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y t V THE WHITE -By A. COXAN BOYUf Author f "The Adventure of Nlicrloek Holmes," "A Study In fecar. -V ' let," "The Hound of The naskeirlHe," "Beyond the CHy." Kttv CHAPTER XVI. . , , , .1... ? How the lellow Cog I ought the !.yrv:.i inu nim r uanrin. V. . I .T" The three vessels had boon sweeping ' but. his foot slipping In a pool of blood. ; i.ring and Sir Oliver Buttesthorn at it1 ftwttWMrd. the cog Rtill well to th"he Tell heavily to the ground. Alleynu enen hung their shields over the-side, and frant. although the gllcv were slowlv , sprang in lront of the Norman, but h ndtpUyed their pennons a swan the. cus- drawing in upon cither quarter. To the: sword was shattered and he himself tolJli noting with the keenest Interest the left a a liurd nkv-line unbroken by a : bentn to the ground by the second answering symbols which told the names vail The island already lay like a cloud blow from the ponderous weapon. Kr- I cf the cavaliers who had been constrain ij .behind them, while right in front wns the pirate chief could repent it, how-1 e(i by uj health or wounds to leave the St Alban s Head, with Portland loom- ever, John s iron grip fell Upon his ; pr,,ce at so critical a time. 1 "' Ing mistily in the farthest distance. Al- wrist, and he found that for once lie That evening a great dun-colored cloud levne stood by the tiller, looking n;tcn- wards, the fresh wind full In his teeth, the crisp winter air tingling on his face : and Wowing his yellow curia from under tils bassinet. His cheeks were flushed' and his eves shining, for the blood of a hundred 'fighting Saxon ancestors was beginning to stir in Ins veins. What v.-i tin.!-'" lo naked us a : lilssing. sharp-drawn voice seemed to whisper In his ear. The steersman smiled, and pointed wlih ids font to Where a sliort tieuvv cross-bow iiuarrel ooaros, wnnc me iimimn m a. "';-1 1 ii and weak, with his neaa still ringing stuck quivering in the t.oiiids. At the before the burs of his helmet WH! ned f rom the blow which he had received, same instant the man stumbled forward him Unit short would be his shrift if he : crawled up upon deck. Water-swept and Upon his knees, and lav lifeless upon the moved. I aslant, it was preferable to the noisome. . deck, a blood-slained feather lulling out 'wcd and disheartened by the loss rut-hniJnted dungeons which served as from his back. As AUevne stooped to of their lender, the Normans had given i (.al,lns. There, clinging to the stout hal raise hlin. the air seemed to b- alive hack and were now streaming over the , tfftrclM of the sheet, he gassed with amase with the sharp zip-zip of the bulls, and bulwarks on to their own galley, drop- ,,,(.nl at tt,e, ion )inB 0f black waves, he could hear them pattering on Ibe deck I'ing a dozen at a time on to her deck. p,,, wth Its curling ridge of foam, racing Ilka apples at n trec-shnklng. Hut the anchor still held tlieni In il n endless succession from out the Inex- i 1 "Raise two more mantlets bv the ' rooked ( law, and Sir Oliver with fifty ( hiiuntiMe west. A huge sombre cnid. ' poop lanthorn." said Sir Mgel nuletly, men wns hard ilpon their heels. Now, , fif.(ked with livid blotches, stretched over "And another man I" the tiller." cried too. the araliiers bjnd room to draw Wlio1 seaward sky-line, with long the master shipman. their bows 'mce more, and great atones j ragged streamers whirled out In front of ' "Keep them in pin v. Avlward. with from the yard of the cog came thtin-; t . Kur behind them the two galleys labor ten of your men." i he knight rontnued. "I'ing and crashing among the flying , heavily, now sinking between the roll "And let ten or Sir Oliver's bowmen do rovers. Hr ftnd there they ruslied r,rB n, their yards were level With the hs much for the ( Jenocse. 1 have no with wild screurns and curses, diving WilVcB, and again shooting up with a . mind as et to show them how much under the sail, crouching behfnd booms reeling, scooping motion until every spar tnev have to ir,n iron, us Ten picked shots under Avlward stood in line across the htond deck, and It was u lesson to the voung squires who hud seen nothing of war lo note how or- derly and how . ool wt re these old soldiers. Iiow uuck the command, and I here, for sea robbers. the enemies of ,P K(,zed upon It. The land of France! i hearts, or we are gone'" Swiftly they: "Nay, Aylward," said Alleyne laying how prompt tin- eurrvlng out. ten mov- humunklnd. taken In the very deed, , ,u, Very words sounded as the call of a rove ropes to the corners, and then, rush- his hand upon the Bleeve of his com ing like one. Their comrades crouched with proofs of their crimes still swing- 1UW,. t1P f,-ATS ()f the youth of Kng-1 Inn forward to the bows, they lowered ; punlon's frayed Jerkin, "you-cannot think beuealh the Imlwci Kk. Willi manv a rough Jest nil ni:mv a scrap or r!li- cism or advi, c "Higher. Wat. higher!" 'Put th b.idx into it Will I'orget not the wind. Hal"' So ran the unit- r,4 c, unite lilirli nliove It rose the sharp twHtiglng oi ihe strings, the hiss of thehafis. and the short "Draw vour arrow Ni.-k your arrow! Shoo, wnoiiy iokciiici. iioiii in,- iniiniri bowman. And iiow tioin msngoneis were in work for the sallevs. but so covered and riMHetied that, save at t tie moment - of discharge. no glimpse could be . caught or them. A huge brown rock to the deck of Ids own vessel, and close from the (5 noese sang over their heads ly fWlowed by a dozen Kngllshmen. he ii nd plunged sullenlv Into the slope of disengaged himself from them, ran a Wave. Another from the Norman swiftly down the deck, sprang hack whizzed into the witlst. hroke Mr nil" the cog once more, cut the rope buck of a horse, and crashed Its way which held the anchor, and was back In lliri.imh tin- wii. of the vessel. Two an Instant among bis cross-bow men. At others flvlnu together tore ;i great gap In the SI I'hristopher umn the nl. nnd brushed Ihrce of Sir Oliver's men-at-nrins from llu furei-iistle. I lie IllllSlter-shipniali lookciV at( the klliglit Willi . a troubled face. "They keep ilaii distance from us." said he hi r aicherv Is over-good, and they will noi dose Wlial defence ran we make against tin- stones'''' "I think I mav trick them. the Itnlglit answered cheerfully, and passed his order to the archers. Instantly live of them threw up their hands and fell prostrate upon the. deck. .One had al- ready neen slain i.v a .so . s... Isilt. so Hint there were but lour upon uclr ree, That should give them heart. said Blr Nigel, eyeing the galleys, which j crept airing on either side, with a slow, measured swing of their great ours, the water swirling and foaming under their! Sharp stems. ; "They still hold aloof," cried Haw- tayne. "Then down with two more," shoul -' Hl their leader "Thai will do. Ma fol! but thev come to our lure like chicks to th rowler. To your amis, men: i-iietnm ine i lenoese cooiu use imc nui sweep JIWIIK'II ll '.'""I ui' . round the pennon., maini tasi wnn ine rroin iru- cog. , anchors In Ihe waist, and Is? ready for "My God, but It Is a noble flghl!" a cast. Now blow the trumpets and i shouted big John, clapping his hands, i may God's benlson be with the honest I "They have cleared tin- poop, and they men!" ispring into the walsl. Well struck, niv ' As he spoke e roar of voices and a : lord! Well struck, Aylward' See to Black ; roll of drums came from either galley, Hiniorf. how In- storms among Ihe shin- , nnd the water was lashed Into spray; men uism the furecasl le. He hath slain bv the hurried beat of a hundred oars. an archer. Hn! mv lord Is upon him.; Down thev swooped, one on ine rign.. ti.e t. ft ii... mdes and shrouds black with men and bristling wiNi ty heaven, Sir Nigel Is down"' cried WfupoiiH. In heaw clusters tliey hung th. a,p,r,.. 1iton the f.ic-cuntle all roa.ly ,for a "I ,," roared Jul. n. "It was but a feint. spring- races while faces brown faces ,.,,rs him back. II- drives lilm to the ywllow. and faces black, fair Norse- side Ah by our l.adv. his sword is men, swartbv Italians fierce rmei s ,1Kll hlni ! They cry for mercy. 1 x.wn fw.m the M-vant. and Fiery Moors ,.,, ,,,e red cross, and up springs Simon from the f.arbnrv States o all hues , ,,, acarlet roses" and countries, and ma, kc solely bv the -,-,. death of the Genoese leader did common stamp of a w Id-beast feroc- Indeed bring the r. slstaii. e to an end. By Rasping up on either side. wlth,Aiid a thunder of cheering from the cog oars trailing lo s ivc them snapping. ii.l from galleys the forked pennon flul - ti,.,. ,u.i,..,i luiuir inrn ni w in i., . .i i,,u.m ih,. r,,ri,c:isiii. ,1,1,1 ihe irnt- horrid veil and shrill whoop upon the ...... Jefencclc-s merchant, nan But wilder i'l wen the ,-rv, and shriller Hit scream. l n there rose up from in- shadow or i i,,.se sn.-iji nui walks Ih 1 i in -r ii English tiowmen, ,,ih the arrow a deindly -bet among H whizzed in iilijircpaled masses upon the pnale ib - ks 1' ruin th higher subs i.i ilu cog tlie bowmen could sli..ii -I,. nui, I down. at a range Which was so short as to en-uhh- a . lolh .1 nl shall lo ,.-ice through in.iil . o-itr or lo tialislix a shield, though il wci. an Im.I, lliii k of ttiugheticl wood line moment Al levne saw tin gallev's poop crowded With rushing llgiil s waving nuns ex ultant .-; Ihe li' Il II was a lilood Smtare.l ht,.,io!.,-s will, bodies piled three ile.-p ui-io -.oil oilier. Hn- Ihuig nowerlrig le hlod Ha- d. id to shelter themsi lvi-K from thai nuldi n siorin- bl.'ISt of licit! tin - 1 1 - sale tile SC:i lliell Whoa. SJ , T Nu-.l had hoMcii lor ihe pin-fuisc , .nl - i-i ih-li omliois over 1 tie sub- ot i'ii- i. ill. -o I'.it 1 1- Vest-els. 1,. K. li Hi "Ii .iom Kill heavily foi ward u t" 'he -will And'now i in a f-it :m-l la ic one of u t h u H,, mi of w I :i I i "' eler iuis si'ok a .'i"t ,," h " i Through all I be ' ' '.I 'I ' b s ;,'i,l n those snail", ii iim namMt bne f'uigbl in n ii:., I'M- f, 1. 1' tt I bri e in bed light. I. , on I "INK i , all men llalf lie monmi'Cl.ls . i,,,,.'iil ,'iawt nn unra i imo) , .Mint i slib- K-ue aial a ft I he a rclu t I, ad - I t and tin gall.-s ih. lis but tiotn '-1 1 ll.l Mil' th.- n.i'T, bad i-iinil ilim-ii into tbi-w-iist. wl'ie 1 1 , i .ii.iii,,-,, and li,,wut''i w. r faisla d back and no inlngb d . w It h the.r f'ie ih.it it w.i- Impossible Im- their eui! ad. h abovt to 'haw Bllllig 1" help ll. em H was .i wild i bans wh'i" fine and i-woid lose ;.,id fill. will" Kligltshni" Noi ii,.,i, ami llali.ni hiKKH'-'l a, at i, -h 'l mi a d. -k whu-n Wits chiiI . i i .1 wlti. bodies and sllppt l s Will! blood I'lic . lal'g of llli.WS. III.' rrc ot lb.- .til'lrii Ihe short. d t-p lw.i,t i.f I'., I.I I. li. acil Ilu- th ree Whoop of lb- mm. lose logcllier 111 J. deaf. i,i",; l,in!l. whi. ' I"- Iu.-hUi of ft,., t.i.,,1,,.., .,,! ..I. ,i. the wiiilii- sir like (li- ,,,,'k glsnl let. -o., If fellow and lad (jrI)1,e Ih,- ,,iot .- his ,1 i,, f,a IM I a w r j ii fl.'l.l I' pint i- of proof b .l on I i WtiNIOH a milf. ma'e la t't Which he sine k to I lie lick who eppr-.acm d loin. ( tr. Sid'-, H,.i.e-I.. ai .' .-, d -i I but of treat l,t turn I: ..f s lerigtti t-f arm. !"! , ai ., i to the i,,a-t, with t'ire. tnen-al -arm - cioie al hif la -, f bene two forriojlab .ism, seamen w-rt- l mi; b, i eloaly IokiUi-i mail ih-y boardeis. i air will, cer malt ibi nl bel li. I. lain. ",,. I and o.,. al t U ItelW.e, .11-11, Is th' '.Ik-el Il'in'l lot to back und. r the ma-' w .it, n. r-v. is ritgiitg t.s m i-i-i ri l I- of ib. .. But htdp was -lose al hand Hit ohect Puttt-stbroii with hls n.i-ii-al -i.rn, b,..i warmed down from lb. foi.e.,Hi. ''tie Sir NiK-l, Willi bis line.- wiiili i k. SlftcV Wtiion, Avlward llurdlf Join, and a m'.ar luoi.-. tin. w ih.-tns-lvcs from 111" pcxtp and htirl-d I lieu, selves -into the thick-Id of ll,f fltsht. All-.n, , as In duly bound, kept his -yes lined on bin lord and pressed for war. i i los- nt, Ilia fteel. Often lie had beard "f Bli NisWi'g iirowt-BB und skill wlih all kttlglitly wiijMnt. but all tin- tabs that tuna imsched hi earn fell short of ih real tjilliskb and coolness of the iimn. '.( wan K tf (he devil WHS ill him for fce sprang Ut and sprang thtrtj. nnwlped the bonds -which bound blrn, daahul thrusting And now cutting, catching ! one of the urchers to the deck, and weliltta i Mows on Wa shield, turning them with ; tile other round the wslst sprang with big bll. stooping utnjcr Ihe swing of him into the torn. mn age. apriTig'ng vef the sweep of t "Hv my hilt . he i gtme!" criied Ayl sword, so WiH ami so firrallc lliat th j ward, rusblng t the side. "They bine ms wh brcifd hinis.-lf (isr ft Mow. gi I sunk Usjrtber like n spme." Mm might fltvi blrn lx pace off i-iv tin; "I wtn ilgbf Klad of it," answered Hlr 1 could bring Aomn, Thre oirutts had'Nigvl: "foi thouga it iu against my fallen before Wru, oAd Iw hi wounded vow Ui loo mn, I ftvem Uutt be Jmg CONPflNTf Spade-beard In the neck, when the Norman giant sprang at him from the Nue Willi tx niuttujiia. uiw wm dally y. 8lr Nlgel gtooped to avoid ii. ana ai tne name insiitin mniru thrust from the (JtJnoese swordsninn, in io nanun ui imuin " than hlinseir. Fiercely for once lie , strove to disengage his wieapon, but Hordle John bent hla arm Blowly back . until, with a sharp crack, line a break- ing stave, it turned limp In his grasp, I and the nnu-e dropped from the nerve-j less llngeia. In vain he tried to pluck , li up with the other hand. Hack and i back still ills foeinan bent him. until, i with a roar of pain and of fury, the j giant clanged his full length upon the uumiiing nun iMMiiem one iiioohb mneii the ferrets are upon them, as helpless and as hopeless. 'J hey were stern days, ami If the honest soldier, too poor for a ransom, hud no prospect of mercy tiin the battlefield, what ruth was ma upon iiieir yaro-arm. "ie ugni nan iiue-n a new an.i strange turn upon the other side. Hpadc- laard and Ills men had given slowlv back, hard pressed by Sir Nigel. Ayl- ward. Klack Himon and the pooo-gnapl. Mini n- 1001 uie nauan nun reireai'ii. Ids armor running blood at every Joint. Ids shield split, his crest shorn, his . " ., ... .. p...-,..,,r and choking Yet he faced his foemaii wnn uuunn i ""i'-. iw"m springing buck, sure-footed. steady- handed, witli a point which seemed to menace three at once. Benton hack on the same time the Genoese sailors thrust with their oars agulnst Ihe side of the cog. and a. rapidly widening rift appeared !.-tween tlie Iwo vessels "Hv St. Oeorge! cried Ford, "we are cut off from Sir Mgel." "lie is lost." gasped Terlake "fume let us spring for It." The two youths Jumped with all their strength to reach ihe deiinrtliiK galley, l-ords fet-t reach eil the edge of the bulwarks, and his hand clutching a rope he swung himself on board, lerlake roll short, crushed In among the oars, and bounded off into the sen. Alleyne. staggering to the side, was .about to hurl himself after him, hut i ' ' "V - nor.i.e jonn nragge.i mm .,.- oy in- girdle You can scarce stand, lad. far less Jump. ' said lie Hee how the hluud rips from your bassinet." "My place is by tbe flag." cried Alleyne, vainly struggling to break from the olii- it's hold. "Hide here, man. You would hs''l wings ere you could reach Sir Nigel's side.'' I The vessels were indeed so rar apart ....... ,. i,,,i,k i m, Alleyne- n.-c lo tne wiuri aim i , 1 1 ,., t ii f- , ...... .... ..... ,-v. sweeping round, tame slowly bark as the slaves who rowi d it learned tilt wishes of their new masters The I wo knights laid come aboard the r,,K ,,d Hi. giapplings having grappling mixing nr'-n thrown tf. the Ihlce vessels now moved (if t'hi (1kM A,.w'. ,.,, p..,.,, aware of the vol, c nt G-i'Hlvtlo il.ivttaviii. Ih- m.'is-Icr-slilpmali. Willi Ins i oust. lilt "Hale tlin bowline! Vtci Ihe shed'' and strange ii was lo him lo si., how swiftly the l.loiitl-stalll-il ".uhii-M lurncil front the liife lo the rcpi-s .Hid baik. Now the cog s heail HU- luilieil Kra lice wa nls. and 111- slilprnali Walked the deck, a pi ,o e fill iii. i si it iii.i 1 1 in r unci- more. I licle Is sad SC.ltll done to the. cog. Hi r Nigel " s.ihl In "Here Is a hole In , I h, Stile IM' lb.. il split ihii.iigh lb, i -nire mid tlie wood as liaie as n inai - goou annul, i Know let w hat y s i ! Ii. Masli-r W it beri'.ii lb io n one- 111, He." when I - - II "H Si I'.i-il' II would be u very soirv lli'lill I We Iff, ,, ,1 villi lo Ii- Ihe Worse oi l Ills ,a ' said Su- Nlg-I. ,i shall t.t K.- tl.t-sf gnllevs back Willi "ii. ..lid M.l-li l 11 Ill-Nun UK, V S' ll I he, li Ti . o I, on, I'm , t.t,' ys he shall lake ,m line I as in i I aai.e K,ooil l!,e iliimaKc, a, ill imc lln , ,,,, ; , sli.ir i , , b. in. il ke,.p mil il on, home i,V Whett , ef ,,i;,,i shall have ill" , in mime t.r lb i-i II f teen lin In I h.i . " e, lo I be V ll-glll. lo ll" hlk-b I I-I.,, e,l , b, , i 1. 1 u I wit hill toe I '1 Inl '. , ill Was plctiseit lo allow lllc lo Ihlv Mpa lie -Ilea id. Who noli 'I lo, lll.-l I" d Ii a, i 'I what I have sen of hint i .r,i -p,:h,l and villain g-uil,-I'.al I -1 vv In i- It wild j oil, lab i. man 1 1 I hi, V , I. al fair li.id.'' ald Al loosened Ills Ii i;.sl ksl across by Ihe w I No - bh.vt I-: i'ii as b- itioki. i,"Vt -,,- b. .-I -...M,, -d rtiiimi, and ti- fill dek ,i'. Hi.- b. mil gushliiK fl.'i.t e ."li.) ,1 :l will . .., , i.i a noli. " said t hn bi ll. KIHgbl sl.s,.l,.K Ids W,g. rs lb,.." one mv -ili.ini ii lam and passing bis hair "I llave losl U..I Mellll sipilre tins (la l - JO ui .m'.'o io i,i. aiioiucr. now many nn ll bate fill, n " I ha., pblo.lorf !! tally. " said Aly- ward, it 'i.i boi coin, ani Willi Ills loi.i. "Ti ere on mmu oi tbe Winches- l.-r men. Hevr a st ain, u mur stiiln-. voung M mw-r I' llalte ami tunc urdi- " " ,,d oi the all, .-is' I l,. y aie nil de. i, I .. ib. Norman In. Kiit t," Simula bt'iimi .on Waal mo iI.i ii.u that ,. si bl ibi ulili Ii i in - lie must panK on Ins own ud sail Mil .MC I It " Hl V-W .1,1.1 IIIIISI III d I b. pll ale Je lllcl bad l I bt Ih, bid- W " I I, S a ' - irtl lllllllll Ills ,,tl, l-.i.l at, hers oil eillii-l si.l- V! fc-,1 Mollis lie stai t-ll l l", lllt, ewalllo. I. a I ui bin lulu d I" i ll ami l Hu Ni ml hit t Ki n. lt,.w Xli KnlKhf' la- ci i. ii iii broken l-'.liii.i. t'le llilf-st our ' 'I'., I.iIIK. )' noil I .!.: ' bii-n! To hall: ! ll is an vow'!' Hold (l r NiK-l shorlb. ' I' inln Wltal I llt-al . oll llmonthl bllie .l, i, 1Kb "f h.iliKitig .ithflS.'' I't.iSanls bat.- lotui leis, i l led lilt ulhei ll Is llali tltilna d.aili Mais ! H.-lKii-iir ! Aud-lys. m ei ,.-s mis : duns e v-in-r I'Vst imroyabb " i Mir Nlk'd liiiiicd upon Ins h. -I. while i two eiiincii cusi a noose ou r the p.rute nls k At Ibe toui h ol Ihe cord be until. carried himself like ft very sfenthr ftttd debonnalre cavalier."','', ' ' ' CHAPTER XVII.' ' A " J J How the Yellow Coir Oroscedi the Bar of Gironde. For two day the jreflow east ran swift ly before n northeasterly wind, and on the dawn of the third the high land ot ITshant lay like a mist upon the shim mering sky-line. There came ft. plump -of rain towards mld-dny and the breese died down, hut it freshened again before nightfall, and Goodwin Hawtayne veered hii sheet and held (or the south. Next morning they had passed Belle Isle, and anuria returning from fiulenno. Rlr Niael run tnrougn tne midst or a neei 01 iran- banned up in tne west, ana an anxious mnn was Goodwin Hawtayne, for a third p.irt f his crew had been slain, and half ,ne remainder were aboard the galleys, tnflt. with nn injured .ship, he was Httlc tit to meet such a storm as sweeps ,)Ver ih0a. Wl4ters. All night it blew In Hhort fitful puffs, heeling the great cog lnti th noiter curltHl over her lee uiwarks. As the wind still freshened t ,e yard was lowered half way down the llmMt )n the morning. Alleyne, wretchedly m ,.fM. Bt00(j out hard against me Hky , hfi iPft the low-lying land land strf.t0hed in a dim haze, rising here and ,)iere Into' a darker blur which marked .. p ,lKher canes and headlands. The ,)t France' Allevne's eyes shone as bind The land where their fathers had I ,,,,, n home of chivalry and or Kntglll- )y ,,.,.,H the country of gallant men, of ,,,.,, y Wl)rn,.ni f princely buildings, of tt, wise, the polished and the sainted. t,,,,.,, i, i ,,. .an aA irrav Lencuth ,),,. drifting wrack the home of things 1 n,,,. M,d of things shameful tbe theatre I w.,ere a now name might be-made or nn ! n,, i, nimi,lnl veil. and ho inn oni murreu. rroin inn nunuin i" ii . lueathed a vow that li vsior aim goon-, , .iu ..nold raise him tn Ids Indv's side. , (jeritli ono should hold him back: rroin her. His thoughts were still in the;otner win drive us on the rnegs. ni-.n was too busy wltji hrs own noughts woods of Mlnstead and the old armory of 'Might we not haul down sail and Wnltj,( ..((it hls young companions cnibar I wynliam Castle, when the hoarse voice for better times?" suggested Sir Nigel. irnsn,tnt or the master-shlpman brought them, Ni.y. we should drift upon tie rocks. , wug (l ood hostel, that of the 'Pied back once more to the land of Biscay. iThlily yenrf have I been on - h Bea-1 Merlin ' " Jie remarked. "By my ten fin ' ftv my troth, voung sir." ho said, "you and never yet In greater straits. Yet we ' . bo'nesi when 1 hang how on nail and nre as long In the face as the devil at a are In the hands of the Saints.- ! rl.r.r.ae mv brlgandine for a tunic, I hastening, ami I cannot marvel at It. ',. i i,.,.' u.,11,.,1 theft- waters since WIIH ,, m,;!, 1IH ,tlis whlnyard. and yet nVer ui more snip nromlse of an vil nlgtit." ."miv, I had other things upon my tiiiud ' the siiuire answered. ... ' . . ,, , , i .. AIMI So I1HS 1-l'l-rV mail, cried Iiliw- ','"' ,.0 " n. 'j't is the master-ship- taviie In an inlured voice "I,-t the ship-.aKiie mail S artllir. I'lll ll all upon gisici .llliniir llawtav-ne: Never had I so much ca re ' since (list 1 blew trumpet and showed, . . ..... ., . i .....i..i ,.t 1 1,., ..flt ir.,t ,,r Kiiiitiiiintnton .ui .. ,.,! 1 1 , ..n 'i' ' ulr,l Allovi.o rr , words were as gusty as the weather. . . ' ... . : weather ; -Amiss, quotha? Here am I with . nut l,.,i- mv mariners, arid a hole ill the shin w here the twenty-devil stone struck us ),iK .n,inh tc) tit the fat widow of North-' i(lm through. It Is well enough on thlsi ' ck, but I would have vim tell me what ! : IJM1 (, ,o on the other. We nre like to ! have salt water upon us until we he found i ,,, Khe ihe herrings In an Knstei- . ling's barrels" : ' "What says Sir Nigel lo It?" "(e helow pricking out the cnat-ar- ; ninr ,,f ,,H mother s unch ,WIn Klicii small llllllicin. wait no mill I , ,,,ild get from him. 1 hen there is MP' opyr r. 'frv them In oil with a dressing f Gnsconv ' (Hioth he. snd then swore .,, . hc aasc I had not been the cook. - alawa,' Ihought I. 'mud master, so- ),rr ,,ian so awav forward to the archers Mt -row and alas' but thev were wore t1;ni ( olliers " - vVould thev not help von then?" -Na. lin-y sat twav am twav at a , i.i.. . ,.. , ,..i n. red headed man who snapped ll. No, man s arm-bone, and Ihe black . ,;, ,,, Norwich, ahd a score of ,,ers. rattling their dice in an archer s gauntlet i.,r want . if u h..x. 'The ship can ,.,,,. h.sl much longer, my masters, ,,, ,. -n,at Ik your business, old swim s-l,ea.l.' cried the black galllard. dlahle temporte.' snvs Aylward. 'A ,,VP. f,,,,, ,,,,,1 the main.- shouted tbe ,,lf ,,, wit 1. a voice like the flap of a .aail Hark ! them now. young sir, and - t i i, ...,t ...ii. r-, y I, , n ii n.,,.,.,. As he spoke, there sounded high above Ih.- shriek of h gale and the straining timbers a gust of oaths with a! ,, d.en-chested mirth from the vainbbrs In tin- furecastl1 Can I 'f no ava,l7 " asked Alleyne. Ha lb- wmd and the thing Is done I w ii ha nils may do It your bead I en,, sec Is slill .ii i . .i i nay. your peail I can sec is still j l .nc had your bassinet not stood your nui i laiui nine ueau wouiu you. fin ml. All that mav be done Is already cried Hlr Oliver. i wl( nave we come cote-bardie. doublet. pourpoint, -.i i i.-.l oni. for we have stuffed the gape ; scuthless out of peril, and now for the .,.,,, tplP nnd paltock of olive green, pick-n-iili suit and corded It without and third time I commend me to the bless- t with pink and Jagged at the edges, v. 1 1 h in .1 w hen we hale our bowline and ed James of Compostello, to whom I A Tei chaperon or cap. with long hang- i the sheet our lives wll'' bang upon He bicach remaining blocked. See how Mii ibr headland looms upon us through st: a must tuck within three Mights, or we may tlnd a rock ' t hi "ugh oni limbers. Now. Ht. Cht Isto- in,, r p,. piais-.i: nere is mr .ig-i. wiui:on(l a,... )m(i n(,w Vou would venture upon 1 may comer. I pry ihcc that you will pardon me,' "j uuy you Ihnt you will order the "do we tlnd ourselves at the gate of bon ui the knight, clutching Ids way along ' ("ompanv to lie down," cried Hawtayne. ; nr. the door which hath so often led us Ha bulwark I would not show link of i wm Uld taken the tiller and was gniting to nil that Is knightly and worthy. There "iiiiesv toward it worthy man. bin I was H,end with a llx-d eve. "In three minutes ' files the prince's banner, and It would be it. i i. In a mailer of some weight, con- we shall cllher be lost or In safely." well that we haste ashore any pay our , nltig win. !i Alleyne. t should be glad i, I ",n i.'le ll touches Ihe question of iliiiittli.il It m oi implement In the coat uf ml ,ie im, I, s,r John Islghlon. of Hhrop- li' who look unto .wife the widow uf 1 Si, lleiiiy iigl.inder. of Nunwell. I he case b is been inai n debated by pursuivants anil kings oi arms. Hut how Is It with mi nia-uei -s 1 1 1 pma n '.'" II! , ,,oi,cj,. faic lord. The cog must im about anon. Mini f know not how we v k' i I' I lie V. a let- out Of her." i iii mil Sli Oliver!" said Hlr Nlg'-I. and piescnllv lb- portly knight made Ids way all astiadilh- down the slippery deck II. my sail. mnstcr-shlpman. this pass's all paiience!" he cried wrnthfiilly. II this ship ol yours must needs damn a ml .klp like a clown at a kernn sse, Hun I pray inn lh.it you will put me In i, in- or these galeasses. 1 had but sal down to a Musk of malvesle mid a innrtress nl brawn, as Is mv use about this hour. ' w In n t here conies u clinking, and I llnd : tit V wiiie over mv eyes and the flnsk 'In ,ny hip. md then as I stoop to clip it tin-re comt another cursed cherk. and. 1 1, ere In a nioi tress of brawn Stuck fast (he nape -I mv necK. Al tnis moment i ,avr two pages coursing after It from Hd. lo side, like hounds behind a let. ret. Never did living pig gambol more hilv lent vou have sent for me, Sir Nig.l '.'' . would fain have you rede. Kir iibtei. for Master llawtnyne bath frnrs that lien w-t eer t hero ifis y come dang- ,., fluid the hole In our side." Then d" not veer. ipiotli Blr Oliver i.i-iiK "And now. fair sir. I must bus ! a liai k lo s. e how my rogues have fared witli the brawn" "Nav. but tins will scarce- surilcc.' il.d the ahiniiian. If we do not veer w,- will be upon the links within tlie boar ' Then nn ' said Sir Oliver. "There is nit i . ti. , and iiiiw. Mil- Nigel. I must ,;,a- Al this Insiitnt. however, a startled shout rang nut from two sen men upon the for-i untie. "Hocks! they yelled, stub bing lulu Ihe air with their forellitgf rs. Itocks neneain our very iiowb: " Through i the belly of a arent black wave, not one 'bundled puces In the front of them, there ! Ibi-ust fort Ii il luise janged hiiim of brown I stone, which spouted spray as though it were some crouching monster, while a dull menacing twaim and roar filled the nlr. "Yarn! yare!" screamed Ckaidwln Hawtayne, fllnglnu himself upon the long pole which nH-ivetl as tiller. "Cut the halliard! -Haul her liver! Lay htir two course to the windl" Over swung the great boom, and th (t trumbled and .-qulyared within flvf spear-lengtlis of tha breaker. ., '8h scarce dra f!ear,," cried Hawtayne, .with his eves from tha sail to the seething ln of foam, "May tha hnly Julian stand by us and the thrice sainted Christopher!" . ' "It there , be suqh peril. Sir Oliver." guoth Sir lgel, 'Jt would be very knight ly and fitting that we should show pur pennon. I pray you, Edrlcson, that you will command . my . guldon-bearor t put forward my banner. . . ' "AnA Hound tlu . irumnt'tsT" cried ' Dll" Oliver. ''In manua tuas, Domlne! I am in the keeping ot James of CVmpostel la. te whose shrine I shall make pilgrimage,-and , In. whose honor I vow that I will eat a carp each year upon his feast day. Mon t)leu, but the waves roar! How Is It with us now. mastership man?" "We draw! We draw!" cried Haw tayne. with bis eyes still lixed upon the foam which hissed under th very bulge of the side. "Ah, Holy Mother, be with us now!" As he spoke the rog rasped along the edge of the reef, and a long white curl ing sheet of wood was planed off from her side from waist to poop by a jutting horn of the rock. At the same Instant Bhe lay suddenly over, the sail drew full, and she plunged seawards amid the shout ings of the seamen and the archers. The Virgin be praised!" cried the j shinnmn. winliiE hla brow. "For this shall lsll swing and candle burn when I see Southampton Water once more. Cheerl Iv, my hearts! Pull varely on the bow line!" 'By my soul! 1 would rather have a drv deHth." nuoth Sir Oliver. "Though Mort Dieu! I have eaten so many fish that It were but lustiee that the fish should eat me. Now I must tmck to the cabin, for I have matters which crave; those famous smelters and welders who mv attention." ! had made the Bordeaux steel the most "Nay. Sir Oliver, vou had best bid s trusty upon earth, and could give tem wlth us, and still show vmir ensign." 81r ' per to lance or to sword which might Nigel answered; "for. if I understand the! mean dear life toWts owner. Alleyne could matter aright, we have but turned from I see the smoke of their forges reeking up one -danger to the other." I in the clear morning air. The storm had "Good Master Hawtayne." cried the ; died down now to a gentle breeze, which hnntavra In mahlnir nft 'the water rntnes wafted to his ears the long-drawn stir- I- n.i.-' ..... tr-l..f,v, in the sail whrewith we strove to stop I the hole." As ho spoke the seamen came swarming on tp the poop and the fore- castle to avoid the torrent which poured through the huge leak Into the waist, High above the roar of the wind and the ; eiuah r.t iua si.c rn the shrill hnlf ho- i man cries of the horses, as they the water rlslna ranidlv around th "Hton it from u-lilioiit'" cried Hawtavne seizing the end of the wet sail with which ' the gap had been plugged. Mpeedlly, my tnem under tne Keel, ami urew mem ugni , ill such a way tliat the sail should cover the outer face of the gap. The force of the rush of water was checked by this obstacle, but It still squirted plentifully from everv side or it. At tne sides the: horses weie above the ncny. and in tne centre a man from the poop could scarce ' touch the deck with a seven-foot spear, j waves snlashed freelv over t nr . m,, n-, i ,i- " " nuamrii. I "I fear that we can scarce bide uponU,. x- i . '" mnud nhnm'. this tack." cried Hawtayne; "and yet the : i ui wnoni. t ried hir i uiver. i iook j more particularly to Si. James of Corn- poslella. who hath already befriended us Ihis day. and on whose feast I hereby vow that I shall eat a second carp, if lie will liul Interpose a second time ! The wrack had thickened to seaward, . I i. ... i t.t i I ; T" ... . nun ill'' i"imi wim out a "iiniru iniu. sliadows in the ofllng showed where ; the gale'asses rolled and tossed upon the A, . .11 .. ii.....,,..... sic,!, niiumn itnn-in. I i.i injur iisinru wist fully i n their direct ion j If they would but b- .-loser we might nun saieiv. even snou u ine cog lounoer. i Vnu will hear me out with B-nod Vaster I ! VVItherton of Southampton that I have Mil gOUIl mitSLer '" ' ' . 1 " ' ' done an inai a snininan migui. n wouiu , oe wen tnnt you snou id eamai. ann greaves. Sir Nigel, tor bv the black 'rood! it Is like ennugl that we shall have to swim for it: "Nay." said the little knight, "it would he scarce lifting that a cavalier should throw off his harness for the fesr of even- -'iff of wbul and puddle of water, I would rather Hint my Company should i-at hot round me lure on the poop, where we might abide together whatever God 'pester ine "not ter" Hawtayne, for all that' my sight is .which are pierced by the three water wns all that i none of the best. It Is not the first tlmejgntts, and sixteen others to tuo land- 'may '-e praised to send Hut. certes, Mas- ,..,, ... .., ,, ... ..... ...... i tn.ii 1 nave seen tniii neaaiann upon me i left." Tlie seaman shaded his eyes with his hand, and gazed earnestly through the haze and spray. Suddenly he threw up Ills arms, and shouted aloud In his Joy. "'Tis the noi nt of Im Trembladc!" he cried. "I had not thought that we were as far as f Heron. Tlie Gironde lies hefore us. and once over ine oar, ano unoer i sh. Her br Hie Tom- de Cordouan. all will , be well with us. Veer again, my hearts. land bring her to try with the main 1 course!" The sail swung round once more, and the cog. h water-logged, staggered In for this haven ! of refuge A bluff cupe to the north and ;a long spit to the south marked mouth of the noble river, with a low-ly- I ,nt laliml 1(f anted sand In the centre, all ! shrouded nnd curtained by the spume of I breakers. A line of broken water traced , ..1.1.1. i ,.! ,t and hnlmy weather has cracked the; , I lit' - I1KI Kll OIIS Oil I . W lilt II HI t I'm ..i MaacK or many a tan snip. "There is a channel said ,awa"f- I "which was shown to me by the Princes: own nllot. Mark yonder tree upon the lnk. and the be ' which rises be- i n ,T,. m now- I mJ he hold them now. It may be even lis- we Jin draws tw"'. good lip araWS IWO goou done, though our ship ells more than when she put forth.' "Ood speed you. Master Hawtayne!" vow "Nav. nav. old friend." whispered Sir Nigel. "You arc like to bring a judgment upon us with these vows, which no living ,,,ndy ,(.Urd you vow to ent two carp in; man COIIUI noeompusil. riue i mil ai - M, third? Archers and seamen lay flat upon the deck, waiting In stolid silence for what- ever fa.te might come. Hawtayne bent his j w.ght upon the llller. and crouched to , nn under the bellying sail. Sir Oliver nnd Sir Nigel stood erect with hands crossed in front of the poop. Down swooped the great cog into the narrow channel which HAVE YOU TW3 WRITE US FREELY. 1st sll flaw swlie. Wtssw e Us el HMvewa, wks will csrshlly wsMsa srMs, Be s vmmm, wm wrm m wssy, riisi Wstsry ef tsar t-taMsi. will mU rm Wi hkftnctHM wMieaslefslwsll. k H i irnw lis W parttctr, swrt, mi rflt test ms la ft) ' sswksw. .-- Asspsw Usur AaMtwy Befit .TUB UU TTANOOuA MUnB ( OhftMsestATeMk, was the" portal of afot On either bow roared th Shallow bar. Right ahead one snail lane of Mark swirling Water mark, ed th pllftt'a course, But true wan 4b eye and firm the hand which guided A (lull scraping came from beneath, the vessel quivered and shook, at the waist, at the quarter, end behind sounded that grim roaring of the waters, and with ft plunge the yellow cog was ever the bar and speeding swiftly up the broad "ftnd tranquil estuary-of th Olronda,. CHAPTER XVIII. Z 4 ' " 'N How Sir $ lel Ijorinff Put a Patcb 1 I'pou HI Eye, ' It was on the morning of J?Tlday,: the elght-and twentieth day of November, two days before tbe feast of Bt, Andrew, that the cog and her -two prisoners, after a weary tacKtng up tne uironuo una uw Oaronne, dropped anchor at last in front nf t. nAhl nltv TlA.Aallv AVIth Wftll. der and admiration. Alleyne, leaning overi the bulwarks, gased at the forest . of masts the swarm of boats darting .hith er and thither on the bosom of the broad cudving stream, and the gray crescent- siiapea city wnicn aireicnea wuir many a tower and minaret along the western i Rhone. Never had he in his aulet life seen so great a town, nor was there In thb whole of England, -save London alone, ot. which might match It In size or in wealti.. Here came the merchandise of all t. faJr countries which are watered by the Oaronne and the Dordognet the cloths of the south, the skins of Oulenne, las wine of the Medoc to be borne away to Hull, Kxter, Dartmouth, Bristol, or Chester, In exchnnge for the wools and woolfels of England. Here too dwelt .!.. ...rrlA.A.,ll vuVil.h amtnaAil ft-rim ihn ancient ramparts. "Hola, mon petit!" said Aylward, com- ing up to where be stood. "Thou art a ; squire now, and like enough to win the i golden spurs, while I am still the master- bowman, and master-bowman l snail i.irie i dnrA scarce was: mv tonaue so ! i half hu-1 bide. 1 dare scarce wag my tongue so lev found ; freely with you- as when wo tramped to- them. jgether past Vilverly Chase, ulso I might , Hawtayne! he youF guide now, for indeed I know every house In Bordeaux as a friar knows the heads on his rosary. me sr. inrau as. 10 inrow nsiue nn u, n iend because T have had some small . share of good fortune. I take it unkind Uh it you should have thought such evil : of nw." Nav. mon tar. "lwas dui a u;ku shot to see it tne wino oiew sieauv, though I were a rogue to doubt it." -why had I not met you. Aylward. at i-ater and tne (hn Ijynhurst Inn. who can say whe-c the weather:, ,,.lfl ,H)W Yen'. Oertes, I had not gone to Twynham Castle, nor become squire xo , , ,',i,erl in hla hair but the bow- , , ,- (.f) 0rBP than take over the dam and. her business." "1 thought." said Alleyne. "fiat you were betrothed to some one at Christ church." "Tc three." Aylward answered n-oooily. to three. 1 fear I may not go back to - . ----- ... i i nrisici un h. i "S" "-"!V.. i L. L,l j te- service in Hampshire ithan 1 j"xw- . icini in t til Rl I li v . rtuL inn i n jwti -i-.i. j.'.. - - - - , w-hieh d r lofty ti irret in t he ntr-. which stands back from the river and Mil " o ut"-,. - rising SUn flashes full "POn it and " ---- ... n." Stn.l Tossed . v th" i .".v ,. . k 1 ".V"-;.. K". h. dwells In the ; Ai.hev of St. Andrew, where he hntli Kept his court these years back. Bel.l It Is tin minster of the same saint, who hath the town under his very special care." "And how of yon gray turret on the left?" " Tis the fane of Rt. Michael, ns that uiMjii the right la of St. Rem I. There, too. atove the poop of yonder nlcf. ou s'-e Hi towers of Saint Croix and of Pcy Bcr. land. Mark also the mighty ramparts 1 ,. l fc- n " . . ... , .h . ! And how is It. d Aylward. trtat theie comes "o mticn music rroin ine l. I. ' I seem to hear a hundred iru.npeTS, i u'd calling In chorus. .' would be strange else je .,ig inti all the great lords or England ana oi (iiueony are within the wans, ai.a eacn ould have his trumpeter mow r:ti li.wn ""'. ."r,e'"'"- " -7 ' ' k. i ii; Unit his dignity had been abited. M. f"l they make as much louster as a H. tch army, where every man JHf hitn- , si-ir w'thB'jfJ f"f- 'ae "V "'!? ...i 1 ."'if thShn nks how the naes , Vhlv'mllnn th nvw he " ""wr 'K. vum,-2 a Mt- i f7 knlt hath hXairin he town i k"lR,h,' ,lJ iZrmVandS 0J- ,rJ2iJ!!tnr " , er.s. h "T't ?2kL?A T" said Hlr N?ael 'f""''...,." , coming upon decg, tnat ine men are , ... - t j r 11 IU.m Un Ik. ' . h, he h ; Thp nPctier rniC1 hls hand In salute nd hastened forward. In the meantime. . " '",v" ' tU. " t' Sir Oliver had followed his brother ""Vige. n m-coX- vet suit with flat cap of the same, adorn f T.nrlno-'a rlnvi e 1,1 frnnl wlt" ,llp x Wring's glove . j ,Ith a c.rllno- oolr-lch and alrt round with a curling ostrich , feather. The lusty knight, on the other ' hand, wns clad In the very latest mode. Ing cornetto. sat daintily on the bnck of ' his black-curled head, while his gold-hued . shoes were twisted up a 1ft poulaine. as though the toes were shooting forth a , lenuril which iiiikui noit- ui iuir w tti- twine itself around his massive leg. Once more, air Oliver." said Sir Nigel. looking shoreward with spanning eyes, olsisance to him. The boats already swarm from tlie bank. "There Is a goodly hostel near the west gate, which is famed for the stewing of; . spired pullets." remarked Sir Oliver.. : "We might take the edge or our hunger ; off ere we seek the prince, for though! j hls tables are gay with damask and M&S,1!!ZZ wmlslisls to a s) rsisstvylwjs W sllvep he la no trencherman himself, and hath no sympathy lot those -who, are Ills bters.'V ' " . ; . . "His betterst" - '- ' - "JJia ttetters before the traucholr, ladu Sniff not treason where none is meant. I huve- seen hlra smile tn 'his quiet way beeuuse; I bad looked for the' fourth time towards the -carving Squire. And Indeed to watch him dallying with s little gobT let of bread, or sipping hla cup of thrlcs watered wine, ' is enough to ntuke a injin feel shame at his own hunger. Yet war j and alorv. mv eood friend, though well enough in their way, will not serve- to lighten such a belt as clasps my waist." ,.7,How read you that coat which, hangs over yonder galley AUeyneT"'-ftsked, Sir Nigel. i 1 -.'' "Argettt, s bend vert between; t.cotlsea dancette gules." , "Is is a northern coat. I have aeon ,lt in tb4 train of the Percleav From the shields, there Is not one of these vea-: sels which hath not knight or baron aboard. I would mine eyes werebetter, itnw mill vnn this nnnn the left?" "Argent and , aaure, a barry .wavy vjttf Six." ..;' ... .:;:-' : 'Ha, It is th: -sign of the Wiltshire Stourtons! And there beyond I see tlfe red and .ftUver of the Worsleys of Apulder-r combe, who like' myself are of Hamp shire lineage, nose nenina us is me mot line cross of the gallant William Moly neaux, and beside it the bloody chevrons of the Norfolk Woodhouses, with the amulets of the Musgraves ot Westmore land. By 8t, Paul! It would be a very strange thing If so noble a company were to gather without some notable deed of arms arising from It. And here Is ' our boat. Sir Oliver, so It seems best to me that w should go to the abbey with our squires, leaving Master 'Hawtayne to have his own way in the unloading." The horses both of knights and squires were speedily lowered into a broad light er, and reached the shore almost as goon as their masters. Sir Nigel bent his knee devoiitlv as he cut foot On land. and taking a small black patch from his bosom he bound it tightly' over his left PVP, Maihe blf!cf ??r8:! Sm,K ory of my sweet lady-loye raise high my heart, (quoth i he. And as a "ken I vow that I will not take this patch from my eye until I have seen sotnethlng of this Kjuinry u opun, mm j""' deed as it lies In me to do. And this I deed as it lies in me to (to. Aim wis j swear upon the cross of my aword ftnd upon the glove of my lady "In truth you take me back, twenty years. Nigel," quoth Sir Oliver, as they mounted and rodo slowly through the water-gate. "After Cadsand, I deem that the French thought that we were an army of the blind, for there was searce a man who had not closed an eye for tile greater love nnd honor of his lady. Yet it goes hard with you that you should darken one side, when with both open i -i , nan a i .,, t , 1 1 a linra. lTim a mulA in truth, friend. I think that you step demanded, mis long wnu uutu over the line of reason In thlB matter." searching eyes imparted to him an air "Sir Oliver Buttesthorn." said the little ' of masterful dignity, which was Increas knlght Bhortly, "I would have you to un-led by his tabard-like vesture and the derstand that, blind as I am, I can yet heraldic barret cap with triplo plume see the path of honor very clearly, and J which bespoke his office. that that la the rnnd Virion which T do 1 "It Is Sir William de PaklngtOn, tb to crave another man s guidance. "By my soul," said Blr Oliver, "you are as tart as verjuice this morning! If you are bent upon a, quarrel with me I must leave you to your humor and drop into the 'Tete d'Or' here, for I marked a varlet pass the door who bare a smoking dish, which had methought, a most ex cellent smell." "Nenny, nenny," cried his comrade. ! , , ; i , , c Vila 1. , M.I nnAn Wl a IrnMi 'nra hnVA known each ther over long to fall out, Oliver, like two raw pages at their first epreuves. You must come with me first to the prince, and then back to the hos tel: though sure I am that It would grieve his heart that any gentle cavalier should turn from his board to a common tavern. But Is not that my Iiord Dele war who waves to us? Ha! my fair lord. God and Our l-jidy be with you! And there is Sir Kobert Cheney. Good morrow, Robert! 1 am right glad to see you." The two knights walked tnetr norses ! . , 1. u ! John . Northhurv. w ho wm saulr'to Sir i tii.:..- i. , . . " ' u . , - - , , v,. ! Oliver kent some naees behind them, a glrnotl spear's length In front of Black Simon and or the wincnester guiaon-oearer. Northbury. a lean, silent man, had been to those parts before, and sat his horse with a rigid neck; but the two young squires gazed eagerly to right or left, and plucked each other's sleeves to call attention to the many strange things on every side of them. "See to the bravo stalls!" cried Alleyne. "Bee to the Noble armor set forth, and the costly taffeta and oh, Ford, see to where the scrivener sits with the pig rriants and th Ink-horns, and the rolls of sheepskin as white as the Beaulleu naperv! Saw man ever the like be fore?' "Nay. man, there are finer stalls In Cheapalde," answered Ford, whose fath er had taken him to London on occasion of one of tlie Smlthfield joustlngs. "I have seen a silversmith's booth there which would r rve to buy either side of this .tiei Itul mark these houses Allevne i atreet. But "wrK tje noujesi. 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TIie Priory at Cbriatchnrch was a noble . pile, but It was cold and bare, methinks, by one. of these, with their fretttngs, and T . their carvings, ftnd their traceries, as' though some great Ivy-plant of stone had ? curled und wantoned over the walla." ri ?'And hark'to th speech of the folk' - ; . auiti VnrA Warn ven such a -hissinar and clacking? i wonder that-they hav -not j wit to learn English now that , they ' ;'s come under the English orowm By RiclJ . ara of Hampoie! there,-are ibit taws amongst them. Stee- th wench with, the ( j. . -brown- whtmple! Out s oh; you, a. Alleyne, - w that you would rather gaze - upon dead : , atone than on living fleshy ji.i, . v Li"., It waa little .wonder that S4h richness , ftnd ornament, not only of church and of . stall, but of every private house as well, - f f should have 1m Dressed itself upon the " . j young soulres- The town was now at theTV - height of - ita fortune Besides U i trade and its nrmorevs. other causes hd cotn-,f s bined to pour, wealth into It. War, which " , -had wrought evil udob so many fair idties. , around, had brought nought but good tol,"v this ono. As . her., French sisters decay- r . ed she increased, for here,, from north, r 1 -t and from east, and from south, cum the -r.v plunder to be sold and the ransom money to be spent. Through all her sixteen land- . ward gates there had set for many years f a double tide of amntv-handed soldiers . i hurrying Francewarda, and of enriched ' -" Jj and laden bands wno orougnt inetr -apuus home. The Drlnca's eourt. too., with -Its - swarm jof noble barons ; ftnd wealthy t i j knights, mftny of whom. In. imitation of , lueir Iliuitttr, uuu uiwjKiit lii:a mniTsw M-itt - their children from England,-all helped s to swell the coffers of the burghers. Now, with this fresh- influx of noblemen and -envullera fond and lodgings were scarce to be had, and the prince waa hurrying forward his forces to Dag In Oasoony to relieve the overcrowding of his capital, ( In front of the minster and abbey of St. -Andrews was a large square crowded with priests, soldiers, women, frlftrs and burghers, who made it their common centre for sight-seeing and gossip. Amid the knot of noisy and gesticulating (owns folk, many small parties of mounted knights and snulres threaded their way towards! the prince's nuarters, where the huge iron-clamped doors were thrown back to show that ho held audience with in. Two-score " archers stood about the gateway, and beat back from time to time with their bow staves the Inquisi tive and chattering crowdvwho swarmed round the portal. Two knights in full ar mor, with lances raised apd eloaed vi sors, sat their horses on either side, while in the centre, with two pages to tend upon him. there stood a noble-faced man In flowing purple gown, who picked off upon a sheet of parchment the style and title of each applicant, marshalling them in their due order, and giving to each the place nnd facility wnicn ms ran. nrlnce'a own .herald and scrivener, whispered 8ir Nigel, as they pulled up amid the line of knights who waited gd mlsslon. "Ill fares It with the man who would 'enture to deceive him. He hath by rote the name of every knight of France or of England, and all the tree of his family, with his kinships, coat-armor, marriages, augmentations, abatements, and I know not what beside. We may leave our horses here with the varlets. ! nnd push forward with the squires." Kollowlno- Sir Nigel's counsel, they pressed on upon foot until they were close to the. prince's secretary, who was in high debate with a young and foppish knight, who was bent upon making his wav past him. "Mnekworth!" said the klng-at-arms. "It is in my mind, young sir, that you have not been presented before." "Nav. It Is but a day since I set foot in Bordeaux, but I feared lest the prince should think It strange that I had not waited upon him." "The prince hnth other things to think, upon," quoth Sir William de Pakington; "but if you be a Mnekworth you must be a Ma'ckworth of Normanton. and In deed I see now that your coat is sable and ermine." "I Rtn a Mnekworth of Normanton." the other answered, with some uneasl neBs of manner. "Then you must be Sir Stephen Mack worth, for I learn that when old Sir Guy did he came in fdr the arms and the name ,the war-cry and the profit." 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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