The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-08
The Brooch
BY DONALD MACKNIGHT
Copyright, 1910, BY American Press
Association

English families, the Vincents and the
Traverses, were living on adjacent es-
tates. Young Egbert Travers and An
Eela Vincent played together as chill
dren; then when the young Cavaliers
Were leaving their homes to support
the king and Egbert marched to the
war the parting made them sensible
of the fact that they were lovers. Over
the hedge that separated the two es-
tates they plighted their troth, and the
young lover dashed away thinking of
the day when, the Puritans having
been made to know their place and
the authority of the king having been
fully re-established. he would return to
take up the pleasant life he had thus
far led, made far happier by his union
with Angela
But, as under the struggle Of 1861 to
1865 in America there lay, unrecog-
nized at the time. the principle of civil
liberty, so under that in England there
was q principle Of constitutional gov
crnment Travers was fighting for the
ling as an uncontrolled power, while
Ills enemies were fighting for the king
ms he is today mere representative
head Of the government The latter
cause triumnhed, the king was behead-
ed, and those who supported him.
many Of them deprived Of their es.
tates, found themselves without the
means of subsistence
Sir Edward Vincent. who espoused
the parliamentary cause. had fallen
at the battle Of Marston Moor and his
wife had died during the struggle,
leaving the Lady Angela an orphan
The Trayers estate was coniscated,
End Egbert Trayers. instead of return
ing 10 his home, as he had anticipated
hen he set out to fight for the king,
,und himself penniless and without a
9oef over his head. An aunt of An
.ela's had taken what funds she could
get together and gone to Holland
Angela decided to join this her only
relative and remain with her till Eng,
land became more settled under the
sway Of the parliament and the pro
tectorate OF Oliver Cromwell
One evening when travelling toward
the coast Angela heard shot, the
coach came to a stop. and man on
horseback appeared at the window,
thrusting in one Of those cumbersome
supplements with a hintlock which in
those days they considered a pistol A
yellow strip of cloud rejecting the
light Of the setting sun shone ON the
mans face, while the features OF the
lady were concealed from him
"Ill trouble YOU for your purse he
said.
The lady handed him a silk purse
well filed
And now your Jewels"
She removed a brooch from her
throat and gave him that too This
seemed to satisfy him, and be told the
foaehman to drive on, but Immediate
" stopped him to ask;
Are you for the king or the parlia.
ment?"
"My father died for the parliament.
my betrothad fought for the king.
The highwaymap straightway thrust
his hand into his pocket, took out the
purse and tossed it hack into the car
riage.
"lts only the cursed Roundheads,
he said, whom we force 10 give us
food whilc we wait for the return Of
King Charlc
lie was feeling for the brooch when
she stopped him
Keen H." she said, FOR remem-
Trance lf mistabe not you are one
~ those Young men who. having lost
your possessions in defense of the
kiug, have taken TO the road. The day
may come when we shall meet again.
lf SO, the brooch may he a means 81
recognition
The hiEhwayman lifted his hat
tbanked he lady Tor her gift and sig
uided TO the coachman that he might
drive on.
King Charles II was entering Lon.
Gon amid great reIoicings A carriage
WAS standing b. tile curb in tho street
where the royal procession must pass
When the king had gone by n Young
man IN file cavaleade, seeing face ID
the carriage. refined IN, crying
Angela
The last time you were at my car.
r.age window II was for very differ
sst purpose" size replied
What mean yeu. sweetheart"
Sweetheart indeed! You robbed
me"
What, u yogr hearth
"of my heart, forsooth OF my
purse"
The young man looked confused.
we must needs do something after
Naseby," he said hanging his head.
but surely never robbed you, An
pelan
lyon have a brooch lady gave
your"
~ brooch. Yes. have a brooch"
Il gave Il 70 You, saying that some
day It might be a means Of recogni.
ton"
His face turned scarlet The girl
rlspped her hands in great glee.
Come. she said. "mayhsp you have
been wearing It next your heart. think
ing it to be the gift Of some fair dame
other than your betrothed.F
Indeed I have kept IT. near my