Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1904-04-01

yA( nhAN shower Ol fhln hou
IN left me stranded In the ancient
and sleepy city Of Chichester.
The country roads, bad enough at the
best of times, were 30 sloppy as to put
bicycling out of the question. l knew
nobody in the town, and, as there Is
only one place of interest-the ca
thedral-I went there.
| ndolng this believed | was spend
Ing an idle hour. As a matter of fact,
l was unconsciously fulfilling the OBJ
ject for which l was probably brought
into the world.
The building appeared to be empty,
and | amused myself reading the
tablets that recorded the lives of
worthy people who existed generations
ago. | found them interesting, for my
own name happens to be Clutton, and.
though | have never troubled myself
about family ''trees,"I knew that we
came from the west of England. In
other words, the knights and danes
who lay in Chichester cathedral were in
all probability my ancestors. | wish
that they had the foresight to leave me
some OF their property.
Wandering through the cloisters, |
came across a living picture of much
greater interest and beauty than the
Images of stone and iron lying around
me.
1t was young lady who was sketch
ing a corner of the building, and max
Ing a frantic attempt to do justice to
the wonderful arches and quaint win
dows-
In order to get peep. at her. face, |
made pretense of examining a monu
ment close at hand. 1t was erected
to the memory of Sir Henry Francis
Clutton. 11b3-12O1," His legs were
crossed at the knees. which signitied
he had fought in three crusades and
had it not been that some barbaf ous
visitor had broken off the gentleman's
nose he would have made a most i'm
posing figure.
l took the liberty of standing for
moment by her side to see her work.
IF you will excuse my saying so,'
ventured, you have drawn that arch
wrong. 1t is OUT of perspective"
II know 1t Is" she answered with
q little move. But | can't get 1t
right Are you an artist?"
Not exactly, L said But know
something of architectural drawing"
Il wish you would show me how to
get the wretched thing In SO that it
doesn't seem 10 be standing on one
leg"
with pleasurer'
l took her place on the camp stool
and. on anotherr piece Of paper, made
rough drawing Of the corner which
had puzzled her.
What number 81. neople of the
name of Clutton are buried here" l
said, by way of opening tie coIryersa-
don. = ="
"Oh. yes; they used to be great
family in days geue, by;' She said
Henry Vhl took them away when
he was reforming the church. The
Cluttons didntschUnge their religion
fast enough, Edgar Clutton was. the
last of them. But he deserved to be
punished" she added. He did
shabby thing
What wassthet2' inquired
He was betrothed to his cousin,
Dorothy Clarence, and Tilted her"
And what became of Mistress Doro-
thy ClarenceN -.
she went into a. convent. They say
abe died of broken heart. and soon
afterward Sir Edgar was. executed for
high treason"
"A severe punishnherit.'' saggested.-,
mot at all,'' she said, warmly. He
was a mean wretch to behave as he
did, Since those days clutton has
never owned an sere,of land In Devon
shire. And they win never get back
their position ;,of's;slRna .oWhers un-
less" IN. y
She stopped.
Unless whatY L. asked,:,'
"Well. thefe is a ridiculous old
legend which has been banded down;
but don't suppose It will ever come
true. 1t runs:
Ny lord shall come to ID. own again
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