Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-26

hksred boy.
Bat th~x souu b>r~ns auirs. snd -
sari law ssili With 0ssscl,sn slnmb<xins
BESIDE nm snd n>zsn haired Hans snor-
hlx fexries<ly.
Nsaawhils Load po~E1ing had snmr
noue6 ths ~issov 10 tn dsor again
-Wh.re = ths man Who hss juss en-
s<r~d sbs haxr d~a.e<tsd ssssAss Gan
tciz-
Art thou not nissakeuY' shs answer
Cd II am : widow and live hex alons
VITA my ehildr~n-'
.N.y. bas ne ssw ~ ligAs upou the
way - 10 siArsd fossh fron ths op>a
dour."
Il did bat opsn ID 70 throw somsshins
into this street. II thsrs b . nan with
IN. search and End HIM
Thsn@n cssss quick glance Within.
He ssw The lzddsr leading 10 shs loft.
and taxing the hight from ths widows
hands Ne hurri<diy ascsndel A row Of
children haddled together was al that
be saw. and hs descended again The
woman l. right be nutssrcd 20 ths
crowd 'sTh<re = only ness Of chill
dren sleeping together like pigs In . sty.
and th<r. izn't room enough for IN ant
70 hide. much lsss the Earl Of Flandsrs--
Ut1sring eriss Of baked vengeance.
The throng Of White Hoods. ~ they were
called, pushed on. while ths earl. with
thankful heart for his wonderful pres
srxatlon. went 10 sleep In the company
Of the young children soreiy wearied
by fatigue. 10 slept IS soundly In the
mud h0yel Of tia poor widow as though
10 had lain in one Of his own palace
chambers
The next morning was the sabbath.
and the great earl was awakened By the
wondering cries Of the children
How funnyi Brother Max has come
70 bed with bis clothes on" cried the lit
tie GIRL. who had slspt all night In the
arms Of her illustrious bedfellow.
Hush. Minna." cried Max himself.
1T IL some friend Of mother'A heard
him last night when he came IN"
May. bat am friend 10 you an
the Earl Of FLANDERS your protector"
The children were hnshed 70 silence st
the mention Of that great name. and the
earl presently descended 20 the lower
room. where he found the pious widow
singing her Sunday morning hymn.
And who art thou, 70 whom Louis Of
Flanders owes his lifey' asked the earl.
II am the widow Of Dolph the Diker,
whom the wicked men Of Client slew
when he was at work for his lawful SOW
ereign-'
II cannot restore to thee thy hus-
band, I" said the earl, "but never shall
forget thy generous kindness In risking
your own life to shelter me. Here Is
purse OF gold crowns. all that can give
thee now. BUT
God forbid that should take II when
thou modest the gold more than l." in
terrupted the woman a. she put the
purse back into his hands Thou art
not yet out Of danger. and IL has cost Us
nothing 10 give the shelter"
when / have my rights again, the
widow Of Dolph the Diker viii not re
greet chat she entertained her sovereign"
replied the earl.
He staid all that day with the widow
: and her family. keeping better Sab
uetti, uaA 70 say tA4A &c h8d Aof = AOIS
I time before. and the following night he
succeeded in making his escape out Of
the city, disguised In the jerkin and
marsh boots In which poor Dolph used
TO work at the canals. He reached Lisle,
one CT his loyal towns. in safety. and an
army soon gathered around him quite
large enough to enable him 10 take the
field against the rebellious White II DDS.
In a great battle he completely de-
feated the Gantois. and Philip Of Arte-
weld. their leader, was slain. Client
was delivered up to him, and Flanders
once moro passed under the sway Of its
rightful lord
When Earl Louis returned 10 Bruges,
ne richly rewarded his faithful preserver.
the widow Mechie. who was enabled TO
psss her last days In comfort and luxury.
Max became page in the great castle.
and all the other children, from Hans to
the laughing prsttler. Gretchen. became
the proteges Of the earl who owed bis
life to their mothers generous prosec-
tion--Clinton Montague in Philadelphia
Times