Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

1t niin ifou tne streets, and now and thel
re bat very rarely the clash of Steel. Not
It. snip, not 30 much IS a skin remained
lie naioor; put the ees WAS dotted with sal
st sad row boats laden with .ugitives. O
shofe, 800, the surface OF the snow
lie meadows wss broken up with bands {
ID horsemen, some cutting their wsy Il
d wards ;he borders II the forest, other.
lie VINO were doubtless OF the Yorki:t side
2 stoutly interposing and beating theu
II osck upon the town. Over ell the ope
ground there lay c prodigious quantity {
e Isllen men and horses, Clearly define
]. upon the show.
# To complete the picture, those Of tn,
IS loot soldiers as had not found place upol
: snip still kept up an archery combat OF
4 Inc borders OF the port, and from tn
= cover OF the shoreside taverns. In ths
quarter, also, one or two houses hat
oeen fired, and the smoke lowered hig!
IN the frosty sunlight, and blew on to Sc,
in voluminous folds.
: Already close upon the margin Of the
woods, and somewhat in line of Holy-
. wood, one particular clump Of dee1ne
! norsemen rtyeted the attention Of the
young watcher on the tower. I. was
fsirlV numerous; In no other quarter o.
the f1eld did so many Lsncsstrians still
bold together; thus they had left q wide,
discoloured wake upon the snow, ana
Dick was able to trace them step By step
from where they had left the town.
While Dick stood watching them, they
had gained, unopposed, the first fringe
OF tn. leafless forest, enc turning little
from their direction, the sun fell for {.
moment full ON their array, IS 1t was re-
lleVeQ aeaingt the dnskv wood
"Murrey ard blue!" cried Dick. az
swear tt-murrey and bIue!n
The next moment he vas descending
the stsitWay.
1t was now his business 70 seek out
the Duke Of Gloucester, who alone. In
the disorder of the forces, might be able
to supply him with handful OF men.
The hsaLiDg in the msin town WAS now
practically st an end; and as Dick ran
aitner and tnither, seeking the COM
mendsr, the streets We're thick With wan
dsrirg soldiers, some Izcen WITH more
booty than they could well st.g-
ger under, others shouting drunk
1ne Of than, when questioned, mad
the least notion OF the dukes wherea-
oouts; and, at last, IL Was by sheer good
fortune that Dick found him, where he
ga! IN the saddle directing operations to
al lodge the archers from tle harbor side
"Slr Richard Shelton, Ye are we'll
found" he Sid. 81 one you one thing
that value little, my life; and one that l
can lever pay you for, his victory. Cat
esby, II l had ten such captains as Sir
Richard would march forth RICH. on
London. But now, cir, clsim your re-
ward Z"
"Ffeely, my lord" said Dick, "ireely
snd loudly. Oae hath escaped to whom
owe some grudges, and taken with hira
ole whom l owe love and service Give
ne, then. fifty larces, that I may pursue;
ahd for any obligation that your gracious
ness is pleased 10 allow, il ghsll be clean
djscharg ed"
Chow call We htn!" inquired the duke. |
'Sir Daniel Bfackiey," answered Rich
ard.
"Out upon him, double facs! I" cried |
Gloucester. "Here is no reward, Sir |
K chsrd; here Is fresh service of .red ,srd,
II that ye bring his hesd to me, s fresh
Geot upon my conscience. Cztesdy, get
MIN these ia1ces; and you, sir, bethink ye,
In the meanwhile, what pleasure, honor,
or prott IL shall De mine to give you"
Just then the Yorkist skirm!shers car.
ried one Of the shores!de taverrs, swarm
ing in upon it On three sides, and driving
ou5 or taking It's defenders. Crook
balk was pleased to cheer the exploit,
and pushing his horse little nearer,
called to gee the prisoners.
Tiere were four or five of them-twe
men Of my Lord Shoreby's and one of
Lord Ris!pghsm's among the number,
snd last, but in Dicks eyes not least, q
tall, shambling, grizzled old shipman, be-
tween drunk AID sober, and with q dog
Whimperlng snd jumping at his heels.
The young Duke passed them for q
under severe review.
"Good," he said. CHANG them"
And ne turned the other way to watch
The progress ofgihe fight.
"hy Lord, F" said Dick, $50 please you,
have found my reward. Grsut me the
lie and liberty OF yon old snipman.
Gloucester turned and locked the
speaker in the face.
"Slr Richard" be said, "I make not
var with peseock's feathers, but steel
shafts. Those tina. ere mine enemies
'lsy, and that without excuse or favor.
Fer, bethink ye, in this realm Of England,
hat Is so torn in pieces, there Is not a
nan OF mine but hath q brother or
riend upon the other party. II then,
lid begin to grant these pArdons, might ,,
hesthe my sword"
sit may be 80, my lord; snd yet will !
'e OVERLOAD, and, 1T the risk of your dis
aVor, recall vcar lordship's PROMISE" ,
eplied Dick.
Richard Of Gloucester flushed. Il
"Mark it right WELL" he said harshly.
love not mercy, nor yet mercymongsrs. .
,e have this dsV laid the foundations OF
Ugh fortune. Hye oppose to me my :
Vord, which have plighted, will yield. Z
'ut, oy the glory Of hesven, there your :
avor diesl" l
"Mine Is the loss," said Dick. i
"Give him sailor" said the duke; .
nd wheeling his horse, he turned his
ack upon young Shelton.
Dick was nor glsd nor sorry. He had >
cen too much CT the young duke to set c
reat stere on his affection; and the ORR
In and growth Of his own favor had l
cen too ntmsy and too rapid to inspire I
,uch confidence. Oae thing alone he Q
'ared-that the vindictive leader might I
evoke the oher OF the lsnces. But here G
g did justice to neither Gloucester's /!
onor (such as 1t Wss) nor above all, to
Is decision. If he hsd once judged
lick to be the right man to pursue Sir
aniel, he was not one 10 change; and !.
3 soon proved 1t by shouting after Cat II
10y to be speedy, for the paladin was
sltiug. c.
In the meanwhiIe Dirk tnrrnd To tho ! I