The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-20

May. am a man % peace" said
Alleyne Edrics0n. Besides I have
other work Co do
.'Peste'" groWled the soldier. strik-
Ing his flaEun on the board until the
dishes danced again. What. In the
name Of the devil hath come over the
ioikS Why sit ye all moping by the
h9eside. like crows round a dead horse,
When there In mans work o. b. done
within a few short leagues 81 ye? Out
upon you all as a st a laggartis and
hang-baCks' By nv hilt' I believe
that the men % England are all IN
France already. and that what II lift
behind are In sOOth tn women dressed
up In their paltocks and hosen."
Archer" quoth Horde John. you
have lied more than once and more
than twice: for which. ana also b.
cause I see much In you O. mislike.
am sorely tempted 90 lay you upon
your back"
by my hnt! then. 7 have found n
nan NJ last" shouted the bowman.
And. fore God. you are a better man
than I take you for ~ you can lay M
on my back. For sven long years
have found No man in tn Company
who could make my jerkin dusty"
We have had enough bohanre ana
. bosstInR" said Horde John. rising ard
throwing ~ his d0uhiet u will show
you that 'hara are better men 1T IN
England than ever went thievlng o.
| Pyanee."
'sPasques Dteu," cried the archer.
/ Ioosening his jsrkIn. and cycling his
foeman over With the keen giarce ~
one who n n iudg~ 20 manhood Il
have only once before seen such \
body ~ man. ny your leave my rcd
headed friend 7 should D. RIGHT sorry
90 exchange buTsts with you and 7
viii allow that there h. no man tn the
Company Who would pull against YOU
On a rope: - 20 th7t D.. n salve O. Your
pride. On tha oih hand. I should
judge that you have - a ~ - e1s.
for snune months b7ek. and that my
muscie II harder than YOUR own
am rrady 60 waE"r uron rnvs n
asainst you. ~ you arr ~, af.a-d"
"Afcard thou iur,l"n'" rrpWiad hr
John. u never saw tn face yrt - a
man that I was afeard a. Come out.
and We shah see who IL the bettei
man"
"Rut the wager"
for The love and the lust q the
thing
"Nought 60 wager" cri a thu soldi.F
why. idiot. you have that which
covet above all thing. n l. that bic
body 20 thine that I am after. See now.
have a French feather bed ther-.
! which 7 have been ~ pains 90 Keep
these years bark. had q at the sack
inE 90 Issodun. and the king himseiI
u u thine: hut. n ] throw you. then
'Ua arr under a vow 90 serve tn whits
Company NJ long a. We b. enrolled"
g. A..
bed. soldier" roared Horde John.
Nay; 7 shall Keep the bid. and
shall have you Co France In spite II
your teeth. and you shall live o. thank
me for a. How shah u ~. then. my
infant. Collar and elbow. OF close
lock. or catch how you can
TO the devil with your tricks" said
John. opening and shutting his great
red hands. ''etand forth. and Ii me
clip thee"
shalt clip me az best you can. then.
duOth the archer. moving out into the
open space. and keeping q INST wary
eye upon his opponent lie had
thrown on his green JeFkin. and his
chest vas covered only L. a pink sin
iupon. or undcrshirt. cut low IN the
neck and sleeveless Horde John was
near stripped from his waist upward.
and his huge body. with his Ereai
muscles swelling out like the gnarled
roots % an oak. lowered high above
the soldier. The other. however,
though near q foot shorter. was a man
% great strength: I'd there was 4
gloss upon his white skin which was
wanting On the heavier limbs - ths
reneEade monk. He was quick on his
feet too. and skilled az the game: sn
that u was clear. from the polse q.
had and shine of eye. that h counted
the chances 20 be In his favor. II
would have ben hard that night
through the whole length % England
20 set M q ancr pair In the face al
each other.
nlg John stood WAITING In the seutFS
with a sullen. menac' g &c, End Ms
red hair IN q bristie. while the arrheI
paced lightly and swiftly o. the righi
and the lei with crooked knee ans
hands advanced TheE With suddes
dash. - swift and hcrce tat the ey'
could scarce follow q. he he~ In upot
MS man and locked h leg arount
him II was a griD that between M
q equal strength would mean = tat
hut Hordls John torp him 81 fr"ra bin
a. he might q rat. and hurled hin
acroza the room. - that his hea<
J cracked up against The ualL
ma fol,- eried tn bowman. pana
} Ing his fingers through his curis. 'yol
wsrs aot FAR from the feaiher-bss
J thnn. mon gar"
Nothing daunaed. ~ approached M