Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13

And then laying down matcham on the
turf, he undid the hood from of his face,
and disclosed the features of Sir Daniel
Brsckley.
"Sir Daniel" cried Dick.
Gay, by the mass, Sir Dsnlel7" return
ed the knight.
"Would ye shoot upon your guardian,
rogue2 But here is this" And there
he broke off, and pointing to M.tchan,
asked: chow Call We him, Dlck?"
"Nsy," said Dick, 81 call him Master
M.tchsm. Know ye him not7 He said
ye knew HIM"
cay" replied Sir Daniel, 'I know the
lad;" and he chuckled. "But he has
tainted; and, by my sooth, he might have
had less to faint for! Hey, Dick? Did
i put the fear of death upon your"
"Indeed, Sir DAME, We did that" said
Dick, and sighed again st the mere recoi-
lection. "Nay, sir, saving your respect,
Ihsd as lief ia met the devil in person !;
and to speak truth, am yet all q quake.
But what made ye, sir, in such g guise?"
Sir Daniels brow grew suddenly black
with anger.
"What made II" he said. aye DO well
to mind me Of i'll Whst7 l skulked for
my poor life in my own wood of Tunstall,
Dick. We were i'll sped st the battle; We
but got there to be swept ameng the rout.
Where be oil my good men st srms?
Dick, by the mass, l know not! We were
swept down; the shot fell thick among
us; / have not seen one man in my own
colors since saw three fall. For myself,
/ came sound to Shoreby, and being mind
full Of the Black Arrow, got me this gown
and bell and came softly By the path for
the Moat House. There is no disguise to
be compared with il; the jingle
OF this bell would scare me the stoutest
outlaw IN the forest; they would all turn
pale to hear il. At length l came by you
and MAtCham. l could see but eVilly
through this same hood, and was not sure
of you, being chic fly, and tor many good
cause, astCnished at the f1dilG you to-
gether, Moreover, in the opeD, where
had to go slowly and tap with my 5tsve,
feared to disclose myself. But see" he
added, "this poor sh-eW begins little
to revive. A little good canary will com
fort me the heart Of it."
The knight, from under his long dress,
produced stout bottle, and began to rub
the temples and wet the lips of the ps-
tient, who returned gradually TO con-
seriousness, and began to roll dim eyes
. from one to another.
"What cheer, Jack!" said Dick. ut
was no leper, after all; it was Sir Daniel!
Seel"
"Swsllow me good drsught of this"
said the knight "This will give you
manhood. Thereafter, l will give you
both meal, and we shall all three on to
Tunstall. For, Dick" he continued,
laying forth bresd and meat upon the
grass, 81 will avoW to you, in all good
conscience, it irks me sorely to be safe
between four walls. Not since l backed
q horse have l been pressed so hard;
peril of life, jeopardy of Land and livelt
hood, and, to sum up, all these losels in
the wood to hunt me down. But be
not yet shent. Some of my lads will pick
me their way home. Hatch hath ten fe
lows; Selden, he had six. Nay, we she'll
soon be strong again; snd If Can but
buy my peace with my right fortunate
and undeserving Lord Of York, why,
Dick, Wen be man again and so
horseback"
And so saying, the knight filed himself
q horn of canary and pledged his ward in
dumb show.
"Seldep," Dick fsltered- "Selden"-
And he paused again.
Sir Daniel put down the wine unta sted.
"How!" he cried, in changed voice.
"Selden? Speak! Whist Of Saldor?"
Dick stammered forth the tale Of the
ambush and the massacre.
The. knight heard in silence, but as he
listened his conrtenapce became con-
vulsed with rage and grief.
SNOW here" he cried, CON my right
hand, swear 20 RVepge ii! II that l
fail, if TAFT spill not ten mems souls for
body! l broke this Duckworth like
rush; 1 beggared him to his door;
/ burned the thatch above his head; l
drove him from this country; and now,
cometh he back to beard me? Nay, but,
Duckworth, this time it shall go bitter
hard!"
He WAS silent for some time, his face
working.
"Eat!" he cried, suddenly. "And you
here" he added to Matcham, "swear me
an oath to follow straight to the Moat
house"
al will pledge mine honour" replied
Mstcham.
"What make 1 with your honour"
cried the knight "Swear me upon your
mothers weltAre!"
Matcham gave the required oath; and
Sir Daniel resojusted the hood over his
face, and prepared his bell and staff. To
see him once more in that appalling trsv-
esty somewhat revived the horror Of his
two companions. But the knight WAS
soon upon his feet.
"Eat with dispatch" he said, "And
follow me ysrely 10 mine house"
And with that he set forth agsin into
the WOODS; and presently after The bell
began to sound, numbering his steps, and
the two lads sat by their untasted meal,
and heard it die slowly away uphill into !
the distance.
sand SO We go to Tunstell?" Dick in
quired.
"Yes, verify" said Mstchsm, "vhen !
reeds mustl l am drawer behind Sir |
Daniels back than to his face"
They etc hastily, and set forth along
the path through the airy upper levels of
the forest, where CREST beeches stood
apart among green lawns, and the birds
and squirrels made merry on the boughs.
Two hours later they began to descend
upon the other side, and already, among
the tree tops, saw before them the red
walls and roofs of Tunstall House.
"Here," said Mstcham, pausing, Eye
'hsll take your leave OF your friend Jack,