The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

thing of what was passing In his mind,
reassuringly motioned the newcomers
to an tunoccupied corner, and by his
manner soughtsto allay such mistrust
calculated to inspire.
I'VE have to take those that come"
he said, deprecatorily. THE rascals
have money. It is as good as any
lords. Besides, whate'er they do
without, here must they behave. And
children; ruled by the cooks ladle.
You will find that tho there be ill COM
pany, you will partake Of good fare.
If / say 1t myself, there's no better:
master of the. flesh pots outside of
Paris than at this hosiery. The
tlemen;& Feasting, then fasting, Is their
precept." - - =
!. At present we, have leaning for the
former, good host carelessly
answered the fool. '.Tho the latter.
will, no doubt, come later"
. For which reason it fbehooves a
man to eat, drink. and be merry while
he may" ,retorted the other. What
say you to g. carp ION the spit, with
chios?" - =. - : =. - =
THE ham, ifsit be ready. Our APP.
petttes are too sharp to wait for the
Then shall you have with it a. cold
teal from the marshes, and. Til war
rant such repast as YOU have mot
tasted this many a. day. Because a
man, lives in a retired spot, 1T does not
follow he may not be an epicure,' he
Went on, and In my town days was
gourmands." Z: His eyes twinkled; he
studied the newcomers a moment, and
then vanished kitchenward.
His self-praise as provider of
creature comforts proved not i'll de-
served; the viands, well prepared, were
filled their glasses from a skin Of
young but sound wine he bore beneath
MS arm, and, under the influence of
thls cheer, the young girls cheek soon
lost IT'S pallor. In the past she had be-
come accustomed to rough as we'll as
gentle company; so now 1t was dis
DAM not fear, she experienced in that
uncouth gathering; the same sort of
contempt she had once SO openly ex--
pressed for Master Rabelats, whipper-
IN IN 1or all gluttons, ,wine-bibbers and
AS the darkness gathered without,
the merriment increased within
Over the scene the dim light cast an an
uncertain ulster. Indefatigably the
d1cers pursued their pastime, with now
and then an audible oath. or
muttered 1mprecation, which belied
la uoc11ty OF mine host had
boosted of. The troubador played
ana the morlo yet listened. Several
OF group who had been singing now
sat In sullen silence. Suddenly one
OF them muttered a broken sentence
ana his fellows Immediately turned
their eyes toward the corner where
were fool and jestress. This ripple
OF interest did not escape the young
girls !1z1, attention, who said uneasily:
,,Why 40 those men look at us?"
one of them spoke to the Others"
replied the jester. "He called atten-
ton to something." - .I..71s- ,
'What do you suppose 1t was ~.
she asked curtously. r.
Gladlus gemmatus!" (The jeweled
| Whence came the voice?. Near the
couple, In a shadow, sat a., woebe-.
gone looking, man who had been
nolalng DOCK so close to his eyes
as TO conceal his face. Now he ,ner-
mitted the volume to fall and : the
jester uttered an exclamation Of sur
prise as he looked upon those
Plnehed, worn, but wen-rennem bered
The scamp STUDENT" he said. =,
Immediately the. reader buried his
spoke aloud in Latin, as tho Quoting
some passage which he followed with
his finger: Did you understand ~
Yes, answered the plaisant.e an
parently speaking to the jestress.
whose lace wore a. puzzled express
sion. CO
The scamp student laid he~vol-
uine on the table. "These men are
outlaws and intend to kill YOU for
your jeweled sword" he continued
IN the language Of Horace,
Why DO you tell me this?" asked
the 1901 In the same tongue, now ad-
dressing directly the scholar
because you spared my life once;
L would serve you now"
What's all this monks gibberish
about?' cried an angry voice. as the
master of the boar stepped toward
: them. #
l. - discussion between two scho1-
ars,H readily answered the scamp
student.
o.. why don't you talk in a lam
guage we understand % grunbled the
| man.. - :
Latin is the tongue of learning :"
was the humble response. 'N'A
Il like not the sound of It," re-
torted the other, as he retired. From
distance, however, he continued to
cast suspicious glances in their d.
! rect1on. Bewildered,s the girl looked
from. one of the alleged controvert-
ers to the other. Who was this
starveling the Jester seemed to
know? Again were they conversing
IN the language Of the monastery. and
their colloquy led to a conclusion as
unexpected as it was STARTLING
What If we leave the inn now ?''
asked the Jester. .' - -
They would prevent you" !
who is the 1eader?" . : -
The man with the boar answered
the. scam -student. ''But it is the
MORO who usually kills their victinns.'
The Jester glanced at the colossal
monster, repugnant in deformity. and
then at the girl, who was TAPPING i'm
patiently on the table with her white
fingers. The FOOLS color came and
WENT, what human strength mfght
stand against that frightful prodigy
Of nature? -, >>1<7'
IT'S there no way to escape ?". he
asked. " 49,. 49,
alas! I can but warn; not adj
wise" said the scholar. "Aiready The
leader suspects me- :, -
A haf-shiver ran thru him. In the
presence: Of actual and seemingly as
sured death he had appeared calm
resigned. q Socrates in temperament
i before the mere prospect of danger
Htthe apprehensive thief-and-fugitive
elements Of his nature uprose, He
! would meet, when need be, the grim:
4 .Visaged monster Of dissolution wifi
/ the dignity&of a. stole, but by habi1
disdained not to dodge the Shadow
4 with the practiSed agility of f1oho q,