The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-05

Nay. 1 am a man OF peace" said
Alieyne Edricsou- Besides l have
other work 10 do"
.Peste." growled the soldier strik-
Ing his nagon on the board until the
dishes danced again. What. In the
name OF the devil. hath come over the
ioik Why SIT ye all moping By ths
nreside. Ike crows round a dead horse.
when there Is mans work 10 b. done
within few short leagues OF yer Out
upon you all. as a set OF lasgards and
hang backs By my hllts 1 b@lIeve
that the men OF England are ali IN
France already. and that what 4 Ieft
behind are In sooth the women dressed
up In their paltoeks and hosen."
Archer. quoth Horde John. you
nave He'd more than once and more
,nan twice: for which. and also b.
eanse 4 zee much In you 20 mlsiiks I
am soreiy tempted 20 lay you upon
your back
BY my HIT then. I have fou.d a
man az iarf'" shouted the bowman.
And. fore God. you are a better MAJ
than tafe you for ~ you can Law me
on my back. For seven long wears 4 !
n.ve found no man In the Compan,
Who could make my Jerkin dusty"
We have had erourh hoh.,r.. - |
boast.nx." said Horde John. rising -
throwing or his doubfet. II ,~iii ~ho~ |
r0u that fh~~e are heffe~ r,... . -
England than ever went thlevIne 10
France"
Pasques Dieu'~ cried the arrhe-
loosenlnE his terkin. ard evefn~ a.
foeman over with the keen glare ~
one who II JUDGE % manhood. n
1--WE only once before seen such =
'ody 81 man nv YOUR Leave. my r~d. II
NE4IF - r
10 exchange bufYets with you. ara
VII allow that there n 70 r-a- A. 49,
Company who would pull arrir~s vo,,
N rope; 80 let tr-f b. a saive a. v,.,-
pride On ne o'her hand. I should /
Judge that ycr have Ted a liz ~ go
'or some moths back. and that nv 1
muscle y harder than your own 7 II
nm ready % wager upon n,yueif '
I<ainet you. II you are not afs.rd :.
-Afeard. thou 1urderf.. sro,-tc,t ~,
Ohm. II never saw the fare yet 81 =
nan that 7 vas afenrd or Corn -. f,
nan e'si
But the warer7-- q,
7 have noueht 20 wager. Come an, =
or The lose and the lust 81 the n
''Noueht 70 wager,~ crf a the .o,s,.r =
Why. idiot you have that whl~b
'vet above all things. II n that biz -
ody Of thine that am after. See no,e 4
nave French feather bod ther.
hich have been AZ pains 10 kesr.
Iese years back. had n at the saek~
q OF Issodun, and the king himself
IN net sucn bed N You throw nc.
~ thihe' but. II ! throw you. then
a are under a vow to serve the Whit
.mpany az long as we be enrolled"
Then you may bid farewell 10 vo,,r |
q. soldier roared Horde John.
Nay: I shall keep the bed ana
all nave you 70 France IN sufte ~
ur teeth. and you shall live 10 fhant !
for H. How shall Il be. then, my
anti Collar and elbow, or cfoae. =
x. or catch how you cam
To The devil with your trfcksi" said 4
an. opening and shutting his great IL
hands Stand forth. and lei me
D thee -
Shalt clip me as best you can. then
'th the archer. moving out into the
m space. and keeping a most wary
upon his opponent He had
own on his green jerkin. and bls
~ was covered only l. a pink six
on, or undershirt. cut low in ~.
X and sleeveless. Horde John ra.
y stripped from his waist inward
MS huge body. with his great
scies swelling out like the gnarfed
t. OF an oak. lowered high above
soldier. The other. however
ugh near foot shorter. was a man
great strength. I'd there was
~ upon his white skin which was
lting In the heavier limbs Of fhe
szade monk. He was quick on hIs
too. and skilled Mt the game. 40
! IL was clear. from the poise ~
q and shine Of eye. that ne counted
chances to be In his favor. m
ia have been hard that night
ugh the whole length Of England
yet I'd a finer pair In the face Of
! other.
g John stood waiting In the centr. |
J sullen. menac' .<e. and HE III
hair In a bristle. while the archer
"a lightly and swiftly to the rieht
the LETT with crooked knee ana
IL advanced. Their with = sudden
!. so swift and fierce tssat the eve II
0 scarce follow II. he few in upon
man and locked h leg around
IL was q grip that between men
1ual strength would mean a fan.
John tore him on from him
Ie might o rat. and hurled him
80 the room, so that his head
<ed up against the wall.
a foil" cried the bowman paaa-
IFS fingers through his curls sycut
not far from the feather-bed
mon gar"
thing daunted. he approached bis
once more. but this time with
caution than before. with