Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-06-15

you pray that you VIII 90. and vet all
that can tell you is that it has to do with
question you once asked me at the cas-.
tie"
With my birth-my parentaee2n ut
tered Ia Mutt. laying his hand neryously
upon the old mans arm.
!" Yes. Now if you viii go with me.
ask no more
Lit was not in Henry's power now to re-
fuse. He had no reason 10 believe that
he was being deceived, and he could read
character well enough to see that the pill
grim was man not to be easily turned
from his purpose. As the young knight
moved as If to prepare himself, his visitor
remarked
: You had better take your horse, Sir
Henry, for the distance is long"
!" And how viii you go2"
F." .. | can easily walk by your side"
: Ii you can walk | can !" returned La
Mutt, as he took his sword down from
peg. and buckled it about bim.
The pilgrim offered no further sugges-
tons, and ere long our hero was ready to
set cut. lie left word for Garlic that he
might not be at home that day, and then
he set out The pilgrim took the road
that led to the westward, and until after
they had cleared the city of Pampeluna.
neither of them spoke
8 think we have been Watched said
the pilgrim, as he brought his stout oaken
staff down, by way of emphasis
3" W atched !" repeated La Mutt. "Who
should watch US, and for what}'
" Perhaps by those who are curious to
.te,--
country with me-"
As the pilgrim spoke there came the
sound of horses hoofs behind them
They turned and saw two horsemen ri
ding after them, and directly third came
IN sight. They were at full gallop, and.
or course, seemed to be upon some urgent
errand
Perhaps they are messengers. after
me. said La Mutt, stopping by the side
of the road.
= Who from p"
" May be the king
" lie would not have been likely to send
three messengers, when one would have
done as well u
The horsemen were now so near that
Henry made no reply to the last remark
OF his companion. He moved further
towards the side of the road as they came
up; buC they did not stop, nor did they
even nod. One Of them our hero thought
he had seen before, but where he could
not call to mind The other two were en-
tire strangers All three of them were
well armed, and mounted upon powerful
beasts
: Perhaps they arc bound to Guidez."
said La Mutt. There IS a detachment
there
/" Perhaps they are,' responded the pill
grim, with slight shake Of the head.
If there was anything concealed in the
old mans reply, Henry did not notice it.
and be came up into the road again and
walked on They had now entered upon
wild rugged scene, where huge cliffs of
rock hung frowning over the road and
where the way sometimes ran over deep
chasms that seemed yawning to swallow
up all above them. Small streams that
came rushing down from the Santillanos.
grew to fearful torrents by the time they
reached the passes tfat let them under
the road, aud their roaring was almost
deafeuing Yet, amid all this. Henry Ia
Mutt did not for a moment forget the
thoughts that were called up bv the
strange mission upon which he was bound
Once, after they had crossed one of these
streams, he asked his companion to tell
him the nature of the business he had in
hand; but the only answer he received
was shake of the head and he resolved
to ask no more questions till be had some
more tangible subject to query upon
IHaT- nod rpv-- boay, r,,,,, 10 - J ,,oor
ly four hours, and had entered small.
open space that lay between the cliffs and
the wide wood The bride path was tLro
the centre of this clearing, while a wider
road ran around upon the edge The pc
destrians took the former way, aud had
passed half way across. when La Mutt
thought he saw a lorsemau in the edge Of
the wood alead of him, and he mentioned
the circumstance to his companion They
both stopped few moments, but as they
saw nothing. and as LIE Mutt was not sure
that lie had been correct. they moved on
again.
We shall not have to 90 far beyond
these woods, said the pilgrim so you
shall soon know why you have come with
me
La Mutt gazed up into the old mans
face bat he asked no question. The re-
mark had served to spur up the interest
he bad al heart, but he would not lay him
self open to any more refusals
At length they reached the wood and
here they struck into the market road
again They had@ohly taken a few steps
when La Mutt was confident that he heard
the neighing of horse. The pilgrim
heard it. too, and they both stopped and
looked at each other,
The presence Of horse here in these
woods is no uncommon thing" said the old
man !" but yet | have a faint suspicion
that in the present case al Is not right
think we had better be prepared for any
emergency that may turn up"
For moment, there flashed upon the
mind Of our hero a feeling Of disgust
towards the pilgrim Il was faint and
shapeless, but yet be thought he bad rea-
son for it. HIS being led off thus with
out any clearly expressed purpose. and
the unwiIlingness Of bis companion to ex-
plain his meaning. now began to appear
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