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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1906)
ft CHAPTRIl VII. If he mlglit tint ulutii to Tlcniilli'ii within llin yum-, iiml If IiIm Imil lii-r'N dnti" wiln In tn Hi'l liintl lillll If tn' KiWil turn tt lit in Mlnntiiiil liiml, Hull Iml win) A I in- mil III II I'Hitli. Nor 1 1. mMiili, mi iiml ! -In. mlKlil turn wlii'tn ln wiiii lit. Iml nil wan iiiiu. y clllll Mini llli-i'l Ii-iii. Tin' Aliliol hail rnlli-il I'mi nilvrr rrnwni In it l"-t-tui c l' uf iiml lil'l tln-in uwiiy In Hi" -torn nf til" m iip. Iml 1 tint would ! norry niipiiiil f"r Iwilvn Ion mould. In nil tin- ilni Uiii kh tliirn win lint ..in- lnlKlit M't -t tlin utiirilv ruin null Mil. mi Im Iiml lrt llm i-v.-nlnif! If " n.iil. I lln. I thi'in okIii nil wmiM ! wrll. II"' imnlint n. tliirifnrn, imw v ' 1 1 k 1 1 1 v mnl i"W ruiinliiK- ... Tlii. fi.rmt Iii-KIHI I" HhrMl "lit lilt" cuttiTMl Ik'Hk "f trrm, with Klmim ...inllflil mnl mrcK'li f wimur-lnriil hrlwicn. M.ri' ami IIiimk hy tin. wny- Ntnlill lltlli. hlllilM "f Wllttll-. lillll- itniih nit. with l k-liiilrc.l l:ilnirrij ImiiiKl'iK y lln. lii.r mnl r-'l-ln--Ki'il I'MI I'll ' niuiiwllnic In '' roiulwny. lly Hi. All' vim km tlnil li wnij nn tlio vi tv film?" nf Hi" fnrmt. nml tlinr.fnli- ii" !ifit wiiy frmn rlirlnl . Inn. h ItlKht kIk.1 Inl'T. win ''ii' iriiv fll.r t.i " II." M-ti tnw.r nf lirlnt i lnir. il 1'iinry I. uiiilin? In Urn m-ll"W t.vriiliiif llk'ht. nii'l Kl.ul'l.r ntlll wli.ti, riiiiii.tiiitt n inm. r. In- r.i in." upmi liU rmni u.li'K nf lln' titoriiliiK m.iti-d ni-trii'l-.11.- ii...n n fiill.'ii li-'-- Tiny Inn I n i:.t bimii . I'.'fi.r.- I ln-iii. mi whl. h tin y nt trrmili'lv tl.r.-w Intl.- i.iiiirn l.-r. T l.nii.', mnl win- mi InH-nl upon lli'lr ' ,iii,, ill. .ii Hml tlu-V ni'Vir riilm-il ry- n hi. ni..rnii. li.-.l tin-in. II" iibm-rvpil with nt.nfi.litM"i't. iii. lin iln-w n r. Hint I n. nr. I. .1 l."W- win nn J'.lm'n Inn H. I in nrili.-r nwril l.y J.'hirn l'li mnl jl" Hir.1 t l.tl. I ii it tin' tr.'i'-lriink lin-Iw.-.n lln in. .... "Mori .! inn vl. Avlwnr.l i.li -u '!. InnkltiK "I" n nt Hi" II''- N'-viT Iiml Hii.-ti .Mir-.'.! link. A inurr.iln nn llm Iiiiiich' I Inivi. imt llir .wn it K"ml miiln min-n I 1' ft N.iviiiir. I mil Ilk.- In rwi li I In -lull liun-li In my nhlrt." Tln-n n'l'i-ili-nly kIiiiii Ilk up. "Ilnln, l.y the milrti Inr nl Iniivi-n. In-rr In nur -ln-r pillt. Nnw, hv my I -it niiKi-r-lMitiri! tliU I rr! nliclit l mlii" ' llr nprmiif tip mnl thr.-w l.l n rum rnuml All'-yn'!" nr. k. whll John, im I'"" I'l.'um-'l. timrr. Im. kw.n.l un.l Ha..n In liln liabltit. t.....l kiImiiIhk inn I Iml.t.iiiH t'V Hi" wynlili". with hln in-wlv-wnn Mc.-I cnp tlirk WrnliK-m.il' fntlini"l llpnil tliU 1 1 K I "f r -! hnlr. limit mm.' to tnp?" I rli-il th lillW- iii iiuttliiK All'-vii.. nil nvrr III lit ! IlKht. .Shull not K-t iiw.iy from u a It In!" wind no l.i'tt.r. an l.l if. with a l.rlintUiiK In tho r- ut una nrurty gr.-.tlriK. . , Wi-ll nn lil. Iml'" rrl. Mir John. " a thrrr ahull In tin. wura tnK'-'InT. nnil thr ilrvll mny flv awnv with tin. Alitmt of It.-:iullrii: Mill ymir fr-t mnl Iiobpii an. nil liramniiK' !. Ilaal tu rn In tho wntrr?" "1 luivp In K'oil annih.' Ain'vnn nna-wrri-il. mnl Ihrii. m lin y Journryr.l nn Ih.-lr wny, In- I. .1.1 tin-in tho mmiy thlniia Unit hml I" fnll. n him "Hut ynu." mil. I Alh'Mif. "infrr. navr horn rhuiiK.-a with ynu nUn. Wln-ri. am bow nml awonl unit rup ittil why ho wnrllkr. John?" "It la t ritii whlrh frh-nil Aylwanl hath '" n 1 i-ii' 'Ii In if of nif." "Ami i fotitnt hhu an ov.-r apt pupil, annul. 11 tho Imw innn. "M liH ?u .I f. imt. i.y my Mil! you mut r. n.l. r th. ni Im. k to m-. " ml... I.t ynu l.rltiK .im. r.-.llt upmi ' mli.lnn. un.l I will pay yu fnr thrill at n rnmrri a pm-rn Tukr thrm Im. k, innn. Ii n. I nrvrr l,. ,1 I iu i..iy." aal.l J .Im. "1 .11.1 l"U ulnli In Irillll tin' f I nf I In 111, alll. r I .nil Ilk.' In llll to mi v nwn Kir. II" aii.h trlnkrta hunK for annul yruia to '"".Mil f..l In' wna hnin f !' .nm pm l i"' .11" I Aylwur.l. "H- huth th ? ".. ..i. l ,.r -I. mi.l turn nf .........1.. i I..W.. ii. nn l.m k tln-n. nn.l In.lri'l It kIvih nn- iiiir.if.; mil to inr j.w-atiivi! tappliiK analtiat my i. . I, . , I mi lh.ll vil) rv. ntlllC frrl to. that v I l.rli,tr l..ivlllk( Hlll'l'l.l I ll,i.i il In turn ii. hml tnken Minmrt. ui wua hla iimtnin l.l. .t,.i.'M f..r mi vniliiK l.ri'iith'-r. -l wo ruart - 1ml vail' ih, ami rrm kluK hlpa with mi. I hnlloo w.ilkrd tlilKli-ii.Ti rtinZ"rf' Sir Niffi .tulrlv. na lii'flttl'd hnlh thrlr uui' mnl I hu thrlr iniidltlou. Thry pllUHI.-.l Ut l'rs!r"'NlK.I wn a alight innn of poor alnliirr. with ai.rt llaplna: voire and K.ntl w.iva. So ahnrt wua tin that Ma wlfr who wna no virv tall womnn. hml tin- hrtt.r of him ly tho hri'mlth of Ihr.r lliiK- ia. Ilia aluht huvltm boon Ii 'inr.l lii hla 'iirly waia hy a linakot ful nf llino whl.h hml li'n mptli'd ovi-r him wh.-n ho l.-d tin; Karl or li.rl.va Ktiirmi'ii up llm liroarh at Horsi riir In- had mntrm to.l aiimi thliiaT nt ii ati.nn. with ii MlnkltiK. !-rlnK PXiiri-HHlnii nf fa. r. Ilia HKi' wna ninl-fnrty. hut th- onaljint I'r'n H i.....ii...r with n i-lranly life all i'l nf , hml priMirv.d Ma miivlty and endurance utilmpnltiil. an Hint from dlalati.e hn arrm.d to linvi. tho mitrht llmha and awirt Kiair nf hoy. Ilia faro, how JvVr. w..h Jann.d nf a dull vollow tint, and the llttlo iiolnlod lirar.l which ha woro wua atrruKcd mid ah.it with Kray. ii. i ,ir.,M urr Htinil . drllcute, and n.irlllnr. Willi ll.al-rul CIIIVltlK noHit, ami ovi'H which Jullr.l forwunl frnm tin. II. la. ilia dn-KB wna almfHe ami yrt atirurp. A f'ld I'tnhrnlilrrrd lii'lt of knlKlithoi'd onclr 1.1a urn.H tlv'l. rilHf lt-l Ma InliiM. with lira nn ll artfoiit. cuimlnKly worked upon tllH rh.n. So atood Sir NlKi'l l-orlnir upon tin. lirlilna of Avon, and talked llKhtly AlidV irt'cliiT'lin rl tho two vlauma al;n boon aoon. ami tho HniiK" '".''"'To.tlJ which wenii tho more likely l hi lotia: ... .u i...ri ururriar whoao namo waa i..-h hv ti. a rouirhrat aoldlrry of Ku t,' t.u uaHiiroillv aelectod the Al'. ifrr fnra wna large and aquare, with florce thick browa und t hi. oyoa of ono who wna nt-.-iiial xxl Tt waa the nir of martini women. The VeedJ nf Tlluck Aki.oh nf Dunlmr. of 1 ndv Halla hurv. mnl of tho founteaa of MoMfort wer.,'atlll fr-ah In tho I. lie mind With aiich exumtdea lioforn thorn. nVn wlvei of Hi.. K.ikIIhIi ruptalna in. hernmo na wnrllko na Hn lr mntoa. tin. I! ,i.?m.!t ihn i iiallo In the r nbaence with .no.rhnla. THirht fiiay ;ern the Mont- r tea of their Castle ,r Twrnnim. m llttlo had thev to "r,;VL while lady nllov or French alundron while i-aay Mrv T.nrln ho the "rngt It. "I nil vou, my Inril," M In "thnt It l not fit trnlnlnK fr Vnmol-elle! VnwVa and J1"'"") rni,7 and H nloa. alnlna- . rrnch ronAtA. "" reading the rie.tea non . rt MaV T found her veater-nlirrii. pro rrip"," .Von tbe artful, with the cor 1'i.r nf the a-rnll t;n.aHn forth i from -nder her pillow. Ti"nt her br Father PhHatopher of the Priory, Viall v-it la ever her "',w'r:. "" "li "H thla help her when ahe hna Paatle W own to keep, with a t in nrtred montha all BUnne for beef and rtrinKT "Trt-e. mvVweet bird, true -"-werj-fl the knlirht. "The maid U like the '. V.n" fjilv, wbl"h kl"V he-, and rlunnea for verv luat of life. Olve her tin-." dnme. alve her time' Wpll T know thnt mv father would have irlven me. nut time, but a ;ood Imiicl-atlck nrro.it mv ahouldera I know not what the world la nomine; to. When vounir malda tniiv flout their eld era I wonder thnt you do not correct t)er mv fair lord?" .... Mw mv benrfa eoinfott, I never lA Kur,H n womnn vl and It would tie a paaelne; alransie If I began hut I blood. Rrmiiala of pmmilliif chapter t "lid of thin Installment. dniilit riot thnt ynu are rluht, and thnt Miiude'a wIiikb need cllppiiiK. which I tuny leave In your lunula when 1 am llono, for, In aool h, thla peaceful life In not for me. mid were II not for your xrn. Inija klmlneaa and IovIiik cure I cinild not nl. 1. 1" It a week. I hear thnt there la talk of warlike miiater at llor il.'iinx mire more, mid by St. I'ntlll It would be a new thlrinT If the II. ma of Cnirlanil and thn red lln nf Chmidoa were to bn aeen In the field, and thn rnaea of IxuIiik wire not wavlnjc hy their aide." "Now wim with nin but I feanil It!" rrli-.l ahe, with thn enlnr nil alrurk from her fine. "I bnvn imled your ah m'lil mind, your klndllne; eye, your try I ii w nml rivet luir of old hnrneaa. Con alder, my awe. t lord, that you have al ready won much honor, thnt we hnve aeen but little nf i-m-h other, Hint you lienr iipoti your body the aenra of over twenty woun.ia received In I know not Imw ninny bloody eneotintera." "My lady, when our lli'Ko lord tb" Vlnr nt three-arore yenra, and mv l-nrd i 'Im inloa, nt three-acore and ten. are blithe mid ready to lay lance In reat for KiiKlmid'a ruuae It would 111 be aeem me to prate nf arrvl'-e done. It would be bitter ahnme to me, nml alan to you, nlnce mv fiimn la ymira, that I ahould now hold back If a mnn'a work In to be done. Il.ol.l.a. Iiethlnk you how low la our puree, with bnlllfT and ri-eve ever eronalna; of emply farma and wnallnir I an .In. Were It not for thla ronatnblenhlp which thn Karl of HnimLiiry hath beatowiwl titmn tin we could aciirce uphold the atntn which la fit 1 1 liar to our decree. Therefore, my aweetlna-, there la the more need that I ahotild turn to where there la arood pay to be earned and brave runnoma to be won." "Ah, mv denr lord," quoth ahe, with ami. wenry eyon, "I thoiiKht that at laat 1 had you to mine own aelf, even Hnniich your youth had been apent nfar from mv aide. Vet my voire, na I know well, ahotild apei-d yu on to irl'Ty nn.l renown, not hold y.xi buck when fume la to be won Vet wtml run I Bay? for nil men know thnt your valor nn .la the curb and not the epur!" 'Tret not thvaelf, my heart'a (Jove, for It la like that there mny be no war wna;.'d. and we muat awnlt the newa. Hut here are three atranrera. nnd one, na I take It. a aoldler freah from Bert-Ire. it la likely that he may Klvn tia word of what la atlrrlnK over the wnter " l.ndv !orlnir. p-lnnrlna; up, aaw In the fadlna: 1 1 K r t the three compnnlona "FUCKED walking abreaat down the ma. I, nil grny with dual, and Btalned with travel, yet chattering merrily between them riven. Aylward Inoked keenly nt Sir Nigel, and then, plunging hla hum! un der hla bream plate. Im atepprd up to him, with a ruuKh, uncouth bow to tho lady. "Your pardon, fair air," aald he, "but I know you the moment I clap eyea on ynu, though In Booth I have aeen you oftenor In atcel thun In velvet. I huvo drawn airing bralde ynu ut Im Hoche d'Krrlen, Komurun tin, Muuiu'rllua. No gent, Auruy, and other plucea. 1 bring vou thla letter from tho vullunt Uuacon knight. Sir l lau.ln Lntour." Aa ttiey reud It, Alleyne, who atood with Hordle John a fow pncua buck from thrlr comrade, aaw the ludy catch her hrcuth, while the knight laughed lift I v to hlmaelf. "Vou boo, denr heart," auld he, "that they will not leave the old dog In hla kennel when the game Is afoot. And what of thla While Company, archer?" "Ah. air, you apeak of doga'" cried Avlward; "but there are a pack of luaty hound! who are ready for any quurry. If they have but a good huntsman to halloo them on. Blr, we have been In the ware together, and I have aeen many a brave following, but never mn-h a act of woodland boy aa thla. They do but want you nt their head, and who vlll bar the waTT" "Hurdlou!" anld Sir Nigel, "If they are like their meaaenKer, they are In deed men of whom n. leader mny be proud. Your name, Rood archer?" "Sum Aylward. air, of the Hundred of Kiinehourne and the Itupe of C'hi chcBter." 'And thla glnnt behind you?' 'Ilu la big John of Hordle, a forest man, who hath now taken service in the Company." "A proper figure of a man-at-arma," said the little knight. "Why, Aylward, vou are no chicken, yet I warrant him the atronirer man. See to that great atone from the coping which hath fallen upon the bridge. Knur or my liny vnr leta strove thla day to carry It hence. I would that you two could put them to ahnme by budging It, though I fear that I overtask you, for It U of. a grievous weight." He pointed, as he apoke, to a huge rough-hewn block which lay by the rondalde, deep aunken from Its own weight, In the reddish earth. The archer approached It, rolling back the aleevea of Mb lerkln, but with no very hopeful countenance, for Indeed It wna a mlghtv rock. John, however, put him aside with hla left hand. "Tiet me try a pull at this, little plummet." he aald, "bethlngs me that I may be able to hudge It from Ita bed. Then, perchance vou can assist me In tho heaving Stooping over the hure atone, he grasped It by two nrolecHna; edges and straightened hla glnnt legs In an up ward pull. As h bent hla weight unit strength to the effort, the stone for the minute stuck ft: hn is the mght' muscles of hla hroad hack creaked and th huf knot pn bla nearly bare xets ahouldera drew Into tenae hunrheN with the atrnln of the tux. the atone nave wny from lin bed with a KurKllna; auck and Clime free In hla hnmla. With a deep (healed chuckle, urn the archer atepped forward to help In the throw Inn:, Mordle John at rn lightened hlmaelf and hurled the rock well out Into the at renin. "Hood lack!" cried Kir Nlirel, and "Mood lin k!" cried hla lady, while John afnod Iii.ikIiIiik nnd wlj.lnaT tho caked dirt from hla fltiKera. "I bnve felt hla nrma round my rlba," aald the bowman, "iiml they crackle yet at the thoiiirht of It. Thla other com rnde, fnlr Sir, la a rlarht learned clerk, for all that be la no yoiiriK. hlKht Alleyne, the aon of Kdrln, brother to the Socman of Mlnalead." "ynuna: man," quoth Sir Nltel alern lv, "If you are of the anme way of thotiKht aa your brother, you rnuy not pna porlriillta of mine. "Nny, fnlr Sir." cried Aylward bnall IV. "I will be pledge for It that they hnve no thoiivht In common; for thla very (Inv hla firother bath art hla dora upon him, and driven him from hla Innda." "And are you, too, of the White Com pany?" nuked Sir NIkoI. "Ilaat had amnll eiperl.-nce of war, If I mny Judge by lonka nnd Ix-arlnK." "I would fain to Krnnce with my frlenda here," Alleyne annwered: "but 1 nm n man of pence n reader, eiorclat, ucolvte, nnd clerk " "That need not hinder," quoth Rlr Nlarel. "It la well to hnve it learned clerk In every troop. Hy HI. I'nul! there nro men mi cult Iff thnt they think more of a btI vener'a pen that of their Indv'a amlle, mid do their devoir In hopea that Hirv may fill a line In a chronicle or make a tan to a J.ri(rl-ur'H romance. I remember wi ll that, nt the hIcko of Itettera, there wna a little, aleck, fat clerk of the nnmo nf Chaucer, who wna no npt nt rondel, alrvetite, or tonann. Hint no man dare jrlve t,n,k n foot from the walla, lent he find It nil act down In Ma rhymea mnl aiinir by every underling: nnd vnrlet In the camp. Mut. mv boiiI'b bird, you hear me prate na thnoajh all were decided, when I have not vet tnken cotmael either with you or with mv lady mother. I t ua to the chamber, while thene etrnmrcra rind aurh fare aa pantry and celler may f urnlah." The three comrade, dropped behind and followed: Alvwnrd much Hie lle-Hier for hnvlne nrromrilmheil hi. ni1i.nl. .n, Allevne full of wonderment at the humble beurliiK of no renowned a THE BEAST TWICE ACKOSS THE captain, nnd John loud with anorta and sneers, which npoke his disappointment and contempt. "What alia the man?" asked Alyward In surprise. "I have been cozened and bejapod," quoth ho grullly. "Hy whom. Sir Samson the strong?" "Hy thee, Sir Haluam the fulso prophet." "Hy my hilt!" cried the archer, "though I be not Ilulaum, yet 1 hold converse with the very creature that spake to til hi. What la uiniss. then, and how have I played you false?" "Why, murry, did you not Buy, nnd Alleyne here will be my witncHM, that, If I would hie to the wars with ynu, you would place me under u lender who was second to none In all Kngland fnr valor? Yrt here you bring me to a shred of a man, peaky and lll-nour-Ished, with eyes like a moulting owl, who must needs, forsooth, take coun sel with his mother ere he buckles sword to girdle." "Is thnt where the shoe gu.lls?" cried thn bowman, and laughed aloud. "I will aak you what you think of hlni three months hence, if we be all alive; for aure I am thai " Aylward's 'words were Interrupted by an extraordinary hubbub which broke out thnt Instant some little way down the street in tho direction of the l'rlory. There wna deep-mouthed shout lug of men, frightened shrieks of women, bowling and barking of curs, and over nil a sullen thuudcroiiH rumble, Indescribably menacing and terrible. Hound the corner of tho nar row street thero came rushing n brace of whining dogs with tails glued under their legs, after them h white-faced burgher, with outstretched hands un.l wide-spread fingers. lila hnlr all abrlstle and his eyes glinting buck from one shoulder to the other, ns though some great terror were ut his very heels. "Fly, my ludy, fly!" he screeched, and whizzed past them like holt from bow; while close behind came lumbering a bug black bear, with red tongue lolling from hla mouth, and a broken chain Jangling behind him. To right and left the folk Hew for arch and doorway. Hurdle John caught up the I.ndy I-orlng aa If she had lieen u feuther, and sprang with her Into an open porch; while Aylward, with a whirl of French oaths, plucked at his quiver and tried to unsllng hla bow. Alleyne, all unnerved at ao strange and unwonted a sight, shrunk: up against the wall with his eyea fixed upon the frenzied creature, which came hounding along with ungalnlv speed, looking the larger In the uncertain light. Its huge taws agape, with blood and sliver trickling to the ground. Sir Nigel alone, unconscious to all appearance of the universal panic, walked with un faltering step up the centre of the eond. a silken handkerchief In one hand nd his rulil comflt-hox In the other 't sent the blood orld through Allevne'a rtn. in .un that mm Ihnv r.mmm Invnlh. er the man and the beast the creature, nets. ' reared up, with ye ablate with fear and hate, and whirled Ita area! paw above the knlKtit to amlte him to the earth. He, however, blinking with puck ered eyea, reached up hla kerchieft and flicked the tieaat twice arroaa the anout with It. "Ah, anucy! mury!' quoth he, with gentle i lil.lma; on whlrh the bear, uncertain nml piiKXIed, (Implied Ita fore l.-xa to earth njKnln. and wa.l.lllnaT back, waa Bonn awnihed In ropea by the bear ward an.) a crowd of penaanta who had boon In ( loan purault. Aa they pained throiiirh Hie raatln Kile, John Plucked nt Aylwnrd'a Bleeve, and the tw fell behind. "I muat crave your pardon, comrade," aald be bluntly. "I waa a fool not to know thnt n little roonler mny be vhe - trirnt. I believe th-il thla man I In deed a leader whom we mny lollow. ' CIIA1TEK VIII. Itlurk wna the mouth of Twynham Cnalle, HioiiKh a pulr of torchea, burn I ri ir at the further end of the gateway, cant a red glare over the outer bailey, and anil a dim ruddy flicker through the rough-hewn arch, rlalng and tail ing with flifiil hrlghtnena on the ahleld which bore the red roaea of the veteran r-nii.l n 1,1... Aa they panned over the drawbridge, Alleyne marked the gleam of arm. In the embrn.urea to right and left, nnd they had acarce a-t fool upon the cnu.ewny ere a honrae blare burat from n bugle, nnd with aeroech the hinge and clank of chnln, tho ponder oua bridge aw-ung up Into the air, drawn hv iinaeen handa. At the anme Irsatarit Hie huge porteullla came rat tling down from nbove, and ehut off Hie lant fi.dlng llrht of day. Bir Nigel nnd hla lady walked on In deep talk, while a fat iindrr-ntr ward took charge of the three comrndea. and led them to the buttery, where beef, bread, and drink were kept ever In readlneaa for I he wuvfarer. After a hearty meal nnd a dip In the trough to wuah the dunt from thorn, they atrolled forth Into the ha ll y. where the bowman peered about through the darknena nt wall and at keep, with the carping eyea of one who hn Kern aoinolhliig of alcgea, and la not lightly to be antlafled. To Alleyne nnd to John, however, It appeared to be aa great and na ntout a fortreaa aa could l.e built by the hnnda of man. "la there an archer here hlght Sam Aylward?" naked a gaunt man-at-armn, clanking tip to them areoaa the court ya rd. "My name, friend!" quoth the bow inn n "Tln-n Bure I havo no need to tell thee mine," aald the other. "Hy the rood! If It la not plack Rlmon of Norwich!" cried Avlwnrd. "A mon nii'iir, i'ii rnnrnde, a mon coeur! Ah. but I nm blithe to a.-e thee!" the two fell upon each other nnd hugged like bear.. "And where from, old blood and lionea?" naked the bowman. "I nm In aervlre here. Tell me, corn-rail.-. In It Booth thnt we ehal! hnve an other Ming ut these Frenchmen? It la bo rumnr.-d In the guard-rooma. and that Kir Nigel will take the field once more " "If I. like enough, mon gar, aa thlngi go." Now may Hie Tyird be pralaed'" cried tho (.tin r. "Thla very night will I set apart n golden ourhe to be offered on the nhrlTie of my na me-aa In t. I hnve pined for thla. Avlward. aa a young ma Id plnea for her lover." "Art an net on plunder, then? I the purne bo light that there la not enough for n mune? T hnve a hag at my belt. i-amarn.il'. and you have but to put your flm Into It for what you want. It wn. ever nhnre nnd ehare between na." "Nay. friend. It I. not the Frenrh man'.n gold, but the Frenchman, blood that I would have. I should not rest SNOUT." quiet In the grave, coz. If I had not an other turn ut them. For with us in France it has ever been fair and honest war a shut tlst for the man, but a bended knee for the woman. But how wua it at Wln.'helsa when their galleys came down upon It some few years back? I hud un old mother there, lad, who had come down thither from the Midlands to be the nearer her aon. They found her afterward by her own hearthstone thrust through by a Frenchman's bill. My second sister, my brother's wife, and her two chil dren, they were but ush-heaps In the smoking ruins of their house. I will not say thnt we have not wrought groat scath upon France, but women and children have been safe from us. And so, old friend, my heart Is hot w ithin me, and I long to hear the old battle-cry again, and, by God'a truth. If Sir Nigel unfurls his pennon, here Is ono who will be right glad to feel the saddle-flaps under his knees." "We have seen good work together, old war-dog," quoth Aylward; "and, by my hilt! we may hope to see more ere we die. But, comrade, it Is In my mind that thero l some small matter of dis pute alill open between us." "Fore Ood. It Is sooth!" cried the other. "I had forgot It. The provost miirshnl und his men tore us apart when lust we met." Oil which, friend, we vowed that we should settle the point when next we cume together. Hast thy sword. I Bee. und the moon throws glimmer enough for such old nlght-lilrds as we. un guard, mon gar! 1 have not heard clink of steel this month or more." "Out from the shadow, then." said the other, drawing his sword. "A vow is a vow, aud not lightly to be broken. "A vow to the saints." cried Alleyne, "Is Indeed not to be set aside; but this la a devil's vow, and. simple clerk as I am, 1 am yet the mouthpiece of the true Church when I say that it were mortal sin to fight on such a quarrel What! shull two grown men carry mnlloa for years, and flv like anarllng ours at each other's throats?' "No malice, mv young clerk, no malice!" quoth Blnok Simon. "1 have not a bitter drop In my heart for mine old comrade: but the quarrel, as he hath told vou. la still open and un .iti..t Pnll on. Avlward!" "Vo whilst I can stand between ... .. io.t ll.vne. springing before the bowman. "It Is shame and Bin to - tmn christian- Englishmen turn swords against each other like . . .i i.uniitiiitu navnlm. the r ..V'V' wn,. u more." said Hordle Tt. ....t.ionlv nriDearlng out of V ...in. tiia hnire hoard upon .v.i.,t. nnatrv was rolled, "if either raise aword 1 shall flutten him like Shrove-tlde riancaae. oy mi rood! I ahall flrlre Mm Into the earth like m nan into door, rather than see you do scath to each other." "'Fore Ood, thla Is a strange way ol preachlne; peace," cried Hlark Simon "You may rind the scath yourself, my luaty friend. If you raise your great, cudgel to me. I had aa lief have the castle drawbridge drop upon my pate.' "Tell me, Aylward," said Alleyne earnestly, with hands outstretched to keep the pair asunder, "what la the cauae of quarrel, that we mny Bee whether honorable settlement may not be arrived at?" The bowman looked down at his feet and then up at the moon, "far-1 Menu!" he cried, "the cause of quar rel? Why, mon petit. It was years ago In Iylmousln, and how can I bear In mind what waa the cause of It? Simon there hath It at the end of hla tongue." "Not I, In troth." replied the other "I have had other thlnga to think of. There waa some sort of bickering over dice, or wine, or waa It a woman, coz?" "i'saques Men! bnt yon have nicked It." cried Aylward "It wna Indeed about a woman; and the quarrel muat go forward, for I am still of the same mind as before." "What of the woman, then?" naked Simon. "May the murrain atrlke me If 1 can call to mind aught about her." "It was I.a Hlanche Rose, maid at the sign of the Trols f'orbeaux at l.lm ogea. Hleas her pretty heart! Why, mon gar, I loved her." "So did a many," quoth Hlmon. "I call her to mind now. On the very day that we fought over the little hussy, she went off with K.vnn ap Hire, a long-legged Welsh dngaman. They hnve a hoatel of their own now, anme where on the banks of Onronne, where the landlord drinks so much of the liquor that there Is little left for the customers." "So ends our quarrel, then." aald Aylward. sheathing ii',3 sword. "A Welsh dagsman, I' faith! C etalt mau vnla gout, camarade. and the more ao when ahe had a Jolly archer and a lusty man-at-arms to choose from." The old soldiers and Hordle John strode off together In all good-fellowship. Alleyne had turned to follow them, when he felt a touch upon hla shoulder, and found a young page by his side. 'The Lord I,orlng commands," said the boy, "that you will follow me to the great chamber, and await him there." I'p the broad steps Alleyne went, following his boyish guide, until at the folding oak doors the latter pauaed, and ushered him Into the main hall of the castle. On entering the room the clerk look ed round; but, seeing no one, he con tinued to stand, his cap In his hand, examining with the greatest Interest a chamber which was so different to any to which he was accustomed. Most Interesting of all to Alleyne was a small ebony table at his very side, on which, by the side of a chess-board and the scattered chessmen, there lay an onen manuscript written In a right clerkly band, and set forth with brave flourishes and devices along the mar gins. In vain Allevne bethought him of where he was and of those laws of good breeding and i-corum which should restrain him; those colored cm Itals and black even lines drew his hand down to them, the loadstone draws the needle, until, almost before he knew It, he was standing with the romance of Garln de Montglane before hla eves, so absorbed In Its contents as to be completely oblivious of where he was and why he had come there. He was brought back to himself, however, by a sudden little ripple of quick feminine laughter. Aghast, he dropped the manuscript among the chessmen and stared In bewilderment round the room. It was as empty and aa still aa ever. Again he stretched his hand out to the romance, and again came that roguish burst of merriment He looked un at the ceiling, back at the closed door, and round at the stiff folds of motionless tapestry, or a sud den, however, he caught a quick shim mer from the corner of a high-backed bancal In front of him. and, shifting a pace of two to the side, saw a white slender hand, which held a mirror of polished silver In such a way that the concealed observer could see without being seen. He stood Irresolute, un certain whether to advance or to take no notice: but. even as he hesitated the mirror waa whipped In. and a tall and stately young lady swept out from behind the oaken screen, with a danc ing light of mischief In her eyes Alleyne started with astonishment as he recognized the very maiden who had suffered from his brother's vio lence In the forest. She no longei wore her gay riding-dress, however but was attired In a long sweeplnir robe of black velvet of Bruges, with delicate tracery of white lace at neck nnd at wrist, scarce to be seen against the Ivory skin. Beautiful na she had seemed to him before, the lithe charm of her figure and the proud, free grace What Does In Holmes' next adventure, he was confronted by the cabalistic image in "The Sign of the Four" These two, the first and best of the . . ing, bonnet elegantly in a single Dig vo.ume iu uiuiuiiiaicu viuui nuum maimer & Bros, regular f l.ou linen imperial emuon;, beui. jjusiiimu wuu tuis cuujhju ior SO . a. . . r .1 Here is u cnanceto geiiwu oi mc muai most beautifully printed and bound edition FREE WITH THIS BOOK. Be ture od use thia Coupon, Bending HARPER & BROS., Franklin Square, N. V. City. A'ame Street town of her bearing were enhanced now by the rich simplicity of her attire. "Ah, you start." said she, with the same sidelong I . k of mischief, "and 1 cannot marvel nt It. Midst not look to see the distressed dnmozrl sgaln. Ah, that I were a minstrel, that I might put It Into rhyme, with 'he whole romance the lurklesa maid, the wicked socman, and the virtiioua clerk I So might our fame havo gone down together for all time, and you bo num- oereo WHO .-or I .ti ivhi or on uniniwi. or all the other roscucra of oppressed - ladles. 'What I did. snld Allevne. wn too small a thing for thanks; nn.l yet. If I may any It without (.ffeore. It wna too grave and near a matter for mirth and raillery. I hnd counted on my broth er's love, but, Ood ha. willed thnt It should be otherwise. It. Is n Joy to me to see yon again. Indy. nnd to know that yon hnve reached home In safety. If this be Indeed your home." "Yes. In Booth, Ca.fle Twynham la my home, and Sir Nigel I, ring mv father. I should have told you so thla morning, but vou snld that you were coming hither, so I bethought rne thnt I might hold It hack n. a surprise to you. Oh. denr. but It wna brave to sen yon!" she cried, bursting out a-lringh- Ing once more, standing with her hand pressed to her side, nnd her half-closed eyes twlnkllntr with amusement. "You drew bnrk nnd came forwird with your eyes up"n mv honk there, like the mouse who sniffs the cheese and yet drend. the trap." I take shame." snld Alleyne, tnal I should have touched It." 'Nay. It warmed my very heart to see it. So glad was I that I laughed for very pleasure. Mv tine preacher can himself he tempted then, thought i; he is por made or another clay to the rest of us." Ood hen me! I nm the weakest or the weak." groaned Allevne. "I pray thnt I may have more strength!" And to what end? she asked sharp ly. "If vou nre, na I understand, to hat yourself forever In your cell with in the four walls of nn ahhev. then of what use would It be were your prayer to be answered? Wilt do what I aslC said she. F What Is It, lady?" Tin but to bear me out In what I say to mv father." "In what?" "In saying. If he ask. that It wasi south of the Chrlstehurch road that I met you. I shall be shut up with the tire-women else, and have a week of spindle nnd bodkin, when I would fnln be galloping Troubadour up Wilverley walk, or loosing mv little falcon HO land at the Vlnney Kldge herons." I shall not answer him If he ask. "Not answer! But he will have an answer. Nay, but you must not fall me. or it will go 111 with me." "Rut. lady," cried poor Alleyne. In great distress, "how can I say that It was to the south of the road when t know well that It was four mllea tt the north?" "You will not say It?" "Surely you will not, too, when you know that It Is not so?" "Oh. I wenry of your preaching!" she cried, and swept away with a toss of her beautiful heaa. reaving Alleyne as cast down and ashamed aa though he hnd himself proposed some Infam ous thing. She wa. back again In an Instant, however. In another of her varying moods. "Look at that, my friend!" said she. "If you had been shut up In abbey or In cell this day you could not have taught a wayward maiden to abide hy the truth. Is It not so? What avalt Is the shepherd If he leaves his sheep?" "A sorry shepherd!" said Allyene humbly. "But here is your noble father." "And you shall see how worthy a pupil I am. Father. I am much be holden to this young clerk, who was of service to me and helped me this very morning In Minstead Woods, four miles to the north of the Christchurch road, where I had no call to be. you having ordpred it otherwise." All this she reeled off In a loud voice, and then glanced with sideling questioning eyes at Alleyne for his approval. (To an Continued Serf Wrrk.) Synopsis of Preceding Chapters. Th- eene of th storr re laid In the Hth century. Hordle J.-hn. a lav-brolhrr of the OtflercMn M nartfrr, Abbv of ffc-anlMrii fle- from th moiiAntery alu-rtwlng- found mil, ly of certain a-rioua charves hrouirht anml lnm by a runjtx-r of the monks. The name dar. an-rfh.-r ..f the lav-br-tl-ren of the monnrtrry. A!loektnr "n.uke bis n.-rarture In -cor.nee llh m prt.vi.n of bin fnlbvr'n will, dNiirnatinjr tbat be should, when hn heennw twenty yesm old. wo for. I. for one Tear to ehucwe for hlm nelf his futiir calliiis;. Insmannehe wander from (he monastery to vi-'t M brother, the Socman of Mint-d. who- r.i:tailn I - a m'-t unsnrorr one. At niirfatfall AllTr nr.k- shetrerina roadside inn where he meel llonlle John, and Samkin Aylward, an Koffll.h archer J. int bv.ck from the Krench ware. Hordle John, trrttinflj Into a cmtroveiv with Ayl ward, enfrmren in a wrwt!tnir boot with the bowman, and isdefatrd. He decides to Join the White Com pany. 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