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Newspaper Page TextTHE NEW AGE, . PORTLAND, OREGON. aXiiaWiXiWiX'4W4WWriWiWiWAWAWiWiWlWiWA1'iWl'.'AWAVA'J IWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW MO J no BY WILLIAM MINTO. MXMMMMtoUHUUMMMMl mmnwm IKIXIX1XH "Wliy, child," aro KllMunliifr. CHAPTER XVIII Continued. At liifit who irot Hoigimld, and whnt alio heard from hiin ruvo body to liur vauuo fenrc. Ilu ion 1(1 toll her m I hint,' about Itnltih, vxiopt tl (it omo lio luid ven tuicd tu uik tliu clitiiucllor uliotlier anything h:id io.nltod from IiIh ihIphIoii to rtourhritliio I'uir, imd lm 1 been ehnrply t'ommanded novor to open IiIh mouth on tlio Mibjoit n;inin. "I de.-liu nuvur to hour IiIh iiiudu ujmIii," thu chumollor hud Mild, with frowning em 11iiihIh. What lnd ho doro? What hnd bo conio of liim? Why had hu kont no mct-wiKO to liorv Thu London rcniiloncu of tl o prlnccHH at HiIh time wiih thu lioiif-o known uh the KIiih'h Wanliobe, n St. Androw'H Hill, betUeon thu Umck Frlurn and St. I'ntil'H. Onu afternoon, in thu ferond week of Peceinbur, thu prlneum cuiiio in from e.xpirH at St. l'aul'H, and !ound Claia tented in tl.e oiiiliritfino o( u window, looking out dieamlly at thu dying day. A p!u o of enil) o'dury lav in her lap, and oiipoi-itu l:ur, in u low rtunil, wui an ohiii book, but tint light lu.d fuihd, niid now miu lay I tick with her eyeo flxu I on tliu vrncH of f-t. I'hiiIV, which Htood out clear abou thu dark tops of tho lntnr uiiitig houtuy. Shu had been dio.iiiiliM tlitiH himu thu vo.Hjior bellu of St. 1'iuiI'h began to ring. Claia roiu Inutlly w lion thu jirlneecH pntuiod, but thu prim o-ih kindly badu hur to ceatcd, and rat down bo.sidu bur. "You look Had, my child, " hIiu mid. "What iH it tint t nnblm youV" "Nay, inadauiu," mnmi'ml Clara, "I linvu no nil on to bu tad. You aru very kind to mo." Thu p'lncucH looked ut hur faco for a momui t with thoughtful iuturett. hI o mid, "your uyun Tl.uy aru full of tearri." "I wiih liHlunlng to thu hullH, nut damu," mid Cla u, uvunivoly. "Thuy bine a inoiirnfiil hoihhI In thu fa ling light. And tho footHtupu in thu Htreet, too." "Only if thu heart In mournful," said thu princoH.1, cheerfully. "Wo do not think of mich thingH when wu aru happy." "I liavo no rca'on :o Do unhappy, mndnmu," Mild Clara again. "You aru vory kind U mu." "Hut Hon.otlmuH wo aro unhappy without reiiMin. I niUHt hciiiI Futl.ur Willuim to you. Ih it thu book that liaH inovid you? Let mu khj whut it Ih." It wan Chaui'or'H '"Ihok of tho Diti'lioH-," thutoxquigituly tundur pcum In which the llrnt wife of John of Ciaunt Iihh a riiiiro hitting mumorial than any other of tho I'latiiageiiut ladiu.i, with nil thu glory of thuir richly caned tOlllllH. Thu w Idow of thu Hlack I'rincu in d mother of thu joung Itichard wiih' not over pluatud when hIki wnv what thu book wiih. Thu ntpiring Duke of I.im CAHtur, a man of many ambitloiiH, wiih mitpected, with or without roamm, of ucmgiiH uiion thu thronu. It wiih nat ural, at loiiHt, that thu young klug'u mother Hhould ilit-triiHt and (Unlike him, and it wiih with hoiiiu drynetfl in hur touuH that hIiu unkud, when hIio hiiw that Clara hnd beuu rending thu "L'ook of tliu DucheHH," "Wluro did you gut thin?" "It wiih a Now Yoar'H gift from n friend when I wiih at Cavei dlwh Hall." Thu prluccHs Ht II 1 looked liuiulrlngly, though hIiu Hiid nothing, iih if wonilor iug how thu book could hnvu reached Cuveudlhh. There wiih ii touch of de fiance in Clura'H voice, iih hIiu aiiHwured thu MipprcHhcd luiuiry. "Italph llardelol ct pled it for mo. IIIh brother Ih in thu nervicu of thu nrchbihhop, and obtained a copy when ho wiih at HrugCH with thu iirchbiHhop, nud tho Duku of lancuhtcr and IiIh ret inue wuro iiIho thiTo." Clara gavu thin Information in n hard, mattur-of-fiict tone, iih if chal lenging any one to pay that it wiih more than mi ordinary mutter of fact that alio Hhould have rocolvod a present from Itnlph Hardelot. Tho princes repeated thu nnnio with a Hinilu. "Ah, Italph Hardelot! Thu young clerk who fought hi well ut CiiHtle Hedinghnui, nud who helped you to ihciihi from Sturmero?" "Yh, nittdanie," iinhoiiUM Clara. "And what of Unit?" fhe would havo added, hut for her rocpect for tho princes. It wan with dilllcuUy that fhe kept Iter volco from tuggeatlng thu delimit intuition. Tho priiuoHH looked wully ami thoughtfully for a miuutu tut into thu dei pjuiog twilight. "Ah, I tee now," iho h lid at hint, "why you look sad. Do you know I mu r.ither glad to boo Kiine in Mnro In your ujch?" Clur.i would fain have dlHolaimed Fontimeutiility, but nhu wti9 too much In u wo of thu prince h. Hut bIio could not hi pproH iv look of demuro mockery which would havo been vUlblu in a clearer I ght. 'Iho priuceHi wont on: "Do you know why? Iidy Cnveiidioh baa told mu Unit you have a heart of tllnt, that alto never aw you betray tho tenet Hymptom of pity or toiuloriieea. And that, my child, is not u good character for a woman. Nothing, bho mi id, would m vo you." "Udy CavendiOi," wild Clara, In n lower touo, and with a nlihgt quiver of thu lip, "never tried thu effect of kind- IUH." "Hut I fear," lumwored tho priiuvss, with n tml'.o, "that tho good pricroa of Dartfoid given you no better a char ncter. Shu lelln mo that you almost frlchtened to death a guutlu creature of n nun thero; that you appeared at her bedside in tho middlo of thu night with n knife in your hand and commanded bur to toll her beuds, for her last hour had como." Thu impenitent Clara could not keop from hiu.liing at tho reminiccenco, mid the piiucesH caught tho infection and laughed too. "It wbh ho dull in tho priory, mn dnmu," pleaded Clara, In an apologetic touo, recovering hurculf. Tho princess oliook lior bend. "And thnt was your way of nmiifcing your mil?" "I was vory sorry nftertvnrdH," nald Clara, with an effort to asetitno nn nir of jienitenco. "Tho dear old Bister was to frightened I could hardly pormindo her I wan not in eurnent. When I Htooped down to IcIhh hur, bIio Rcroamed. I did not think liu would go into nutli a panic." "Woil, I hopo tho prioroBS gavo you n proper penance. Sho Boomed to bo glad you woru not going hack to tho priory." "SiHter Anno forgnvo mo," nnid Cln-u. "Tho prioreHH would never linvo known if bIio hnd not Hcrcumcd. Thu dear old thing cried about it lifter wards, and begged mo to forgive her iui rLiuiiiiiiiit Clura'H oyoH wero glittening ngnin, though thoru wuhii Biniloupon hur lipn. "Wull, thon, child," mid thu prlu cchh, "I know now that you havo n better heart than thuy think." "Ugly women aro nlwuvH Bpituful," mid Clara, in indirect comptiiuunt to her patroncsH. "Let tin hcu," naid bIio, umlllng at a (lattery which wiih evidently sincere, "lot ue fco, if wo can, what you hnvo beuu rending. I beliuvo I can guenn. Tho talo of Coyx and Alcyone." Sho took thu book cIobo to tho win dow, nud road: " 'Ah morcy, Bwcoto lndy denrl' Quod hIio, to Juno her goddcHB. 'Help mo out of thin dlstruBH, And give mu gruco my lord to coo Soon, or wit who'orHo ho bo, Or how ho faroth,or in what wIbo.' " "It 1b n vory touching- talo," mid Clnrn, with a tiigh. "Yoh," miHwerod tho princcfls, emll- ing, and Alcyone is not tho only hidy who longfl to know where hur lord Ih." "My lord, nindnmo, though I hnvo novel iidniltUd him iih euch, Ih in Hrit tnuy, I hopo," Buid Clam, in a hubdued voico. "Trom which," Bald tho princeci", Impatiently, "wo both hopo ho will nuvur return. Hut UiIh Italph Hardelot in thnt not IiIh iimuo?" "Yoh, madnmo." "Havo you no deHiro to know what Iihh becoiuo of him?" Clara wiih Hlleut. "Answer mu, child," nnid tho print-cm, impuriniiHly. "Huh ho never como back to report to thu king?" nuked Clara, in n hoHitat iug voice. "That Ih not an niiHWor," Baid tho prluccNB. "You lovo him, do you not?" "I do not know whethor ho lovoa mo," taid Clara, burtUlng into toare, "and I do not ki.ow where ho in." OHAPTKK XIX. Tho rofiilt of tho conversation bo twoun Clara and thu prlncuts wan that thu princess npoku to thu king mid tho king Hpoku to Sir .Simon Hurley. Sir Simon told tho king that Itnlph hnd toroly dimippointed him; that ho had turned traitor mid had been arrested, hut had escaped. Thin had been duly ruported to Clara, and hIio wondered much why, if Ittilrh had escaped, ho did not communlcato with hor In homo way. hliu iiHsortoil noidjy to tho kir and tt thu princess that she did not be liuvo that Ralph was guilty of treach ery. ut it wiih Huveral months beforu sho know whoru Itnlph waa, and thuu tho information emtio .through a mo.t unexpected niurce. About noon, one day not long after Christinas onu of thu njulres of thu princess' household re ported that a Flemish merchant wished to submit to her inpsection tomu won ful bnrgiiing in gold and silver work, which ho had purchased cheap Ip Ghent in consequence of tho troubles, thero, Tho princess had some scruples, but thuy gavo way before tho irresist ible temptation of a bargain. Sho would buy some trlllofor Clara at least, ind consented that tho merchant should bo admitted. To Clnra'a aston ishment, eIio recognized in hliu one of ltalph'a associates, tho henchman 1-awrenco. Fortunately all oyes wero bent upon the pack which hu carried in bis arms, and procooded at once deferentially to open, so that Clara's astonished look passed unobserved. All the ladiea of the household gathered in a flutter to examine the merchant'a wares, which consisted chiefly of clatpa, brooches and earrings in gold and silver filigree. He hail not many things, but they were of tho most delicate workmanship, and soon there was a lively bun of criticism and haggling. In tlio midst of this excitement, Lawrence, who had not thown the slightest sign of recognizing Clara, con trived to say to her two words, to which nobody hut her would havo attached any meaning, if thoy iiad happened to overhear. These words were "Black frin ri vespers." When tho hour or vespers came, Clara excutod herself from attending tho princess and St. Paul's, and hur ried down to the church of tho Black Friars, then ono of tho finest in Lon don, though all trace of it haa now dis appeared. It was but a atone'- throw from tho Wardrobe s In tho north nislo she found Law renco waiting for hor. "You understood mo, madnmo!" ho enid, ealutlng hor respectfully. "Perfectly." "I havo been Bont to speak with you about Itnlph Hardelot." "Whcro Is ho?" bIio akaed. Ho looked surprised. "I thought you know." ho mid. "Ho is in prison in Cambridge Cnstlo." It was Clara's turn to express aston ishment. , "Hut wo wero told ho had escaped. "' "Tho king is under that belief?" "Yes. This waa told to tho king as a proof that ho waa guilty of tho chnrgca mado ngalnst him." Lf.wronco informed her that for somo timo lie and his follows had Biispectod italph of treachery to them. Through a confederate in Cambridge Cnstlo thoy hnd learned tho truth of tho case, that Italpli wus kept a prisoner thero on tlio charge of complicity In their designs. Then Lnwrenco hr.d boon sent to assist hi in to oscnpo. Hut Italph hr.d refused to stir. Ho would listen to no argu ment; ho was a prisoner by tlio king's orders on charges that ho repudiated, nnd hu would remain in prison till ho woh cleared of thoin. It waa then thnt Lnwrenco had been commissioned to hco Clara, nnd urgo her to press for an inquiry. "Suroly," Biiid Lnwrenco, when Clnrn hnd told him how matters stood, "surely when thu king knows that Mustor Hardolot Ih still a prisonor, ho will at once havo him roleaBcd?" Clara's intelligence and practical in stinct hnd developed wonderfully dur ing her short oxperienco of court lifo. blio wiih nolo to correct J.iiwronco on this point. "That might bu," sho mid, "if tho king wuro free to follow IiIh own inclination. Hut ho must havo been misinformed for n purpose. Those who misled him must hnvo a renson for keeping Italph out of sight, nnd " Shu shuddered nt tho conclusion to which herv argument pointed. Lnw renco saw it. "It might bb better, nftur nil, tlint ho should oscnpo," ho Nnid. "If ho does oscnpo," mid Clnrn, "I think ho might bo holpod to an audi onco of tho king." Before thoy septrnted Clr.ra told him what sho knuw nbout tho espionngo of Docket on himself and his nmstor. "Then wo hnd bettor muko all hasto from London," ho said. "Wo havo now learned nil that wo wished to know." Clara left tho church with a lighter heart then sho had known for somo months. A prcttlqr or brighter figure you could not Imagine thnn hers its sho hurried up St. Andrew's Hill in tho gathering dusk of tho frosty f Janunry evening. I'urplo hood and mantle, thn ground white with snow, big flakes bq- ginning to fall from tho dark sky flut tering down past the quaint gables and windows of tlio winding street. It was a pretty flguro hurrying along, and if you hnd bcou near enough to seo tho sweet, oval, warm-tinted faco and sparkling eyes looking out from tho gray fur edging of tlio purplo hood, the vision would havo warmed your heart for hours. Father Wilimn ascribed tho change in her demeanor to tho elllcacy of his excellent counsels, and nccopted tho thanks of tho princess with hii"py humility. TACOMi, WASH., ADVERTISIM. D KNABEL, Proprietor of THE GERMAN BAKERY AND COFFER PAULO US. Freth Drrnd and Ckcdllr. Ornamental Cukes a specialty, Onlr the belt and purest material used in our Ilakery. II re ad delivered tree to anr part of tho city. Telephone Park 701. 1117 Pad lie Avenue, Tecoma, Washington, ROTHSCHILD & CO. Port.Townsend, Washington. 8HIPPIN0 AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Custom House Ilrokcrs and Stevedores. Established 1818. .Branch offices Tacoma and Seattle. ENTUCKY LIQUOtt CO. Peter Sandbcrg, Proprietor. WINES, LIQUORS AND CI0AR3. Pole ascnt for Oulncsa"8tmit and nasi' Ale, (Rend Urns. IiottlliiRl. Established 1884. Tele phone Main 699. 1140 l'nclflo Avetiuo; 1139 Commerce Ht. Tacoma, Washington. THY Frye Bruhn Sfc Co. 1310 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, Wash. Wholesale and Retail Butchers Meats furnished for Ilallroads and Steamboat Lines. TELKPIIONK 4.1. TACOMA CARRIAGE and BAGGAGE TRANSFER COMPANY. Office 102 Tenth St., Southeast corner of A. TACOMA, WASH. Hacks, Coupes, Carriages, Baggage Wagons At All Hours. rasscngcra and Ilaggage transferred- from residences and hotels tu and from all boats and trnlne. Hand your checks for baggage to our messengers, who will meet you on ail Incom ing trains and boats, First class Livery.' Open allhlght. All rigs marked "T. C. A II. T. Co," Loewenberg & Going Company MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN t Stove Ranges, Hollowware nd Household... Specialties... Rr tB' . . !ESt nfc-jpLJsj m-" M ' ' v X29 to 238 Taylor Street 188 to 194- Second Street Handled by All Fiwt Class Dealers... Royal Steel Ranges Are the Best and Cheapest in the Market PORTLAND, OREGON Grand Central Hotel. W. YV. 1IAIIMON, Lessee and Mgr. Headquarters for Lumbermen Miners and Tourists. First class bar in connection. 121M21S Paclflo Avenue. TACOMA, Wash- Tacoma Trunk Factory. Trunks, Traveling Dags, Suit Cases and Telescopes. REPAIRING DONE. 730 Pacific Ave. Tacoma, Wash. HUNT & MOTTET CO. Dealers In (To ho continued.) WOES OF A REPORTER. lUd Hard Time Finding Good Suit of Clothes In Hit Faml'". "Talk about linrd luck running in famUles," said thu llrooklyn rcportor nt tlio city hall to a ronortor for a Now York nnnor. "Why, wo get it in chunks." "For instanco, when I wib told that I would havo to linndlu Homo of tho functions con hoc tod with tho reception of I'rincu Houry, I dug out my evening clothes, for which I hnd found no use for several woekH. A family of hoiilthy mice hnd iiiudo etich linvoo with tho cont thnt it wns no longer lit to wear. "Says I to myself, '111 htop n round nnd borrow my hrothor's suit.' My brother looked pained when I an nouiiced tho object of my visit. " 'I'm real sorry, old man, ho said, 'but I'm afraid I can't accommodate you. You i-oo, I let a friend havo it n fow weeks ago nnd ho hasn't returned it.' " 'What's tho matter with asking him to return it?' I said. " 'Well, tho fact is,' taid my brother, 'tho )oor chap died before ho had a chance to rend it back and his folks, not knowing that tho suit was a borrowed ono, buried him in it.' " Ofltndsd by Senator Lodge. Members of the Somerset club, an aristocratic and famous organization of Hon ton, aro much put out because United States Senator Lodgo has fitted up some nearby buildings as stores. Theso aro part of an estate which the senator's mother occupied until the time of her death. In one of the houses Mr. Lodgo was born, which fact makes his conduct all the more flagrant in his townsmen's oyes. Might Settle Cakeverty. The presence of a Shakespearean company in Kansas reminds ua of a dramatic criticism once passed by a Kansas paper. "Mr. 8oandSo played 'Hamlet' in this town last night," said the paper. ''And right now is tho timo to settlo that Shakespear-liacon controversy. Let tho graves of both bo dug up and see which of tho two turned over." Kansas City Journal. George Bancroft's Big EiUte. It is ton years since George Bancroft died, Meanwhile tho securities belong ing to his estate, which is now about to bo divided, havo increased in value from abouA f 550,000 to 050,000. General Hardware MILL AND LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. 1501-1603-1505 Pacific Avenue TACOrVLA, WASH. DRIINK THE FAMOUS For Sale at All the Principal Saloons Brmwmry and Offlcm rSKT.4 THE He Ce ALBEE COMPANY ..m DEALERS IN.... Second Hand Machinery 2BO Emmt Water Street. PORTLAND, OREQON. ...OLYMPIC... Steam Laundry 407 South J Street MICHAEL J. BJORN ft LOUIS i. BJORN lMlOI'ltlKTOIlS TACOMA, WASH. W. C. HOLIYIAN. Dealer In Agricultural Implements Wagons, Buggies, Etc. I Zimmerman -Wells Machinery Co. iiiturfufnuu. Marine, Mining, Saw Mill, Logging, Wood Working, Hoisting and Trans mission Machinery. Engineers' and Loggers' Supplies. Agents A. Leschen & Sons Rope Co., Celebrated Hercules Wire Rope, R. N. Nanson Ac Cos Lu bricating Oils and Compounds. 41-43 SECOND STREET. PORTLAND, OREGON ;. E. BLAKE. J. D. BLAKE Oregon I'lione Clay 27. BLAKE BROS. Wholesale and Itetall Dealers In STMEIND FANCY GROCERIES Fine Teas Coffees, Provisions, Fruits, Nuts, Clears and Tobacros. Orde a taken for Wood and Coat. Goods delivered to any part of the city, sot First Street, Portland, Oregon. L. M. PARKISII. FHANK E. WATKINS, Notary 1'ubllo. Notary I'ubllo, 0. E. WATKINB. PARRISH, WATKINS i CO. , REAL ESTATE Insurance, House and Loan Agents. 259 JUiir St. Portland, Irtfti Adamant... "THE PERFECTION OF WALL PLASTER" IF YOU ARE QOINQ TO BUILD OR REPAIR Investigate Phon North 2091. THE ADAMANT CO., ' Office and Factory, Foot of 14th St.. Portland, Or. 210, 212, 214 Front Street, Cor. Salmon, PORTLAND, OREGON, WHEN YOU BOY Furniture, Carpets ami Stats FOR UOUBEKBKFINO Cut This Out and dt Reduction at Henry Jennings. 17S-174 rirat 8tri. Pendleton Roller Mills W. B. BYERS, Proprietor. Dally Capacity 800 Barrels. Manufacture riot Blue Ribbon iiul Byera' Beat Floar, Bran and rhorta. Boiled Barley alwaya oa Hand. Pendltton, Ottgotu NEW LIFE TO OLD FENCESI h."."1.? vK,8S Anchor Clamps and UprlghU. Jf Tbi Out Fixes. Tn Ahckob Twmtm. rat Combination ol Bttaaftk aa4 Beaaty. Tsu Tra That Bursa." See Our Anchor Clamp Yon would t surprised It you knew how Utile It would coat you to fix up that old fence. Batter aend for soma Anchor Clampi and Uprights, and a m aaae HP valr of our nlnchera. and wlr fence look Ilka a new one. your old ANCHOR FENCE looks to nice and la so strong that farms rs eometlmee think that It mutt te high priced, it Isn't, tbouf h. OunrBaroaa Daw. aaaaBaW uiue, sMp ana no iikk. Nana sure artereteeta FARM, RAILROAD AND LAWN FENCE. wrtHiarrTiee.andcataiaua. The Portland Anchor Fence Co. & !$, :?1 "Ik. " ill i XamLv; ijmaWt'i til t. k 'i'Wfffwy.'pw iww-f .'"