The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-10

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her hair. intrusts II to Wayland to
deliver. but II Is stolen from him.
Meanwhile Tressilian had occasion
to return to his room, and n dunn
founded to find Amy there; but as
she expected Leicester would come In
answer TO her letter. she bound Tres
silian not to speak or act In her be
half for the next twenty-four hours.
and he departed to witness the com
Ing OF the queen. According to his
tory It was a wonderful preparation
that Leicester made for the reception
of Elizabeth Mt Kenilworth.
The queen Is adorned with countless
jewels and attended by the ladies' OF
the court and valiant knights magniii-
Gently attired. among whom Leicester
glitters like golden image. The pro-
cession advances over a bridge built
for the occasion, and here the cour-
tiers dismount; floating island
reaches the shore and the Lady or
the Lake" announces that this Is the
first time she has ever risen to pay
homage, but she could not refrain
from obeIsance to her gracious majes-
ty. Then, as the queen enters the
castle, there is a discharge OF fire.
works, new and wonderful In that age,
and she moves on through pageants
of heather gods and heroes Of an
tiquity to the great hall. which Is
hung with gorgeous silken tapestry.
where she is seated by Leicester upon
a royal throne, who after kissing her
hand and eulogifng her most profuse-
", retires and shortly reappears ap-
parelled from head to foot in dazzling
white.
The queen very shortly after sends
for varney, and asks why his wife
presumes to disobey the mandate OF
her sovereign and absent herself from
the festivities. and he replies that she
IL indisposed and presents certificates
to that purpose. These Tressilian
madly asserts are false. but remem-
herring HIS promise to Amy to Reep
silent for twenty-four hours, he halts
and stammers and the queen orders
Raleigh to place him under restraint.
Then follows the banquet, served
upon most magnificent scale, and at
its close varney seeks Leicester and
assures him that the stars promise
that he shall marry the queen, and he
also notifies him that Tressilian has
a mistress in Mervyn's tower.
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The next morning Amy escapes from
her room and is in hiding near the
plaisance, when close at hand Leices-
| ter avows his love to Elizabeth, and
Is given great encouragement; but. as
they separate. the queen discovers
Amy, who declares that she Is not the
wife Of varney. and that Leicester
knows all"
Accordingly she is hurried to tie
presence Of the earl, where Eliza
beth RACES violently, but Leicester's
marriage remains still unrevealed. ant
Amy is thought to be insane and she
is placed in custody. Moreover
Leicester is angry with Amy for com
Ing to Kenilworth and exposing him t
the resentment Of the queen, and h
resolves to see her and insist that TO
the present she must consent to b.
known as varney's wife.
This proposition Is scornfully n
fused. Amy, no longer a child, bu
with the strength of injured woman
hood, calls upon the earl as a ma
and as her lawful husband to tax
her to Elizabeth and acknowledg
that she is his wife.
, Leicester, yields to this masterl
plea to his honor and prepares e
! the ordeal, but varney, clearly PEI
ceiving that this involves his own pc
, sonal ruin, concludes that "either d
or Amy must de-" and Is not slo
, In deciding which 1t shall be. He pc
/ suades Leicester that Amy is comm
1 ing with Tressilian and so convince
! him of her perf1dy that the earl fino
!. ~ consents to her doom.
o That evening Leicester and Ire
silian meet. The latter still believ'
r that varney holds Amy in. hia powe
anu He UcSIuS " picuu AoA ASA, -
3 his words and motives are misinte
I preted. Swords are drawn ana tn
do battle, but are interrupted al
" meet again on the morrow In a I
e cluded spot. Just as Leicester Is abo
v to prevail. his sword II seized by 4
d young rascal, Dlcky Smudge. who
e livers to him Amy's letter, which
q had stolen from Wayland. The tanl
y Of affairs Is unravelled and Amy
Is proclaimed as the countess Of Leic1
.. ter.
= At this revelation, Elizabeth Ii
- side herself with rage.
pr In the violence Of her chagrin a
r. anger she forgets for q while b
"a royal dignity, and RECEIVERS comma
AZ Of herself only when Lord Burlei
ii warns her that "such weakness lit
NJ becomes q queen" Meanwhile Warn
fatally shoots the drunken Lambour
and conducts Amy to CumnOR WHIT
- she Is confined In Fosters bedcha
"a her. a mysterious room reached BY
drawbridge, which she Ii admonisl
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