Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

of mist came the shrill sound Of neigh.
followed by long blast upon a bugle.
1T Is a Spanish call, my fair lord" said
Black Simon. ut is used by their prick
ers and huntsmen when the beast hath not
fed but is still in it's Lair
by my faithr' said Sir Nigel. smiling,
IF they are in a humor for venerie. We
may promise them some sport ere they
sound the mort over us. But there is
hill in the center of the gorge on which we
might take our stand
Il marked it yesternight," said FELTON,:
''and no better spot could be found for our
purpose, for it is very steep at the back.
1t IS but a bow-shot to the left, and, in
deed l can see the shadow of it,
The whole company. leading their horses,
passed across to the small hill which loom
ed in front of them out of the mist. 1t
was indeed admirably designed for defense
for it sloped down in front, all jagged and
bowider-strewn, while it fell away behind
in a sheer cliff of hundred feet or more.
On the summit was small, uneven plat
eau, with a stretch across of a hundred
PAGES and a depth of half much again.
''Unioose the horses," said Sir Nigel I'VE
have no space for them, and If we hold our
own we shall have horses and to spare
when this days work is done. Nay, keep
yours, my fair sirs, for we may have work
for them. Awkward, Johnston let your men
form a harrow on either side of the ridge
Sir Oliver and you, my Lord Angus, / give
you the right wing, and the left to you Sir
simon, and to you, Sir Richard Causton l
ard Sir William FELTON, will hold the center
with our men-at-arms. Now order the ranks
and fling wide the banners, for our souls
are Gods and bodies the kings. and
our swords for st. George and for Eng
landn'
Sir Nigel had scarcely spoken when the
mist seemed to thin in the valley and to
shred away into long, ragged clouds which
traiied from the edges of the cliffs The
gorge in which they had camped was a
mere wedges haped cleft among the hills
three-quarters of a mile deep with the
small rugged rising upon which they stood
at the further end and the brown cragy
Walling 1t in on three sides. As the mist
parted ana me sun broke through it gleam-
ed ana shimmered with dazzling bright
ness upon the armor and head-pieces of a
vast oody OF horsemen who stretched across
the pafranca from one cliff to the other
ana extended backward until their rear
guard were far out upon the plain beyond
Line after line and rank after rank they
choked the neck of the valley with long
vista OF tossing pennons, twinkling lanoes
waving piunes and streaming banderoles,
Whlie Inc curyets and gambades of the
chargers lent a constant motion and shin
lier 10 the glittering, many-colored mass
"A yen OF e&ultation and forest of wavine,
e ser through the length and breadth of
their column announced that they couId ar
last see their entrapped enemies wbjIa Tia
sWeiliHs notes of hundred bugIes and
drums, mixed with the clash of Moorish
.sI VI ohe iorth INTO proud peal of
inaruai triumph. Strange it was to these
galiant and sparkling cavaliers of Snafp 10
look upon this handful of men ,,non ~
hli!, the thin lines of bowmen the knot Of
h M nus anu men-at-arms with ar1nor rust
go ana dlscolored from long service and to
learn that these were indeed the soIdiafs
whose Iame and prowess had been the can,n
nre ealk OF every army In Christendona
49, t seiit ana silent they stood, leaning
upon their bows, while their leaders To-
counse! together In front of them No cisna
u pueie rose from their stern ranks hnI
IN me center waved the leopards of England
on the right the ensign Of their comnanv
with the roses of Loring and on ill., Isy
over three score of Welsh bowmen tha..
noated the red banner of Merlin with ~
ooars heads OF the Buttesthorns. GraveIv
ana sedateiy they stood beneath the NOR
Ing sun, waiting for the onslaught of their
foemen. " 'heif
BY ST. PAUL." said Sir Nigel. gazing with
Iesr =, eye down the valley. there ap-
pear 10 DC some very worthy people amonp
them. What Is this golden banner wbicS
waves upon the leftT'
1t Is the ensign of the Knights of ca,-
atraya." answered FELTON,.
And the other upon the riehfq"
1t marks the Knights of Santiago and 7
see by his flag that their grand master
rides at their head. There, too. is the ban.
ron which heads the main battle. There are
COCO men-at-arms with ten sauadrons Of
singers, as far as may judge their num-
hers."
There are Frenchmen among them. INV
fair lord" remarked Black Simon. II can
see the pennons of De Corvette, De Brieux. |
st. Pol, and many others who struck in |
against us for Charles of Blois"
You are right" said Sir William. afor f |
can also see them. There Is much Spanish |
hlazonry also. IL could but read 1t. Don |
Diego, you know the arms OF your own
land. Who are they who have done US this |
honorT'
(To be continued tomorrow