The sun., 1900-12-09
Part :.
CHAPTER 1
AsAupiEScK oV oRANGE


yo.aint am I; nav, that 10 true enough. else
bad I scarce done my work IN the worId ana
Lyri 10 III here at 10 10y my own firehde win
tl,. children chattsring around No and us-
b,t.I.'s eyes still looking into mine. lis
thirty years ago now. and the 10y Of my old
battles is but dull memory, and the smoke
ba- rolled away, and the shouts and screams
hay. q cd into silence. but nOtyet do wetorHet
her. In Holland the days when A!va cniled
himself like an Iron SERPENT round the Idhd
and castles and towns sank down together
amid blood and fre | am English born and
bred and uuarrels OF Dutchinan aud span
lard were no work OF mine. yet something
man must do In the world and this was the
work tha, came to my hand To II sht Alva with
his own two vespons--the sword and the lie.
and with both beat him. cordieu' with both!
At the first l said was no saint. and that. II
may he, Ia the reason why first | fought Ava
ere my turn came 10 meet him !arlv In the
field I was true TO him save that at the last
left him for william Of Nassau. was ever
true to him, and ought for him ss a man may
at Mechlin, and zutphen. and Harlem sack.
Eought did We owe to Alvs; IL was no little
he owed US may not soldiers OF fortune
choose their leader? Did we not choose well
when we chose orange in Alva's stead' -Ay.
ay," you answer; choose you NAV but your
choice should be made once Well twas
mistake I confess and all men make mistakes
st times-slss would victories be few.
Mistake or no mistake. IL was ended and
Sohn NewstAad. rode into Delft. 10 william
Of Nassau
AN Englishman asks audience Of III"
Princsl"
"Ay. ay. English 70 call yourself. spaniard
" look srumblsd the serving men
caught him By the collar
"Cordieui I Q spaniard. knave' |. John
Newstsad, . wsunds' Msdrs DIos! Do
look a spanisrdi' I cried. raising my whip.
Well. 70 sws1 like one he answered.
and the knavs wrtsglsd away.
moment later I was standing in an inner
room. frontnS the man who had set himself
alone to meet the power Of Spain. tho man
who held out still though all his country
lay In the hollow OF Alvas hand In truth,
William Of Nassau was man. He sat there
behind q table. with . fellow at his elbow
who eyed me askancs - l entered. and whis-
pered low In his masters ear. The Prince
did not answer: his steady dark eyes sought
mine, and he sat With hls fingers drumming
0" .S .Ay you is iooE NC. Ike an assassin" he
i Will cut his heart out who says ~"
And so prove his words" said the secre-
taly
Enough. Cornpyt:; Your name and your
My name is John New.tead. / come to
take service under your Highnes."
Your name tells me nothing, the Prince
Ihlve 800 stcu, soldiers outside tho town"
~ What say you. CoInputr
II not How many ioyai'" said the secre-
Each as loyal ,ae myssir.- ! answered,
hat we'll he said CpTpnut with 81
n surety OF their Commander. Faith, you
rhat seems uncommon in Delft" ] said
sn1rply. For their numbers. your High
,hem may foT Goth th.ir Ins stou,ncs,tssy fons&, m
Harlem; Prince and secretary started
"Yon are a bold man. my friend
"YoI and your men sacked Harlem under
Ava cried the secretary w rs' AD '' ''' '"''
thcrr "'' ''' '"' '''A u "''''''' W. "'''
,,. lnd .ndr.,crv yor come h.re-here'' s'ammered
%, your questions grow WISER. cried
Why do YOU come TO me'" asked the Prince
,nach TO give and mo now S less SIS than iit,les /
tald and n. world ord does mo no, TIN thIns ' me % fool
money have nv men had for months They
have worn To- fvIt for Ava no more and |
fnr r,vsslf cordieui / lad ra,her n,,ht for |
Vnur Uirines, than anv hleCl Sns"Iard 81 |
mem nIl" 'nT any yr,otfS Elm Spona wns mr 0t
deeds vera done When / tbint "fi, i, scans |
room at Delf, helieyed them II" / beiieye
,her, "cvs wan ,arb.,s s"''t ahriaIls 49,
.o,y bi. .va. hhri L,ar A. s',nte ana 90,
H.. snearing s..retarv inoisd a., T'a viii
n,nr. fayn, '''"eu a' "o WIZ"
yon rhonsa n c,rsa t,,, On, .,vs l,,,s
and needs nUcb rv fr,end at, ~ p,irco |
And can dn d,,'' ,rb u ~ L'o l,,IIn'-i
srswaIod 20" w "'u'" ana ssA h''e'
And youy uers- osL.d tho secro,o-,
I, was a hon. thr,.t Nv ,,o, ,"n a ca,t1,na
dcssr,od ~ az -, I'm NJ. n"u i,N''tu
cause he wonld no, INV thc,n wsrc s,rA ,isT pc
Il,eiw ,o serve Grnnca bo,,.r ~ "o,,i, ,,a,,
Nv nens- n,,,,.,aa ma, Jt,,,'' rII' NJ |
Ava wo,hd No, f,,ra tb.rn ~ M Mnuau WILL -
thsv shall tohc ,Ier, ' " "e'' "''''
"rbraa bwndr,s u, ,ro, !, ono.- al, Al,
.ecre,orv cnniv NV" '''" '''" Sa'' 'ht
- tnc IA. a.. Nj. yr,ou ,ho,-, i.
-r trow ,hot a. e. s.r ~ NJ" NV, - cr'eu
"Sp,', ',, o,o;n,, ,bc Xo,hoI,nII, pLuir
,y,inst OrongeS- saId ia rri,rc dr,",,p /
whose are the odds, my friend''
side God fought when g. nna mon and women |
49, n,o, 49,. ,i s III ~, m,ru''i Ii