The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-05-10

Lib DNVbAo Will nhoW YOU where 10 eat
and sleep and help you with your
horses"
This man, who, he explained, was a
Cyprlote-a fisherman in summer aud a
muleteer In winter-bowed and, fixing
his dark eyes upon those Of his master,
spoke In some foreign tongue.
''YOu hear what he says, the silly
fellowr said Georglos. what! You
do not understand Greek, only ArablcP
Well, he asks me to give him money to
pay for his dinner and his nights lodg-
ing VIII explain to him, the plgl'
And explain he did In shrlll, high notes,
OF which no one else could understand
a word.
There, Sir Knight, do not think he
will offend you so again. All, lookl
He is walking on; he is sulky. Well,
let him alone He will be back for his
dinner, the plgl"
So, Georgios still declaimlng upon the
shortcomings Of bis servant, they went
back into the hall.
At length B o'clock came, and GeOr.
CLOS, having first been taken to the Law
atory-it was but stone trough-to
wash his hands, was led to the dinner,
or, rather, to the supper, table which
stood upon dais In front OF the en-
trance to the solar Here places were
laid for six-sir Andrew, his nephews,
Rosamund, the chaplain, Matthew, who
celebrated masses In the church and ate
at the hall on feast days, and the Cyp-
rlote merchant, Georglos himself Be
low the daIs and between It and the
fire was another table, at which were
already gathered twelve guests, being
the chief tenants Of Sir Andrew and
the reeves Of his outlying lands. On
most days the servants Of the house,
with the huntsmen, swineherds and
others, sat at third table beyond the
FIRE, but, as nothing would stop these
from growing drunken on the good ale
at a feast--and though many ladies
thought little of It there was no sin
that Rosamund hated 80 much as this
now their lord sent them to eat and
drink at their ease In the barn which
stood in the courtyard with It's back to
the moat.
When all had taken their seats the
chaplain said grace, and the meal be-
gan. It was rude, but very plentiful.
For drink ale was served at the lower
table. On the dais, however, they
drank some Of the black wine which
Wulf had bought-that is, except Sir
Andrew and Rosamund, the former be-
cause he dared not, and the latter be-
cause she had always hated any drink
but water.
Thus they grew merry since their
guest proved himself a cheerful fellow,
who told them many stories OF love and
war. eat last the feast drew toward its
end, when suddenly, as though struck
by a sudden recollection, GeOrgios ex-
claimed:
1.-THE wlnel The liquid amber from
TrooldosI I had forgotten 1t. Noble
knight, have your leave to drawn
aye, excellent merchant" answered
Sir Andrew. Certainly you can draw
your own wine"
so Georglos rose and took large jug
and silver tankard from the side
board, where such things were display
ed. With these he went to the little
keg and filed the vessels to the brlm.
Then he beckoned to reeve sitting at
the lower table to bring him a leather
jack that stood upon the board. Hav-
ing rinsed 1t out with wine, he filed
that also, handing 1t with the Jug to
the reeve to drink their lords health on
this Yule night. The silver vessel he
bore back to the high table, and with
his own hand filled the horn cups OF all
present, Rosamund alone excepted, for
she would touch none although he
pressed her hard and looked vexed at
her refusal. Indeed, 1t was because It
seemed to pain the man that Sir An
drew. ever courteous, took little him
self, although, when his back was turn
cd. he filled the goblet'up with water.
At length, when all was ready, Geor-
CLOS charged, or seemed to charge, his
own horn and, lifting IL, said;
"Let us drink, every one Of Us here,
to the noble knight, Sir Andrew darcy,
to whom wish, In the phrase Of my
own people, that he may live forever"
Then, lifting his beaker, he appeared to
drain It in great gulps, an example
which all followed, even Sir Andrew
drinking little from his cup, which
was three parts filled with water.
There followed long murmur Of salts
faction
6To be continued)