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The Girl In Yellow By ELLIOT BAILEY CITAIM’ER X V m .—(Conlimiecl )


i t , ” ho reiuarkod grimly. “ 'T h a t lollow can keep us a t hay all n ig h t if ho wants to witli th a t pistol of his—and all lo-morrow, too, for th a t m a t te r . I.’m going s tra ig h t up to the door to demand adm ittan c e in tho name of tho law. I ’ve known tlio tr ick net before—these chaps’ nerve often fails- them at*tlio crucial inoiiient., On th e otlier hand ho mav shoot, and tlioii—well, you’d h o tte r leave Hawkins hero witli th e pfstol to keep on Ins tra d e if ])o.ssible—J ’ll rely on blulf to made him su r ren d e r—nml tlio re s t of you had h o tte r trelc hack to Cliolmsford for assistance. Think you can s till d riv e with th a t arm, J am e so n ?” The s erg ean t so t Ins te e th . Yon hot, chief,” ho said laconically.


some called afterward.s tho most heroic, and others tlio most fool-hardy, ilecisioii of his life. “ Tliero’s only one course to tak e , as .1 soo


'Ilio upshot was th a t .hucas came to what


can e i th e r ot you t l iin k of a b e t te r p la n ? ” Thorn was a Hlgnliicant silence, and Lucas


“ Nop” tlio insnector queried. “ Tlien


lauglicd. “ Of course you c an ’t ; there isn’t one.


us from tho liouso?” Ronald remarkeil with some diflideiice. “ No, I do n ’t th in k so. We must be just


Hanley, and give i t to Hawkins when you g e t hack to th e c ar . flood innii, Hawkins. Ho must be b u rs tin g with curiosity over all tliose allots, b u t he’s obeyed my. orders n o t to leave tho c ar u nder any * circum­ stances. "Wo c an ’t aflord to chnneo th a t being p u t ou t of act ion. 'What’.s t l ia t you say, J lan lo y ? ” “ I s n ’t i t funny lie h a sn ’t tried a sliot a t


r.rwK will bo when I go t fifty y a rd s nearer. H e ’s inside r ig h t enough, if" th a t ’s what j'o u r th in k in g . Both .Inmesoii and I know


th a t h u t , insido . and ou t. and th e re ’s no ogress a t all from tlio back—eh, dameson?” ’Pile s e rg e an t nodded. “ T h a t ’s r ig h t ,” he agreed. “ Ho’.s there,


ou t of rango even of his weajion, and he’s n o t th e man to waste ammunition.


'J'hu


T h a t sett les i t . ” His g n in jaws were work­ ing on tlioir chewing gum, and lie haiidod liis l i t t le Webloy-automatic to Ronald. “ Hang on to th a t lor Iho t im e being,


d id ii’t th in k of doing so, and ho wa a piott> 11> bird, too I n «iny ca o wo could iio\or have gob T>o clo.so q u a r te rs wJiiIo Bolar Iiad ammunition lo r th a t g u n .” B u t Lucas Tvas in no jnood to adm i t any


go t th o c a r along th o edge of th o -water, and head them off somewhere?” AVo o ught to be able to move quicker th a n th ey do.” The inspector shouk his head. - “ linpos.sihlo,” was his sh o r t reply.


“ Notliing on wheels can trav e rse these marshes—th e re ’s no th in g fore iii t h e . way of a road. No, .I’m a f ra id tliey’vo beaten us—beaten mo, L should say ,” he eorivctcd himself, with a re tu rn of Ins .soll-angor. Ho took o u t a i)nek(*t torch and oxaminod


tlio tracks in tho mud w ith g re a te r tliorougli no.ss.


“ aVll th e same 1 th in k th a t fellow’s desper­ a te ; you won’t s tan d a chnm.’e .”


.Ronald who had wandered away into tlie second room. When tho others reached him they found him holding something in Ids h an d , his face a mask of ooiistornation. “ I fe r haiidkereliiel,” he eriwl, “ Ails;


means t l ia t AIiss Lawton, a f te r all. isn’t—” Ho was in te r ru p ted by a shout from


ho queried. “ Of course, I am ,” was th e im p a t ien t ro


must do something; mus t g e t h er away from th a t scoundrel somehow.


Tlieii Ids lono changed. “ Lucas,” ho said imploringly. • “ AVc


i


w’h a t Ids in ten to in s are. L is te n !” From somewhere o u t on ilio bosom of. the


silent—a 'silence th a t spoke of s in is te r pos­ sibilities.


distressful. “ H e lp—help----- ” i t c.'dlod. and then was


and th e g ir l—an d I s till d o n ’t ' th in k you s tan d a dog’.s chance if you c ar ry o u t your plan, In sp e cto r .” ,B u t Lucas was n o t to he persuaded, and two or th re e minutes la te r saw his .starting oil on his lorlorn en te rp rise , followed by three p a irs of niiNioiis eyes, for Wilson had new recovered sulliciontly to s tan d up and tak e some in te re s t in the proceedings, and ho, too, was averse from what Lucas was about to do. “ Limvo a couple of us hero witli i.Iie


jiistol,” lie suggested, “ and go hack to Chelmsford for .some ol th o hoys, ami some­


th in g Hint will slioot as la r as th a t cliap’s g u n .” “ Not a l)it of good, Wilson,” ho averred,


“ Bolar could pick off c i th e r of you and ge t away when ho liked. On .second tliouglits, if an y th in g linppcns to me yo u ’d lad te r all re t ire . B u t I mean to trv my plan f irst.” And .HO lie s ta r te d , walking liriskly with


no outward h in t of any inward tremor he may have fe lt towards th e hu t. Tliey knew


he must he ivithin Bolar’s range now, but no sh o t was fired, ami to the stru n g -u p watcliers tlio .silence Hcomcsl uncanny. “ R u n o u t of am m u n itio n ? ” th e sergeant


growletl. “ Probably th e girl is re s tra in in g Iiim from


firing,” . Ronald said. • “ I do n ’t think she is o u t for bloodshed.


am a police ufliecr and 1 summon you lu su r rem le r .”


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in Gxn Pills fo r th e Kidneys ” this Oil of Juniper with seven oiht-r well-known and tried medicinal agents we h av e proc u c ed th e most e f f ic a c io u s sp e c if ic so f a r disco v ered in th e t re a tm e n t of a ll Kidney, B lad d e r a n d a ll ied d iso rd e rs that manifest themselves m- the general symptom of “backache." If f/ou suflcr from any of these miserable complaints—


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alcohol nor any harmful or habit-forming ingredient. But ih y do con- tain Oil of Juniper, (or Genever ) from which gin derives ils name. It


exclalmod in disgust. “ Fool th a t I w’us not to liavo thouglit ol th a t . Lord, how* J ’ve bungled tlio showl Tliey simply jiassed s tra ig h t through th e building and o u t a t th o hack.


thorougli th a t in sp ite of his disapiiointmeiit Ronald sympathi.sed w ith-him in tins hitter blow' to his professional pride. But a f te r all Lucas was no t tho so r t of man to lot the contretemps sap Ids energy.


a l te r th is .” I l ls self-coTulcmnalion was so geuuinu and


Vi'.Wi^i'''A*'VrS


ho said, wroiicliing a t the handle so violently that- i t canio off in his hand. 'The fugitives had lo ck ed 'th is entrance hehiml them also wa th ey passed through. From nis pocket tho insaiecl samo


“ AVe’ll find Jiow’ llioy wenii a t all events,” . th o


door swung open ho u t t e r e d another ojacu- latioii of disgust.


in s trum en t ns boforo, fy4t-T.?#i.


T h e ta fe a t a n d moat re lia b le rem ed y kn ow n to aeience f o r ' a l t kinda o f K id n e y a n d B la d d e r eomplainta.


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lanping water. There w o re marks .there th a t to ld th e ir own talc. * Footsteps and iho. prow of a b o a t ,” ho


oamo r ig h t lip to tlio ro a r of tho house, almost laving, in fact, tho th re e or four wooden; steps .which IlhI down from tho newly-made door. To r ig l i t and lo ft were bods of half-subinorgod rushes, s tretching some di.stanco out into tho creek, and right- ahead was another socmingly impouctrablo expanse, though,-no-doubt, closed iiLspcction would havo revealed a pji^ssngo through them. Lucas . doscondod th e " s to p s . ami ]>eorod e a rn e s t ly ' round tho margin of tho gently


oh? I t was evident th a t a t Idgh tide the water


“ ^«Jlu u s t 'u s U! 1 .thought, Jameson. So simple, son remonstrated. " T h a t fellow Sehneider th in g th a t to r tu re d h er iin t i l-sh o felt: she


nmttorod. •• “ Tho. only way • they, could got off,^ and coinplctolyMuddon from th e other side of the. house by tb o rushes, v Id io t and th r ic e id io t th a t . I was n o t to havo guessed they would have made th is e x i t .” “ Oh"; T don’t know, ehiof, S ergeant Janic-


ami as tho .I’ll never hold up my head again


alromly told them. The h u t consisted of two rooms, almost devoid of fu rn i tu re , the lack of which ami the blank walls precluded any chaueo of concealment. Tho man and woman they had seen o u te r .simply were no t tliere, and tho disgruntled inspector pointed to a door a t th e re a r of ono of tlio rooms. “ Made .since wo'were here, Jameso n !” lie


A glance round V(*rifio<l what Lucas had “ Empty 1” •


Ono nml all ot them- expected to h e a r iho cra.sli of Hohir’s pistol^ foarcKl to see Lucas reel nml fall, b u t again no th in g happened. From th e -h u t th e re came no sign. A second time th e inspector u t te red his cliallenge, and a second time th(*ro was no


Once more the onlookers held th e ir breath.


placed his hand on tlie han d le .; Tho <loor was locked, bu t ho had sonu^tliing in Ins pocket th a t imulo sliort work of tlie fas ten ­ ing, and they watchcil )nm d is a p p e a r . iii- Rule.


forward, and as they did .so, the inspector re-appoarcd, gesticulating and shouting. They broke into a ru n .


CITAPTICR. XIX. liivolui ilarily they made a movement


response. Luca.s -ro.sumcd liis u n h e sitatin g walk. d o in g s tra ig h t up to tho doorway, ho


hu t. “ ’Plieoiloro Bolar,” ho called lomlly. “ f


iusiiector doing now?” Lucas had halUxl, n o t 30 yards from Lhv?


liuHo, w h a t’.s tlie


peal^ and i t drove 1dm near ly f ran t ic . Foi .an instaid) ho seemed ab o u t to dash head­ long into th o water and swim in its d ire c ­ tio n h u t tho inspector’s re s tra in in g g rip held him hack. “ I t ’s Alisa.” tho young man shouted. “ Ailsa, 1 toll yon. F o r heaven’s sake


LneaH, le t mo go I” Then while th o inspoctor’s s tern voice


Ronald alono recognised th a t agonized ap ­ Ifeavoii knows


moonlit waters, from which a grey niglit mist was now beginning to rise, from the fa r /listanco bevoiul tho obs tru c tin g growth of reeds, tlicrc rose a woman’s cry, eerie and


held ou t. '£lio torch showed in ono corner an ornhroidored A. ” Y^ou a re sure th a t th is is one of h o r’s ? ”


“ Only two of thorn,” ho m uttered. “ T h a t


painful .subject. “ 1 suppose,” Iio suggested, “ wo couldn*t


’hange tliu


o.xtcnuatiiig circumstances. Ho made no reply, and Ronald .souglit to L


coukl boar no more, sonictliing th a t u n d e r tlio circumstance slio fe l t ■was shameful, xucrcdiblo F o r th a t something was Lovo, th o mo t


FIFTY YEARS A JOURNALIST


p o te n t , th e most dreadful emotion in life— foio for .a man who h ad th row n h e r lo\o aw'ay, who should be h a ted , n o t lovctL And ■Not whom b h c 'fo u n d sho could n o t hato Truly for Ailsa thoso woro days an d n ights


to ho looked back on a f te rw a rd s with m shudder, a n d y o t witli all th e s tre n g th of lior n a tu re sho ropres od h e r feelings so th a t h e r mo th e r’s cyo alono saw hcneath th o s iu fa cc something of w h a t she was s tr iv in g to liido. Yei> hecau.su liuj diiughtci, did n o t confide in lior sho forbore to iiiako in(iiiiric.s, an d th e g ir l continued to fight th in g s o u t alone. h er de ar .


h e r usual ro u tin e, finding th a t th e incrc fa c t of doing th o fam ilia r daily duiicH^ to Romo e x te n t n.ssuagcd th o coaselc.ss pain tlmt engulfed h er being. And yo t her h e a r t was s till more . th a n lieavj^ when sho s e t o u t lor t l ia t moruing’.s eontomplated shopping. A t first she w;as hardly conscious ot the


Alochanicallv, slio contrived to c a n y ou t


.It was an effort t l ia t co.st .


BEFEECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS OE AN OLD CLITHERONIAN Bv HAR-FBEY ASPDE2ST, C.B E , J P .


F ellow of tiid I> stitute of J odknalists ; '\'ice-Pdesidext OF THE I n TEKVATIOX \L ASSOCLVTIOK OF J oD l tN VLISTS ; ASD 2 0 YE.nRS D n tE C lO U OF THE Ajt.vLGA.HATED P i i f . s s Jjl.MlTED.


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cences w ith o u t rcenlliiig a v is i t to Nortliwich of .01)0 (if the g re a te s t Alolhodistr preachers ami Jeeturors ot tlio Victorian age.


slow moving.veliiclc alongside her, and l.hmi a familiar inquiry, “ Taxi, Afiss?” hrought i t in to h er ken—la in ilia r hecauso slie iiad hcou accosted th u s by • th o .snino driv e r more th a n oiico lately. Ho was a elcan-look- iii«' an d civil-spoken man, h u t these lacL d id n o t over-rido th o g i r l ’.s innate oconono in th o in a l to r of public vehicles to which la ie r ou Ronald relerrod. “ No th a n k s ,” .she said, ^Vl always go hj


u n d e rg ro u n d .” . ho asked.


—slio has been here. This proves i t . ” Titicas took the t in y piceo of camhrie iic


n e t t le d by Ins persistence. “ As, I .say—by Und e rg ro u n d .”


“ Yes,” she as.seiitod, b u t ra th e r sliarply, r


“ Going shopping in tho \\esL JmuI , ,


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spon.se. “ I t ’s ono ol some J gave h e r—f know i t q u ite well.”


miss ” was tlio .soiuow'hat .sur]>rising lo joinder. “ Vm n o t plying for liiro now a? i t liappons, b u t ju s t about to tak e th e cab down to tho rep a ir depot. I could di op you a t Piccadilly Circus, if th a t would bo any


“ Then I could ru n you dow'ii for iiollimg, n ■


^^Ansa h e sitated . A.s a m a t te r of , fa c t she wanted to go to R eg en t-s tree t, and i t seemed to her th a t th is was an oiler loo good tii he missed. Sho would havo to give th e d r u e r a t ip , of course, b u t even th en ----- .Men ta l lv she compared the comlort ol : with th a t of th o t r a in , and mad n a tu ra l decision.


tax i the


•^•ou to suggest i t . liaveii’t 1 ?”


“ ’Thanks!” sho answered, “ i ts -g o o d ol I ’\o seen 3011 betore,


-said, ra th e r vaguely. “ Jum p in. Miss, and if th o old bus does breaks dow;n before we g e t th e re perhaps you won’t inind linislnng


“ Oh I ’m u-suallv round ab o u t here, ,, , ,


tiio journey on th o ra ilw ay ? ” (To bo continued.)


FAR FROM THE WORKS.


(Muotenod him th e re came an o th e r sound— the ehug-cliug« ol an engine te a r in g through the water, loud a t first and then in ever- lessening eadoncc. Lucas released his grip. “ Back to tho e a r ,” he said, tensely. “ We .If it'.s humanly possible, I ’ll


can h u t try .


c ar , and before they wont Ronald s en t a reassuring .shout rin g in g across tho creek, no t d a r in g to question whether th e g irl he loved could hear Ids voice—or indeed might ever hoar i t again. lb was ho wlio reached the (rar first, with


follow th a t b o a t .” Helter-skelter, th ey tore hac)'; fowards the


WATER-


HALIFAX WORKMAN WHO THE POLICE.


DEFIED


Lucas p a n t in g close behind, and s imultane­ ously they made th e samo discovery. The c a r was llioro where tlioy had loft it , hu t of its g u a rd ian , Hawkins, there was no sign. Only tho d re a ry waste ol marshland met them as they gazed round. “ By Jo v e ,” Lucas vociferated, “ 1*11 break


Idrn if he’s loft Ids post. H awk in s !” lie yelled. “ I lawkius I wliero are y o u ? ” There was no reply, and, bafTlod by th<*


mystery, they s tared a t ono anollier in sifencej and then tho inspector voiced Ids <I('CIS10Il. “ In to th e c a r ,” lie commanded. “ AVe*’i!


“ smashed! By a hammer from tho look of i t . ” Ifo throw hack his head with a charac­


no b e tto r fortune. With a imdllcil oath, Lucas opened the bonnet, and his subsequent exclamation testiliod to th e measure of tliuir misfortune. “ 'riie c a rb u re t to r ,” he ejaculated,


te r is t ic gesture. “ Wo’re done,” he said .soberly, “ no good


well ho ohuck.ling a t th o siuiccss ol his lell w o rk ' somewhoro ho3-ond the coniines of pu rsu it.


CHAPTER XX. ,


an intolorablo - humiliation, l o r , . d e n y . i t though sho tric<l, there had biu*.st upon .her too lato th e full knowledge of wimt Ronald Hauloy had inoarv to her,- th e unacknow­ ledged hopes of a 'l^ l lc r life slio had n o t ad- mitte<l ■ oven - in lier '.inmost^ thoughts, tho consummation of a friendship - th a t should have d r if ted 'almost, iinporcoptibly to its appointed end. •


rebuilding. Fiercely she assured herself th a t - th is - was .so, th a t i t -must bo so, could no t, in fact, bo otherwise.' And yo t -;. . - . am l 'y o t . . - . . somothing romaincd,'somo-


. ‘And now all-.wns over, demolished'hcj’ond >•.


indeed. Tho wording of th a t anonymous le t te r , only- too well confirmed, .she coii- sidorud, bj' Ronald’s own admission, had worked hko poison in h e r mind, 'i'ho ulluro of tlio girl in 3’ollow, which sho liad Ronsod in th a t oxchango of glances ou tho tow-jiath, had heoii onli* too p o ten t. Ronald, then, had been false to her, sh a t te r in g for over,, sho told herself, tho old camnraderio that^ had existed between them so long, stiiling" boforo its b ir th .another and a .sweeter-asso­ ciation th a t now could never Howor. . That* th o u g h t alono brought in its tra in


of Inspector Lucas’s wutohing dotoctivc tl ia t Ailsa^ Lawton, leaving tho house th a t fatal morning, was accosted by the driv er ol a alowl.v-moving tax i , in which, a f te r some dis­ cussion, slie ovciilually took her scat. F o r tho girl, tlioso had boon b i t te r days


I t will ho remoniborod from tho tesLimonj*


.single wheeling seabird mocked tlujir plight and voiced th e i r unsnokon toar.s'‘ for the vanished Hawkins, wliilc in th e chamhers of Ronald’.-? brum th e re s till seemed to echo tlio maddening heat of a d is ta n t engine and a g ir l’s d is tracted crv. 'Tlieodoro Bolar, alias Chong Ling, might


s tu n n ed silence Ijiab in R o n ald ’s ease amounted to despair. Alaruoned in these u n inhabited wastes, they were in parlous cjtse, faced with no o th e r allornatiyo to an nitcrininahlo walk hack to civilisation, two of them indeed in no s ta te for such a walk, for .lanie.son, although ho had made light ol his wound, was now white and shaky, while AVilson’.s concussion had taken on a more serious ]>hase, an d ho was leaning hack 111 th e c ar only h a lf conscious. Above th e ir heads th e wailing cry of a


blinking the fact. Wo’rc finished!” All ot tlicm realized i t , in a kind of


.son and Wilson behind, and then fa te deal t them what seemed to ho its final and most decisive blow. There was an u t te r lack of response from tho s el l-star ted , and a frenzied tu rn in g of tho c ran k in g liaiulle inet with


go witlioiit him—I ’ll drive h er tin s time."’ 'rhey tumbled in. Ronahl in f ro n t , dame-


with* P.C. Sellers a t Castle <«ate on S a tu r - ilay, about 8-50 p.m., lie saw C arry iii a veiy


ho accosted accused a t Castle Gate. Carry had 29.S. O.jd. in his po.sso.ssiou wlien arre.sted. Asked by th e .Deputy Clerk if he had any questions to p u t to th e constable, accused


rep l ied : “ J. was very d ru n k .” Alderman AVliitesido: Have you anylliing


.shillings, ami you had h o t te r g e t to Halifax as soon as 3-011 e an ,— L will, s ir!


LOOK TO YOUR KIDNEYS ! They arc Vital to Health.


health and thoy. keep mo well.—-(Signed) Af. Taynloii.” ,


.


1‘oslor-ArcCIcllau Co., 8, WelI.s-.stroot, Lou­ don, AV.l.


: (Continued from column 7.)


Tliorc.sbv, tho s e a t of tlio Karl Alaiivors tl.o p a r ty alighted for lunch, tho prassuion being onlcrtaiiiod in a room adjoining th e ro3’al dining rooiiL I t was a ropn.st worthy of tho spacious days of Robin Ilood—fingo rounds of beef, and shoulders of venison and


ono of tho sights of tho Diikorio.s th e Princo pas.scd on to tho Grcendnlo Oak which to-day


Ih o ro tlio princo had tho iiiiiquo o-xporionro of -driving th ro u g h an nak- tre e . - In 1724-


It, wreck of its former grentnesL


th a t th e re wns a troo in his p a rk through which ho could drivo a conch and four,


r continued.)


a coadi rond was nindo th ro u g h th e .o ak ; the ■first. Duko. o f . P o r t la n d ' having made a bot


acquamtanco of tho monarclis of tho forest. Aftor^a h a l t a t tho Alajor Oak which i.s still


Ividno.v Pills, the same ns Airs. ’r a 3*iiton had. dealers- price 3s. a box. Sole Pro p rie to rs :


di.stiiictly lo r DOAN’S Backache


hladdor .stone was pas.sed. Now I feel liko diil'orcnt woiiian.” On 10th August,, 1928, Afrs. 'ra,viiton wrote: “ Doan’s Pil ls gave me hack niv


Iicgan to ache eontimiall3-; u rination bc- 1‘auio a <Ircad—i t wa.s even inqm.sstblu .soinc- time.s, nml a sediment was noticeable. “ 1 tried Doan’s Backache KIdnev Pills and a l te r 0110 week’s tre a tm e n t .a large


In 1915, inv back


5.J, Fordmill-road, Ijondon, S.E.G, s a id : “ For years I was .subject to rheumatic pains, dizziness ami hoadnehos.


woakne.ss eauso acuto distre.ss, especially d u r in g tho n ig h t time. AVhat witli the b u rn in g and scalding urine, tho pain across tho small of - th e back, tlio nccompaiiving headaches and dizziness, kidney troubles destroy both uoaco.ami comfort. B u t Doan’s Buckaeho Kidney ],*ills qiiickl3* b r in g ' rolled’ to weak kidneys, they regulate tho u r in a iy s.Nstojn and help to banish rheiiiautism, sciatica, ami lumbago. On 7th September, lOlG, Airs. AI. ’ra3*ntoii,


Backache, rheumatic twinges and hhuhler


Gawport, tlio ifa l ifax wa ter works. 'riien wo will lot you off with a line of ton


to say now?—No, s ir! HavO' you any work to go to ?—A'es, a t


inehriaij-'d condition. He advifjcd him to go to hiK lodgings, a t th e same time warning him to keep o u t ol the piiblie-Iiouses as he had had more th a n eiiougli boor. Accused went away declaring l l ia t he would have more, and walked in to tlu; .Rod Lion Hotel. Witm?ss; thereupon lollmvcKl ami cautioned th e landlord a g a in s t .serving him.- Carry •went ihrougl i the house to tlio rear^ and as lie refused to go away lie was. witli difhi.mltv, ejected and tak en into ciistod.v. Shortly before accused entered th e Bed Lion witness had received a conqdain Irom a man whom C ar ry had n.ssaulted ly s tr ik in g him m I’ar.soii-laue, and th a t was tlio reason wliy


s ta tu re , wlio on Saturda.v ^ indulged in aleoliolic rofrcslimcut n o t wi.s(?ly h u t ioo well, ami s e t th e police a t dcliaiico, sp en t Iho week-mid in a cell a.s a conseipience of hi-s cxco.ssivo potations . He was hronglit ii]> on Aloudav morning liuforc Alderman AV. AV. AYliitositlo an d Air. J . A. AVade, the ease being conducted b\' P .S . Lcitli, actiii; ill th e absence of Chief Constable Huxlable. P .p . Brindlo s lated th a t whilst on duty


.Joseph C a n y , a inidtlle-nged man of small lit 1 1 »» 1 . i


oqiiall3* lo b(» p i tied if tlie3’ never heard th a t s ta lw a r t of th e ir d(*mmiiuation—Alorley Piinsiion. “ 'There w(M'o g ian ts iii tim.so da.vs ” and


I th in k t l ie v 'a ro . I cannot, pass from th is region ol. reminis­


ref(*rred, in a previous ch ap ter , to t l ia t eccentric preaclier, P e te r Alaekenzie, and (‘.xpressod 1113' .S3*inpatli3' witli those W(*.slcyans who never lioard liiin.


I have


Alorlo3' Piiiishon was one of them! As a preuclier ho was a d.vnaimc personallt.v; as a le c tu re r Iio could swa.v amltemes with Iho power of Ids eloquence. He was—like Dean F a r r a r—one of the fas tes t .speakers I (*ver r(q)ort(‘d.


th o reasons wli3’ he outpac(*d tlio lastcsb .shortliaml w r ite r .


n o t enjo.v being rejioru'd. As ho delivered his lectnro.s in. all p a r ts of tho^ kingdom lie luituralkv ohjeeliMl to Ids choicest bits of eloquence being transfixed to a new.spapor culiinm, and th a t ma.v liave been one of


quested in re p o r t in g a lecture Ii3' a pro­ fessional le c tu re r n o t to publish mon* than


:i b rief .summary of i t . .1. recall an amusing instance of this. A


wonderful fe a t of momor3'. Ho memorized (*ach lecture and delivered i t witli cyelonie rap id ity . I. c an n o t remember tlio .subject ol his leeture luit i t le l t an iinpivssnm on 1113' iidud of exquisite d iction wedded io marvellous iinageiy. .Like, inan.v lecturers Alorlev Piinslion did


wind ami le l t me s tag g e rin g limpK'- along try in g Lo c:ii)tnre a sentence liero anil there. v\s a m a t te r of fa c t each lecture was a


How the Millor wns Knightod.


R ic liard , th e miller’s sou, ujion :i hj*d of fresh .strau oioi- which wi»ro laid “ good brown hempen sliects.” N ex t m o rn in g ’s mcals^ was biircly finished wlien th e anxious courticr.s e.spied tlie King in f ro n t of the miller’s housi.*.


'.riiat n ig h t King Lloiiry slept with


fe a r and pfi'asui-c. and p ro s tra im g tliom- selve.s before him, proclaimed th e royal rank of th o gue.st. Knowing how chov Inul hoaste<l ot breaking tlio .severe fort'st laws, tho millor and his tamily expectLsl to be linngcd upon th o spot.


'I’hey advanced with minghul l-to wns an oratorical whirl­


tlio K in g unslieatliod his sword; th e miller grovelled on th e ground, expecting to lose his head, b u t the King—


in torr iblo silence,


Gave him g re a t living, and made him a k n ig h t .”


fiitclics of venison, ami an o th e r ociually liistorio ■ oak in the Imllow tru n k 01 which you can p u t ton grown men an d was not


.1. have ollcn been re­


has since distingidsliod i t and tliore was not a single adver tisement in it . I read i t in tliu t ram to CUthcroe and th o u g h t what :m (‘xcellent companion i t was on a. long dr(*aiy jonrne3*.


th a t thi.s unknown (i(‘orge Ncwiies would, .voars- afterwards , ho ins trumental m draw­ ing nio from ni\* native coiint3’ into the jo u rn a lis tic vortex of London.


periodicals an d new.spapers m tlie world, comluct(.*d b3* Goo. N oaviics. ”


from all / Another Movo up the Ladder.


'llio lifo of a uow.spapor rep o rte r is not only* ono of continual v a r ie ty b u t also one


th e jo u rn a l is t who wants to “ get on ” must -occasionally* “ got o u t .” Ho must, move Irom oiie-|iap(H' to an o th e r taking (.'ai'C tlmt tho no.xt p ap e r is more inlluciitial th an tho one ho ’ has loft and th a t th e salary and pro.siiccts a rc g re a te r in proportion. 'This method of g e t t in g on in tlie world


a t t r a c t th o a t tcn l in n of the ed ito r ot tho “ Nottingham Daily G u a rd ian ,” th e leadin Conservative? jiapor in th a t p a r t ol lli Alidlands. Aly* sala ry was immediately doubled and my opportuni ties enlarged for doing souio. real creditable l i te ra ry work. I was a t once given the sole cliargo. of


I was lucky


Araiislield to ho a sleepy old town with population of about 1*5,000 people. For reasons which will he a p p a ren t la to r-o u the ]>reseiit day poi>ulation is - n e arer 50,000. I t stood in tlio centre of n g re a t agricul­ tu ra l d is tr ic t ami every ma rk e t day th e spacious .square would bo* filled with tan n e rs and Ihctr wives disposing of tlu? jiroducts of th e . la u d . ' Ideally select, like iimithor C ran fo rd ,” i t seemed to be c u t olF from


I lound


tlio re s t of tho world. An Enchanted Land.


tho Alillcr who with some misgivings took him to his miserable abode, b u t however poor tho Alillcr Richard soeinpd to ho tliero was.no lack of ciieap and apiielising food. A lino venison pasty wn.s p u t before tlie King.


- .


” ‘ H e re ’s dainty* lightfooto, in fa i th ! ’ said • tlio k in g ; ■


F o r wo do oat of i t ovory d ay .’ ‘ In what plne(3.’ .said th e king, ‘ may* be bought liko to th is ? ’ ^


Jlngon.s of homo .browed- being tlio chief alhircinouts of appet ite. Du rin g tlio drivo Iho P r in ce made the*


- From merry* Slierwood, wo fetch i t home lioro


‘ AVo novor pay penny for i t ,-b v -m y fay!


Now a n d th en , wo inako bold .with tlio kin g 's deer..


“ * Then I .th in k , ’ said th o king, ‘ th a t i t is • ■ '


■ Never aro wo w i th o u t two or th ro e in tho i ■ ■TOOf, ■ ■ ' \ ’'or3*..well lloshcd, and ■excellent fa t ; -


B u t , prythoe, say n o th in g whorover thou go ; * '


'


* Each fool.* 'quoth R ich ard , * full well - m a y know. th a t . .


venison.’ * .* . . -


,Wo would--not, 'fo^■^ttTO'•ponco; 'th o king i ^ • should i t know.*


‘ I never •boforo nto so d a in ty a th in g .’ ‘ 1 \vis.’ quoth Riclinrd, ‘ no d a in ty a t nil . .. i t is,


' , . /


his h u n t in g companions and louml liimself benighted.


In t in s p l ig h t ho wrisJound bv


s tretches from AVorIcsop m th e North to Nottingliam iu tho Soutli. Once^ witliin its cncinuitcd realm i t is no t didicult to imagmo th a t the hand of time has slipped haek-- lo r centuries nml trausliu-rod the vis itor to llio days of long ago. Froin the days of tho Normans to tho timo of tin? S tu a r ts , tli(? Kings ol Kuglaml were often i n . Sherwood F ores t enjoying tlio pleasures of the chase, and tlierc is a doliglitfu! legend tolling how Henry* 11 f. was lost in the forest and had lo tak e refuge with the Alillor of Afansfield. ■ According to tho logeml. Henry had lost


gateway to an- enchanted land. Within tlireo miles was tho royal forest of Sherwood, forest whicli was said a t one tim e to bo unequalled In tlio whole of Europe.


T soon discovered th a t Alan.sficld was the I t


tho fine old m a rk e t town of Afansfield, about 12 miles from Nottingham.


led me a f te r two and a half years on the “ AVarrington Exam in e r ” to sc(‘k fresh fields and pastures now.


of continual change. An old journalistic Iriond o f mine. J’eti*r Koary, ed ito r of “ Pearsons AVoeV.ly,” once wrote a lively hook eiuib](>d “ Get on—or Get o u t .” Ho was a helicvor in llio Amerieaii sv.sttjin of “ luistlo ” and attaclicd g ro a t importance to g e l l in g ou in the world. He forgot th a t


I htth* dre amt


I t s full t i t le was “ 'Tib Bits th o most in te re s tin g hooks,


I>assiiig through Araiicliester on my wa.v ilomo lo Clithoroe for th e lioMdays when f lieard th o m'w.shoys all slioiitiug “ *’r i t Bit.s,” “ .'.I’i t B its.” .L wondered w h a t it. meant u n t i l I saw th a t tlie hoys were selling a p ap er (tailed “ 'lib B i ts .” As a journalis t I was in te re s ted and a t once bought a cop.v. I t was th en w i th o u t tho green cover which


some fu n n3’ stories h u t unlortimatcl.v t,he\' c an n o t bo p r in te d .” About th is tim e , Cliristinas, ,1SS1, T was


lighted a t being sav(‘d a. Might’s work, acceded to the rt‘quost and .summarized tlie lecture as lollow.s; “ M r . ------ dclivm-ed an amusing lecture in tho ------ Hall on 'rnc.sday Inst. Ho told


professional le c tu re r coiirteoiislv' asked the n qm r te r lii aliomhiiicit no t to publish 0113* of his stories as ho had lo deliver tho same lecLiiro-in several adjoining towns in u'hieh Ins i>apor c in a ilated .


'I’lie n*porter, d e ­


Alaid Alarinii marnixl to th e bold outlaw in tlio l i t t le -ch u rch wliieh s taiuR in tho centre of th e fores t?


. A Cluster of Dukes.


dukes living in ami around Sherwood for<?sb. To this ilav a g re a t p a r t 01 the forest is known as the “ .Dukerh\s ” derived from th o fa c t t l ia t hero wore th o princely lioinos of tho. Dllk<.^s oi I’o rtlaml, Neivc.'i-stle, Norfolk, Leeds ami Kingston. Tliero is no Duke of Kingston to-day and th e Dukc.s of Norfollc an d L(.‘ods have jiarted with. tJimr ]>ropeity b u t tho Dnk<? of P o r t lan d :ui<l tlie Duke of Newcasilo still reshiei in tlioii* sylvan domain and tlio Karl ot Alaiivers a t 'rhorosby as tlu; reprostmtative m tlio Kings ton family worthily m a in ta in s tho be-,t trad i t io n s of liis race.


A t om^ tiiuo th e re was no fewer tlmn five


land .M a.^i to de.serihi* ilie v is it of K in g Jiklward ( th en P r in a ; ol Wales) to WiJhei'k Abbey* in 1881. 'This was tho first v is it th a t any rep re sen ta tiv e ot tho reigning house had paid to AVelbeck lor the filth Duke— th e prcdoc<*.ssor ol the present Duke ol I’o rl- lan d—Iiad b a r red an d bolted Ids v a s t domain ag a in s t th o pry in g intrusions of pea.sant or j)cer.


Aly fir.st big engagi>ment in th is enchanted


i t was n o t u n t i l ho died in 1881 th a t llio doors were ojuMicd to Boyalty.


Tho Wondor Land of Wolbock.


P r in c e ol W.'iles and the nobles wlio .siiu* i t for th e first time. The old Duko wa.s* .such a roelu.se t l ia t lie constructed umlorgrouml tu n n e ls .so th a t ho should n o t soo from Ids windows any* gardemn* or labourer pas.siiig oym* his piopi;rty.


And what a. revelation AVclheclc wa.s to tlm .For 18 years lu* tu rm s i


worked e i th e r nudergroimd or in .-ilieds s c a t te red over th e g ro a t estate.


'Hiey


these circular .slabs' of glass scatten*d amongst th o flower beds and garden p a th s and von can . tra c e th e direction oi tlui tuniiel.s^ 1)V tluvso circular lights. When K in g Edward visited AVelbeck on th e occa­ sion referred to he was driven in a c arn ag t i and p a ir Ihrongli tliose tunnels lightixl liy thousands of tori’fu's. sight.


I t w;is a womJi*rfuI An Underground Picture Gallery.


value. A\’heii tho pres(*nt Duki* (mteriul into posRo.ssion ot AVelheck this room was filled witli valuable pictures ami fu rn i tu ro all huddled together, and some of tlie pictures mildewed with .age ami m'gl(;et.


ballroom in England. TJie walls aro covered with pictures ol


a hugo building as big as a railway s ta t io n known as th o “ 'Tan Gallop.” It. was nearly a q u a r te r of a 'm i le in lengih .and h;id 60,0(K) square feet of -glass in its roof. The llooi* was thickly* covered with tan and here tlio old Duke u.sod to watch irom :i 1k)x Ins liorses being i*xorcised.


\ \ hen T y is i t i’d AVelbeck 111 LS’sI there wns


of M’ellieck an d to-day there is a new ru l in g school 385 foot long and 104 fee-t broad. Round tlie roof is a motallie Iriezo dLsphay- in g rcpro.sontation ot animals, birds .and foliage. N<;ar by is a nmge 01 wJiito s tone buildings Ituown as “ 'The \\ ininng.s.” These aro almshouses erc'cted by th e priVsent Duke o u t of his winnings on tin; tu n an d an* for- th e use of aged dependants on tho e s ta te .


Horses havo always lH*eii tin* genus loci


for Ills Ivitcheus and other dome.stio offices, . nud^ ono ol liis nunu’rous freaks is ;[ miiiiaiure railway conveying food from tho kitclien - to tho" table, dispensing almost en tire ly with domestic axsisiaiice.


.rhe old^ Duko also hurrow(*d tinderground


other invited guests were renrosentativos 0/ all th e g re a te s t houses in tlie kingdom. A' Groat Event.


Edward) was th e most noiahli? ovf*iit. in tho history of AVolhock. Having been excluded .so long llio new Duko tried to make amends for . the incivility* of his preih^co.ssor. Tlio Pr ince was welcomed on a scale of g ran d eu r uneqmdled in royal visits, and amongst th e


The v is i t of the P r in ce of W.ale.s (K in g


day. Every London p ap er Imd long accounts of th o royal vis it.


delightful oxporionco as th e Dukories wero th en a p ic tu re ,o t sylvan beauty*.


'G ia n t


pak.s cvfirywhuro tpw em l . o v e r : th o sUvor birches .with which tho fores t aboundc<L Ab


.(Oontinoed in column 5.)


with his host, .drove through Sherwooil Forest. Following claso behind wore ropre- soiitativcs of th e press an d to mo i t was u


. 'rh e following day th e P r in c e of AValos


g a th e r in g of journalists on such a unique occasion. Tho p ap er ! reproseut^yl had six. rep o rte rs on th o spot an d over ten (H)Iumns of descriptive m a t te r uppeartHi iu thu “ Nottingham Daily Guardian ” th o n e x t


There wns, ns might be t'xpivted, a. gre,^:;


“ Invisible D u k e ” was tlic construction of an iimlerground pic tu re gallery which t-o-day* is used a.s a b.allroom. I t is IG-t feet long by Gl as


Tlie^ most ex trao rd in a ry freak of the


tho- most magnitieent p r iv a te j»ricele.s'+


feet 111 width and is regarded


lighted in th e d.ay time by hiig(» tlises of ght.ss on the snrlaci*.


u a s tliO «nhti'n*anean joissages [ havt* nien- tionod.


.Ono of his g re a te s t engineering triumpJis 'I’hey strinehed for miles and were 'To-<lay* visitors seo


Welhcck in to a gigantic work.shop, employ­ ing thousands ot men and jiaying t.housamis a ^vear in wages, and although thero was th is v a s t armv a t work the old Duko never saw them ami they* never saw him.


wanted to .sec tlie marvels of AV(‘IlKs.*k Imt th e old DnJve gave him no in v ita tio n and


'J'lie L’mico ot Wales luid oUeu


fo r th o eseapadt.'s ol a. lores t rover known as R obin Hood. Who has no t lieard of Robin Hood and L i t t le Jolm :ind Afaid Alarion ? AVlio lias no t seen th e g ran d 0:1k in which Robin Mood uschI


Slienvood forest is liowovor h o t te r known ill to Jiang his “ His kind (*011 rte.sy for to requite, I


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