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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1947-09-26, Page 7• • • •••- MIL • O. • Ineeneeeeeeneeeerstee'retreeneeenerrantnennateenentnl ,:./14747, , 17141" AT' ,"7"7"'""'"'"'".."7"nr.n ,`••11 est J. 0, SINTAITII (-Continued from last week) "The innocent, sirrah! Pray, what do you mean by the innocent? Is it the, part of innocence, I ask you, to , engaged in a plot to take away my ' lifer "No, four grebe," said the player. "And may it never be permitted to one of your subjects to say other- wise.", "Then may 7' ask whyyoutake the part of those who have done so?" "I have but taken the part, your grace, of one accused wrongfully." "Do not impugn •the Queen's jus- • tice, sirrah?" "God forbid! But, in this Instance, 1 make so bold as to affirm that a grievou,s miscarriage has occurred" "God's blood,. sirrah!" cried the Queen, "Iwould have you be wary. If yoli dare to impugn the integrity of our courts, and you cannot make good your ill words in every partieu lar, -yo0 shall make heavy payment for such a contumacy." The •player showed neither hesita- tion nor alarm, yet the hostility of the Queen's demeanor must have daunted, all save the very stout -of heart. "Par 'be it from me, your grace," he said. "to impugn the integrity of that which no man in this .realm should ever call in question. it no human assembly can be wholly free of error. And in this, most grevious matter, 'I swear to your grace before God that there has been a truly ter- rible miscarriage of justice." - The eyes of the Queen grew dark with menace. "Prove your words, sirrah.- And if ye fail, Gad help you." "Readily will I prove 'them," said the player, with a certain triumph in bis voice,' "I' hold the proof in my band," ' As he spoke, he struck his hand lute his doublet and produced the LEGAL McCONNELL & HAYS , Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. 'Patrick D. 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MacLEAN Physician and Surgeon Phone 134 • H,ensall VETERINARY J. 0. TURNRULL, D.V.M., V.S. L. C. HALL, D.V.M., V.S. Main Street • - Seaforth , PHONE 105 Personal attention by either Veterinarian when requested (if possible). written, confession of Simon Heriot. He gave the paper to the Queen. With a eon]; fury sparkling in. her eyes, Elizabeth handed the document to ther nenel Treasurer. She eoni- enanded him to read it to her. Surprise; excitement, incredulity were evoked in that tyrannical bosom by the minister's perusal of this docu- ment. But not for a moment did her native keenness of mind desert hr. "Tell me, my lord," she said, this an honest and genuine docu- ment?" Cecil'. scrutinized the paper closely. . "It bears no evidence, your grace, as far as one can at present .see," said the Lord Treasurer, cautiously, "of its being a counterfeit.' But it would be well, perhaps, to have fur ther and more eXpert testimony, trpon ,the subject" "Let this Man, Simon Heriot, be at once summoned," said the Queen. "Alas! your grace," said the player, "Simon Heriot has been ten days dead. This is his dying testimony. The Queen shook her head suspic- iously. "I like not this matter," she said. "Who are the others named in this conspiracy?" "One William Muir, your grace, and cre Robert Grisewood." "Let them be brought to me instant - 'Unhappily, your grace, William Muir has tied the country.", "Has' he so!" said the Queen, stern- ly. "Then what of this man Grise- wood? Solatelyas yesterday, with my own eyes, I saw him here. My Lord, let' the man be brought to us. immediately." Cecil left the room in order to carry out these instructions. But in a few 'minutes, be had returned with the information that Grisewood was not to 'be seen. anywhere within the precincts of the palace. Having ie - gar , however, to the great urgency of the matter, the.LardTreasurer an- nounced' that he had alreadY dispatch- ed a troop of horses to fetchthe man from his lodgings in the Strand. "It is well," Said the Queen, grim- ly. With a curt 'nod, she dismissed all save Cecil from her presence, saying she would confer with them again presently. CHAPTER XXXVIII daily /online of his high office betray- ed not the least emotion. Indeed, the grim question now at issue appeared to touch him not at'all. The Queenwas taking her ease on a gorgeous gilt couch. One of her ladies, who was working a sampler in silk, was seated on a low stool at her ide. She was a dark and hand- some young woman with restless, brilliant and piercing eyes. As soon as the playwright' entered the room they met his in a kind of challenge, half of cynical interest, half of mock- ery. A slow, rather insolent smile curled her lips. For a very brief.in- stant, the poet was obviously' dishon- certed. But almost at once-, he had exercised the whole force of his will and was able to attend that other wo- man who held his life in her hand,. The Queen sat up on her couch. "Master Shakespeare," she said, "1 have to inform you that the man, Grisewood, is dead." "Dead!" gasped the player. "Yes," said the Queen, "he is dead. He has been found at his lodging with bis throat cut. And there can be lit- tle doubt, as I am given. to under- stand, that he has died by his own band," • The player stood in silence, look- ing straight in front of him. There came a violent Surge and onrush of this thoughts. In the sensitive and generous mind, relief for the good riddance of a bad man was tempered with an emotion of pity for an end so ignoble. • "I have to say this, Master Shake- speare." The voice of the Queen; which sounded very far away, broke in upon the heavy tumult of bis thoughts. "The death of this man, Grisewood, removed a 'most 'material witness. He alone could have proved or disproved your statement." . By now, however, -the playwright had regained full command of him- self. Calmly,. he sustained the force of the Queen'engaze. The somber yet - wonderful eyes -were .fixied on the rad- dled and rather peevish face. "Under the favor of your grace," he said, speaking very slowly and in the manner of one who chooses his words with the utmost care,. "Sir Robert 'Grisewood has already attested to the truth of the ktaternent which I have made." "In what way, sirtah? By wheat mean?" said the ueen, sharply. The four men, Shakespeare, Bur- • "By the takinnof his own life," said bage, Pem•broke,,410.1eigh, waited in the playwright. "It is a clear confes- the Queen's ante -chamber, there -to shin of the knowledge that he is un - abide the issue. Long they waited. done." It was a fary cry in, those days from "How should he have any such Richthond to the Strand and back knowledge?" • again. Shakespeare alone -wan with- "He was present yesterday, your out 'concern. The ,others were grave- grace, in the pavilion, when r re- ly uneasy. The Queen's vengeful tem- hearsed -the story of his crime. I per was, much to be feared, and Cecil marked his livid face amoag the audi- e as by no means a •person to be ence. It is one I shall never -forget." trusted. • • The Queen nodderrher head; but The friends of the player were con- did not speak. vinced /that he had adduced a... gen- "My eye.s weee fixed, your grace, tine: proof of the innocence of 'Ger- upon that'man' a face when I said 1 vase Heinet. They were satisfied, held the proof of his guilt. 1- saw moreover, Oat he had been inspired his cheek turn to the color of his ruff. by no other motive than an overmas- And by that I knew there was can- tering desire to affirm juStice, truth firraation of my statement had con - and mercy. Neverthelese, the. turn firmation been required." thirgs were taking made them pain- ,"The man was, an arrant coward," fully anxious in regard to the outcome said the Queen, contemptuously. "But of the- whole affair. such evidence of his guilt does not . The ,Queen, for all the native vigor convince 'me. How say you, my of her understanding,was a mass of lord?" She turned to Cecil perempt- prepudice and caprice. She was bit- 0ehy, terly resentful of the inconnenience , The statesman did not answer the that had been caused by the player's question •immediately. For the mom - wanton interference. Again, a man ent, that powerful and deep -seeing like Grisewood, with his back to the mind was much preoccupied. And wall, ••courdbe trusted to fight tooth when answer he did, it, was with the and nail for 'his life.. He would lie, air of a man enfolded by, a'sense of that was certain: He was bound to profound and settled. conviction. deny the authehticity of the slender "By- leave of your grace," he said, evidence that had been adduced in a "and under your good favor, I' am Manner so fortuitous. ^ • . bound to confess that I share the The upshot was likely to be that yiew of this matter which. is held by the affair would resolve itself into a Master. Shakespeare. In' my humble battle between a villain and an hon- epintort, the death of this Man in est man. It would become a question such circumstances is an irrefragable in that event as to whose word. the evidence of his guilt." Queen would accept. Already the The Queen was now •sitting very player was out of favor. And when tipright. Theelean features had as - it came to a question Of holding the sum'ed a look of sharpest inquiry. A balance even betWeen him and an- round oath fell from her lips. other, when it came to weighing "My lord, I begirt to think youare judicially the word g of each, it was in the right!" most probable that the mind of a ,She was a woman of 'cappcious capricious wotnan, would prove incap- temper. The ,milk •of human kindness able nf giving nim fair 'play. flowed afr uncertain stream in that Yes, the- friends of the player, as sterile heart. But her ears were nev- then sat silent in.. --the Queen's ante- er quite deaf to .the voice of reason. chamber to await the arrival of Grise- Moreover, there were occasions when wood were uneasy indeed. The man a sense of justice overtook her, ' was known as a cunning, plausible, ' It began almost to seer& that this unscrupulous adventurer. He was occasion was likely to be one of them. not likely- to be over -nice as to the "Tell me, my lord," she demanded, means he used to save his neck, And "is this to say that you accept, as a one and all felt that already the case matter of sober verity, than the hand - was prejudged. 'writing of Simon Heriot is contained Presently Pembroke and Raleigh, In this paper?" whh were officers of the Household, "Yes, your grace, I am of that opin- withdrew. The playwright and his Mend, the tragedian were left toge- "Yoif are satisfied, that the man they, The hearts of both ,were too SimoiV Heriot, wrote this confession full for speech. The'time passed, very •with his owe hand?" slowly. Each hour seemed intermin- "Yes, your grace, that. is the view able, The day wore on but still there I hold: In the first place, I haveSO- - , AUCTIONEERS • ' HAROLD JACKSON Specialist in Farin and 1-Touseliold •Sales. • Licensed inliuron and Perth Coun- (ties. Prices reasonable; satisfaction guaranteed. 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I will pfM with the subject of life and add that the death in smell', circum - death, , • stances of such a man convinces me In all that long time, which seem- that a grievous miscarriage of justice ed interminable, not a word was ex- has been perpetrated in the case of changed, between the playwright and the young man, Gervase Herten" the tragedien. Yet in the manner of a pair of children, they sat very e'iOse Another round oath rose to the lips 'together, the hand of Burbage hold- of the Queen. She got up impuletVe- ing that of his friend: He was his ly from 'her Cotten The heart of a elder brother, his protector; he felt woman bad begun to stir in that with - an overmastering desire 10 shield ered 'and grotesque frame. that shy and delicate spirit from the "My lord, if that is your 'opinion, hersh rebuffs of fatewe must go further into this," she, . • At lalt, about four o'clock of the said. "Upon my life, we must not afternoon, came the dread summons send to .the axe tliose who have done to .1110. Queen; It wks conveyed by nothing to'deserve it." the. Lord Treasurer he person. There "To that, four grace, I say amen was nothing to learn ,from that lofty and formal mien.. The measured de- portment, the detached air told noth- ing, He. Who go often was called to be the arbiter of life and, death in the tit )1.,ttt", Said • ./ 'til gSriet , tre'4;70.1r0.#10.4: have already ',been reMOYe.d.'tOntlt-l'I'Pwertu klaidtte T,,ord Tr00,004 4!c4t11 the pleasure your Majegty be her 4nown:' '1.4ett, the yot41,4man be ta'ougat to us a.t oace," Quemi. "And the gill , "The comnialSaa of near Majesty od tsTS:hrdnaetlal:tuoorbreertita.00m:,:eitel"?..yr.!s,saoindersthsettailei With a low WI, the minister quit - A subtle but marked change • had suddenly taken ,place the Queen's manlier. abe turned to the play4 ihkarrigaeshetywit.h a certain. kindness in the "Belike, sirrah," she sitid, "your Play mayprove a eomedy, after The playwright:stood before her in silence with bent. bead. In the strong frame, with its tense. outlines, was a profound humility which the Queen was wholly at a loss to understand. '".HoW say you, sirrah? Would you not have it so?" • "Life is never a comedy, your grace," "said the playwright, speaking very gently, almost as one who thinks aloud. "A -aark, saying," said the Queen. "How say you, Mary?" She turned, with au ironical air,.to the young' wo- aan who Was working so busby opon the sampler. PerhapaMaster Shake- speare will expound, it for us out of the infinite store 'Of his wisdom. You don't find life a .very tragic matter, eh, 'My girl, you Who have the whole world at your feet?" The august lady gave ber gentle- woman a light ben on the ear. Mistress Fytton, whose dark and brillant beauty had 1t'sinister aspect, rose from ber stool with a sigh and a little laugh. "It is the ,business of a poet, your grace, to be melancholy," said Mis- tress Mary. "Yen, I had not thought of that," said the Queen. "But I suspect, Miss Malapert, you know more of poets than I do." "God forbid,your grace," Mistress Mary made a deep but mocking curt- esp. "You impudent hussy!" And- this time, the royal lady gave her gentlewoman so sound a., box on the ear,' that- it rang through the room. • CHAPTER XXXIX Gervase and Anne had been taken the previous evening from Richmond to the Tower. They were placed in a prison as dismal as on that occasion of their ' first 'meeting, which now seemed so far away in the past, But 'Gervase was better able now to pre- pare himself for the grim fate tha:. tee' surely awaited him. Both these children of destiny had had many weeks in which to, make ready „ter that'which was• now to be- fall them. Their souls were numb. Long ago, they had given up 011 hope of lite. Indeed, they had almost giv- en up all desire of it, such had been their 'sufferings. The only boon they now, craved of Providence was that they 'night, be allowed to die toge- ther, In the course of the afterpoon of the first day of their imprisonment, word was brought to them that the Queen desired to see them at once, that they were to be carried before her immediately,' and. that she herself would 'there and then decide their fate. • eThey looked for no clemency..,known to each other, the prisoners were borne again to the palace at Richstiond, each in a separate closed carriage, jealously guarded bye sol- diers with drawn swords. The gor- geous sunlight streamed in, through the windows of their coaches, the dust ,of midsummer whirled around 'the wheels, but their minds werewith- drawn from •all outward and visible' things. They felt they•were going to their death. God grant ,that, it be giv- en to them to embrace it together: On their arrival at tbe palace,' •shortly atter six o'clock, they were taken' at 'once to an antechamber which was next the Queen's own apartment. Here they met again. •And' the solemh-faced, harsh -looking men who had them in their care had. enough 'humanity. to stand apart, while Anne yieldedherself to the armsOf Gervase. "Have you the dagger?" she whis- pered, "shaking convuleively. "Alas! they have found it," said Gerease, "If .only I had it now. I would plunge it into your heart . . my life!" "Oh, if only you had it!" They had eot long to wait for the dread summons to the Queen. -All too soon appeared the Lord. ,Treasurer. At' once, he usheeedthem into the room where the Queen sat. Gervase had cast off his disguise, •No longer was he the aged and beard- ed 'Italian muses master; but a trim and rather fine young man, • drngsee eny soberly, to be sure, yet anect ing a style not out of place at that Court, o1. which less than a year ago he had leen an ornament. 'Anne remained, however, in her' charming boy's dress of the previous day. The .lean grace of outline was rendered more poignant by' the thin brown' cheeks, the bright, grave eyes, the head of a close-clipt curls.. In the wistfulness of this frail figure, chas- tened by the long night of the -soul, there Was a Bathos which steecnesat 'the hearts of all who beheld Besides, the Queen and the Lord Treasurer, there was one other per- son'in the room. Gervase and Anne, for all that they dere passing through a nightmare of dull terror, were se•ns ;hie of a presence -1n the,bhckground. It was their friend 'the play -actor, grave of leek and yet unfearing; gen- tle, pitiful and yet, secure of soul. Somehow, the 'sight of him who fuel clone ,so much, who had put, Lis foe - tunes to the proof, nay, even • life it- self, that he might hen) them, moved these hapless lovers to new courage: From the gentle face of this man, •all compes•sion, all tendereesS, their eyes sought that of the Queen. That was a very different countehance. And yet, as those hawklike eyes, met theirs, a curious light ran in 'diem. It wasalmost as if, in spite of herself, Elizs.beth had been moved by the Sight of this shadowy, yet -dauntless with all my heart," said the Lord tiling, this Itos•alind who yesterdaY had charmed her with her Coquetry, her grace,. hey sorcery of voice awl look. 'Let this young roan, Heriot, at 1• (Continued Next W4k) , 4 ePot , Aoro t Perf4PAXIR t,40 xslt P4 704001t.' rperrgen1 10414g- go34.4terget 4144.s. •gortwo epoOttion, • (kr will also 440,, OAP r900.1$'. 440,0040s to taleAPP•c*le'''9•44'lift sim,0 where 414,434'' too tr901sfi or4g$44o,;•• through the piOking v» 444teage4. • • Disease Defence 'Ma'y' of the .gina achieVed • Ott Canada'e health front are credited to imeauineatioa. Haaltle, statistics tfirw a drat) 1 thei as 20 years, for in- stance, from 900 per year to only 270 ,per year in the diatheria rate. Protection as afforded by acience against such diseases as diphtheria, whooping cough and scarlet fever, ahn pitiblic 'health authorities' urge all •parents to ensure the safety of their ,children by having them immunized' at an 'early age. . — Natural, IVI ilk • Some of the credit for the survival of the famous Dionne quintuplets goes to mother's milk, accordidg to, health experts. The little sisters were ' given breast milk rushed to their' home from Montreal and Toronto dur- ing their first few days of life. As indication of the premium plac- ed on 'mother's milk ,by the medical 'profeseion, it is reported that M some 'United States breast -milk centres, the human product is sold for as much as 35 cents an ounce, or about seven dollars a quart; Clean Cloakrooms Health, ,authorities suggest that more attention should be directed to maintenance of sanitary conditions in cloak rooms and locker rooms, par- ticularly in big institutions, including schools. There is added danger of disease spreading in untidy and unsanitary closets where the clothing of many persons may be bundled together. In schools, for instance, it is suggested that, where possible, children be pro- vided at least with individual hang- ers. The ideal would be a separat locker or closet for each pupil. And. chk rooms should be airy and sun- lit, to light possible contagion.. Foot Fitness Execessive perspiration in the feet /is often due to the use of shoes .14014440, 'Healthy HOuOing The iraportenee of Proper Spail in living and sleeping* quarters is stressed in a message from •Ottawa. This is particularly appropriate at a 'time when there is undue congestion.. in Jiving 'places, and' when many eda- cafional institutions are efowded, In ,boarding achOol dormitories as well as in rooms and apartmeats which have to be "shared," the medi- cal people urge attention te the pro- vision of adeqUate space, ido, ,than sleepers will have sufficient ventila- tion. The more space which can,'be' provided, the less danger there will be of spread of infection. • Don't Be Dared There are some "experiments," which young people may well avoid. Medical authorities don't wish to curb ,healthy adventurous spirits, but they do suggest that our you rig .people can well wait for maturity, or even later, before, sampling some of the dubious joys of living—for ins.tP.nce, 'smoking and drinking. It is unwise, the doctors remind the yoangsters, to try out the effects of alcohol or tobacco on a "dare." Neither tobacco nor alcohol will in- crease ability to study nor give any other lasting benefit, and the bandr ling of both 'requires the utmost in judgment and self-control. •Busy stu- dents at school are advised to steer clear of such experiments until they are well on the road to life. What Makes This Jumping Bean Jump A new type of •Mexican Jumping bean was, discovered' recently by an inspector of the Plant Protection Division, Dominion Department of Agriculture. A Toronto salesma& com- ing from the United States declared to the Customs Officer at Fort Erie, • ' 1 , irg*tks, „ s A IV'i#Ot!2'.0*VS:0T4* Ont., a carton he bagIV juroPing Beams," The 'r9.4.t.got tion Division inSPectoli'**A, Mexican 411nWitig• ,t *Cause it contains the Carpocapsa saltitaus, an itiseOtA mon in Mexico. As Canada alltiwall importation of living insect der permit when cooaidered of rr 'deal value, the Menieenn Bean being regarded as snoveltnnOn- • ly is, therefere, prohibited.... • h • When the inspector examine1"the beans in the carton he found instead of • the common three celled pads,, which provide shelter and food for Carpocapsa saltitans, 1,440 small plastic capsules not mit eit like a. bean of any kind in the carton. In each •, • capsule was a small ball bearing that made the capsule jump like a eat on a 'hot griddle. "The best type of jumping bean I've seen," said the in- spector, "because it does not present • any pest soMtiori." As no agricultural Or, qfher restric- pns applied, the new species of Jumping bean is making its gyration& before those •who are likely to buy such a novelty. The - "genuine" Mexican jumping bean has for years providod, a nice, profit for vendors at tairs and side- walk pitches in the United States. " A sample of the .new "bean" has been added to the official collection: of "insect" interceptions in Ottawa. ,For years The Huron. Expositor has been a per Sales producer in Seaforth. Treasurer, assuming an air of simple human kindness, which really became him very well indeed. , Back in the 60's when dresses looked like this, advertisers placed more ads. in the Huron Expos- itor than in any other nearby weekly paper. - " • — " •, AND TO -DAY when dresses look like this, advertisers continue to place more ads. in the Huron Expositor than in any other nearby weekly, paper because it pays The Huron Expositor' • Phone 41 McLEAN BROS., Publishers Established 1860 111