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The Seaforth News, 1937-01-21, Page 6P ,GE 'SIX. THE SEAFORTH NEWS 71HIJR'SaDIAY, JANUARY 21, 1937. off• lAt'(='r, 1, u: 1 a�,'t»; 74 v lord sate down at the table. ''011," says he, looking on hito curi- ously, "yott Wish me dead:" and then smiling a little. "1 take it that this means a challenge. Mr. Cotes. he says, "and that ,you will take on your- self the office of butcher." ,Cotes 'bowed- with a sort of swag- ger, not at all .ill -pleased with him- self. "You are very good so tot honor me," said my lord, rising, "and 1 can congratulate the duke npolt a stanch atdherent,•'hut he Paused,- and then, 'with -a glance at C'oteC s expectant .face, turned on his heel. "You may go to the deitil:' Thio insult \Vas not what Cotes had anticipated, and he broke out, loudly. 'By t,'od, you shall tight with pie, my lord:" "Come. come,' say's Cherwell, im- patiently. ".1 ant tired of this silly business. 1 have no time for tt0 0en10, and no .stomach neither. Mr. Cotes, I am busy -and yonder is the door." "Ye shall he 'busier directly." sneer- ed Cotes, now thoroughly enraged "for I tell ye what 1 have promised shall be true." Cherwell eyed him sharply. "l)id your master send jou?" he asked Sternly. • "Indeed," says- Cotes, recovering himself somewhat. and grinning, "he ]tach a better part to play, He is all for dalliance, "1',fs the husband falls to our lot, my ,lard,' and he (lung a glove in Cherwe'll's fake. My lord's eyes danced, and hedrew his rapier. "'Defend, damn ye!" he Said, and they fell to. The noise at once brought in the others, Who were in waiting, as was arranged, and the dour was shut in the innkeeper's face. Cotes was a good swordsman, and used some for- eign tricks, but he was no match far Illy lord, though lie had deemed he was. Yet the fight went forward with changing fortunes, and each was pricked twice ere it came to a final issue. urs Then 1m• lord pulled hack his a lithe body, and quickly stretched him- self forth o that the blade ran through Cotes's right side, and he fell, 'bleeding freely. Whereupon my lord. drew himself up, and, breathing hard, looked on his enemy, who was gone white like a dead man. -.Take this pour fool away," says 110; the others, 1(1'1 have him seen by a chirugeon," 'Pratt, however, tapped him on the shoulder, and lifting his eyes iron Cotes, my lord gazed on this new fellow. 8. He was tate second of the number. for they had 'east • lots io the stmeession. \ly lordsays •Pratt, 'bluntly, in. he was a .'oars' fellow, "pray hirer your mind hither: for you have '.til the rnttt•th of an adversary left ye,' and he laughed, taking no heed at all of Cotes's groans. ,.\t the same 11111 4,ne of the others moved to the 1100 and locked it. throning the key to the floor. My lord dropped his -point, all red and curt, and looked about him with a start. 'Then a knowlerdge of what they intended broke on hint, and he rirew a deeper breath, This is mtnrrk'r ye mean, then, ,gendiemen,"- he said. slowly. "It is murder ye mean." 'Nay," says Pratt, .shortly; "'tis justice only, my lord. (Ant up your point, or, by 'God, 1 will rtln you through your vitals," Cherwell s face hardened, and -'then a smile, such as. was -constant with loan, .and ,partook not of amusement, Passed to his 'face, "Come, then, lir. I'Tallgman," said be. lightly, and strttnk at !hien. This mans Was 'both furi008, and de- t'ermined, and he had no .scruples, pressing upon my lord 'and driving him hack by His weight alone; far he was of huge stature. But 1 y lord stood :plying on 'his legs, itis sample body .bending and swaying, drawing short 'breatlhs. Pratt fought with an obstinate ,purpose, and by his very Lendure. Ile sped to the door, 'flying from that madman; but 'twos looked' by his own 'follows. Back rushes ,he, the other side of 'the table, towards the chimney -,piece, and my lord neon him with that shivered sword the blunt and jagged butt siilhdroppuig hood. Hebrlay teas not: possesscrl of a terror, and he ran between these courses, screaming like a fowl that sow's not which way to fly. He was struck ,ince. and redoubled his cries, so that ail the house was in alarm and some rain and hid in the cellars; but at Ier1!0 11, '11\' lord being weary of Root ani 0 eai(ened of his wounds, the loan tookan opportunity, and with a Fond- den thought, "n111011 himself at this sine window, through 3% 'dell he fell, ratteriug the ¢lass wide. and so came in a twfste(I, bleeding lump to the cr,mnd without, .\i that Cherwell 'lm%t have• e'111101, and Irem.11110 the 1.11' 10.1111 4 that chamber and - he ,rune ,011, calling' to the innkeeper '18 (1'y. llis face was chanced, but the red was still upon it. "Landlord," says he, 'there has been some mischief in the upper room, and sonic lie there that need help. 1t was hest for your sake to have them tended," The innkeeper was greatly terrified, ?or 11e knew not what had happened, and he sraumncred out - "11y lord, are they dead?" rge'liry pushed back his opponent till �1my lord was against the w'r11.ltut he could make no 'Way against that skill ed resistance. Again 1(11,1 again hu point 0lrlu)(01011 upon the w'a'il, until, growing angry, and therefore the more impetuous, he threw his w'ltole force into a :stroke at 111y lord's heart. It was set aside gently, and the •blade cracked upon the woodwork. 'rile nest noment illy lord passed his :Mori1 through him and came out into the middle of the room, stepping over tits bods' and shooting lits glittering eyes at the remainder of that wicked gang. Says my lord - "Have ye done or who conies ilex exacting viii justice?" and at that 111111king he had an easy prey, e(ne c the two that were 'left, Harrington met x1111 01)353ed hint. "1 1yi11 send gnu to hell," cried 111 lord, panting. "Ye shall go to you master -the devil," But, indeed, he was sorely tried what with his wounds and his wear 11000, and Harrington had him at disadvantage. lire a dozen passes icer over, he slipped and fell, his face i the b'hn,d that rant on the floor. '\\'it a cry 'Harrington leaped upon bin and raised his weapon. '!'hen must 01 lord have realized sharply that it Iva ori a trtltllt his death they wanted, 'lid man's ;blood w113- hot, yet it leas 1of the incitement of 1110 duck(, that car rierl hint h1 this passion, 'I'hes shameless men had planned this en deliberately, and though I1\'t1 had fol len, it .seemed that my' lord was yet t die at the hands of the third, ''I'larring ton drew bands his rapier and plunge the steel forwardforwardand downward Ant 111y 'lord was lithe and vigilant, and 11 Hung himself array, rolling a little The point took hint in the ribs, gran ing and tearing upon the hone, wbwhit'11everthele s protected hint. The int pulled back and thrust again, with a angry csclamation and again my for .Lathered himself together and shot a by a spring a foot mway, flute seem" miss .co enraged The fellow, that 11 dropped to his knees, bending dos ov• tr C:hrrwell, su that his (\c', gleam ing with salvage and devilish hal were lonl(ing into my lord's. 1i, dreg EL short dagger and leaned nearer, nit his hand over ply lord's heart. Yet i 11 is this very 1111510 to make .ore that cost hint the victory; for no soon win: he .501 there, lingering at 111 lord's breast, than h0 was wired wit !Acedy Mist, and his hand Whig. held the knife teas hent hack. Ile crie out in his ,anguish, for ile had nit thought that such stren•gt1 shoug 1te11 in one of such a delicate pro ,ortin0. 11 hum ht• decrncyl 1,1 ho al "rant• far spent; and upon that there t: , a 'kyle splutter of crackling bone; aid ligament,. and he called Dirt to his lellow that remained-- �t tit 1111)11 Stah him, damn ye-" TM.", as it chanced, this last, lvho, was i14u111', and much shaken by his excesses, knew Ind what to do in hi agitation, ,For the excitement of the fighting had now passed into the For r,r of that deadly struggle there, nut side the code of honor, between tit( two then, the murderer and his victim; and the one of these that was intendedintendedfor the lien,)) rose n10 upon his el- boel- bowsl„11•ly, showing a rrtre'l face, snlcarerl 'with crust and guttering blood, while the outer dropped back anri slid rel ll00(111 over, 'creaming. and cursing Tot) 1011uhs, and calling for :help. 'Tile next thing that Phis Holiday saw was my lord risen up, his sword in hand, "Rail rail" he cried, and thrust it into what lay there, with such force them the blade snapped and broke, 'Then he tanned a,hont, and his 'breathing could be 'heard acrmxs the room, "What!" says he, ,stuttering, "hare I not 'finished with ye, 'bloody •r0,gnes? Then there is one more for Boll," and ran at 7•Inhday with his broken blade Now this, with the. sight ,of that en- sanguined chamber, tinder the candle- light was more than Hobday could •r n rl c • a body to lion: and none was co poll so shall you be. Your highness will agar in (lit streets where his rufflers be cast out then Shall ye wail and gnash your teeth in the darkness." "Silencer coinniaatded the lake, his eyes flashing. "Who are you to pelt (.'hese o'rde'rs to, me?" demanded my 'lard, h'otl'y.'"if there is one to whom you answer, I answer to none. I am keeper olf my- self, and I Will walk where 1 list and none shall stay vile." "We shall see how you justify tha boast, my lord," said his highness. This last act, so desperate and Inn atical, drove the duke to retaliation 1t appeared that the hostility 'ha been pushed too far against 'him, and 114s 'gentlemen wondered to see hint :so liatiealt, But he was ever a timid man, whose fears were nearly as big as leis opinions, He lacked that spirit not to face and oppose dangers threat-. ening the • body, but to sleet a tide oln heavily aagainst him, He had hesitated to strike at my lord openly, fearing what that mad malt might do, but Itis pitiful wavering cmt'id no long- er last. For shame itself he was goad- ed 10 move, As my lord Cherwell was stepping' into a coach three night lat- er he was taken by two officers 0)1 a charge of lu h treason, and lodged in the Tower it is said that he laughed a little when he heard their batsbiess, and leaped into his coach 'ligh'tly, ''Conte in, gentlemen." sats he; "and if you will kindly direct the 'ilia - call to drive whither we are bound, 'twill lace us all time and me trouble " still might he seen. Yet my lord was incredibly rash and greatly daring. Though lie held himself so quiet, he was like a madman in his mind, con- trolling his ,feeds with difficulty, and ready to break out on any chance, 'Whereas he had lormeuly used some rlo0 fellow or rascal to watch .his highness's actions, he now often took, the task upon himself, and was to 'be seed io1101)ing of the duke about the streets with the most ostentatious in- dill::•recce.:\u:l this led to the next episode in this remarkable and private war. \ly 1„rd had appointed to meet one front The Hague, who brought Ines- satges, and one evening whs. awaritin;g this arrival In his incl, which abutted on the Fleet waters, The window commanded a inroad serene, where the 01'ellehe1 %Pent 11p and down crying their Hare,, and there was much chaf- fering. As he spied through the wind- ow, 1)0 ca,3g111 sight of a 'figure which was familiar, and that set hint 00 his feet, staring sharply; for the man 1184 the lean and shambling gait of the cut throat Farm's. The news was too at - n a01i1•0 for my lord, who, calling on Ravel, ran tut of the 'house and pur- sued the Allain. 'There 11'50 no need to hasten, for the fellow could not escape, and Chiswell did not desire to brawl in the streets. so he followed quietly, giving no sign, The titan went towards \\'hftehal'1, with my lord after "I know not," says he. "1 have gt1- en them \\ hat 1 could, and that which was 1I(ed. Fetch ole my horse," Ile was upon the road to London ere Half an hnnr was past, for 'all tha he 10118 40 desperately weak and tha the hour was so Late, 11 leas eleven o'clock Of at 'tale 17eo'ember 10011, ant the ground was white with frost as 1 it had been snow, \iy lord rode iron llnrford Bridge in his sailed acrd tat tered clothes, and when he had reach 011 \licklchanl, a nliite tog rose 110 and swarmed across the hills aunt valleys: The trees stood 0111 like dear tnu gs 11p+nt either side, and he sill rod, Incraril tlu'omgh the while wild ernes.. Fie drew rein but the one that he knew of. and that was nca Epsom, when he called the dra we frons at way -side tavern to bring bin French brandy. :\s he Watt drinkin ;itis astride his reeking horse, lie spie a matt =teal forth of the house an mount quickly. 'Then he saw that thi was 11l,rbday, and tdlrowin;g clown 111 glass ere it was empty he cried ou like one that is following an a pack o hounds,:and dug the rowels into -hi poor nag, •11ohd ty. made oil in a live ly terror, hcaning and thrashing hi stout horse until the 1»1910 swallow'ec him up from Cherwell, who sate in hi saddle and laughed aloud, with weak Hess and the spirit. The fug, ciun aau'kcr about the %%mats of Ashstead and he could see nothing. 'I'Ie follow ed in trust whither his. beast shoal( 'evil font. The air grew colter, am 'epee bells were chiming one o'cloc far in the distance, sailing to hint 01 the .till night. The horse slipped ant slithered, and was spent; and then in lord must have sunk away in sleep it faintness. \\'hen he a('leoke the ,beast was stil ambling, and he was still set for Lon don, but he knew not Whither he hal gotten, Yet the fog had grnh'n thin Iter now', and the 1170011 tva0 conte ul in heaven to spy, upon hint. It was tb night before 1'u'le, and indeed by thi hour 'twits C:hri.etnns-lids; 1u54 digit were yet hlinl(11g in the windows n the cottages. tiny. Cherwell after yard., that he never looked upon s a hitt' a ninon that hung upon s, white a world; the dark earth it .el Turd all those naked liranehc spv'l.ltt aft!).a arming 1ig11t. ;Iiy was grown eery sore and stiff. and chill to. the marrow, but he ,judged lie cauirl no be 'air from town, and so he cnntinu d upon his way, singing 10 himself and cheering ,ill itis horse, pito) wretch! Presently after he ratiteill to a hn)1.0, anri rapping on the floor bro'nghl elm a guo,dman, who i(,;id bin he was nigh Sutton. .\nil thus encour- aged, he drank more brandy, and sc proceeded on his. way, ('111\,1"t'3l4 XV My lord descended upon London, - spreading abroad a waft of death. X1,00 knew what had drawn hint hack in so great a haste, for of whathap- pened at Burford Bridge he had said no word. Yet 1t teas plain that he had retorneli with a strong determin- ation, and that the time -was ready for action. He went about Privily aniong such as were well affected to hint, and urging forward a plot. Letters ,passed to Holland, and the duke was 'brought in, Meanwhile something of that frus- trated assassination leaked on by way (e1.14'abdity, who teas driven to speak, partly out of a natural lave of •gos.f,p, and partly to (10(13nrd himself. Ile gave quite an011150 account of himself,ht the remaining facts tt trill were relaters y; and 111 .story was set in motion and grew monstrous 'big in "rolling, which drew the eyes of mens more than ever to civ lord 'Cherwell. 1n'iio- snerer was responsible 'for that wick- ecl purpose came ncarer to winning. my lord's o ng open sympathy than any- thing before; 13'e hart at this •Boie the admiration of the vulgar; it moved in PROFESSIONAL CARDS 1Wedic'al DR. E. A, k&c'YIIAtSlTIEIR-Graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, (Univers- ity of Toronto, and of the New York Post 'Graduate lS'cllool and Hospital. Member of the College sof Physicians and !Surgeons of Ontario. Office on High street. 'Phone 217. Office fully equipped for x-ray diagnosis and for ultra 'short wave electric treatment, ultra violet sun lariap .treatment and infra red electric treatment. Nurse in attendance, him, and walked straight for the ,hike's house, into which he disappear- ed, This soddenly brought my lord to a stop, 0 1) .ideriug 1l halt he should do,. and if he should denounce the rascal in the thong's preSeuce, 50 as to shame hos highness. Ht had several plans in his head, which he (1•1(5 pondering, when suddenly the door opened and the 11111:0 himself came out, accompan- ied by a gentleman, My lord forgot his errand in respect of Fargus, and at once rushed to watclt Itis 1141110ss, seclu(ling hitttse'lf under the 011ati038 of the garden. Then the duke set out on foot with 1115 attendant, moving to- wards the city precincts, and my lord followed. There was so evident a fur- tiveness in his higluless's actions that sty lord 0uspectcd, 11e thought that hau'gus mist have brought int(.1'lig- ('nre, and that the duke had gone 10101 clandestinely to visit my lady Cherwell, where she was hid. This re- doubled his fury, and he swore an oath to track down so w•1011nu a de- baucher, As he cause through the nar- row alleys backward of the river, he was joined by Ravel and 01750(511 pence of his Wren, who. seeing he was stalk- ing a quarry, beletinie 1101 511d violent. :dy lord damned them for a uoisv park, and then was quickly fetched about by the disapp5135100 of the. Mike through a wall. "\\'hart is this?" lie says, and ruliis forward. "1 matte no doubt here i0 the spot," and he hammered upon the w'iel e t -gate, 'There here was no reply to this demonstration, and the others .coming about hint began to examine if they night break through; and pre- sently the lock wits burst, and they all passed in. "1 will 1111Ve 110 sound 11.11111 1 gyve the signal," „ t said. C herlyeli in his per- emptory manner, "'1'his is in My hands, and 1 alone shall deal justice, as 11 is to he dealt. Yet stand ye 'by and wateli," The wicket gate opened into a short tunnel of stone which conducted into as small 810111100 chamber of illicit mas- onry, smelling of a dungeon. "1s her ladyship .prisoner' !fere ' says one fellow, "Silert'e!" tried Cherwell, angrily, and pushed through a further floor swiftly here the place was still in great darkness, but there was a green suras hung before hint, and beyond that 5 light was; shinning dimly. Also a sound of some proal(' reached his eau'., and he stood then perplexed, wondering what this plight be, and if perchance again he had broke into a cumber that 'belonged to my lady 1Citlhariue Roodhouse, iii• walked a little farther, and -perceived that the arra, descended for 5 corer over oak- en rails, and at last he plucked it im- patiently aside and looked through, and suddenly discovered where he was and what was in cotirxe before balm 'T:hea fixing. his gaze upon his high- ness, who shrank in the shadows, hoping perhaps to escapeullltice, and fearing 0at11ral'ly to he included in a common brawl, "And you, my 'lard duke and prince 11ng'h1ess,'' lie said, in a sharp, 1o1, voice, "'tis a( fine en - sample that your highness set, to her fello11 suhjec'ts, What rhe yon here but to break the la w, ,you that should tin - hold it?" Seeing' himself to be recognized, th'e duke stepper) forward, and with al. gesture bade my lord be silent. "I ant answerable to cone but one, said he, sternly; 'what deo you break- ing into a :private ,place, my lord? Be- ware text this law you speak .of shall not rather lidld you in its talons." ':What, yon would threaten ole," cried my lord, naming forth into an 11113er that was nigh madness. ''Y ti are the last of your race, an(, by ,God, • A little afterwards he asked about the charge, and added , "His highness considers that he slltrts my mouth so! 1 have startell that rolling which, though 1 be dead and in chains, stall not be stayed no Interrupted." 1 1 was supposed by some that the king (0011ld not have him touched: but now that he had so 'fan' 00nr11iit- ted himself. the duke was plainly re- solved to he rid of hint. The trial was hurried on, and chief among the ac- cusations against him was that which Ile did and said in Southwark, for which many were t'vid(•nce. Also he was charged with plotting the king': death, fly lord lay in the Tower for three months and more, and the day was .foxed for his appearance before the court, He was visited by some who were advisfu;3 hint in his defence u'pnn a Thursday afternoon, and with these had talked a long while, After- wards there etas a message brought hint. On the following morning he was fled, leaving no track behind lint, l'his escape o'f my lord's was deem- ed remarkable at the time, for none 3110 re.ntembered tc1 have 101100n out of the "Power, :Nor was it ever known holt he dol so. I11i.a is why I have set down lvith some little care the story of that Hight, gathered from himself, and make it p1tblic for the first time. My lord was entertained very agreeably in his prison, and played upon the green in the ,morn- ings; yet the time %rent on and grew heavy in the going, until the prepara- tions for his trial began to occupy hint. No sooner Were 1110 'counsel gone from him on the 'I'lntraday af- ternoon than he was told that a man waited with a message to deliver. "I can have nothing more agree- able ' ms hiplace tl t than h1 have mes- sages all day," said he, and asked for the nnan to be 'brought. This, it seems, was, a servaant to Lady Rood- honsc, anti fetched out a letter, which there is no doubt shy had procured of the duke should be delivered. "Said 1 not, my hirci." it ran, "that I nn a friend to you, and w1,511d fain see son served. \ d can do no more than 1 have done with his high- ness. \'et this I believe, that were your lordship at liberty, and would abandon tt"lttt you have so rashly taken 1111, there would be nothing ,brought against you, iI{is highness is sore, yet be would go no further, an he might stop. He hath a •black fit on liin, l am deeply yin despair of you. Put jaulge pie not by my words alone, 11y lady Cherwell lies hidden where I have knowledge of her. So have 1 proved 11r1t tender friendship between ars that you doubted. That you shall not deny tics, plc lard. I would I might spirit away those black humor- of Illy prison and fetch thee forth. 1t is a little gentle dove that,Hies to carry titee somuch of my tears and my sorrow. My heart is a turtle that 118111 lost her way and 110(tan:, among the trees, lamenting of her homelessness, Art she ,-light light at thy prison window, my lord, it may be that slhe -light he guided to her rest, as (God c'ildeth," '31y °lord read this letter o'1 that sing311,1' woman: and, dismissing the ratan Strode up and clotiin his chamb- er. The news chart my 'lady Cherwell was discovered sharply astonished hian, she had faded in his ,mind re- cently through the great itgen.cy of those .other platters; but now the im- age of Haat revenge and 'that rectifica- tion allured him lightly, She was hid. in 'a captivity like his ,own, hut he could bring iter no aid who was him- self a .prisoner. Re walked about this stone chamber, consumed ,with .this fresh desire, and .presently he lay down upon ,his bed and was quiet, 'r1 little after len one of the guard DR. GILB'DRT C. J-ARROTT - Graduate of Faculty of Medicine, Un- iversity of Western Ontario, Member of College of Physicians and' Surgeons of Ontario. Office 43 Goderich street west. Phone .17, Hours 2-4.30 p.m., 7.30-9 p.m. Other hours by appoin.t- meat. Successor to Dr. Chas. Mackay. DR, H. HUGlH ROSS, Physician and Surgeon Irate of London Hos- pital, London, England. Special at- tention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Office and residence behind Dominion Bank. Office Phone No. 5; Residence Phone IN. DR. F. J. B'URIR'OW'S, Seaforth. Office anti residence, Goderich street, east of the 'United Church. Coroner for the County of Huron. Telephone No, 46. DR, 1', J. R. IrtORSTER- Eye Ear, Nose and :Throat. 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OFFICERS Presid ent-Alex, 13r6adfoo't, Seaforth; Vice -President, John E. Pepper, Brucefield; Secretary - Treasurer, M. A. Reid, Seaforth. AGENTS F. McKercher, R.R.1, Dublin; John E. Pepper, RR.I, Brucefield; E. R. G. Jarmouth, Brodlhagen; James Watt, Blyth; C. 'F. Hewitt, Kincardine; Wm. Yeo, Holmesville, DIRECTORS Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth No, 3; Janes S•holdice, Walton; Wm, Knox, Londesboro; George Leonhardt, Bornholm No. 1; John Pepper, Bruce - field; JaInes Connolly, Goderich; Alex. McEwing, Blyth No, 1; Thom- as Moylan, Seaforth No. 5; Wm. R. Archibald, Seaforth No, :4. Parties desirous to effect insurance or transact other business, wi11 'be promptly attended to by applications to any of the above named officers addressed to their respective post - offices. of yeomen opened the door and came in bringing .my ford his supper, -Which was a capon and some wine. My lord lay upon. the bed still, with the cov- erings wrapped ,about hint, and he shivered as with the cold. ".I atm damnably chili, Robins," says he; f have tike❑ cold. The wind has struck .. at any stomach. Have ye a'warmer wrapping? N�afth, let ane have solitethin,g to' keep the 1fro5t away." Robins, who had 'a- liking for him, as had they all, 'went :fo'rtli, into the passage, and, looking the door; re- turned after a time with a blanket> fetched out of a vacant room,. (To be continued'.) Want and Foe Sale ads., 1 week, 2'5ic