f'or. the jsurPOSe of to}'o,
;ng ,saciaiiam i11 Canada, rte support
is erii1iarrassini rather: than ^helpful.
Our Canadian Culture,.
The Position" -of the 'IAberal Warty,
probably with considerable other
support, is that . the circumshahees
make pub -Hely owned • radio in Canada
necessary "in the pubiieinterest." It
is widely recognized that we are
achieving a distinct xe Canadian• cur,
ture of which we' can be very proud.
Our people harve'brought much from
Britain, France, the United, States
and Central Europe to blend and de-
velop, under -Canadian conditions and
hifluences, a new and- better way of
life. •It' was to protect and strength-
en this development that the Con-
servative government strengthened
in 1936, this national service. It was
recognized then, and it is still true
that, without this public support,
Canadian radio would fall into ilhe
-hands .of powerful American broad-
casting chains. This would bring, a
dangerous, and overwhelming threat
of,"Americanization" -that our young
and evolving culture could not with-
stand. .- .
Criticism Can Be Valuable
...:C.aual-a's National Film Bdard and
"Information Service" are other : im-
poi-tarnt factors in this 'fight to pro-
tect and advance the development of
the Canadian spirit. Parliament is
well rware, too, of our need, for pro-
tection from European "idealogies"
that'''would eventually enslave and de-
grade • our people.
Constructive criticism of these
media Of information is necessary in
order that we may get the greatest
possible benefit from .them. It .is
difficult to find a method of measur-
ing their effectiveness. Much of
their work must be original and cre-
ative and results cannot be determin-
ed -by the commercial yardsticks of
dollars and cents For this reason
'Canadians "need - to "lie' ppartimearly
to/444. e4,34
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Vr'ovlti 'e of Quebec int.1666 a:'d 4,14.41.+74
ique continuolrs record then
einne :Ghat bites, O,aae oo€ ,.. xe APS
government* IV' es'ta'blish fret • tres➢1f
meat for tuberculosis was the -Lir-
eral governament of Saskatolmewan - in
1929. The dra4mtic discovery of rn--
rutin for the • treatment -.of diaibetee
wee pea -de in Canada by the noted
young .Canadians, Dr. Basting ,and:Dr.
Beat.
Hon. Paul 'Martin; the federal
isters 'of •National•- Health .and 'Wei' '
fare, reviewed Canada's health- aetivi'
ties at a recent meeting of the "Can-
edian Public Health Association." It
'Showed en intensive program for
health by federal and provincial
health departments, bureaus and or-:
ganizations. These official organiza-
tions have the valuable assistance. Of
private and semi -private _groups.
working on some specific aspect of the
general health, including cancer, tub-
erculosis, venereal disease; opium ad-
diction, etc. Ween. the proposals of•
the „federal .government to the prov-
inces'•on• !health matters are accept-
ed it will -be another great forward
step for Canada.
Facts of Interest
Ina recent appeal to businessmen
and •labor leader to cooperate in
lowering prices, the president of the
Vancouver Board of Trade, Thomas-
Brai wood declared, that pictures
were recently, displayed in Vancouver
revealing that fish sold at four dol-
Iarrs a pound in Russia. . In similar
vein, William Fulton, of the Chicago
Tribune, recently cabled the informa-
t chocolate bars are selling
tion . that diallers ... ._ .. .... .._.-__...._.
for twelve dollars each in efscow-
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AN .IMPORTANT MESSAGE
TO THE MOTORING. PUBLIC
Re : 1947 Amendments to the Ontario
Highway Traffic Act
Every motor vehicle owner and driver should become familiar with the new 1947 amendments
to the Highway Traffic Act. The purpose of this legislation is to encourage'safe.driving and
to assure the collection of damages awarded by, our Courts for personal injuries "suffered or -
property damaged.
On and After July -1st, 1947
On and after July l'st, 1947, your driver's license and all motor
vehicle' permits registered in your name ,will -be suspended' if,
following an accident in which any person is injured or any
property is damaged, you are convicted of:
(a) Any violation of a provision of the -Highway Traffic Act.
(b)
or
lf, upon conviction for a violption of the Act even, though
no accident occurred, the penalty imposedoby the Magis-
trate includes. suspension ,or revocation of your driver's
license or motor vehicle permit.
or.
(c) If you are convicted of a criminal offence involving the
,•use. of a motor vehicle.
After July 1st, 1947, your' driver's
license and all motor vehicle per -
mitt registered in your name will be
suspended if you fail to satisfy a
judgment secured against you for
damages cm account of injury to or
death of any person or on account
of damage to propery. Such judg-
ment must be satisfied. at feast up to
the limits of $5,000.00 for personal
injuries to one person, - $10,000.00
for 'two or more persons and
$1,000.00 for property damage
arising out of any one accident:
Application of . Suspensions
Where a suspension is applied following the registration of a conviction, same will
remain in effect until proof of financial responsibility is filed.
Where a suspension is applied for failure to satisfy a judgment, same will remain
in effect until the judgment has been satisfied or 'arrangements made for its pay-
ment by instalments and proef of financial responsibility is also filed.
„w
Proof of financial responsibility may be filed (a) in the form of an insurance policy
certificate; (b) the bond of a guarantee' company;' (c) the depositing of money or
securities to the value_of $11,000.00.
Application of Penalties
The penalties for a person operating a motor vehicle while his license is under suspension
include a fine up to $500.00 and imprisonment up to six months, also the impounding of the
motor vehicle operated. The penalty for the operation of a motor vehicle,•the permit for which
is under suspension includes a fine up to $500.00, iiihprisonmelt for six months and the'for-
feiture of the vehicle to the Crown.
DRIVE CAREFULLY AND AVOID ACCIDENTS
i DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
GEO. H. DOUCETT• -
Minister!
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