Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-04
THr Housr by THE SHORE.
Book I;I-My Lord Foxhem.
CHAPTER 1.

wss then il the very article OF death, hist
once more raised its head. The YOrkist
defested and di'persed, their lesde
butchered on the field. IL seemed, for
very brief eeason in the winter foilowln!
upon the events already recorded, as ]
the House Of Lancaster had iaalIy tri
umphed over us foes.
TIE small town Of Shoreby-on-th til
YVES full of The L.ucssirisn mobiles Of tn
neigh sorhood Esri RsiDgham wa
there, with 500 men alarms; Lord Shore
bY, with eco; Sir Daniel himself, hign il
fsvar aud ouce more growing ricn. On con
fscstidns, lay in house CT his OWE, OF
the main street, with three-score men
The world had changed indeed.
It wss black, bitter cold evening II
the q ISL week Of January, with 8 hard
frost, high wins, and every Likelihood
of snow before the morning.
In an obscure aleAouse In bY-streei
near the barbor, three or four men sa'
drinking sic eDd exiting hsfty mess OF
eggs. They were oil likely, lusty,
weather beaten fellows, hard Of hand,
bold OF eye; and though they wore plain
tsbsrds, like country plowmeD, even q
drunken so der might have looked twice
before he sought quarrel in such com,
psnyI
A little apart before the huge fire sat q
younger man, almost q boy, dressed in
much the same fashion, though it was
easy to see by his looks that he was bet
ter born, and might have worn sword,
had the time suited.
j. ssNgy,", said one OF the men at the table,
uI like il not. Ill will come Of it This
Is no place for jolly fellows. A jolly
fellow loveth open country, good cover,
and ecarce foes; but here we are shut In
O town, girt about with enemies; snd,
for he bull's-eye CT misfortune, see Ii 1t
snow not ere the morning"
"'Tis for Master Shelton, there" said
another, noddiDg his hesd towards the
lad before Lhe fire.
"I will do much for Master Shelton"
returned the first; SHUT to come to the
gsIlows for any mau-nAy, brothers, not
thati"
"Lswless, y ave been all your life
going gallowswsrd," observed third.
"This is strange thing, that We should
dislike so much the port ye sail for. And
sith ye dielike this town service, why did
We volunteer, brother? Ye might "a
trudeed with the others; but not you!
Ye were keen to serve with Master Shell
tor; neught would please you but to lin
with us; and now ye grumble and talk
,gallows!"
= The door Of the inn opened end another
man entered hastily and approached the
youth before the fire.
SINISTER Shelton" he said, "Sir Daniel
goeth forth with a psir OF links and four
archers."
Dick Qor this was our yourg friend)
rose instantly to his feet.
"Lawlese," he ssid, s'ye will take John
Cspper's watch. Greensheve, follow with
me. Copper, lead forward. We will fol-
low him this time, sn he GO to York"
The next moment they were outside in
the dark street, and Cspper. the man who
had Just come, pointed to where two
torches blaxed in the wind a. little dis
lance.
The town was slready sound asleep; no
enc moved upon the streets, and there
was nothing easier than to folio the
party without observation. The two
link besrers went first; next followed q
single man, whose long cloak blew shout
him IN the wind; Snd the rear was brought
up by the four archers, each with his bow
upon his arm. They moved at brisk
walk, threading the intricate lanes and
drawing nearer to the shore.
oHs hsth gone each night in this direc-
tionfn asked Dick in q whisper.
ssThis Is the third night running. Mas
ter SheItop," returned Copper, Sand still
at the same hour and with the same small
following, So though his end were secret"
Sir Daniel and bis six men we're now
come to the outskirts of the country.
Shorehy wss an oren town, End though
the L1ucasfrian lords who lay there kept
strorg guard on the main roads, it was
still possible to enter Or depart unseen
by any Of the lesser streets or ACROSS the
open country.
The lane which Sir Daniel had been
following came TO an sbrupt end. Before
him there WAS stretch of rough down,
and the noise of the sea-surf was audible
upon one band. There were no guards
in the Ieighb orhood nor so much IS q
csrile burning in the window.
Dick and his two outlaws drew little
closer to the OF iect OF their chase, and
presently, as they came forth from be-
tween the houses and could see q little
farther upon either hand, they were sware
of another torch drawing near from
another direction.
aHey,n ssId Dick, tsI smell treason"
Meanwhile, Sir Daniels party had
come 10 d full halt. The torches were
stuck into the ssnd, and the men Icy
down, as il to await the arrival OF the
other party.
This drew near at q good rste. 1t con-
sisted of four men only-a psir OF
archers, q vsrlet with o link, aad
cIosked gentleman walking in their midst.
SIS 1t you, my lord?" cried Sir Daniel.
at is I, indeed; and II every true
knight gave proof of his ardour, an
that msr," replied the lesder of the
second troop; for who would not rather
face gisnts, sorcerers or psgsns, than this
pinchiug coljf"
GMy lord,n returned Sir Daniel, beauty
will be the more oeholden, misdoubt 1t
not. But shall we forthf Cor the sooner
We have seen my merchandise, the
sooner shall We both get home"
HBut why keep ye her here, good
kniyh ?" irqr'red She other. GAR she
be . J ouoe, sfd So fSig, eud so ysesithy,
why do ye not bring her forth among her
matesi Ye would soon make her good
marriage, and no need to freeze your
fingers and risk arrow-shots by going
abroad 1t such untimely sersons In the
dark
al have TOLD you, my lord" replied Sir
Daniel, atbe reason thereof corcerneth
me orly. Neither dy purpose to explain
Il father. Su6lce Il, that Il 70 DO weary