The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

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i Is IL bonnc annie I English land and Eng
4 lisl women, say ], and French wine and
Ell French plumber shall DO back anon,
81 i1,oon@nngc. ANA lonely man, my
sweetlng. and must settle some day
4, hen the wars arc over and done. May h
4 hap you and IL Ali, mechanics, ,i,c-
4 schantesS1'herc ID Ia petite pecplng from
behind the door Now. John. tho gun
\ is over the trecs you must be briskcr
4 than this when the bugennn blows
4, Bows and Bills
|ss3'tl have been whiting this time back
4 said Horde sJoolln gruffly
4! "rhcn VIC must be off. Adcu, MA Vie.
Tho two livrcs shall settle the score nnd
buy some ribbons against the next kcr- s
1 .mcssc. DO not forget Sam Awkward, for y
i his heart shall ever BIO thine nlonc-and
i Thine. ma petite. SO, n1archons, and may
! 81. Julian grant US as good quarters else
4 wherc!" j5
] The sun had risen over Ashurst and
n Denny woods, and&Was shining brightly.
4 though the eastern wind had a sharp
i flnvor6to It, and the leaves were flick
4 ering thicsly from the trees lii the High
!! Street OF Lyndhurst the wayfarcrs had to
3#pick their way. for the little town was
crowded wltb the guardsmen, grooms and
!, yconcn prlcbcrs VIVA were attached TO
the Kings hunt. The King himself was
! staying at Castle Malwood, but several
I! of his suite Ind been compelled to seek
such quarters as they might find in tho
wooden or mathematician cottages OF
the village. Here and there small
| escutcheon. pecping from a CLASHES vim
1 dow, marked the nights lodging of3knight
1 or baron. These Goa ts-o EARNS could be
read, where d scroll 3woul.i be meaning
legs. and The. DO oman. likeSEmost men Ii
of his age. was we'll yersed in the com.
1 mon symbols Of hcral1rX.
4 There is the Saracen's head OF Sir
i Bernard Brocas.'' quoth he. ~ saw him
/ last at the rufflc at Poicticrs some ten
\ years back, when he bore himself like q Fl
/ man. He is the master OF the King IS 4
i horse. and can sing a right jovial stnve
| though In that he cannot come nigh IL
/ Sir John Chnndcs. who Is first at tile
/ board or$in the saddle. Three markets. Y
| on n field azure. tina must be one Il 6
| the Luttrclls. BY the crescent upon IT,
!! 1t should be the second son Of AID sir e
!! Hugh who had n bolt through his ankle Fl
! at the tintaging OF Romorantin. he hay
/ ing rushed into the fray ere his square .
i had time to clasp his solcrct to his
! grcavc There, too, Is the hnck1e which q
! IS the Old device <of the Do Brays. T &
/ have served under Sir Thomas de Bray.
i who was ns jolly as a pie, and a8lusty
4 swordsnan until he got too fat for his
| har ncss.'' Nh
/ SO Tie archer gossiped rs the three
/ snayfarers threaded their way among the
! stamping horses, the busy Groonls. and &
/ tho knots OF pages and 4sQuires who dis
!, ii, ted over the merits OF their masters
! horses aud dccrhounds. AS they passed
/ the old church, which stood upon u 8
! mound ut the eft-hand side Of the vll.5.l
| lagc street. the door was flung open. y
4 and a stream OF worshippers wound down
the soping path coming from the morn c1
| ing mass. all chnttering Ike cloud Or b
! #iays. Allcyneg bent knee and DOTTED hat
/ al the sight OF the open door; but ere
i he had finished an ave his comrades were Ii
/ on t. Of sight round the curve OF the pat
/ and he had to run TO ovcrtake them.
4 "What!, he said. mot one word OF
i pra yer before Gods own open house! ts
1 How can ye hope for His blessing upon Z
1.-the 5day?" rs
my friend, said Horde John, II
have prayed 50 much during the last two
4 months. not only during the day, hut +.
\ at mathis, lauds and the like. when 4
| could scarce keep my head upon my
/ shoulders for nodding. that feel that
have somewhat ovcrprayed myself S
/ .'Ilow can q man have 100 nuch re-.
'liFion?'' cried j!Alleyne earnestly. ~ =
II the one thing that avaieth. man rs
/ but beast MS he lives from day TO day. I.
4 eating and drinking, breathing and sleep II
1 ing. It is only when he raises himself
/ and concerns himself with the immortal IL
/ spirit within him, that he becomes ~ 4
livery truth n man. Bcthink &c how sad
i a thing 1t would be that the blood OF the n
i Redeemcr should be spilled TO no pur-
4 pose
.Blcss tho lad, II he doth not blush
1 like any girl. and yet preach like tho
/ whole College OF Cardinals. s cried the
sarcher
.'In truth i blush that any one SO weak
and SO unworthy as should try 70 teach &
4 another that which he finds II SO passing "
! hard to follow himself. 81, ,
\ ..I9rcttiy said. mon garcoi. 'Inucl'in'
! tint same sluying OF the Redeen,er y
1 was a bad business. a: good pare ~
| France read 10 us from n scroll the whole
| truth Of the matter. The soldiers came
! upon him In the garden. IN truth, tnes mes z
Apostles of His may have been holyi
| men, but they were of no great account
MS mcn-at-arms. There was one, indeed,
| Sir Peter, who smote out Ike a true
4 man: but, unless he is beled, he did but
| clin n ynrlcts ear, which was no very 4
/ knightly deed, BY these ten finger-bones:
| had 4 been there with Black SIMON OF
! Norwich. and but one score picked men "
OF the company, we had he'd mem =.
/ play. Could we do no more, we mao az Il
| least filled tho false knight, Sir Judas.
| so full OF English arrows that ne Wou!a &
| curse the day6lhatg ever he, came on such
an Grand" 5
The young clerk smiled at his CON.
! panions earnestness Had he wished
| help" he said Gle could have sum- 4
| noncd leglons of nrcfangels from heaven, IA
! So VIA need had He Of your poor DOW
and arrows? Besides bethink you OF LIS = u
4 own words-that those who live by the
sword shall perish by the sword, q.
! {.'And how coould man die pet. .e,s!,
asked tho archer. "lf had my wish.
it would DO to fall so-not, mark VOW
| in any mere sk!rmish Of the company. \
/ but In a#stllcken field, WIN ne sir w,
| lion banner waving over us ana ne req rec, Is
nrlflamn,c III front, amid the shouting
OF Of my my fellows and the twanging OF the II
strings. But Let II be sword, lance o., or
bolt that strikes mo down&foolr ! should i
thi i it shame to die from an iron bal
from flre-crnke or8bon1burd or any i, sven II
unsolderly weapon, Whl cn y o!.iy go