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eyes upon the deep and ssrrlod ranks OF his

by saint James,! said ne. 70 !ail
Hs asz tho o ca.s ,GF nas
the banner Of Don Tell. W III the chiyalrv II
Seville. SEQ the euidops Of Aibornoz. Co :orla.
F0ddr X. Tayor@ With the T0 great %rdsf
You via tax. ny reds You viii co no TO com.
position with them. for they Will give YOU such
sa hnt9 s,G.n %s so monv
deed o. arms 10 eoms ii Il. Hat #an they
tina Is worth coming over the seas to see"
bos ee snfe he III, VIM. Of
the one side and Of santa9 santiago upon the other.
sSs ws down the ylsb The
Five hundred PAGES IRON the English the TWO
great bodies OF horse crossed oath other and;
swespioG round IN z curve. retired IN feigpsd
gone, war. had the Moors tempted the hot.
Sicoded spaniards from their rlasss OF strength
up N the hill to whom every russ aud trick Of
war were us their daily ,rale aud practice:
And ,n arsa zane esv e
isH. but tho Ensish Still stood told aud ob;
halted long how. shot from the hin. nd With
waving spears and yauntins shouts shn allie Ssi
alters. rricking. forward from the & ittering
ranks. Wake their orses slowly between the
two arrays with targets brsced and lanees In
BY Saint PAUL" cried Sir Niee' with hi. one
eye glowing Ike an rmDer. these appear 10
/ do not call to mi nd. when have ssen my
peonle who seemed Of SO great heart and 10
William: shall We not relieve them 2! any vow
wh!yh hey mny have up their s'ulsy
o Iwn e e's opo p%e
It was rugged course. rocky and unev, n, ye;
70 salIssnt spsn!a s iisw rs swii'ls, e msss
uron his, shield. while, sir NicHr- mo. was
nne AMI White ,orso Sound oHnd MS
helmet. The first struck FELTON, on tho target
Min neN G,s t fS sire to sd ne
cnmail hlch shielded the Spaninrls throat,
aud ho iell screaming honrsely. to the ground;
fight. tho English knight never drew rein. hut
GinrE II straight On into the array Of tle
rank t upSn the hiii coul sos swirl anil eddy
deep dow, In ,, ths heart OF the Snanls isl,
Ts Hs. aSaFps ofo %n mo
whlts plume o: the English helmet, rising md
falling like the, foam upon aNaye. with the
it. until at last It had sunk from view, and an
othor brave n,an haitprned from w,rto reace.
other thnn s BIAS ian Gomez. tie rickep lance s
" hF ,nms Soods ne RH
the Moors Of Andalusa. SO fierce was their
meeting tina thei' spears shvered M to hs
until It seemed that lbey mast crash, down
UPON their riders. Yet, with cousummate horHc-
emrnsa and s6en pusEIns ons ' Their sSors
they lashei at each other like two lusty smiths
hammtrnS uron an "nyi The shnrEers .ppn
the two blu los whc.ed and whiIIed and
SiTs!sd in o1ms Of 4HynI Gh nut
npon each other, that tho ry, could not
follow them. until at last, coming thigh to
ano roll. OIL the r saddles to the ground. The
heavier Spanlari threw himself un"n his enc;
his sw I'd to Stay him. while u shout OF tri-
nmph rose from the ranks 81 his coun;ry,nssn en-:
bn Bly, ns
gave /. shudder. aud s:ifTenins himself rolled
lis vzor Sir Nigel srranG 10 his feet with his
bloody darGnrin his cit hand md ca ed down
stab in mo vita sp t which the spaniar, had
exp sed by RAISING his arm had proved instantly
horse and made Tor the hill Mt the VERY instant
that Il yell Of rag. from u thousand voices and
the c!aus OF q score Of busl.s announced the
the encounter, With feet firmly planted. their
sieeyes ro'!s back to no give lree play to ,hs
left hands, and thrir. nuvsrs slurg TO the
front. ihey had waited in Thor four;deep hnr-
his arrow freely without harm, to those N
in throwing ,ght tufts Of grass inlo the AIR To
gauge tho win! forge md h9ars e. whisper
tns syes ana to
=" DO not shoot outs de tho fifteen score
PAGES cried Johnston ;o,. We VI, may need all
" BE ter to overshoot than to uni r,hoot,"
added Ayl%ara: Be,t;I 10 strike ,hs rear
Loose 1pick AMI sharp when the! come"
addict another. Let i pe the eye to tho
se EnS Ia sns sR1 Danu ss
vance. aud we must hold nur ground now i \!
ami, !st the archers. saw a long, tos. and heave
Q, the Tl,..rug Isn the front
Fe sans tS Ssns whole ss'" array s"a was
fu f' Of the thunder Of their eri - he gre Froun
shaking with the beat Of their hoofs, the ya al
Icy eh9kel WITH the 'orrs shs q
spears. and tie lu'terinG bander"es; on they
swept over the level AID uplo the slole. ote
a AFRO 's0. Down Vent VIII ranSs in whri Of
mad confusion horses plunginG and kicking.
or back. while ever new, lines Of hgrssmeI
came snurring through tho s, gap aHd ed
A fEsrssrs Tie a ssns
Of The master Down n. willis the air was
,S wt .ms H Ak. hson o If. sh hs G
Rcr"ss the DOT OF tho hlIl there had sprung W
| q long wall "f struggling h"rsos AMI STRICKEN
| men. which ever grow all heightened rs fresh
sapadrons poured on he attack: on. r., y tIIne
comrads, and gallo oil swiftly ND he hui
shrioking loudly upon saint james; ere he ci
! within spear length Of the English line, with
| the feathers Of arrows thrustnE out IRON ev'
cry creylcs and ONT Of his nrm'r. 30 ,or rvs
| long minutes the gallant no semen OF spain
and OF Frame strove ever and ngan to force &c, .
called then back, an they rode slowly ont o.
| bow shot. leaving their best and their braves
| In tho ghas ty blood. mottled hrap behind.
But there was little rest for, the yictors
| While the knights had charged thom In from
the singers. had crept round upon either flank
and nad gained looilnc Ipon tho ciias so anc
broke suddenly upon the defenders. who
drawn, M in lines upon The. exposed summit
offered u fair mark to their hidden foes. john
sion, tie oll IHrcher, was struck nnon ,he
temple nnd fell dead without Rroan. white
fifteen OF his bowmon and six OF the mon-at
arms were struck down 1T tho same moment
The others lay on tNeir faces 10 avoid th'
deadly hal whilo ut each side OF tho plnlean :
tnssr 81 and tho rocks
aiming at those who had swarmea ,up thu
v..,,I t,,t. Ia,,, hAn r