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W. Bridges preaches
•itli Sutiaay, morning
Beaulleu.
ncross ihe
„VIW broad," sluggish,
stream—men, horses, and baggage in th«
tlut ferry barges—and bo journeyed on
through the fresh morning air past b*-
bury to Lepe. Topping the heathy dowu,
they came of a sudden full in sight of th
old seaport. Some way out from toe
town a line >f pMMnoaff, creyei km
other small craft were rolling lazilj < u
the gentle swell, l-'urther out still liy
a great merchant ship, high-ended, « •• l -
waisted, painted of n/anarv yellow, na.l
towering above the fishing boats list
swan among ducklings.
"By St. Paul!" nuid the knight. ' our
good uierehant of Southhampton hath -t
ulayed us false, for umthinks 1 < m
our ship down yonder. lie 'id that ■ he
would t>e of great size and of a yellow
shade."
"By my hilt, yes!" muttered Aylward;
"she i'3 yellow as a kite's claw, and wouM
c-airy as many men ns there are pips in a
pomegranate."
"It is well," remarked Terlake; 'for
inethinks, my fair lord, that we are not
the only ones who are waiting a passage
to Gascon v. Mine eye catches at times
a flash and sparkle from among yonder
houses which assuredly never caiue ftoin
nhipmau's jacket or the gaberdtue of a
burgher."
"I can also see if," said Alh'.vne, shad-
ing his eyes with his hand. "And 1 '"J1
see ineu-at-arms in yonder boats which
ply betwixt the vessel and the shore.
But inethinks that we are very wrlroine
here, for already they come forth to meet
A tumultuous crowd of fishermen, citi-
zens, nud women had indeed swarmed
out from the northern gute, approached
them up the side of the moor, waving
their hands and dunelug with joy. at
though a great fear had been rolled hark
from their minds. At their le ad rode a
very large and solemn man with a long
chin find drooping lip. He wore a fur
tippet round his n«rk and a heavy gold
chain over It, with a medallion whicn
dangled in front of him.
"Welcome, most puissant and noble
lord!" he cried, dotting his bonnet. "\ou
see in me the mayor and chief magistrate
of the ancient and powerful town of Lepe.
1 bid you very heartily welcome, and the
more so as you are come at a moment
tvhen we are sore put to it for del once.
• 11a!" cried Sir Nigel, pricking up his
Cars.
"Yes, my lord, for the town being very
hucictit, and the walls as old as the town
It follows that they are very ancient to,►
lJut there Is u certain vllllunous and blood-
thirsty Norman pirate knight Tete-uoire,
Who, with a Lieuoau called Tito < araeei,
Commonly known as Spade-beard, hath
been a mighty scourge upon thes
coasts. Indeed, my lord, they are v«i
cruel and black-hearted men, gracel^
and ruthless. They have come in t\\
great galleys, with two banks of oars on
either side, and great store of engines <d
war and of men-at-arms. At Weymout.i
and at Portland they have murdered anu
ravished. Yesterday morning they were
at Cowes, and we saw the smoke from tue
burning crofts. To-day they be nt tlieir
ease near Freshwater, and we fear much
lest they couie upon us aud do us a mis*
^•'NVe cannot tarry," said Sir Nigel,
riding toward the town, with the mayor
upon his left side; "the Prince awaits us
at Bordeaux, and we may not be behind
ti. general muster. Yet 1 will promise
you that on our way we shall had time to
pass Freshwater and to prevail u|H>n
these rovers to leave you in peace.
We are much beholden to you!
tiled the mayor. "But 1 cannot see, my
lord, how, without a warship, v..u may
venture against these men. \\ ijh >« «r
iLTch. i s, however, jrou might w II hold £•
town and do them great scath if the)
attempt to land."
"There is a very proper cog out jou
tier," said Sir Nigel; ' it would be a verj
strange thing if any ship wn"t a
ship when it had sueli men as ihest up-m
her decks. C'ertes, we shall do as I sa>;
and that no later than this very day.
"My lord," said a rough-haired, d. ik
faced man, who walked by the knight
other stirrup, with his head sio, i i
catch nil that be was saying, by un
leave, 1 have no doubt that you unskilled
in land lighting and the lnarshalhn* ol
lancet, but, by my soul! you will find r
another thing upon the sea. 1 ami ma. ^ '
sliipinan of this yellow cog, and my na n.
Is Goodwin 1 lawtaytie. 1 lmw sail,
since 1 was as high as this staff, and 1
have fought against these Normans n:n
against the Genoese, as well a*
Scotch, the Bretons, the Spanish, ami «
Moors. 1 tell you. sir. that my ship |
over-light and over-frail for such work,
and It will but end in our haviui, our
throats cut, or being sold as slaves
the Barbary heathen.
••I also have experienced one or tvo
gentle and honorable ventures upoutho
Sea" quoth Sir Nigel,
blithe to have so fair a task b« .
1 think, good master shipman, th.u >o >
and 1 may win great honor in this ui >
ond I can see very readily that you are
" 0,o other s-ur-
dilv 'fn God's mi,no, 1 like it not!
iViXof be may Hm!
unother master. .
The throng moved on. until at h
lit tn n stalnl n>
in. who cnuiP ilartlnR
„ with t-aite in every
ruUleund fmv.
Sir M ivorV" he roor«l, in
n hull.' "How now,
v t f the claius aud
A, early ,law, lhey J«J-««}| ^Ti.^W f'S
I ""t long before tliiti iOdward bad embarked
many as lifty thousand men in the port
of Orwell, with their horses and their
baggage, all in the space «.f ™UT &ua-, N m . j j a geaman-mariner,
twenty honrn. S„ hSTSSn it hefme, wlieu be harried u.
that '**ir Oliver hi tVluchelwa. II- i a wontlluu lart,e
;,r« tiw.illowed his uml Mroug uuui, with n0..ru.'Jl..l",L
ail of trumpet ami wouiau or beast, in-
gu*ha*k* on a h-ron. Ia there not aome| waa
symbol or device upon their sails/
"That on the right," said Kdricson,
"appears to have the head of an L thiop
"''"'Yin the badge of Tetenoire the
the shore, and s<
llawtayne on the
Buttesthoru had i
last scallop ere the peal
the
^aSu^^u ^ u^u.hjs aoul
boat which b it the shore the tu. com- j
manders sat together in the she - "
st rant
ier
bay that he hath
luiau a UIU.'U - -• ^
- strength t f six ; and, certes, he Ldiu
crimes of six ui on his soul.
By St. Paul! said Sir Nigel, what
that upon the other galley
It is the red cross of Genoa.
This
ihXTof IheTwe^ww'aTitter| Ppad'e-^
of linte Bt.iueu wlii-li Sir Niticl luu
, 1.1, ,.,i to be carried to the cog. ill a-
ouee alioaril, the hi|i net her broad irum-
wtll, tin- hn-K blew, the wills bellied,
Uier heeled Ibe [Hirtly vessel, and nway
she plunged through the smooth, blue
rollers. , ,
"By St. Paul!" said Sir Nigel gayly,
aa he stood upon the poop and looked on
eilher side of him, "it is a land which is
v. ry well worth fii htin ■ tor id it were
pity to go to France for what may L>
had at home. You may bring my harness
from below," he continued, to his squires,
"and aIso,I pray you,bring up Sir Oliver's
and we shall don it here. Ye may then
see to your own gear; for this day you
will, 1 hope, make a very honorable en-
trance into the held of chivalry ami prove
yourselves to be very worthy and valiant
squires. And now, Sir Oliver, ns to our
dispositions: would it please you that 1
should order them or will youY"
"You, my cockerel, you! By Our
Lady! i am no chicken, but 1 cannot
claim to know as much of war as the
siiuire of Sir Walter Manny. Settle the
matter to your own liking-'
"You shall l!y your pennon upon the
fete-part, then, and I upon the poop.
For Ion guard 1 shall give you your own
forty men, with two-score archers. 1 wo-
nt ore men, with my own men-at-arms and
squires, will serve as a poop-guard. Ten
archers, with thirty sbipmen, under th<
master, may hold the waist, while ten li
aloft with stones and arbalests."
Meanwhile there had been bustle and
preparation in all parts of the great ves-
sel. The archers stood in groups about
the decks, new-stringing their bows and
testing that they were firm at the nocks
Among them moved Aylward and other
of the older soldiers, with a few whispered
words of precept and of warning there.
• Stand to it, my hearts of gold! said
the old bowman, as he passed from kno1
to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck
this Journey. But it is time that we cool
our order, for inethinks that between th
Wedle n cks and the Alum cliffs yonde
I can catch a glimpse of the topmasts of
lilt galleys. llewett. Cook, Johnson
Cunningham, your men are of the poop-
guard. Thornbury. Walters, Haekett.
I'addlesmere. you are with Sir Oliver on
ie forecastle. Simon, you bide
mr lord's banner; but ten men must go
forward.'* , . ,
Quietly and promptly the men took
their places, king fiat upon their faces on
ilie deck, for such was Sir Nigel's order.
Near the prow was planted Sir Oliver*
spear, with his arms—a boar s head gun
upon a field of gold. Close by the ster
tood Black Simon with the pennon of
,v is hi* boast that there are no seamen
and no archers in the world who can
compare with those who serve the Uoge
Boceanegra." ^ ,
That we shall prove, said Goodwin
llawtayne. .
"They will lay us aboard on either
quarter, my lord," cried the master.
"See how they stretch out from each
other! i he Norman hath a mangonel or
a t rahucli upon the forecastle. See, they
bend to the levers! They are about to
it."
Aylward," cried the knight, "pick your
three trustiest archers, and see if you can*
i o| do something to hinder their elin.
Methinks they are within long arrow
flight'* „ ....
Seventeen score paces, said tin*
archer, running his eye backward and
forward. "i y my ten finger-bones! it
would be a strange thing if we could not
notch a mark at that distance. Here,
Wat kin, of Sow ley, Arnold, Long
Williams, let us show the rogues that
tliey have Knglish bowmen to deal with.
The three archers named stood at the
further end of the poop, balancing them*
selves with feet widely spread and.bows
drawn, until the heads «>f the cloth-yard
arrows were level with the centre of the
stave. "You are the surer, Watkin,
said Aylward, standing by them with
shaft upon string. "l>o you take the
rogue with the red coif. You two bring
down the man with the head-piece, and I
will hold myself ready if you miss. Ma
foi! they are about to loose her. Shoot,
inob garcons, or you will be too late.
The throng of pirates ii "l cleared away
from the great wooden catapult, leaving
two of their number to discharge it
One in a scarlet cap bent over it, steady
iug the jagged rock which was balanced
on the spoon-shaped end of the long
wooden lever. The other held the
loop of the rope which would
lease the catch and send the
wieldlv missile hurtling through the
air. So for an instant they stood, allow-
ing hard and clear against the white sail
behind them. The next, redcap had fallen
across the stone with an nrrow between
his ribs: and the other, struck in the leg
and in the throat, was writhing and splut-
tering uiHiti the ground. As he toppled
backward he had loosed the spring, and
the huge beam of wood, swinging round
with tremendous force, cast -the corpse
of his comrade so close to the English
ship that its man-led and distorted limbs
grazed her very stern. As to the stone,
it glanced off obliquely and fell midway
between the vessels. A roar of cheering
and of laughter broke from the rough
:11 cliers and seamen at the sigut, answered
„mm m blood-smeared shambles, with
bodies piled three deep upou each other,
the living cowering behiud the dead to
bheller themselves from that suddeu
storiu-blast of death. On either side the
seamen whom Sir Nigel had chosen foi
the purpose had cast their anchors over
the sides of the galleys.
Fore and all the archers had cleared
the galleys' decks, but from either side
the rovers had poured down into the
wuist, where the seamen and bowmen
were pushed back and so mingled with
their foes that it was impossible for their
comrades above to draw string to help
them, it was a wild chaos where axe aud
sword rose and fell, while Lnghshmeu,
Norman aud Italian staggered and reeled
on a deck which was cumbered wittt
bodies and slippery with blood.
The giant Tete-noire, towering
above his fellows and clad from head to
toot in plate of proof, led on his hoarders,
swinging a huge mace with which lit
struck to the deck every man who opposed
him. On the other side, Spade-heard, a
dwarf iu height, but of great breadth of
shoulder and length of iirm, had c : a
road almost to the mast, with three-
score Genoese men-at-arms close at his
heels.
But help was close nt h Sir Oliver
Buttesthoru with his men-at-arms had
swarmed dowu from the forecastle, while
Sir Nigel, with his three squires, Black
Simon, Aylward, llordle John, aud a
sdore more, sprang down from the poop
and hurled themselves into the thickest
of the tight. Alleyne, ns in duty liound,
kept his eyes ever on his lord and pressed
forward close at his heels. Often had he
heard of Sir Nigel's prowess aud skill
with all knightly weapons, but all the
tales that had reached his ears fell far
short of the real quickness and coolness
of the man. It was as if the devil was
in him, for he sprang here and sprang
there, now thrusting nud now cutting,
catching blows on his shield, turning them
with his blade, stooping under the swing
of an axe, springing over the sweep of a
sword, so swift and so erratic that the
man who braced himself for a blow nt
him might find him six paces off ere he
could bring it down. Three pirates had
fallen before him, and be had wounded
Spade-beard in the neck, when the Nor-
.V
THE HUGE PIRATE'S ABM SLOWLY DACK.
gate it was t ro
wot drously stout
forth from the t
feature of hi
"How now
n voice like
Mayor V lb
1HDLE JOHN FOKCED
house of Ixiring. in the waist Eath-, b} a yell of .rage, from their pursuers,
d the Southampton mariners, hairy
led tne jsoutuainpiou niunun. 'Ue ,ONJ' ^,l "..'ph«>v will learn
pebbles about our ears ere loug.
man giaut sprang nt him from the side
with a slashing blow from his deadly
mace. Sir Nigel stooped to avoid it, and
nt the same instant turned a thrust fr< 1
the (ieuoese swordsman, but, his foot
slipping in a pool of blood, he fell heavily
to the deck. Alleyne sprang in front of
the Norman, but bis sword was shattered
and he himself beaten to the deck by a
second blow from the ponderous weapon,
lire the pirate chief could repeat it, how-
ever, llordle John's iron grip fell upon
his wrist, and he found that for once he
was in the hands of a stronger man than
himself. Then came iu truth a battle of
giants, such as is seldom witnessed.
Fiercely the Norman strove to disengage
his weapon, cursing angrily in French at
being thwarted by such an milo lor
antagonist. But llordle John, with a
bull's bellow, bending his great muscles to
the unwonted task, forced the huge
pirate's sword arm slowly down and back-
ward. Terribly the Norman struggled,
hurling his whole weight against his op-
ponent iu an endeavor to break the vice*
like j:rip which held him.
Itack and forth they Hunc and surged,
until, with a quick movement, .ordle
John put forth a tierce effort, twisting and
forcing farther back the Normans ami
until with a sliarp craek, like n breaking
stave, it turned limp in his grasp and the
mace dropped from the nerveless lingers.
Ill vain lie tried to pluck it with the
other hand. Back aud back still the
S.,\on bent him until, with aroar of pain
and of fury, the giant clanged his full
li ne th upon the boards, while the glimmer
of a knife before the bars of his helmet
warned him that short would be uia
shrift if he moved.
Cowed and disheartened by the loss of
their leader, the Normans had given back
aud were now streaming over the bul-
warks ou to their own galley, dropping
a dozen at a time, on to her deck.
But the light had taken a new and a
strange turn upon the other side. Spade-
beard and his men had given slowly back,
hard pressed by Sir Nigel, / V.ir '
Black Simon, and the poop-guard, toot
by foot the Italian had retreated, his
armor running blood at every joint, his
shield split, his crest shorn, his voice
fallen away to a mere gasping and croak-
ing Yet be faced his foemcn with daunt-
less courage, dashing in, springing back,
sure-footed, steady-handed, with a shun
mering point which seemed to menace
three at once. Beaten back on o the
deck of his own vessel, aud closel> fol-
lowed by a dozen Englishmen, be dis_
'And of the others'*"
"They are all dead—save the Norman
knight who stands behind you. * hat
would you that we should dc with him:
"lie must hang on his own yard,
said Sir Nigel. "It was my vow and
must be done." .
"llow, Sir KnightV" he cried in broken
English. "What do you sayV—to haug—
the death of a dog. To hang V
"It is uiy vow," said Sir Nigel shortly.
"From what 1 hear, you^ thought little
enough of hanging others."
"Feasants, base roturiersl" cried the
other, "it is their fitting death. But to
hang—the Seigneur > Audelys a man
with the blood of kings in his veins—it
is incredible."
Sir Nigel turned upon h • heel, wuile
two seamen cast a noose over the pirate's
neck. At the touch of the cord he
snapped the bonds which bound him,
dashed one of the archers to the deck,
and, seizing the other round the waist,
sprang with him iuto the sea.
"By my hilt, he is gone!" cried Ayl-
ward, rushing to the side.^ "They hav
sunk together like a stone.
"1 aiu right glad of it," answered Sir
Nigel; "for though it was against my
vow to loose him, I deem that he has
carried himself like a very gentle and
uebonnai re cavalier."
It was on the morning of Friday, the
eight-and-twentieth day of November,
two days before the feast of St. Andrew,
that the cog und her two prisoners, aft* i
running before a northeasterly wind, and
a weary tacking up the Gironde aud the
Garonne, dropped anchor at last in front
of the noble city of Bordeaux. With
wonder ami admiration, Alleyne, leaning
over the bulwarks, gazed at the forest of
masts, the swarm of boats darting hither
and thither on the bosom of the broad,
curving stream, and the gray, crescent-
shaped city which stretched with many
a tower and minaret along the western
shore. Never had he in his quiet life
seen so great a town, nor was there in
the whole of England, save fondon alone,
one which might match it in size or in
weulth.
"I trust, Aylward," said Sir Nigel,
coming upon di-ck, "that the men are
ready for the land. Go tell them that the
boats will be for them within the hour.
The archer raised his hand in salute,
and hastened forward. In the meantime
Sir Oliver hud followed his brother
knight, and the two paced the poop to-
81 "Once more, Sir Oliver," said Sir Nigel,
looking shoreward with sparkling eyes,
"do we find ourselves ut the gate of
honor, the door which hath so often led
us to all that is knightly and worthy.
There lies the prince's banner, and it
would be well that we haste ashore aud
pay our obeisance to hiiu.
The horses both of knights nud squires
were speedily lowered into a broad
lighter, and reached the shore almost as
soon as their masters. Sir Nigel bent
his knee devoutly as he put foot on land,
and taking a small black patch from his
bosom he bound it tightly over his left
tutions on all sides, that the iu
which he excited was uot due mer
his strungti personal appearance,
was tall and as straight as a
though of a great age. for his hair,
curled from under his black velvt
of maintenance, was as white as th<
fallen snow, let, from the swiug
stride and spring of his step, it wat
that he had uot yet lost the fir
activity of his youth. His tierce
like face was clean shaven like tha
priest, save for a loug thin wisp of
mustache. That he had been han
might be eusily judged from hit
aquiline nose and clear-cut chin; L
features had been so distorted I
seams and scars of old wounds, ti
the loss of one eye which had bee
from the socket, that there was
left to remind one of the dashing
knight who had been fifty years a
fairest as well as the boldest <
English chivalry—Chandos. the st
knight, the wise councillor, the 1
warrior.
"Ila, my little heart of gold! hf
darting forward suddenly and th
his arms round Sir Nigel. "I heai
you were here, and have been s
you."
"My fair and dear lord, sa
knight, returning the warrior's ei
"I have indeed come back to y<
where else shall I go that I ma;
to be a gentle and a hardy knight';
"By my troth," said Chandos
smile! "it is very fitting that we
be companions. Nigel, for since yc
tied up one of your eyes, and I hi
the mischance to lose one of mi
have but a pair between us. i
Oliver! you were on the blind sid«
and I saw you not.
So saying, he led the way to tr
chamber, the two companions t
close at his heels, and nodding 1
and left ns they caught sight of I
faces among the crowd.
tTo bt Continued "Sett Week.)
Synopsis of Preceding Chai
from the Abbi: <>f RmuIidu. guilty of orUt
cliutLM-a brought fttrane-t him by ft mum*
inoiikH. An<>l)i<T of tli« l«y brethren. Allt
rte«"n tnk«- his departure In accordance
father's will. drsitftiaUug that he should,
IxM-uiiK 21. go forth for one year to choose
wir Ii1h future calling. In atl!i *H* he goes f
brother, the Socman of MtnstMul. whose r-
In unsavory. At night Alleyne seek* a road
where he meets llordle John, and Satnkln
an English archer Just back from the Free
Alleyne ttnds his brother in Minstead woodi
ingwitha beautiful damsel. He rescue* hei
gainingthe Socman's enmity. The maiden
that he intend-* to Join bi-< companions i
church, w here dwells Sir Nigel, leaves him 1«
without tehlng him her name. Herejolni
panlonsaml thev Jonrnev t • Sir Nigel a hoi
Ing the renowned knight, Hordle Johr, 4
nn>arent bod II weakness but quick I;
his mind when they have an adventure wit
bear. Here Alleyene meets his c- mpanl.
wt ods whom he leat ns is the rimiKhter of
Tho W hile Company leaves Twynham C«
leyne t«-lli the Ludy Mautle of his love for
* "May the blessed George and the mem-
ory of my sweet lady-love raise high in
my heart!" quoth he. "Aud as a token
I vow that I will not take this patch from
mine eye until I have seen something of
this country of Spain, and dc e such a
small deed ns it lies in me to do. And
this I swear upon the cross of^iny sword
and upon the glove of my lady.'
War, which had wrought evil upon so
many fair cities around, had brought
fought but good to this one. As her
French sisters decayed she increased, for
here, from north, and from east, and from
south, came the plunder to be sold and
the ransom money to be spent.
In front of the minster and abbey of
St. Andrew's was a Inrge square with
priests, soldiers, women, friars, and
burghers, who made it their common
center for sightseeing nud gossip. Amid
the knots of noisy and gesticulating
townsfolk, many small parties of mounted
knights and squires threaded their way
toward the prince's quarters, where the
huge iron-clamped doors were thrown
back to show that he held audience
within. ..
The two knights were deep in talK,
when Alleyne became aware of a re-
markable individual who was walking
round the room in their direction. As he
passed each knot of cavaliers every head
turned to look after him, and it was evi-
dent, from the bows and respectful salu-
To Whom Docs Tntt Rci
Secretary Taft said of a
domineering statesman:
"lie tills me with dread
quail before him. They ct
their souls their own in his i
Altogether, he makes me tlr
waiter 1 once met in the We
"In a small Western tow
years ago, I put up at tin
Hotel.
"There was no water nor I
my room, and I rang.
"There was no reply.
"I rang again.
"Still 110 reply.
"And again and again and ;
I rang, and finally a waiter i
"This waiter was a robusl
stem and forbidding aspect
Did you ring?' he sa
rumbling bass voice.
" T did,' I answered.
•••Well, (lon't do it again.'
waiter, with a menacing sco
withdrew."
Prof. Mustard, of Haverfor
claims that Ben Franklin's i
"Poor Richard's Almanac" a
quotations from classical ai
hot controversy is expected t<
What Does This Me<
tall he
clow upon us,
0f"??Bv''w'r Oliver. Sir Oliver!" crl.-d
„. vi .i i„ -hinir "I ' vour miter 1
p,r Nigel, la gning. ^ ^ di& you
(inuie roo«ter ur tin >< ,
BWlH't I'OIC. 1 "111 vmht 1 ■ to . < .
wiuit tiiij inty> '
•Tllr cllllilH un<l scull"!
within til. built." till' m y->r
"1 ha,l !isk«l Mr Oliver
.lo iy ta.in.!.lo I tl." ta,m. t
at It ,.t I'"' « ..it«o "v;"' « "
■MM LIU'' t" s' 'J\
of i.lrnto, hntli onst s.i' li ii. «ta.t
Wits that I .1"! I'*"
KSt. Sir Nl-.l. tlmt yon jl"
tnke of none-meat with u
"l have overmuch to
answered, "for w
and man, ns en
many do you
mallets, and pole-axes in their hands.
Their leader, Goodwin llawtayne, stood
upon the poop ami talked with Sir
casting his eye up sometimes at tue
swelling sail, and then glancing back at
the two seamen who held the tiller.
iss the word." said Sir Nigel, 'that
no man shall stand to arms or draw his
bow-string until my trumpeter shall
und. It would be well that we should
seem to be a merchant-ship from South-
ampton and appear to tlee from then*
shall see them anon, said m
master-shipinan. "Ha! said 1 not no.'
l'here they he, the water snakes in
Freshwater Hay; and mark the reek of
smoke from yoml- r i oint. where they hay
been at their devil's work. See how their
nhallops j II from the land! lhey hav
seen us and called their men aboard.
Now thev draw upon the anchor. Se.
them like ants M" n the forecastle
Thev stoop and heave like handy slnp
men. Hut. my fair loril, tlnno are n
niefs I doubt but we have taken in
hand' more tlian we ran do. P1
those Mhi|i« is a Htiloua, and of tbi
laiuest and swiftest make.'
I \M.iild I had your eyes," said Sir
Nigel, blinking at the pirate galleys
li ■ .1,1 v<-rv gallant ships, IM I
trust that we shall bave much p>—— new
from our nwttias wltta thna. it MM
to Ii.iss the word that we should
Iiiither irivo or tnke ,|iinrtor this day
The 1,11 'iv ooi; bad now shot out from
li, narrow waters of the Solent, and w
luiifinff uml rolling on the Ions lie:ive
In- open channel. The wind blew
,,shly from the east, with a very keen
dge to it; ami the great sai
ouudlv out, laying the vessel o
t.n water hissed beneath her
list b<
.it 1
par*
" Sir Nlvrel
board, how*
may How
t,"r, Sir Oliver?
"Tin
Itl foi
rk for
It
The three vessels had been sweeping
iftly westward, the cog still well to
front, although the galleys^ were
thawing in upon either quarter, lo tho
left was a hartl sky-line unbroken by a
til. Alleyne stood by the tiller, looking
ackwards", the fresh wind full in his
eth.
"What was that?" he asked, as a hiss-
ing. sharp-drawn voice seemed t< whisper
in his ear. The steersman smiled, and
pointed with his foot to where a short,
lieav . cross-bow* quarrel stuck tpnvering
in the boards. At the same instant th-
in an tumbled forward upon his knees and
lav lifeless upon the deck, the blood-
stained feather, of a second bolt jutting
out from Ins I'.i'k. As Alleyne stooped
to raise him, th. air seemed to be alive
with the shari' ip-ssip of the bolts, aud h
lllll
deck
de<
ks. ltroad
d fr«
round b<
1 sending th'
spatter over
board quart, r
which had a In
ihooting out 1
I ung
to
i the
flake
the tv
bellied
•or until
lee bid-
she flout*
dipping li r
blue rollers
i of foam in
On her V r-
lark galleys,
nil and were
like apples at
"Keep them
of your men.
ten of Sir Ol
for the (!
to show ill
tear from 1 -
at the kni- '
"They I
said he. 1
they will n-.t
"l think I
answered eli.
to the arch. i
threw up the
upon the deck.
"They still hold aloof!'
tayne.
"Then down v
their leader. "'I
but they come t
\ho fowler. To
is he spoke a
drums eanie
pattering on the
tree-shaking.
ii plav. Aylward, with ten
,| Sir Si-'l. "And let
i s bowmen do as much
I have no mind as yet
ht.w much they have to
i ist< r-shipman looked
i, ;i troubled nee,
their distance from us."
,i:. hery is over*good, an 1
luweu ny « sf,i„
engagetl himself from theui, ran swiftly
down the dis k, sprung l.iiek into the cob
once more, cut the rope which h< Id tin-
anchor, aud was back in an instant
his crossbownion. At the same time the
tienoese sailors thrust with their ours
oWinst the side of the to*, and a rapidly
widening rift appeared between tin two
vessels.
"IVv St fleoree!" criwl Ford, we are
cut oil from Sir Nicel " ...,
'Tie is lost." gasped Terlake. I om".
let us spring for it." 'Ihe two youths
jumped will, .ill their strength to read
{he departing galley, l ords
th "f li'" bulwarks, aud his hand
. lutcliing a lope be swung himself oil
Iwiaril Terlake fell short, crashed m
among ti and ort .nto
sen Alb vne. staggering to the stilt. <•
;,|,out to hurl himself after luni. but
Hordle John's heavy hand dragg.-d linn
' "The'v'.'ssefs were indeed so far a!"'rt
now that the tienoese could use the full
| sweep of their oars and draw away
'"'•'.'jo-.l-i'l'^k! b,5 it i* nob'o
sbonte.l big John clapplatr his han;-
•leared the poop. an<t tin v
> iiick them," the knight
ill\. aud passed his order
instantly live of them
hands and fell prostrate
cried IIaw-
'They have
sprint* into the waist >> eli t
lcrd! Well struck, Aylward.
Hlack Simon, how be storms "mm.g uie
shipmen! Hut this bpade-beard is
Well struck, my
See too.
the
gallant w arrior. , . cried
",!v Heaven, Sir Nigel is down, cneu
"I'; '" roared John. "It wa*
f.. , . lie l.enrs him back, lb
him to the aide. Ah. by Our Ludy, bis
sword is through him!
lender did
entl
tin
fail 1
which t
blufT th-
swift ti
ami uti:
lair
look 1
tif oars
mild not
CHAPTKK
l^arlnx the lust* kn .-lo ,
of I.epe. sir Nlt.l led
► tmlnlit down lo the w ^
i„ng nt'.-
them to their vessel. II,ir.
MT| alunir bv inaln forei
Hiunw Llrkltif and plunifini area
Serves ami lift r ( , ,,(p
a *mpt ,ltf where rows of I tin v
.'iSii ."tood reldy for their s.,fe k^plsfrj -wlft!
uly hob
rom Freshwater
their double line
vantage which
bring them up with any vessel
rusted to ills dons. Hli b aad
English cog: long blackland
pi,;,te galleys, like two fierce
< which hive seen a lordlv
poet ing stag walk past their
re turn, mt f dr lord, or
..i ?" a-ked th« master whlpman.
hind him with anrlou® eyes
•e must earrv on and play the
Th
•111
'di'e where
iftlv bor<
lifter horsf
, from th.
tha
honoi
T-et t
have two knights with u* "
it would not h$ to a IbI fct"
r pood name to lower his nennon
. bo and thet will think that we
in. ship for <1«se«iny. or that we
, w«xd telle* of some tnereer of
,,,te Ma foi! but thev are verv
They swoop upon us like two
i two more!" shouted
t will do. Mi
mr lure like chicks to
iour arms, men.
, , ir of voices and a roll
fr,'„a either galley, and
^ i;t -li. .1 into spray by the
nt' of a hundred oars. Down
cluster thev hune upon the
all i l\ f..r a spring—faces
brown, f vellow. and
. | , \ >i ■ ■ h. s-.varthv
1*.>ret t-over*. from the T<evant
nun urn Ml 01 ' B irbSfJT State-'
,r ill hoea Mi ntl KM marked
•lelv bv the common stamp of a wild
b. . I feroeltv l i pin * up Oti either
the water
hurried be
the pirates
Tn heavv
f. >1 coast le
white. fil<
faces bl a.
t tn Hi
vlth ours
In • H
vlth horrid
trailing
reh-
ell
w of
Hut wild
till the t
the shad'
the long lines e
und the arrows n
unotie the ntipr*
pirate decks
One me
galley*!
waving arms, ex1
nve them from
..1 In •! living torrent
nd shrill whoop upon
the erv. and shrllW
hen there rose un from
, •' "llent bulwark*
.. I'., ri| i, bowmen
r • >ed In a deadly sleet
ired masses upon the
ient Mlevne snvv the
Itb m hln • fl rorsa
ulyint faces; the next it
The death of the Genoes.
indeed bring the resistanee to an en l
\nii.l a thunder of cheerine fr"'"
fron, ,.,l|evs the fork^lpenno fliitl""
n the forecastle, nuil the Bailey, swop
iiii round, came slowly back.
The two kniirhts had come aboard^ the
«o" the shipman walked the n
• ui master-mariner onec more
"There is sad scath done to the rot
Sir Nigel,** said he "Here is a hole in
the side of two ells across,
through the renter, and the wood
as ii friar's poll.
"Hv St Paul! it would he a very sorry
thins if W" suffered you to be <h" worse
for this day's work, said Sir Nie"',
••lt.it how fares it with von I'.drieson .
"It is notlilnf, my fair lord, said
Mlevve who bail now loosened Ins l.a -s,
which was er.ck.il .•««« by the
Nor,nan's blow. Kveli ns he spoke how
,■ ve, his head swirled round, and he t
to the deck with the blood .ushlnit from
his nose and mouth .
"Tie will come to nnon. sain tm
knight stisiplng over him and nii^im*
Vis fingers through ins hntr I m«v
|„st one verv valiant and centle ..to re
Ihi. dnv How many men have fallen
bave pricked off the tally, jabl
Avlward. "There are seven of the w it.
chester men. eleven seamen, your s.p,ir.(
youtiR Master Terlake, and nine archera. ,
>
A u,9
If these pi
things, rc
displayed
Fresh IHixh
upon the wall of a
where a great crirr
been committed,
you in the face, coi
explain their mean
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