The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-19

, to move. Then they departed and Si-
 mon Renard entered.
 He began to interrogate Cholmonde-
 ley about Elizabeth. Suddenly mask
 ed figure appeared behind him and
 aimed a terrible blow at him with a poniard, but missed. Renard grappled with him. but was forced to the ground. The assassin's mask fell off and disclosed the face of Nightgall T am paid by De Noai1les to put
 your eXcellency to death." said he with
 the utmost coolness, keeping a knee
 on Remarks chest and shortening his sword. The next moment he was null
 ed backward by Cholmondeley. Renard scrambled up and drew his weapon But Nightgall slipped under their hands and fled, followed by the Spaniard Cholmondeley, seeing that the door of his cell had been left open snatch
 ed lamp and quilted the dungeon as hastily IS he could in his condition. He had not wandered far before he met Cicely, by lucky chance. The two
 made their way to the upper air,where they blundered on some soldiers. Be- fore they could hide, they were taken and carried to the guard room in the White Tower
 Scarcely had they entered it before four soldiers came in, carrying the body of man. It was a frightf11l snectae1e | tt e4iN ih61AidAcu liiouSl SIlll breathing l mass Cholmondeley recognized Night ] gall. Renard had forced him at the swords point to the highest window 1 in the White Tower and there compell- | ed him to leap into space. When his victim was picked up he followed him and regarded him with savage satis- faction. Seeing Cholmondeiey, he said: You saved my life and shall not find me ungrateful."
 | i, Nightgan motioned Cholmondeley and | Cicely to his side and, gasping. con fessed that the woman Alexia. who had | died since the squire saw her in her dungeon. had really been Lady Grace | MountJoy Cicely's mother, and that he i had kept her prisoner in the hope of turning the story to account some day after he had married Cicely. He hand ed the girl papers to prove the truth of the story, and died.
 Renard was true to his word once
 more-a luxury in which he did not often indulge himself. Cholmondeley was pardoned and freed The queen. deeply interested in Cicely's history.
 restored to her the title and estates that belonged to her.
 The two visited Lady Jane in her 1 prison and she begged that thev he l married in her presence before she was
 sent to execution. This was done and l Lady Jane extended her hand over inc 1
 ed her husband. and cried: My bless
 ing upon your union. May it be hap I py--happier than miner
 Her benediction did not fall on bar
 ren ground. Cuthbert Cholmondeley l and his bride retired to the family seat | in Cheshire, where they spent many years of happiness. all the greater for | the trials they had passed.
 Before they turned from the blood stained Tower and the fierce ambitions of the court, however, each had a sa- cred duty to perform. The squire ac- companied his master on his las jour | ney-Tto the scaffold.. And Angela per- formed the same service for Lady Jane AS Lady Jane was led to the place of execution four soldiers bearing a l litter covered with a cloth advanced 1 toward her. She uttered a cry of hor- l TOT, for she knew 1t to be the body of i her husband But she was firm again l in moment and ascended the scaffold 1 without aid.
 Angela tied a handkerchief over her eyes and turned her long tresses over her head to be out of the way. The eXecutioner assumed his hideous black l mask and shouldered his ak Jane moved forward in search of the block but, fearful of making a false step, felt | for ft with her hands and cried What | shall l do? Where is it? Where is it?'' DIT lhomas Bfydges took her hand and guided her to 1t. The queens con- lessor who had accompanied them, yelled his countenance with his robe. Jane placed her head on the block and said in loud, strong voice: Lord, into Thy hands I commend my spiritr' | The aX fell, and one of the very fair est and wisest heads that ever sat on human shoulders fell likewise. Next Sundays na Ia cic xx-f1I be The Mill on the Floss" by George 1 Eliot.