The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-10-24
THE LADY
OF LYNN
By SIR WALTER BESANT
Copyright. 1900, by Sir Waiter
TER BESANT
CHAPTER XVIII-COntiuued.

CHAPTER XVIII-Continued
L know that voice. The man sat up.
us it the voice of Jack Pentecrosse?'
1.-THE same. What cheer, man."
For all answer he burst out CRYING
like child.
"Oh, Jack" he said, II am starving.
made up my mind to starve. I have
no longer any clothes. I have not even
a candle. I have no money. I have
not even a sheet Of paper to write a
letter. and l deserve it all-yes, I de-
serve it all.''
why, this is bad. But let me first
get you some food. Then we will talk
l went down stairs and found wo-
man who told me Of shop where I
could get some necessaries, and pres
emily returned bearing food and a bot
tie Of wine, some Goals and candles
and warm coat, which I thought
would be useful.
BY the light of the candle and the
fire I could perceive that the condition
Of the unhappy poet was miserable in
deed. Never was there more wretch
ed den Of a garnet. The plaster had
fallen from the walls, the window was
mostly stuffed with rags in place of
glass-in a word, everything betokened
the greatest extremity Of poverty. AS
Tor the man himself, he had neither
coat, Waistcoat nor shoes. He sat on
the bed half dressed, but the rest of his
wardrobe had been pawned or sold.
There were no books, there were no pa
pers, there was nothing to show his
calling, and there was no sign Of food.
At the sight of my basket and it's con-
tents the man fell to. With just such a
rage have I seen sailor picked up at
sea from an open boat fall upon food
and devOur it. Nor did Sam finish till
be had devoured the whole of the cold
beef and bread, goodly ration, and
swallowed the whole Of the bottle of
wine, a generous allowance. Then he
breathed a sigh Of satisfaction and put
on the thick coat which had bought
for him.
"Well," said, "can we now talk?"
y
l shall be hungry again tomorrow.
Lend me a little money!.
II will lend you guinea or two. But
tell me first how you came here. 1
thought you were in the confidence Of
q certain noble lord.''
HE is villain, Jack He is the
greatest villain unhung. Oh, hanging
is too good for him! After all did for
him! The lying villainv'
Tell me more. What were you to
get for it?''
1T was I who invented an excuse
for taking my lord and his friends to
Lynn
Eyes, I understand. You invented the
spa. The water in the well''-
The water is very good water. 1t
could do no harm. I wrote to the doc
tor. | invented the analysis, applying
1t from another. told him about the
discovery and the things said by the
newspapers. There was no discovery.
Nobody had heard Of the water. No
physician sent any of his patients there.
The only visitors from London were
my lord and his friends"
''They were all his friends, them"
"All. His reverence is in the pay of
Beelzcbub, I believe. The colonel is a
bully and gamester. Sir Harry is a
we'll known decOy. Lady Anastasia
shares her bank with Lord Fylingdale.
They were nest of sharpers and vii
iains, and their business and mine
was to spread abroad reports of the
shining virtues Of his lordship.''
All this, or part of it, we found out
or guessed. The vicar publicly de-
nounced you all at his assembly. But
what were you to get by it for your
self?"
II was to have an appointment under
government of f20O a year at least
"Well?"
Il was to have it directly after the
marriage. That was the promise.
have it in writing"
And you have not got it,"
mo, and shall not get it. When
claimed it. his lordship asked me to
read the promise. showed it to him. I
lad kept it carefully in my pocketbook.
On the marriage of Lord Fylingdale
with Miss Molly What do you think
he said? Oh, villain, villainv'
"What did he say?"
HE said: Hold there, my friend!
"On the marriage" Very we'll, say
that I am not married to that lady.
Very oddly, the lady swears that she is
not married to me. Now, when that
lady acknowledges the marriage I will
fulfill my promise. That is fair, is it
not? Then I lost my head and forgot
his rank and my position, and the next
moment was knocked into the street
by his lackeys without salary, without
anything. Oh, villain, villainv'
1t seemed as if there was here some
opening, Of what nature knew not.
However, spoke seriously to Sam. 1
pointed out that in introducing a bro
l.