Charlevoix county herald., 1906-07-21

once; perchance you may change
Cruel" he cried. who hath
And then your brother!" she con-
ing his question. "Methinks this hath
become a family custom amongst the
Edricsons. Nay, 1 am sorry; L did not
mean a jibe. But, indeed, Alleyne,
scarce know what to say
distant-some kind word that / may
NAY, Alleyne, it were a cruel kind
ness, and you have been too good and
true a friend TO me that should use
you despitefully. There cannot be a
closer link between US. 1t is madness
to think of it. Were there no other
reasons, it is enough that my father
and your brother would both cry out
against it,"
My brother, what has he to do with
| it? And your father ="
Come, Alleyne, was it not you who
would have me act fairly to all men,,
and certes. to my father amongst
them?"
You say. truly" he cried, you say
truly. But you do not reject me.
Maade? SnnnI, " You give me me some ray OF Of
Say only that 1 am not hateful to
you-that on some happier day L may
near Kinder words from you."
SJSS oOllCltu upon ana Il
heartfelt answer was on her lips,
when a hoarse shout, with the clatter
OF arms and stamping. of steeds rose
up, up from IN the bailey below. At the
and she stood with flushed cheek and
head thrown back-a woman's body,
but a soul of fire.
MY father hath. gone down." she
cried. Your place is by his side. Nay,
tine for S: dalyinsi iSi AlsGn' Mln my faahers Il Ps
love; love md all may follow. 1t is when
the brave soldier hath done his devoir
that he hopes for his reward. Fare
Wen. and may God be with you" She
heldout her white, slim hand to him,
whisked away and was gone. leaving
in his outstretched hand the very
green veil for which Peter Terlake
cheering burst out from below, and he
heard the clanE Of the rising portcul-
lis Pressing the veil to his lips, he
| thrust it into the bosom of his tunic,
and rushed as fast as feet could bear
him to arm himself and join the muster
| The raw morning had broken ere
the, hot spiced ale was served round
Black Simon with his banner, bestrid-
Ing lean and powerful dapple-gray
| charger. as hard and wiry as himself
After him, riding three abreast. were
who had followed. the French wars
| before. So, with Jingle of arms and
| clatter of hoofs, they rode across the
Bridge Of Avon, while the burghers
| and its gallant guard.
Close at the heels of the horses came
two-score archers, burly and mostly
bearded, their round targets on their
backs and their long yellow bows, the
| most deadly weapon that the wit OF
man had yet devised. thrusting forth
each mans. girdle. hung sword or axe
| according to his humor, and over his
right hip there .jutted out the leatherr
culver. with its bristle Of goose, pigeon
and peacock feathers. y
| So We'll toast altogether
To the Gray Goose Feather
l And the land where the Gray Goose
| flew.
Behind the bowmen strobe two
Itrumpeters blowing upon nakirs, and
two drummers in parti-colored clothes
After them came twenty-seven sump-
ter-horses carrying tent poles, cloth
spare arms, spurs, wedges, cooking
the hundred other things which eX-
perience had shown to be needful in q
harried hostile country. a white mule
| with red trappings, led by a varlet
carried Sir Nigeis own napery and
table comforts. Then came two-score
more archers, ten more men-at-arm
bowmen, with big John towering in
the front rank and the veteran Aylward
marching by his side, his battered har-
ness and faded surcoat in strange con-
| trast with the snow-white jupons and
shining brigandines of his companions
A quick cross-fire of greetings anC
questions and rough West Saxon jests
| flew from rank to rank, or were banded
| about betwXt the marching archers
and the gazing crowd.
| The Company had marched to the
turn of the road ere Sir Nigel Lorine
rode out from the gateway, mounted
on Pommers, his great black wal
war-horse, whose ponderous football
on the wooden drawbridge echoed
LOUDLY from the gloomy arch which
spanned it. Sir Nigel was still in his
velvet dress of peace, with fiat velvet
cap of maintenance, and curling ostrich
He bore no arms save the long and