The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-09-15

Here she writes q letter to Leices-
Ter, beseeching him to come to her and,
after tying 1t with q true love knot Of |
her hair, intrusts 1t to Wayland to
deliver, but 1t is stolen from him.
Meanwhile Tressilian had occasion
to return to his room, and is dunn
to find Amy there; but -
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 1t was a wonderful preparation
that Leicester made for the reception
of Elizabeth at Kenilworth.
The queen is adorned with countless
jewels and attended by the ladies' OF
the court and valiant knights magnif-
Gently attired, among whom Leicester
glitters like a 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 OF
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 q discharge OF hre-
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 10
hung with gorgeous silken tapestry,
where she is seated by Leicester upon
a royal throne, who after kissing her
hand and eulogi4ng 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
is indisposed and presents certificates
to that purpose. These Tressilian
madly asserts are false, but remem-
bering his promise to Amy to keep
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 a 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
mistress in Mervyn's tower.
From here events hurry to climax
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, an6
is given great encouragement; but. as
| they separate, the queen discovers
Amy, who declares that she is not ths
wife of varney, and that Leicester
knows ALL"
| Accordingly she is hurried to tL'
presence Of the earl, where Eliza
beth RACES violently, but Leicester
marriage remains still unrevealed, ant
Amy is thought to be insane and sh'
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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 re
fused. Amy, no longer a child, bu
with the strength of injured woman
l,hood, calls upon the earl as a mai
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 TO
the ordeal, but Varney, clearly pei
ceiving that this involves his own pei
sonal ruin, concludes that "either h
or Amy must die" and is not slo'
in deciding which it shall be. He pei
suades Leicester that Amy is conni'
ing with Tressilian and SO convince
him of her perfidy that the earl fina
~ consents to her doom.
That evening Leicester and Ire!
silian meet. The latter still believe
that varney holds Amy in his powe
and he begins to plead for her, br
his words and motives are misintel
preted. Swords are drawn ana the
do battle, but are interrupted an
, meet again on the morrow in S
, cluded spot. Just as Leicester is abo'
, to prevail. his sword is seized by tt
! young rascal. Dicky Smudge, who d
3 livers to him Amy's letter, which /
had stolen from Wayland. The tang
, Of affairs is unravelled and Amy
, proclaimed as the countess Of Leice
. ter.
. At this revelation, Elizabeth is b
q side herself with rage.
r In the violence Of her chagrin an
: anger she forgets for a while h
, royal dignity, and RECEIVERS comman
I Of herself only when Lord Burleis
a warns her that "such weakness lit
+ becomes queen" Meanwhile varne
fatally shoots the drunken Lambourr
and condupfS AMY TO CumnOp whe]