Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-25

sounded without s]ong he paa1ake.
What mak0 ~ here, my merry men,
among the greenwood shaWsan sang the
voice. "What make We here2 Hey? sote,
what make ye here?n It added, with q
rattle CT drunken laughter; and then
oEce more breaking into song:
If ye should drink the clary wine,
Fat Frisr John. ye friend o. mine
II should eat, and ye should drink,
Who shall sing he mass, dye think"
Lswless, alas! rolling drunk, was wan
dering the house seeking for q corner
wherein to slumber CT the effsct of his
potations. Dick inwerdlY ragged. The
spy at first terrified, had grown treasured
as he found he had to deal with IN intcx.
icated man, and now, with q movement
Of cat-like rapidity, slipped from the
chamber and was gone from Richard
eyes.
What was 10 be done? II he lost touch
Of Lswless for the night, he was left i'm
potent, whether to plan or carry forth
Joanna's rescue. II, on the other hand,
he dared to address the drunken outlaw,
the spy might still be lioger ng In sight,
and the most fatal consequences ensue.
It was, nevertheless, upon this list
hazard that Dick decided. Slipping frcm
behind the tapestry, he stood ready In
the doorway Of the chamber, with warn-
ing hand appraised. Lawlsss flushed
crimson, with his eyes irjected, vaciils.
ting on his feet, drew still upsteedily
nearer AT LAST he hezlly caught sigh. OF his
commander. and In despite Of Dicks i'm.
perious Signals, hailed him instantly and
loucly by his name.
Dick leaped upon and sheok the
drunksrd furiouslY.
"Beast!" he hissed-"beast and no
mani It is worse than treachery to be
so witless. We msy all be shent for thy
sotting"
But Lswless only laughed and stag
gered, and tried to clap young Shelton on
the back.
And just then Dicks quick ear caught
q rapid brushing in the arras. He leaped
towards the sound, and the next moment
q piece of the wall. hanging had been torn
down, and Dick and!the spy we're sprawl
ing together In its folds. Over and over
they rolled, graphing for esch others
throat, and still bh FL ID BY the srras, and
still silent in their deadly fury. But
Dick wss by much the stronger, and soon
the Spy lay PROSTATE under his knee, and,
with single stroke Of the long poniaro,
ceased to breathe.
CHAPTER III.
THE DEAD SPY.
Throughout this furious and rapid pas
sage, Lawless had looked on hopelessly,
and even when all was over, and Dick, al
ready resrisen to his feet, WAS listening
with the mCsi passionate attention to the
distant bus le in the lower stories Of the
house, the old outlaw WAS still Wavering
On his legs like q shrub in q breeze Of
wind, and still stupidity staring on the
fsce Of the dead man.
"It is WELL" said Dick, at length; "they |
have not heard US, praise the saints! But,
now, what shall do with this poor spy? |
At Least, I will take my tassel from his
wallet"
81 saying, Dick opened the wallet;
within he found few pieces Of money,
he tasseI, and letter addressed to LORD |
Wensleydale and sealed with my Lord |
Shoreby's seal. The name awoke Dicks |
and he instantly broke the |
weI and read the contents of the letter. |
It was short, but to Dicks delight 1t gave
evident proof tina. Lord Shoreby was |
corresponding with the |
house Of York.
The young fellow usually carried his |
nkhorn and implements about him, and
30 now, bending knee beside the
BODY Of the dead spy, he was able
to write these words upon corner Of the
paper:
My Lord of sboreby, ye that WRIT the letter,
a m
rede you, marry not
JoN AMEND ALL.
He laid this paper on the breast OF the
corpse; and then Lswless, who had been
looking on upon these last mar 9 1vres
with some Pickering returns Of intelli-
gence, suddenly drew black arrow from
below his robe, and Herewith pinned the
paper in Its place. The sight
Of this disrespect, or, IS 1t almost seemed,
cruelty to the dead, drew cry Of horror
from young Shelton; but the old outlaw
only laughed.
"Nay, will have the credit for mine
order" he hiccupped. "My jolly boys
must have the credit on'r-the credit,
orother;" and then, shutting his eyes
light and opening his mouth like pre-
,entor, he began to thunder, in formid-
sble voice:
"If ye should drink the clary wine''-
"Pesce, soil" cried Dick, and thrust |
him hard against the wall. SIN two |
Words-if so be that such man Can IN
1erstand me who hath more wine than
wit in HMM Two words, and, a-Mary's
name, begone out of this house, where,
Il ye continue to abide, ye will not only
hang yourself, but me also! Faith, then,
up foot! be ysre, or, by the mass may
'orget that am in some sort your cap
.ain and In some your debtor. Col"
gree, recovering the use OF his intelli-
,ence; and the ring in Dicks voice, and
he glitter in Dicks eye, stamped home
he meaning Of his words.
"By the mass" cried Lawless, ian
,e not wanted, lean go;" and he turned
idsily along the corridor and proceeded
% ounder down stairs, lurching against
he wall.
So soon as he was cut OF sight, Dick
'eturned to his hiding place, resolutely
ixed to see the matter out. Wisdom, in
Iced, moved him to be gone; but love
md curiosity were stronger.
Time passed slowly for the young man,
BOLT upright between the arras. The fire
n the room began to die down and the
amp to burn low and to smoke. And still
here WAS no word Of the return OF any
,ne to these upper quarters Of the house;
IT'LL the faint hum and cIatter Of the sup
Der party sounded from far below, and
IT'LL, under the thick fall OF the snow,
Shoreby town lay silent upon every side.
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