Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-11

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Of the field about q couple Of prisoners,
while round the gate by which they had
headed by Baldwin and armed with pixies
the cavaliers and daring them to come on.
On the wooden bridge by which the
knight stood were half dozen Of the
servants. also armed. Sir Anthony rscog-
nized In the Loading horseman Sir Philip
Clopton, and In the prisoners Father Carsy
and one Of the woodmen, and In . moment
he comprehended what had happened
The sheriff, In the most unneighborly
manner, instead Of challenging his front
door, had stolen up to the rear Of the
house, and without saying with your leave
or by your leave had snapped up the poor
priest, who happened to be wandering In
that direction. Probably he had intended
to forco an entrance, but he had laid aside
the plan when he saw his only retreat
menaced by the watohful Baldwin, who
was not to be caught mapping. Tho knight
took all this In at a glance, and his gorge
fose as much ut the Clopton mems trick
ns at the danger in which Father Carey
stood. So he lost his head and made mat
tiers worse. s.Who are these villains, he
cried in q rage, his face afame. who come
attacking mems houses in time OF peacei
Begone, or will have at YETI
''Sir Anthony" Clopton cried, inter
rupting him, TN heavens name, do not
carry the thing fartherl Give me way In
the queen . name, and ! will
What he would do was never known,
for at that last word, away at the house,
behind Sir Anthony, there was pun OF
smoke, and down went the sheriff head
long, horse and man, while the report OF
an arquebus rang duly round the build
ing. Tho knight gazed, horrifed, but the
damage was done and could not be un-
done-nay, more, the Cotton men took the
sound for signal. With shout, before
Sir Anthony could interfere, they made
dash for the group OF horsemen. The lat
tor, uncertain and hampered by tho fall OF
their leader. who was not hit but was
stunned beyond giving orders, did the
BEST they could. They let their prisoners
90 with curse, and then, raising Sir
Philip and forming rough limo, they
charged toward the gate by which they
had entered.
The footmen stood the brunt CALAMITY,
and for moment the sharp ringing OF
quarter slaves and tho shivering OF steel
told of as pretty combat as ever took
place on level sward In full view OF an
English home. Tho spectators could see
Baldwin doing wonders His men backed
him up bravely, but in the end the Inn
petus Of the horses told, the footmen gave
way and fed aside, and the strangers
passed them. A little moro skirmishing
took place at the gateway, Sir Anthony 9
mon being deaf to all his attempts to call
them Oh, and thon the Clopton horse got
clear, and shaking their fists and vowing
vengeance rode of toward the forest.
They left two of their men on the fold,
however, one with a broken arm and ono
with shattered kneecap, while the house
party on their side, besides sundry knocks
and bruises, could show one deep sword
cut, q broken wrist and half dozen nasty
wounds.
my poor little grip Sir Anthony
whispered to himself as he gazed with
scared eyes at the PROSTATE mon and the
dead horses and comprehended what had
happened. This is hanging businessl
In arms against the queen What am
to dor" And as he went back to the house
in kind Of stupor he muttered again:
my little grill MY poor little girl!'
fancy that In this terrible crisis he
looked to get support and comfort from
his brother, that old canpaigner who had
seon SO many vicissitudes and knew BY
heart SO many shifts. But Ferdinand,
though he thought the event unlucky, had
little to say and less to suggest and
seemed indeed to have become on sud-
den flacoid and lukewarm. Sir Anthony
felt himself thrown on his own resources.
who fred the shot9" he asked, looking
about the room in dazed fashion. 1t
was that which did the mischief" he
continued, forgetting bis own hasty chal-
lense.
II think It must have been Martin
Luther, Ferdinand answered.
But Martin Luther, whom he was ac-
cused, denied this stoutly. He had been
80 far along the Ridgewsy. he said, that.
though he had returned at once on hear
ing the shot fred, he had arrived too late
for the fight. The FOOLS stomach for q
fight was SO we'll known that this seemed
probable enough, and though some still
suspected him the origin Of tho unfortu-
nate signal was never clearly determined.
though in after days shrewd guesses were
mado by some.
For few hours 1t seemed as II Sir An
thony had sunk into his former state OF
indeoision. But when Petronilla came
again to him soon after noon to beg him
to 40 into hiding she found his mood had
altered. ..Go to the Mere farm" he said,
not angrily now. but firmly and quietly.
mo, girl, I cannot. Ihavs been In fault.
and must stay and pay for It. II I left
these poor fellows to bear the brunt, l
could never hold up my head again. But
do you 90 now and tell Baldwin to come
to me-
She went and tsll the stern, Down look