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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-31


Get your seines ready, there is every
indication of good run of shad and
month black bass in Tho river near Sno,v
Hin Wednesdav afternoon which weigh.
ed about fo,r hounds and measured siv.
teen inches in length Mr. q T. Vim
cent niaced hass In The river here fomr
wears AGO. They are nlent;ful now but
the fisherman have not learned where
they feed As soon as this IL ascertain
ed. there should he some excellent SNORT
for the discipIes of Isaac Walton nc The
black bass Is one of the earnest fsb
known
1t is expected that farmers will this
year more than double their acreage in
sweet potatoes. There is more clear
money in this crop to them than in any
crop they can grow in the same acreage.
Our farmers should be shipping thous-
ands of barrels of potatoes when they
are shipping only hundreds. This is one
and the HARVESTING and SHINING ay,ends
Through long ner;od ~ tbe vear
Double or treble vour crop this wear and
YOU will not regret Il If our farmers
will hut do this there will he n wonder
FIJI improvment in their financial worth
in n very few wears
AT the Anniversary Celebration of
Snow Hill Council No. l67 Jr. o. u. A.
NJ, on Tuesday afternoon and evening,
April Bird, the following program has
been arranged All Juniors are re-
quested to meet at the Council Chamber
at 200 O'Clock, p. M parade to Snow
Hill High School at go. when the
meeting will be addressed by Brother
John w. Station on the objects of the
order. This address will be followed by
a song. The presentation of the flag
and flag-pole will be made by Brother
X. ID. Jones, followed by a flag drill
and the address of acceptance by Prof.
Ward In the evening social will be
given in the Council Chamber to all
Juniors, their families and friends.
The School Board and Faculty are in
~, - ~ =, p'S Ta ~. lily ''e
''''' WV" "'' '
Rev Avery Donovan. pastor of
SNOW Hill charge Methodist Protestant
Church. will end his sixth wear MS pastor
az tbe churches an that charge an AnriI
list. At the adjourned Quarterly Meet
inp on March 9th his restoration was
accented and he will soon leave for the
Annual Conference thai meets in Balti-
more IN Anril air n is very nrobable
that he will he assigned In y new field
of labor bv the President AT the coming
Conference Durinv his nastorate he
new parsonage and Rates Memorial
Church have been b,Iilt and Nassa-
wanpo Church greatly improved The
membership of Rates Memoria, has
been Increased 100 members 81 mem
hers have been added to Trinity and II
10 Nassawango. Mr.. Donovan has ner.
formed 81 marriage ceremonies. preach
cd IS funerals and bantiZed l60 infants
The church has raised in cash for ali
nurnoses so6 566 Six wears ogo this
denomination had in snow Hin pronertv
that would NOT hiring ii ooo. today 4
has propertv worth 500 900 with n debt
of 81 O0D
Workmen broke ground this week
for the new residence OF Mr.. .. M;
Purneli on the lot which ne purchased
about year ago OF MRS; r. A. Robins.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-31
Sweet Potato Seed For Sale.

have 250 bushels of the leading
variety. nice thrifty Big Stem Jersey
seed To sell at once. Apply To
THEODORE $. HEARN.
Salisbury. Maryland.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-31

William T. Davis. aged about 20 n vet
eran of the Civil War. dropped dead al
his home at Elkton, Sunday.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-03-31

Captain John r. Milligan. of Centre
Vile. has disappeared. and it is believed
he fell overheard and drowned.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
kRvprok Toaiscus LENsEs.

The Toriscus lens is generally ad.
mitted by the best oculists and op-
ticians TO be great improvement
over any other single focus lens in
use; it Is made for old and young
alike, in any combination obtainable
in regularly ground lenses. We are
now able TO make Kryptoks in Toris-
Gus shapes also
We employ only skilled workmen
in our shop and use only the finest
quality OF flint and crown glass in
the production OF our kryptok Toris-
Gus lenses. The many processes which
these lenses must undergo. and the
strict inspection placed upon the work
in its different stages. render our
product perfect in every respect. We
are thus able to guarantee entire sat.
isfaction. We employ only the best
opticians who have made the subject
their life study. Write TO the Colum.
bian Bifocal Co, Temple Court Den
yer. Colo. if you wish further infor.
nation about these wonderful lenses.
They are the exclusive manufacturers
and distributors in the west.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

"s aOusW uasIy psVen 10 t0n n
ths fight hetweea, the hnsest voAesu
Of The city who naturally object te
having fifty million dollars worth ol
franchises stolen and the corpora
tions, who have secured orders from
supreme court that apparently abso-
lutely contradict and reverse court
decisions u year ago (which also
operated for the benefit Of repnbli-
cans, and Speer heuchmen, and in
this case tie the hands Of the honest
election league Judge John |. Mnl-
Inns, after the supreme court had
prevented his calling grand jury
TO investigate this fraud has taken
the bull by the horns and called a
grand jury ON general principles,
that viii incidentally investi gate
election fraud just as thoroughly. 1t
rrmaines To be seen whether the
supreme court will block this in
vestlgation.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

from the Coas-is~-k ar TANNED ai
White Pine. Manager t.eo W,ls.snss
is sh,pfing two carloads II are that
tror. general samples s~.a, ts,wsea
SEA saa <65 Mr. w,ii,an,s wss in
our CITY Amdsv 10 the ,utere-ts ot
the Coa9ve-s Gu!d Aiaing 4 MIL
ing company, ewHer I ,..e property.
and ~ enthusiastic ossr th. showing
W. 10 work nag o.i flsn - ,'r,ng
old ps,-d"csr- al Wl'te iis. again
into the class - wors - m,aes. that
viii extend d,v,aerds o. ti,e si@'k =
hsasier. and benefit a. y = ~ cg.ufy
~ we'll Thr,e claam- fhf Cuals,es-k
Gopher aud BesAee have this
sprng been patented =. ; God-
rich ,s president. Henri I >muh.
secretary aud II " T. iiius Treasurer
These gentlemen svc fr,m Hartford,
Conn. Other ea-icra stock holders
live in Massachusetts aud Rhode
island
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
NoRMAL EvEsieHr NOT COMMON

Very few people have normal eye
sight and therefore it is no longer un-
common to wear glasses This is not
because eyes are growing weaker as
many suppose. but rather that science
has discovered this weakness and that
those Who need glasses. wear them
Especially those who have reached
that period of life when they find that
they need two pair Of glasses one for
distance and one for near. will appre-
ciate the invention of the Kryptok In
visible Bifocal Lenses. There are
nany people who haye chung to the
use a two pairs Of glasses rather than
weer tie clumsy and dishgurine old
style b1f0cals. We do not blame them.
Bvt Kryptoks have changed all this
They are very light. and their con
strUcttsa n such that they may Be
naAe tato either spectacles or rimless
Glaases. n yoa are Interested. write
10 tAe Coau0bian Bffocai Co. Temple
Cousf. Dsavsr. Coao.. the exclusive
~eOsesA Oaossacturers. IN Aescrip4ixe
bsskset GiveAG fsn iufornatioa.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
LAND MONOPOLY

NJ = isc cansc q She demand
la ~ fcrm iarrs .ias.si-. q si,ssIs.iii..
tL.f -aeus- o. sncsca-c every ~s4ssu
NJ sh.ai! vs sesa-re the l-.i.lr
ss.- 30 - harvest sHsnlenzc Wlsssf
esoi e hau=aS. eorn cFeps II lgsa-
c.si q Texas aai toe frsa. has
..d -ar a.-,-ss ei Cslasaio The
si.s.s4al : al test siou heea ,hss~
as nr uilmfhs Nhere can tne..s
Ian 80 Hra De AePs busy darln9
tks Grns.aissicr ~ the wear,
= ai fi.sv are laa.iIrse usen - bos
as eject bui the gauss Land mo-
sso, Is lice 81 tise rss II tine tro0t,Is.
CO.. sp the big rasche. s.d f~rm>
isao 10. ~. ~. ~ ~ lGJ acre tracts
scc cordinc to sd ana c..u.,e. each
sspp p1rtsng an ipde..ndca, tssasly
the the probsesa ~,li disappear.
and N i,s plsce ~slI cosne mose
psos lersty and tr~er trashps. To
ipcrease the kossses, k=ssen the mum
her # Irresponsible somsds ~ho ave
kxced against their will ~ tramp
sag n.enths Il the wear. and thu.
~ the enss.s xeacy lsbor problem;
Aere i task worthy the statesman.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

The democratic state platform Il
Pennsylvania adopted June -,
'congrstalstes the coantry upon the
fact that the only prominence which
the Republican national admini.srs-
tion has attained has been achieved
by feeble and pretended applica-
tion Of the principles ensnc,ased BY
the honorable William .IenRsHgs
Bryan the great Democratic commoa-
Ct, who 10 nov regarded a. the csr-
tain SUCCESSOR Of Theodore Ronssvela
70 the psrsideDcy."
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Whereas. II has been made :" appear TO the
County Court ct .unbi- iut auiy. IN the state
- ntsrrat = that YOU. the -a,d Ms. Henrietta
tonle,. Mrs. Let Ina D. Gr.ter ard Mr.. Anna
muck, deceased. and hencfisisries unsier her
alleged VII Ia rsitnftcr ment Iouci, ami that
sad MIS-. Nettie Rr am Nr-. l4-sic q.
Wolfe are heirs at law of o.is fsrssmuck,
deceasssi late h isilana Of said Virginia ra--
muck. tieceassd,
Now, Therefore, in accordance with the pro-
PROV ,esi. and by Ter of the 'ouri duly made
aud entered, vsn are hereby uHtiiie that
inStrunsi IT wtit,ug purpor irg g. be Tia. last
Will nj t'-s ament ot the said Virginia tras-
uitic sieCea-et. wa pr-sertei To sail Count
iof pr bate "n the iiih tay of juur. A. ID. 1870.
by idwars y Mueil resi- iIng AZ u Inui-on. IN
ihe state of toiorasiH; that 'li' said necedeut
was. at the time Il her decrease. n resident of
hunnis.ln. IN the = ate d tolorn 10: that The
said isce lent. arcs,r,itng to the -sid alieue (
VIII devised aud brqu.atbsd htr pr,Yp.-rty ia the
words and tgur's following, ta-wt;
LIST begoeath aud d.vise al Of my estate of
every nature whatever wtirh ! msS die seized
and possessed to my br,oYei husband Louis
6rasnlucl, uurin-, his natural lite, asid the re-
naiui.r IT any after his death shas b. received
by my sisters heurietta Cooley of Roswell,
New MeNlco. aud letha w. 'rron, Of Joplin
Missouri, and Mrs. Anna Drges tort scott,
Kansas, equally share each alike
End. DO hereby arthuriz- ard appoint
Edward =. Mueller of Gum ison. Colorado. as
the .xecut"r ~ this my at will and Testament.
hereby rev, king all other wills 10y me made;
and hereby authotze aud .mpoV ~ my said
executor To take charge Of and convert any or
So much of my property may be- nre iiul to
pay all my lu-t debts aud burial expenses and
the ex pensss cf my last sickness
You ure hereby notitie 10 be and appear be-
fore SAID 4 rur' at the County curt toom in
the g. arr House at Gunri-on. in the comfy of
tiUnni=on in the stat. of Colorado on the 18th
day ot July, A. D. issli then and there To attend
tho hearing on the probate of the said alleged
last VIII and Testament e the said Virginia
t'rss niuck, decreased. and further to do and
perform what shall then ty the saii Court b.
required aud ad Judged
In witness whereof. have hereuuta set my
hand nna affixed the seal rf the suid Court at
niv oilic" IN eutlui-fn in said county. this 18th
diy uf JuHc \. II l3ts.
-
srtrN GHO. HETNERINGTON.
N@[% County Judge,
June T. Iuiy H.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

JOAN ". Springer has formally
snnosnce,. h,ss.slf ~ a repsbl.csa
candidate for senator. Which . A
Farley. Stevenson, G1ggcuheisa
Evans, >peer. Stevens or Brooks csa-
d,date Mr. Springer, seems ~ Ls
a man with good ip,cnt,ons, hut hs
is ON the wrong side in Colorado.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
lfel UstCAINNS.
NSsut ~ tts.l >.fr,t~sv

la the matter 81 the ia. q q '"rae shisS Is
trr.a-ea.
NuAice i- hesch. given. that 80 aonday tho
iath aay of Aug. A - 49,. bring oii. II The reg
ulsr dsy- - the June term q IA. unity our,
- tunui-on County. in Prt,b 4. IA the state
OF oloradH,. L. David SLi - a u,int-tra
ipr of said estate. will app bel the '.xe
of -aid Court. pre- cent m, tina settlement ss
such admin i~trstor aud pray ~ prossl Of
the same. and will i,en aIsl' . he i-chargsd
~ such sdssini-;rstor A Which tune
and Iiscr sny person b. ifiters' my sP"st
aud present OiiJectiof- 10 the same. " ary
tbeve he
Dated ut Gunni-on, Coiored.. Juy 70. 1876.
DAVID ~rIHIlD-.
rator IL the estate ~ George Shields
July u. Aug ~ decreased
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
Mr. Rawult IL the Psonia News

Mr.. Hawaii n The FAOnIA Nt.WN-
paper. starts movement TO IrpIeac.h
Jadees, Goddard. Campbell, Maxwell
and Bailey. Gabber', he thinks
hardly worth while as the people ~,
. chance n him this fall Not bsd
idea, take it all in all Its about the
only way the people can ~, An inn
ing in this damnable high pveroea-
tive" business for three OF four years
and that ia long to wait
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
Vknc hnx Ehoea
y. as -ChaH.s.sE Correspondence

y. a. Cham .,.1E cesFespoaa- nee
esine,.isy. Juue >.
MI BsrkeF J. s.eaAing . leu
days - Wasniia
Mr.. and Mr. EI,snry RSierts II
CocassisTa. spcEi >anaay with John
f1.iz aud :snssly
Waite t'sss psspls held a p.eaie
near tse Ma Fa.e, ea the An
>sme x sd cs.ch.- a srosi uere
aa ie
Chss. Arch. and be freud Ches-
ter Baker 81 Al,so.a. Pa. ha. bsss
v,s,ts1g his awsi.rs u ~ ard G. =
Walburn.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
Ths Cses1 C1ksaiD CkssaGaseua

The Colorado Chastaaqas Is an
- in-titat,on whose name ha. he
csna known IN every part 81 the
Sou and West. Its grosnds are
lnais1 ON the Colorado a Southern
Ra vsy at the edge Of Boulder
TLc Chautsaqaa opeas July 4th.
eseh wear, aud ces.tinoes for five
weeks The greatest lecturers,
sducai0rs. entertainers and musi-
cians If America appear upon the
pla form.
The location of the Chautgaqua
10 unsurpassed for beauty and health
fulu-ss Imagine table land cover
Ing tA, acres oa the eastern side OF
a vast mountain chain, whose sum
its are tipped with everlasting snow
On the right Nature has formed
mighty chssm whose recesses are
! ioe ia the dome OF the continent
On the left, a mile away and 500
feel below, nesties the lovliest little
CITY of America. la front 10 spread
oat a mighty plain extending away
toward the boundless prairies. At
the foot Of the level mesa on which
the surprised and delighted behold
er stands. is AN enchanting valley,
whose carpet OF emerald extends ~
far a. the eye can reach TO the north,
and from which ar -e the sounds OF
the larm, the gentle lowing Of the
cattle. the faint barking Of dog, ~
che the distant rsmbse II tram of
ears. AlamlS- threading its way to-
~ara The Em'tie~s horizon. The
scelse is ONE of entranciBg beasty.
II lslls to restfsl meditation. and as
the eye drinks in the infinite soft
ness Of mountain and plain, and line
physscal senses absorb the balnv
sweetness of the atmosphere, the
spirit is involuntarily lifted in ador-
alton of the Mighty Power which
created the surprising vision,
Most Chaatanquas are students,
hence, the Chautauqua Summer
school. An effort is made 10 meet
rs nearly as possible all the demands
oi those in attendance. The inslitu-
lion is Of a popular character, inter
esting and practical, thorough and
progressive. The instructors are
all men and women OF recognized
Sanding who lend Inspiration to
hose who attend their classes. The
work should appeal very strongly 10
teachers who are anxious to have an
outing and at the same time feel
they must pursue definite line ot
study to better 1T them for their
next years work To them are
olfered opportunities for review Of
the common branches, for work in
Psychology and Pedagogy. IN Pri-
mary methods, in literature and
many other branches of study
Others will find real delight and
relaxation in the Woman's Council.
the Literary and Art lectures and
other classes told Of in this announce
Inent.
+ A copy Of the general announce
ment containing all the details Of
This seasons session will be forward
ed on request by I. l.. Fisher, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Colorado x
Southern Ry, Denver, Colo.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
COAL, COAL, COAL.
Parsons K Ferguson.

Talk mp your business. If yo~'v
gCt anything TO sell that is good
don't be afraid to let your friends
and prospective buyers know abu.t
it. The ssccessfal farmer IL q eocd
salesman. Good saIesmanship is
needed on :he farM.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Colasado Socialists have alvssdy
named q state ticket, Which IL hesd-
ed by Haywood, Secretary Of the " !.
y. ". ~ candidate fc< governcr The
attempt is to make q martyr Of Hay
ward, -
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13
eGAocAASesDS AAsAA
oupu>s ens0 - eOusnsss onGsu

Th,. rs abo.s Thsw aud Wksae y
secosnsas sickening We ASSUME
ths, hosh the social decraess,ss
should have heen killed aud -scssy
al H. the good.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

a party OF friends and neiehbors
spent delightful afternoon We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. N. \.
Davis.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Anybody having furnished rooms
to rent for Catilemens Day should
leave the information with Collins
a Mccormick.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Alexander o. Mcdonald of Crest
ed Butte was appointed to supeasede
Chas ii. Underwood who resigned
from service on the Gunnison forest
reserve
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

A0a AoAHVuuD UUG - pVlR
iteAinG Mind. 0lnea1g erMrUAnr Piles- Dyvr
Qisee 80 egtk.wifea - vef1sA Ncoey PAL0
OiNfAkNf sssls 70 esse N ~ ~ Asys- ~.
Dutter wraps Sce safe At NeVSCAa6
p4sn once.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

kssvNN ~ sos-aeNsst>s MFRS ~ Psss-
oAfE ~ Wal
STATE 90 COLORADO,
torNTy Os buNNIsos,
II the County Cour, l. Probate
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Miss Mary Pancake returned
Tuesday to Romney, w. Va. after
two years pleasant stay in Gunnison
with her uncle J. u. Parsons and
her cousin J. c. Parsons. Monday
night few of her friends descended
upon the Parsons home, bent on a
surprise. The evening was de
ightful occasion. Guests presented
Miss Pancake with a gold bowled
souvenir spoon, Mr. Richard Wolfe
making the presentation speech.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Osa pn0ess 4se . hssasea.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

Sandy Haynes and John McManus
left Tin Cup Friday with a four
horse team load Of supplies for their
Italian mountain camp. Mr. Haynes
vas in Gannison last week and told
rs that W. W Roof had three feet
Of the finest kind Of ore in the Black
Warrior. the same ore that Cha..
Hs obard has been shipping from
ersss roots in his NOUS. P.J
Mcdonald. . leavenworth capital
ist. 10 with Mr.. Roof in the bond
and lease, which was takeL on the
property las& fall for $4,000. These
e.atDe,nen are pas1 owDess Of the
property. Haynes 4 AcAsnns own
. euexter iasesess. Ii is qsite like
ly thst esoagA ore will Be shipped
tAss ssn0er to pay out the bond
and Isase.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

She People ~ the state
~ Colorado to Nr
Nenvbessa Cs0lev. 1rs.
l.etiia " SVOns-s. ms
AGna hasssssn, Oeh. =
N.s< kUssDA ~ NJ
Assa baaes. Mn. Mt
tte brown, wnd Mr.. t.s-
sic u Wois., ss~ctssx:
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

FANNIE RRHErr.
Co. $agt. Schools.
Gunnison news-champion., 1906-07-13

reserve
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-20

shoulders drew into tense punches with
the strain OF the tug. the stone gave
way from It's bed with a gurgling suck
and came free In his hands With a
deep chested chuckle, as the archer
stepped forward to help In the throw
ing, Horde John Strengthened himself
ana hurled the rock well out into the
Good iack" cried Sir Nigel, and
Good lackl' cried his lady, while John
stood laughing. and wiping the caked
dirt from his fingers.
I have felt hts arms round my ribs"
said the bowman, "and they erackle yet
at the thought Of II, This other COM
Tade' fair Sir is a right learned clerk,
Alieyne. the SON Of Edrle. brother s to to
the Socman OF Minstead."
Young man." quoth Sir Nigel stern
ly, III you are OF the same way OF
T "a ss Id-. as your brother you may not
Nay. fair. Sir cried Aylward hastl-
~ Il VIII be pledge for IL that they
nave no thought In common; for this
very DAY his brother hath set his dogs
upon him, and driven him from his
And are you, too, Of the White Com
panyF asked Sir. Nigel, Hast had
small SIN experience Of war, IL may judge
81 would fain TO France with my
friends here" Alleyne answered; "but /
am a man of peace-a reader, exorcist,
utulNlNf ana Clerk,
That need not hinder" auoth Sir
Nigel. 1T Is we'll to have q learned
clerk in every troop. BY st. PAUL
there are men so caitiff that they think
more of a scrivener's pen that Of their
lady's smile, and do their devoir in
hopes that they may MI a line in a
chronicle or make a tag to jongleur's
romance. remember well that, at the
siege OF Refers, there was a little,
sleek, fat clerk of the name of Chaucer,
who was so apt at rondel, sirvente, or
tonson, that no man dare give back a
foot from the. walls, lest he find It all
set down In his rhymes and sung by
every ever underling and varlet in the camp.
as though all were decided, when I
have not yet taken counsel either with
you or with my lady mother. Let us 10
the chamber. while these strangers find
such fare as pantry and celler may
furnish"
The three comrades dropped behind
and followed: Alyward much the
lighter for having accomplished HIS
mission, Alleyne full of wOnderment al
the humble bearing Of so renowned a
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-20
syn0paa O preoeng ehaptsl b I'D o. ths Inalaent
copyrighted 1884 BY Harper < brothers.

doubt not that you are right. and that
Maudes wings need clipping, which l
gone. for. in sooth, this peaceful lie
Is not for me, and were IL not for your
gracious Kindness and loving care
could not abide II a week. l hear that
there Is talk of warlike muster at Bor-
deaux once more, and by 81. PAUL. Il
would be n new thing IL the lions OF
England and the red pile OF chandos
were TO be seen In the field, and the
roses 81 boring We're not waving by
Now woe with me but I feared itp'
cried she. with the color all struck
from her face. haye noted your alb
ing and riveting of old harness Con-
slider, my sweet lord, that you have al
ready won much honor, that we have
seen but little Of each, other. that you
bear upon your body the scars of over
twenty wounds received in know not
how many bloody encounters"
My lady, when our liege lord the
kilns az three-score years, and my Lord
Chandos, at three-score and ten, are
bllthe and ready to lay lance in rest
seem me 70 prate OF service done. It
to you, since my fame is yours. that 1
should now hold back IL a mans work
Il To- be done. Besides, bethink you
now low Is our purse, with bailif and
and wasting. lands. Were Il not for
this .constableshlp which the Earl Of
Salisbury hath bestowed upon us we
could scarce uphold the state which Is
fitting to our degree. Therefore, my
sweetlng, there Is the more need that I
should turn to where there Is good pay
won"
",Ah, my dear lord" quoth she. with
sad, weary eyes, II thought that at
last / had you to mine own self, even
though your youth had been spent afar
from my side. Yet my voice, as know
well. should speed you on to glory and
renown, not hold you back when fame
| Is to be won. Yet what can say? for
all men know that your valor needs the
curb and not the spurl'
Fret not thyself. my hearts dove,
for II Is like that there may be no war
waged. and we must await the news
But here are three strangers, and one,
| as take 1t, a soldier fresh from SER
vice. 1t is likely that he may give us
word of what is stirring over the
water"
Lady Loring, glancing up, saw in the
fading light the three companions