White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-04

Here she writes a letter to Lelces-
ter, ~beseeching him to come to her and.
after tying 1t with n true love knot OF
deliver. but 1t is stolen from him.
Meanwhile Tressilian had occasion
to return to his room. and Is DUN.
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 bel
half for the next tw~enty-four hOurs,l
and he departed to witness the conf
lng of the queen. According to hls.l
tory II was "A wonderful preparation!
thai 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 magnin1
Gently attired. among whom Leicester
glitters like a golden image. The pro1
cession advances over a bridge built
for the occasion. and here the cour1
tiers dismount a floating Island
reaches the shore and the Lady of
he Lake" that this Is the|
first time she has ever risen to payl
homage. but she could not %refralDl
from obeisance to her gracious majes1
". Then. ms the queen enters thel
castle. there IS a discharge OF fre1
works. new and wonderful In that agel
and she moves on through pageant9
of heather gods and heroes Of AMI
tlqulty 10 the great hall, which Isl
hung with gorgeous silken tapestry
where she is seated by Leicester upon
a royal throne, who after kissing her
hand and e~ulogizng her most profuse1
~. retires and shortly reappears ap1
parelled from head to foot In dazzling
white.
The queen very shortly after sends
for yarney, and asks why his Wife
presumes TO disobey the mapdate 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 remem1
boring his promise to Amy to keep
silent for t~wenty-four hours. he haltd
and sfammers and the queen orders
Raleigh to place him under restraint
Then follows the banquet, served
upon a most magnificent scale. and at
its close yarney seeks Leicester and
assures him that the stars promise
that he shall marry the queen, and be
also notifies him that Tressillan has
a mistress In Mervyn's tower.
From here events hurry TO a climax.
The mex morning Amy escapes from
her room and Is In hiding near the
plaisance, when close at hand Lelces-
ter ayows his love to Elizabeth. and
Is given great encouragement; but, as
they separate. the queen discovers
Amy. who declares that she Is not the
yIfe OF varney. and that Leicester
knows ALL"
Accordingly she is hurried to tie
presence OF the earl. where Eliza
beth RACES violently. but Lelcester's
marriage remains still u~nrevealed. and
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 70
the resentment OF the queen. and he
resolves to see her aud insist that for
the present she must consent TO bel
known as yarney's wife.
This proposition Is ~seornfully rel
fused. Amy. no longer n child, butt
with the strength Of injured woman-
hood, calls upon the earl as a man
and rs her lawful husband TO takel
her 10 Elizabeth and acknowledge
that she is his wife.
Leicester yields to this masterlyl
plea 10 his honor and prepares for
the ordeal. but Varney. clearly perl
eelying hat this involves his own perl
sonal ruin, concludes that ''either hel
or Amy must die" and Is not slow
In deciding which II shall be. He peri
suades Leicester that Amy is c%onnly1
Ing with Tressillan and so convlncesl
him Of her perhdy that the earl final
ly consents to her doom.
That evening Leicester and Tres
silian meet. The latter still believes
that varney holds Amy In his power
and he begins TO plead for her. but
his words and motives are m~islnter1
preted. Swords are drawn and they
do battle. but are interrupted and
meet again on the morrow I'm a sci
cluded spot. Just as Leicester Is about
to prevail. his sword is seized by thd
young rascal. Dlcky Smudge, who de-
liyers to him Amy's letter. which hd
had stolen from Wayland. The tangle
Of affairs is unravelled and Amy id
proclaimed as the countess Of Leices1
ter.
AT this revelation. Elizabeth is bel
side herself with rage.
In the violence Of her chagrin and
niger she forgets for n while herr
royal dignity. and RECEIVERS command