The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16

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mother and Grip. the raven, lived I'M
molested inStheirg little village and were
happy. .5,l
things happened al about the same time {:
Edward started back ITO England from
the West Indies wifi q fair fortune In
his pocket: st8 Joe was sent back from
by and his mother leftSthe village home
again, secretly, and set out for London,
hoping to lose themselves in its huge
ness. The willy blind man. the scompan-
ion now 4 OF II Ridge the murd erer, had
found them out i.sE N
He came one day and took II the
money Mrs. Ridge had been able toslay
by in, these five years except a single
gold piece. He told her he would return
in a week for more and that # she had
not got It then he would entfce Barnaby
away to Join In the evil of his father.
She set out the next morntng g, and afoot
they trudged all the weary way to the
great city. q s9 \,
was great excitement brewing in Lon
don. Lord George Gordon, noble. but
Fdeluded enthusiast led astray by flatter-
ing schemes still he believed he had "a
Il God given mission to rid England Of all
Catholics, had. some time before this, be-
gun to hold meetings and to stir up the
people with the cry Of NO Popery. He
progressed to believe that the religious
liberty of the country was In danger
OF being overthrow and that the Pope
lin Rome was plotting to- make his re-
fligion supreme. And this idea he talked
continually wherever he went. He was
a slender, sallow man who affected
3cfoth hes OF severe black and wore his
hair smooth and precise combed, but his
bright, restless eyes and his expression
,to {,ft, mao a 1nnQrant that hA
was no Y man to lead, but was rather
himself the misled dupe OF Others
VI. One OF these schemers who ruled him
was his secretary, Gashford, q man OF
|srepulsive face, with betting brows and
great Tapped ears. He had been thlef
and a scoundrel all his life and had
wormed himself into Lord Georges con-
fidence by base flattery, until now he
fooled his master easily into believing
that the wild rabble who flocked to hear
him, and the idle scum who yelled them
selves hoarse at his meetings, were
crowds of reputable citizens who be-
sleyed as he did, and were readyto fol-
low his leadership. Gashford had drawn
into his train even Dennis. the hangman
OF London, and tho foolish lord, ignorant
OF the fellows true calling. thought him
Vt man to trust. 55S II
For many weeks this banding together
4 OF ,all the lawess characters OF London
had gone on, till one had only to shout
mo Popery'"zo on any street corner TO
draw a crowd bent on mischief. Re-
spectacle folk grew afraid a9ld kept
closer to their houses and criminals
and street yagabonds grew holder and
holder. ~ 4
(. AS may be guessed. sim Tappertit the
one-time apprentice Of Varden,F the lock-
smith. rejoiced at this excitement as a
chance to show his talent for leadership,
ap h06 W.
3the$t"united Bulldogs" and he himself,
aiding the schemes of Gashford, strutted
about among the crowds with an mir OF
vast Importance. .'l
Sir John Chester watched the trouble
gather with amusement. His old en-
envy. Haredale, he knew was "a Catholic,
and. as this movement IL 1t grew bold
enough. meant harm to all Of that re-
gliglon. he sincerely hoped for Its suc-
cess. He was too willy to aid 1t pub
licly. but he sent Maypole Hugh, who
was still his spy to Gashford: and the
braWnyi hostler. who savagely longed for
fighting and plumber. Joined with the
secretary and with Dennis, the hang
man, to help increase the turmoil.
A day had been set on which Lord
George Gordon had declared he would
march to Parliament at the head Of
49, 900 men to demand the passing OF q
law to forbid all Catholics to enter the
country, This vast rabble-army gath
cred In a great field, under the command
OF these sorry leaders-the misguided
Lord. Dennis, the hangnan. Tapperttt,
Hugh, the hostler. Gashford, the Sec
rotary, and other rpfflans picked for
their holiness and daring. The mob
thus formed coveled an immense area,
All wore blue cockades In their hats
or carried blue flags, and from them
went up n hoarse roar Of oaths, ribald
songs. and shouts that rent tho air. 4.
8s Such was tho scene upon which Barn
ably and his mother came as they walked
into London They knew nothing OF
ITS cause or It's meaning. Ills mother
saw its rough disorder with terror but
the confusion. the waving flags and the