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"rf my 4and is not hard. It is ready

"If my 4and is not hard, It is ready"
"Readyf Ready for what! For the
hem Of my Ia train"
Ready to chastise insolence, Sir :!
cried Alleyne with flashing eyes;
Sweet little coz. answered the burly
suuirc. "Such Il dainty color, Such a
mellow voice, Eyes of a bashful maid.
and hair like three years babe! viola
lie passed his thick fingers roughly
through the youths crisp golden curls.
You SIX to force a quarrel. SIR said
Alleync white with anger.
~ r.hlt thenW
WHY, YOU do it like n country boor.
and not like n gentle squire. Hast been
in bred aud as i'll taughtt serve n
master who could show you how such
things should be done.
And how would he do it, oh, pink of
sIIe would neither be loud nor would
he be uumuuncrly, but rather more
.-.utIc Than is his wont. He would say,
sir, / should take it as an honor to DO
some small decd of arms against you, not
for mine own glory or advancement; but
. thor for the lame Of my lady and for
the upholdlug OF chlvaIry.' Then he would
draw his glove, thus. and throw it on the
ground; or, il he had cause to think that
he had to deal with n Churl, he might
throw it in his face-as do now
4 buzz Of excitement went up from the
knot Of souircs as Allcyue, his gentle ma
fiery resolution. dashed his glove with all
his strength into the sncering face of his
Your life for this!" said the bully.
with q face which was distorted with
"If you can take it," returned AlleynG.
Good lad,' whispered Ford. Stick
Il shall see Justice ~ cried Norbury,
Sir divers silent attendant.
4 % Il
Tranter." snid the tall squire, who had
been addressed as Roger Hlrcomb. ou
must ever plague the newcomers. But 1t
were n shame il this went further. The
lad hath shown n Prone, p,,, spirit nt ,.,-,,,, of
the squircs. There must be finish to
Nay: Tranter first laid hand upon his
lead" said llrcomb. "Iluw say YOU,
Tranter? The matter may rest where 1t
staUds: -
My name is known in these, parts
suid Trlutar proudly. Il can let pass
vAlt might lclve a stain upon another.
l.al him pick up his glove and say that
Lc has done amiss.'
Il would ste him in the claws Of the
devil first whispered Ford.
You hear, young sir?' said the peace
maker. Our friend will overlook the
matter If YOU do but say that You have
acted in heat and huste.'
Il came here at the beck Of my mas
ter, answered Allcyne, and looked on
every man here ns an EnGlishman and q
friend. This gentleman hath shown me y
rough welcome. and if | have answere
him in the same spirit he has but himsel
to thank. | will pick the glove up, but
certcs, | shall abide by what | have don
unless he first crave my pardon for what
he hath said and done"
Tranter shrugged his shoulders. ''Iou
have done whnt you could to save him.
llarcomb.' he said. we had best settle
at once"
80 say l." cried Alleyne.
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Close to the bank of the Gnronnc there
lay a little tract of grcen-sward. The
river ran deep and swift up to the steep
bank. Here the two combatants drew
their swords. In such combats, as well
rs in the formal sports of the tilting-yard,
Tranter had won Il name for strength
and deNterity. on the other hand, Al
leyne had used his weapons in constant
exercise and practice for every day for
many months and being by nature quic5
of eye aud prompt of hand, he might
pass now as no mean swordsman. An
unequal fight it seemed to most but
there We're Il few, and they the most
experienced. who saw something in the
youths steady gray eye and wary step
which left the Issue open.
Hold. Sirs, hold" cried Norbury, ere
blow had boon struck "T'his gentleman
hath n two.handed sword, good foot
longer than that of our friend"
Take mine. Alleyne!" said Ford.
Nay. friends" he answered. under
stand the weight and balance of mine
own. To work, sir. for our lords may
need u.s."
Trnnter's rrnnt sword WIS indeed =
mighty vautnre in his favor. The weanon
he held straight up in front Of him
With blade erect. 90 that he might either
bring II down with SWINGING blow. or
| hv turn Of the heavy blade he micht
runrd his own head and body A further
| rrotection lay in the broad and nowerfr'
| guard which crossed the hlt and which
w,s furnished with deem and narrow
notch, in which an expert swordsman
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found himself in an instant eight feet
deep in the ice cold stream. Once and
twice his gasping face and clutching
fingers broke up through the green water,
sweeping outward in the swirl of the
current. Alleyne had dropped his shat
tered sword and was standing, trembling
in every limb, with his rage all changed
in an instant to pity. For the third
time the drowning man came to the sur
face, his eyes turned in despair to the
shore. In an instant Alleyne, too, was
In the Garonne. striking out with power
iul strokes for his late foeman.
Yet the current was swift and strong,
and, good swimmer as he was. it was no
ensy task which Alleyne had set himself
To clutch at Tranter and to seize him by
the hair was the work of few seconds
but to hold his head above water and to
make their way out of the current was
another matter. Then at last, amid a
shout of joy and praise from the bank
they slowly drew clear into more stag
nant water, at the instant that rope
made of n dozen swordbelts linked to-
rether by the buckles, was thrown by
| Ford into their hands. Three pulls from
enger arms. and the two combatants
dripping and pale, were dragged up the
hank, and lay painting upon the grass.
John Trnnter was the first to come to
himself. for. he had done nothing during
the fierce battle with the current. He
staggered to his feet and looked down up.
on his rescuer, who had raised himself
J upon his elbow. and was smiling faintly
at the buzz Of congratulations and Of
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Synopsis of preceding chapters end of this lnsaen'

that Gascony is too small a cock to crow
"The smaller cock, my. Lord Audle,y,
may have the longer spur, remarked the
CAPITAL de Buch.
May have its comb clipped If it
makes over-much noise,' broke IN an
.'By Our Lady of Rocamdour!" :" cried
the Lord of Mucidcnt. this is more than
can abide Sir John Charncl!,. you
shall answer to me for those words - =.
Freely. my lord, and when you VIII,
returned the Enrishmnn carciossly.
MY Lord de Clisson :" cried Lord
Audlcy, you look somewhat lNedly in
my direction. BY st. stephen, | should
be right glad to go further into the mat
ter with you"
And you, my Lord of Pommers," said
Sir Nigel, pushing his way TO the front.
lit is in my mind that we might break q
lance in gentle and honorable debate over
the question:
For n moment n dozen Challenge
flashed backward and forward NJ this
sudden bursting Of the cloud which had
lowered so long between the knights OF
the two nations. Furious and gcstlcu-
lating the Gascons: white md cold and
sneering the English. while the prime
with n half-smile glanced from one parts
to the other. like man who loved to
dwell upon n fiery scene. and vet dreaded
lest the mischief go so far that he might
find IT beyond his control.
Friends, friendsl' he cried at last.
this quarrel must go no further. The
man shall answer to mo. be he Gnscon or
English, who carries it beyond this room.
| have ovcrmuch need for your swords
TINT you should turn them upon each
other. Sir John Chnrncll. Lord Audley,
you 10 not doubt the courage OF our
friends of GnscOny-"
Not /. sire" Lord Audlcy answered.
81 have seen them fight too often not to
know that they. are very hardy and va
liant gentlemen"
And so say L." quoth the other Eng
lishman hut. ccrtc,. there Is no fear of
our forgetting il while they have tongue
in their heads"
NAY. Sir John" snid the prince. rc-
proyiuEly. But you hear, my lords OF
G1scony, that these gentlemen had no
thought to throw slur upon your honor
or your yalor so let all anger fade from
your mind. Clisson. Cuptal, DE Pom
nlors. | have your wnrdt
We are subjects, sir'." said the Gas
con baruus. though with no very good
grace "iuBr words are our law
Then shrl We bury Hll c1u-n Of un-
kindness iu tlar0n or mulyoi-io, sail
tho priuce cheerily. "lIo, there the
doors Of the hanguet-hall. I hive been
ovrr-long from my sweet spouse, but /
shull be back with you uuon.'
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that perchnncc there is little less noise

there"
And why less noise young Solomon?"
"Ah, that is for your wit to discover"
pardieu here is n paladn come over,
with the Hampshire mud still sticking to
his shoes, means that the noise. is
less for our being out of the country,
How re we to take this, sir:' asked
the ruffliaC squire.
You may take it as it comes" SAID
Ford carelessly.
stint it, Humphrey" said tall
squire with burst of laughter. You will
have li.tle credit from this gentleman.
perceive. Tongues are sharp in Hamp-
shire, sir"
And swordsf"
"Hum, we may prove that. In two
days time is ''e vepres du tournoi when
we may see if your lance is as quick as
your wit"
"AIl very wnI'. Roger Hnrcomb." cried
n hurlv. bul1-nccked vounr man. whoeN
SQUARE shoulders and massive 'i'ri- told
Of exceptional personal strength. "Nou
rnSs too lightly over the matter. We nrn
not to hr 50 ensilv overcrowed. The Lord
Ioring hath given his proofs: hut we know
nothing Of his snuires. save that ono of
them hath .rnilirr. tonrre. And Low ~
Won. young sirf" bringing his heavy hand
down on Allevne's shoulder
And what of me, voune sirf"
"Na fol! this is nv lady's maze como
ovnr. Yorr cheok will be browner and
your hand harder ere you see your
mother again"
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DIPLOMATS WIFE MEDDLING.
Ambitious American Woman Inter-
fered in Affairs of State.

The ambitions of Mrs. Bellamy
Storer for the promotion of her hus-
band, formerly United St:tes ambas-
sador to Austria Hungary, are now
blamed for his removal from the diplo-
matte service of the United States.
II is claimed that Mrs. Storer's ambi-
ton was SO intense that she not only
tried TO bring pressure to bear on the
President for the advancement of her
husband, but that her personal desire
to have another American cardinal be-
came Objectionable. She advocated
Archbishop Ireland for the position,
and asked President Roosevelt to use
his influence in the archbishop'S behalf
in Rome.
President Roosevelt wrote in reply
that he would like to see the arch
bishop of st. Paul q cardinal and
spoke very highly of the archbishops
public services and breadth Of view,
but he declared he could not become
involved in any matter of church poll
tics, and he pointed out to Mrs. Storer
how improper it would be for him to
advocate the selection by the Pope OF
any person for any place.
Mrs. Storer, it is averred, made use
OF the expression Of the President
that he would like to see the arch
to come to the attention of high digni-
taries in such a way that it appeared
to be the wish of the President that
the action should be taken.
President Roosevelt wrote to Vienna
expostulating, and calling attention to
his original note, in which he said he
would like to have Archbishop Ire
land elevated, but could not meddle in
such affairs, and he pointed out that
the qualification had not been made
use of in connection with the apparent
Endorsement of the proposed new cardi-
nal. Other questions arose. and the
administration found itself embar-
rassed in other ways, and the final re-
suit was that the connection Of Mr.
Storer with the diplomatic service
ceased.
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praise which broke from the squires
around him.
Il am much beholden to you, sir" said
Tranter, though in no very friendly voice.
"Certes, l should have been in the river
Il ask no thanks" Alleyne answered
shortly. Give me your hand to rise,
Ford
1.-The river has been my enemy" said
Tranter, but it hath been good friend
to you, for it hath saved your lie this
THAT is as it may be-" returned al
leyne.
at the bottom of the Garonne. SAID
Trantor.
Here is your pourpoint. Edricson,'
cried Norbury. ",rhrow it over your
shoulders, that you may have at least
one dry garment"
And now away back to the abbey
said several.
"One moment, sirs!'' cried Alleyne,
who was leaning on Ford's shoulder. with
the broken sword, which he had picked
up, still clutched in his right hand. MY
water, but 1 have not yet heard this
gentleman crave pardon for the insult
which he put upon me in the hall"
What! do you still pursue the quar-
rel?'' asked Tranter.
And why not, sir? I am slow to take
up such things, but once afoot l shall
follow it while have life or breath.
MA fol. you have not too much Of
either, for you are as white as marble.
said Harcomb bluntly. Let it drop, sir
for you have come very well out of 1t;
NAY" said Alleyne, 'this quarrel is
none of my making, but. now l am here.
| swear that | shall never leave this spot
until L have that which / have come for
50 ask my pardon, sir, or choose another
glaive and to il ngain.'
The young squire was deadly white
from his exertions, both on the land and
in the water: Soaking and stained. with
smear of blood on his white shoulder.
and another on his brow. there was still
in his whole pose and set face the stamp
of an inflexible resolution. His oppon.
ent's duller and more material mind
quailed before the fire and intensity of a
higher spiritual nature.
Il had not thought that you had taken
1t so amiss." said he awkwardly. 1T
was but such jest as we play upon each
other, and, il You must have it so, l am
sorry for it,
..,fhen / am sorry too" quoth Alleyne
warmly, land here is my hand upon it.
"And the none-meat horn has blown
troth Master Ford, your friend here Is
in need of cup of wine, for he hath
drunk deeply of Garonne water. / had
not thought from his fair face that he
had stood to this matter SO shrewdly.
Faith said Ford. this air of Bor-
deauN hath turned our turtle-dove into a
game-cock. y milder or more courteous
youth never came out of Hampshire.
His master also, as / understand. Is
very gentle and courteous gentleman.
remarked Harcomb: yet l do not think
that they are either of them men with
whom it is very safe to trifle."
ITO be Continued Nest Weekly
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CHAPTER XIV.

While the princes council wns sitting.
.Ailcyue and Ford had remained in the
outer hall. where they We're soon sur
rounded by noisy group of young Eng
lishmen of their own rank, all euger to
hear the latest nrws from England.
"Iow IS it with the old man at Wind
sOrf" asked one.
And how with the good Queen Phil
ippny' -.
How Of England. my lads of Lorins:'
snid n squire named Humphrey.
II tnSe it, said Ford. that ii is much
as it was when you were there last, save
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A strong decoction of common poke
root, mixed with an equal quantity of
black molasses. boiled to a syrup, and
spread upon bread, is sure and sudden
death to cockroaches. They eat 1t
greedily and die.
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

The scenes of the story are laid In the 1h century
Horde John. OF the Cistercian Mouastery, noes
from the ABBEY OF Beaueu. guiy of certain serious
charges brought against him by a nuHier OF tle
monks. Another OF the lay brethren, Aueyne I'd
rcson. takes his departure In accordance with his
fnthcr's will, designating that he should, when he
became 81 60 forth for one year g choo lot mn, W.
self his future calling. In sadness he goes TO visit his
brother. the Socman of Minstead. whose REPUTATION
Is unEavory. At night Alley ms seeks roadside nm,
where he meets Horde John, md snmktn AylWard.
an English archer Just back from the French war.
Aeyne finds his brother in Mnstead woods quarrel
ing with BEAUTIFUL damsei. He rescues her, thereby
gaining the Soctnnn's cumity. The maiden learning
that he intends to join hil companions at Christ
church, whore dvclls Sir Nigel lea him laughingly
without telling him her name. He ereJoins his COM
panons and they journey 70 Sir Ngers home On see,
ing the renowned knight, Horde John Ia much veHed
at his apparent bodily weakness but quickly changes
his mind when they have an adventure with q huge
bear. Here Alleyene meets his companion Of the
woods whom he learns is the daughter of Sir Nigel.
The white Company leaves Twynharn Castle Az.
leyne tells the Lady Maude of his love for her. Sic
gives him promise, but leaves him green vel
% carry with him to the ars as love token Ihe
white Company and Sir Oliver Buttcsthorn embark
for theFrench const and fall In with two Spanish
pirate shps which they overcome. The knights
the French shore In safety and prepare for
audience with the Black Prince of England
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The paving blocks Of some Of the
streets of Warsaw are made OF com
pressed straw.
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The Emperor of the British Empire
has 54,0O0O00 white subjects. The re-
mainder are black. brown and yellow.
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ITO be Continued Ness Week,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-05-05
Senator Daniel on Rate BILL.

Washington, d. C.-The proceedings
in the senate Tuesday included an e~-
tended discussion of enc railroad rate
bin by Mr.. Daniel, an explanation Of
the status of the appropriation for the
relief of the earthquake sufferers of
California by Mr.. Allison, and con-
troversy among several senators as
TO the propriety OF adopting without
reference to a committee a resolution
rendering the thanks of congress to
Gen. Horace Porter for his services
in recovering the body of John Paul
"""~@ from TIN long roatinR nlace in
Paris.
In the last mentioned proceeding Mr..
Aldrich opposed action by the senate
In advance of committee consideration
and succeeded in having the measure
referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
In his rate speech Mr.. Daniel sup
ported the right of congress to leg
islate so as to fix rates and delegate
its power to commission. He op.
posed Mr.. Bailey's nonsuspension pro-
vision and intimated indifference as to
whether a court review clause should
be inserted. He will continue his
speech Wednesday.
The senate adopted a resolution ap-
pointing Messrs. Charles NJ. Anderson,
William Warner, Franklin Murphy and
James w. Wadsworth as managers of
the national soldiers home.
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strike Breakers live in Cars.

Mahanoy City, Penn. Several hun
dred strike breakers have Just arrived
in the Schuykill region. Many Of them
are experienced miners from the btu
mirous fields OF Pennsylvania and are
said 10 have state miners certificates
emitting them to cut coal In the an
,hracite mines.
Cars are fitted to live in with com
narrative comfort. Details of coal and
iron police are guarding the cars
None of the strike breakers will be put
10 work until after the adjournment
of the Scranton convention. In case
no strike Is declared they Will be ship
ped out of the region.
Private telephones are being con-
Iected al the cOllieries. Commissions
for 100 additional coal and iron Of
ficers were issued by the state depart
ment Wednesday. These police will
be used to guard the collieries in the
Schuykill field.
Before leaving for the Scranton con-
vention the delegates from the Sth
Ais,riot sOid they would be governed
in their action by what President
Mitchell advises, though not few OF
them declared they were in favor OF
voting for a strike unless the opera
tors grant concessions. Several of the
locals in the Panther creek have in
structed their delegates to vote against
strike They prefer retaining ia
work under the old agreement rather
that precipitate a struggle at thia
time.
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Agricultural Bill Passed.

Washington, ID. C.-TbO~house after
the furry and excitement which at
tended its deliberations during the
last two days, became a thorough bus
mess body on Wednesday completing
the agricultural appropriation bill and
passing the military academy bill.
The agricultural appropriation bill
as II passed the house carried $7,4Sl,-
440.
The military academy bill carried
81 ,66S, ,ll5.
There was little debate on the for
mer the yeas and nays being taken
on but one paragraph, the provision
relating to the continued distribution
of garden and flower seeds which was
voted into the bill, 1853 to 80.
Representative Roberts spoke for 80
minutes on the depredations of the
gypsy and brown-tail moths in New
England and at the conclusion of his
remarks the house passed that provi-
sion of the agricultural appropriation
bill, making $50, 900 available for the
quarantine and eXtermination of the
gypsy moths.
The moth appropriation was known
to be subject to a point of order, but
so forclbly did Mr.. Roberts present
the conditions in the infected districts
that no question was raised, AT the
conclusion of his remarks Mr.. Rob-
erts was warmly applauded by the
mouse and congratulated by MS COZ
leagues from New England.
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Dowieites Facing Hunger.

Chicago, ll.-Disintegration threat
ems Zion City. Hunger stalks through
the streets of the city John AleNanuer
Dowie built and children cry for food.
This condition of affairs has been
sons, who bade Zion goodby forever.
Poverty clings about many of the re-
naming members of Dowie's church.
The First Apostle" and his attend
ants are determined to tie up the bust
ness affairs of the city. Even girls
employed in the public offices and in
other departments admit that it is
some time since they had a good meal,
while the purchase Of new clothes is
out of the question. Salaries are in
arrears in every Office in the town and
the only thing that prevents the peo-
pie from crying out loudly for help is
their belief in the appearance OF sill
yer lining to the clouds. They are
satisfied to pray for better conditions
Dowie is said to be near death. In
his room at Shiloh house, Zion City,
he Is surrounded by few Of the
faithful" Special prayers for the
healing OF the First Apostle" have
been substituted for the usual daily
business program in some quarters
Friends and attendants of Dowie deny
that his mental or physical condition
has caused them to halt in the fight for
control of Zion City, but it is known
by those who are in close touch with
the dethroned prophet that his death
Is only matter of short time.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 2H 1906
San Francisco relief work passes
into hands of the army; Gov .Pardee
defends militia and does not Withdraw
1t; 2l large buildings standing in the
burned area.
Anthracite miners mako new propo-
sition to President Baer and associates;
first, increases in wages Of from s to
Is percent; in second, alternative, ad-
vance of 10 cents per ton on total coal
productions; all demands except In,
crease in wages abandoned.
Miss Susan c. Elliott OF Clinton,
Conn, is expected to die of burns from
alcohol lamp.
Seven New York insurance cOmpa.
nies announce sharp advance in in.
surance rates.
Bellevue and Stoneburg, Tex, heavily
damaged by tornado; II to Is persons
said to have been killed
Ex-Alderman John Kearns OF
Bridgeport Conn, killed in attempt TO
rescue prisoner at Jail caught in ma
chinery.
Spencer Eddy, secretary Of the AM
erlcan embassy at St. Petersburg; mar
ried in Paris to Lurline Spreckles,
granddaughter of Claus Spreckles.
New York transfers $3,l26,0O0 relief
fund to San Francisco; that city will
raise $3,OOO,OOO itself, and total will
reach $40, ,O00,O00.
Massachusetts relief association
shipping vast quantities OF clothing,
shoes and blankets to San Francisco.
John Alexander DoWie on his death
bed.