The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-11

l.ncgro took heart Of grace. and plckiips
l5,ps Ills dagger agalli 8!lla came s'eallna
with prowiiiE stt:l,S and i,ltirdero'ls g
y while The two suay cd backwards ililf
Hi tho very midst 81 the SETTLE. howeN,'ti,#
/ whilst A1leync btarcd himself ~ fociS u"
| cold Blade between his shoulders there
came a sudden sctlrry Of hpofs and tiie@
I black man yelled With terror and Ia,'$
flor his life through the atller; I ~.
man with tie blrth-n1ark. too, struggle
ito break ava and Sllrync heard his 4
/ teeth clatter aud felt his it,nbs grew
l1mp5to his liant. At this sign Of coming
laid tic clcrk8licd Oh the tighter, ana
f3at last was Athletic nin Ills man down
and glanced behind lin, to sec Wlle re- !.
all the noise was coming from.
Down tic isanting road nero was
/ riding d bis, burly man. clad IN q tlnie
1 of purple velvet md driving u Erch.
black horse as hard ms it,Scould gallop.
1Ieslcancd well over its neck as ne rode o
! and made n heavirg With his shoulder
at every bound us thought he were liftins r
( the stced instead of 1t carrying him. ny
!. the rapid glance 5Alcync saw that he hhd
| white docskin gloves, q curling "Iite
! feather In, Ills Hat velvet cap, and !. "
broad northumberland baldric 2 cross ~ Y
bosom. $sjA Behind him rode sly others
two and two, clad II, sober brown 31ees
kins. with the long yellow slaves 81 wei .sl
right shouIders. Down the bill theyi
/ Numbered, over tho brook and Siup TO
i5the scene of A he contest. s.
| n,TIercsls onc!'. said he leader, 81 rln Z NJ
Sing y down from his rocking horse, ana n
selling the white rogue by the edge Of
| Ills 1erkin. .."rhls.is ono OF them. ! know.
him by that devil touch upon ne pre D.;
Where are your cords, Peterkin 't5is %! Il
Bind him hand and foot. His last hour
has come. And you, young ''''g' man VINO !
ma YOU be us 800 =,
s1SaA clork \. cried the other: AT from,
/ oxcnford or from Cambridge? Hast thnn
a letter from he chanccllo Of thy So
iSlcge giving thee u permit to Bhegs LEI ne
. see thy letter.. lie had a ste m. SO 'ia re &
Lace. With buslly side whiskcrs Diid a.
very nuest ioning eye. .35 n; 81
s.,IS am from BeauIieul bbey. and have
no need TO beg, y said IA lleyne. who Was as
ALI Of al tremble. now that I he rum va
over. Fl Z MI s5f i5 tsi
si,sThe better. for thee. the other ans
swcred. "Dost know who r am IN
No, sir. / do not. 'I''s 45E ID Il
II am the law modelling his head Sol
| Scmnly.gs..I am the law Of En- gland ami
the 8lnouthpiecc Of his most GRACIOUS Is and
lRroyal ajesty. Edward he 1'hi.1
Aleyne lonted low to tlic Kings g;cpre-s
sentative. Il Truly you came in good time a
lShonored sir. said he. moment later
and they would have slain me. AZ s$ ag s35{
gi"ButS there should BIO 4 anot her one !!5S,@5
lRcrled the man ln% tlleGpurple coat mere
should be "a black man. a hipn1an VII
st. thony' 8 fire, and a black man " no
had served him MS cnok--th osc are the 81
pair that we are iii chase O o.
1.-THE black man fled oscr 10 that 3s:-e,ssss
said s41lcync. pointing towards the Dat s'l
row. 5ag Sss . WIFI ss
lie could not have gone far. sir bail
lsif,'.$cred one OF the archcr-s u y singing
his bow. He. Is in hiding somewhere
! for he knc " we'll black pa yf.i IN as he rs
! s.tat our horses four logs could outsttrip
his two: hi I "A
Then We snail have him. \. n said Sthe
other "It shall never be said, whilst ~
am tbailiff OF southampton that any
was ter ,rieyer draw-latch or inurthcrer 4
came scathless away from me. and my
posse Leave t Int rogue wing Now
stretch out In line, my merry ones. Wits
such sport as only the King car, give;
You %on the left, Howett. and Thorn'ts3
OF Redbridgc upon the right. So! Beat al
| high ana low among the hea ther.snnd a &
pot OF vino to the lucky ma RS smal,. &
AS 1T CHANGED, however the searcner3 4
had not far. TO seek. The negro had Sbur-33
rowed down into his hiding place upon &
1.-the barrow. where he might have ltii
snug enough had It not been for, the req {
gear upon his head. AS he raised himself
\
The staring color caught tho cyc8of the
bailiff. who broke into IA long scrceching
whoop and spl1rled forward sword III
hand, Seeing himself discovered. the nm
rushed out from Ills hiding place and
bounded ii the top: Of his speed doWn. the
| line Or ;lrchers. Keeping a good hundred
| pace; to the front Of Them. he "a Wo e
/ who were on either side Of "a licync ben IA
| their bows as calmly as though they were
shooting at the popinjay 1t the village
| fair. %4E ~ I5.535 II II " AZ f8i
|i#"Sevcn yards Swinda sc. Hal" sal Bonc
l.fwhosef hair was strGaked With gray. a if$
lP"Fvc,'' &replied tho other. letting loose
| his string. Allcyne gave a sulp Sin. h'o
throat, for the yellow streak seemed ~ (
|spass through the man, but he still ran
ISforward.
"scycn. yon Jack foolr Erowlcd The
| FRS. speaker. and Ills bow twangcd like Il
IA harp string. The black mnn sprnng
|EhiSls up into thG3air and shot out both
| his arms and his legs, coming down al I
a-sprawl among The heather Right un-
der ths BLADE h9 ns chs archer
rho old hound Is the best when al is Y
| said" 1uoth the bailiff Of Southampton,
as they made back for the roadway.
THAT means a quart Of the best N alm-
scy III Southampton this very night.
Matthew Atwood. Art sure that lie Ia
dead as Pontlus plate, worshipfpl
|tsir''sS Bs
! sit is we'll Now, as TO HE other
| knnyc. There are trees and to spare b
over yonuer, but VIC have scarce leisure 4
| to make for them, Draw thy sword,
Thomas OF Iaedbridgc. and hew. me his
head from his shoulders e
"a boon. gracious SIR a boon!" cried
| tie condemned man. 58. *
What then?' asked thc@bailiff.
u will confess tony crime. IT. was
| Indeed 4 gandathe black cook. both from
the ship La Rose dc Gloire, Il Of South
| ampton who did set upon the .1.andcrs
merchant and lob him Of bis spicnry ana
| hlsfmercery. for which, as well know,
| you hold a warrant against u.s., a !.
| here lis ttle4merit IN this confess.
| slon,t' Equotl the baillff, 5sternly. Thou
| hast done, evil within my bailiwlck and y
| must de.''8 & s;
a$N But, sir. urged 4 Alloyne.5 who WAS
White to the lips at these bloody doAgs.
ne hath not yet come to trial, ',,Sa53A58 4
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