Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-11

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 CUApTER XVIII.
 Ono minute! said, That is tho plac2
 Master Bcrlio turned in his saddlc and looked at i: The light was fading into the early Gusk uG November evening, but tho main features cf four cross streets, the anElr between two of them filled by the tall bclfry of church. wCrC still to bc made out The east wind had driven loi- tCrcrS indoors and thcrc WAS scarcely any onH abroad to notice Us. l pointed to n dead wall ten paccs down tho street. "Opposito that they stopped" I said, "ThCro was rilc of boards leaning against it then"
 "IVu have had many a woESc bed chamber since. lad. he said, smiling.
 Many, l answered, And then by a common impulse We shook up tho horses, and trVttinG gently an wCrc soon clear of London and making for ISlington. Pass ing through the latter, We hCSan Ia breast the strVp sl0pn which leads to lIighgatc, and coming. when We had rVHChcd the summit, plump upon the lights of tho will lagr pulled up in front of n building 
 This is tho Gntrhouso tavern" Master Brrtio said in a low voice, ''Wo shall soon know whether We havc como on a fool S erra1d-or wurSc!"
 We rode under the nrchway into great courtyard. from which tho road issued again on tho other side through another gate. ln Nur corner two men wCrc litter ing down a line uf pack horses by tho light of the lanterns, which brought their tan nod and rugged faces into rrliCf. In an- other. where the light poured ruddily from an open doorway, a hOstlCr was serving out fodder anu doing sn, if We might judge from the traVClCr'S rrmOnStrancCs, with a niGgardly hand. From tho windows of the house q dozen rays of light shot Hthwnrt the darkness and disclosed as many pigs walluwing asleep in tho middle of the yard In all We saw a coarse com fort and wrlcomc Master Bcrtic led the way across the yard and accustcd the hoStlvr. Gan We havo stalls and brds?" he asked.
 The man st:,id his chatrrring and looked up at uS. Every man to his business, '' he replied eruIliy. stalls, yoS, but of beds know nothing. For wumcn's work 50 To the wuIu, IT."
 Night" slid I, so wo will With better luck than you would go, expect, my man."
 Bursting into hoarSo laugh at this he WIS lame and ono eyed and not very well fAVupd-he lrd Us into long. many stallcd stable fr,bly lit by lanterns which hvrr and thvrN glimmorcd against the walls, suit yourselves" be said First com" iS first served hCrG-"
 Hr seemed an i'll conditioned fellow but the huSin;SSlikN way in which WI went about our work, watering. feeding and lit;rriug down in old campaignvrS fashion, drew from him n grunt of com mrndItlun. "IlaVu you como from far masters Er a>krd,
 No, from Nndun, answered curtly "Wn como a> linen draprrs from West cheap. If yuu want tu ln,'w.'
 'Ayc l svr thAt," hr said, Chuckling ''Nrv,-r Were Htrp of a hursr before nul handled anything but n Cluthyard. Oh nu,''
 ''Wc want a merchant rrputod to sell French llc,," continued, looking hard at him. 'll.' HHu hIrpvn tn know if thrr, iS a q, alrr hvrr with any>" He nodded rather tu himself than tu me as if h, bal expected the question. ThrI in the >ln,r tulr. but with d quick glanc, | of int,!Il4;rncv, h, au~wrr,rl. II will show you iuIu t,V huu>r presently, and you Cal sec for luur>,l\t>. \ stable k nu plac, frr Fi>.:.. A lave" He painted with a wink p'N,r ls> >.ial,d, toward stall ill whicl h ',...n. A;v.,r,,,tly drunk. lay snoring lh,I l~ A i'm" tuN. he rIu Un calvIv~~ly ,lS r,l,iu>,d ,uy dA4s,r from the holster and ,,'tlvs"I'ri il under my cIoak-''n fin, playlhlm&-tur d linen drnpvr!' '' Pvhrr peace, smAn. and show Us in, said Master IiVrIir impatiVntly. l With A Shrug Uf his shoulders the maI | obeyvd. Crossing the courtyard behinC l him. We rntrrrd the grrat kitchen, which full of light and warmth and noise, pre- sCntrd just such scene of comfort ant bu>tlp, of loud talking. rcd faced guest | and hurrying bare armed serving maids a l remvlnhrr,d lighting upon at St. Alban three years hack. But had changed mucl | since then and seen much. The bailif himself would hardly have recognized hi l old antagonist i'll the tall heavily ClOakc, 1 stranger, wh,>c asSur,'d air, acquired ami' | wild sl.Iruuudlugs in forriSn land, Gav 1 him a Look Vt asr tn which l could no | fairly lay ,taim Master Brrtie had as signed thu Lad tu Inc as being in less dan ger uf rrrrSultiun. and followed tho hos l tier toward tho hearth without hesitation | Master irnkin, the man cried, with tn same rough hluntnVSS he had shown with | out. hCrv aTt two travellers want the lac seller who was hvrr today. Has he gone!
 ''Who gone" rcturted the host as loud ly
 The lace merchant who came thi morning.
 No, he Is in No 32," rrturncd th landlord. Will yuu sup first. gentlemen?
 We declined and followed the hostlol who made Nu Strrrt of our destination telling th,'>o ill our ru;.d to mako way q the gentlemen were for No. 33 One ut tl crowd. however. who seemed tu be eros: ing from the lower end of the room, faile apparently 10 understand, and interposin between Us and our guide brought me pei force to a halt
 By your leave, good womanH' sai and turned to pass round her.
 But she fOilcd me with unexpected min blHnVsS, and l could not push her asid, she WAS su very old. Her gums Were toott less, and her forehead was lined and wrir klcd. About her eyes which under hiC euuS rrd lids still Shone with an ev gleam, kind of reflection of d wicke past, thousand crows feet had gatherel \ few wisps of gray hair struggled frol under the handkuNhief which covered ht head. She was humpbackrd and stoope over stick, and whether she saw or nC my movement ot rcpugnancc, her voit . was harsh when she spoke. Young gentleman. " she croaked, ''l me tell your fortune by tho stars. A fC tune for groat, youug gentleman" S continued, pccring up into my face al \ frustrating my attempts to pass. , ''Ilcrr is a gruat, l answered reevis
 ly. and for the fortune will hear it a
 other day. So lot Us by
 But she would not My companio
 seeing that tho attention of the room W