The sun., 1891-06-14
your srrowl Shoot wholly togetherr from the

your srrowl Shoot wholly together" from the
And now both manrone!s were at worn, from
save at tie moment Of Discharge, 10 glimpse
ppnesa 11 sSisnS into she slope a aIt rsSs % An.
bacf S2 borss ni snd @ IL way
'Ssses nS5a Ss :. f,s sSa ss1
The master shipmsn looked At At the S knight with
TSss Essp their distance from u.s." said he.
Our archery, is over good. and they will not
close: What defence can we make against the
"I think may trick them. the knight an
ssss them hs
and s sa the One
Nigel. cycling tho saiieys. witch crept along on
ssS the ssssr SM ana
ing pnder st thcir bo,s stsms p.v,.v,
Leaders viii Ma Sfo they sonae
osr uss kc ssk to ths oTs NO
the anchors in the waist. and be- roady. for a
Ss%on eSS ). VII with Sonsss
sssss as spTs, ss S.a .sa b.sI
Tlsnt On: on the isij tSs sids: Ara r i shs0ads
castle ali ready ior spring. faces white. faces
SsFSwn a'ss ss.hs a Sm
the Levsnt. 4 and hery Moo,s from the Barbary
s ~ sSss sna sn%
ferooty. RasplnR up on either side. with oars
irsilinf e , ssys them rSn snapains, a,s .IsY
Ba. Wder yet The sre aaa shrer still
o those Silent bs ss % tie ooe O ns
oi the English bowmen. and the arrows whizzed
IN sSe the ss
down. at range which was 80 short as to en-;
coa:s ae or 10 tfanss shsd .Souah 4 wsre an
ineh thick OF toughened wood. Ono moment
rasIns sSres arms exassns
the nextit 81 was Is 6lood mearsa h sh smn.ief, "
sa 20
selves from that sudden storm blast Of death:
On either side the seaman whom Sir Nigel
three vessels. locked in an iron grip. lurched
And now. set In 3 fell and fierce fight. one OF
o. which ro S hcs Spoken Ken
ana nS Posi M base sopSsrn Wess
men have fought in nameless places. their sole
monument a protected coast and an unravaged
Fore and aft the archers had cleared the
galleys' decks but from either side the rovers
enc ana
SO mingled with their foes that it was impos-
sibIe for their . comrades above .,;a t9 draw
where axe and sword rose and iell, while
Englishman. Norman. and Italian staggered
bodies and sippery with blood. Tue cIang
OF bows the cries OF the, stricken. the short
enins tumuI,. while the b. cath OF the painting
men went up in the l w,atry aIr IKE the smoke
foot IN plate Of proof, led on his boarders; wav-
slruei to the deck every man who, opposed
him. thS other side SPADE b;afl b.
der era and length ing OF arm. had cut a e road almost
arms close at his heels Between these two
they stood back to back under. the mas with
ID But hslp Was % Close % at hand. Sir Oliver But.
teshorn with his men-at-arms had swarmed
s Ess shs Sssl wf sssn Sir Nigel kvsl Sh
Horde } ohm, and a score more. threw them
solves from the poop and hurled themselves
PRESSED pres ; foreward close % a. his heels often had
al Ii e's Rs aes sha
had reached his cars fell far short of the real
aR IN
SatehipS blows s, On his .,, SHE'D. turning them
@ SWEEP q : sword. . s%tts a sRa SO 50
hS could bring It doE Three pirates hsd
spranx at him from the side with q slashing
blow rom his deadly mace. sir Nigel stooped
iees si,ppins IN il Sooi q blsod. he isli Rss!Iss
the bis s s
beaten 10 the ground by sec
10 found W that @ for once nee he % was IL ths hanas s
Horde John bent his arm slowly back unth.
T IKE
from his norveess fingers: In vain he tried to
VIII hs 9hsr Sans b and Bek snS
Ssa sss SGs GGsafsa ss
tha ss
Cowed and disheartened BY the loss Of their
as ass nns
Ssl SH dssI & Sus sssSsl sti ssIa shs% ~
Now. too tho archers had room to
draw thair bows onco more. and great
stones from the yard OF the cog came thun-
dering and ashinR among the lying rovers.
Here and there they rushed with v lid screams
and curses. diving under the sail. crouohing
behind booms. budding into corners like rab-
bits when the ferrets aIG upon them. as help
and II lie hone t soldier. too POOR for q ran
field. what ruth WAS there for sea robbers. the
enemies OF human kind. taken in tho very
deed. with proofs oitheir crimes still swinging
upon their vRrdArm.
But the hight had taken q new and strange
turn upon the other side. Spade-beard and
his men had given slowly back. hard pressed
by Sir Nigel. Aylward. Black Simon. and the
poop guard. Foot by foot the Italian had re-
Il Iented his armor running blood ut every Jeint,
his shield split. his crest shorn his voice fallen
away to a mere casping and croaking. Yet he
handed. with poiaf which seemed to menace
own vessel. and closely followed BY dozen
EnRlishmen, he disengaged himself from them. |
ran swiftly down tho deck. spTanR back into |
the cog once m re. cut the rope which held tho |
anchor, and was back In an instant among |
his ciossbow men, At the same time the |
9cnoese sailors thrust with their oars against 1
Tho side OF the cog. AMI rapidly, widening |
rift apppRrad tween tho two vessels,