The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30
BY A. CONAN DoYLE.


4 ."rhere Is my mother them sai1 to,,n5
"She was Mt much pains at my Supbr,nr.
i ing and, by my soul! ] Will ,inl,oId INC
j curve OF her eyeash, for IL tckIeth nv
J very heart-root to think Of her, But Win
i is here?',
ut is Sir William Beauchamp. Iie
| is a valiant man, but fear That hc ia
I scarce firm enough UPON tho saddle ia
! bear the thrust OF such n filter "a ans
stranger promises to be." ,s " L.
4 Awkward $ words were gpeelilv i,stif,e1
| for even as ha spoke tho two kn,phis
| mot IN the center Of tho llsts 13en,,.
| champ struck his opponent a shrc,yd blow
upon the helmet. but was met wifi, 40
| frlghtful a thrust that no whirled out Of
| his saddle and rolled over anu over mon
the ground. Sir Thomag percy met uiii,
| little better success, for his shield wa q
| split, his vambracc torn, and he himself
wounded slightly In tile side. Lord Aud.
! lev and the unknown Knight struck ench
other fairly upon tho helmet; but. while
tho stranger sat as firm ana rigid na
| ever ,ipon his charger, tho Englishman
was bent back to his horses cr,ippcr
! by tho weight OF tho blow, and had gal-
| loped halfway down tho lists Gro he
| could recover himself. Sir Thomas Wake
| was beaten to tho ground with a battles
axc-thnt being tho weapon which lie
| had gelectcd-and had to be carried 10
| HIS payIl,on. These rapid successes. gain
| ed ono after tho other over four cele.
| b.uted warriors, worked tho crowd a,p
| to pitch OF wonder and admiration.
| Thundcrs Of applause from the English
soldiers. az well as from The citizens and
| PEASANTS Y showed how ia: the love ct
| bravo and kn,ghtly deeds could rise
above the r1yalrle. OF race.
"By my souls john cried the prince,
with hts check flushed and his eyes shin
Ing. ..this Is g. man OF good courage and
great hardness. j could not have thought
that there lvas any single arm upon earth
which could have overthroWp these four
I, Champions,
"JaI IN fintecd. IL MS 7 have said. sire a
knight from whom much honor Is to be
gained but the lower edge of tho sun
IL Wei. md Il viii he beneath the sen
ere lony. Is ~ ms
a.lIere Is Sir Nigel II or,at. or, foot and
xuh h!s J. ,or,Jl", aaId ia nrin,.n. II
have hoard that no Is I'm. swords
man. 5l5
THE finest In your army, SIRE, Chan
dos answered "Yet / doubt not that no
viii need a,I HIS skill, this day.
AZ he smoke. the two cot,,i,ntan,s .ad-
yanced from other end in full armor with
their wo.handed swords sloping over
fheir5 8shn,,lders The 81 ranger xvalknd
heavi,y and WITH, a measured stride whilo
! Tho E;nq,Iah 3iknIptt edvan Nd briakv
a. though n there waa M iron sbeli Ia
weIrl, down tho freedom OF his l,mbs AZ
-four pace. distance theyY Stoned eyed
each other for a moment a III, Than n, mn
jns,art al, ~ wor,. w,.h ! cI,,tarS AR,
clanc nc tho,,ph Two sturdy snitba wara
busw ,,,o,, ,heir anvJls In and dowr
ran+ tha long shining h}adas rounI, q ma
r n",r. -. 1.1rc,ad ~ - s1i,nraar
inr light cro.sinss m Getting dIsenaarIne-
,sitb T,as,, ~ arar ks At every m rry Hera
~. here Rounded 6 Sir NIi-cI. Ma head
erect hls iaur1ty plume fln,tering IN tie
! : /, ,,,h,,o Ito d,r,r y onnonent cant "a
80 s,,,n,, h,ow ,,non blow. following:
finrca,,.',,n Win cut and With thrust, but
,.,,or eating mast iced
t,adei :, nc 4 kiIlea sswordsrnan The
sra,,., rn,rsa ,,,th de,ieh, ns Sir Nicel
ao,',d 80 - ~ haaa 70 avoid hlow,
y. ~. snr,a sit",,t movement az ills lody
ai,on, anr,e terrible thrn.t 10 glance
~, 10 ~, )" ,ossi., M. Nm s,,die,Iv low
harhiess'S ps. - .aa @,rha trspc,,,,,,
ess., no sn.ord sho.ed rnr J,
, W.. .Ine III, No tAbia shom,,ler.
inast aie St.''..s y, -,.hinh ,-,,ardad
-. ~, -, =, ST. Nigej and
!'ia MY. - ,hat ~ co,,Id
~. n asI,a. ~, ,,,ic,, ,,ay ~ ia h,ndeS
NO., ~. .o.o% ,tnnS ,rnr, "a 81 ranvers
=. :! - r,7,,. ,tdcniny rod
VI. oh oH
afrect rha
Mt!e.e tne ei ,,@. ut. slle,t one
"Du" ~ W. :, ahdut to renew
~ ~ 49,, s,.sn from, tre
Il.s o'''S ~, -. do,,, hts h,+on
20 ~ ,.s,.s,." ~ w. ,ists strnc., IN
NV ,.aa me. nA hr,na,,t ,hs contest "a
~ ,ro o mIaA'o'ts
- .I, ,,oro ~, : - check ~. said tho
r,,o ..,,, ~ ..ror Cir Nicci Is TOO
soou ~, = nun -, @ !, o,o ~ tbosa
e,',s i go, ,,o,, shon,d have fears for
o,,. ohan ,n,nn ,ybat link Vol. pedro 2,
or it'll. Ir1 ,,ar . +hat the ii,tla man
-, VOW, vel, !. hio.',o take care Of him.
sair I,o,, 49,, ,,,t n shn,ld wish ~ eco
,,,ol y ,,. 'ny mir fight on while q
, az ~ Hood remained IN their veins"
..tv, mist Ia va snnec, !, with him. such
man ,n,,a, not 81 IRON, nv court With
out rest or SUP. Bring him hitler.
c ~. az - .,,5 r. TIA lord
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