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most sound sleep, and for this l voueh, % help
-Prisonsr, Sha ssyes. thou . ths ehnssfyT
"That Il Is foul lie, and that he who makes
It knows Il is . lie ~ exclaimed 1fdrk HhhlI6y,
with dFmneaB. -.
"HOw, varletis ejncuIated ne King, . and
wouldst thou put thy word against Tie oath of
gentleman, and thine officer y I. Y. !. ". 4.
Yes" said the prisoner, "maFfy, that would
i; say he Hpeahs falsely, and I have proof, =
Proofle replied The kias = 0od6 liIs, ~
viii hear proof; bot h must BE- strole % hear
down the word Of A. approved loyal gentleman,
like Captain Wyckhamme. What Is lhis proof
Of thine. Eiffhhf f'n FiI9b Y Sod 5li u 81 i11dl
"This 50 please your MaIssst,E siia lIatl.
Huntey.s = Last night I kept The middIo watch
on, the Eastern tower The air WAS still and,
calm, except that, now and then, : gentle breath,
came from the dircctionIof London. AZ unused,
thought l heard . low, faint. clahs, 4 o . BELL
listened, and heard iilaeain and dedin.-fhS
lit was the great bell Of ST. panls striking
midnight; and, Is am true man, kht eloc1
rltng tkiFteeH chialsni eAi Sgf9 lil4N tfit1u
lAwomanis scream, loud and THRILLING. ruar
through the hall, and Mabel, bursting from ne
men BY whom she was SURROUNDED, sprung lorf
ward, and throwing herself 1t Henfya feet,
shrieked ratheF than spoke dip
4" Il is true--it Is tric--thesD hnndB aid ~
these hands Iung the thirteenlh chime He igin.-
nocentzj justice, my liege, demand justice " ~
Gods life. sweetheart, this is strange mat
ter, y replied Henry Hbut rise thou shalt have
justice--the king promises a. sti s1 ls1iq
"Itwas plot--a base plot lor his death and
my. dishonor," exclaimed Mabel; but God
hath oyerthrownit Look at his accufer, Sine
look, he changes color, he trcinbleS-hf j ih8I
guilty one, not Mark f3i 5f = II ~ ~
| Henry rose and bent bis keen eve upon Capsi
tain Wyckhamme But how camesf thou to
ring this thirteenth chime, woman n he asked.
81 win tell thee said Mabsl, eagerly II
was lured nt midnight into the caihtdi1l fi5l
lenco was offered 70 ne even q the shrine q fho
blessed Virgin fed into The bslity. and ihafp.
caused the thirteenth chime % sound for the pur.
pose Of raising an alarm. did ii % aavo nlys
self--lol L hath saved ny lover sl.l p s.'tlai
swho pursued thee thiihfl q alkod De-
y a priest, replied iisbsl Z 4 q hs 4 here
Henry looked quickly around bis eye Gl
upon the sombre figure Of the monk. and he e..
claimed, Let he priest stand IoIUardn
The robed figure advanced. and lhln llood
Throw back ihy esHl, 7 said the king. 6
i 4nc pticat tuVteu uQh OUT an QINtI1||" Ito.
man tWilched Il aside, and discovered II1 |.l-
tures Of Father FFaneia ~
. Il Is be r. exclaimed Mabel ftf
Henry looked from The churchman . bic rlps
tain Of the guards Tho face Of the former vas
of dreadful pallid hue, and bis Ups convuI|tcly
compressed, but be manifested 10 further tm5l
tion.i IL was different with Wyckhlmma rly-
steal courage had be plenty of but of n1fnl
bravery be bad mona The king looked nx1dIy
at him-hisl limbs irembled- he caught hold 0f
the oaken table for support and glsncd q 4 81
breath. There was an awful pause. =
Mercy nsrsyi' ALTERED Wyeklamihe.
Traitor and coward n shouted FalhtI Er1ns
cis "we are lost II -
Seize that priest" said lhe king, with voice
like d trumpet
Father Francis made q quIch mosion Of one D.
his hands towards bis iace. and then i.1hirr
4 aside, with aconVulsigo effort. IL braUnr nrnl
laid upon him, he exclaimed - ..s
/ Away am beyond your reach"
Il His pale lip eurled into smile Of Triumph
then his face became livld, and changed III *,
prcssion-lhe eye glazed loan appeared aI The.
mouth, and the monk, Sin wearing tlat grim
smile Of deianes and contempt illl heavily Or
ward on tho floor. 3t 70 sdrQi 1alI 81. 1|1l
When they raised Father Francis. n Vas dad
The monk knew thei secret Of many I|long
polsons
1sThsn thy accusation was hIss s.id 15
king t1l4iE N e1f s'111r.H -
sPaFdon, Sire, Il was, but ne prisal-lhe
priest set me on-pardon, filtered W yckhammo,
who h9d sunk ina qalreEing hsnp ppqnoihs
aTake him away, aid Henry. q l6 desth -
HuHtley shall assdihe his rank, I'D nov, ~
took Mabers hand and placed his illaI II ilr
lover, smy faithful sentinel. receive ~ hriaEH
s,s,. ..,a -.
what party Do yen belong vi ppf' Dinln
"aIbeiong % he know no, lh6 Anmssriesl--
no-athe- -the--hange if'I kaint f6rgol Joo
What sort Of ynFmint IVES it yeu kolchod iolhcE
night stealin' chickensf" adq
IL was Opposnm
sThat's il jos. that's IL 0P--op- -uhni I'D
you say II was, Joer IS
"OPpossdui."
n was something Ike oppossuu" +" e 4.
H0pPositon," said joe. ..iaf ie3 2 ~
81 know'd Il was snmthin' q other. NJ
party changes 70 oilens darn ne sf Iesn keen
When Mr.. Thomas ShoTidan, soE Of The co|c-'
bnted Richard Brinsley Sheridan. vuz caniii1lo'
for the representation q . Cornish borough. he
told bis father, i he succeeded, he saou|d Place
label on his forehead with lhlso wohl.. 10.
LEI, ," side with the party that made lAo ~
offer.5 ,. sss3 81 y .l|lI
Fright Tom said The ftbers nbuf donk
forget to add the word uniarn6hed.'
The secret Of Dantc's struggle Though lllswas
in the reckless q bis answer o ~ Prince
Of Verona, who asked him how he could accopnl
for the fact that, in The household of princes he
court fool was 10 greater hyor than tho ph||oso-
pher ~