White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-02-04
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Ro. DR.. r. Penn Bush. Ckhea. Mass.

beth.
1t was the heyday of gorgeous cos
tuning and an age saturated with the
occult. Everyone patronlzed the as
trologers and the alchemists. The
queen coupled with the dignity ana
strength of the monarch the foibles of
the weak. 1t was her policy TO play
one fayorite against another and there
by secure the working Of her W
strong will. but she often gave way TO
furious temper and she was most sus-
ceptIble TO fiattery. She was forever
undecided between her duty TO her sub
jeets and her attachment to Robert
Dudley. the earl of Leicester, whom, 1t
was commonly reported, she real
ly intended to marry. for he was a
courtier par excellence. and his ambi-
ton TO share the throne overpowered
every other purpose of his life. He
had, however. been secretly welded to
Amy Robsart, and so. TO further his
chances to be king, he eonsorted with
one Richard varney. and plotted the
murder of bis wife, which was accom-
pllshed at Abingdon manor.
These threads of fact. with many
others of fancy, Scott wove into the
fabric Of "Kenilworth."
The story opens at IN inn kept by
n Costing, whose nephew, Michael
Lambourne. a staggering ~drunkard,
returns after years Of absence and
finds that Tony Foster. an old crony.
who lighted the fires when Latimer aud
Ridley were burned. Is keeping guard
over a beautiful woman at Gunner
mansion. Lambourne gains admission
there. accompanied by Tressilian, n
knight of peerless character. who is In
search of her to whom he has been be-
trothed and who has been lured away
from her fathers house. Lambourne
becomes an accomplice In crime with
and Tressllian meets the mys-
lady. who proves to be none
other than Amy Robsart. for II was she
who was his promised bride.
He tries to persuade her 10 return
to her father. but In vain. and. in at
tempting to escape from the premises
he meets Richard Varney. master Of
to Leicester. a shrewd c~alculat-
ing villain, who Is a constant spur TO
the earl's ambition to be king.
Tresslllan naturally concludes that
Amy Is this fellows mistress and.
drawing his sword. oyereomes and
would have slain him but for the time
~ arrival of Lambourne. when he was
obliged to fee. and. knowing the
queens interest in such affairs. he re-
to obtain her Intervention In
Amy's behalf.
And here Scott makes use of a SUI
perstitious bent of the age. Tressilian's
horse loses a shoe and a blacksmith
cannot be found until an imp OF a boy
leads the way to n mysterious farrier.
named Wayland Smith. who Is thought
by those who know him to be an ennis
sary of Satan and who turns out TO
be an alchemist with a laboratory I'M
derground. and who is persuaded to
enter the employ Of Tressllian and with
him visits Sir Hugh Robsart. who
signs a warrant of attorney TO help
to secure Leicester's powerful infiu-
ence in persuadlng the queen 10 free
Amy from Varney.
Tressllian and Wayland soon after
this make q visit to Lord Sussex, and
when he. for a seeming d%lscourtesy TO
the queens physician, is called to court
for explanation, they accompany him.
Sussex, upon examination, Is fully
exonerated. and thereupon calls the
queens attention to the fact that Amy
Robsart Is cruelty held prisoner, and
forthwith Varney and Leicester are
summoned into the royal presence.
And before the latter has opportunity
TO speak. varney afirms that Amy IA
his wife; and. as everyone Is cog
infant OF Lelcester's confusion, Var
ney assures Elizabeth that II is due
to the earl's trnnscendant love for her
gracious self. The case IL apparent.
ly settled, and varney IL ordered to
appear at the coming festivities at
fShff Vihhf NV W iiiik NlllNtlim the
woman who has been the occasion OF
80 much trouble.
Here Is a probIeml Amy will never
consent TO be received as Varney's
wife. She must somehow be detained
at cumnori
Ii resolves into a battle of the al.
chemists.
Demetrius. in varney's employ, pre-
pared a drug for Amy, but Wayland. |
Tressilian's servant, enters her
apartments as n peddler and provides
an antidote for the poison. He also
apprlses her of the enemies by whom
she Is surrounded and with him she
fees from Cumnor.
The time OF the great carnival ut !
Kenilworth Is near at hand. Multi.
tudes are on their way thither. Every
of approach Is crowded. Way.
land and Amy attach themselves to a
group of strolling players, and after
many interesting experiences, reach