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gate Then, if we have placed our bushment with
skill we shall have such capture and such ran
som as will fill your Golfers. He and his COM
rades should be worth good hundred thousand
crowns"
Edward spurned the Italian away from him with
his foot until he sprawled among the rushes, but
even as he lay there like wounded snake his dark
eyes never left the Kings face.
You double traitor! You would sell Calais to
de Chargny, and then in turn you would sell de
Chargny to me. How dare you suppose that l
any noble knight had such huckster's soul as
to think only of where honor is to be won?
Could | or any true be so caitiff and so thra?
You have sealed your own doom. Lead him
Quit"
"One instant, l pray you, my fair and most
sweet lord" cried the Prince. "Assuage your
wrath yet little while, for this mans rede deserves
perhaps more thought than we have given it. He
has turned your noble soul sick with his talk of
ransoms; but look at it, | pray you from the side
of honor and where could we find such hope of
worshipfuly winning worship? l pray you to let
me put my body in this adventure, for it is one
from which, if rightly handled, much advancement
is to be gained"
Edward looked with sparkling eyes at the noble
youth at his side. Never was hound more keen on
the track of stricken hart than you the hope of
honor fair son." said he. " How do you conceive
the matter in your m1nd?'
DE Chargny and his will be such
worth going far to meet for he will have the pick
as this man says and awaited him with the
number of 1ances, then | cannot think that there
is any spot in Christendom where one would rather
be than in Calais that night"
BY the rood, fair son, you right" cried the
King, his face shining with the thought Now
which of you, John Chandos Walter Nanny,
will take the thing in charger" He looked
mischievously from to the other like
ter who bangles a bone betwixt two fierce old
hounds All they had to say was in their burn
ing longing eyes. NAY, John, you must not take
it amiss; but it is Walters turn, and he shall
have it
Shall not all go under your banner, sire,
that of the Prince?"
Nay, it is not fitting that the royal banners of
England should be advanced in so small an adveA-
ture. And yet, if you have space in your ranks
for two more cavaliers, both the Prince and would
ride with you that night.
The young man stopped and kissed his fathers
hand.
Take this man in your charge, Walter, and do
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more farewell to be
spoken ere Nigel
could leave the moor
lands where he had
dwelled SO long. That
evening he donned his
brightest tunic, dark
purple velvet of Gen
GA, with trimming of
miniver, his hat with
the Snow-White feath-
er curling round the
: front, and his belt of
embossed silver round
his 1oins. Mounted on
lordly Pommers. with
his hawk upon wrist
and his sword by his
side, never did fairer
young gallant or one
more modest in mind
set forth upon such an
GRAND. 1t was but
the old Knight of
Duplin to whom he
would say farewell;
but the Knight of
Duplin had two
daughters, Edith and
Mary, and Edith was
the fairest maid in all
the heather country.
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venerable danes of her own age and standing
she could spend the twilight of her days discussing
long forgotten scandals and whispering sad things
about the grandfathers and the grandmothers of
the young courters all around them. There Nigel
might leave her with an easy mind when he turned
his face to France.
But there was one more visit to be paid and one
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Sir John Buttesthorn, the Knight of Duplin,
was so called because he had been present at that
strange battle, some eighteen years before, when
the full power of Scotland had been for a moment
beaten to the ground by handful of adventures
and mercenaries, marching under the banner of no
nation, but fighting in their own private quarrel.
Their exploit fills pages of history, for it is to the
interest of nation to record it. and yet the
and fame of the great fight bulked large in those
times, for it that day when the flower of
Scotland was left dead upon the field, that the
world first understood that a force had arisen
in war, and that the English archer, with his robust
courage and his skill with the weapon which he had
welded from his boyhood, power with which
the mailed chivalry of Europe had seriously
to reckon.
Sir John after his return from Scotland had be-
come the Kings own head huntsman, famous
through all England for his knowledge of venery,
until at last, getting overheavy for his horses, he
had settled in modest comfort into the old house
of Cosford upon the eastern slope of the Hindhead
hill Here, as his face grew redder and his beard
more white, he spent the evening of his days, amid
hawks and hounds, fagon of spiced wine at
his elbow, and his swollen foot perched upon
stool before him. There it was that many an old
Comrade broke his journey as he passed down the
rude road which led from London to Portsmouth,
and thither also came the young gallantS of the
country to hear the stout knights tales of old
wars to learn from him that lore of the forest and
the chase which none could teach so well as he.
think, it was not merely his old tales and older
wine which drew the young men to Cosford, but
rather the fair face of his younger daughter the
strong soul and wise counsel of the elder. Never
had two more different branches sprung from the
same trunk. Both tall and of queenly
graceful figure But there all resemblance began
and ended.
Edith yellow the ripe corn, bue-eyed.
winning, mischievous, with chattering tongue,
a merry laugh, and a smile which dozen of young
gallants, Nigel of Tford their head could share
equally amongst them. Like young kitten she
played with all things that she found in life, and
some there who thought that already the claws
could be felt amid the patting of her velvet touch.
Mary dark night, grave-featured plain
vsaged with steady brown eyes looking bravely
at the world from under strong black arch OF
brows. None could call her beautiful, and when her
fair sister cast her arm round her and placed her
cheek against hers, her habit when company
there, the fairness of the and the plalnness
of the other leaped visibly to the eyes of ALL each
the clearer for that hard contrast. And yet, here
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with him as you will.
Guard well lest he be-
tray us once again.
Take him from my
sight, for his breath
poisons the room.
And now, Nigel, if
that worthy gray
beard of thine would
fain twang his harp
or sing to us-but
what in Gods name
would you have?"
He had turned, to
find his young host
upon his knee and
his flaxen head bent
in entreaty.
" What is it, man?
What do you crave?"
"a boon, fair liege!"
" Well, well, am |
to have no peace to-
night, with a traitor
kneeling to me in
front, and a true
man on his knees
behind? Out with
it, Nigel. What
would you have?"
10 come WIN you
to Calais. "
BY the rood! your
request is fair enough,
seeing that our plot
is Matched beneath
your very roof. How
say you, Walter? VIII
you take him, ar
NOR and all?" asked
Say rather will Y
said Chandos. d" We t
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honor, Walter but l am very that you would
not hold me back"
NAY, John, l will be proud to have the best
lance in Christendom beneath my banner"
And to follow SO knightly leader. But Nigel
Loring is my Squire, and he comes with
also"
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now there is no need Tor hurry, Since there
can be no move until the moon has
changed. So pray you to pass the flagon
once again, and to drink with me to the
good knights of France. May they be of
great heart and high of enterprise when
we all meet once more within the castle
wall of Calais!"
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NOR and all?" asked King Edward.
Say rather will you take me?"
said Chandos. 1--WE two are rivals in
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to be paid more than the price which Nigel had
received. In vain the faithful Awkward fretted and
fumed and muttcred prayer that the day would
come when he might feather shaft in the mer-
chants porty paunch The money had to be paid.
Thence Nigel hurried to Wat the arrnorer's and
there he bought that very suit for which he had
yearned SO short time before Then and there he
tried it in the booth, Wat and his boy walking
round him with spanner and wrench fixing bolts
and twisting rivets.
How is that my fair sir? cried the armorer
it to the canal which extended to the shoulders.
Il swear by Tubal Cain that it fits you as the
shell fits the crab! finer suit never came from
Italy SPAIN
Nigel stood in front of FURNISHED shield which
served a mirror, and he turned this way and that,
preenng himself like little shining bird. His smooth
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Chapter XII.
. In the Hall of the Knight of Duplin

THE King had come and had gone.
Tilford Manor-house stood once
more dark and silent, but joy and
contentment reigned within its walls.
In one night every trouble had fallen
away like some dark curtain which had
shut out the sun. A princely sum of
money had come from the Kings treas
urer, given in such fashion that there
could be no refusal. With a bag Of gold
pieces at his sadd1e-boW Nigel rode once
more into Guildford, and not beggar on the
way who had not cause to bless his name.
There he had gone first to the gold
smith and had bought back cup and
salver and bracelet, mourning with the
merchant over the evil chance that gold
and gold-work had for certain reasons
which only those in the trade could fully un-
derstand gone up in value during the last
week, so that already fifty gold pieces had
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
WILL PARADE
IN BAYONNE.
New Brunswick Firemen Passed
Through This City This Morn
inc Local Men in Line.

The members of Washington En-
gine Company and Hook & Ladder
Company, of New Brunswick, and a
number of friends, nearly 200 in all,
passed through this city this morn
ing on their way to Bayonne to par
ticipate in the celebration and parade
today which marks the closing day of
the existence of Bayonne's volunteer
fire department, a paid department
going into commission tomorrow.
The New Brunswick Washington
Company had Union Band, of New
Brunswick. and the Hook & Ladder
Company had Liberty Band, of New
Brunswick They went from New
Brunswick to South Amboy by spe-
cial car, and thence to Bayonne over
the N. Y. & l.. B. lines. The appa-
ratus had been shipped earlier in tho
morning.
Several firemen from this city went
to Bayonne.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
FAIRY SCENE
ON THE LAWN
Young Women Of the Baptist
Church Held Festival at State
and Lewis Streets.

The immediate vicinity of State
and Lewis streets was a scene of
brightness and merriment last night
when, for several hours, the Young
Women's Association of the First
Baptist church held sway with their
lawn festival on the grounds about
Mrs. Wesley Davis residence. The
attendance was large and a snug
sum was realized for the organ fund
of the church The grounds and
porch were bordered with strings of
Oriental lanterns dancing and flick
ering, bewitchingly, in the comfor-
table breeze from the river block
or so away.
The members of the association
were constantly on the alert with
two things in mind the entertain-
ment of their guests and-the needs
of the churchs organ fund. They
wore white dresses with belts of pale
blue, contributing in large measure
to the attractiveness of the kaleido-
scopic scene. The various tables and
booths were we'll patronized and all
had an enjoyable time, even the pret-
ty young ladies who were working to
bring the festival to successful con-
clusion. The fruitade booth, arrang-
ed in a rustic arbor. was in charge ct
the Misses Bessie Pullen and Anna
Bettman, who served the delicious
concoction, vast Improvement over
the usual lemonade, to scorces or
thirsty patrons. The clipps, or sale
of prize packages which brought forth
amusing surprises, was managed by
Mrs. f. d. Van Horn and the Misses
Harriet Hill and Hortense Rock. In
the fortune telIer's tent Mrs. Oliver
presided. Tables where ice cream,
strawberries and cake were served
were scattered about the grounds
and the refreshments were served by
an able corps of amateur mattresses
under the captaincy of Miss Nela
Watson. Mrs. Davis, the hostess OF
the evening, was ever active and
proved herself extremely capable IN
that role.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
VALUE
OF THELAND
Miss Manning Wanted $4,000
but will Get Only S6I9.57 and
ST, 400 for Two ParseIS.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
NEW BRUNSWICK, June 3.-The
three commissioners, former Judge
j. X. Rice, James M. Parsons, and
William Edgar, who heard testimony
yesterday in the matter of the con-
demnation of lands owned by Miss
Manning at Bonhamtown, in Wood
bridge township, which are desired
by the New Jersey Short Line rail
road to run their line from Milltown
to Railway, decided to allow her
$619.57 for the 10 acres of land
desired, and $1,400 for the damages
the taking of this strip of 100 feet
in width would do to the property of
the owner
The land taken contains clay land
of some value, but expert testimony
showed that the value of this land
varied. The owner of the property
wanted $4,000 for the property the
railroad sought. E. c. Cutter repre-
sented the owner and Lawyers Fred
erick Weigel and Willard P. Voor-
hees the railroad.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
LAWMAKERS
NOMINATION
OF OFFICERS.
Had a Bic Time Last Night When
Two New Members We're
Initiated.
THE COMING ELECTION.

While the members of Po Ambo
Loft, No 65 ", of the Haymakers
Association, were holding an import
ant session in the rooms, in the JEFF
ferson building, last night, knock
was heard at the outer door When it
was opened it was discovered that
two hayseeds, August Mussigbrodt,
and William Fine, were outside They
were hustled into the loft and when
the "gang" finished with them they
could pitch hay as well as the rest.
After the two members were ad-
mitted to the ranks, the following
officers were nominated: Chief Hay
maker, Augustus Farlander; assist
ant chief haymakers, Joseph Wilbur
and Philip Schwartz; past chief hay
maker, J. p. Axen overseer, Rasmus
Lund, John w. Olson, Morris Brown,
James j. Flynn, Peter Damn, and
George f. Minkel; keeper of bundles,
II. S. Smith; collector of straws,
Henry c. Axen. The election will
take place Friday night, June IS.
AS some of the Offices are being lookS
ed after by more than one candidate,
the contest is going to be hot one.
After the meeting refreshments
were served and a jolly good time
was enjoyed by all 1t was a late
hour when the crowd left fro home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
KILLED IN
AN AU TO
CRASH.
Frank AlIsOpp, of Newark, Almost
Instantly Killed Near New
Brunswick Yesterday.
LADIES IN THE PARTY.
All We're More or Less Injured =
Mrs. AIIsOpp's Is in Wells Mem
OriaI Hospital Dashed
Into Pole.

NEW BRUNSWICK, June e.
While speeding at rapid rate Frank
Allsopp of Newark was killed and his
wife had both legs fractured in an au-
tomobile accident near this city lata
yesterday afternoon. Allsopp swung
his auto across the road to avoid a
wagon and crashed into a telegraph
pole. He was killed almost instantly.
That the auto was running at a
high speed is evidenced by the fact
that the machine struck the pole with
such force as to break it near the
ground and also break off the cross
arm at the top where the wires were
fastened. The pole was about a
foot in diameter at the bottom.
Others in Party.
In the auto besides Allsopp and his
wife were their three nieces, the
Misses Nellie and Annie Allsopp and
Florence Baker. All the parties live
at 100 James street. The party was
returning from Asbury Park, where
the day was passed.
On the outskirts of the city, as
JHSy dppTOdCleu NeW DIuHSWlCh, Il
butcher wagon driven by a Hebrew.
was seen approaching. In trying to
pass the wagon Allsopp evidently lost
control of the machine, which shot
across the road away down into the
ditch and crashed into the pole. The
occupants were all thrown out except
Allsopp, who was doubled up in the
machine.
Mrs. Allsopp took charge of his
possessions and was brought to this
city in the ambulance and taken to
Wells hospital, where she still is
The young ladies were brought to
this city in another auto and cared
for.
Undertakers Herbert & Mckee
have Allsopp's body at their morgue.
Mrs. Allsopp does not know her hus-
band is dead.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
CHIEF BAKER
WILL ASK FOR
FEW CHANGES
Wants Keys for Fire Boxes in a
Handy Place for Sending in
An Alarm.
WOULD MO We BOXES.

AT one of the first meetings of the
Board of Aldermen. it is understood
that Chief Thomas Baker, the new
head of the local fire department, will
put in petition and request asking
that a number of changes and inn
provements be made to the entire de-
partment
Just what he is going to ask for is
not known, but it is said among the
firemen that the improvements will
not cost a pile of money and will be
benefit to the city at large as well
as to the firemen.
Wants Keys Handy.
Among the first, it is said, is that
the present system of keeping the
keys at the homes of different people
be changed and that small box be
placed beside or attached to the fire
alarm box, where the key can always
be found. The box is to have glass
front and this can be broken with a
stone or piece of wood, when 1t Is
desired to send in an alarm. The
glass will cost about five cents every
time it is broken and the saving in
time to hunt for the key will pay for
this. At first the request will be that
this be tried only in the business dis
tricts.
Another important change that it
is understood the chief is going to
ask for, is moving some of the boxes
from their present location to streets
where they can be reached more read
lily by greater number of people;
also that all of the boxes be repaired
and that some new ones be added.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
RUNAWAY HIT
A SMALL BOY
Team, Frightened by Trolley Car,
Dashed Up Fayette Street
Child on the Curb.
PORCH WAS SMASHED.

A new black team of horses which
Potts & Kaufman, the wholesale gro-
GERS, bought in the west short time
ago, took fright at a passing trolley
car yesterday afternoon and ran
away. Before they could be stopped
by the driver, who was on the seat,
they had smashed stoop in Fayette
street, on one of the Nelson houses,
injured small child, badly damaged
the wagon, run into a telegraph pole,
and gave the driver a great scare.
The team, which is only four years
old, was in front of the state at
State and Fayette streets. AS they
are afraid of trolley cars, a driver
was kept on the seat yesterday. About
1880 O'Clock the team was standing
quietly, when a car passed. Before
the driver could pull up the reins,
they were away like the wind.
Child Was Kicked.
The team, with the driver tugging
with might and main, turned from
State street into Fayette street, and
dashed up on the sidewalk, going on
wild gallop toward New Bruns-
wick avenue. A child, Albert Borup,
was playing on the edge of the gut
ter at the first cottage of the Nelson
row. He could not get out of the
way in time, and it was thought that
the wagon would go over him, but
as the off horse past him, he kicked
him in the side, throwing the little
one in the gutter. The boy was car
ried into the house, where it was
found that outside of severe bruise,
which had left a deep red mark, he
was not injured.
Smashed a StOop.
In the meantime the team had con-
tinued its wild flight up Fayette
street. When they reached the sec
ond cottage in the Nelson row they
swung in toward the stoop. The wag-
on caught the steps and tore it to
pieces.
The driver tried to get a better
grip on the reins and haul the team
in, but the horses now seemed wild
with fright and dashed across the
street, where they ran the wagon into
a telegraph pole, damaging both wag-
on and pole. They were stopped
then. The team was taken to the
stable.
To prevent repetition today, the
team has been separated, each of the
young horses being sent out with an
old and tried one.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02

known. The number of killed is now
announced to be twenty and the
wounded sixty.
Alfonso had miraculous escape. A
fragment of the bomb struck his breast,
but the force was broken by the chain
Tof the Portuguese Order of Santiago,
which he was wearing. The chain was
broken, but it stopped piece of steel
which might otherwise have pierced
the kings breast.
General Weyler was seriously wound
ed by the bomb explosion. Five of the
wounded are dying.
The officials here are beginning to
believe that two bombs were thrown
at the king and queen and that the
missiles exploded simultaneously with
only one vivid flash. The scene which
followed was like that of battlefield.
Corpses, blood and wreckage were
strewn upon the ground, the front of
the house, So Gale Mayor, before which
the explosion occurred, was covered
with holes, and blood dripped from the
curtains of window on the first floor.
In the apartment of the Duke of Ahu-
mada the Marchioness Tolosa and her
daughter were killed. One body was
jammed in the balcony railing and was
removed with difficulty.
King Alfonso wished to postpone the
royal ball set for tonight, but the min
sters are seeking TO persuade him that
the programme should be carried out
The ministry probably will prevail, and
every effort will be made to efface by
The splendid spectacle of today.s royal
bulfight and the wedding ball the
memory of the tragedy following SO
close upon the nuptials.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
THE SCHOONER
WAS SINKING.
Vessel Bound from This Port for
GOuIdsbOrO, Me-, lowed Into
Portsmouth, N. H.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June 2

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June q
The schooner Margaret, in charge
of Captain Jordan, from Perth Am
boy for South Gouldsboro, Me-, with
coal, was towed here yesterday after
noon in a sinking condition by the
schooner Karmoe, from Richibucto,
N. b., for Boston, which picked her
up about seventy-five miles off this
port Thursday morning. In a heavy
northeast gale on Georges Banks last
Monday the Margaret lost mainsail,
tore foresail, sprung bowsprit, carried
away main crosstrees, and rail on the
starboard quarter, and lost yawl
boats and davits In addition she was
badly strained Captain Jordan will
proceed after making temporary re-
pairs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
is
UNDER ARREST
Bomb ThrOWer Is Taken and Mob
Attempted to Lynch Him
Twenty Dead.
SPLINTER HIT THE KING

MADRID, June 2.-NIateo Morales,
who is charged with hurting the bomb
which wrecked the carriage of King
Alfonso and his bride. was captured
at the Southern station while trying
to escape from the city.
When the man was arrested the
crowd made an attempt to lynch him.
One man slashed at the prisoner with
4 sword cane, infiicting wound.
He is confined in the Medic Dia po-
lice station, and it is said he has con-
fessed the crime and given the police
the details of the affair.
The magnitude of the attempt on the
lives of King Alfonso and Queen Vic
tora increases as details become