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7 !& V"tf v, Si1 ymEmmmwEffimMi THE NEWAGE, PORTLAND, OKEGON. RALPH IMmon flfPUIl BY WILLIAM MINTO. likwAw mmmmm CHAPTER XXII Continued. Ulncklioath vnn their ruudpfevouji and Boon uftor mfddny on WcdnoMlny tlio two limln bodioH Mirj.'0'l on to tlio Jioatli, tlio KocliuMor division linvhii? crowd Shooter's Mill, tint Mnldetono division nilviinciiiK hy Kltlmm. In nothing WIIR tllli cnnncltv of tlinir limit. ors ht-ttor shown tlmn in tlio i-iintilo ar rniiKnmntH that had boon niado for tlio prevention of confiiHlon. Tlio disposl tlon nt tlio htigo crouds wns gcogriiphi cnlj tlio men from tlio various liun drcdH, most of thuni pmonnlly known to ono anothor, keeping toitutliur under a chief provioiiHly agreed iion. Kach hundred had its Htimdnrd nml qtmiiliml bearor. Very rudo affairs hoiiio of thofo BtnndardH wore, hut they were known to tho men of tho localltv and nerved to keep them together. Mounted mar glials galloped hither and thither, ami saw to it thf.t thoo Iodic did not press too eloboly together. Where n innri did lo3 his company, which did not liiiptxjii often, he trudged on in con tented fraternity wherever he found himself trudged on, and often ran, for so high wan tho oxeitemont and bo eager tho desire to bo nt tho end of their Journey that frequently tho whole vast throng broke into n hobbling trot, and looked like u toeing Held of wheat they swept over tho uneven ground. Arm an mo lumuiioitH rout prwod on, bound into one hy n thought which became more and more single and doflulto and couiMiiptinctivo iih tlfey ndvanrod the doslro to speak with the king, to rid him onco for all of evil courifullorH, and to demand emancipa tion from bondage for thuinsulvos and tholr heirs fovovor. mftmimmmm OIIAPTKU XXIII. Amid the confusion and panic that provailed at court when it became fully apparent that the iiiBiirgenta wore inarching on London, it mih suggested to tho king that he might again mnko usu of tlio joung man who had onco before acted as his emissary to the dis contented. All through tho troubles of tho month of May the weariest return of the merry month that England ever aw Itnlph had been loft in tho Mar ahalsea. Once or twice In Hudhury'H perplexities, when the bullied desire to get hold of tho moving spirits in the popular discontent rose to the height of piuslon, the nngry chnncollor had thought of sending for Knlph, and put ting him on the rack till he should tell all ho knew. Hut partly because his conscience had scruples, and partly bo cuiimi he felt tli.it the torture would fail of its purpoto, he put the temptation aside. It was the princess that asked what Lad become of him, and suggested that lie might ho UMiful in tlio crisis. It happoned in this way. Tho princess was tho first to bring to court authentic news of tho scope and purpose of the insurrection. She had encountered tho main body under Wat Tyler while on Ler way to tho slirino of St. Thomas on the morrow of Trlnltv Sunday. No violence had beon offered to herself or to her train when she wss recognized. They had cheered the king's mother, the Fair Maid of Kent. They had been loud in tht r professions of loy alty, and had testil a I it besides in an indirect way by exacting from her reti nue an oath that they would never no ropt u king of tho name of John. The boisterous exclusion of aspiring Lancas ter from the succession wuh not un pleasing to Itichard's mother; still the appearance of the half-clad men, with their murderous ' looking, barbarous weapons, maces, hatchets, hedge bills, flulls and scythes was so alarmiug.tlioir clamor so uproarious, their gestures so uncouth, that thu incident had put her in a panic, and slut had turned her car and jolted along at full speed of her horses, never stopping but to change them till she readied Loudon, All the mother's Instincts were awuko in the Interest of her sou's safety and honor. Something she had heard and clearly remembered through all her fears from the captain hinmdf, Wat Tyler, who hud begged her to aisuro tho king of the devotion of his poor commons, and that they demand ed nothing but freedom and justice. Alto her attendants had gathered for lier the Hying rumors us they hurried through the disturbed country. And when she came to Loudon, and found Low things stood thero, tho council dis tracted, resolving upon nothing, ad journing from day to day, waiting upon events, a strong suspicion of treachery, continued by what she had heard as lie tied along, took possnlou of her mind, She had heard that agents of John of Gaunt were busy In Kont. dis seminating the report that it was his intention to liberate all his bondmen, What could this mean but that the crafty Uncaster was trying to oiiBt her sou?. It was a suspicious circumstance that none of tho king's uncles were in Xondon. John ol Gaunt was at iter wick, negotiating a treaty with trio Soots, Tho Hurl of Cambridge hud just get tail for Portugal. Buckingham Lad retired to his wife's estates in Wales, not too well nleased with tho Biarrlago that had reduced them by half, Alt were at u rufu distance, And In the council that was left whom could she trust?" If only Hurley had been there. But ho had not yet re turned from Nuremberg, whither he Lad gone to settle the king's marriage with Anno of Bohemia, There vm tint another in the council, except per Laps tho ostentatious parnonu IX la JPele, whom she could Implicitly trust Ail uf oiuera Duko of Lancaster. Tholr hesitating conduct In rueh a crisis was suspicious. Where was tho anxious mother to turn? Kho iiad only her woman's wit to oni)0jO their crafty rjiiitinn. If tholr counnel was suspicious, tho boy king must bo urged to rely upon him self. The poor commons profesi-od loyalty to the king; they trusted him nnd thoy did not trust his uncles: If Kiehard was to save his tlirono ho must reciprocate their confidence. It was lato on Tuesday ovenlng whon tho princess reached London, and font d the king in tho Tower, with Archbishop Sudbury, Salisbury, War wick. Do la Polo, nnd others of thn counsel who considered thu Tower the safest place in the unsettled stnto of the London populace. Much Joy was expressed nt her safo arrival, hut as soon ns she had learned tho posturo of affairs sho pleaded fntiguo, retired to hor own chamber, nnd. dlmnlRHlnir nil her demoiselles exennt Gin Unn whose cool co urn co nnd lielnftilni.ua in face of tho insurgents had clvon hnr nn additional claim on tho favorjof her mistress, she sent for tho king nnd communicated to him her suspicions, nn... ..-n i i. ii t ,. . "" rum io mien, sno sum, in conclusion, "that each man thinks only Of lllmsolf. We must tin mir nwn counsellors." The boy's soft features hnd hennmn more nnd moro hard and thoughtful us he listened. Ho was silent for n moment, nnd n vindictive look flashed Into his eyes. It was a staggering reve lation for n boy of flf.oen to find every man about him suspect. Hut it did not co wo his high sjiirit. Tho boy was transformed hy tho crave thntioiita nf n fow moments Into a Bolf rollant man. "Thoy shall nav dcnrlv for tlmlr treachery same day,' ho said. His mothor was In too vindictivo a mood horself to discourage this tempor. "Hut meantime wo must net, "sho said, and her eyes fell upon Clara, who looked as If sho would fain speak. "My grandfather was hut. n llttln oldor than I am," Bald the king, "whon no iook mo roins into tils own hands." "True, my fair son," said tho prin cess moclllinica I V. Startlmr frnm hnr contemplation of Clara's fnco, as if she had read and considered the unuttorod thought written thore. Presontly she nsked the king to tell her whether lie had hoard anything furtlior of Master Hardulot, who hnd come to him from tlio discontented commons. Richard's face Hushed and ho bit his lips. Their demands nro as ho doiivored BUSINESS LOCALS. "Yoif should not have done that," said Heginald, Jauntily. "Hope is too precious a thing to bo parted with lightly." It was nn excited world into which the prisoner enmo forth. Southwnrk, in which tho Mnrshnlsna itruvl a-nn profoundly disturbed bv tho mlvnnm nf the insurgent hosts, nnd the ncconts of panic stricken rumor filled its hostol ries and ran nbout its streets and Inncs. Southwnrk wns n leafy suburban then, the outer frlngo of tlio city round its main southern entranco n very different place from the present reel on nf nrmnl. ed railway termini, nnd Iman mim. houses, nnd noi'ome eonn .nnd tnllmv auu lentner lactones. Mn. i . f n i i i . . . Money to lonn, on furniture, pianos, JinrlsanI prelates of tho southorn or nny good securities. Notes nnd counties, nnd tho bends of tho great morngnges bought. S. W. King, room monasteries of Canterbury and Hnttio 45 Washington buildinc. Always ask for tlip fummia finnrrnl Arthur clear. EsberoGunst Clear Co., general agents, Portland, Or. Everybody smokes tho celebrated Monogram nnd Pandora cigars. They have no equal. Ettublllhitf Jan. 1, 188S. Incerporattd July 8, 1891. Portland Coffee and Spice Go. 'f Do'Vo" For first clnss dental work nnd rroinnt nttcntinn. trntnihn Nnttr Vn-l, Dental Parlors. Fourth nnd Mnrr!nn streets. them to us," said tho princess, "and thoy seem loyal to you, as ho assured us tnoy wero." "My lord chancellor put him in prison," suid Kiehard, sharply. Thoy looked nt him in miriirlnr.il In. quiry. The princess with Clam in hor train hmj gono down to Leeds castle immediately nftur Kalph's Interview with tho king and thoy had hoard nothing of him sinco, not a littlo to the dltquietudo of one of them. J 1 V . mo reiused to givo thu names of those who sent him"uidded tin. Lim. "Iho marshal hold tho chnncollor justlllod. Would I wero niv own master!" "And ho carried no answer," said tho princess. "Why not send him now?" "Whom can I trust?" lm nakiwl ut terly. Clara looked nt him rimrntmlifnll.. "Pardon mo, sire," sho said, "I will answer for his honesty with my life." And she blushed at hor own warmth. Klchlird's frOWIIS of doubt; nml mnl. clou gave place to a gay laugh. "You aro pieuging, my brave Ulnra," lie said, "what wo can scarce call our owd in tbeso times, but thero is no hotter surety to bo had. I will send him, and you, dear mother, shall give him IiIb mesingo. Hut first we must dls cover whore his good undo has hidden him awuy." This was eatlly discovered through the medium of Keglnald, who wus in the Tower with his master. CHAPTEK XXIV. Shortly after noon on Wodnosday, nbout the time when the insurgents began to debouch on Hlackheath, a writ under the privy seul for Itnlph liardelot's relcata wnn imi-i-Im.i i.iu brother Keglnald to the governor of .Mnrslialscn prison. Through his brothor's influence with tho governor, Knlph was the solo occu pant of tho cell In which ho was con flnod. He was fastened without being manacled; he was allowed a stool to sit on, and a rough deal tablo for his oook. rnis book was the "Do Conso latlone Philosophlao," the famous meditative work which helped so manv in tho middle ages to bear misfortune with equanimity, Ho was leaning his head on it whon the bolts of the door wore drawn, nnd looked up in a dreamy mood which nuicklv rhuninl In ....... nf eager surprise when ho saw his brother timer. Keitlnald strode fnrunr.l Inir. i,n dim light, and embraced him. "r como, Hrothr .Amond-all," ho said, "with better consolation than vou ran get irora tho last of tho Romans ; I bring you freedom." Kegluald's airy manner was unaffect ed by the gravity 'of the times. Ralph looked at him in a puttied way, as one newly awakened and keenly on the alert without understanding why. "Shake off your dreams, my philos opher," said Reginald briskly "I am (ent for you by tho king." "ine king!" cried Ralph. nnd Lowes, hnd tholr town residences in South wurk. nnd hosts of trnvnlliim from tho south, nnd h dldny pilgrims bound fcr Canterbury, wero lodged in its commodious inns. Southwnrk wns moro than usually crowded, for many visitors hnd como to town to witness tho processions nnd pngennts of Corpus Christ!, nnd tho Canterbury nllfTrimu of Whitsun weok wero stnyed in tholr iiosioirics uy mo Buuuon nnd unforscen populnr storm. T1ibo fnir weather strangers wero dispel sing homewnrds ns fnst as thoy could hlo, now that tho track of tho storm towards tho cap Itai was declared, nnd Ralph nnd Regi nald, when thoy cumo out of tho Mar shnlscn. found themunlvnu In tlm tl.lnk- of tho nolso nnd bustlo of their hurried Uopnrturo. 10U would bnva llnn Iron in n four hours moro," said Rcginold to his brother, "without tho klmr'n crrnnn The rabhlo will havo no prisoners. Jails uro tholr abhorrence Tho gov ernor tells mo that nearly all his tip stnvos nnd wnrders hnve fled." Ralph mndo no answer. Tho unac customed light nnd hurry nnd nolso bewildered him. Ho rodo along In silonco, while his brother volubly di rected his attention to tho slims nf tlm gonornl oxeitemont, nil of which tho lively courtier treated in a humorous spirit. Tho drawbridgo nt tho Southwnrk end of London brldgo was up. and was not lowered till Roginald had given tho password. Tho bridaa itflnlf una manned; and as thoy rodo along Thames stroot towards the Tower they could boo that tho riverside walls also nnd tho landing stiars weio under tho care of tno watch ,nnd ward. Hut mixed up with this mllltin, nnd stand ing in buzzing"groupn nt tho corners, or moving restlessly through tho streets, wero hundreds of tho lowor populace, rowdy apprentices nnd ragged laborers, who had thrown their work asido and como out to swoll tho excitement. Tho booths woro all shut up, and such of tlio richer cltizons as wern nnt wlHiln doors walked about with orv trnvo faces. On St. Catherine's "If 111 hv l.n Tower nconlo woro ur.tlmrnrf n L-nnt. oagerly dhcussing what they had heard, und wntchlug tlio crrlvals nttho Tower, on tho alert to lonrn more. The kintr wus slttimr with li! munnii when Ralph arrived nt tho Tower, und ho was conducted to tho apartments of tho princess. There ho found also In waiting tho governor of Rochester Cns tie. Sir John Newton, who liml h...... folzed bv tho inniirinntannrl rnmnnlln.1 at peril of his lifo, to bo tho bearer of n message to tno King. Tills message wns to the effect that tho commons nf Knr. land, us tho insurgents styled iliem- olves, woro deeply nttuched to tho king's porsontlieir leaders lost no op portunity of nssevornting their loynlty but thnt the king wus young, nnd had been mislead by ovil counsellor."), nnd they humbly besoueht him in i-nmn nml confor with thorn in person, whon thoy would inform him more nartlonlnrlv nf the grievances under which they Inher ed, nnd tho remedies that thoy pro posed. 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