The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-15

which for the hour was designated fendez-
vous of capricious fashion: No matter
If the tower at the drinking curb was
crowded. so that inmates of the coaches
could not find way among the others
There was at least magic in the morning,
even if one might not drink at the chaly-
beate spring. Cheeks did indeed grow
rosy, and eyes frightened under the chal-
lenge not only Of the dawn but Of the ard
ent eyes that gazed impertinently bold or
reproachfully imploring.
Far-reaching was the line Of the gentil-
ity, to whose TANKS chung the rabble of
trade Back upon the white road came
yet other carriages, saluted by those de-
parting. Low hedges Of English green
reached out into the distance, blending ul-'
timately at the edge Of the pleasant sky.
Merry enough it was, and gladstone, this
spring day; for be sure the really Ill
did not brave the long morning ride to
test the virtue of the waters Of Sadler's
Wells. It was for the most part the young.
the lively. the full-blooded. perhaps the
wearied, but none the less the vital and
stirring natures which met In the decreed
assemblage. -~
Back of Sadlers little court the country
came creeping close up to the town. There
were fields not so far away on these long
highways. Wandering and rambling roads
ran off to the westward and to the north,
leading toward the straight old Roman
road which once upon a time ran down
to London town. Ill-kept enough were
some of the lanes, with their hedges and
shrubs overhanging the highways, II such
the paths could be called which came
braiding down toward the south. One
needed not to go far outward beyond Sad
ler's Wells OF a nighttime to find adven-
ture, OF to lose a purse. J.
1t was on one of these less crowded
highways that there was this morning
enacted a curious little drama. The sun
was still young and not too strong fol-
comfort, and as it rose back of the square
| Of Sadler's it cast q shadow from. a hedge
which ran angling toward the southeast
| Its rays, therefore, did not disturb the
| slumbers of two young men who were
lying beneath the shelter of the hedge
Strange enough must have been the con.
! illusions of the sun, could 1t have looked
over the barrier and peered into the faces
OF these youths Evidently they were OF
good breeding and some station, albeit
| their garb was not Of the latest fashion
The gray hose and the clumsy shoes plain.
" bespoke some northern residence. The
| wig Of each lacked the latest turn, per-
haps the collar Of the coat was not al
it should have been. There was but one
coat visible, for the other, rolled up as
pillow, served to support the heads OF
both. The elder OF the two was the one
who had sacrificed his covering, The
other was more restless in his attitude
and though thus the warmer for a coat
was more In need of comfort. white
bandage covered his wrist, and the slinen
was stained red. Yet the two slept on
] well into the morn, well into the rou'
of sadler's Wells. Evidently they were
weary. .r. "a e.5<z-sg
The elder man was the taller Of the two
as he lay on the bank beneath the hedge
he might even in that posture have beer
| beauty. His face, bold of outline, with
well curved wide jaw and strong cheei
bones, was shaded by the tangled mat. q
Ibis wig, tousled in his sleep. His hands
long and graceful, lay idly at his side
though one rested lightly on the hilts o
the sword which lay near him. The ruf