The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1881-01-02

legs IL was evident that he was crusader.
But 10 was not either of these that astonished
Walters. No but casped TO his breast, so
as clearly to be seen, was finely engraved
the identical sword whose curious bilt he
had examined at Monkmoor year ago.
Look at his sword, Beatrice what an odd
one ~ he cried.
"Why, Eustace, how clever you are For
that is quite celebrated sword among us.
How did you know anything about itY'
Celebrated among you Why, have you
got IL now ~
40 dear no, IL has been lost hundreds of
years; but II was presented to this Aymer de
Bruton by the Pope, while on the crusade
with Edward |. know he had obliged the
Pope in some way and, as he was one of
the greatest of the old Lords of Wimborne,
this sword was often carried by bis descend
ants.n U.
"And what became of II ?" asked Walters,
fully expecting the continuation of his sur
mise, which came indeed.
7" 1t was lost with Ralph de Bruton at
Mortimer's Cross. lie was great ally of the
Earl of Pembroke, and after his death his
sons left the country, Ralph was the last
baron, you know"
Beatrice, have seen the sword, or at
least the hilt and the Brutons shall get it
back again yet, long as they have lost it,"
cried Eustace; and he briefly related the
discovery Of the sword-lllt at the museum,
and asked If she could give any clew to the
memorandum found in it.. She could not ;
so the two, in some excitement, hastened to
Mrs. Bruton, and told her of the curious
coincidence. Their feelings cooled during
the recital not so hers.
"The Bruton motto, AT length, is being
fulfilled Beatrice shall yet bring you a
dowry. Listen, and I will explain my
| ideas" There was already touch of the
chatelsine about the old lady. at has
always been tradition of our house that
| the last baron had intrusted to him large
sum of money, raised abroad by himself and
other mobiles in the West for the Lancastrian
cause. This treasure II is said that he con-
cealed as soon as II was known that the Earl
of March intended to intercept them, and he
| fore their unsuccessful attempt to Join the
main body. No doubt this memorandum,
concealed in the hilt Of the famous sword, re-
lates to this money, to which we should have
good claim
"And the note refers, doubtless to the
chapel of your CASTLE"
It is Uobable According to family
tradition it was never found there or else
where. Now we will made one more at
Tempt
so yes,'' cried the younger ones "it
cannot have come to light for nothing.''
| l have little more TO tell of this curious
chain of chances by which the fifteenth and
the nineteenth centuries were so closely
brought together. The hilt was at once APP
piled for and obtained It was found to
tally exactly, but for the injuries of time,
with that on the brass in Brutcombe church
Search was then made in the chapel at the
castle, under the pretence Of looking for old
coins, as was indeed the case and there
exactly between the door and the still-re
naming piscina, in a straight line, was
found the chest of gold coinage, of French
make. 1t amounted to considerable sum
even in those days; and in her character
both as owner of the soil and as lady of the
manor, Mrs. Bruton had no difficulty in ap
propriating it openly. Eustace Walters die
indeed get well-dowered bride, but he
mother required him, on his marriage, t
take the name of Bruton. Bruton Hall, an(
some Of the land around, have been bough
back, and there is money to purchase
more when chance comes. Eustace Walter
Bruton is a great man il, the county,; anc
Mrs. Bruton lives in hope that the long
dormant peerage may yet be revived in hi
person. Their motto is yet Tandem -
"At length. "-Lonaon Society.