Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06

qualification that my Lord Gardiner, who
would have battered with him that day.
must be the witness of his victory; and
there was a mans pride in the remem-
brance that my lady watched him from
her window-perchance, that the queen
stood with her. These things, neverthe-
less, be made haste to forget. while he
answered the troopers as they wished.
Men OF London" he said, "be II not
for me to tell we how this Wyatt is at your
gates and knocks that he may enter. Ye
have heard the tidings Of yestereve and
Of this night, but never would I have ye
forget that he who rides a rebel into Lon
don city shall lack a head when he would
ride out again. Is there any. amongst you
so ignorant that he hath not heard the
story Of Jack Straw and Of how Watt Tyler
with LOG. 1000 came in to take the
king at Smithheld? Went he home again, l
ask you? Aye. with Walworth's dagger
In his heart! Fared Jack Cade any better.
whom Iden killed, that his head might
grin on yon bridge for your fathers Sc
curity? Was 1t we'll with my Lord
Audley, who rode to Blackheath for War
beck's sake? Ye know the legend: Let It
be for our example and be content! We
have cast down the bridges by which this
man would pass. Name me fifty who will
hold the gate at Southwark and your task
shall be we'll begun. Thereafter 1 will pick
my own for the work allotted to me. But,
II ye do not hold the bridge, sirs, then is
this Wyatt no vain boaster! Nay, press
not on me SO; l know how willingly ye
serve"
He had asked for nifty, but 500 would
seek his aye and being held back by his
own archers that passed into the Tower
with my lady. he cast a judges eye upon
them; and picking here and there a lusty
fellow of rare promise he numbered his
fifty and sent them out with B~edingheld.
Get you gone, sirs, to the gate; let
none return to say the bridge is down!'
In the queens name l bid you Godspeed!'
They answered him. God keep you, mas
ter" and passing out with the lieutenant.
they hurried to the bridge. Those that
were not chosen. complaining Of the choice,
pressed closer still about the archers and
began to clamor for employment.
Shall we. too, strike no blow in Mary's
~name-would ye name us craven? Lead and
we follow; thou hast work for us!'
He them that he had the work
and never heard a man of willingness more
gladly. Set upon his horse with those
that had followed him from Sherwood about
$3.50 hN u IL AOAu
OF Pembroke and claimed a service.
MY lords" he said, II go to the fields
Of st. James with these ready fellows. II
you would play a master stroke this night
take such a troop as I shall leave TO you
and watch at Charing lest this Wyatt
come In by any other road. Between you
and me the anvil shall lie, and those my
iron does not strike shall be driven to
yours. You are willing. my lord?"
Now, my lord Of Pembroke had done
little that night but protest that all was
lost. but when he found a man whose wit
gave him sure right of command. he found
his own courage again, and answered very
eivilly that he was wilma
Whence you come and by what right
you speak. / know not" he said. but
this Is the first wise word I have heard
since yestereve. Let II be as you wish,
and God save the right. I will go to
Charing, sir. and there do your pleasure"
And so It betell that 500 horsemen rode
anon with my lord OF Pembroke for Char
ing village but the outlaw. himself. with
no more than twoseore at his back. set