The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-01-22
A ROYAL Golfer.
D. CLIFFORD q. SPENCER.

Blue Boar tavern. In Leicester. Eng
\ land, was sitting on the porch knitting
when an old gentleman rode up. dis
mounted and asked for entertainment
The landlady looked him over and, be-
lieving him to be Of the gentry, took
him up to the best room In the house.
The bedstead was ponderous four
poster with hangings of date cen
fury later than the bedstead itself. the
other furniture corresponding with the
latter. On the walls hung two badly
painted portraits, the one Of the then
reigning monarch, Elizabeth. the other
Of King Richard Ill
At supper the guest was waited on
by Dorothy. the landlady's daughter. a
comely lass of eighteen.
Can you tell me. child" he said,
whence came the bedstead 10 the
room occupy?"
Indeed. sir can. But first tell me
why you ask"
1T originally belonged to some great
parsonage. That l know from the
carving and the remains of gliding"
the last century when one day the
servants Of King Richard III. came
to this house preceding the king with
his running wardrobe and set up that
bedstead in the room they chose for
his majesty's bedchamber The king
himself arrived later. slept In the bed
and the next day was killed on Bos.
nrth EOII No 70 nj. I'm,
the furniture. My Observation-Disclosures.
who then kept this inn. took down the
rich hangings. They are now stored
In chest in the attic. and the bed
stead has remained in its place ever
since
The stranger remained at the Blue
Boar for some time. He wrote much
in his chamber and made excursions
into the neighborhood. especially to
Bosworth field. He and Dorothy he
came great friends. and he told her !
that he was writing history. She
confded to him that she had lover.
the svn vi farmer whose family |
would hot permit him TO marry her /
because she had no dowry The guest |
y
nothing to comfort her
The young lover did not come TO the /
inn, nor did the lovers meet clandes- 1
timely But one evening while the
old man was sitting behind clump of /
trees, studying some scraps of paper.
he heard voices on the road near by. |
A mans voice was saying;
bava NJ Inst r,tarraIad with nv
father Dorothy, about this matter. |
There is no hope for us. In few
days l shall sail for the new land of |
Virginia II return from there
Don't talk thus. Joel Virginia Is
far away and wilderness. The for
tunes said to be there are dreams"
"Then, Dorothy, goodby, and goodby
forever. | shall always
The voices were lost in the distance.
The next morning while at breakfast
the stranger said to the landlord:
"Mr. Dorchester there Is III this
house property sufficient for dowry
for your daughter. 1t has been my
good fortune to discover 1t. and, though
1t is not mine. | will not declare It till
l have your promise that 1t shall bs
used as | direct"
Now. the landlord was miserly
man. who thought more Of his owr
gains than his daughters happiness.
whats In my house is mine" HI
said.
"When you have discovered it."
"Then will discover II at once"
That day he ransacked every rooD,
In the house and dug about every tree (
In his yard. but no property did he
find except what he had always known
to be his own. In the evening hn
sulked and the next day continued
his search At the noon meal he Of /
fered the stranger a third of the treas |
ure If he would declare 1t. But the
stranger said that none Of 1t was his.
and he would have none Of 1t. Be- |
II for one member Of the family IN
whose possession 1t happened to be-
At last the father yielded and with his
wife signed paper making over all
the unknown property to his daughter
Dorothy.
"Now come to my ROOM" said the
stranger when the matter had beec
settled. Whereupon the father, mother
and daughter accompanied the guest
upstairs and into his room.
take Off the bedding" he saiG.
pointing to the old four poster.
They did as he directed He then
lifted portion Of the bottom, which
was double. and revealed heap OF
shining gold pieces.
His three companions stood looking
ut the treasure In establishment. At
asst Mistress Dorchester asked how
he had come to discover Il.
"A few nights ago." he said, mot
being able to sleep, tossed about the
bed. After one Of my furnishings
heard something drop on the floor. roll
For a short distance and stop with a
sound for all the world like a coin
falling on It's side. ! got up. with flint
md punk lit my candle. searched. ard
here on the floor under the bed found
gold piece Of an old coinage. Know
ng the history Of the bed. It occurred
q me that King Richard had used II
o conceal sum necessary for his per-
IOnal EXPENSES In tho r1ornjn0 7 "a |