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THE grim courtyard of the Tower of London was flooded with morning light.
Men-at-arms, the Queen's Guard, and other troops were being marched into position to form a hollow square; in a corner, the headsman, a brutal-faced man with a slaven head, sat on the execution block whet- ting his axe and whistling "Lord Essex at Cadiz."
March 8, 1940.
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"The Private Lives
OF
ELIZABETH
AND
ESSEX
From The Warner Bros. Film Of The Same Name, Which Will Be Screened In Hongkong Shortly.
THE STORY THUS FAR: London, 1596. The Earl of Essex and his subordinates, Sir Walter Raleigh and Lord Howard, are just back from the storming of Cadiz, when the Queen-whose mad infatuation with Essex is notorious- summons them. Essex, enraged because Elizabeth elevates Raleigh and Howard Instead of himself, protests, is struck Her across the face by the Queen, and leaves London. armies defeated in Ireland, she sends Bacon to bring back Essex, who consents only when Bacon tells of the intrigues of Raleigh and the rest. The Queen tries to prevent Essex from Dared heading her army in Ireland, fearing he may be killed. by the Council, however, he vows to go. Receiving no news from Essex, because his letters have been purloined, she orders him back to England. He marches on Whitehall meaning to take the throne. Elizabeth meets him, all is forgiven, and the old love restored, until he tells her that he must share the throne with her, when, without further warning, she consigns him to the Tower.
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A kitten sidled up to him. He fondled it, and went on testing the edge with gusto. When the protesting shouts of the populace grew louder, At a narrow casement in an, "Yes, there is! Perhaps there's he lifted his head, listened outer room of the Queen's apart- one last chance! I'm going to the confused sounds, ments stood Lady Penelope Grey, her about those letters looking down at the preparations keep silent any longer shrugged, grinned, and went for the execution in the court though it's my head that on with his gruesome work. yard, and weeping bitterly.
the dust.. beside his!"
HIGH within the Tower, "But crying won't help, dear chained to the wall of his. ." said Mistress Margaret MOVED to tears by Pene- cell, sat Essex, dirty and Radcliffe, softly. "Why do you lope's plea the Queen sent, for unshaven, on the edge of his cry for him?" pallet.
Silent, he turned Eliza- beth's ring around and around on his finger,
Two men-at-arms were on guard, and a monk was in- toning Latin prayers. Like distant surf the roar of the crowd came up, and at last Essex spoke dully.
"Is Her Majesty here in the Tower?"
"Yes, my lord," said one of the guards," she took residence
"Heaven knows," sobbed Pene- lope, "he never cried for me!" "The Queen will not let it happen.
"The half hour's struck. He's to die at six!"
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take my throne. tako England. But he was gone,
She stood staring as the drums increased.. reached their penk stopped suddenly. Then the single, heavy thud of a drum. Then allence.
THE END
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THEM?
CAN you identify the ranks and ratings of Bri- tain's fighting services?
Many of the present rank- ings in all European armies descend directly from the legions of Rome, and the rest from the Middle Ages. Thus captains, sergeants, and corporals have marched from When, haggard and grim, he the days of the pike through the of the match-lock and emerged from the trap-door andera stood before her, she dismissed blunderbuss to the present day. the guards.
The sergeunt was
mounted afeer way back in the twelfth cen- "You spoil me for death, Elind-ury, ranking only below a knight, beth..." he suld in a low voice. The title is derived from the French "Wouldn't it have been kinder to word "serviens," to serve. leave me with my thoughts?"
"Are you so set on dying?”
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petty ofleer of the Royal Navy was "You know, Robert, that I never once called a "ship's corporal." meant that you should die."
Even to-day the two Household Cavalry regiments, the Life Guards "I've been found guilty of treason and the Royal Horse Guards, have that room . on her Chair of and treason is punishable by death."
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last quarter hour
and of the fleet.
the
"played for power once-and lost! But listen!"
Faint and far distant arose the angry roar of the mob, with half- comprehended-eries of "Up, Essex!" "Down with the Queen!"—"Re- lease him?"
"Do you hear that, Elizabeth?" he continued tensely." The people aro with me..
. and if I had another chance.
I'd win "
"Why do you tell me this? Don't you know. .. what it means? Then, desperately, her hands reach- ing blindly for his hands, "You can't You can't go this way, Robert! I'll not let you! I love, you love you..
"Then
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"No! No! No, I cannot .... I do love you.
will always love you til fe is drained from me ..no matter how long and lonely the after years may bel But there's another love... greater even than; that England! That is my great- est and most enduring love-and when I think of what you would do The title of admiral, by the way, to my country if you were king-is corrupted from
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title used by
I'd see you dead! Yes, and your the Moors in Spain centuries ago. soul condemned in eternity forever Their craft at sea were commanded
by Emirs Almar, before I'd let you do it!”
"You think I don't love Eng- land?"
"You do ..
Commodores were first introduced after the Dutch wars."
Now we como to the ratings. These are some of the chief badges.
but your love does They casily identify the callings of
not match your lust for power! For the bearers:—
the greater glory of Essex you'd
make war upon the world .. drog down your country and drown her in a sea of debts and blood!"
"Perhaps," he murmured sadly, "you are right. If so it's better that I go If things had been dif- feront, you simply a woman and not a queen, and I a man, with no em- piro between us, wo could have! searched heaven and earth for twoi perfect lovers, and ended the search with ourselves. For out of all this earth that I am now to leave, I care
The chief, petty officer is easily about leaving nothing... nothing picked out by his distinctive cap but you.
badge and three large gilt buttons on the sleeve,
"Robert, stay with mo. Share with mo... Give me the ring
"No for if I did I'd be your death or you'd be mine ... and you... and England must livel Goodbye then... my darling...
"
Incidentally when a man becomes a leading scaman he is entitled to leave. In the Navy this is called wear the badge of an anchor on his "shipping the killick."
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