The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-16

 before they were confronted by Major
 Bridgenorth.
 Sir Godfrey was about to break forth
 into angry words, but Bridgenorth begged
 him to keep quiet. When the knight re-
 fused, Brdgenorth asked Julian to ac-
 company him for a moment saying: T will show you why your life depends on
 silence in this house that you have en-
 tered by accident"
 He took young Peveri1 through many
 passages till at last he reached door whence he could look unseen. He be-
 held an armed assembly of men in puri- tan garb. listening to speakers who ex-
 horted them to strike at the throne
 Readily Julian gathered that this was only one of several similar assemblies then being held and that the. blow was to be struck almost at once
 Bridgenorths tone and manner con- ! vinced Julian that his mind, which had
 wavered sq many years between his nat
 ura1 good bense and the insane enthusi- asm fthe time, had finally given way to the later. Vainly he conjured Bridgenorth to think of the danger to Alice in so mad a i struggle. "She Is safe with your mother, where I have placed her. said Bridge i north. My corrupt human nature has , left me. I have cast. my slough"
 Despairing of changing the mans
 ideas, Peveril sought his father and com
 municated the startling news to him.
 The two tried to force their way from , the house, but found themselves locked
 in. At last, however, they succeeded in
 nd
 instant measures were so well taken
 that the nsurrection became impos- sibilty before it could even begin. | In his story Julian carefully refrained | from naming Bridgenorth, in the hope
 that the Major would succeed in escaping
 before his connection with the plot could l be traced. But he poured no such ret-
 cence about Christian, who was named
 also by Buckingham, when that clever
 peer found his own neck in danger.
 The King at once sent for Christian
 and put him through a rigid examination.
 The cunning schooner had plausible and
 convincing story ready, and would have 1 escaped had 1t not been for Fenella, who | had also been brought in. She tried at l first to shield herself behind her inability | to hear or speak, but Charles, who had l observed that she danced in time to | music made her betray herself by
 stratagem. Once exposed, she broke down
 
 1 as a spy on the Countess of Derby under l Christians direction. Then she went on i to confess enough of the plot to assure | Christians end on the scaffold.
 He had listened to her disclosures in | silence until she reached this point. Then 1 his face grew ashen and he cried: ."The daughter has murdered the fa-
 therI
 | In answer to the Kings demand, he confessed that Fenella was his daughter,
 although for his own ends he had kept | the fact secret even from her. My dest1-
 nation is the Tower, I suppose?'' he con-
 cluded turning to the King. 1 ",rhis must not be- said Charles, l moved by the scene. You shall go aboard vessel that shall take you to | New England. Go, carry your dark in- | trigues to other lands-
 And now, George vi1liers." whispered
 the King to the Duke of Buckingham,
 you have been publicly exculpated from | the charge of plotting against me- But | Gsorge. recognized your desperate. | friend. Colonel Blood, the same that
 tried to steal the crown jewels, among l the musicians whom you had sent to my
 assembly chamber this evening. Since
 when is he a musician? You know i what must needs believe.~Down, down.
 on your knees. George, and acknoWieoee i that you have abused my easy temper l But you were the companion of my exile
 and the sharer of my dangers. l forgive
 you and recommend only retirement to| l your country seat"
 Turning from this private conversation
 Charles said cheerfully to the company .IJere is a plot without drop O. | blood: and all the elements of a romancf
 without it's conclusion. Here we haveS
 wandering princesses and rogues and mer | of rank and yet all ends without eitnelf 1 hanging or marriage.
 He looked smilingly at the Countesf l of Derby, who had hurried to London re 1 gardless of consequences when she l learned of the arrest of the Peverils. q beg Your Majesty to pardon me- l said she IA marriage is not to be lack l ing. There is a certain Major Bridge l north who intends to leave England Tor
 ever By dint of the law he has ac
 ouired strong possession over the domainf l of Peveril which he is desirous to rel | stora to the ancient owners, with muck l fair land besides, conditonally that ouk 1 vounr Julian will receive them as thN 1 dowry of Major Bridgenorth's only chil% | and heir But stout old Sir Godfrey l likes not the round-headed alliance" "Our royal recommendation shall pu
 that to rights" said the King. 'Sib | Geoffrey Peveril had not suffered hard | ship so often at our command that hf 1 will refuse our recommendation when | comes to make his amends for all hi | losses"
 King Charles did not speak without be l ing fully aware of the unlimited ascenl dancy he possessed over the mind of tn l old Tory Within month the bells q | Martindale and Moultrassie were ringini | for the union of the families and tn l beacon light of the castle blazed hig1 over hills and dales of the great estatel whose times of turmoil and trouble wer | at an end.
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