The Breckenridge news., 1906-07-11

rood! 1 shall drive him into the earth
like a nail into a door, rather than see
you do scath to each other"
Fore God. this is a strange way OF
'You may lind the scath yourself. my
lusty friend. If you raise your great
cudgel to me. / had as lief have the
castle drawbridge drop upon sai, my Rste
earnestly. with hands outstretched to
keep the pair asunder, what is the
cause of quarrel, that we may see
whether honorable settlement may not
be arrived at?'
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, 1t was years ago
| mind what was the cause of II? simon
there hath IL at the end of his tongue.
Not /, in troth," replied the other.
II have had other things to think of.
There was some sort of pickering over
dice, or wine, or was II woman, cozY
''Pasques Dieu! but you have nicked
IT." cried Aylward. 1T was indeed
about a woman; and the quarrel must
go forward. for I am still of the same
mind as before"
what of the woman. then?" asked
simon. May the murrain strike me II
l can call to mind aught about her"
'It was La blanche Rose. maid at
the sign of the Trois Corbeaux at Linn
oges. Bless her pretty heart! Why.
mon gar, loved ner.
sc, did a many" quoth Simon. II
call her to mind now. On the very
day that we fought over the little
hussy she went on with Evan ap Rice.
a long-legged Welsh dagsman. They
have hostel OF their own now, some
where on the banks OF Garonne, where
the landlord drinks so much of the
liquor that there is little left for the
customers"
80 ends our quarrel, then" said
Awkward, sheathing his sword. "A
Welsh dagsman, T. faithl c. etait mau-
vais gout, camarade. and the more so
when she had jolly archer and
lusty man-at-arms to choose from"
The old soldiers and Horde John
strobe or together in all good-fellow-
ship. Alleyne had turned to follow
them, when he felt touch upon his
shoulder and found 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 Alieyne 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 different to
| any to which he was accustomed.
Most Interesting OF ali to Aileyne was
small ebony table at his very side,
on which, by the side OF a chess-board
and the scattered chessmen, there lay
an open manuscript written in a right
clerkly hand, and set forth with brave
| fiourishes 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
| should restrain him; those colored can
| itals and black even lines drew his
hand down to them. as the loadstone
/ a NC oil
/ he knew 1t, he was standing with the
| ro nance of Garin de Montglane before
his eyes. so absorbed in it's contents as
| t6 be completely oblivious of where he
v as and why he had come there.
He was brought back to himself,
| however, by sudden little ripple OF
| quick feminine laughter. Aghast, he
dropped the manuscript among the
chessmen and stared in bewilderment
| round the room. 1t was as empty and
as still as ever. Again he stretched
came that roguish burst OF merriment.
| He looked up at the ceiling. back at
| the closed door, and round at the stiff
folds of motionless tapestry. or a sud-
den, however, he caught a quick SHIN
| mer from the corner of a high backed
bancal in front of him, and, shifting a
| pace of two to the side. saw a white,
slender hand. which held a mirror of
| polished silver in such way that the
concealed observer could see without
being seen. He stood irresolute, un-
| certain whether to advance or to take
no notice; but, even as he hesitated,
| the mirror was whipped in, and a tall
| and stately young lady swept out from
| behind the oaken screen, with a dane
ing light of mischief I'm her eyes.
| Alleyne started with astonishment as
| he recognized the very maiden who
| had suffered from his brothers vio-
lence in the forest. She no longer
wore her gay riding-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