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CHAPTER XIV.


THE old chronicler in his "Glsesfes de Siesr
Nigel" has bewailed his broken narrative
which rose from the fact that out of thirty
years of warfare no less than seven were spent
by his hero at time another in the recovery
from his wounds from those illnesses which arose
from privatiOn and fatigue Here at the very
threshold of his career, the of great enter
prise, this very fate befeI him.
Stretched upon a couch in a lOW-rOOfed and i'll
furnished chamber, which looks down from under
the machcOlated corner turret upon the inner court
of the Castle of Calais, he lay half-unconscious and
impOtent, while great deeds were doing under his
window Wounded in three places, and with his
head splintered by the sharp pommel of the Ferrets
mace, he lowered betwixt life and death his shat
tered body drawing him downward his Youthful
spirit plucking him up.
As IN some strange dream he was aware of that
deed of arms within the courtyard below DimIv
1t came back TO his memory afterward the sudden
startled shout, the crash of metal the sIamrninq
OF great gates, the roar of many voices the clang
clang, clang, as of fifty lusty smiths upon their
anv1lS, and then at last the dwindng of the hubbub
the low grOanS and sudden Shri cries to the saints
the measured murmur of MANY voices the heavy
Clanking of armored feet
Sometime in that fell struggle he must have
drawn his weakened body as far as the narrow
window, and hanging to the IRON bars have looked
down on the wild scene beneath him In the red
glare OF torches held from windows and from roof
he saw the rush and swirl of men below the
ruddy hight shining back from glowing brass and
cleaning steel As Wild vision it came to him
a1terWard the beauty and the splendor the tlying
ambrequIns the Jeweled CrestS. the blazonrv and
IlchheSS oil surcoat and OF shield where sable and
Continued gage Is
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Of speed With few quick steps he could always
Glide TO either side and escape the clumsy rush.
Awkward and Badding had sprung out TO Nlgels
assistance. but he shouted to them 70 stand back
with such authority and anger in his voice that their
weapons dropped to their sides. With staring eyes
and set features they stood watching that unequal
fight.
Once it seemed that all was over with the Squire
for in springing back from his enemy he trlpped
over one of the bodies which strewed the deck and
fell flat upon his back but with swift wrggle he
ESCAPED the heavy blow which Numbered down
upon him, and springing to his feet he made the
SHARKS fv from the FrenChmans helmet with
sweeping cut in return. Again the mace fell, and
this time Nigel had not quite cleared himself His
sword was beaten down and the blow fell partly
upon his left shoulder He staggered, and once
more the iron club whrled upward to dash HIM 10
the ground
Quick as a flash it passed through his mind that he
could not leap beyond its reach, But he might get
within it. In instant he had dropped his sword,
and springing in he had seized the brazen man
round the waist The mace was shortened and the
handle iObbed down upon the bare tazen
head. Then, with a sOnOrOus Clang, and a yell of
delight from the spectators, Nigel with one mighty
wrench tore his enemy from the deck and hurled
him down upon his back. His own head was
whirling and he felt that his senses were slipping
away, but already his hunting knife was out and
pointing through the slit in the brazen helmet
Give Yourself up, fair sir said he
Never to fishermen and TO archers. / ann
gentleman of coat armOr. Kill mel
Il also gentleman OF coat-armOr l prom
Use you quarter
Then sir | surrender myself to you"
The dagger tinkled down upon the deck Sea
men and archers ran forward to find Nigel half
senseless upon his face. They drew him off, and
few deft blows struck off the helmet of his enemy.
A head sharp-featured freCkled and fOxy-red, dis
closed itself beneath it. Nigel raised himself
his elbow for instant.
You are the Red Ferret, said he.
so my enemies call me, said the Frenchman,
with a smile. Il rejoice, SIT, that have fallen to
so valiant and honorable a gentleman"
Il thank you, fair sir, said Nigel feebly I
also rejoice that | have encountered so debOnair
a person, and shall ever bear in mind the pleasure
which | have had from our meeting.
So saying, he laid his bleeding head upon his
enemys brazen front and sank into a dead
faint.
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third archer Hal Masters, had sprung in, and one
of the seamen Wat Fnns of Hythe. With their
hearts hardened to conquer or to die, the five ran
alongside the Frenchman and sprang upon her
deck At the same instant great IRON weight
crashed through the bottom of their skitf, and
their feet had hardly left her before she was
gone. There was no hope and no escape save
victory.
The crossbowman stood under the mast, his
terrible weapon at his shoulder, the steel string
stretched taut, the heavy bolt shining upon the
nut One life at least he would claim out OF this
little band lust for one instant too long did he
dwell upon his aim, shifting from the seaman to
Cock Baddng, whose formidable appearance showed
him to be the better prize. In that second OF time
Hal Masters string twanged and his long arrow
sped through the arbalisters throat He dropped
on the deck, with blood and curses pouring from
his mouth
A moment later Nigel's sword and Badding's
hammer had each claimed victim and driven
back the rush of aSsailants. The five safe
upon the deck, but it hard for them to keep
footing there. The French seamen, Bretons and Nor
mans, were stout powerful fellows armed with
axes and swords, fierce fighters and brave men.
They swarmed round the little band, attacking
them from all sides Black Simon feled the black
bearded French Captain, and at the same instant
was cut over the head and lay with his scalp open
upon the deck. The Wat of Hythe
killed by a crashing blow from an ak. Nigel was
struck down, but was up again like a flash, and
drove his sword through the who had feled him.
But Badding, Masters the archer and he had
been hustled back to the bulWarll and barely
holding their from minute to minute against
the fierce crowd who assailed them, when arrow
coming apparently from the struck the foremost
Frenchman to the heart. A moment later boat
dashed up alongside and four men from the
Marie Rose scrambled on the ood-stained deck
With fierce rush the remaining ErenChmen
struck down seized by their assailants.
Nine PROSTATE upon the deck showed how
fierce had been the attack, how desperate the
resistance
Baddng leaned painting upon his bood-clotted
hammer. BY Saint Leonardo he cried, Il
thought that this little master had been the death
of us all. God wot you were but just in time, and
how you came / know not This archer has had
a hand in it, by the look of him"
Awkward, still pale from his seasickness and
dripping from head to foot with water, had been
the first in the rescue party
Nigel looked at him in Amusement. l sought
you aboard the ship, Awkward, but | could not lay
eyes YOU" said he.
1t because l in the water, fair sir, and
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by my ht! it suits my stomach better than being
on it, he answered g When you first set torth
swan behind YOU for | that the Frenchrnan
boat hung by a rope, and l thought that while you
kept him in play | might gain it. had reached
it when you were driven back, so l hid behind 1t IN
the water and said my prayers as | have not SAID
them for many a day Then you came again. ana
no one had an eye for me, so l clambered into 1t,
cut the rope, took the oars which l found there
and brought her back for more men.
"Bv Saint Paul you have acted very wisely and
we'll 8" said Nigel and | think that of all of Us 1t
is YOU who have won most honor this day. But
of all these men dead and alive | see none who
resembles that Red Ferret whom my Lord ChandoS
has described and who has worked such despite
upon us in the past. 1t would indeed be an evil
chance if he has in spite of all our pans made MS
way to France in some other boat.
That we shall soon find out said Baddlng
Come with me and we will search the ship from
truck to keel ere he escapes us
There was a scuttle at the base of the mast which
led down into the body of the vessel and the
Englishmen were approaching this when strange
sight brought them to a stand. round brazen
head had appeared in the square dark opening An
instant afterward a pair of shining shoulders tol-
lowed Then slowly the whole figure of man in
complete plateau emerged on the deck. In ms
gauntleted hand he carried a heavy steel mace
With this uplifted he moved toward his enemies
silent save for the ponderous cank of his football 1t
was an inhuman, machine-like figure, menacing and
terrible, devoid of all expression, slow moving, mex
Orable and awesOme.
A sudden wave of terror passed the English
seamen. One of them tried to pass and get behind
the brazen man, but he pinned against the
side by quick movement and his brains dashed
out by smashing blow from the heavy mace.
Wild panic seized the others, and they rushed back
to the boat. Awkward strung an arrow, but his
bOwstring was damp and the shaft rang loudly
upon the shining breast plate and glanced off into
the sea. Masters struck the brazen head with
a sword, but the blade snapped without injur-
ing the helmet, and instant later the bowman
was stretched senseless on the deck. The seamen
shrank from this terrible silent creature and
huddled in the stern all the fight gone out of
them.
Again he raised his mace and was advancing on
the helpless crowd where the brave incumbered
and hampered by the weakings, when Nigel shook
himself clear and bounded forward into the open,
his sword in his hand and a smile of welcome upon
his lips.
The had set, and long mauve cash
across the western Channel was closing swiftly
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INTO the dun grays OF early
night. Above a few stars
began to family twinkle; yet
the twilight was still bright
enough for an observer to see
every detail of the scene: the
Marie Rose, dipping and rising
on the long rollers astern; the
broad French boat with its
white deck blOtChed with blood
and Uttered with bodies; the
group of men in the stern,
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ing to adj
vance and
some seek
ing to eS-
cape all
q confused.
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disOrderly, struggling rabbIe.
Then betwixt them and the
mast the two figures: the armed
shining man of metal, with
hand appraised, watchful, silent,
mOtiOnless, and Nigel. bare
headed and crouching. with
quick foot, eager eyes and fear
less happy face, moving this
way and that, in and out, his
sword flashing like a CLEAN of
hight as he sought at all points
for some opening in the brazen
shell before him.
1t was clear to the man
in armor that if he could
but pen his antagonist in a
corner he would beat him
down without fail. But it was
not to be done. The unham-
pered man had the advantage
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Tampa Florida State Fair.

Approaching the great service rem
dered by the press Of Florida in the pro-
motion of the Florida State Fair, It is
the intention of the Fair Association to
give, in honor Of the press and the leg
islative members q grand banquet,
which, as was the case last year, will
be held on the evening of November
14th, which will be known as press day,
and for which special entertainment
will be furnished press members.
The fair this year will be held No
vember ID to %, and will be on an even
grander scale than that Of last year.
Every county in the State ought to be
represented by an exhibit, and in order
that all may be on an absolutely equal
basis, it has been decided to offer four
large cash first prizes-one for the ban
ner county Of North Florida, another
for the banner county Of East Florida,
another for the banner county Of Mid
die Florida, and still another for the
banner county of South Florida. These
four counties, on terms that will be abb
equal, will be expected to COM
pete for the grand prize.
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PiclEpoeksts At LanaFh.

When preparing for the bath, leave
your valuables in the hotel-in the hotel
safe. Every one remembers the famil
lar sign hung at resorts, but z good
many Sunday visitors 20 LanSFk either
forgot 1t or disregarded it recently, 70
their sorrow. When coming out OF the
briny waters after a most refreshing
swim and preparing for dinner, they
found some of their valuables had also
taken an excursion.
One of the first to raise the alarm was
Query Strong of Tallahassee, brother
Of Will Strong Of this city. He had q
$25 diamond stick-pin, which be had
carefully concealed under the lapel Of
his coat. When he went TO remove It
twas gone. A Mr.. Buford, Of ITALIA
hassee, then discovered that q gold cuff
button left in his shirt was also gone,
and 8. W. Clark, another excursiOnist,
sent out an alarm that S. had been
taken from his trousers pocket.
About this time It became known that
Miss Alberta jackson, daughter Of A.
E. Jackson of Cuthbert, who lives in a
cottage nearby, had been robbed Of a
$40 diamond ring left at her temporary
home. Excitement ran high, and 1t was
feared that some one might even have
the audacity to hold up the cooks and
walters and take away the much-longed
for meal.
Mr.. E. A. jackson then got every one
to stand still and for once the noted
you can search me" was literally ap-
piled. They searched me, you and ev-
erybOdy, but the missing trinkets might
as well have been asleep in the deep FOR
all the appearance they put in.
The manager Of the hotel, Mr.. Zach
airy, then telegraphed to the sheriff at
Tallahassee to board the train when It
reached that metropolis and make a
thorough search for the missing jewell
ny. but as the train had to stop about
half an hour down the road owing 10 a
derailment or a wreck, but to unavoid-
able breakdown or something Of that
nature, 1t was evident that q sheriff
would not be able to locate much of q
diamond output on that train.
Will Strong was seen yesterday and
declared that everybody had delightful
time and that the botel had provided an
excellent and satisfying dinner, despite
the fact that only So had registered but
103 showed up for the meal. He init
mated that the sneak thieves are sup
posed to have come on from Quincy,
Fla. in honor Of the occasion, but that
there is no proof of this, 80 far as can
be ascertained. cambridge Tribune.
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Jacksonville Metropolis: A deal in
volving $500, 1000 go, 900, largest lum-
Der deal in the history Of land was closed
last Friday near Tallahassee by ]. l..
Philips q Co., of Townsville, Ga. This
is probably the largest lumber deal in
in the history Of this immediate section
Of the country. -
The 40, 900 acres on which this timber
is found is located near Tallahassee
Fla, and was purchased from Vereen
& Smith, Of Moultrie, and William God
frey & Co., Of Cheraw, s. c.
The larger portion of the timber Is
round virgin timber, and II not subject
to turpentine leases The deal carries
with it land timber, and all. A small
portion of the deal Ia for timber only,
which has been turpentined.
This IL one Of the largest blocks of
round timber not subject TO turpentine
lease in this section.
J. L. Philips 4 Co. will begin imme-
diately the erection Of saw mills to
manufacture this timber. They will
cut about Is, 900, 900 feet per year, and
this, in connection with their mills In
Alabama and west Florida will give an
annual production Of about so, 0OO, 900
feet per year from their own mills. The
wholesale business Of this concern gives
the company q capacity Of about 100,
600, 900 feet yearly.
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HOueo.

! hereby give notice that after ten days from
this publication l shall apply 10 the honorable
Board OF Pardon1 80 TallahassOe. Fla, for fun
and complets pardon from the sentence OF years
OF which am now serving In the State psniten-
tary. was convicted st the spring term Of Cir
cult Court o. Leon county. 1890. q the crime Of
mAleieusly killing q mule JAR l. MANN
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TAH N0tira.

All property on which taxes are not
paid by August 10Th will be advertised.
No exception will be made.
w. ID. WILSON,
1857 Collector.
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Answering many inquiries, about
the case of Cooper, convicted and SEN
fenced to death for the murder Of City
Marshal Bowman, but the execution of
sentence in which has been deferred by
the fight CoOper's attorney has made for
his clients life, the Plnta Gorda Herald
says there is nothing new In Il, and con-
tinues: 1.-THE man Is still in Arcadia
Jail, under sentence Of death but will
not be executed until the governor is
sues the necessary warrant What the
governor intends doing, no one in this
locality seems to know. Meantime, il
is thought that the lawyer in the case
Il still hunting evidence to save his client
and. Tor all that Cooper was in Japan
at the time Bowman was murdered.
There IL no telling what an active, Wig
liant, capable lawyer may accomplish"
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Rockefeller and Bryan.

Two Americans travelling abroad for
health and pleasure will during the sue
ceedinR month return to these their
native shores. One of them is the rich
est man in the world. More than any
other in his generation he epitomizes
the spirit of the age, material accom-
plishment. Beyond all others he has
mastered and turned 70 his own use the
dominant principle of modern civiliza-
ton -- organization, the systematizing
Of the forces which take natural re-
sits upon the apex Of his complex crea-
work of other hands and other brains
than any other man in the history of the
world. When he returns TO his native
land he will be met at the dock only by
his immediate relatives, and not by all
Of those. If any of the idly curious
gather, their curiosity will be tinged
with malevolence. The other travellers
ears, before he is in sight Of shore, will
catch the excited cheering Of an almost
Historically friendly nation. Men will
envy other men because they were the
first TO grasp his hand. Delegations
will vie to be the first TO welcome him.
One wonders il either Of these men will
envy the other Would Rockefeller
part with his possessions for the affec-
ton of a nation7 If the twenty millions
he has given to philanthropy were bid
for popularity, the investment has been
without return. Certainly Mr.. Bryan
will not envy Mr. Rockefeller. He has,
in the ten years since he was unknown
and very poor, earned and saved enough
money TO make him comfortable, and
he has earned much that money never
yet has bought. Collier Weekly.
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White Canvas Shoes and Straw Hats
are being closed out at Burns & Co. q
at popular prices. 22-tf
Warranty Deeds, legal form. True
Democrat Office. If
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Rooms, centrally located Apply to
Mrs. NJ. G. harrington, 543 South Ad-
ans street. 2l-3t
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PEoaehes's Duty % 10 s1ats.

II wish now 20 state, with al the
cleaEneas and emphasiS posnlble, my
conception Of preacher 3 duty - 9 pa
triot-his obligation and responsibility
to the State:
''I. His ealI and eonsecFation b the
ministerial Office does not absOlve him
from the sacred duties Of citizenship.
The high functions Of an American free
man he ought 70 exercise with patriotic
fidelity and under the sanctions Of q
Christian conscience.
''2 But a. he sustains the same pas
tOral and spiritual relation b men Of
different and divergent political views,
he should never be active IN party poll
ties. The mitre and the crown should
never encircle the same brow; the GRO
zier and tho 0cepter should never be
welded by the same hand.
80. The moral phases Of al public
questions are legitimate thenes OF pull
pit discourse and cause for ministerial
solicitude. Christianity h q present day
religion. It's vital principles are the
rules for daily life and the highest In
SEPARATION to nOblest endeaVor. What
ever violates these principles and, there
fore, imperils the individual and the
State, we must antaRonize with ell the
uncompromisinR flrmness Of q Hebrew
prophet and ali the intrepid earnestness
Of divinely ordained apostle"
The above IL taken from Bishop Gal
loway's brilliant address. Need we any
further hesitate about III Let all our
preachers identify themselves with the
cause Of righteousness. Demand your
rights as q citizen. Add to the moral
force of the laity. Push the saloon into
oblivion. Florida Christian Advocate.
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be able to enforce our advanced knowl-
edge upon the attention Of the pnblic?
Let me suggest that you begin the
warfare againt the fly by talking against
him to his natural born enemy, the
hOusekeeper. She is not slow in accept
ing new ideas when they concern the
betterment Of humanity and the proven
ton Of disease. Here her heart beats
true and understandingly. Therefore,
let me urge you to talk flies land other
insects, too, for that natter to your
lady friends.
And why not try and get started a
movement to compel livery stables and
diaries to properly care for the manure?
Also, urge upon every one the screen
ing Of houses, and especially Of good,
and when you buy food patrOnize those
stores that try to be clean.
And, as a sample Of what hot fight
you can get into, make an effort to COM
pei some Of the filthy sellers of candy,
fruits, breads and pastries TO protect
their articles from fly contamination.
AS sanitarians, lend the helping hand
to the ladies in their efforts to make
the city officials enforce the garbage
contracts. Last of all, as the saying
goes, let each Of you doctors who keep
horses sweep before your own doorstep.
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Church Notices,
Trinity M. f. Church, South, w. M.
Poage, Pastor. Services Sunday at IL
a. m. and 7.3O p. m. Junior Ep-
worth League, 800 p m. Senior Ep-
worth League, 400 p. m. All members
requested to attend The public and
strangers specially invited to worship
with US.
First Baptist Church, Rev. F. w.
Cramer, Pastor. -Services Sunday at 10
a. m. and 745 p. m. Bible School, 10
a. m. Junior Baptist Union, p. m.
Senior b. Y. P. u, 7.15 p. m. You
will be most cordially welcome. Come.
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Rev.
DR.. w. H. Carter, Rector. Services:
Sundays and Holy Days, holy commun-
ion. 2 o'clock a, m. Sundays, IL a. m.
and 730 pm. Fridays, 8 pm st. Mi
chaels (colored). 49, Services: Sundays,
4 p. m. Fridays, 4.30 p. m.
Christian Science. Services are held
every Sunday at IL o'clock a. M, in the
front room, second story, of the build
ing east Of the pOstOffice. This room Is
also used as Christian Science reading
room, and Is open daily except Sundays,
between the hours Of 10 and IL O'Clock
a. m. All are cordially invited.
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lRead before the California PublL
Heath Association, ct Riverside, Cal.
April IA, 1905.
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