Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-06-28

wallis cried another. "What sort of
talk is this for a public inn|
"Shan il be a litlny, my good
c,erkf- shouted a third; "or would a
hymn be good enough to server
The jongleur had put down his harp
IN high dudgeon. Am TO Ice
nreached 10 by childT he cried,
staring across at Alleyne with an in
famed and angry countenance. Is
hairless infant to raise tongue
against me. when have sung IN every
fair from Tweed to Trent, and nave
twice been named aloud by the Hish
Court of the Minstrels at Beverly l
shall sing no more tonight"
NAY, but you will So" said one OF
the laborers. "Hii Dame Eliza. bring
n stoup OF your best to VIII. 10 clear
his throat. Go forward with thy song.
and II our girl-faced clerk does not
love IL he can take to the road and 20
whence he came"
"Nay, but not too fast" broke in
Horde John. There are words
In this matter. IL may be that my
little comrade has been over-Quick in
reproof. he having gone early into the
cloistcrs and seen little of the rough
ways and words OF the world. Yet
there is truth in what he says, FOR as
you know well. the song was not Of
the cleanest | shall stand bv him,
therefore, and he shall neither be put
out on the road. nor shall his ears be
offended indoors"
Indeed. your high and mighty
grace" sneered one Of the yeomen .
shave You in sOoth so ordained
z "By the Virgin" said a second. "i .
think that you may both chance 20 .
find yourselves upon the road before
long"
"And so belabored as 10 b. scare
able 10 crawl along IT," cried a third
NAY, | shall 20! / shall go" said
Alleyne hurriedly, as Horde John be
gan 70 roll up his sleeves, and bare
an arm like a leg Of mutton Il would /
not have you brawl about me-
Hush. ladr' he whispered Il
count them not a fy. They may ind
they have more tow on their d.>taG
than they know how 10 spin. stand
thou clear and give me space"
Both the foreSterS and the lalorers
had risen from their bench. and Dame
Eliza and the travelling doctor had
flung themselves between TIL two
parties with soft words and soothing
gestures. when the door Of the Ped
Merlin was flung violently open. aud
the attention Of the company WIS
drawn from their own quarrel 10 the
newcomer who had burst 50 uncere-
moniously upon them.
CHAPTER ".
He was a middle sized man. OF most
massive and robust build, with an
arching chest and extraordinary
breadth OF shoulder. His shaven face
was as brown as a haZel-nut, tanned
and dried by the weather. with harsh
well-marked features, which Were not
improved by a lons white scar which
from the corner of bis left
nostril TO the angle Of the jaw His
eyes were bright and searching with
something Of menace and Of authority |
In their quick glitter. and his mouth |
was firm-set and hard. as beftted one
who was wont 10 set his face against |
danger. A straight sword by his side |
and a painted long-bOw iuttius over /
his shoulder proclaimed his profession, &
while his scared brigandine Of chain
mail and his dinted steel cap showed
that he was no holiday soldier. but one
who was even now fresh from the
wars. A white surcoat. with the Lion
OF St. George in red upon the centre,
covered his broad breast. while
sprig of new-plucked broom at the
side Of his head-gear gave touch Of