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THE LION'S WHELP
A Story of Cromwell's Time
BY AMELIA E. BARR.
Author of " Th© Dov.' of Orange Rlbbor\," "I. Thovi and Iho Ol!i*r On .'
'* Tho Mold of Maldon Lai\«." Etc.
(Copyi iglit, 1901, by Dodd. Mead & Company. All liclits rrncrvnl )
CHAPTER IX.—(Continued.)
"This is all very tine indeed," said
Mrs. Swaffham, almost weeping in
her anger, "but you noed not praise
tfiis man to me. lie has slain tho
King of England, and turned out the
English Parliament, and pray what
Ocxt? He will make himself Kin*
and Elizabeth Cromwell Queen. Shall
wo indeed bow down to th
I, for one."
"Bo at pcace, Martha," said Con.
Swaffham, "here are things to consid-
er of far greater import than the
Cromwell women. How the nation
will take this affair remains to be
seen."
"I look for measureless wrath and
vain babble, and threats heard far
and wide," said Doctor Verity. "The
people have been given what they
wanted, and twenty to one they will
now nay-say all they have roared for.
That would bo like tho rest of their
ways."
For once Doctor Verity was wrong.
This masterstroke of Cromwell's
went straight to the heart of London.
"Not a dog barked against it." said
Cromwell to his friends, and lie was
to all intents and purposes right.
Those who called it "usurpation" con-
fessed that it was an usurpation of
capability, in place of one of incapa-
bility.
Then Matilda described the young
lord, and the particularity of her
knowledge regarding his eyes and hair
and voice and manner did not please
Prince Rupert.
"A very haughty youth," said Ru-
pert when the conversation was re
sumed. ' He was with the Cardinal
this morning. And now 1 begin to
CHAPTER X.
Rupert and Cluny.
When the Jeverys arrived in Paris,
they went immediately to the beautiful
Hotel de Fransac, which Sir Thomas
had rented for their residence while
in the city.
One afternoon Matilda stood at a
window watching the crowds passing
Incessantly. To the right was the
palace of the great King Louis, and
not far away the palace of his Emi-
nence, the great Cardinal Mazarin.
She was dressed for her lover, and
waiting his arrival, her soul flashing
from her watching eyes, her whole
Not remember his business was such as
I in a manner concerns us. 'Twas about |
! a merchant ship which that old farmer
j on King Charles' throne wants pay-
i in en t. for. My men took it in fair
| fight, ami 'tis against all usage to give
back spoils."
They talked of these things until
Rupert's engagements ealled him
away, then they rose, and leaning tc>
wards each other, walked slowly down
the long splendid room together.
She went then to And her uncle and
aunt. But she quickly noticed in
them an air of auxiety and gloom, and
it annoyed her.
"Is anything particularly wrong,
aunt? Have 1 been making some
trouble again?"
"Sir Thomas is very unhappy, niece,
lie has heard news that frightens
him, and we are longing to be in the
peace and safety of our own home."
"You are going to lose a little gold,
and so you are wretched, and must
go to the Cltj-of-the--Miserable."
"1 am not going to lose a penny."
"Well, then?"
"There may be trouble because of
this very thing, and I do not want to
be In Paris with the two women 1 love
better than myself if Cromwell and
Mazarin come to blows. 1 might be
taken from you. I should very likely
be sent to the Hast lie; you would not
wish that, Matilda?"
"Dear uncle, shall we not return by
The Hague?"
"No. Lord Neville has promised to
do my business there. It is only a
matter of collecting a thousand pounds
from my merchant; but he is going to
take charge of your aunt's jewels, and
r^r<Kf-
"Take your life from my hand.
sweet body at attention. When to or-
dinary ears there would have been
nothing to give notice, Matilda heard
a step. She let Jane's letter drop to
her feet and stood facing the door
with bauds dropped and tightly
clasped.
A moment later the footsteps were
very distinct; they were ascending the
stairway quickly, peremptorily. A per-
fectly ravishing light spread itself
over Matilda's face Then the door
Hew open and Prince Rupert entered;
entered," however, being too small |
a word, for with the opening of the
door he was on his knees at Matilda s
feet, lus arms were round her waist,
who had bent her face to his, they
were both near to weeping and knew
it not. for love must weep when it
snatches from some hard Fate's con-
trol the hours that years have sighed
for.
Rupert loved Matilda. All the glory
and the porrow of his youth were in
• hit love, and as he knelt at her feet
fn his princely, soldierly splendor thero
was nothing lacking in the picture of
romantic devotion. Adorable, ravish-
ing Mata!" he cried, "at your feet I
am paid for my life's misery." And
Matilda leaned towards him till their
handsome faces touched, and Rupert
could look love into her eyes, soft
and languishing with an equal affec-
tion.
For a little while their conversation
was purely personal, but their own
interests were so blent with public
affairs that it was not possible to
separate them for any length of time.
"We have sold all our cargoes," he
said triumphantly, "in spite of old
Cromwell's remonstrances. What can
f'romwell do? Will he go to war with
France for a merchant's bill of lad-
ing*"
"I will tell you something. Rupert.
I had a letter today from my friend.
Mist reus Jane Swaffham. She says
her lover, Lord Cluny Neville, must
he in Paris about this time, and that
he will csll on me lie Is on Croiu
well's business; there Is no doubt of
ft."
"What Is the appearance of N'i \lllo?
I thick I saw him this morning."
you had better trust yours also with
him."
"I will not trust anything I possess
to Lord Neville. Nothing!"
"It is enough," answered I<&dy Jev
ery. "Matilda cannot wish to put in
danger your liberty or life."
"My Happiness is of less conse-
quence. aunt."
"Certainly it is;" and there was
such an air of finality in Lady Jev-
cry's voice that Matilda rose and went
to her own apartments to continue
her complaints. This she did with
passionate feeling in a letter to Prince
Rupert, in which she expressed w ui-
out stint her hatred of Lord Neville
and her desire for his punisnment.
Rupert was well Inclined to honor her
wish. He had seen the young Com-
monwealth messenger, and his hand-
some person and patrician manner
had given him a moment's envious
look back to the days when he also
had been young and hopeful and l'ull
of faith in his own great future.
He had not long to wait for an
opportunity to meet Neville. While
he was playing billiards the following
afternoon with the Duke of York, his
equerry arrived at the Palais Royale
with his horse. Neville had taken the
northern road out of the city, and it
was presumably the homeward road.
Rupert followed quickly, but Neville
was a swift, steady rider, and he was
not overtaken till twenty miles had
been covered, and the daylight was
nearly lost In the radiance of the full
moon. Rupert put spurs to his horse,
passed Neville at a swift gallop, then
suddenly wheeling, came at a rush
towards him, catching his bridle as
they met.
"You will alight. I have a quarrel to
settle with you."
"On wnat ground?"
"Say if Is on the ground of your
mistress. I am Earl do Wick's friend."
"I will not flght on such pretense.
My mistress would deny me If I did."
"Fight for your honor, then."
Neville laughed. "I know better.
And before what you call Honor, 1 put
Duty."
"Then fight f?r the papers and
money in your possession. I rant
them."
Ha! I thought so. You are a rob-
ber, it seems. But I warn you that I
am a good swordsman."
Heaven and hell! What do I care?
If you do not alight at once, I will
slay your* horse. You shall flght mo, I
here and now, with or without pro '
tense."
Then Neville flung himself from his
horse and tied the animal to a tree.
Rupert did likewise, and the two men
rapidly removed such of their gar-
ments as would interfere with their !
bloody play. They were in a lonely ,
road, partially shaded with great, trees, i
Not a human habitation was visible, j
and there were no seconds to see Jus-
tire done in the fight, or secure help
after it, if help was needed. But at
this time the lack of recognized for-
malities was no impediment to the j
duel. Repert quickly found that he had
met his match. Neville left him not a
moment's breathing space, but never
followed up his attacks, until at last
Rupeit. called out insolently, "When
are yi i going to kill me.
Tin ingry impatience of the Inquiry
proba' induced a moment's careless-
ness, ; id Rupert did not notice that in
the struggle their ground had insen*
sibly been changed, and Neville now
stood directly in front of a large tree.
Not heeding the impediment, Rupert
made a fierce thrust with the point
of his sword, which Neville evaded
by a vault to one side, so that. Rupert's
sword striking the tree, sprang from
his hand at the impact. As it fell to
the ground, Neville reached it firsts
and placed his foot upon it. Rupert
stood still nnd bowed gravely. He
was at Neviue's mercy, and he Indi-
cated his knowledge of this tact by
the proud stillness of his attitude.
"It was an accident." said Neville,
"and an accident is (Joel's part in any
affair. Take your life from my hand
I have no will to wish your death." ,
He offered his nand as he spoke, and
Rupert took it frankly, answering:
" 'Tls no disgrace to take life from
one so gallant and generous, and 1
am glad that I can repay tne favor oi
your clemency;" then he almost whi
pered in Cluny's ear three words, and
the young man started visibly, and
with great haste untied his horse.
"We would better change horses,"
said Rupert; "mine is a 13 .rb, swift
as the wind."
Hut Cluny could not make tha
change proposed without some delay,
his papers and jewels being bestowed
in his saddle linings. So with a good
wish the two men parted, and thers
was no anger between them—admira*
tion and good will had taken its place*
Neville hastened forward, as he had
been advised, and Rupert returned to
Paris. He knew Matilda was expect>
ing him, and he pictured to hlmselt
her disappointment and anxiety at his
non-appearance. Yet he was physically
exhausted, and as soon as he threw
himself upon a couch he forgot all his
weariness and all his anxieties in a
deep sleep.
Early next morning he went to Ma
t i Ida.
"How could you so cruelly disap
point me?" she cried. "You see now
that our time is nearly gone; in a
few hours we must part, perhaps for
ever."
"My dearest, loveliest Mata, I was
about your pleasure. 1 was following
Lord Neville, and he took me furthei
than I expected."
"Lord Neville again' The man 1)
an incubus! Why did you follow
him?"
"You wished me to give him a le
son. He was going homeward. I had
to ride last night, or let him escape,
By my troth, I had only your pleasuri
in mind."
"Oh, but the price paid was too
great! 1 had to give up your society
for hours. That is a loss I shall
mourn to the end of my life. I hopei
then, that you killed him. Nothini
less will suffice for It."
"I was out of fortune, as I alwayi
am. 1 had an accident, and was at
his mercy. He gave me my life."
(To bo continued.)
WOES OF TELEPHONE GIRLS.
Work at High Pressure Robs Them
of Vitality.
"Nervous persons need not apply,"
Is an admonition which should be
heeded by all girls who are seeking
positions as telephone operators
The biblical phrase, "Many are called,
but few are chosen," is especially ap-
plicable to those who are ambitious
to respond to the "Hello" of the tele-
phone subscriber. Not one applicant
in five Is able to stand the strain, and
no class of women who earn theli
living has the record for fainting that
has been won by the 'phono girls.
The girls work at high pressure aud
this robs them of vitality.
But the blustering male subscribe*
—or, more frequently, the chance pa
tron—is responsible for most of tho
hysterics at the switchboard. The
girls take a complaint seriously. It
is a reflection on the service they
render and they cannot always pass
It by as a joke. In spite of the num-
ber of telephones in use In New York*
there is hardly an irascible patron
who Is not known to the whole forca
A girl answers the call of such a
man with misgiving, and more than
one operator has been taken away
from her post unconscious while the
brute ut the ether end of tho lino
was pouring his spleeu into the
'phone.
Carries Religion With Him.
Edwin S. Robblns, a manufacture!
and business man. who has manifold
Interests to demand his attention, at
his home In Otcystone, Conn., spends
| every Sunday evenlug of his life In
I addressing religious gatherings in
I the particular city where his business
I pursuits take him.
STREET SINGERS LEAD A
HARD LIFE IN LONDON
Army of Musicians Strive to Amuse the Public at
All Times and Seasons German Bands and "Nigger"
Minstrels Seem to Be the Most Popular.
(Special Correspondence.)
In all the great army of those who
live to amuse tlie public, the street
musicians of London art* among the
most to be pitied. Theirs is a hard
life, even ai its best. In summer, w hen
the season is "on" and moneyed peo-
ple throng the c ity, they manage to
make a fairly comfortable living, but
<n winter, when the climate has settled
down to its worst, when fog-laden air,
that makes one's throat smart the
moment he steps*out into it. is all
there is to breathe; when penetrating
dampness goes through to the very
marrow- then the lot of the street
musician is not a pleasant one. and he
is deserving of all the pennies and
sympathy he can get. anil more.
Street performers have no holidays;
it is on bank holidays and Sundays,
when the 'Arrys and 'Arriets are en-
joying the day of rest and recreation,
that the street musician must reap his
harvest.
On a wet day the average Londoner
lounges about the street corners and
public houses, and at such a time even
'.he dreary music of the blind perform-
ers or the rollicking melody of the
hurdy-gurdy is most welcome. One
sees children lifting their little skirts
on the sidewalks that would put many
a music hall danseuse to shame, so
graceful are the little tots.
The street singer, too, has a hard
time of it. Some young girls there
are with shrill soprano voices, but the
majority of street singers are past the
prime of youth, and occasionally one
hears a duet from an old couple of 50,
the man sightless and led by the faith-
ful wife, who sings alto to his tenor.
Draggled and weary, tneir hopes of as-
sist ance rest upon the pity of the
l^iblic rather than upon any pleasure
their voices may give.
Some of the more antiquated mem-
bers of the organ grinding fraternity
have instruments as antique as them-
selves. Bu the majority of the piano
organs, which are rented for a small
amount per day by the firms that con-
trol them, are up to date in their se-
lections, "coon songs" from "Amurri-
don streets, and well played it is, too.
J The flute is seldom heard, but one
I wishes it might replace the more (lis-
i cordant. nerve-wearing accordion,
•nelodian or concertina that one hears
I at every turn.
Herman bands abound in London,
where they hold a high place in musi
eal circles. They play regularly in
certain sireets. and the "Waeht ain
Ithein." "Donau Blaue," "Marseillaise'*
and "God Save the King" are familial
selections. They never fail to draw
An Ancient Church.
an audience, no matter how hackneyed
may be their repertoire.
Negro minstrels, in parties of four oi
more, haunt the thoroughfares leading
off the Strand, and. although they pla>
for the greater part of the time in pub ,
lie houses, they are often seen outsidt
the gallery entrance to some theater, I
ca" being interspersed with "A Fran- entertaining the long line of peopU
cescha," or selections from the latest waiting for admission.
comic opera or musical comedy in the j ways black "to a finish, and affect
Loudon theaters. i white straw sailor hats and jaunti
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The Grave of Goldsmltls.
Some of the bands that frequent
London streets are really good per-
j ormers, particularly the cornetist.
vho is the central figure. National
i urs of all nations are favorites In
heir large repertoires, and. surround-
d by open-eyed, open-mouthed chil-
Iren, these little bands move from
•orner to corner, raking in a veritable
harvest of pennies that will bring joy
V> the eyes of the dear ones at home,
waiting for the loaf of bread and tin
National Gallery.
' tea and bacon these coppers will buy.
For street musicians are generally a
decent class of people, who have seen
better days, and over whom music has
the same refining influence as that
heard at Albert Hall or the Symphony
has over their tuote fortunate brothers
and sisters.
j The either ifl frequently scon on Ixui*
colored neckties, even in winter, whllt
thc\ are about as much related to thi
negro from the Congo as to -well, th«
Esquimaux.
They really play with skill and th*
singing forms the most attractive par
of the program. "Way Down Upon
the Suanee River" and "Massa's in tin
Cold. Cold (iround" are often called foi
by the audiences, while "You An My
Honeysuckle. I Am the Bee," is th
latest success, together with Lam
Lam. Lam.'' and "Hallo, Ma Honey/
Many a man or woman who c an but 11
afford it rewards the musician with u
hard-earned penny; It Is their tribute
to the music that stirs up within then
something of that better life from
which they have been, through forec
of circumstance s. debarred forever.
The street performer Is seen every
where in London, from the Strand tc
Shorediteh. from Wimbledon to White
chapel, from Albert (late to Aldgate j
and from Mile Knd to Msrylebone. h«
Is always seen on corners and In pub j
lie houses. There is no license re I
quired, and so long as the crowds tha \
follow do not obstruct the sidewalks
so long as the musicians themselves j
are "quiet ami orderly," though "quiet'
is a misnomer, and refers only to their
conduct, they are allowed to make mil
sic to their hearts' content.
British "Public Utilities."
A comprehensive return of the
financial workings of the "public
utilities" undertaken in British towni
and cities has just been given to the
public through n government hoard
It covers the four years ended March
1902. The principal undertakings car
rled on by 299 corporations were:
Markets. CSS; water works. 193;
cemeteries. 143; baths. 1 IS, electrie
Ity. 1^2; gas works. 97: tramways,
4.r ; harbors. 43, Tho aggregate net
profits> were $23,417,522.
HARD TO BEAR.
When tke back aches
and pains so badly,
Iran't work, can't reet,
1 can't sleep, can't eat,
I it Is hard to bear.
Thousands of acliiug backs have
been relieved and cured.
People are loarnlng that backache
pains come from disordered kidneys,
that Dean's Kidney Pills cure every
Kidney ill, euro Bladder troubles, uri-
nary derangements, DropBy, Diabetes,
Brlght's Disease.
Read this tostimony to the merit ol
Jhe greatest of Kidney Specifics.
J. W. Walls, superintendent of
streets of Lebanon, Ky., living on
fcast Main street in that city, says:
"With ray nightly rest broken, ow-
iig to irregularities of the kidneys,
suffering intensely from severe pain
in the small of my back and through
the kidneys, and annoyed by painful
passages of abnormal secretions, life
was anything but pleasant for me.
No amount of doctoring relieved this
condition and for the reason that noth-
ing seemed to give me even temporary
relief, I became about discouraged.
s)ne day I noticed In the newspapers
•he case of a man who was afflicted
as I was and was cured by the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills. His words of
praise for this remedy were so sin-
cere that on the strength of his state-
ment I went to the Hugh Murray
Drug Go's store and got a box. I
found that the medicine was exactly
as powerful a kidney remedy as rep-
resented. I experienced quick and
lasting relief. Doan's Kidney Pills
will prove a blessing to all sufferers
from kidney disorders who will give
them a fair trial."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr Walls will
be mailed to any part of the United
States on application. Address Fos-
ter Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For
sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents
per box.
In St. Louis a itian has filed a suit for
a divorce from his wife on the grounds
that she deserted him seven times in
their twelve years of married life. He
aays it is too expensive traveling over
the country looking for her and he
wants to be free to marry a more station-
ary wife.
DO TOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW?
If so. use Red Cross Bull Blue. It will make
them white us snow. 2 oz. package 5 cents.
King James I of England w is once
presented with an address by his sub-
jects in Shrewsbury, who expressed the
hope hnt he would reign over them as
long as sun, moon and stars should en-
dure. "I suppose, then," said the king,
•'that you wish my successor to reign
by candle light."
• DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED -
by loral application* as they rannot rrnch the dis-
■<1 portion of the enr. There is only one way
to cine deafness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inflamed you have n rumbling
bound or import®'t hearing, und when it is entirely
closed deafness i the result, and unless the in-
flammation can be taken out and this tube restore*!
to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
out of ten are caused by ca-
tarrh. which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the inui ous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of I)eafne>s (caused by «atari h) that cannot be
cured by Hull b 1 atatib 1 in ' end (oi • irculara
free. 1-. J. CHENliV & CO.. Toledo, tt
. Sold by Druffists. 75c.
liull a family Pills are the best
John G. Whittier, the (Quaker poet,
once on describing the usuagc s of the
Quakers in regards to "speaking in
meetings," said that sometimes tho vol-
untary remarks were not quite to tho
edification of the meeting. It once hap-
pened that a certain George C grew
rather wearisome in his exhortations and
his prudent brethern, after solemn con-
sultation, passed the following resolu-
tion: "It is the sense of this meeting
that George C be advised to remain
silent until such time as the Lord shall
' speak through him more to our satisfac*
j tion and profit.
Satisfaction goes with every swallow of a
bottle of I r. Pepper. Artesian Bottliug Co.,
Bt. Louis, Dallas, Waco.
The Missouri state senator who change
a $1,000 bill in a saloon has shocked his
colleagues by his unstatesmanlike indis-
cretion.—New York Express.
The Sherman Iron Works of Sherman,
Texas.have increased their facilitiesand
force forhandling all kindsof iron work
for buildings, well drilling machinery,
cotton seed cleaners, for oil mills, roll
grinding and corrigating for llour
mills, • They carry a full line of pipes,
valves and fittings and do a general re-
pair business. Write or wire us for prices.
Curran when told bv his doctor that
he seemed to cough with more difficulty
than he did the day before, said: "That
is strange, for I have beeu practicing all
| night."
Rtopn the Cough and
Works c >fT t he i 'old
Laxative Broruo Quinine Tablets. Price 25c.
St. Petersburg Bicentenary.
The bicentenary of the founding of
Bt Petersburg by Peter the Great in
1703 will be celebrated (Tils year.
Piso'a Cure Is the l>est medicine wo ever used
for all affections of the thro it and lungs — NV*i
O Kndslev, Vanburen. iud . Feb. 10. IWU.
Proof Right Here.
A Pt Louis Htrl who was ptrurk b?
* ladder, which slipped as she «u
walking under It, ha* sued the owner
tor 11.500. This In proof that It It
unlucky to walk under a ladder-
Buffalo Repress,
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.r "n«r .r / III I <! '« 1.
•> K H I Id
Monument for Jules Simon.
Jules Simon, one of tho greatest
(Inures during the tocond empire In
France, 1, to b« honored by a uiouu-
nicut.
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