, 1874-01-31


which Tie lorao chose, and vticl, aoomed to tend
away from tho atarting. point. When tie morn
ing cnnio l,o saw a cowhord and to him Ia role
up and asked III which direction lay Kent. Tic
licrtlaman looked 1T Tho mare Rlt Hpoclled with
i,eoks Of foam, and thon at the fool III Lis mot
ley, nnd aHkod.
HWhom lost thou acok 2"
,,n "4lat matter d9osa't concern thee. Tsll ms
Tho hords1nnn pettoa tho maro'a mock, aud
coming boslde Eof said:
OF, you can keop, yonr secret II YOU like. and
can keep rnis,e aud so We may both part.''
who ia = falconer thero."
"Woll, have no secret Mother, for know
not tho way to Kent but my fatllar, who cuta
wood on tho nil. knows. Wo will ash him."
fcsr that hls guide vas dishonest, and Lis COM
pnnion with 8onewhnt similar apprehonBions re.
garding him. lie Kept close to Eolf's side, and
said ]ittlo until thoy woro within sound Of tho
sa}d: ~ "''" ''1 ~
the Baron, who lives ia tho cattle up there"
Eoif pulled hiB horho's roin.
pay no mail to your mastnr," ho said, and
digging Ills hools into The maros'a side he Jerkel
her roand, and in anothor moment would havo
boon half down the hill, but that tho cowhcrd
Ind slipped his knife under tho saddle -girth. h
moment sufflcod for the marc 10 slip the ridor
from hcr back, and EOff
FOUND HIMSELF on his nAoK
with tho hordaman upon him, holding linn BY
the throat. and shouting for help. Whom Eoli
was W. seoYre between fSur er tye lusty woodmon,
The marc will got homo safo; she knowg
tho rond botwoon this mud Earl 'poroyss we'll
enough, trow. Why, thou fool, that marc wns
Earl he rolo Gay aftor day upon it to his lady
love, tho lnrl's daughter; Thou wilt DO hanged
for this jost, my fine follow"
.Dnt hanged ho was not; for Brown Harold'a
kns;men' whom thoy heard all Eolf bad to tel,
cl,nin haubork, and his striped legs with
groayos, put mnco in hiB hnnd fo1
q baublo, and sct him on d brave horso4
Thon Brown lIarold'a brothers arrayod thom-
solves IN proof. and placing: the fool amongst
them rotlo into kent; but night fell upon th01n
before they had nrrivod ut thoir journeys ond D.;
and as they could find neither their road nor one
TO guide them to 1t, they tetllorcd thor horses
and usalo fro On 8 hills sido. They Bot pio1-
cts, aud Of these
EoLF wAs ONE.
Flo know every sound Of the night, and lila
ear and eye had long sought in, the
below ii tho hollow. But hofore he gave the
alarm ho hurried down tho hill until he found
himself in the road they had lost: He listened.
The 5ingllng became moro d1attnct. Like q
hind lie ran forward nlong tho road and finding
it wound upwards, he kept alopg its course until
ho behel1 on ono side tue glimmor Of tho iire.
When his itiopda hoard his tidings thoy, broke
green bouglls from the treea, and gathered
on tho fire. Then they mounted their horscs
and followed Eolf, who led them into the road;
anl thore they haltoa- As Not none but Eol'
could hear sound, end aomo were Inclined to
md post themselves whore thoy might
and attack with advantage the party, If it proved
to be Of tl,or foes. 50 they ascondod tho
bado thom advance with oaro. Etne1bcrt, tho
brother Of Harold, said II tho place woro dan
gerons for thom thoy might make it still mora
perilous for othors. So l,e got from bis horse,
spot cnrefully. Tho roal was cut in tho CHALK
hill; on ono si1o was nothing but
few bushes between 1t and the precipitoua
hillside; on tho other D. ir-wood aaconded.
Then Etho,bert ordered lis little troop in this
wise. six stout men he nlado TO lie down in tho
fern by tho roadside, and utader the frs, with
their drawn swords beside them and thoir oross-
bow bolta upon. the spring. The horses Of those
mon ho. posted 80 that thoy might attack the
! troop in their roar aud another with
himsolf atatlonol themselves upon the
| road nboyo tho footmen. Eolf waa al-
lowed to
| FIGHT As he pLEAsED,
80 that ha came not between the horsemcn.
| These arrangements wore made 30 well and
apeedily tllat tho rattlo Of tho accoutro1nenta
| woro but Just audible when EtholGort took Lis
position Tllon they waited, listening to tho ap-
proaching party, oaoh man shivoring with OK
| element and hnpoful that ttloso who approacll-
cd wore foes, and would fight. Presently Eolf
| brought wora that the purity numbered tsYolyo.
signal that tho party had passed the foremost
| mon. The advancing horaomen were laughing
| aud iosting, but whom they heard tho owl they
wero silent. Then from tho darknosB in front
Rpake Ethe1bert:
@"Who arc 70 who travel armed by night?"
"Who aro ye who question us n
u Such us will have an answer. Hpeakl"
II am your master. if, as think BY
your voice, you arc Etholbors of Tretton;"
eide which Of us is master il you are no better
than Earl Percy OF Aniou."
IT am Percy d'Antou." ..-
There was an audible murmur Of satisfaction
under the frs.
"Thon dafona yourself, accnrsod villain"
"Truoo[ We are ambusled. Give us fair
fight, Or tako my wager"
= Wo are eleven to twolvo think yon will
trust the honor of Brown Hnrold'a gRo1er? In
the name OF God and chivalry.
AT THEM. MEN or NINE y"
Then the croBsbowmen yelled and tho strings
Of their bows sang, and tue bolt crashed through
for the tlrcnd Of tue hillside aud of the c1atter-
ing steel before and bohind them. but reared and
plunged in answer to the spur !; and tho Aorso-
mon, knowing not but TINT tho foes were
amongst them. wero bowidored. Tho foremost
ing bnll OF Etholbort'a maco struck tho hoad Of
Earl Poroy's horse and folled him, and ho who
rode beside was turned from his course and
loapol down the hill. And the footmon, grasp
ing their swords in both hands, Glove at tho
horsonlon; whilst tloy, not knowing friend
from foe, struck madly about thom, goading
their horses with their splrH and striking them
with the butts Of their swords then tho
harasael beasts turned this way and that. aud
Hrrang forward like mad things, aomo of them
falling on swords, and otl,ors leaping down tho
decliylty, but few pAHsod scatho1esa from tho
battlo-placo.
Ha, LIN, la!
~ THAT'S WOKE YOU UP,
has 1t. you blood-aud-t Misunderstanding acullions
You want to know how many we1e killed, why
wrestea Brown Harold from Rupert d'Anjoa.
All, well: ask Biewald at the door thore no
fought in tho fight, and knows; but shall tell