Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
: MEXICO MISSOURI TIURssDAY. JUNE 90. 1878 q >eaa
THE HUSBANDS REVENGE


THE HUSBANDS REVENGE.|
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1t was dark hour for the. gallaI
of France when the sun went do1
upon the 26th of August, 1916.
Crecy had been fought, and thii
thousand Frenchmen lay on the ia |
field.
| The power of Philip had been b}
ken, and the crest of John his BoI
mian ally, was in the possession
the Black Prince.
A few French mobiles, by dint
hard riding, escaped from the mel
| Among them was Philip d. Aven
or Philip the Red, as he was call
from the color of his long hair.
| He was no coward, as he had fou
beside his king until victory had d
ded for the English Edward.
even then he would have renal
beside the royal standard, if his
had not reminded him that the vi
had already sworn to execute
and urged him to fly for his life.
Mounted on princeiy steed
French count galloped from the
tie field and rode through Abbe
(ten miles south of Crecy) witt
once drawing rein.
4 The night was gathering about
! He lowered his visor, for its
bars seemed tc burn his cheeks,
did not glance from the road.
At last he came to a spot
) which narrow road branch I'd
liquely to the right. and the h1
man, for the first time, reined in
foaming charger.
He was twenty miles from CI
AS the road ovel which Red p
= had been riding led directly to
castle, one would have supposed
it was his destination but instea
7 keeping in it, he turned aside,
left the castle ON his left hand.
. Moody, as if he had been ~
= over some deep plan, ne word csc
= ed De Avenal's lips until he had t.
- ed from the well-refined road, for
ground over which he was now rid
' seemed little better than bri,
{ path. ..". a .s"a s.'
"Constance must listen to me
night" he muttered, with startl
determination. 81 have fought
Philip, not mainly because there
!. price set upon my head. Dol
know that Edwards hunters will
low when they find me not ON
field? The English king has not I
gotten that 1 bore the beauty of
court away when / was in Engla
He gave orders concerning me bef
the battle opened. Kill not Ph
: De Avenal,' he said. a thous.
: crowns to the soldier who brings
captive to the royal tent!'
5 ha! King Edward, the bird is fly
from the fowler's snare, and +,
must be more than human if ,
catch the man you want. Bef
dawn / will have won another
;, umph in love, or make the irightel
French have cause to remember
ride from Creey." ....
The by-road soon became lost i
, thoroughfare more pretentious, 6
the fugitive count found himself
:, the foot Of beautiful rise, which ,
crowned by one of those grand C
ties now seldom seen in France.
"There is light in the Admirs
Tower, where, -if-1 am not mistak
> the lovely Constance has her boz
, oir," Philip the Red exclaimed,
holding the glimmer of light abe
him. ''It is well that my lady
:. not retired, for l would not wish
disturb her with the terrible tidir
that l bear" b.
He crossed the ponderous DIR:
bridge, anu rode boldly up the h
nor paused until he reached the 8
: cious court.
No retainers greeted him, but
, the hour was late and The place
cludcd, the fugitive noble did
take much note of this.
He dismounted, and the rattle
his spurs soon sounded in the lo
hall.
Then he saw the first retainer, {
'' the fellows face was white as ash
. He trembled before the mailed "
rior, and would have fed if the gau
leted hand had not fallen rudely u.
his shoulder.
Lady Constance has not retire,
= the noble said. s.TeH her that Ph
De Ayenal wants to see her at ono
The flash of the, speakers eyes !
enough to make the mans teeth cf
ter; but the suffering fellow shr,
e to the wall and. gazed incredulor
Z at the soldier. lf.l-I ae
: 'Aren't you going, fellow?" CT
!, the impatient man, taking a menae
: step toward the nnderling. a
II dare not. carry your messag
the Lady Constance at this he