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caret} up, with oyo* ubluao with tour
iml hutf mil whirled tta great paws
ilt. kitUrht to #mlte him u< uu-
,, i . n« v M't hlliikuiR with
,.,,1 v\t.s. u.i.luil up Ins ki'ivhut, Hii.t
111 u, ,1 tli. I'l.usl twil l' a ro.-s tlu snout
with il All. sau.'.x ! sau.-y!" auoih ho.
with ntk' i hilling; on which the lu ar,
,tut lull n and puziilfd. diomnd Us lor.-
it- • s to earth aKuln, &nd waddling bark,
u 7-. 'ii >\\ itlusi iii r«M • s by the b "
i.r pi
.mts
bad
rmitl! I shall (\rlvf him Into thi> earth
Ilk.' i\ nail lulo il valHi-r Ulan <>
;liu t|u aottilt lv> mich ulUtil'.
t'urx u.Hl, thli U u ..range way of
preuohlnit i> m. .■. . rlt'd Hlick Simon.
You may hud tho math youraelf. my
lttHty friend If >«u raise your u« -it
t< II.: -s 1 l* t I"' - «' «
,1k«' drop upon my put
tie dn
•Tell i
earnest 1>
keep th.
i-auao ot
whether
The
leet iid
bleau'' .
tin
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Copyrighted 189*.By Ha*per Brothi
6fnopfrt9 of preceding chapters at end of this Installment.
CHAPTER VIII.
as the mouth of
u^li a pair
,.f Twynham
• rches, burn-
the gateway,
outer bailey,
kor through
ud tall-
CHAPTER VII.
If lift might not return, to ru-aulleu
Within the year, and if 1,1s brother h ^ ' .
doRS weru to be ss. i upon him if he * not for me> un,, Wer. it not for your
showed face upon Mlnstead land* then Kra,.|OUB kindness and loving
indeed was Alleyne adrift upon ®arth. <>ou|,| m,t abide it a week. 1 n>
\ortli. south, east and west—lie might tlu,re is talk of warlike muster at It
turn where bo would, but all was equal- tjettUX oncc more, and by ht
• and cheerless. I In Am><H wouj(j be a new thlng lf_ tin
doubt not that you are right. and that
Maude's wings need clipping. u hJc1' '
may leave In your hands hen I am
for, in sooth, this peaceful lit
nS " i*i rt, one n fin iiivinu id
1 that
ly chill
Paul
nuuiu „ lions of
had Tolled ten silver crowns In a let- inland and the red pile of Chandoa
S 7nZ% of Wi" were 'not wavlii %
"t & ,hv^ * ■> ,„o i t 1m-
wh.9? 5f.ih nLm Attain all would be s,.nt mind, your kindling eye, y-.urtr> -
therefore, now jnff and riveting of old harness. Con-
sider, my sweet lord, that you have ai-
• won much honor, that we have
.. „ but little of each other, that
.lBture-land bear upon your body thejscar
well. He pushed on,
art
scattered belts oil' . pasture-land i„ar upon your nouy tn
1,1,1,1 Vtnro and there bv the way- twenty wounds received
between. Here I k)jots nf <Vattle-and- how many bloody encou
of over
In 1 know not
winters.'"
.... our liege lord the
heeked king at thraa-BOOra years, and rny Lord
Chnndoa. at three-score
8&VSS! wi'th SlSUusr^sss : «• ?
lounging by the and red-c
Children sprawling in | ^roa« i.iTth'o'and''ready ' to lay lance in rest
onu^^rr/v;c; ,or KnBland's cnu8"; -
therefore no, great way ft (hti (r,;v
bone and were s.. Intent np.;n their o -
archer's i...w was
Ptea" C'^ nBTa°ld uponthe "t"Sr«'n\ be-
tW'Srt (Tm vie!" Avlwarcl shoule.l.
MM!rs".:i fuck.10 A 'mu™r«5. «ho
K-i i« ss
phr 1^te 1 lurch In my shirt." Then sud-
ii 111\- irlanclng up, "llola, by the splen-
dS? of heaven, here Is our cher petit!
Now by my ten flncer-bones! lliis Is a
? re', iKht to nilnejv.-s" He .prang up
ami threw his arSN round Alleyn. s
Seek, while John, 'e, less pleased, mt
nr.re backward and Alv.n ln his I>;>b{t-.
sic ...I grinning and bobbins h\ Ino
wav-lde. with his newly-won steel c.ip
stuck wrong-side foremost upon his
"Hast'come 'to' stop?" cried the bow-
man, patting Alleyne all ei in his de
light. "Shall not get away from us
ag"l'nwlsh no better." said he, with a
pringling in the eyes at tnis nearts
Br"\Velf'said. lad!" cried big John. "We
three shall to the wars together, and
the devil may 11 y away with the Abbot
of Beaulleu! Hut your feet a ml ,hosen
are all besmudged. Hast Df
U 'V have In good sooth." Alleyne ans-
wered. and then, as they journeyed on
their way, lie told them the man>
things that had befallen him
"Hut you," said Alleyi
been changes with you
are bow and sword ana
80..nai,s"a"'g'menwhle„ friend Aylward
?.AidbICfoun<V 'hlMi".,a' over-iipt piipll."
grumbled _.u'e "v'";ny J.'l'it! you
not
•tnere n
Is... Win-re
p—and why
prate of service
c ...tter shame to me,
xu vim, since my fame Is yours, that I
should now hold back if a man 8 work
to be done. Besides, bethink you
how low is our nurse, with bailiff and
re. vo ever croaking of empty farms
and wasting lands. Wore it not for
this eonstableship which the Karl id
Salisbury hath bestowed upon us we
could scarce uphold the state which is
fitting to our degree. Therefore, my
sweeting, there is the more need that I
should turn to where there Is good pay
to bo earned and brave ransoms to bo
won." , ,
"Ah, my dear lord." quoth she. with
sad weary eyes. 'I thought that at
last T had you to mine own self, even
though your youth had been spent at.ir
from my side. Yet my voice, as 1 kn
well, should speed you on to glory a
renown, not hold you back when fa
is to bo won Yet what oan I say?
all men know that your valor needs the
curb and not the spur!"
"Fret not thyself, my hearts dov
for it Is like that there may bo no w
waged, and wo must await the new
But here are three strangers, and *>u
as T take it. a soldier fresh from so
vice, it is likely that he may give i
word of what Is stirring over the
water."
I .id v Turing, glancing up, saw in the
fading light the three companions
if I may judg«
/ay from its bed with'a gurgling surk
ml came free in his bands. \\ ith a
eep chested chuckle, as the areiier
topped forward to help in the throw-
ing. llordle John straighten. I liini-. lt
ml hurled the rock well out Into the
stream. * , ,
Good lack"' cried Sir Nigel, and
,,ood lack: ' erled bis lady, while John
stood laughing and wiping the caked
lirt from his lingers. „
"I have felt his arms round my ribs,
-aid the bowman, "and they craeklo yet
at the thought of It. This other com-
rade, fair Sir, Is a right learn. .1 ob-i k
for all that ho Is so young, high t
Mlevne, the son of Kdrle, brother t>'
the Socman of Mlnstead." ^
"Young man." quoth Sir Nigel stern-
ly, "If you are of the same v
thought as your brother, you m
pass portcullis of mine."
"Nay fair Sir," cried Aylward hasti
lv, "I will be pledge for it that they
have no thought in common; tor this
vry day his brother hath set his d
upon him, and driven him from
' '"And aro you. too, of the White C>
pany?" asked Sir NlgeL
small experience of w
by looks and bearing.
"I would fain t.. Franco with my
friends here." Alleyne answered; but I
n a man of peace—a reader, exorcist
•olvte, nnd clerk." .. .
"That need not hinder." quoth Sir
Nigel, "it is well to have a learned
lerk in every troop. B; .
there aro men so caitiff that they think
more of a scrivener's pen that of thoii
lady's smile, nnd do their devoir in
hopes that they may till a line in a
icle or make a tag to a Jongleur -
romance, I remember well that, at the
siege of Betters, there was a little
sb-ek. fat dork of the name of Chaneer
who was so apt at rondel, sirvento, or
tonson. that no man dare give l.a. k a
foot from the walls, lest he find it all
set down in his rhymes and sung h
every underling and varlot in the ••amp.
But, my soul's bird, you bear me prate
as though all wore decided, when 1
have not yet taken counsel either with
von or with my lady mother. I,, t us t<>
the chamber, while those strangers find
such fare as pantry and celler may
furnish." , , , , , . ,
The throe comrades dropped behind
and followed: Alyward much the
lighter for having at mpllshed hla
mission. Alleyne full of wonderment at
the humblo bearing of so renowned a
ng with lit 11
vlilch bore t
oust able.
instant the In
n the
the
elds
,i took cliargi
. . whel
k. pt
d lii
After a he i
In the trough to w
I . in, they strolled f
\\ • - re the how i
h the darkness
with the carping
ethlng '
ty meal and
isli the dust
.1 tli Into the
Aylw i
nan looked do
troth." replied the oth
I other things t > think
ome sort of hi.-kerlng over
l leii'Uhilt' you have n1eke<I
Aylwar.l it was Indeed
unan: and the quarrel must
i for 1 am still of the same
of her bearing were enhanced now
the rich simplicity of hor attire,
"Ah. you start, said she. with the
same sidelong look of mischief, 'and i
cannot marvel at It. lddst not look
to mv the disti.x.d dttmoael again
All. Ih.it 1 we'- a minstrel, that 1
might i ut It into rhyme, with the
whole romance—the 1 irk leas mala, tru«
wicked so man, and the \ irtuoua f'ark!
So might our fame have gono |6Wn
togeth. r for all tlaie, and y u He num-
here.l with Sir 1 .- I ^lr Otlahad,
i-uers o: opsiBAflcd
il l Mlevne. "wni too
inks, and yot, If 1
lffen'o. It wnn tO(
u.it ler for mtrta an.i
tied n my broth -
i has w i tied that it
11 Is Joy io m
i i and to know
i ... ' home in §af«ty.
or all the other
ladles."
"What I did." *
MMll a 11 ^ foi
may sav It with
grave and n ar a
raillery. 1 had .
•r*a love, but «:
should !•<• otherw
mind as bef
"What of
Simon. "M
I can call t<>
ho woman, then?" asked
the murrain strike me if
mind aught about hor."
Blanche Hose, mahl at
e Trois I'orbeiuix at 1,1m-
her pretty heart! Why,
"So did
call her t
day that
oved he
mind
ire fought
,. lit off wit
ed Welah
|.| of their
ie banks of
I drinks
quoth Simon. "I
w. (" n the very
n p.
to be
goa, and Is
To Alleyne
(eared to be
ends
•d. sheathl
is little left for the
quarrel, then." said
his
Indee.. _
i .. , c-is-tlo Pwynnftfn
mv home. s '• N:«el Isirlntf my
father. 1 hould have told you se this
morning but you Bald that you Wrei
otning hither, so 1 bethought ma that
mlgiit hold t ha lv as a aurpriae to
• u «>h. dear, but It v is brave te
u!" she Tied, bursting out a-laugh-
ng once more, standing with hor hand
ed to her side, and her half-close.l
twinkling with amusement. "You
Irew back and came forward with your
yes upon m\ book there, like th^
mouse who sniffs the cheese and yet
Ireads the trap."
"1 take shame." s 1 Alleyne, "that
should liavo touched It."
"Nav. It warmed my very heart to
SCO it! So glad was I that I laughed
very pleasure. My ft no preacher
in himself be tempted then, thought
he is not made ot another olfty to
the rest of us."
'0od help me' 1 am the w> ikest of
the weak." groaned AIIcm . "1 pray
that I mav have more atrengthl"
And to what end?" she h 1 shaip-
however, It
s great and as stout a loriress a
on 1.i he built by the hands of man.
"Is there an archer here bight Sam
ivlwardasked a gaunt man-at-arms,
lanknig up to them arcoss the court-
ard.
'My name, friend!
quoth the
need t<
Welsh dagam
ship,
them,
shouhb
tell
"Then sure I have n
re mine," said the other.
••B\ the rood! if it la not Black Simon
\ rwlch!" cried Aylward. tnon
.on i camarado, a mon coour! Ah. but
Mm blithe t" aie ti !'4 the two fell
eli other and hugged like hears.
ii. old blood and
vlier
skod the b<
rmnn.
Tell mo. com-
•e shall have an-
retichmon? Tt Is
'I am In s<
1-. is it sooth that w
i. r fling at those Fi
rumor d In the ui
t Sir Nigel will tab
"It'ls like enough, mon gar. na things
bo praisedcrle 1
; night will I set
to ho offered
Avlward. as a
her lo
•oung
purs
then? Is the
Is not enough
ig at my belt,
enmarn.b , nn.' > «>n have but to put
vonr fl = t 1 tit . it for what you want
was ever share and share between
"Nav. friend, it Is not the Fret
man's gold, hut the Frenchman's b
1 that I would have. I should not
faith! (" etalt man
b . and the more s<
ho had a Jolly archer and( i
i iTi-at-arms to choose from"
v 1 soldiers and llordle John
ff t neither in all jrood-fellow-
Allevno had turned to follow
vlieii he felt a touch upon his
r . and found a young page by
IV.
the b.
the y
ther
rd Lorlng commands,** said
tliiu \oil will follow me t
i number, and await him
S"";P rend??' thfm''BUCK u> me -
m"r. l.si v iu bring diM-rdit upon my
mission, aaii I wllf Pay > thcm
tt^4Xr,th^'rbaek. man. nnd never
1 •• paid John. "I did but
the fe. l of them, since
have such trinkets hung
own girdle for some
d the pay,
wish to learr
I am lik
ti
pan ion!
ears to
born a free com-
"cried Aylward. "He hatli the
trick of speech and turn or
thought. 1 take them back then, and
■ i ,| jj piVi s in- uneas^not to f« 11
hi, d'igs for,-"rl;v ^rf0Mio.
nn'r'era. klag 'whips, walked thigh-deep
■iiiiiil I lie swarm, guiding. coI1,r,ll]!"Ki
il 1 urging. Behind eaine fcir Nig 1
1-ady Loring upon his
m the pair walking slowly and se-
; it IV as befitted both their age and
tii'li condition. They paused at the
st nlire'^wlth "soft "'lisping voice and
le 1,tie ways. So short was he that his
r;rX'tWhim'r^y
fL-'hiir'wiMVed -n
i). rhv's stormers up t« o > ~-
Ti iierac he had contracted something
!,[ m stoop, with a blinking, peering
expression of face. His ago was six-
lin'l-forty. but the constant Practicei of
arui« together with a cleanly life, had
f, Vrvc.1 his activity and endurance
uiiliiir .lred, .| tliat from a dlst
L
i'P the broad steps Alleyne went,
following his boyish guide, until at the
folding oak doors the latter paused,
and ushered him Into the main hall of
the castle. . . , ,
On enteiing the room the clerk look-
ed round; but. seeing no one, be con
tinucd to stand, his cap 1 ti his bund,
examining with the greatest interest
a chamber which was so dlffere
any to which he was accustomed
Mo t inter, sting of all to Alh ym
a small ebony tnblo at his very side
on which, bv the side of a chess-board
and the scattered chessmen, there lay
an open manuscript written In a right
elerkf.v blind, nnd set forth with brave
flourishes and devices along the mar
gins In vain Alleyne bethought him
of where be was and of tlios. laws of
good breeding and decorum which
should restrain him; those colored
Hals and black even lines drew
hand down to them, as the loadstone
draws the needle, until, almost befon
he know It, ho was standing with the
romance of (Sarin do Montglano before
his eves, so absorbed in Its contents a
to be completely oblivious of where h
was and why he had come the. .
He was brought back to himself,
however, by a sudden little ripple of
11u11 k feminine laughter. Aghast, he
dropped the manuscript among
"If
and stared in bewilderment
round the room, it was as empty and
as still as ever. Again be stretched
his hand out to the romance, and again
(.imo thnt roguish burst of merriment
lie looked up at the celling, back at
the (dosed floor, and round at the stiff
folds of motionless tapestry. « f a
den, however, ho caught a qui. k shim
nier from the corner of a high-hack'
baneal in front of him. and. shifting
pace of two to the side, saw a white,
slender hand, which held a mirror of
polished sliver In such a way that the
concealed observer could s«e without
being seen. He stood irresolute, un-
certain whether to advance or to take
no notice; but, even as ho hesitated
t lie mirror was 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
1 .« recognized the very maiden who
had suffered from Ills brother s vio-
lence In the forest. She no long.i
wore her gay riding-dross, however
but was attired In a long sweeplnr
robe of black velvet of Bruges, with
delicate traeerv of white lace at nock
nnd at wrist, scarce to ho soon against
the Ivory skin. Beautiful as she bad
seemed to him before, the lithe charm
of her figure and the proud, froo grace
shut yourself forever in your cell with
In the four walls of an abbey, then of
what use would II be wore your prayer
inswered? Wilt do what I ask"
said she.
What Is It, lady?"
TIs but to bear me out In what 1
r to my father."
In what?"
'In saying, if he ask. thnt it was
outh of the Chrlstchnreh re id thn« T
met you. I shall be shut up with tho
tiro-women else, and have a we. k of
plndle an.l bodkin, when I would fain
•o galloping Troubadour up Wliverloy
Walk, or loosing my little falcon Ro-
land it the Ylnney Ridge herons."
I shall not answer nlm if ho ask.'
'Not answer! But ho will have an
nnswer. Nay, but you must not fall
. or It will go 111 with me."
But, ln.lv." cried poor Alleyne, In
great distress, "how can T sav that it
:is to tho south of the road when I
know well that It was four miles to
the north''"
You will not sav It?"
Surely you will not, too, when you
know that It Is not so?"
Oh. 1 weary of your preaching'
she cried, and swept away with a toss
f her beautiful hear*, leaving Alleyne
as cast down and ashamed as though
lie had himself proposed aoiro Infam-
thlng. She was back again In an
Instant, however, In another of her
Ing moods.
.jook at that, my friend!" said she.
"If you had been shut up in abbey or
In cell this day you could not liavo
taught a wayward maiden io abide hy
tho truth. Is It not so? What avail
is tho shepherd if he leaves bis sheep?"
"A sorry shepherd!" said Allyeno
humbly. "But here Is your noble
father."
"And you shall see how worthy a
putdl I am. Father, T am much be-
holden to this young clerk, who was
of service to me and helped me this
very morning in Mlnstead Woods, four
miles to the north of the Ohristehureh
road, where 1 had no call to be, you
having ordered It otherwise." All this
she reeled "ff in a loud voice, and then
glanced With sideling questioning eyes
at Alleyne for bis approval.
(To br Continued Xrjrt Wedc.)
Synopsis of Preceding Chaptere.
The wenM of th« Btory nr > laid In the lllh century,
llordle J. 1111. a ln> brother «>f tlie (1it«r«l ii Mo-
ii..-1. i \. \iii < of 11. milieu fleeafrom the moiiftntory
ni t«-r Im lug fmiiid irulliy of certain aerloua chuvH
in I*' atrmiii-t turn l.y a ntiml er of tlie nemki.
The aiune .!«> , another of the lay-In etlirvn of tlm
monastery, Alleyne K.diie un,takea hla departure In
accordance wllh a |>rovl*lon of hla father'* will,
ili-Hhrnntinirtliat he ahould, when h.« liecamc twenty
ycai H old, tro forth for one year to ohooae for Mm-
M-lf lila future cnlllnir. In aa tneaa ho wander* from
the Iiioiuutery to Tli>lt hla brother, the Socman of
Miti-i,ml, whoae reputationl« a ino«t unaarory one.
At nightfall Alleyne aceka ahelterlna road aide Inn
where he meet* liordle John, and Samkin Aylward,
nn I «llah archer Just hnck from the French wara
It. rdlo John, frettlnir Into a controTeray with Ayl-
ward, entfajrea In a w- real iinir bout with the bowman,
and la defeated. Tie decide* to Join t he White Com-
pany. AHeyneflnda hla brother In Mlnataad wooda,
ijiinrrelfriB with a tM autlful damael, whom he rea-
rm-*. lie tella her of hla Intention to Join hla com-
panion* of the Inn who are to flirht under Sir Nljrel
In t he White Company, on hearing tbt* ihe laugh-
ingly leavcahlm without tolling her name.
What Does This Mean?
FLICKED THE BEAST TWICE ACROSS THE SNOUT."
. ..walking abreast down the road, all
irtners up the breaen at | gray with dust, and stained with travel,
yet chattering merrily between them-
selves. Aylward looked keenly at Sir
Nigel, and then, plunging his hand un-
der ills breastplate, ne stepped up to
him, with a rough, uncouth bow to the
"^'our pardon, fair sir," said he, "but
I know you the moment I . lap eyes on
you, though In sooth I have seen you
oftener in steel than In velvet. 1 have
drawn string beside you at La Roclie-
d'Errlen, Romorantln, Maup.-rtlus. No-
gent, Auray, and other places. I bring
you this letter from the valiant Gascon
knight. Sir Claude Latour."
As they read it. Alleyne, who stood
with llordle John a few pa. . -• hack
from their comrade, saw the i nly eatdi
her breath, while the knight laughed
softly to himself.
iirneni, iui.i....ay vt,roi l.orl'nK upon "You see, (bar heart," said lie, that
Um!.*• «., 1^-.^.j.waini.;.
■ ' 1^.:^■hnfl«h,lwovl.na™ lnnS -
peon, and the stranger beon asked
which wore tho more likely to belong
to'have the Blight limbs and
swilt grace of a boy. Ills face, how*
o\.(,r wa« tanned of a dull yellow tint,
and the little pointed beard which he
wore was streaked and shot with gray.
Ti is features were small, delicate, and
1 with cl.ar-cut curving nose,
and eves which Jutted forward from
the Uda Hla I • unide an.l
vet snruce. A gold embroidered bolt
of knighthood encircled his loins, with
his arm" ,lvo roses gules on a field
argent,
And,
to tne hold warrior whose name
loved bv t ho roughest soldiery of Eu-
rope lie had assuredly selected , the
1 ITrr face was large andsquare,
with fierce thick brows, and the eyes
nf one who was accustomed to rule.
?t was the age of martial women The
iJYJ of Black Agnes of Dunbar, of
MoiVtfort1 w'ere'stUl^ fros^^n 't he tpi'u'uV
„,p K*'' ""1 ?.'"fryrw"?0Otli0 Mnnt-
n tV^ r . ' ^ Twynhnm. anil
uVl hJt th'V to rtrrnfl fn.n,i rnvU,*
Irnllov or Protich pnnn.lrnn whllP
?lnrv T.orltin hnrt "K -nr
•«T ♦, il vou. my lord, she w is sa>
"that It Is not flt training for a
Ing. .tnat i^nnA hounds, rotes
ti lit 1^ over her nnswer TJow shall
,11 this heir hor when she hns castle
' ,'?r own lo Y-r. with . ttjlnitro^
rr Aothe nil nrnne for b. of and nrinK
"t",' i JIVI'I'I lilril into nn,«rrrj-J
llir. ltnlirli. "Tho mnlit li*o tnp
■ fillv. wltl-h kl-V. h^t. nnrt
TiliiTiKOs for vrry lust of HJf. olve ',,,r
time dnme. give her time MAIIi«
"Well 1 know thnt mv father would
• l,nv BTlvoii nio not limn lult n irooil
> a i'/(d-stlek across mv shoulders T
know not what the world
rrT" TVwon' ."r"ti'"tTon .li not col-rent
'"'••NnT mi1" Iwirt'it '•"n;,"r,Vt
....t.-ed hnnd to woman vet ami It woum
| r, passing str:inge thing If I 'lr*aTl
1 upon my own flesh and blood. Rut I
Ah. sir. you spenk
Aylward; "but there are a pa. k of lusty
hounds who are, ready for any quarry.
If they have but a good huntsman to
halloo them on. Sir, we have be. n In
the wars together, and i I seen
many a brave following, but in \ er such
a set of woodland boys as this. 'I h< \
do but want you at their head, anu who
will bar the way?"
••pardb u!' said Sir Nlfffl, If they
aro like their messenger, they are in-
deed men of whom a leader may be
proud. Your name, good arche r '
"Sam Aylward, sir, of the Hundred
of Easobourne and the Rape of Chi-
chester."
And this giant behind you?
He is big John of llordle. a forest
man, who hath now taken servhc in
the Company."
"A proper figure of a man-a -armp,
said tlie little knight "Why. Aylward.
vou aro no chicken, yet i warrant him
the stronger man Srp..t1
stone from the coping which bath fallen
upon the bridge. Four of my I i/.v var-
lets strove this day to earrv It hone
T would that vou two could put them
to shame bv budging It. though 1 fei
that i overtask you.
grievous weight."
Tin pointed, ns he spoke to
... l.liw.lf wltti-1! 1 :i V
for it is of a
hugo
rough-hewn block which lay 1
roadside, deep sunken from It:
wHkM, In tlio reddl.lt i nt tli
iroher approached It. rolling ha
sloevea of his lerkln. but with no \ o«->
honefnl countenance, for Imbed it ^
a mightv rock .Tohn. howe^'or. put nlm
aside with his left hand "T,< t me tr
• pull nt this, little nlummet he salt
"hethlngs me thnt 1 mav be ible t
It from Its I
vou ran assist me In the herivlng
Stooping over tho huge ston^. he
grasped It bv two pro.leetlng edges nnd
straightened his glint legs I ti an up-
ward pull An he bent bis weight and
strength to tho effort the stone for the
minute atueli rsat; 11 • • ' '
muscles of his broad back creaked and
the hugo knots on Ills nearly hare
ir—a shut list
nded knee fur t
is It at Wlncheli
me down upon
my brother';
dren. they i
smoking rul
that there is
pute still op
•Fore Oo
captain, and John loud with snorts and
sneers, which spoke his disappointment
and oonti mpt
"What alls the man?" asked Alyward
In surprise.
"1 have been cozened and bejaped, '
quoth he gruffly.
"Hy whom, Sir Samson the strong
"Hy thee, Sir Halaam tho false
prophet."
"By my hilt!" cried tho archer,
"though 1 be not Balaam, yet I b> Id
converse with the very creature that
pake to him. What is amiss, then,
ml how have I played you false?"
"Why, marry, did you not say, and
Alleyne here will bo my witness, that.
if I would hie to the wars with you,
• ii would place me under a leader who
as second to none in all England for
ilor? Yet here you bring mo to a
ired of a man, i>< aky and Ill-nour-
ished, with ey. s like a moulting owl.
ho must needs, forsooth, take coun-
1 with his mother ere he buckles
vord to girdle."
"Is that where tho shoe galls?" cried
tho bowman, and laughed
will ask you what
months hence,
for sure 1 am that "
A vl ward's words were Interrupted by
ii extraordinary huhbuh which In K
ut that instant some little way down
ho street In tho direction of tho
Priory. There was deep-mouthed
limiting of nu n, frighten, d shrieks ot
vomen. howling and harking of curs,
ml over all a sullen thunderous
umble, Indescribably menacing and
, rrlbb . Round the corner of the nar
(iw street there came rushing a brace
if whining dogs with tails glued under
their legs, after them a white-faced
burgher, with outstretched hands and
ride-spread fingers, his hair all
bristle and his ey.-a glinting ba< k
from one shoulder to the other, as
though some great terror were at his
very heels. "Fly. my ladv. fly! . he
i.-d. and whizzed past them Ilk.-
om bow; while close behind cane
lutnberlnr a huge black bear, with red
tongue, lolling from bis mouth, and a
broken chain langllng behind him. To
• Ight and left the folk flew for nr. 1.
in] doorwav Tlordle John caught Up
the T.ady Loring as If she had been a
feather, and spr ing with her Into an
open porch: while Aylward. with :<
whirl of Fr< neb oaths, plueke.l ut bU
nulver an.l tried to unsllng his bow
\1b vne. nil unnerv ed at so atrange an.l
unwonted a ^Ighl. shrunK up against
th. wall with hb . v. s fixed upon the
frenffb d cvcr\ture wbb'h crime bounding
along with ungalnlv speed, looking ihe
Isrg.-r In ihe uncertain light. Its huge
laws agape with blood and slaver
trickling to the ground Plr Nigel
alone unconscious to nil appearance of
the universal panic walked With Un-
faltering step UP the centre of the
road, a silken handkerchief |n one band
and hie gobl comfit 1 V In the other
It sent the ldood cold through Allevno a
vein* to see that as thov came toeeth-
er—the man and the beast—the creature Bhrove-tiii
man, but a
in. Hut how
when their galleys
it
ome fe
years
lad
id moth ■
down thither from tho
be the nearer her son.
r afterward by her own
thrust through by a
bill. My second sister,
wile, and her two cliil-
re but ash-heaps in the
s of their house. I will
v . have not wrought
Ki . at sc.ath up .ii France, but women
and children have be. n safe from us.
And so, old frb nd, my heart is hot
within me, and I long to hear the old
battb -cry auain. and. by Hod's truth.
it sii Nigel unfurla his pennon, here is
nn. who will be right glad to feel the
■addh fl ip und< i hla weea."
"We have seen good work together,
,d11 w i .! . quotn Aylward; "and, hy
inV hilt! we mav hope to see more .-re
we die. Hut, comrade. It Is In my mind
tne small matter of dli
between us."
It Is sooth!" cried the
I ugot It. The provost
in irshal and his men tore us apart
when last we met
"On which, friend, we vowed that we
should settle the point when next we
. ,iini together, llast thy sword. I se
and th- moon throws glimmer enough
f..r such ohl night-birds as we. On
guard, mon gar! I have not heard
clink of steel this month or more"
"Out from the shadow, then." said
the I bet. drawing Ills sword. "A vow
Is a vow, and uot lightly to be broken.
"A vow to the saints." cried Alleyne,
"I - In.b'd not to be s.-t aside; but tlila
Is a devil's vow. nnd. simple ( lerk as
I am. 1 am yet the mouthpiece of the
true < 'liurch' when 1 say that It were
mortal In to fight on such a quarrel
n r ',11 two grown |Wn carry
I. and fly like snarling
curs ut each other's throats?"
I "Vo malice, mv young clerk.t no
I mal'Ice"' quoth Ttlaek Sim
not a bitter drop In mv h<
ohl comrade: but the qu
hath told vou. Is still oi
milled Fall on. Aylward'"
"Not whilst T can stand between
you " crl. d Mb vne. Springing^ bjTore
thi bowman "It Is shame a
pre two Christian Kngllsbi
nword" aga1n«t each other
frenzied bloodtblrstv pnvnlm
MAnd ' \ !■ more " sal
Tohn suddenly appearing out of tn.
b? it Very with the bug. board upon
which the pastrv was rolled. If either
Wt.rd 1 I 1II flatten him like
pancake. By tho black
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