The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19

| draining or ,intages which De Rochesort had
bacon Ss am and d.a meat
upon the end Of teir pikes, he'd them up 10
hsm BEEN so Ds, heF
stood toge,her in a silent group. leaning upon
Which had spre 40 A rard Gs as 81 nvo!1s one
whole side q the castle. Already Alieyns
flames Willis til" air Vas snh heavy With ~ heat
ana full OF the puneent whit Of burning wood.
CHAPTER XXI
HOW FIVE MEN HELD THE KEEP OF VILE
Under tho guidance OF the French squire the
party passed down two narrow corridors. The
stood u peasant sentry. who started oil at the
| sight Of hem. yelling loudly to his. comrades.
and had started 10 wSss Ag
Mard great war bow t fHr IKE e. harp
With ;Wi.chi"g limbs aud ciuenns Il "Eer s.
ma Iisis.Ss does led out int the Is.lssi
Of hoo,inx and screaming. horrible oaths and
ye mne horrible !eughter tina, the stoptest
s1sies tr the kesp said Pa
two. archers in front. the lady in the centre. a
squire on . Their SIDE. while We three knights
Sow The
G2d have US In his holy seening !" r.. ,,
iect, would 30 attained without danger 20
swift aud so Silent had been the movements.
They were hall way across the bailey ere the
stop them Tie few Who threw tho InssIve. in
Their way were overpnweren or bushed aside.
| while the pursuer- wero beaten back by the
scathed they fought then, way 70 the door Of
mob. while the squire thrust the great key
NY Cod" he cried II, is the wrong key"
| Tho wrong k.y:'
bolt. fool thatI am! This is the key Of the
'fs ether s, she assr
ton of retracinR his steps hut at tho instant
Grea, lnseTd 5ock buried By Drawn. pegs IS
dropped senseless to the ground.
This is kew en- ue!, Tor mel" auoth Horde
.hs door II tho Ssr ans Of hs
enormous body. The lock shivered. the wood
os caSp Sill he "a its
ton. BENDING !oSn. he thr 81! his great fnSers
mass OF wood aad iron from its hing 5. For a
moment 1t t"t.ered and swayei and then; fall
aSea aaE
"SGp re steps: T!aha'ns !" cried Du Guescin;
h, els. but the two trus,i-st lila ,es in, Europe
theiI numHsr DR. ppsd upon 'hs. Threshold.
The other. gave back an gathered n . hall cir
tenders Tho body If the French squire bad
Three or four others mad pulled 10 II !fiem pp-
der the door. when he suddenly bounded to his
Ss a .Sss o4Ss hnna
ssssnse.e,s &C. oss each nthor unor the ground ~,
two others who cluu: to i'm. and in a moment
he was With . tho portal with his comrades;
Yot their rositlon wa. desnerpte e. The
peasants iro !, la and near had he0en assen-
Than 900 were within o. around the walls q
WOE, danger had los. AZ fears: ior what
10 a' such lie lie as heirs; The castle was
tbsirs and the roaring nam's, wIra spgrt.
a" s the tnrrsts on two sides Of the ' quad.
rangle From either sido they We're sweeping
sG IN IL, fs0 ars 20
ons xom 4: ~. s5ms q ,hsm W, were men 50
seemed. Courage and resource were penncd
over III. scene Of death;
Hueseiin: Go yon sta q vi y me Nigel ), uT OF,
stanl behi.d is With this youlG, slIiro; The
"a ws ned ana
,"OIten have heard my dear Sir J hn Chan.
Say Is fsf4 I HIY Ss wsse
honor o US II We come we'll out OF Il. We have
and they can scare .eo us II seems TO me
that they muster for an onslaught"
II we cum but Keep tAem In ulay" said the
Bohemian. 1T Is likely that these fame. may
bring us succor 1t there be any,rue men in the
.",Isthink you. my, fair lord" seid Aleyne to
men. p ~, have we caMse q quarrel nSndi s., St
sake. to speak them fair and see II We cannot
come to honorshe terms with them e. or.
does lot "a sc s sr Mth min. hn sr NOR
ever 10 sal! that !. knight OF EnE.nnd was
fair LADY and n holy prie t."
AS well hold parey wi h q pack OF rayening
wolves sad the Frsn h Captain. Hn! Aotre
Dam. by Guesc!ini saln' Ives saint Ives ~. a.
wGH had been gathering before the black arch
OF thu gateway rushed In n ably IN o desierale
we're q small man. dark In the face. with his
heNrd done up in two nlalts, and an
other larger man, very bowed in The
SHARP nails Ia his hand. Ihs MIST hsl
wards how ST. u K him full In tho chest. and he
fell coughing and sput terinr ncrosssthe thresh-
old. The other ius ed onward, and breaking
between In Guesclln and Sir Niger he dashed
out tho brains OF tho Bohemian with a SINGLE
blow OF his clunsy weapon. With three swords
most ven his way through them ere lie fell
dead upon the STAIR. Close al hi- heels came
hundred furious peasGnfs who fun9 ihem-
selves again and again against the i've swords
when confronted them. II MAS cut and parry
and stah u. quick IS eye could zoe OF hand act.