Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-07-21

rood! I shall drive him into the earth
like a nail into a door. rather han see
you do scath to each other
Fore God, this is a strange way of
preaching peace" cried Black Simon
You may ind the scath yourself, my
lusty friend. if you raise your great
cudgel to me. | had as lief have the
castle drawbridge drop upon my pate
Tel me, Aylward,' said Alleync
earnestly, with hands outstretehed to
keep the pair asunder, what is the
cause of quarrel, that we may see
whether honorable settlement may not
be arrived att"
The bowman looked down at his
feet and then up at the moon. Par
bleau!' he cried, THE cause of quar-
rel? Why, mon petit, it was years ago
in Limousin, and how can | bear in
mind what was the cause of it? Simon
there hath it at the end of his tongue
Not l, in troth," replied the other
Il have had other things to think of.
There was some sort of pickering over
dice, or wine, or was it a woman, coz
"Pasques Dieu! but you have nieked
it," cried Awkward. TT was indeed
about a woman; and the quarrel mus
go forward. for I am still of the same
mind as before"
What of the woman. them asked
Simon. May the murrain strike me if
l can call to mind aught about her
1T was La Blanche Rose, maid at
the sign of the Trois CorbeauX at Lin
oges. Bless her pretty heart! Why,
mon gar. l loved her"
so did a many quoth Simon. Il
call her to mind now On the very
day hat we fought over the little
hussY. she went off with Evan ap Rice,
a long-legged Welsh daEsman. They
where on the banks of Garonne, whore
the landlord drinks so much of the
liquor that there is little left for the
customers
$50 ends our quarrel, then" said
Awkward. sheathing his sword. "A
Welsh dagsman. T. faith c. etait mau-
vais govt. camarade.. and the more so
when she had a jolly archer and a
lusty man-at-arms to. choose from"
The old soldiers and Horde John
strobe off together in all good-fellow-
ship. Alleyne had turned to follow
them. when he felt a touch upon his
shoulder, and found a young page by
his side.
THE Lord Loring commands" said
the boy, that you will follow me to
the great chamber, and await him
there"
Up the broad steps Alleyne went,
following his boyish guide. until at the
folding oak doors the latter paused,
and ushered him into the main hall of
the castle.
On entering the room the clerk look
ed round but. seeing no one, he con
tinued to stand, his cap in his hand.
examining with the greatest interest
a chamber which was so different to
any To winch ne was accustomed
Most interesting of all to Alleyne was
a small ebony table at his very side.
on which. by the side of n chess-board
and the scattered chessmen, there lay
an open manuscript written In n right
clerkly hand, and set forth with brave
flourishes and devices along the mar
gins. In vain Alleyne bethought him
of where he was and of those laws of
good breeding and decorum which
hould restrain him; those colored can
itals and black even lines drew his
hand down to them. as the loadstone
draws the needle, until, almost before
he knew II, he was standing with the
romance of Garin de Montglane before
his Eyes. so absorbed in It's contents as
to be completely obliVious of where he
was n why he had come there.
He was brought back to himself
however, by, a sudden little ripple OF
quick feminine laughter. AEhast, he
dropped the manuscript among the
chessmen and stared in bewilderment
round the room. 1t was as empty and
his hand out To the romance, and again
came that roguish burst of merriment
lie looked up at the ceiling, back al
the. closed door, and round at the stiff
folds of motionless tapestry. OF a sud
den, however. he caught "A quick SHIN
mer from the corner of a h~igh-backcd
bancal In front of him, and, shifting q
pace of two to the side. saw a white
slender hand, which held "A mirror oi
polished silver in such n way that the
concealed observer could see without
being seen. He stood irresolutc, uu
certain whether to advance or to take
no notice; but, even as he hesitated
the mirror was whipped In, and a tai
and stately young lady swept out from
behind the oaken screen, with a dane
ing light of mischief In her eyes
Alleyne started with establishment as
he recognized the very maiden whe
had suffered from his brothers vic
Hence in the forest. She no longer
wore her gay r~iding-dress, however
but was attired in a long sweeping
robe of black velvet of Bruges. with
delicate tracery of white lace at neck
and at wrist, scarce to be seen against
the ivory skin. Beautiful as she had
seemed to him before, the 1.-THE charm
of her figure and the proud, free grace
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