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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1906)
i it render track, alrrp and rough It l I think thai jr. might lit thr vRrr w. roml. Tlirn on to Ilia prlmn, ami (HI tilin huw wa far," lint, my fair lt.r., Imw rati hniiw la rraeh tlin h.irwpj ftuhc't NurlMiry. "Y mnnt.t (it riiiiml lo (luin, fur tlir rnilld Himi i T i I riMil rmnr to thfin. Think yr I tint n linve hi-nrt enough lo HnitilH-r tlown thin Him" "Hurt p tittt a nM-" "inrre ia on ihti it In l.ui mit ,,n lltfrt fiwt long, ami for Hip Nl n nnid iriiBi m imwi mm in ymir flngrr, I'm jroil ir.f II, AIIC)lll'7 "wmii n injr Henri, mr ildir ..nl, lm nnw run I icnv roil ut in-li n ntniltT -rxaj, ii in rri mr Hint go, Ami ynn, niiniiirr 7 inn iiii-iii .iiir unlil nullilng. I,m , inoN up ini ri.f. mnl.. having Mnniliinl 11, n iifii mm fun 11 11 1 1 1 r rmiinl n iriijmt Ing rmk, TIicii ho 11ml 11IT lila l.r.n.l piaic, ihlgn iiIppph, mnl iimin, wlilla Al irjn roMiiwr.i ilia rnniiiv rll 'linmloD, or I'nlvi-rlrr, or Knulli-a hnulil tho prlmr linvo gmif forward," itipii mr iNign, "Now ninr ;n. prn jr, mr jr nre nrmn nun worthy nun II war, in. 1. a lima wlil. li mtuhl mnkv IhK Henri of llm l.riiil lnk within l.lin Tli I hln ronl ilmiKlliig il.iwn llm f,i or mr nrown cnrr ai-ntn-il rnmi nl,ir I rmrii in 111' 1 1 1 nun luiir-war .!(,aii t iicyomi mrrii'iii'ii n... riiKi'i il rm k, wet ntnl inning, Willi gri'i.ii lufl ,ir nn. I tlicrn dimming- nut fnnii Ii, I.11I itp iKii rinifp or rooiiiniii. lur In-low Hip J.iggpil point or Hip Im.iiM, r I. rim I. . I up, inrk mm tnriitii'liig. Noriniry tittfiti-il llirl llli nil hln ulri'iig'h upon Hip r..r., nml Hun lonprp.1 liliiiMi'lr mrr Hip p.Ikp, wIiIIp humlrpil niil.ni f i.ii p..r.. i,tr nt I1I111 mi Iip Nluwly i-lniiil.rn , il,.n uw nn'a t Hip pihI or Hip ropp. T l. p lie K r-lrliiv pill Ma f.M.i, ami lakr n f il., , rrarti Hip pnliit al wliMi hp altncl, ,n( pviii tin hp pHiing iiiinai'ir for a iiiir.i prr.irt n aionp frmii a alhig lmr.r.l I1I.1. a wimp from anini hip ro.ua mm airv.K it 1 tit f'lll up-m IMP I.Ip i.r Ma t ' I . crn-p r In si .) lila f..t allppa-.l, n i,. In an Innl.nit lp n a f-rtilir noil iiuii.tfliil i-orpo iiihiii Hip limp rl.li-a hpiii-nlli hint. "If I hnva 1111 .plir fnrliihp," nl, Al iprnp, KNiiiiiig Mr Mgp aalilr. "I pray lull. Ilif ili-nr litr.l. Hint li.il will (tp mr hiiml.lp -nl. p In Hip t.oily Mauiie, ami :ij In lur Hull I t pir hi-r lrnp rrrtniil luol iitntl iiiiwurlliy rnvnllir." I hi' i'1'l k ii lull I anlil 111) Wnri), lint ho put N hnml on ilil.rr ulioul.lir. nml kln hia iiirp, with Hip li-ma alilnlng In hla i-yi-n Allrinp rpmng lo Hip ropp, ami allillng awlflly ii.. n, a-Miii fntiml hliuwlf at Ita riirpinlly. I rom nlnnp It i-cmnl aa Ihoiik'h ropp nml rlllT w-r wi'll-nlu'ti l.ni.'li I If, I ul iiiiiv, whi'ii an liiKlnit a liiimlroi) fret lion nt Hip iilrp 1011111I tliul Iip ruulil ararrp rpiirh Hip fin'p of Hip rnk with hla foot ami Hint II wna aa in.x.lli n gin, with no rpitliig pln. p whprp a iihmiiip rmil.i alaml. hinno Ihrpp fpi-t ..mr, Imnrtir, lila pp III titMin long Ji-ui'l rrii.'k whl alanpl il.iwnn ar.ln, n 11 1 Ilila ho mutt rrn. ti If h wonl.l lam not only hla own ixrfir llfp, lint Hint of Hip rlghl-arnrp men bIhip hi ill. Yrt wrrr liiaitncp In aprlng for that nnrrow allt wtlh noiiulit l.nt Hip wpI, ani'Hilli rK k to rllng lo. Hp awiing for iiiniiii'iit, full of IhiiiiKht, ami run aa In hung tlipra auotlipr of Hip hi'lllnh atotip nig Hiriiitgli hi rurl. ami alrm k a Pllp from Hip f it. p of Hip i-llfr. I'p Iip rliiml.pri'il fi-w fi-i-l, ilrrw tip Hip Imxp pihI afti-r hlui. I'linluui hla hilt. Ii'-I'l on wUh km-p I1111I Willi rllniw wlilli' hp opll I Hip long IoiikIi IcnlhiTii hi'lt In Hip rtnl of Hip roril; Hun luw'prliitf hlniM'lf na fnr na ho roiiM in, ho unuiig hni kwnrila 41ml forwanla un til hla hnml riwhi-il Hip r'n-k. thrn hi' I. ft Hip ropo nml rl'ing to th finis of th 1 llff. AmitliiT aionp alrm k him nn thp p, ami hit hi-nnl a nnuml llkp a l.r. iiklng kilrk. with ki'i 11 alnlililng pain wlihh ahot Hirouuh hla 1 li. i. Vi-t It wna no IIiiip now In Ihlnk of pnln or ri-ip. Tlorp wna hi lor.l ami hla 'lL'lit 'orp ..niirali'. nml lin y mint hp iiIih ki-.l f nun I ho J11 of ih-nth. Un Iip . IninlM-riil. with hi hnml aliuf fling Mown Hip long loilug i-rii'-k. n.uin-i Inif lii-nrlng nil hi w I'll; lit lllH.n hla nrum. at oHipi rn. ling oiiip aiiinll aliolf or Inft on whli h I A real hi fix it Wonl.l Iip liiwr puna ovi-r Hint fifty fi-pt? Hp itiin-il not liiok lown. nml ruulil hut l(ro,r alonly onnnrila, hi fni-p lo Hip rlirr. hla flngpra rliili hlng, hi fi-pt ai'mplng 11ml fppllng for a aupport. i:irry H'ln and rrark mt iiiiittllng of Hint fm-p of riH-k ri-iiinliipil furrwr lunipil iiihiii hla iininorv. At Inat. Iiowpvit, his foot i-nnip iiuin a l.ron.l rpatlng-plurp nmt ho VPiitnrPil to mat a liluiu P lo liw nril Tlinnk Coil! hp hnil ri-tlrlii't Hip hliihi-Mt nf thoap flltnl tilnnnrli' UIM.ll whh'h hla irmlp hml fnllrii. Qulrkly now In iirnnk from rin k lo rm k until hi fi-rt witp nn Hip Kruiiml, ami Iip linil hia hnml irri. lii il out for Hip horw'a ri'ln. Iipii a ullnu atoiip atrui'k htm 011 Hip hrml, nml hp ilroppril lu'iiwlinx upon (hp gruuml. An pvll Mow It wna for AIIi'Viip. hut n wnrao onp t III for him who alrmk It Tli Siiiinl.il alhiL-i-r. ai-ilng Hip youth Up alnlti. aul Juiliilnic from hln ilrpua Hint In una no loiiiinon tiiiin. rualipil forwnr.l lo 1, lun. I. t him. knowlmr wi'll Hint tlm Iiow- iiit'i) alwiTo hi 111 hnil pxpi'iuli'il Ihflr hint ahnft. Hp n mill tlint pnfi'a. howi-vpr. from hi vh-llm' hli whi'ii John iimhi tl.o rllfT nlHip nlui'ki'il ni n hugp houhlpr ml, polalng It for nil Inaliint. ilroppnl It lih f,il 1. 1 aim 11 1 von Hip ullnifrr liptipiilh l.lm. II almk upon hi fhoulilfr. ami Inirlpil him. pruKhlnit nml. i-rpniiiliiic. to 11. n trrnn ml. whlln AllcyiiP. ri-rnlli'il to 111 iiB.a l.y llnup ahrlll rrli In hi vpry pit. alaiigprpil on In IiIm fii't. nml gnapil nltillr aliniit hlui. Ill P.vi' ff'l "IH,n the lmru.1. urazliiu iiihiii Hip wanly piintur .n.i l n lo.ini.t nil hml romp tiili'k to him- hi inlimlon. til" i-oturnili'H, Hip iii'PiI for hnato. Hp ll.v. l' k. fnlnt. I,lt ha iniiat not (Up. nml he mini not lurry, for hi llfP liu'iint mnn.v live Hint ilny. 1.. an lii.iniil hp un In hi ami. Up nml H... viill.v. l.iiu.1 riing Hip awlft rhnrgcr' boofa over r.k uml rerf. whllo thP llro flew from Hip nlr..k of Iron. ami th liMinp alotica ahowcrpil up 1,1.., 11. .1 hi liinit wna whlrlluit lielilnil round. thi Mood wna uimhlng from hi hrow. hU tPinplP. hi moiitli. liver kcPticr nmi .k.r..P u na Hip llpnillV Plllll W llll'll hut llkp ri-(l hot nrrow throuuli hi aide He fplt Hint hla wna Kluxliikt. hla aenne allpplng from hlui. hi grnnp upon the rein ...1.. 1.... ti,.. u-itli niiu iiiluhly rff irt. hp rallHd lip nil hla atrciiKth for n Hlnl( int. Mt.H.iilnir ilown. he Ioohim d the .,i.....i,.. i...iiii.I hi kli.'.n 111 'tly to hla aadillu thil'N. twlHl.d hi lunula Ui the l.rlilln. nml III putting Hip ""'''' horap'a hind fur Hip mounliilii pM h. h Innlu'd the apiira hi nml fell forwnr.l Mlnl Ing with hla fai-e I'lirlid In tho i-ourar, tiluck mum.'. 1,11 Hp roiild hp oirr riMiieniher of that wild rhlp. Ilnlf ronwloii. hut pvit Willi the one tbunght lii-nllnil In hla uilnd, hi" k-on.l.'il the horo onwunl. ruhlu awlft- lr down allien rnvlni', over hiik" ... along the edgra of IdnrU nliynMP. 1.. i..i ,.r i.ppI Imr i'IIITh. Urn of a group of I...T with wonilerltm fu-H ut tl... , .r r.miiiiiiir. elntterlng water, aud ..s . ..i...i. .......i.t.illl hPPI'IlP. Otll'P, ill m uiiani- i'i . .r h i.ait rl.l.li.n fur. hn tipnrd behind t. Ia tliMuA rlliAn anllon ahoitla. which told him that tola .oinrndoa hud ant to the fo. once more. Then a" ni Mm ik. until be woke to And kindly Mm; KngllHli eyea pperlng down upon him and to hear the ble.and Bound of bla country a apeei b. Tbey were tint a fomtflng inrty- hun dred arrhera and aa many men nt-arma hut their leader waa Hlr Hugh Calverley. ud be waa not . man to bide Idle when good l.lowa were to he bad not three league from blm. A a.out wna aent riv ing with nipage to the rnn.p. and H lr Hugh, with hla two hundred men. thun dered off to the rewue. With them we Alleyne. atlll bound to hla auddle. at dripping with Mood, and awooulng aid recovering, and awoonlng once again. On tbey rod, and uu. until, at lnt. toppl rldg.. tbey looked down upon Hi. fate ful talley. Alua! aud alaa! ror tba aigui tbat met tbelr eyea. There, beneath them, wan the Moort l,Te"blll. aud from the l.l-het pl..ucle tber flaunted the yellow aud white ban rvr with the Itooa and the lower of tba Hi. eO) royal hnuae of fanlUe. I'p the long alop r i.iipii rnnaa aim rank of mini -eiultaut, Bmmiing, with waving nennona and hran- naiiPii arma. oyer the whole auminlt ".-.p npnap inronga or knlghta, with no enemy that rotild he aren to face HiPin. ve only that at one rorner of the pin tea n an eddy and awlrl amid the crowded mm pphipiI lo aln.w that all realalauee w mil ypt l an end. Al the eight a deep aroan or rag ami of flea pair went lip from Hie liafflpd readier, and, apurrltig 011 their uorwa, iiiey elattered down Hip long ami winding pntb which led to the valley t- li en Hi, inn iiiey wprp Iiki late to avenge, a tbey had been too Inte lo aave. Ixing ere tiny could gnln Hip level ground, the Hpaiilnrila, pelng tliem rU lug awlflly ninld Hip riN'ka, and helug Iguorant of llietr iitiinlH-r. drew off from he caplured lull, and. having aii-ured thtlr few prla. ouera, riHle alowly In a long column, with dritiii-lipnllug and cymlinl-elm.hltig, out of the vnlley. Their rpar rnnka were al rendy pnaaing mil of Bight pre the new comer werp urging their pnnllug, foam lug borae up the lopp which hml l.een Hip acelio of Hint lotig-dl'nwu ami Moody nght. And a fcaraomo alght It wna Hint met llndr eyea! Acroa Hip lower end lny the denap henp of men nml horae where the Ural arrow-aloriii had Imrat, Ahove, Hip IiimIIcb of the dend and Him dying I'ri'ii' Ii, Kpnnlali, nml Arngnueae Inv thick and till, ki r, until their eovere.l Hip cold groimd two and three d.ep In onp drpiulfnl tangle of alaughler. Almvu 1 1 in l iy the lliiiflliliiiii'ii In their linen, ren na they hml bIinmI, ami Ii I u tier yet upon the pin ten 11 a wild medley of Hie dend of all nn tenia, where the Inat ilcmlly grapple had left II11111. In the furl lur corn, r, under the aim. low of a grent r.xk, there 1 roml. id ai-vpn bowmen, with great John In the cen tre of them nil wounded, wenry, nml In aorry cuae, lull allll tnieoi,'piere, with their MiHHl-atnlticd weiiHitia waving nml their Voice rlllirlllg a weleollie to Ihelr eoiiritr) ineti. Alleyne rode nern to John, whlln Hlr 1 1 null I'nherliy followed clone lielilnd him. "Ity Hnlut flporge!" cried Sir Hugh, "I have never wen algua of mi atcrn 11 fUl.t, ami t mil right glnd Hint we hnve l.een In lime to nve you." "Vou hnvp aired inore I linn na," anld John, M,l'ilng lo the hnimcr whl. Ii h ilin d ngnlnat the nx k Ih-IiIihI l.li i. 'Vou hnvp il'ine Hold)'," cried Hip old free pompniilon, gazing wl h a eoldlpr'a adililrntloii nt Hip liuirn f' me ntnl Im.I'I frue of Hip archer. "Hut 1 hy la It, my gixid fellow. Hint yon alt 11; ,11 thla 1111111 "My Hie nxxl! I hud for.' t him, , John nnanpri-d, rlalng nml druk'k'l g from under hi 111 no Icaa a perMUi tlinn Hie Hpimli.li Calinllero, 1 nni Idego Alvunx. "Till inn 11. my fnlr lord, Inenna to nie a new houae, Ion cow, one hull- If It I'P but little one - a grlndalone, and I know ind wbiit healdia. ao Hint I thought It well to alt uiou blm, lent he ahould take a fancy to leave hip. Tell me, John." cried Alleyne faintly. "where I my dear lord, blr Mgel lur ing?" He la dend, I fear. I aaw tliem Hirow hla Ixxly neroaa n rorae nml II. le nwny with II, hut I fvur lliu lite bad gone rroui hlm." UKLOW L.AY THE UUlCA'f SPANISH AKMV. "Now woe worth me! And where I AylnnrdJ" He aprntig upon a rlderleaa borae and rodn after Sir Nlp't to anve hlm. I aaw them throng nrouml Mm, mid be la either taken or Bliiln." ltlow tin buglca!" cried Sir Hugh, with a aeowllng broiv. We muat buck to cnniii. and ere three my 1 iriinr Hint we limy ace lliemi ;- hml ngalu. 1 would fiilu bnvo yi nil In my company." We nre of the TA'hlto Company, my fair lord," anld John. Nay, the While Company la hero dla- I m nili'd, nnnwered Sir 1 1 iih aolciiinly, round hlm nt the line of Bllent "Ijook to tho brave aiiulre, for be will never ace the auu rise miking rlgurca. fenr gain." CIIAITKH XVIII. If wna n hrlght ninrnlng four month after Hint fntnl fight In the Spunlsh bar- ruiicn. The nun wn yet low In the hcuv- 11, and the red con xt.xi.l In the long nhiuloiv of Hip pIiiih, chewing the cud find gur.lug with grenl vnciuit eye ut two liorncnii'ii who were Hiiirrlng It down the long white roml which dipped and curved nvfuy buck lo where the lower and pln uui'lea beueiith the tint-topped bill marked the old town of Wluchcaler. Of the rider, one wu young, graceful and fulr, chid In plain doublet and lumen of blue IJi'iiHKel cloth, which aerved to how hi active mid well-knit figure. He rode with Up cotuprcMHcd and auxlou face, aa one who bna much rare upon hi mind. Young na he wna, and peaceful ii wna hi drea, the dainty golden apura which twinkled upon bla heel proclaimed hi knighthood, whlln a long hciiiu upon lila brow and a acur upon hi temple guvo uiauly grnco to hi refined and dcllcule countenance. Hla comrade, wna a large, red-bended man iihii a great black homo, with a huge canvn hag tilling from hi Hnddle-how. Hla brond, brown face wa lighted by a contlmnil amlle, aud be Imikud alowly from aide to aide wltb eyea whl-li twinkled and ahono wltb delight. Well inlnht Jnhti rejoice, for wn he not buck In bla native HniiipuUlic, hnd ho not Hon Ulcgo'a five tbouHaud crown nixplng agnliiHt hla knee, and above all wa be not bliiiM-ir Kipilt'e now to Pil' .11cyne Mrlckaon. (be young HncmHii of Min uend, lately knighted by the vword of Hie llluck I'rlnce liluinelf. and cateemed by the whole army a oue of the tnoat rl lug of tba aoldlera of England. For the laat afand or the company naa been told throughout Cbrlatendoui wbere ever a brave deed of arm win loved, and honor bud flowed In upon the few who bad aurvlved It. For two month Alleyne bud wavered betwixt death and life, wltb broken rlh and a ahattpred bead; yet youth and alrenglh and a cleanly life were all upon hla aide, and be awoke from hi long delirium to find that the war wa over, that the Fpnnlarda and Ihelr alllea had been crtiahed at Navaretla. and that the prince had hlmaelf bi-nrd the tnle of hla ride for aupcor and had come In per in In hla liedalde lo touch hla ahoiil der with hi aword and to Inaure that bo hrnve and true a ninn ahould die. If he could not live, within the order of chival ry. The Inatant Hint he could act foot to ground Alleyne had atarlcd In aearch of hi lord, hill 110 word could he hear of hlm, dead or alive, and he had come home now and hearted, In the Iioip of raining money upon hi palate and bo Blurting upon hi qneat once more. landing at london, he hnd hurried on with a mind full of care, for he hml heard no word from llnmpahlre aline the abort note wblcb hd announced hla brother a death. "Hy the rood!" cried John, looking around hlm exultnntly, "where have we eeu nln.'c we left audi notile cowa, auch fleixy ahppp, grna bo green, or a limn ao drunk aa yonder rogue who Ilea In the gap of the hedge f "Ah, John," Alleyne atiNwered wearily, "It I well for you, hut I never thought Hint my home-coming would he ao Bad a one. My heart I heavy for my dear lord nml for Aylwnrd, and I know not how I inny l.rcnk the 'new a to the I-ody Mury mid lo the J.ndr Mnilde, If tbey linve not yet hnd tiding of It. John guve a groan which mnde the horai' ahy. "It I Indeed a Hack IiukI- neaa," anld he. "Hut be not Bad, for ahull give half theap crown lo my old mot lu r, and hnlf will I add to Hie money which yon mny hnve, and ao wo ahull buy Hint yellow cog wherein we Bulled to HordcHin, nml In It we Bhnll go forth uml acck Hlr Nigel." Alleyne amlled, but alnxik hla bend. "Were he nllvc we ahoiilij have hud word of hlm ere now," anld he. "Hut whnt la thla town before tin" "Why, It I Kouiacy:" cried John. "Hee the tower of the old gruy church, and the long alrct. li of Hie nunnery." Kro Alleyne could miawer there awung round Hie curve nf Hie roud a Indy'a enr- rlnge drawn by I line horwa abreuat with a xixtllloii tiMin the outer one. Within Ihero ant a alout and elderly Indy lu a pink cotehnrdlc, lenulug bio k among a Pllp of i nalilona, None could accin more aafe and aeciire and at her enae Hmu Hit Indy, mid yet here nlao wna a aym bol of huuinii life, for In an Inatiiot, even a Alleyne reined nalde to let the cnrrlngc ..ib, a wheel Hew out from among It fellow a, and over It toppled with the horae plniiflng. the ptlllon ahoiillng, and the Indy wreiimlng from within. In an Inatnnt Alleyne and John were on foot, and bad lifted ber forth all 1P In a ahake with fenr, hut little the worae for her mlwhance. "I tniHt Hint you hnve tukeu no hurt, my fnlr lady," anld Alleyne. nay, l linve Unit no wnth, hut I am much beholden to you, gentle "Ira. Sol dlcra ye nre. n one may readily ce. 1 nm mvHclf a Boldler'a daughter," ahe ad ded, "and my heart ever gocg out to a brave man." "We nre Indeed frcah from Spnln," quoth Alleyne. "Krom Spain, any you? Ah! It wn an III and aorry thing that ao ninny nhould throw awny me live Hint Heaven gave hem. In Booth, It 1 bad for thnne who full, but wore for thoxe who bide be hind. I hnve but now bid farewell to one who hath loxt all In thl cruel war." "And how that. IndyJ" "She la a young iIuuihcI of these part, and ahe goea now Into a nunnery. Alack! It la not a year alnce ahe wna the fairest in a Id from Avon to lichen, nml now It wna more tlinn I could nlilde to wall nt KoniHpy Nunnery to nee her put the white veil upon her face, for ehe wna made for a wife and not for the clolater. ldd you ever, gentle air. hear of a body of men called "Tho Wtiltu Company' over yon der?" "Surely ao,"crled both the comrades, "Her father wua the leader of It, and her lover aerved under hlm us aqulre. Newa hath rome that not one of the Com pany wna left alive, aud ao, poor luiub, ahe bath " "Lady!" cried Alleyne. with catch ing breath, "la It the Lady Maude Lor tug of whom you apeak?" "It la, lu aooth." 'Maude! And In a nunnery! Pld then, the thought of ber father's death ao move her?" "ller father!" cried the lady, mulling. "Nay; Maude la a good duughter. hut I think It wua thla young golden-haired aqulrc of whom I buvo beard who haa undo ber turn ber buck upon the world." "Aud I atund talking here!" cried Al ley 110 wildly. "Como, John, come!" ICuHblng to hla borae, be awung hlm aelf Into the auddle, and waa off down the road lu a rolling cloud of duat ua fuat a hla good a teed could tour lit 111. Great bad been the rejoicing amid the ltotnuey nulla when the Lndy Muudo Lor lug hud craved nduiitodon Into their order tor wa abe not Bole child aud belreaa of the old knight, wltb farnia and Uefa which ahe could bring to the great nun nery? Loug and euroeat bad been the talks of the gaunt lady abbeas, la which aba bad conjured the young novice to turn forever from the world, and to real ber bruised beart under the broad aud peaceful abelter of the church Aud now, wheu all waa aettled, aud when abbeaa iir ji.-' -' ;'?' and lady auperlor had bad their will. It waa but fitting that aotne pomp and abow ahould mark the glad occaalon. Hut alaal for plota and plana when love and youth and nture, and a hove all, for tune are arrayed agalnat them. Who la thla trvel-atliied youth who dare to ride o madly through the line of ataring burghera? Why doca he fling hlmaelf from hla horae aud Blare bo atrangely a limit hlm 7 Hee how he haa ruahed through the liicpiiae-bearera, thruat aalde Iny-alater Agatha, a altered the two-aod-twenty damiMMda who Bang ao aweetly and he atamla before the novice with hla hande oulalretehed. and hi face abln Ing, ami the light of love In hi gray eyea. Her foot la on Hie very Hotel of the church, and yet he liar the way - and ahe, bIip tlilnka no more of the wlae worda and boly rede of Hie Indy abbe, but ahe hath given a Bobbing cry aud halb fallen forward with hi arm around ber droop ing body mid her wet cheek Upon hi hreuat. A aorry alght tbla for the gaunt abbe, an III lcon loo for the ataluleaa two-nnd-tweiiljr who have ever be-n taught Hint the way of nntiire la the wny of alii. Kut Maude and Alleyne cared little for thla. A ilmik, cold air cornea out from the black ar-h before them. Without, the aim nhltica bright ami the bird are Blnglng amid the ivy on the drooping beechea. Their choice la mnde, ami they turn away hiin In-hand, wllh their back to the durkiica aud tbelr face to the UxuL Very (iilet waa Hip wedding In the old priory church at Chrlatchurch. where Father lirlnloplicr read the aervlce. and there Were few to ace nve Lndy l,orltig and John, and a dozen bowmen from Hie cnatle. The Inly of Twynham had droop ed and pined for weary montha. ao thjt her face wna barah-r nml lea comely than licfore, yet ahe allll hoped on, for her lord hnd come through ao many dangera Ibnt ahe could aenrcc adlcvo that he ' might Im air I. -ken down af hot. It had bd-n ber wlah lo Blurt for Mpnlii and to nenrch for hlui, but Alleyne pcrauaded her to let him go In her place. There waa much to look after, now that the lutida 3 of Allnatend were tolnrd to thoae of Twin- ham, and Alleyne hud piotnlaed ber that If H he Would but bide wltb bin wife he would never come back to llnmpahlre ngnln until be hnd gained aouie newa, good or III of her lord and lover. TI.e yellow cog bad been engaged, with J Goodwill Hawtuyue lu coioiiinnd, and a mouth after the welding Alleyne rode down to liiicklerahard to ace If ahe had come round yet from Southampton. Un the way he nuaned the flatting village of J I'llt'a Ix-ep, and marked tbat a little creyer or brig wna tackling off the land, na though about to anchor there. On hla way back, aa be rode toward tbe vil lage, he aaw tbat ahe bad Indeed anchored. nml that many Ixiat were round ber. lieu ring cargo to the ahore. A bow-ahot from Pitt' Deep there wa an Inn a little hack from tbe road, very large and wide spread, with a great green biixli bung upon a pole from one of tbe upper wimiowa. Al mi window, ne maraen, aa tie rode op. niut a man waa aeaieu who appeared to bo craning hla neck lo hla direction. Alleyne wa atlll looking up to blm, when a woman cuiue rushing from the open doer of the Inn, and made aa though she would cllmu a tree, looking hark the while with a laughing face. Wondering what tbeae doing might mean, Alleyne tied hla horae and waa walking amid the tree toward the Inn, when there allot from the entrance a aec ond woman who mudc also for the tree. Close at her heel came a burly, brown faced man. who leaned ngnlnat the door poat and laughed loud!., with hla band to hla aldp. "Ah. ma belle!" be cried, and I It tbua you treat me? Ah, ma petite! I swear hy tbeae flngerbone that I would not hurt a hair of your pret ty beads; but I have been among the I. lack paynlm. ami. by my bllt! It does na good to look at yonr Kngllah check, t'otne, drink a aloup of muwndlne with me, mea engia. for my heart la warm to lie among ye again. At tbe alght of tbe man. Alleyne bad stood atnrlng, but at the wound of bis voice such a thrill of Joy bubbled up In his beart that he had to Idle hla llpa to keep himself from shouting outright. But a deeper pleasure yet waa In store. Even aa he looked, the window above was pushed outward, and the voice of tbe man whom he and seen there came out from It. "Aylward." cried the voice, "I have seen Just now a very worthy iieraon come down the rond. though my eyea could warce dlacern whether he carried coat armor. I pray you to wait upon hlm and tell him that a very hiimlde knight of Eng land abides here, so tbat If be be In need of advancement, or have any amall vow upon bla soul, or desire to exalt hi lndy, 1 mny help him to accomplish It." Avlward at thl order enme forward amid the trees, ami In an Inatant the twoi men were clinging In ench olher'a arm, laughing and shouting and patting each other In their delight; while Sir Nleel came running with hla aword. under the Impression that aome bickering had brok en out, only to embrace ami be embraced hlmaelf. until all three were hoarxe with heir queatlona and outcries and congratu lations. On their Journey home through the wood a Alleyne learnt their wondrous story: how, when Sir Nigel came to his sense, he with hla fellow-captive had been hur ried to the coast, and conveyed by sen to their enptor' castle; how upon the wny they had been taken by a narbary rover, and bow they exchanged their light cap tivity for a sent on a galley bench and hard lnlior at tho pirate's ours; how. In the port at ttarbary, Sir Nigel had slain the Moorish cnptnln, and hnd swum with Ayl ward to a smnll coaster which they had taken, nnd ao made their way to England wltb a rich cargo to reward them for their tolls. All thl Alleyne listened to. until the dark keep of Twynhiiiii towered nlmve them In the gloaming, end they saw the red aim lying athwart the rippling Avon. No need to spenk of the glnd hearts at Twynhnin Castle that night, nor of the rich offerings from out that Moorish cargo which found their way to the chapel of Father Christopher. Sir Nigel Lorlng lived for many years, full of honor and laden with every bless ing. He rode no more to the wars, but he found his wny to every Jousting within thirty miles; and the Hampshire youth treasured It aa the highest honor when a word of praise fell from him aa to their management of their horses, or their breaking of their Innces. So ho lived aud s he died, the most revered and the hap piest man In all hla native shire. For Sir Alleyne Edrlcson and for hi beautiful brldo the future bad also naught hut what s good. Twice he fought lu France, and came back each time laden with honors. A high place at court waa given to blm, and be apent many yeara at Windsor under the seeoud Richard and tbe fourth Henry where be received the honor of the Garter, aud won the name of being a brave soldier, a true-hearted gen tleman, and a great lover and patron of every art aud eclcnoe wblcb rcfluca or en- uoblea life. Aa to John, he toot nnto himself Til lage maid and settled In Lyndhurat, where bis five thousand crowns made hlm the richest frnnkltu for many miles around. For many yeura he drank hla ale every night at the "Pled Merlin," which waa now kept by bla friend Aylward, who had wedded the good widow to whom be had committed hla plunder. The strong men and the bowmen of the country round used to drop In there of an evening to wrestle a full wltb John or to shoot s round with Aylward, but, though a sliver shilling waa to he tbe prlae of the victory. It has never been reported tbat any mas earned much money In tbat faablon. So tbey lived, tbeae men, In their own, lusty, cheery faablon rude and rough, but hon est, kindly and true. Let ua tbauk God If we have outgrown tbelr vlcea. . Let ua pray to God that we may ever bold their vlrtuea. THU KNL). COOt GAKUtSTS FOR LOUfORT, The StilriwAlst the Leader White the Coolest Color Bertha Browning. 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