The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-03-09
CHAPTER III.


evening when, passing out at the college
gate on my way to All Hallows' Church.
l saw under the lantern there a man
lettering and talking with the porter.
Twas Master Anthony's lackey; and as
l came up, he held out note for me.
Dear Jack
Wee goe to the "Crowne" at VI.
o'clock, / having NETT with Captain
Settle, who is on dewty with the horse
to-nite, and must to Abendonn by TX.
locke for you Your unfayned low
ing A. K.
The bearer has left by servise. and
his helth conserns me mott. Soc xix
him if he tarrie.
This last advice had no time to carry
out, but being put In a great dread by
this change of hour, pelted of toward
the Corn Market as fast as legs could
carry me.
The windows Of the Grown" were
cheerfully lit behind their red blinds. A
few straddling grooms and troopers talk
ed IN the brightness Of the entrance,
and outside in the street was a servant
leading up and down a beautiful sorrel
mare, ready saddled, that was marked
on the near hind leg with a high white
stocking. In the passage met the host
Of the "CrUw n." Master John Davenant.
'Top of the stiirs," says he, indicat-
ing my way, land open the door ahead
Of you, if y'are the young gentleman
Master Killirew spoke Of"
/ had my foot on the bottom step,
when from the room above comes the
crash of a table upsetting, with a noise
Of broken glass, chairs thrust back. and
a racket of outcries. Next moment the
door IL burst open, letting out food of
light; and down flies a drawer, three
steps at time, with a red stain trickline
down his white face.
'Murder!" he gasped out; and sitting
down on stair, fell to hopping his face
all sick and trembling.
was dashing past him, with tie land.
lord at my heels, when three men came
tumbling out at the door, and downstairs
l squeezed myself against the wall to lei
them pass, but Master Davenant was
pitched to the very foot of the stairs
And then he picked himself up and rau
out into the Corn Market, the drawer
after him, and both shouting, Watch
Watchw at the top Of their lungs, and SC
| left the three fellows to push by the
women already gathered in the passage
and gain the street at their ease. 80
| this happened while man could cone,
twenty; and In half minute heard the
ring Of steel and was standing in the
doorway.
There was now no light within but
] what was shed by the fire and two tai
| low candles that guttered on the mantle
shelf. The remaining candlssticks lay il
a pool on the floor, amid broken glasses
bottles, scattered coins, dice boxes ard
pewter pots. In the corner to my RICH,
covered a potboy, with tankard dang
ling In his hands, and the contents spill
| ing into his shoes. His wide, terrified
eyes were fixed on the far end of the
] room. where Anthony and the brute Set
tie stood. with shattered chair between
! them. Their swords were crossed il
| fierce, and grating together as each
sought occasion for a lunge; which NIGH
have been fair enough but for a dog
i faced trooper in a frowsy, black peri
wig, who, as entered. was gathering {
handful Of coins from under the faller
table. and now ran across, sword il
hand, to the captains aid
TwaasAnthouy that fac, me. with hi.
heel against the wainscoting, and, catch
ling my cry Of alarm, he calrd out cheer
fully over the captains shoulder. bu
without lifting his eyes:
Il "Just In time, Jackl Take Of the see
il Dd cur. that's q sweet boyy'
! Now carried no sword; but seizin:
- tankaed nom he Rotboy's hard.