Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-15
MICAH CLARKE
y y BY A. Conan Doyle. = -
CRATER XXHII,-(Continued,)

s.elefnent, so the army made short march
10 Wells, which r. a good-siZed towE.
wc3l laid out, with q fine cathedral which
hath Il great number pf figures carved
~ stone and placed in inches on the cutter
side like that which we saw at Sails
bury. The towmsfoll were strong for
she Protest 1nt cause. and the arIne- was
80 we'll received that their victual cost
little from the military chest On this
march we FIRST began To come into touch
with the royal horse. More than once
when the rain-miSt cleared, we SAW the
CLEAN OF arms upon the low bills which
overlook the road, and our scouts came
in with reports OF strong bodies of tira-
goons either flank. Al one time they
nasSed heavily upon our rear. as though
planning descent upon the baggage
Saxon, however, planted Il regiment of
pixies en- either side, 81 th@ they broke
mp again and glinted off over the hills
From Wells we marched. upon the
tweDt&-foulth, to SheptoN AIallet. with
the @miBous sabeTs and helmets still
twinlTiing behind and on either side
of IFS.
That evening we We're ut EevnSha4n
bridge. less than two leagues from lslis-
t~l as the crow flies. and some OF our
bOrse forded the river and pushed OH al
most to the walls
Py morning the r;Ebn-cl0udS had nj
last cleared. 50 Reuben and rode slowly
m Que of the saeTnng green hills which
rose behind the camp. in the hope Of
gaining some sight of the cncmW Our
unea we left Uttered about upon tile
grass, irving to Night fires With the damp
sticks, or laying out their clothes To DRY
in the sunshine. \ strengthening band
they were, ccased and splashed with mud
from head TO heel. their hats all linn
and dragged, their arms rusted, ana
rheir boots so worn that many walked
barefoot, AMI others had Swathed their
kePebiefs rou9d their feet. let their short
spea at soldering had changed them
from AoBest-faced yokclS into iierce.eyed.
half-shaven, saunt-dheeked fellows. who
cONaG carry AIMS or port pixies aS though
they bad done nOught else since child
hood.
The phghtlhf the Officers was no bet
ter than tha Of the men, nor should
an officer, m deHrs, when he Is upon
service, ever flemean himself by partak-
ing OF any eomfOft which all cannot
Shsre with linn Aet him lie by a sol
derts fire att eat soldiers fare, or
let hinl henc4 for lie is hindrancc and
a stumbling block. Our clothes were
pulp, cur Stee fronts red with rust, and
our charges Is stained and sblaShed as
theagh they lad rolled in the mire. Our
very SWeFas and pistols were in such IL
Might that we could scarce draw the
one On snsp tbe other. Sir (iervas alone
SuecePdediu keeping his attire and his
.,DelsOn az Teat and as dainty as ever.
What he iid in the watches of the night.
aud Fsew be gained his sleep hath ever
been q ayStery TO me, for, day after
day. Returned ont at the bugIe call.
washed scented. brushed. with wig in
of1fe9 sd clothes from which every
spes& { mud had been carefully re
irloTnE At his saddle-bOw he bore with
him &c great flOur-dredger which we
saw o. use At Taunton. and his honest
nltrsaIesrS had their heads duly busted
eYeayTnSrning, though in an hour their
tatsRsnld be as brown as mature made
then while the -four would be trickling
in ltle milky streams down their broad
haGs og forming III cakes upon the
skis OF their coats. 1T was Il long con-
les between the weather and the bar
OF. but orr comrade proved the victor.
There was time when | was called
pmp Reuben, quoth my friend, as we
RE together up the winding track.
hat with too little that is solid and
tdmuct that is liquid, ! am like to be
sNetoB Reuben ere | see Havant again.
as fun of rain-water as my father
cas- are OF October. | would, Micah.
th4you would wiring me out and hang
meb dry upon one of these bushes
we are wet, King James men
mube wetter" said /, for mt least.
We we had such shelter as there was.
lis poOr comfort, when you are
StaIB. to know that another is in the
salnaight. | give You my word, Micah.
tesiA one hole of my Sword-helt on
Mons. two on Tuesday, one yesterday.
and today. ] tell you | am thaWlng
like %icfe in The sun.
TIN should chance to tlwindle to
Hoo-fa said ]. laughing, what ac-
COUNTS we TO give of y0u III taunton
Since have dOnned armor ana taken
10 wF1g the hearts OF 1alr maldehS'
yea M outstr'ipped us all IN lmpor,
lance become man OF WelEht ana
>ubss aT,'
4 daaoro Substance and weight ere
! beGaIrailing over the c0untry-sIde
lRe inbledon pacKman' guoth ne
I?ut; tnry truth ana with all EF;PEius,
Micah. il strange thing to feei tha'
the who world for you, y6ur hopes
your amions. your all are gathered M
10 so Sm4a compass that hood nAEHl
cover Il b two little pattens support
H.. | fees if she were my own hlgmtt55
self nay der part. and that !, Shoniu
/ be tornpnm her would remain 1or-
ever aR Lmplete and half-formed he
mig Nither ! ask nothing else WIN
ous her all Sc is nothing. 49,
Bat havtou spoken to the olu man i,'
asked. ''le you indeed hctrothed:
L have Sken to him., my frieho
answered, 81. he was so busy in ming
a'nmunStioD tses that l could not gam
ms attention. When | tried once more
he vas countg the spare pixies III the
SaSs+e armory nth a tally and an INK
nora | told m that | had come 10
rave his gr,ddaughter's hand. on
Which be tur1d 10 me and asked.
Whica hand?' Nith so blank stare
that ii was clearthat his mind was else
where. On the bird trial, though the
lay that you didhome back from BAD
mint mntoR. did at hst prefer my rec request ,,-os
hut he dashed OF at me that TINS was
no time tor sucBfooleries. and he bade
me- wait until hing Monmouth was on
ne throne. whe1I might ask him AGAIN.
warrant that he did not call such
things fooleries ifty years ago, when he
vent a-cou1inghmself"
r., At least he lid not refuse you" said
1T is as tood as a promise that.
mould the causl be successful, you shall
o" 30, too
BY my faith" cried Reuben, IF
nan could. by ms own single blade. bring
nat about. there is none who hath so
[tfonc an interest in it as |. No, not
monmouth himself, The apprentice,
D+iT1ck, hath for a long time raised his
= 10 his masters daughter. and the
ia man was ready to have him as
I'm. 70 rnucb woo no +oEou bV his god