Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-29
Book III.-My Lord Ecxham.
CHAPTER I.
THE HousH BY THK SHORE.

WAS then In the very atticle Oh ueatu, nau
once more raised its head. The Yorkists
defeated and dispersed, their leader
butchered on the field, 1t seemed, ior
yerv brief season in the winter io!loWlne
upon the events already recorded, as II
the House Of Lancaster hso Rnaiiy I'll
umphed over its foes.
Tne small town Of -Saoreby- TIL
wss full of the Lsncsstrian mobiles OF the
neigh oorhood -Es.i Risingham was
there. with 500 men:at-arms; LORD Snore-
by. with geo; Sir Daniel himself, high in
favor and once more growing rich on con-
fiscat;ons, lsy In q house of his own. on
the main street, with three-score men.
The world had changed indeed.
1t was C black, bitter cold evening In
the e ;st week of January, with hard
frost, a high wina, and every likelihood
of snow before the morning.
In an obscure -eiehouse In bY-street
nesvthe hsrbor, three or four men sat
drinking ale and eating hssty mess OF
eggs. They were all likely, lusty,
Weother.beaten fellows, hard OF hand,
bold OF eye; snd though they wore plain
tsbards, like coertry plowmen, even
drunken colder might have looked twice
before he sought @ quarrel IN such COM
pany.!
A llIItG dpaTt GCIOlO lnS hN5S NV 49, -
Younger man, almost 8 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 sworn
had the time suited.
HNsy,"isaid one Of the men at the table,
az like it not. Ill will come OF 1t. This
is no place for II oily fellows. Jolly
fellow loveth opencountry,, good cover,
and scarce foes; bet here we are ishut In
a town, girt about with enemies; and,
for the bull's-eye e. misfortune, see IL 1t
snow not ere the morning"
4" ,Tis for Master Shelton, there" said
another. noddipg his head towards the
lad before the fire. -,
,stI will do much for Master Shelton"
returned the frst; "but to come to the
gallows Tor any msn-nay, brothers, not
that"
"Lswless, v ave been sill your life
going gsllowswardi" observed thiSd.
ssThis is strange thing, that ye should
dislike so much the port ye sail for AND
eith We dislike this town service, why olo
. We volunteer, brotheI3 Ye might a.
! .rudged with the others; out, not you!
Y ,Ye were keen to serve with Master Smell
tz-',: naught wo1ld please you but to lin
Ius: and now We Grumble and talk
or ws!"
The door OF the inn opened and another
man entered hastily and approached the
youth before the1re.
"Master Shelton" he said, "Sir Daniel
poeth forth with psir OF links and four
archers."
Dick t(for this was orr young friend3
rose instantly to his feet.
"Lawless," he said, fye will take John
Cspper's watch. sGreensteve, follow with
me. Capper, lead forward. We will fol
low him this time, an he go to York"
The next moment they were outside In
the dark street, and Cspper. the man who
had Dust come, pointed to where two
torches blsLed in the wind ct little dis
tance.
The town was already SQUAD asleep; no
one moved upon the streets, and there
WAS nothing easier than to follow the
marty without observation. The TWO
iink-besrers went first; next followed q
single man, whose long closktblew about
him in the wind; and the rear was brought
up by thefour archers, each with ms ooW
mon bis arm. They moved At brisk
walk. threading the intricate lanes ana
drawing nearer to the shore.
UHe hath gone each night In tIls dlrec'
tion?n ssked Dick in whisper.
tTTbis ia the third night running, Mas
ter Shelton" returned Cspper, @Gnd still
At the same hour and with the same small
following, as though his end were secret"
Sir Daniel and his six men weIe now
come to the outskirts OF the country
Shoreby WAS an OPEN town. and though
the Lsncastrisn lords who lsY there kept
a strong guard on The main roads, X was
still p1ssib,e ta enter or depart unseen
bv.sny of the lesser streets or across the
oper country.
ssThe lane which Sir Daniel had been
folloxying came TO an abrupt end. Before
him there WAS q stretch of rough down,
and the noise Of the -sea-surf IVES audnie
.1non e,ne hapd. There were no guaros
in the neighb orhocd nor SO Hnch as q
candle burning in the window.
Dick and his tive outlaws drew little
closer to the object OF their chase, ana
presently. as they came forth from pc
tween the houses and could see little
farther upon either hand, the5 were aware
of another torch drawing near from
another direction.
meanwhile. Sir Daniels party had
come 10 q fsll halt. The torches were
stuck into tie s.nd, and the men Lay
down. as IL to await the arrival OF the
This drew near at s good rate. 1t con.
sisted OF four men only-a pair OF
archers. q ysrlet with g ling, aud
clicked gentleman walking in their midst.
aTs II you, my lordF" cried Sir Daniel.
at is I, indeed; and II every true
knight gave proof Of his ardour, L am
that msp,". replied the lesder OF ths
second troop; Cor who would not fAthef
face gisnts, sorceTers or pagans, than TINS
pinchirg coljf"
.My lord" returned Sir Dsniel, beauty
will be the more peholdei', misdouot II
not. But shsll we forth? ior the sooner
We have seen nay merch andise, the
sooner shall we both get home"
"But why keep ye her. mere, gooo
knighi?n inquired the other. IAN sne
be so young, and so fair, and 80 wealthy,
why do We rot bring her forth among her
mates? Ye would soon make her good
marriage, and no need to freeze your
fingers ard risk srrow-shots by gong
abroad at such untimelY sersons In the
dark"
~ have told you, my lord" replied Sir
Daniel, 1.-THE reason thereof concerneth
me only. Neither dy purpose to explain
e father. Suffice 1t, that II ye be weary
OF your old gossip. Daniel Brackley, pub
/ Iish it abroad that y are 70 wed Joanna
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