The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-28
CHAPTER III.
FIND MYSELF IN A TAVERN BRAwI

FIND MYSELF IN A TAVERN BRAwIA
It wanted, maybe, quarter to Z that
evening, when passing out at the college gate
ON my way to All-Halows' church, saw
under the lantern there man lettering and
talking with the porter Twas Master An
thony 5 lackey; and as l came up he held out
/ note for NE:
Deare Jack
Wee goe to the 'Crowne'' at VI o'clock, 1 hav-
! ing NETT with Captain Settle, who is on dewty
with the horse tC-nite, and must 10 Abendonn by
! ". locke for you Your unfayned loving
/ The bearer has left my servise, and his helth
couserns me mott So xix him if he tarrie.
| This last advice had no time to carry out
with any thoroughness; but being put in g
great dread by this change of hour, pelted
| off towards the Corn market as fast as legs
could take me, which was the undoing of q
| little round citizen into whom l ran full tilt
ut the corner Of Balliol college; who, before
! | could see his face in the darkness, was tip
! ped on his back in the gutter and using the
most dismal expressions So left him, con-
| sidering that my excuses would be unsatisfy-
! ing to his present demands and to his cooler
! Judgment superhuity.
| The windows Of the Grown were cheer
! fully lit behind their red blinds A few
| straddling grooms and troopers talked and
| spat in tho brightness Of the entrance, and
| outside in the street was servant leading up
! and down q beautiful sorrel mare ready sad
! died, that was marked on the near hind leg
| with high white stocking. In the passage
! ! met the host of the Grown" Master John
/ Davenant, and sure q thought in what odd
corners viii the Muse pick up her favorites.
| For this slow, loose checked vintner was no
| less than father TO VIII Davenant. our laure-
ate, and had belize read no other verse in his
| life but those at the bottom Of his own pint
! pots.
Top of the stairs. SAYS he, indicating nv
way, land open the door ahead of you, if
! ware the young gentleman Master Killigrew
| spoke Of"
had mr. foot on the bottom step, when
! from the room above comes the crash of a
table upsetting with a noise of broken glass
chairs thrust back and racket of outcries
Next moment the door was burst open, let
ting out food of light and curses; and
down flies a drawer, three steps at a time,
with red stain cf wine trucking down his
white face
Murder" he gasped out; and sitting down
on a stair. fell to mopping MS face, all sick
and trembling
was dashing past him, with the landlord
at my heels. when three men came tUmbling
out at the door and down stairs. l squeezed
| myself against the wall to let them pass; but
Master Davenant was pitched TO the very
foot of the stairs And then he picked hin
self up and ran out into the Gs-n market,
the drawer after him. and both shouting
Watch. Watch!" at the top of their lungs;
and so left the three fellows to push by the
women already gathered in the passage, and
gain the street at their ease. All this hap
pened while man could count twenty; and
in half a minute ! heard the ring of steel and
was standing in the doorway.
There was now no light within but what
was shed by the fire and two taliow candles
that guttered on the mante!shelf The re-
naming cardleStici,s iav in pool Of wine on
the floor, anid broken glasses, bottles scat
tered coins, dice boxes and pewter pots n
the corner 10 my right covered pot boy,
with tankard dangling in his hand and the
contents splitting into his shoes. His wide,
terrified eyes were fixed on the far end Of the
room, where Anthony and the brute Settle
stood. with a shattered chair between them
Their swords were crossed In uierce, and
grating together SIS each sought occasion Tor
e lunge. which might have been fair enough
but for dog faced trooper IN G fyowsv black
periwig. VINO, as | entered, was gathering a
handful Of coins from under the fallen table,
and nov ran across, sword ia hand, 70 the
captains aid.
Il IVES Anthony that faced me, with bis
heel against the wainsc9tiuy. and. catching
M CRY Of alarm. ne called out cheerfniIy over
the captains shoulder, but without Lifting
bis ewes:
''Just in time. Jack, Take Of the second
cur. that's a swee- boys
Now carried no sword; but. seiztng the
tanEa-d from the POT boys hand, buried IL
az the dog faced trooper. II struck him fair
betwesn tEe shoulder blades: and with g yell
OF pain he spun round aud cane towards ne.
his point glittsring in way thst turned me
cold / gave back a pare, snatcsed up
chair chat luckily bad WOODEN sat, and,
win my bscl against ms door, saitea his
charge.
Twas in this possurs that, finging glance
acres the roorz, ! saw tse captains sword
describe 4 snail circle % Iight. and next r3s
u1ent. w.tn = sharp cry. Anthony caught az
TIE blade aud staggered aSsinst tn val,
pinned tnrrugu sbe caes- u tie wainscotsug
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