The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-11

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ing iitt ki'2n nj '1' %o. c,:,,t nf ionInbont
Iie ~ s'lr l,s'1, nrr,,' as nto,,nd bnr They
1t now, u 'r INV t,hfa and hn tniTt, clc-
M.tr Ill i,rIo @oi,lr.s wrr nlrdr;nr the
lma,ns 'nr,, nr5 She hcr'.oI IN rrlrrn.
pL",e tr,,,ir, ontnrod t5c han IN croat arj,a.
WIZ, ".i', "
What i. ;1o ma..er." cried al! the guests,
40 ,.;, Ia, on. arcnrI
rhr .oi,;rc a,,.,y,r..l ;hat lla detachment
,hn, had r..o artci fro, .,....,, he'd Keen
s,r,,risod r,. DON ioris of ...I ..l.gcr
l,mirhts WHO commanded II ... ..,oner,,
and that ,hcy would be nut d death unless
IJnnnrhnnt was surrendered to bcm within one
Lnur
Nv tbr,o br,yr KNIGHTS nus TO death, :" re.
rootei Irannr rising and ca.tno about her a
hold and INDIGNANT glance as if TO ask the
bnort NJ MI her followers. "Six,ll they indeed
he mt to death. ;"
! nNo,, = voice which fine Cprintrs, rccOrniZ.
ed wos tbc first toexclaIm M they shall not
die, I swear il by my rood sword and by
vorrself madam
And NANNY bowed low befone her and drew
his Iona Made from the scabbad
Thc others followed his example and a
sweet .mile thanked them.
Rnt NANNY saw, or fancied that the smile
was more tender for him than fih his comrades
and feeling ipspired by such al slight prefer
cnce "Madamein said he, with a look more
eloouent than his words. "what will YOU rive
him who will bring Won yOur three CAPTIVE
KNIGHTS safe and sound within One hour?
A slight blush tinged the Cduntess's cheek
Thcn turning IN Sir Walter. but without rails
inc her ewes
| II will give him my hand tn kissn
"Cbevaiiersr - cried NANNY brand;sbinc his
LONG sword 1.-THE brayest win, il and Bre
taone for the good Countess,
| @Rretapnc for the GOOD CouotpsS'" rrplcd
the others Fastening to arms
Jeanne repaired to a window which over
looked the nlain
! In five minutes she saw body of KNIGHTS
mass through the gates of The town and hurry
on Mt full snced towards the ca,nn of Charles
do Rlois and she could sec that tbe KNIGHT who
rodo foremost ,voro ber coIors
~ hoIr an horr ~ hos,;Io ,,,,, ,roS hid
don in clouds of dnst from whirb helmet and
cu,,ose Ionco and hattle va gle.nad out fitful
Il, TIC clouds and cnnfn.;6n cohtorod on one
noint ON the tents of Don I,onis and his Snan
tiords A. io., tho G;sordar woc crccondod Inv
sinG,o crv0Na shout NJ vic,orvN rho samg
horsan,on y,ho baJ crossed no Maj an hon,
hosara uoro "r ro,,,rn;na Rut ,beir rants were
,,;Ono6 and no ro,ors ,;nyad thnn, viii
anx;nTa ond torr;tn1 nvns
"uow many mem have Won los, gr ;ponircd
,, na,a,;aaa y h ,". rona;vo1 lion, ~ .n oto,
~ esI uon"ahant "A' ~ WV 7"'~'
VI ,Ton " ons,yorod t,,o fire. ,vbo e,to-od
an ,,s 49,. Wv, tro Sn"' H,o a.,
al, Al ~ pro, ESQ., ~, TO- arooJ co,rto,s y,
,,d tho snnaJrnn ,,ajionaJ toS,,srJ q ,hn costIe
'no d,inoapnd s 80 os to
ra 1 in,orea cas,,na ,round ber curious and
was iW'iI Ianoa H. 6rs. i,,ct sho envy
uas Ca w. N,nn,' on'oroI In, bInnd orG
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