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-i tTpfJV THE NEW- AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON. in m BY WILLIAM MINTO. rwkwhw) . wmmmwmmm CHAPTER XXIV Continued. Insido tlio council clmmbcr was a much moro pitiable cpcctnclo tlinn tho disgraced nnd hunrt broken gentleman a body of rulcrn corporntoly demoral ized nnd individually demoralized by panic, gabbling nt onu another liko n 11 nek of geeno. If BomoAfiimxluus could Iinvo trmiHporti'd them to llbickheath, tukon tlio roof off tho Green Mnn and shown them tlio lcaddmof tho common" in tlint buinblo hivoni in quiet nnd earnest deliberation, It would luivo put tliom to Minnie. Utit tlio kiti'H council was for n moment without a bend. Fear had brnkon tho bonds of custom, nd tlio inntinctof eulf-prcForvntiouriiii riot abovo all tho restraints of conven tional ceremony. livery man wuh eager to glvo voice to bin own panic stricken coniniontM ntid MiggCHtioiiH, nnd as they could not all gain the general car at once, each man turned to bin neighbor, trying desperately to bo heard above the din. A confused gabble and babble of volce.f, strained to mako tliomeolvoH audible, filled tho room. Tho quoHtlon wan, what answer ihould bo sent to the reqiiuiit of tlio eommoiiH, but tnoro was no authority in tho chamber equal to keeping this or any other fllnglo quest Ion Injforo tho mindH of the council. Tlio members gesticulated nnd roared out expres sions of impotent wrath. Rir John Kowtou was n coward : ho should never li'nvu yielded Rochester ciiBtlo; it wuh trong onoiigh to have hold out till doomsday against muli a rnbblo. Sir John Newton should bo, beheaded nt enco as n traitor, nnd his head ucnt to the insolent caitiffs with n warning that If thoy did not dWporso nt once the mimo fate was in store for them. This should bo tho answer, this or no answer at nil, but a hundred or two of mon-at-nruiH, with .Sir Robert Knnllen t their head, to ride Into their camp and scatter thorn like a herd of swine. Those who, in their hearts, were jn favor of u mlldor policy were not lest loud in declaring what ought to bavo been dono sooner, before tho insurg ents had gained such a head. Tho chancellor, Sudbury, ready with a proposal in tlio midst of all thin elnmor, (aim, pale, witli a contemptu ous smilo on IiIh lips, raised his hand hi vain for order. lie lookod reproach fill, ho lookod indignant, but nobody lieedcd him. Tho babble continued, and n confusod roar and hiss echoed from thn walla nnd roof in tho eurs of tiio powerless statesman. Then tho young king roso, with nil tho composed majesty of a I'lnntagonet in his boyish face. lie rabod his toIco, and tho penotratlng troblo, clear and strong, made Itself heard above tho din, nnd brought back tho unruly council tn a soiibu of the impropriety of its behavior. Ho beckoned to tho chancellor to tnko advantage of the lull, Tho elinn eellor'H tones were hard nnd severe; the disrespect of tho council hud mndo lilm acrimonious. What was the meaning, ho askod, of thin Ignoble panto bcfnro n herd of linos? If Uiey wished to confer with tho king about thoir grievances, lot them choose spokesmen of their own number and petition to bo hoard by tlio king in tho presence of his council, and thu king and his council would then determine to hear them or not. For himself he set no store by tho opinion of tho Itinerant In muttcm of state; but as his own conduct wuh called in question, and he was branded by tho.-o men us an evil couutollor, ho would not ptesumo to gainsay any who deemed thoir opinion of higher worth, and wished to learn of their wisdom how to govern tho kingdom. Hut as for this demand that tho king should go to thorn, it was nutingeotiH and insolent, and not for a moment to be Untuned to. Let this bo thoir plain answer, nnd let them give tlio foolish and mhguldcd men to understand that it was tliml. There were murmurs of approval at this, and each man looked at his rioighbot for oncoumgiment. Hut thoir minds were really too agitated to rest llrmly In any conclusion, nnd the next speaker, tho Karl of Salisbury, swung them round to a more cautious policy, lie profound himself of entire accord with the urohhMiop, and echoed ills strong Inuguiige about tho insolence of the rebellious villeins. Hut had they duly weighed the danger of in flaming the lohels further? There was another host ussouibled to tho north of IauuIou; were they satldlled of their power to withstand such numbers if they were mudo desperate by a rotiH answer? It behooved them to proceed warily in this matter and not tnko more. In band than they could execute, for not only their own lives but thu Jives of their heirs uml the very exist ence of nobility in Kiiglaud weto at stake, and if they could uppentu tho lahhlo in the meantime w itb fair word, they might deliberate ut their etuo and tike such men tiro as hvoined to them Lest for the defense of tiemselves and their horlt'go. Huch riotous ntwom binges, wore like loo-o, frothy scum which hud no body or substance, and would dissolve as quickly as it had jlscn if it weio gently blown upon. This warn the vututiuicoof Salisbury's speech, His poimiusivu mildness bad ha effect. The approving murmurs were louder than before, Tho timid members of the council were embold ened to speak out in thu sumo vein. Thu advocates of stronger mommies, were overborne by the majority, uml in thu end it wus resolved as a com- prqmlro (hat tho king should bo rowed down next morning in bin barge to Koihorliltlio, a safo distance from tho $ n ion Tow or, and that tho rebels should be invitcd to meet him thoro nnd stato their grievances Against thoeo who urged that thoir desire to speak with too king in person was a palpable trick to got him into thoir power, it was pointed out that ho need not laud, but only hear them nnd spenk with tltem from bis barge. This was agreed to. But thoro was ono dissentient tho lord high chan cellor. Sudbury listened in contempt uouh silenco to their consultation, nnd when they bnd dono, desired in digni fied nnd sarcastic languago to bo re lieved of tlio great seal. Ho had striven, ho said, to do his duty na a humble servant of tho king, but if it were desired to pacify tho robolllous people, nothing could bo more pleas ing to tliom thnn tlio removal of the bated lounsellor nt whoso door thoy laid all their wrongs. In tho end the chnncollor was taken at his word, and tho groat seal was ro sumed by the king himself, and re mained in bis keeping during tho next two days. It is possible that nobody about tho king was hardy enough to tnko tho responsibility of tho clavis regni. Tlfo next use to which it was to bo put is ono of tho most singular in its history. CHAPTER XXV. Aa poon as the -council rose tlu king hastened to his mother's apartments in high delight nt tho prospect of exorcis ing some pnrt of his sovereignty. No souse of tho gravity of' tlio situation damped his boyleli spirits. Ho was as excited us at the anticipation of n tournnmont or a hawking party, where tho sport might bo expected to bo par ticularly good. It must be remembered that ho wns only in his flfteonth year. Tho princess wns not elaborate in her instructions to Itnlph Hurdolot. Ha was to bo tho bearer of a messago of general sympathy nnd good will; Jior keen woman's judgment, sharpened by tho urgent danger, taught her that the procisu terms of a formal commission would tie out of plaro. "You have soon," she said, "that iny eon is of a gentle disposition; that nature hath made him to he a kind and gracious lord to hia people, a lover of justice, a hater of oppression; that it is not in his heart to see the poor and weak wronged and pillaged by tho rich and strong, but that they may trust him to hear and redress thoir reasonable plaints, na God and consclonco constrain him. You bavo sron this, and I trust you to mako it known." Ralph loyally and rovorontly accept ed tho commission. Ho belie vod in hia heart tliat the mother had rightly road her son's character. When Ralph had gono tho princess embraced her sou. "Courage, my fair son," she said; "your kingdom will yet bo saved in splto of troachery." In tlio ovenlng Ralph was rowed down from tho Tower to Greenwich. At tho suggestion of tho princess ho had resumed tlio. distinctive dress of a Wyclilllnn priest; it might servo as a paHpoit. The long day waa closing as lio climbed tho hill towards Hlackhoath nnd looked back on tlio gloaming river and tlio distant towers nnd spires. A few light words from bin brother that aftoruoon had haunted lilm and (lllcd bin thoughts moro than all the public tumult, which seemed so distant nnd drcnm-liko now in tho peaceful ovenlng light with tho cool, silent river winding through tho scene past tlio dim city. Clara Itoos was frco onco moro. Tho Intervention of tho princess had been successful; n dispensation had como at last from thu hateful union. The princess had said nothing of this; the mother's heart was full of nearer and greater anxieties, nnd if any thought of It crossed her mind thu terrors of thu situation banished her benevolent do signs in tins sngnt ntiair till a moro llttlng occasion. Thoro would bo n timo to mako lovers happy when her son's kingdom was saved. And Ralph had not exchanged a word with Clara. Hut ho had seen her; their eyes hud met, and from that moment, though his soiif-o of public duty a not abated, but on the contrary lininoasiirablv ele vated and hallowed, his whole boliw had been under an irresistible npoll, Love, vhlch he had held at, bay so long, hud taken htm as if at unawares, had rushed in upon him, sweeping away every barrier, and established itself in full mastery, At poacuwlth hlniHulf nt List, mid yet tho poncu that tilled his soul was noar akin to sadness. Tho world was fairer to him, nnd yet.hu wuh not in sensible of its miseries. Only some how in his inner being there M'omvd to have been opened a deep fountain of hope that thu miseries vould pass, and that through them a bettor timo would bu reached, Thu sense of pain wan not poignant enough to .disturb tho great calm that had descended on him liko thu pouyo of the stars after a storm. Ho was not eo sanguine as ho had been of his own, immediate aims. Ho had not Abandoned them; ho was ready to adveututo hia life (or them calmly and without fear: bit his faith in his own Individual strength was sobered' by what ho had felt of the mighty forces ufcMiinit vWch ho had measured it, Musses of mon bound together by cus tom, unable to eeo above custom, to tell evil from good within the bonds of it, savagely resentful of intorferenco, what could thu weak voice of persua sion prevail against this? In hia lonely days in prison he had meditated much. Thu weeks he had spent there bad been Ilka years in maturing his experience. Was it only by violent convulsions that orii customs could bo uprooted? Could right and justice be reached only through strife and confusion? He saw tho poor robbed by thoir natural protectors, bonton when thoy asked for Justice. Would nothing but armed resistance and retaliation open tho eyes of their lords to this nlqulty? Why did righteous lords, whom consclon co made just nnd mcrcifulMremain blind to tho brutalities of theft fellows? He saw foul greed fluttering liko a harpy over the fair world of England, clutching at mo Jivemioou 01 poor mon nnu devour ing it, sometimes morcly wasting it In ugly mnlevolenco. Would nothing but tho clamor of insurrection acaro this monster from its proy? "Who goes thoro" Ralph was inter rupted in his sad reflections. He started and looked round; for a moment nobody wna visible Then from behind a clump of furzo a man sprang up, nnd tho next instant thcro appeared behind him half a dozen mon in leather jackets with bowB in their hands. Ho had reached tho outposts of tho insurgents. Ho advanced toward thorn, nnd, dofling his hut, asked to bo guided to tho captain of tho commons. "I bear n messago to him," ho said. "From whom?" "From tho king." They laughed. "Tho king docs not sond such as you on his errands." "I am known to your captain," said Ralph. "You are known to mo also," said the man. "You aro a spy. I saw you at Stourbridgo Fair." "At least take mo to your captain. What I have to say to him dooply con cerns tho cause of the commons." The mon demurred, and talkod of short shrift for suspicious prowlers, "Hind mo and blindfold me, if you ploaso," said Ralph, extending hia hands.. This was agreed to aftor consulta tion, and tho bandage was not removed from hia eyes till ho found himsolf in tho presence of tho leaders. It waa a council of four, or rathor a captain witli a counsel of throe, and in one of the number Ralph recognizod his friend Simon d'Ypres, alias John Tr ubnian, alias John Kirby. Kirby hold the threads of tho organization; John Truoman'a fellows woro tho men solccted months before throughout tho counties to rbo when tho word of com mand rhould come. Thu captain was Wat Tyler, whom wo havo mot before. He brought military capacity and a genius for command to tho combina tion: one of the most slncular thinss ubout tho insurrection is its completo couanso alter nis assassination, and nothing could moro clearly testify to tho power that carried it so far. John Hall, the heretic priest, was also thoro, tho orator and chaplain of tho move ment. Of all thu loaders ho was per sonally tho most widoly known" and popular; tho lott-rs summoning tho peasants to rlso wero written in hia name nnd In his hand. When Ralph waa brought In by Lawrence Kirby, ho rocolvod n friondly hut distant greoting from his acquaint ances. From their gravo looks of in quiry it was evident that tho messago was of more interest to thorn than tho niossongor; and tho captain, speaking with tho mannor of a man who bus no tlmu to waste in coromony, ut onco told lilm to dealuro what ho was com missioned to say. Thoy heard him In gravo silonce, without comment, sitting under tho rudo cross candlestick hung from tho coiling, the gravity of their faces heightened by the strong light nnd shade. Tho assurance that tho young king wns personally favorablo to them waa welcome, but tho absence of specific promise or proposal, coupled with the linlf-concosslon reported by Sir John ' Newton, wna suspicious. Whon It waa apparent that Ralph bnro no dofl uito plan of co-oper4tiou, Hull became Impatient and began to quostlon him, uml to nsk whetlior thoro woro any others nt court na favorablo as tho king professed himsolf to the emancipation of the lioiid men. Ralph could only montion tho prin cess. (To 1 continued.) WANTED TO CLIMB THE GATE, Story of StcriUry Moody and HiujMy Bol ton Woman. . Thoy nro tollinp: n etory in Washing ton about tlio now secretary of tho navy. Mr. Moody was riding on ono of tho Itotfnn mirfnco cum, and waa stand ing on tho platform on thu sldo no.xt tho guto that protected patotMigors from ohm coining on tbo cthor truck. A ludy a lloHton lady came, to tho door of tlio car, nnd, an it htopped, started to movo toward tbo pto, which wan bid don from hor by thu man ttnnding be fore it. 'Other sldo, please, ludy," eaid tbo conductor. Ho wan Ignored na only a born and bred liostonlan can ignoro a man. Tho buly took another stop to ward tho gnto. "You must got oft tho other sldo." vaid tho conductor. "I wish to got oft on thiaairio," canio tho answer, in tone that concealed tho ' olllciai into momentary silenco. Be I foro ho could cither explain or oxnostu lato, Mr. Moody came to his nseistauco. 'Stand to ono side, gentlemen," ho remarked quledly. 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