BRITISH WAR


The Ideal stic and Practical i Aims MEDLEY 01= V IEW S SUMMED UP


ht; Ind.


Minisbfcand wards,XM^ilosopher^, [ lawyer^, professoS-have starep our wi ' variety of ways ape a variety


■vraiARLY aU',thfe ikdlng ■t’ i nation—statesmen from


which is


described I think net 'in- the si element that this wai- like the la it! is ajwa^ to end war, a peace that (rlwar during


ttie'y icanibe surnnked up in one phrase, doubt, ca:i be fittingly ate


and this is much to ^he good. Dur war aims if


iir; aims in a of language, _ . ,____


open to hut ai war to bring ^bpi


!' envj' due to)the success of the other side, A ' considerable body of bplnioh to-day believes ‘ that! the solution of! Europe’s cifflpultles lies in fedeiialism. The pWas'e The United States of Euroipe had its origin as fai' back as the last' war' and thii Was prolably the end


, proloirgtd- hostilities assembled taken ; factii ments brougl ■hatred iori


be soirie hope that have gtown sufflcler all disputes between settled tound a table at the!'conclusion' bitterness has riser.


.thing


solely to warped judg- by naturrl feelings of for the erujmy, or to


lEROE CET.


li!


SE I A t USK.,' ET 3*


■ growing and growifad fast. If | has been helped by a well-kndwp book, ‘ itlnion Now,” by a distinguished ijnerican author, a book that has become a|. best-seller| in recent months; T am not proposing toi review this book but to discuss within the lunits of my perception a few of’”' the ; jrpints ,which


' President Wilson had W 'view vhpn he first penned!his Fourteeri Points, trd |League of Nations' to bridge the gap. betWeen the old order and the new. Federalism Whether you and I as individuali believe in Itj or not, is


the next century. Add if war c wi pe avoided throughout^the ensubg century "


there I wjU be no morej cause fd 'th e world


tlV 'wise t i ensure that nitlons cap b|^micably I be even


____ that the people conference, are prorie to mis- due about


as they hs ve----------- of, a world! War, when to such a' pitch after


there should will by then


the Foreign Secretary down- . j [University


men pt the the Prime


By CAREY ' ' ■ I


LORD.


Persians which .altereth not. In less twenty years, unless we am constant!; theialert, it maiy be scrapped'and somethini put; in its place like; that! substitute4. by Hitler, which bn the lace iof it was more, difficult, far more difficult,' to accomplish than all the alleged principles for whlchl the war was fought and to attairi; which the jbest minds of the century foregathered in P^s. As a writer in “ The Tiihes” huts it, the |task of Britain' and Prance is to ^ e r t the tested values of Western civilisation' and to 'give new life to its cultural inheritance from Grewe/ and 'Rome, from Christianity and from modem science. The Sharpness; of the Nazi threat has shown that this inheritance cannot be defended as a static, ideal but must be given fresh and dyn'amic expression. For practical purposes its malntehance may |be said to hang oh four principles;: i


tni ■4} Interests,


iHE ■ is


powers, vould help this process, r Thefe' THE OUTLAW’S BRH)E. schemes, still tentative and piecemeal, ha|e -.. J . .enormoh^ latent possibilities.; I They, hafe '


tlon. 'ifie creation of an intemalionW hng Wmple north-couhtry ballad supervisor body with strong | personnel arid


f [


'! ■ The upholding of, freedonW|of opinion, Ifaith and speech; .


;■ 1he upholding of j the rule of law, both jnationally dnd internationally ;


j; i , i


I The raislpg ■ of the standards of Ihd land of living. Universally and not foij restricted group of peoples,.


. .not of domination but of public service; land,


The use of the State as ah instrument I - '


' ' | ' ||


given thei world for the first time an Instr 'ment for adjusttog expanding, production to I ;expandtag consumption and'thus rendering less and I less possible further acute wor|d 'depressions such as that of j 1929-32, whiphj let loose the forces making for war In 'Europe. 'The most ideal political arrangpf ments cinhot s'urvive mass I unemployment


jit justifiable to expect peaceful and ;order|y Ipolitical development. - World econoritjo lorganisat on is approaching tbe point wheire 'totematibnal. trade can be greatly 'assisted | ithrough the concerted use of inew method! 'Hitherto .only war has been able to provide | I the work more or less suddenly with a big economic stimulus. An j internationally


!and bantouptcies, and only when we possets windbreak against an economic ..blizzard is


m IS ITY g


° federalism provokef. .Make ho mistake " about' this, however, the' diseas: [from which the German nation is suffering--the German natioA; despite the sftrrepeaied ; assertion that We are not flgh'iing this mtfon but only the! Nazis and Nazism, the samb tiding—must be i eradicated before there is he smallest chance of peace redlly succeedihg—whether through federalism or any ether "ism.” These'Teutons—Ary its they row prefer to obsessed by the idea rule, and I this disease


call ihemselves-;arp that' they are bom


mind I prove ; every d^y- t le week their questionable ; fitnes >,! to rule over other peoples, be they whte, black oij yellow.,


Utopian ideas as a rtoult of their being so freelyi'gired that pepple begin to;take them for, igranted. It wU[ be a jdflarent, vastly different, problem slitting dow[i at a peace confetonce- and dealing. with:and; settling- by agreement point aftdri! point in a practical way i from laying down idealistic principles


WHAT must be gularded against in this I ■' ’N ^ peace discussi'oii is the[ absorbing of loe.


before I the recipe^ how |to cook a- hare, ‘t First catch your hare,” has }ts application lb human, coriflicts. 'First Nevertheless if the muchidlscussion of pCa it, is! , as desirable citizens who carry explbre the subject, poslrig that' a .com can be bridged to


which would not. bf in a; hundred years, the Government are war aims piecemeal. Mrs. i Beeton’s dlcti


lidefable: pferiod bf time night,-an i to picturing


flo responsibility should The danger lies in sup-


as it is inevitable that


difficulties, and the working nqt of a basis of settlement which has. to begin operations forthwith, that is tb SaV to 19^0 rather t^han in the lyear 2,040, assuming a| peace corifer- ence cbn meet next'year, which ;I am by nc means; forecasting ' j One ^ thing is. fairlj certain. Though the! Versailles Peace .Treatj


a' po^ibie new world^ which nlight with thi greatest good fortuiie; reach pnctlcal politics a cehtury or so hence rati.er than now. A.pCace conference toeans the, thinking^put of compromises between idealsj and p^ticai


haslbeen abused far, it is not likely to ^I'repeated,, 'The experi]


meht.of linking a leace treaty new! system it is iifendCd to not !i so successful mak^ts imitation


e>^.P?.rtsbelieve_tl^Hhepew scheme for reorganisatto


should'be'kept aOT. The


a matter o r-i,*"


twenty


‘ ypam ago as b course. Many


itself with thp tottoduce 'w£


latel^,when the e!eini[ntaw^prM^^^ ^ J


inaidJy, sinceia*doc|le, crowd wlio are willing the I edicts of a sin gig


permdnent peace, be ,thb last people '


to bo down' to a


wilhhave to be eradifcated an(i .replaced by co-operation before,, there can b® hope of a he Germ; ms ought to . fall victins to such a


olitical elewn and obey more or less.insane


.applying the ideal of self-determination are pafently unworkable as independent units of economic or even political organisation, and the one way to maintain their obvious cul­ tural'and social advantages is to unite them to larger groupings, beginnings of which may be seen to (he iScandlnavlan Group aiidrthe Balkan Entente. In the same: way the j'war, which even the belligerents! recognise to some sense a European jcivil war, has brought to a head the question of, g ving effective political and ecoiiomic expr^pn to the .unity of. the European community of riatos,'. already clearly expressed-to **’“*’•


jected by Nazism. Ih^pursuing them it is not necessary to adopt any hard arid fast pirn provided their implications are grasped and applied according to circumstances. Norlis it necessary to ignore the many existing agencies or to face revolutionary breaks with the past provided that we make'full use [of the material' ready to hahdi and that we know how to make the processes of evolution more rapid, bur greatest. teeakness in the West has not been in; our. iiistitutions but! in oiir outlook, which has, not! without reason, appeared to the Nazis as that of an older nation. We have! been; slow to grasp that! to the I congested; highly organised modern European community it is no .longer realistic to think to terriis of a sharp 'division betiveen doniestic and foreign affairs, or 'toetwben politics arid economics. ' The totalitarian attempt to' solve the' problem by means; of self-siSficiency could only i be , an interim phase, and an ever-expanding "Lebenstraum” for a few giant States emerges as the only practical alternative to more and more com­ prehensive co-operation between neighbourr tog' countries large and small. The small splinter States” which! resulted .frpm


A ll these principles are common to tpe Western! democracies,; and all are ;^e- civiliSatibn. - [


reluctant to state their They '-ecognise that reqpr^ed immediately


Goverrimjent find too cC terms I embarrassing,


to .the war.


realised by agreement; That is probably why


' I i their


plainly depend;upon finding, for-Germany a rble' which; 'successive geperations i of Genrians will be ready tb^atotato, and which can employ the energies* and talents of tbe German: people for, instead of against the common toterests of theiConttoent. Too


A ny attempt to ; establish - an, enduring settlement of European problems must


late'to the field to participate fully in oyeri sea I empire-building, I the jGermans have lacked an. adequate peaceful'outlet for their organising powers. The Impulse towards a centralised Greater German Reich has | re­ sulted partly from what was, felt to [be! the denial of outlets to the German people.! A Eurbpe organised on a basis of close | co­ operation could provide peaceful .and con- strtiottvf!' opportunities for' the varied jcle- mehts to Germany. 'The safeguards to be provided against a repetition of Genrian aggression i [depends on so many Unknowns; that


at this stage. Germany is|bnly just expert- enctog a major revolution, such as Prance, England, and other .maturer'countries passed through long ago. With afi the changes to the past four-generations if. has only been since


they,' can hardly !be


fniinroo it- &iie for the civilised elements in Gerniany bnart" from ' thbir imcultured present-day ^ establish an ascendancy which missed establishing'; owing to


. uuiuu uy* brtog' Sbto hS | C extel > cerfato utoavourable jconditldns'to_ toe


subsided. • ObvlobslV toe tectorial ^pect 5 qf a! peace settleirier t .cannot be .decided uri- til the time is more ripe, fetoce| much, depends


on iiovf the war enc s exaqfly. ‘ ^ _ . The metoods [o( a newlorder iaicert^^ shape of a twiriedged


satisfy those, wh{ have been the imwillj^ victims of unbrovoked


, are! hoping wifi be compelled to do them justice yhile, suffering nb real Injustice


posed tyranny land those P h °^ tiicmsclves. ANE aspect must'not be 'eoiria' to' be carried out,! experience provM


value tothebiy. — —----- , - , ever


prolonged negotiatlim by


iVERX _iE'-'^' ■ !'


llVIODERN ermanent


''


[lURE. ' . j ^fatural


hd Gent’s! SERBS i


)AD, l 5923. . L-


by a mountebank, knd,because the d em ^ _ 1 rabies were caught napptob.


warisnowbcing^Joutotio^a^^^^^^^^ -


toe


.nitods get togei pkaceiformulse,


ity that these framing a law


Sft 'hCt for. a se ourselves . that


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ther and iSolannly produce a anci the wherewithal to WO* Uple. however em^^^^^^


wlien-ail the world’s grbat it-...


l lafce part ot Central Eutope. The worx S totods-Wifcn, C l em e ^ L^wd . George and theirest-was


system now


oltwenty'years a^o large^ |“ ^ “ ve?a- system now unpleasantlyJPto


V admit the remarkable lao'r — j out'


to^


■ that something totffiy ^®Jf?L'^^tcome of iaeliieved.' Despite .Versailles!,


iv different was actual Brsaillesi the outcome


an;' obscure todivldiial. a common soldier m m


tob, Great War, c|ime Alonfe, groim^^ fragments, and ma.de toe;vanquished naiwn


ersailles Treaty,la,'id-dow^a welUl thras scheme ^ whicicireve'iybo^ believed 'WK


^


mkT • , a,


over foreign policy has effectively, changed hands. Given a real prospect of a'.European order allowing scope for German organisifig and m d Inventive genius i nt should' not be toipos-. -


1933 that power overjlhe- Army land deternfin^;


For Women SU


of middle age, begin to realise Hat they are niit ,' so young as.tney were.-If, however, you arc ore


Most ■wom en upon leaclins the tnwg ,yji-i


of thoM passing through this cntical tini^ ,y<n need nit think that you cannot be well and happy. t ■tou taay have rather lost yoiir grip on things,


bWhat , has - happened . is ' that' your blood has [ recorad exhausted: but all ;yonT ailments wll


Headaches assail you and loftcnjyour back scema ready b break. i,


ou gel tired easilTi and yotir legs ache hornbiy. ,


eadimyicld to tbe strengthening mnuence or Hr, Willimis Pink Pills,. because these pills actually create [the new rich blood your-system so badlj^


: TakJ a, course of.,Dr. Williams brand Pink Pll|8|, and I tM • nerviness, headaches, -poor appetite, and feven^ flushes Will soonfbe a thing of.thcipait. You -will feel better and younger every day, b^ijfe the ne V rich blood treated l^ ,thcse_pills'wilt gil'C you n:w energy -apd vigour*. rOf all mmi.tsi a. box Ctriple size 3st)r^ut ask foy Dr.


you Is. 3d WilUatis. Huy a dox


now. MITTON


neighbours, and i especially, sist on! absolute safeguards ag4to^an.y further massive rearmament of.Gemany;


That is a foregone conclusipn. T '' ' ;


Our task is not to think of a ssttlement only In terms of ideals or alUmatlvc|y of military land political force, but to tod


1 blnation of force.; ;i , new and still riritried method which now lies


' nriHE , 1 a series Of. military,.-


old'tolutlon,! whicK has R iled, ......... alliances.


was The


to land is toe tocreastogly [close of those European nations—inch dtog the


civilised elements to prepared'to recognlse the teic P Q ? ® 'qj forth above, and to .accept tbe, limitation M


sovSeign rights to order to edure their maintenance;; and at the ;s^e.ttoeto^con­


certed effort ito develop world resourc,^by toding a beneficent outlet;


tive energies of all P^oP^fv. point, we


^ork 'of Comiriand, a'standtog with a powerful


Subreme Council and toe* toter-Al led High o ofnndtaff orgdn of gqver^ .ent


have to being influence; over tw) distinct pi ovei


sovereign States, armed forces under unified contro.


common consent, tljese artong^eits, be keot functlontog, after the warj It nnlv be necessary to 'add to the supreme Council representatives ofi other S !ate;>,_and


n by covld would


Gummed Tapes and!Cellopha|ie \ ' i . ‘


GET TOURS whilst IB^Stock Lasts. 1' ' ■'


HistrS lit 6, MARKET P U C E .


NEW DELIVEEY NOW IN S'tOCK: 0F‘,


Black Paper for In Rolls 60 ins} wide


how to apply enduring .values to chanpng conditions land how to harness behmd these values an ample and endii 'ing com-


it is plain, however, after the expe^enCe of 1914 and 1939,' that Germany's propean


toe Women’s Institute started their working party f ir comforts for toe troops with a gpodi] attendEince, some .ifisitors were also, present. Mrs. Tattersall. very kindly' put her cafe at the disposal of the members for the after­ noon. Wool was distributed foil-knlttlngjlnto


WOBl___.,EN’S iNSTITUXE.-:-The members pf


various garments. Tea andtoiscuits were served at an interval. Profits 1


afternejons at 2-30 p.m. ■ \


ceedings to go to the material fund.- It!was decided to meet fortnightly on' Wednesday


from the pro­


yhe! old' vigour and,.energy seem to be gpnif, .* j’ J' ^


imoney by internationar agericies. I , This j would nob only raise the standard of life a^d


I organised marketing scheme i plight ,'for thd 'first time provide a peaceful and lasting out­ let for the world’s misapplied [energy.! Th’e|to !is much! to be said for expenditure of an [international character for the! purposes pf Idevelopmfent to be, undertaken'through in-- 'temationhl channels. Nothing would prp- jmqte aij international outlobk better thpri the !raistog and spending of;large sums of


! peoples of-the various nations] with a, greater 'interest In each,'other, with!less cause fpr friction, ^ d witli an increased I spirit of liye I and let live. And these prinbiples'.to them-1 selves w( uld reduce the risks of world wpr and increase the general acceptance of cofa;' 'd


ferences difficultids.


round a table to spttle wor


jmost ideilistic bf war aims.'' First he says; 'there must be no hatred left]on either side —a very, tall oiffer. He then proceeds ; “Vye | are crust ders, and we have to prove that we; are wortjiytof victory. We have’ to make}a; just peate. 'iWc must end the war 'to such a way that the only grievances the Germi have shall be against their own ralel , against tkeir leaders, and against the systpiri which brought them again to defeat.” A s ^ ! taller order. |Su- Nevile’s ideas are worthy of the hipest' respect. He is the authopjjof the most -human, moving document:the wjar has so f]ir furnished to his final Report pn


; ' British Ambassador in Berlin up to the outbreak''if war, has perhaps given us the


ii


appearec vide no Report c


view this Report which has proved' an eye- opener to all who have read it.,


pntains. Next week I propose to'tiie-; what Sir; Nevile'S: SIR NEVILE HENDERSON, who, was the I - I


Leave all thy friends]of high degree. To dwell to greehwood-bower?


“ Sayi Ella wilt jthou fly with me, |And quit thylfathef’s tower;


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To! sleep beneath th’ Inclement skj’, |A rained outlaw bride.


For thee she’ll leave her heartfelt joy ']Her father’s tow’r bf pride ; *'


Noj ever dear and favoured youth -iThy Ella’s words believe, or .till


To dwell'beneath the inclement sky, ■'!A rain’d outlaw’s bride ? i


"Bethink thee, Ella, thbse who share '' rrhe outlaw’s; desperate state. Hunger and thirst, arid cold must bear; ■' Pause, ere it ;be too late. ' ‘ . ■When round our lowly clay-built cot The tempest! rages I wide, i


Wut' thou not ebrse the wretched lot jOf the poor jbutlaw’s bride!?


And when the lytotry'storm prevails, Must thou neglected be ? '


’ Was it alorie, |n summer gales, |l vowed to sail with thee,


Noil ever, ever,'are thou mine. Let weal or woe betide ; '


Wliate’er my fajte. I’ll ne’er repine, . t prov’d an outlaw’s bride,;


; ;N0


“Taen haste we on, the murky night. tVill shield us from pursuit, prying eyes fealliView our flight,; , The steed is]swift of foot;


So( n will we reach our sunny bower S^ere Derwent’s waters glide ; .'!; ■, i


I


And Elia long shall bless the hour ■ ' She prov’d afa outlaw’s bride.


Ani numerous vassals throrig’d to ranks. To share the outlaw’s smile.


' E e led her to sweet Derwent’s banks. Where rbise' a stately pile; i:


i ! ■ '■ ’"!! . ■ ! Th 3


My Ella, dear 1 all, all is thirie,’ rhe youthful lover cried ;; . cheat forgllre, and ever shtoe,


Earl' Dei-wentwaters’s bride.” .,•,.[ By Saint Wlrburgh! youth, but thou


hast a dainty [pipe of thine own, and that's an excellent song, too, although


...... w _________ ____________ r [ It be somewhat !of the longest,” said the the chciuMtances leaffing to the termtoritfo! j highly gratified! porter as he filled and of his-mlsslon to Berlin. Short extracts haVei rirnnk another jeup. “ I was myself a to the British Press, but t\eypt“- singer In my youth, and could,then troll real inkling of what Sir, NevileS: | ^ jjcdlad as well as the best of them': ''


FreRINS A IDLE AE G T MD G


remerabenone that was madeifipdh ja clr-* cumttance that happened‘In tfils ’very castle, during the time of our present lord’s grandfather, and I willing It, too, in rdqultal of thy ballad; thou wilt then jud^, from what remains of the old man, whether he had not a good yolep In his youthful days,” land much to the satis­ faction of De Itoos, who hoped that the exertion of singing would aid the drugged wine in Its operation, the porter; In a volc^, strong, hilt not unmusical, began


as f o l l o w s I All­


He inocks at the portalt* ’'What,stranger is here?’ j


batter’d and brais’d , to; pome affray ;


way, ,


■ ■ ;i i ii


‘I M, said toeiptranger, ‘bold Lord de Iw I Mere.’. ]* [ , ;'


- ! ;l '


“ The gates are ; throTO open, they nwet',


‘Buj; why come with buckler, with sword and with spear ? ” , ■ !


- ' I ■ j


Said the Baron of Halton to Lo 'Oh,


I ask thee for shelter, toe fo® 6n are'near. They seek my heart’s 1


Anid the Lord of the Marches 1


I have domain,


I s In


sld^. So


Ani [ ■ l a de la Mere.


■whilst Hubert, of Halton, wedrs steel by his doff toy good aimour,; partake of our


vain shrill they seek it,’ toe Baron . replied '! ' i


' ' ' ’ , u i-s-


heed hoi toe focman, brave Lord de la ■Mere.’ ■; ■ -j ■ '"■,[


Scarce spoke he [the 'words, aid ’”— < Bless my .heart]” said th e ' porter,


suddenly breaking pfi to the ^ d d le of the line, “ what’s the matter with me ? A isort of dizziness Is coming toto my brriln' and I am alinost dead with sleep; I tannot even remember^anotherjvord


of Ithe song: and, 1 drpnk either i if


’'Scarce spoke he i ■ and-?’, ;'; :>


as I think I am not I ■


, : toe';Worls, and-;and—


1 miist-he drunk.”' iAt thelconcluslon of ' thVlast wbtoihis head'droWd upon t o


I'No, no, I caffit get oh; lam doubtless brunk;


breast; the -! goodj narcotic .had taken eftect.;' and the unconscious porter sank Into a.profound arid deatljlllke slumber.


. be' Roos stood [for .ajtotoute or two anxiously gazing ori'the sleeping servanp; arid finding -himCompletely- under the Iriffiience oy thb potent drug. he iMsened


the elrdle ftom his waist, on which hung toe S


and Imtoediatelj}: unlocked the


g?eat gates ofthe castle, glring entrance to his followers,'who *-were silentlj


waltine for the signal to advance. Thej the court-yard with “ stealthly


h at’s certain, es, I must—I


i n - ^ blood,’; pried the Lord


And! gladly did; Hubert, Lord; ! ’ ' greet: ;


il


toe Barons de la Mere


rd de la Mere. ■


been * fighting! on Maipas this day have


^ , , i ;


“ To toe castle of Halton a knight bint his bloody


Say, wilt thou quit these scenes of joy, Festivity and; pride:


"[And canst thoti'doubt thy Ella’s truth 1 .iWill she thy love deceive ?


treated i^ the early experiments, are beiriig |-so tuning to his ilnstrument, he Immedi- increasingly brought to bear bn their oper|i-i ateljf' began to play and sing the follow-


echnique of operating such controls rapidly (Which


improvmg, land consumer were sometimes' badiy^


organlsatlbn that can readily be turned tb; positive ends.


acy of- the State. Nevertheless, now ,we have! come to I economic | against


struggling made in e


______ weapons. | Steel, tin[ zinc, alumin-: ium, rubber, sugar,^tea, meat, pnd other vital products ire already under some form of ;tematlon: il control.


commodit of orderlj economic


I , |


production of and trade in raw materials hM. been strongly opposed by bush ess men as an I interference with their liberty of action ahd| by politic ans as a challenge [o the suprent-i te


for negative purpbses,-fbrms cji: International control',dver th|e


,.'hich the Nazis i[re desperately' . Much progress has lately beeh| stablishing successful international; V schemes^ which fofm instruments: development but arfe also pdwerffil,


ighting Hitler it’ is above lall thtei weapon on which we rely aiid|


A TALE


NED P R i b E


Didst thou ever I hear,”; asked the


minstrel, “how the noble Earl of Derwent- water won the fair daughter of Lord De CUffprd, In'the dls'gulse of an outlaw?” “ l|o," returned the porter; “ that will


j be quite hew i to me.” “Tjhen will I endeajvour to sing It for


theei” resunied the ccjunterfelt minstrel,


[B B L E S D A L E , THE OLDEN TIME, .J


vaulted passage that led to the, servants’ hall. Onithe outlaws rushed,land sur- •Ised th,ej domestics of the Baron, quietly


seated ay supper, little thinking of so un- an Interruption.


pleasant At a s bjand.of tjie hall,


.


ght so unexpected as yhat of a armed strangers In the body of some of the servants] trembled


ydth fear] whilst bthprs rose from their seats, and prepared to act upon the de­ fensive ; lljut De Roos', on perceiving this, In a tone ]6f authority, commanded them, lender pi ln of instant death, not to ofler the least jresistance. He then required the Baron’s confidential servant to come orward ; jand alter locking the various ntranc^ jinto the hall so that, the omestlc's [could not by any possibility


escape, h!e and his faithful i followers, julded by jthe affrighted and [unwilling alet, hastened towards the Baron's rlvate qpqrtments. As they entered-the allery that led to them, the shrieks of a llstresseill female were distinctly heard:


t|he sound I served only to Increase bur ero’s spe'eq; and In a smaller space of time than It has taken to describe the


if roceedl ife he was at the door of the apartme itlwhence the sound pf distress seemed tojirise. > Finding It fastened on tihe inslc e,' to burst It open was only the Ork of, a moment, and probably, had


lur hero^ arrival been delayed;for a few ilnutes prily, he would have, been .'too


l^te, for th^ seducer was then In the act if Strug illng with the exhausted Mary osford, who as De' Roos entered the 00m, sankjon the fioOr In a state of utter


Insensibility. [ At the pight of his betrothed wife In


tms lam'totable 'situation, the fury of our hero kne\y itip bounds, and witli the, rage pf a lion piger for prey, he sprang upOn me astonlsljied Fits Eustace, and kneeling pn hls breast, with his hands firmly fixed pn the ^aion’s throat, held him on the floor, whilst his attendants bound him band and foot. As this took place, James Ciostord was exerting every effort to restore] his sister to animation ; for pome time he was unsuccessful, but at jast.’Malry slowly opened her eyes, and mlng them earnestly on her brother, faintly bttiered : “ Can it he possible ! ^ I then really safe ? My God, I thank Lhee,” and! Instantly, relapsed; into her former ptate of insensibility; ^from this


ihe wat j hwakened by they' exertions f De rWs' and, on beholding him lean ug over jher with looks of the mos


intense s oUcltudri, she instantly exclaimed And thou heire too, De Roos ? Then am safe] indeed; by what miracle


mdst thbu efiect .my, deliverance ?” " I t WM no miracle, my dearest Mary;


strong mectlon'only urged me to follow ■


vhen I heard thou wert stolen away, and,


::rom th^ first I felt confident of success lut tell me,! is thy strength recovered, and


; irt thod jable -to, quit the, apartment of ;hls prostrate vUlato ?” “O, I ain. quite well noW,” said'Mary ;


[thy presence ,t)e Roos^rfath completely ::estored my health and siifits.” Finding that h!ls Mary was able to walk,'


De Roos i ordered his men out of the ipartmmt,! which he fastened securely in the olulslde, leaving the Baron to enjoy ils own I reflections In solitude, and they, TO majf jweH Suppose, were not of the nost pleasant description. Out herb next requested that Mary TOtildrretire to Test for the evening, as refreshing j sleep, after the, fatigue and misery, she!had endured, could not fall to be most welcome. Mary compiled with his desire,! and'he released one, of the female seryants! from durance tb attend


upon her.]! This necessary piece of attention hav­ i


ing heed jduly executed, De Roos wished his fair! | mistress good night, and hastened! to the great hall, where his followers I had inustered to await further orders :’rom thblf chief.


Taktogi Armstrong aside, our hero told him thai] he would willingly give the


that it proinlsb which break. not bo Baron’


castlb lib [to plunder ,dld he not think would be an Infringement of his to Lord Wyresdale—a promise


he' would not,, on any .account. But,’] he continued, “ we can-


wirong 'by taking a view of the lajfder and wine cellar, and I do


hope'w'e shall find something better than conger eel pie ;’or salted mutton, which was all that foolish porter had to,enter­


tain I,rue! with, and though from, being hungri 1 did eat a little of the mutton.


yet I'bha i'toaye no objection, now that ' ' k Is over, to partake of the best is castle affords, and a flask of


good •wine in the bargain.”


repUeb-Artostrorig, “ that we shall all be very! WllUrig to Join you ;. I shall there­ fore de^to toe Baron’s chamberlain to point |)Uti'the way to the larder and the wine qeilkr. !


“And yjiu may depend upon this. Sir,”


R B t l E P ! j


I your skin. i.a s ! a pbcketl handkerchief. ' details; I no j obligation.


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[Corrective Hosiery; stretches as easily, as comfortable!-as '


' l


'! Slipped on quickly, Welcraftj Is las washbble Inquire now [for further j 1 :


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ONLY! ADolRES^j:^ I'l v! \ I ; , i" '! ' ! !'■'■■;!.: ,


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■ i! '■■ 1 . ■ . - I , .' '


again indulged his propensity for, French At the dawn


Roos.iGbsford, consultation [as ings; and lt| dras 'deemed pfudent; on quitting the castle, to; folloW t te example set them bjj t ie Baron, at Walton-le- Dale, when he locked up the . landlord and his family. Thb setvanfs,'| therefore, were to be iinprlsohed, In.order to avoid the possiblUtir 'bf pursuit; but With re9 spect 'tp the Baron himself,| simple tocrir-^ ceratioh was not [deemed punishment sufficient, and Ihey Idetermined to inflict a signal disgrace upon him that should rankle In hlb proud! heart for ever.; ' ,| j; The 'consulta,tlonj had qnlyj just'con­


cordial^., ■ [ i ■ i -I of the following ; day Dq and] An^pron^. 'lheldl a to thelti fpturp proceed-


cluded when Mi and De, Roos [ai— happy to pertelve thi


terrupted reppsb had restored the healthy glow of her complexion, and,.completely


^


' Breakfast helng over,'the' isuccdssful party made prebarationp j jfor their journey homeward, and; Jot n Aijnstrong was sent to the [Bare n to inf' irm him that he must hold hlniself to readiness [to accoifipaDy tnCm.i That nchleniaii^ who had ilalh upon the' floor the whole of the night; was aWost lienumbf d..with ,cold;


effaced all trric^s oflfatlguel anh languor,


'and oh theJ entrance of litostrong, earnestly entirebted (jhat he,-wpuld a^w him the comfort of i ;fire, and somethtag to eat, for he 'pastoearly de,ad: throifg^


coldandhuriger;'-' '


strong, “ a sbialU adcount'tpisettle with your lordship! ahd for that great purpose


“ I have, to! the first place,” [sald i,;i


the key Of possession.” : “What I :VlUaln,t’


yji


“ not content ipth. person ,1s i f


ypur


the’co'orand'sbrcastlc AmiEjtrpng, “ inay I ask your lordship [which Is., the sreater ■rillato. he who robs an oldlman pi mq daughter; !or*he whp.Tobs a'jBwon pf his


also ?” ‘ ■ “Andsuppbs'


gold ?■' The questloh i?. easily pnsw^d;: and I now return thb reproabhful te i^ te


him who first made use of Ip ,but, as to robbing you, my lorp, I assure your-lord- ship we had nof such idea, haying quitted


your lordship, to.y.obr;hurry. Ibft aismall . 1 .1 ...J Hoghtbnl Arms,]In


that trade a toontb ago. However,! as


bill,unpaid a Walton-le-Dalt, --.p , -t, i ,


thi an! as my master! was


so good as to settle It with the landlord, together witll.tomewhat motebby vyaypf


n


interest; ar d as toust^bbfore ^e^quit your castle, le reimbursed fpp the cpsts and charges rf, this., exp^jtlcn,j-,lt-is possible^ thato youil'lordship| and bur- selves' may Have bl lerpnt idcM reqppct-,


Ing the- amdurit to be refunded, toFb" ^ fpre, to avoid all ur pleasant; ;qlsput^ vve


shall,..take jwjhat we consider a_ [fair remuriefation, [fronaihe .c o iw ts of y ^ r lordship’s stroni bpx!' Gob ’torhld 1! my jthat any ol|; bur„pdople


Lbrd Baron


should even the labourei every man oil ally paid to '


think of fobbing you: but worthy of ,to'hlre^and


On hearing hearing, this liarangue, the


_ it tolha've his own puiictu- hlm.”


longest :Anr(stong .]was make, .the. Bayon. f ndtog that .resistance


was of. ntf | v k qtoetly surrendured thp


key, of his s trk g box to the itonfis of, toe determined |outlaw],vwho, on,


thus cbntihhed' h^ '^Iseuurse •! now to inform your lordship, that my


master orders|you to b^ ness for accotopaiJylng htol pwards the north;' 'he i f n o f 'fully ttePared, and


waits but • yotoi lordship’s jpresepce , to conunence;iils joui ney,"


these orders


“ And wlfo is lie ;that to tl: e Baron


hls own castli'?” (‘That,” said Arnstrong,


liberty to 'totorin you ; ' I ! be


__ Important riiatter was soon actotoplitoed, and the table being plenti­


fully! sptoad with cold meats of every deseWptibh, arid an abundance of excel­ lent' pbstry,’ .our happy party sat down to Slipper, alnb as they had kept a long fast, the goobithtogs of the table were ,quickly hidden beneath the belts of the sturdy


outlaw^:' -with the wine too, they made thetoseives ■ toerry, but to' compliance with-Ithe express wish-of De Roos, ho man' toank to excess - .excepting' honest Numps' and iie being one of those who vlsiteb the cellar, had th«e found a bln nearlir filled with flasks of the French corbldl'before mentioned; a Uquor so


■muSi' to'his taste, that he becapqu what welriiay'call dead drunk, and hls com- paiildnsieft him asleep, to the cellar, out


of ^hlch he contrived to find hls way the neiit i morning, but to company : wlto a hebdtoche, that warned him how if he I !


hi


dares tp, give, bf Halton to


|‘I]amtopt at can only' say


that he i Is|],,ttoo; b e ’toeh , hqsband; [of the


beautiful y^oiing lidy whoji’was to have had the hPnilur or being your lordships mistress, had we not so unpivllly spoiled her prefenpent :' but tlmje jls iPeclous;


may I ' requert yo irj lordship, to put; the, best toot fbrbmosi, ?<’ ' TbAiBarOti made an IneflectuklTeristance, f(|)rihl5|bandS


were still, [bbund,'-,but ^ t f o n g . , very uriceremombusly setoed ribri by - coUar,rand Wagged, him toto|lhe Prbbence


of'De Roosjahd' th 3; whole of t o .company. Having dellverto bis prtspner;li^ sate


custody .Amstrong. quitted].'-the-iHaU to


search., of ,L tbe Wrpn's. ^toPg box, being luctofenough to find it, bo took


therefroml.i-iargei qutotity.,of, golto sutolent to i to oPbilon].^; remmietoto hthe party If or losk of *^o,and_ttoU^-


e- toen toldcked the chbstoana retom- ing to the I hill, honourablyilellyered the


key to the crestfallen and humbled Baron •I say crestl-fallen and humbled,-because ...........................absehce of Arm-


(Contlnuisd froiq'preci theiBaroniwas


toe! words of lecture, not b


;/mJ


completely his reprp


!ing* In Its toall 'take


ig column,)


strdrig.' bail ic ;turk the gtillty''man severely arid pointedly updn the enormity bf ' hls crime, teat . toe hWgh^ soul o«


the I liberty


[coivejl'beneptb ■ fer : | buti ilf material


toasslng ovet i dthdui .fw }he * '


'No'toatter’wbicb'yoU' prefer,}


we have afi rektol^bb l-bf ’} T ''ga|rie3.,^ '


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, j i lImited.^ INCORPORATIKO


COUNTY BANK LTP.* Nearly ioo ibrancHib . -


.X I . A c c ^ u in ts


must request your lordship | to dellvM k-pv of l ypur


.•Xi I De:


strong box totft my . cried Tjtjie' iBarbii]


this ouirejge on toy [ntentloh'i to rob toe


I did totend|ltj” returned .ISS!


[o tu i ts e S a E e s


e d F v e iB


F o r i e i ^ E x c h a n g e


, 'E x e c i i t i^ v . ' G c i l^ i i s ie e '


w ■ i a'* . . ; ;l '!i-l; I ■' • ' • ! : ■;


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^ mentally alert,. It plso aids dJ£Htion,!*pt i*. 'be Impaired under stiala. laieBingyyjiUGtETjs CUM Is Nature’s way to strong, hiilihy teeth. Doctors and dentlstt recommead Iti'daUvIas !. Two bmoua to'(onre--PJK. anb Spehrmiut.


In time* ol «tma, WWGLEY’S ojUMiqnUn your nerves, sonuiW your tlXt nnii keep* ye«


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