Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

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ed victory over swiftness and strength. But the
brains were themselves at fault which imagined that
one such rope would serve any purpose save to
endanger the thrower.
Yet so it was and what might have been fore
seen occurred at the very moment of the arrival OF
the monks. The horse, having chased one of his
enemies to the wall, remained SO long snorting his
contempt over the coping that the others were able
to creep upon him from behind. Several ropes were
flung and one moose settled over the proud crest
and lost itself in the waving name. In an instant
the creature had turned and the were flying for
their lives but he who had cast the rope fingered
for an instant uncertain what to make of his
own success. That moment OF doubt was fatal.
With veil of dismay the saw the great creature
rear above him. Then with crash the fore feet
fell upon him and dashed him to the ground. He
rose screaming, hurled over more and lay
a quivering bleeding heap, while the savage horse,
the most cruel and terrible in its anger of all
lures on earth, bit and shook and trampled the
writhing body.
A loud wall of horror rose from the lines of ton
sured heads which skirted the high wall-a wall
which suddenly died away into long hushed
silence, broken at last by rapturous cry of thanks
giving and of joy.
On the road which led to the old dark manor
house upon the side of the hill youth had been
riding. His mount a sorry one, weedy,
shambling long haired colt, and his patched tunc
of faded purple with stained leather belt presented
no very smart appearance; yet in the bearing of
the man. in the pose of his head, in his easy grace
full carriage and in the bold glance of his large blue
eyes, there was that stamp of distinction and of
breed which would have given him place of his
own in any assembly. He of small stature,
but his frame singularly elegant and graceful.
His face though tanned with the weather was
delicate in features and most eager and alert in
expression. thick fringe of crisp yellow curls
broke from under the dark fiat cap which he was
wearing, and short golden beard hid the outline
of his strong square chin. One white osprey
feather thrust through gold brooch in the front
of his cap gave touch of grace to his somber garb
This and other points of his attire, the short hang
ing mantle, the eather-sheathed hunting-knife,
the cross belt which sustained a brazen horn, the
disclose themselves to observer; but at the first
glance the brown face set in gold and the dancing
light of the quick reckless, laughing eyes, the
strong memory left behind.
Such was the youth who, cracking his whip joy
ously, and followed by half score of dogs cantered
his rude pony down the Tilford Lane, and thence
it was that with a smile of amused contempt upon
his face he observed the comedy in the field and
the mpotent efforts of the servants of Waverley.
Suddenly, however, the comedy turned swiftly
to black tragedy this passive spectator eaped into
quick strenuous life. With a spring he was off his
pony, and with another he the stone wall
and flying swiftly across the field Looking up
from his victim, the great yellow horse this
other enemy approach, and spurning the PROSTATE,