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The Huron Expositor, 1947-08-08, Page 7r } AUOT7 T 8 190 ' J. C. SNAITH •-(Continued from last week) The richly caparisoned figure of William Kemp emerged with slow dignity from the tavern interior, He fit' to the ear of the man in the g►Ium-colored ejoa'k. A good deal of confidential whispering followed, of 'which Justice Pretynnan''could only catch the ominous words, "Her Grace." - But it was the 'man in the pinm- eolored cloak who addressed the un- easy magistrate. ."The fact of the matter is, sir," he said,•,"this lady does not 'remember your name, . but she hope' she may remember your face. t5he is ''not un willjng to =r:t:. t you an .audience of five minutes, brit—strictly,- between ourselves—if.ypu will take'•the advice of a friend, you win think twice be=' fore you run any risk: of incurring' +her august displeasure" . 'Justice Pretyman's mind certainly seemed to recognise the' wisdom of 'this sage counsel And the result of a'very little. deliberation on bis part was that' he gathered his men and made off down the street with the heart possible delay, leaving the members of the Lord Chambe •iain's Ccmpany to enjoy the. triumph' of tihen, audacity. to be sure, they little knew wi- llow slender a thread it hung. Not inn yards from them, during the whole time in which this comedy had been played, a man stood marking sonny every phase of the proceed- ings. He could have. undone them With a word. . ' 'the word, however, was 'not spok- poken. , Gr!sewood judged the hour 'to be en. not ,yet. Still, he had marked very closely' all that had passed. And- he had peen at •pains ''to niake himself fully acquainted with the matter in all its, details. There and then, he could have laid his finger on the man these hliiadexing 'rustics' sought. But that would, -not 'have , suited els pur- pose at the moment. 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' Household, farm stock, implements and pure bred sales. Special training and experience enable/ me to offer yet; sales service' that is meat ef iel- ant and aiattsfactory. PHONE 90 1'122, Anneall. " GHAPTr11tt, XXX No time Was lost non— m mowing out of Oxford. Within an hour oL Justice Pretyman's visit, the , Lerdi Chamberlain's men were on their way' to London, They were accompanied by Gervase and eAnn.e, who• were still disguised as , the • Italian music mas- ter and his son, and also by the ,fal- coner, John Markham. None of them was aware that, less than ' a Mile behind, rode Sir Robert Grise- wood and. his two servants. *The players travelled that night as far as Re,ading, where they lay, 'and 'readhed • Southwark without misad- venture isadventure. in the course of the follow- ing afternoon, which . was. Sunday. 'Sha'kespeare ' felt a keen sense of re- lief when he had' placed the fugitives in the comfort and security of his lodgings on the Bankside, which .he shared, with his friend Burbage. ' The tragedian, on his own part, it must be confessed, was terrible un- easy of mind. He knew .the situation to be due of great peril and, difficulty. And he viewed with a feeling little ' short 'of horror Shakespeare's deter- mination to concern hims'eif with a matter of -high treason. He 'had •, a deep pity for the fugitiv s, but _he felt how futile and how 'perilous it was for men such as themselves to mingle in their sinister affairs. Parfiete had, been •left at Oxford, as he wen in no eohdition to travel; And- over the question of a substi- tute for that unlucky young' actor, the author and the manager came to the verge of a quarrel. Shakespeare kept to his determination that Anne should play Rosalind in the new con- edy, while Burbage affirmed that it was contrary to all precedent and was courting disaster. , In .spite of this, however, the auth-' or began at once to instruct Anne in the part. And she brought to her study a keenness of grasp and a 'quickness of apprehension that :de- lighted her Mentor. Her progress was very rapid .under his wise guid- ance. Ie two clays .she was almost word perfect. Moreover, she discov-' ered a natural, faculty, for acting which she shared in common with her sex. • All her gestures were simple, unforced, appropriate; and her ;bear- ing had an ease and grace -that Par- fiete • himself • could not have equalled. The author" was delighted. It was in vain that Richard Burbake shook his' head and indul.ged•'in all manner' of dark prophecy. Here was the •perfect 'Rosalind. Besides, there lay behind , this project •a .higher and deeper motive than even the, pleasur- ing of the •first lady in the land. • Never for 'an instant Was there 'ab- sent from a noble- and humane 'mind an intense desire to -serve these hap- less children of destiny: William Shakespeare was determined at all hazards to arouse the Queen's inter- est 'on the.ir behalf, and if possible to excite her pity. • ,Yet none knew bet- ter than this supreme judge of human kind the peril and the difficulty of such a task. The Queen was a wo- man of dangerous and vindictive tem- per. But Shakespeare was pledged to do alt that,iay in his power to save the lives of these fugitives. Burbage-and Kemp and Heming, and others of his colleagues, might be full of alarm for the consequences likely to attend his interference, but they were powerless -to-Aura :him.. from his purpose. The matter' had become a point of honor with titan now. . In accordance with the promise made to Gervase, Shakespeare kept himself fully informed in regard to Sir John Feversham. On the morn- ing following his return to' London, the playwright went to Greenwich to the Queen's palace; and there sought an interview with a man with whom he was on terms of intimacy, who .held high office in the Royal House- hold. From him he learned that the Constable, was held a 'close prisoner in the Twer, that the .Court of Star Chamber had condemned, him already to the blbck, but that' there was good reason to believe the sentence w:ouldi not be carried' •out for another week at least, since 'C'ecil, the Queen's all- powerful mihiater;• felt it was not a case for undue haste..' The high 'official with whom liam Shakespeare . con•ferr•ed. shook his head sadly over the whole matter. It was very ugly, he said, and Was strongly inclined to deprecate • the +, player's interest in it. He gave him a word. of advice'.,., • Let him dism.ise the subject from his thoughts as soon as .possible- It was One 'of those dark things in which no man 'who, set a value upon his life' and liberty could• afford to concern ,himself. The man to Whom this excellent advice. *as 'given wellknew that it was sound enough. Put he was pledg- ed too deeply; besides, he was not a man' to count the. cost. He bore the 'news back to Gerwase, who • was fret- ting out his heart in his hiding -place in' the player's lodging -sin the Bank- ' ide, and told him he ,could possess his soul in patience, at least, until Thursday. . The three intervdning days were fraught with latish anxiety i81 Shake- speare. .The fate of the new comedy Ming in the balance. The absence of Parflete from the cast was felt by all, except the author himself, to he. an .irreparable blow to its prospects. And the announcement that the all- important 'part of Rosalind was to be entrusted to one who had absolutely no experience of,the theatre_ filled the other players with dismay. x BurbagenP• knew 'the n n Iden- tity le tru e tity of the Italian music masters son. And•''even-in such, a .crisis as tido, he• was too 14a.1 to his friend to make others 'a party to his knowledge. But the great 'actor was soa•elyl uneasy. His misgivings were Many, not curly as to the fate of the comedy but also as to that of the author,'hintvseif, none thatt he had taken this unlucky resolve to conidern i itnselt with treason. ik 'i'eheiirsai of the Play was called • • vo'tumi cipak ',fire unbidden 'west, whgev,er, '4 • zln4g ,t be, received ,Sheltespeare cog* ly est niglb e did. not even take e, treltble to • iise ' from his, £hair when the 'Peet Carrie into the room, but merely, held up his hand ae if to tla ply '4' need .gX" .ean!tion and seeree,�', ...and 'titan in a tpne of studied"iusol• ence told .him to elese. the door. .• Shakespeare was 'quick. to. reeog- nize the voice of his visitor. The man.'was Sir Robert Grisewood, "To what is' due his honor?" said the poet with, a :,courtesy that &was deeply ironical, He knew well enough that his visi- tor was not likely to be inspired by any good motive. But long ago be bad taken -the measure of ; the man, and he did not fear him in' the least. Indeed, for that matter,•he feared no man, but with -that prudence which springs from an intimate knowledge of the world, he .was it once, upon his guard. , , , .•, "You'll do well to ask that ques- tion, my friend," said Grisewood; un-' •muffling his face in order that, Shake- apeare not only might see it, but that he might also be disconcerted by the sight.of it. "What is ?your business with me, Sir Robert Grisewood?" said Shake- speare, coldly- and contemptuously. "I -will tell you." The eyes of the unwelcome visitor wer4 full of Men- ace. ,"I will tell• you din a very few words, good Master Actor and Versi- fier. Your precious life is not worth five minutes' purchase,' The dramatist was, wholly unaffect- ed by the announcement. "That may be so," he said, coldly. A'nd he gave his 'shoulders a shrug, which implied that the information was of ver34, little consequence, ' "Shall I tell you why it is not?" "As you please." ' "Well, to be brief and round with you, good Master Poet, the whole of your doings, your exits and your en- trances, as you would say, of the past fortnight are perfectly well known to me. And I would fain inform you that, at this moment, you are •hafbor-. l'ng under this roof the notorious traitor, Gervase• Heriot, and also the Young daughter of Sir John 'Fever - sham, who .conspired with him to break prison." Grisewood had the air of one who looses a thunderbolt. But if he look- ed for the dire effect, which may reasonably be expected to' attend such a• Jove -like 'feat, he must have been sadly disappointed.' The man to, whom his wordswere addressed' showetf not the least sign of fear. "All that you say is true enough;" said the playwright, "if it is any sat- isfaction to you to know it," "Make your Mind easy on .that' score; my friend," said Grisewood sourly. "It is a • very considerable ;satisfaction to me to know it." "And I presume you -ould gain a profit from your Itnowleti'ge?" • "Yes, Master Actor, to be brief and -round with you, that is certainly my intention. And further, ..I would' in- form you that the reward I havein my mind is not one to be despised. Because you will do well to under- stand that I have ample• evidenceto implicate you' and your- fellow-play'- ers in the murder of my ' friend, Mr. Simon Heriot, who why foully. done to death in his own bot;se in the course of, last Friday night." "In other words; Sir Robert Grise- wood," said Shakespeare, with a bit-, ing` coldness that seemed ed ••exasper- ate his visitor, "you propose to take profit from the Murder of your friend." "Have a care, you ranting, play- acting swine!" Although one hand of the bully Was done up in bandages, the other' in- stinctively sought the hilt of his sword. But this action did nothing to modify the stern contempt, of the ac- tor. • "You are here, Sir Robert Grise- • wood, to seek a price for ,your sil- ence?" • for"' Tuesday. afternoon. And here a surprise"awaited those• who were pro- phesying disaster. Complete tyro • as the young Signor Arrigo was known to be, his impersonation of Rosalind showed• a most surprising talent. Anne, had been strung up to a high pitch of excitement. • She brought all her high courage and. her quick Wo- man's faculties to bear upon the task and the result was far beyond all ex- pectation. There was no denying such grace, such beauty, such natur- al aptitude. Not once did .she falter in her lines. And then the voice wits. so clear and musical, that it 'might. have been that of Rosalind. herself. 'Indeed, had not the other players known the, new Rosalind- to- be• the Italian. music master's son, they must have .been convinced that she was: a woman! They were bound to agree with the author that young Signor Arrigo was barn to play the part. Arida their spirits rose -accordingly. Even the staunchest adherents of Parflete were compelled ter admit that fortune had provided them with a substitute of quite remarkable pow- ers. That gifted young player him- self could not have surpassed the neV' Rosalind. bt was only promise, to be sure. Let them withhold the verdict until Thursday. 'These were men of ex- perience, who knew that the happy augury of . the rehearsal was not al- ways borne out by the performance itself. But they were put in excel- lent heart by the brilliant aptitude of the young Signor Arrigo, which. so far transcended their expectations. John Herring, one of the Company's managers, a man of parts with a weH- developed faculty of criticism, was particularly delighted'. He had• never seen such a precocious genius for the stage. And he could not help admir- iag the •pers:pieacity which had en- abled.the:author to take'a step so Bold, which had ted to a discovery of such importanme. All now- promised well for the mo- mentous day. If ' the: new Rosalind fulfilled' the' promise of the first re- hearsal, there need •be no fears for, the' success of the piece.' The author had yet to know failure. It was true the subject -matter of the pew comedy might be flimsy enough, but Burbage and Heming declared; and these were men of ripe judgment, that it had all the qualitie,a which had made the playwright famous. . • Still, before that fateful Thursday dawned, there happened a sinister thing: Late in the evening of Wed- nesday, Shakespeare .returned• alone to his lodgings.' •He h'ad. been cease- lessly occupied during the day with the final preparations for the morrow. Everything was now in .readiness for the journey to Richmond, a few hours hence. The play=wright was feeling dog-.tiredand ••hada •longing for rest,' as he turned the key in the door of ,his dwelling. , He was -surprised to find a , light showing -through the shutters of the' little parlor in which he wrote and read. The room, it Was true, had been piked at the service of Heriot and. Mistress 'Feversham. But,: the hour was so late, that he had supposed they had, retired long ago 'to their rest: , . a matteroffact,. As f c,t, • this was the case. • : But when the. playti•right. en= tered the parlor, he found a man- sit- ting, there in expefitatioan of his ar- rival. 'It was a warm evening of July but the face and the form of the visi- tor were hidden -in the folds of -n. The tone seemed to bitelike an acid, • "Yes, my friend, that. assumption Strained Eyes Intensive study can cause serious eyestrain, with consequent harm to the nervous system. This is particu- larly a hazard of school days, and. public health authorities remind Pe -r- outs that. 'children's sigilt should be checked carefully during the years. when they are concentrating on their books, The Questfor book -learning can lead to the warping 'of a young lite, 'if cattbfu1 watch is not kept to avoid eye strain, it is declared. "Better ,to have your children grow up to eater the world of, affairs with a less -im- pressive scholastic,record, than to finish classes as n.urasthenies," as one medical man puts it, The author- ities point out that the family, physi- cian' is competent to advise on care of children's sight. Favoring the Feet People who are afflicted with un- happy feet, particularly in hot wea- ther, 'are advised by health authori- ties to give more attention to bath- -mg the feet, to exercising them, and to the type of footwear used. Both tepi „and alternating hot arid, is a true one, and 1 propose to fix just as heavy a price as you can af- ford to pay. And as I understand your -• penny peep -show tricks are making . you a fortune, the sum I in= teed to exact shall not be unworthy sof your figure in the world," "Name it." "What do you say to the sum of a thousand pounds, good Master Play- wright and maker of verses?" 'Less of disdain than of pity enter: ed the face of the poet. "The sum sees little enough," he said, "for the deed it would pur- chase." "Aye, little enough, '"Master Mor- alist, as. you say, but stilla fairly substantial figure for those who have to earn, it by the sweat of their brains. And* of course," • Grisewood' added with an ugly sneer, "other opportuni- ties may arise of adding to the price of -my silence, since you incline to think it too little.' "I think it neither too little nor too much," said the' playwright. "For, to he as frank with you, Sir Robert; as .,you have been with me, I care so lit- tle for your silence, that I would not stoop to buy it if even a single word were its price." "Very well,• then, my friend, shall hang at Tyburn," • . The blackmailer rose from his chair. "I promise you," he said, and ,his• eyes were those •of a beast of prey, "my first business ,tomorrow shall 'be to seek out my Lord. Burleigh. The whole et the information I possess shall be laid before him, and you can depend' upon it, my friend, you and your infernal company, upon being lodged in 'jail as soon as your pre- cious interlude 'has • been performed before the Queen. It will be a pleas- ant guerdon to look forward to, will • it not?" Grisewood, realized already that his choice scheme had fallen to the ground. He saw at once that he had counted on too much. He had look- ed for an .easy prey. This 'highly strung, emotional temperament would yield readily to his threats. It would' be. easy enough to frighten` 'the very life: out of what was' doubtless a crav- en's heart. 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The happy ,soul in office, shop, classroom or home is the ,fountain - 1` now Jif '�I k toYv becat e T have'J wa myself, I have barn; iqullq tired that 1'thpu t never, feel well .a' , found that I*r.'•4li ase's:Ner; soon gave leenewpe tandeatetg+yi put me on my feet,' Tired feelings, iuidzges040. fid` of sleep are quickly •;e'heve4 by Chaase'e Nerve ]rood;; Ask for them* econ.0; om$ bile bottle of •,• •Dr: Chase's Nerve food' 18080 1.50 Dr Chas*, s ,OCG 0. C.ose, rou. head' of a tonic better than which comes, in: bottles.,, Safe Water'Supplies No matter , now sparkling .,and seemingly clear, water may be con- taminated, ontaminated, . and . health authorities warn summer campers and others not to use water sources until they are certain of their safety. When some distance •from a come munity water supply which is known to be healthful, a camper, should bell all winter. 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