nay and perchance to bring him to the block and he pat the paper in his own bosom said a prayer over the dead man and set forth again through the woods his fatigue and weakness increased his ears sang his steps faltered his mind at intervals failed him so low had he been brought by loss of blood doubtless he made many from his true path but at last he came out upon the high road not very far from hamlet a rough voice bid him stand stand repeated dick by the mass but i am nearer falling and he suited the action to the word and fell au his length upon the road two men came forth oat of the thicket each in t the black green forest with bow and quiver and sword why lawless said the younger of the two it is young ay this will be as good as bread to john all returned the other though faith he bath been to the wars here is a tear in his that must a cost him many a good of blood and here added is a hole in his shoulder that must have pricked him well who hath done this think ye if it be one of ours he may all to prayer will give him a short and a long rope up with the said lawless clap him on my back and then when dick had been hoisted to his shoulders and he had taken the lad s arms about his neck and got a firm hold of him the ex added � keep ye the post brother i will on with him by myself so returned to his on the and lawless down the bill whistling as he went with dick still in a dead faint comfortably settled on his shoulders the sun rose as he came out of the skirts of the wood and saw hamlet ling up the opposite hill all seemed quiet but a strong post of some half a score of lay close by the bridge on either le dick side of the road and as soon as they perceived lawless with his began to themselves and set arrow to string like who goes cried the man in command will lawless by the � ye know me as well as your own hand returned the contemptuously give the word lawless returned the other now heaven thee thou great fool replied lawless did i not tell it thee myself but ye are all mad for this playing at soldiers when i am in the give me ways and my word for this tide is a fig for all mock i lawless ye but show an ill example give us the word fool said the commander of the post and if i had f oi it asked the other an ye bad forgotten it � as i know j ave not � by the mass i would clap an arrow in bo your big body returned the first nay an y are so ill a said lawless ye shall have your word for me and is the word and here to the illustration is on my shoulders and to do i carry him pass lawless said the and where is john asked the grey he a court by the mass and rents as to the manner bom i cried another of the company so it proved when lawless got as far up the village as the little inn he found surrounded by sir daniel s tenants and by the right of the black hie good company of coolly rents and g written in return for them by the faces of the tenants it was plain how little this proceeding pleased them for they argued very rightly that they would simply have to pay them twice as soon as he what had brought lawless dismissed the remainder of the tenants and with every mark of interest and apprehension conducted dick into an inner chamber of the inn there the lad s hurts were looked to and he was recalled by simple dear lad said pressing his hand y are in a friend s hands that loved your father and loves you for his sake rest ye a little quietly for ye are somewhat out of case then shall ye tell me your story and the two of us we shall find a remedy for all a little later in the day and after dick had awakened from a slumber to find himself still very weak hut clearer in mind and easier in body returned and sitting down by the bedside beg d him in the name of hie father to relate the circumstance of his escape from moat house there was something in the strength of s frame in the honesty of his brown face in the clearness and of his eyes that moved dick to obey him and from first to last the lad told him the story of his two days adventures well said when he had done see what the kind saints have done for yon dick not how dick s de alone to save your body in so numerous and deadly perils but to bring you into my hands that have no dearer wish than to assist your father s son be but to me � and i see y are true � and you and me we shall bring that false heart traitor to the death will ye assault the house asked dick i were mad indeed to think of it returned he hath too much power hia men gather to him those that gave me the slip night and by the mass came in so for you � those have made him safe nay dick to the contrary thou and i and my brave we must all slip from this forest speedily and leave sir daniel free my mind me for jack said the lad for jack 