Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-01
MICAH CLARKE
, = By A. Conan Doyle. > =
CHAPTER xXyIIT,-Continued.)

CHAPTER XNNlll.-tCOntin
What say yot.. Wades'' he cried.
Are we never To see q smile ON that sad
face of yeHrs? DO you not see Il wool-
sack in store for you as you look upon
these brave fellows:'
God forbid that should say word
to damp your majesu's ardor," the law
yer answered; yet i cannot but remem-
Der that there was a time when your
majesty, at the head of these same hire
lings, did drive men as brave as these in
headlong rout from Boutwell, bridge"
Erue, truer' said the King, passing
his hand over his forehead-a favorite
motion when he was worried and an
noyed. They Were bold men, the west
ern Covenanters, Yet they could not
stand against the rush of our battalions.
RuJ they mad had no training, whereas
these can tight in line and fire a platoon
as well as one would wish TO see
IL we hadna gun nor patronal
among us, said Ferguson, If we hadna
sac mucklc as a sword, but Just DOR ain
bonds, yet would the Lard gle us the vic
tory. il it seemed good in His aseeing
cen
IAN battles are but chance work.
YOUR majesty, remarked Saxon, whose
sWord-arm was bound round with his
NtAtilAVi. Iuchg ANAu, some SaiD
or chance which none can foresee- is
ever likely to turn the scale. | have host
when have looked TO win, and | have
Won when have looked to lose 1t is
an uncertain game, and one never knows
the finish till tue last card is played
Not till the stakes are drawn" said
Bnyse, in his deep, cultural voice.
There is many leader That wins wbat
You call the trick, and yet loses the
game"
The trick being the battle and the
game the campaign" quoth the King.
With smile Our German friend is a
master of campfire metaphors But me-
ahlnRs our poor horses are in soIry
state; What would Cousin William, over
ut Tie Hague, with his spruce guards.
mink of such Il show as thisT'
During this talk the long column of
loot had tramped past, StiIl bearing the
banners which they had brought with
mem TO the wars, though much the
worse for wind and weather. Mon
mouths remarks had been drawn fa1Th
by the aspect of the ten troops of horse
which followed. The chargers had been
sadly worn by the continued work ana
constant rain, while the riders. having
altowed their caps and fronts to get coaf-
ed with rust, appeared to be in rs had \
pIiGht as their steeds. 1t was clear, to
the least experienced of MS. fhat If we
were to hold our own, it was uHon our
1907 that we must rely. On the tons of
the low hills all round the frequent SHIN.
mef OF arms. glancing here and there
When the suns rays struck them. showed
now strong our enemies were in fhe very
point in which we were so weak YGt
IN the main this Wells review was cheer
ing to us, as showing that the men kent
IN good heart, and that there was no in.
Ieeilng at the rough handling Of fhe zeaL
OTIS upon the day before.
The enemy's horse lowered about MS
curing these days. but the foot had heen
delayed through the heavy weather ana
the swollen streams. On the LAST da1. ~
June we marched out of Wells ana
MADE our way across fat. sedgv mains
and over the low Polden hills to Rridre.
water: where we found some few rccrnits
aWaitlng us. Here Monmouth had some
thoughts of making stand. and even sat
70 work raising earthworks. Inn
It was pointed out to him +bg u'
even could he hold the town +b Her
was rot more than few davs' m,a.
visions within it, while fha cou pfg
round had been already swent eo he,s
mat little more could be exnectea frar'
II. The works were therfore ob Nav
doned, and, fairly driven TO bav VIII
out a loophole of escape 1eft. we fv."ita[
the approach of the enemy.