The sun., 1900-12-30
NY LADY OF ORANGE.
By u. G. BAILEY.
Copyyt?ht. 1900. bv II c. BaiIey.
CHAPTER VIII.
rur WAYS or pEsERrERs.

nesita,ing fool OF the day before.
And to YOU we owe much" he went on
".ll has fallen out as YOU said. Breuthe
uiu never forget who made the plan that
saved her: and truly. sir, In some sense l
ou. Won an amend confess that yester-
day doubted your wisdom was wrong
cir"
"Do not speak Of IT," said l. He bowed.
we must send a message to the Prince,
air Think every horse IN the town is yours" :"
Yes; We shall not have to eat them now.
aid Il will provide messenger and
Tor the present pardon me- but We were
on the walls all night"
"you shall not have cause 10 call US CRATE
full, sir" he said Il bid YOU farewell"
Gasnar had said nothing since we entered
the house. and he listened 10 the little Bur
souaster without a smile. Even after the
Rurronaster had gone he sat staring at the
table AZ last he sprang NJ.
The little man Ia right, Captain he cried
Il was wrong again / ask your pardon
I doubted you yesterday. too. We have
fought together nearly ten years. had
less excuse. Captain, after this ] would
follow you TO hell.
I put my hand IN his Better soldier or
truer friend than Gaspar never walked this
earth How much Of the credit for saving
Brepthc belongs i,9 him vop know WI have ,
" There a1RH IN that i iittie room TOOK up pen:
"Bpeuthe is sic, no es nadal" quoth
'aipha Il have the honor to'inform your HIghness
that the siege of Breuthe Is raised
ions NEwsTEAD;
u .sad,s said as I wrote the words '"ho 'hail
Colt Send verme He will like the job. ="
!runted GaipaT And Do, 80 II u wa Was done we
LAT In Ia npN n
courier came TO the town with letters, for
he BlrsopaIter and s. Trond' d telling io,d how roG
Tor Orange These were the. first fruit,
Of the long siege OF Breuthe II q tHy town
9ut longer; so they thousht IN Alkmaar ere
they heard Of the raising of Breuthe's siege
more 1aSs dispo.ed 30 % to HoSi snTrender So BreGths
was very joyful. and only few men Who
knew that Akmaar & would prTN9Se ,2N1 az ys Ava Wa
and who remembered that the force before
Breuthe would pow be added & 70 TIE others Ter
Alvas son-only these few looked grave!
."Ach, why could they not wait toy the
winter" grunted Gaspar. Then would be
the time to take sides. when troops cannot
SO he said. and so l thought too, while
the people Of Breuthe sung psalms OF thanks
giving. You shall see which OF us were
vermeil came back with answers. from
Orange loud in praise OF u. ALL that Oade
ps send an escort e Delft and he Would cone o,
some one with tidings OF greater momsnt.
German deserter from Alva's force The
s and bid ns to SS So1nc 9c his house Gas
par was Just to start with the escort for
orange as he came, and so went alone : -,
IaurenZ de 81 Trond was there i had
not spoken to him since the morning after
The .nght in the marketplace -, A.. o-,,
after alp" said I. as / entered. lie looked
At me gravely
c.Te not %So,sbi ssi sr' Ss ssS ssSnuss oM It
The Barsomsster had gone 70 bid M hts SER
Van,&- & hrns 1 VINE; ana We SeI' answ,red 1T
was the only way"
You have raised the siege OF BTeuths
Perhaps IT Is not for me to judge you. but
wd Ger 70 9Fys SS9 heath one sEsS of those
h ISs q Rsa a. 'sGsd'S
God. but St Trond liked 1t none the better
for that Well. / am no saint,,you have
ha nSIined dHS' "a boast Ss % S St TroRd any m more
The Burgomaster came back with hi wine
,.sss the lorsGn s a4shns s 'h ws es
II could have told that said l. slipping
ne i marching by Herpt and narns /"
put the wine down.
The question to decide is what action
we are to take auoth St Trond stared
What action? Why. none" l cried,
Msn rGm said p ass ssi f'bssrnS bsTe VII II
soon be H. 900 men In the lines"
"stili 2lDSSS YOU , ADVISE Us TO do nothins'' said
''hs Cor diaul Yes yes; because we can do nothing
Alva has 1900 still. We cannot make a
aSG %Eat 70 9ih ss 'k Is 'os s'"
we lost We d bring him back here"
but how will Alkmaar fare'' cried the
Charity begins at home" ! said dryly.
st, Tronds eyes flashed.
You were ready enough 70 fight men
in a trap" he, answered .cornfully.
am ready. enough TO hsht when ausht
Y wonder Il You ever fought, withou. think
r3 she az weo dSv Pfys s so Se
that my eyes fell and then he began TO speak
softly as II we were alone. ,,.
pnd one thing that made him go was the wish
70 save a girl Of whom he knew little because
fore and there was man took money from
those no led to their death will you tell me
WHICH 4s Is sESiRs Srsd had TO pay
my Den-let that pass What do you want
want to attack Alval- said he
Heaven above usl Wherer How? With
between Herpt and Haring With those
II should guess they will he few. So you
take Alva's route on the word of a dcs,rter,
In Breuthe?" he asked. Ave H. was a fair
thrust, and did not gainsay him.
Then you will 20. in spite Of alp" cried.
If the men Of Breuthe will follow me.
He rose and went out. and left the Burgo-
master and me looking at each other.
Indeed sir. / think the Ssigneur do st.
Trond spoke harshly more than once be-
gan the Burcomaster.
He is going To destruction" | said sharply.
will he get men 10 follow himY"
There are men in Br.uthe-many a one
would follow anywhere he led " said the Burgo-
master. Do you think. sir, there is no chance
of sIrce~ST"
-Chance' There may be a chance. But
the Tlek, man, the risk" said | What in the
devils name made Alkmaar rise when Alvas
forces lay all around it,
"Sir, II is better TO, die for n faith and die
free than live under Alva and the Inquisition."
said the Bnrsomast"r. quietly.
| sat silent plnying with the wine glls-
\ man does not lik" 10 find Others braver
than himself. Yet why risk so much for "A
town that Cho~" 80 r1~a AZ an i'll moment
The cause OF AikWnar wns the cause of
Orange, and was a soldier Of Orange Aye.
Q soldier, and II was uO' war to risk my men
on "A bare chance. Bat ~ Trond seemed
still there with his steady owes and there
was something grand about IN" man ready
r. throw his If. away for th. -ak" Of those
fools in Alkmaar Fool-| Nar" they fools?
] had done what no man in Breuthe could
do-torn the town out OF AlVa'- grasp, and