The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-04

Jack, to hear thee say dear lad A cheat TO
die like this-could have laughed for years
yet. The dice were cogged-hast found itsn
l CROPPED beside him, found the hilt and
held it up.
''So-'tis thine, Jack; and my mare, Molly,
and the letter to take. Say to Della Hark
they are on the stairs. Say to-
With a shout the door was flung wide, and
on the threshold stood the watch their Ian
terms held high and shining in Anthony's
white face and on the black stain where his
doublet was thrown open.
In numbers they were six or eight, led by
a small wry necked man that held q long
staff, and wore a gilt chain over his furred
collar. Behind, in the doorway, were hud-
died half a dozen women peering, and Master
Davenant at the back of all, his great face
looming over their shoulders like moon.
''Now, speak up, Master Short!n
Gay, that will-that l will; but my head
is considering of affairs" answered Master
Short-he of the wry neck. ''One, two,
threen- He looked round the room, and
finding but one capable of resisting for the
pot boy was by this time in a fit cleared his
throat and spoke up:
'In the kings name, arrest you also
help me Godl Now, what's the matter9'
Murder" said l, looking up from my work
of stanching Anthony's wound.
s'Then forbear, and don't do it,"
"Why, Master Short, they've been forbear-
ing these ten minutes woman's voice put
in;
"Hush and hear Master Short; he knows
the law, and all the dubious maxims of the
same"
cay, ay; he says forbear in the kings
name, which is to say, that other forbearing
is neither law nor grace. Now then, Master
Short!n
Thus exhorted, the man of law continued:
~ charge We as honest men to dispenser
"Odds truth, Master Short, why you've
just laid them under arrestl'
"H'm-true; then let them stay so-in the
kings name-and have done with it.n
Master Short, in fact, was growing testy;
but now the women pushed by him, and, by
screaming at the sight of blood, put him out
of all patience. Dragging them back by the
skirts, he told me he must take the deposit
tions, and pulled out pen and ink horn.
"Sirs," said I, laying poor Anthony's head
softly back, ''you are too late; while we were
"Then, young man, thou must come along. u
"Come alongY'
"'rhe charge is homocidium, or man STAY
ing, with or without malice prepense"-
Butt look'd round. The pot boy was
insensible, and my eyes fell on Master Dave
nant, who slowly shook his head.
"I'll say not word" said he, stolidly
''lost twenty pound, one time, by u lawsuit"
| Pack of fools!" l cried, driven beyond en-
DURANGO ''The guilty ones have escaped
these ten minutes. Now stop me who daresl'
And, dashing my left fist on the nose of q
Waterman who would have seized me,
cleared space with Anthony ssword, made 6
run for the easement, and dropped out upor
the bowling green.
A pretty shout went up as I picked myself
off the turf and rushed for the back door
Twas unbarred, and in a moment found
myself tearing down the passage and Out
into the Corn market, with a score or 81
tumbling down stairs at my heels, and yell
ing to stop me. Turning sharp to my right
l few up Ship street, and through the Turl
and doubled back up the High street, sworC
in hand. The people passed were too fal
taken aback, as l suppose, to interfere. Blu
many must have joined in the chase, fol
presently the street behind me was thick will
the chatter of footsteps and cries of ga thief
"a thief! Stop himl"
At Quater Votes / turned again and spet
down towards st. Aldate's, thence to the lief
by Wild Boar street and into ST. Mary's lane
By this the shouts had grown fainter, blu
were still following. Now knew there we
no possibility to get past the city gates, which
| xr-an or-Io Of ,,rrI1+
reached no further than the chance of out
whiting the pursuit for while longer. Il
the end was sure the pot boys evidenc
would clear me and therefore began to enjo,
the fun. Even my certain expulsion from
college on the morrow seemed of a piece wit
the rest of events and (prospectively) mat
ter for laughter. For the struggle at tn
Grown had unhinged my wits, as l mus
suppose and you must believe if you woul
understand my behavior in the next hal
hour.
A bright thought struck me; and taking
fresh wind l set off again round the corne
of Oriel college and down Merton street tc
wards Master Timothy Carriers house, m
mothers cousin. This gentleman-who wa
town clerk to thu mayor and corporation @
Oxford-was also IN q sense my guardian
holding in trust about goo (which was al
. my inheritance), and spending the same jeal
ously on my education. He was very small
, precise lawyer, about 60 years old, shape
like pear, with prodigious, self importan
manner that came of associating with grea
men; and all the knowledge had of him wa
picked up on the rare occasions about twic
Year, that I dined at his table. He ba
early married and lost an aged shrew, who's
) money had been the making Of him, and ha
more respect for law and authority than an
three men in Oxford. So that 1 reflected
with kind of desperate h1InritF, on IL
| greeting he was like to give me.
This kinsman Of mine had fine house {
, the east end of Merton street. as you tur
, into Logic lane; and was ten yards frol
) the front door and running my fastest, whe
, suddenly tripped and fell headlong.
Before could rise a hand was on my shou
| der and voice speaking in my ear:
: Pardon, comrade. We are two of trad
/ seen
, Twas fellow that had been lurking at I'll
, corner of the lane and had thrust out leg
, passed. He was pricking up his ears no
, to the cries of ''Thiefl thiefln that had a
ready reached the head of the street and wei
S drawing near.
81 am no thief" said I.
"Quickn He dragged me into the .nado
: of the lane. "Hast crown in thy pocket?
"Whyp
why, for good turn. I'll fog these ge
try for thee Many thanks, comrade," as
, pulled out the last few shillings of my peck
! money CHOW pitch thy sword over Il
!. wall here and set thy foot on my hand. 4
! a rich mans garden, tother side, that "
meaning to explore myself; but another nigl
, will serve"