The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-12

5 -PrettiIy said. mon garcons Touch
5 Ing that same Staying ofsthe Redeener.
. II vas a bad business A good uadre
IN france read 20 Us from 4 scroll The
whole truth OF the matter. The
, soldiers came upon Him IN the Garden.
In truth, these Aposfleso Of Hisfnay ".
been holy men. but they were Of no
great account as men-at-arfns. There
was one, indeed. Sir Peter who srnote
out Ike a true man: but unless he Is
belled, he did but clip a yarlet'g car.
which was no very knightly deed
BY these ten finger-bones. had been
there, with Black Simon OF Norwich
and but one score Of picked men OF the
Company, We had held them in play
Could we do no more. We had at east
hlled the false knight, Sir Judas. 50
full OF English arrows that he would
curse the day that ever he came on
such an errand"
companions earnestness- Had He
wished help" he said. He could have
summoned legi0ns OF archangles from
heaven. so what need had He Of yo,.s-
Poor bow and arrow Besides bethink
you Of His own words-that those whe
live BY the sword shall perish by the
sword"
Now. youngster, let things be plat
and plain between US / am a man
who shoots straight al his mark.
You saw the things ] had with me at
yonder hostel: name which you WI.
save the box OF rose-colOred sugar
vi ich ] take 10 the Lady Loring. and
you shall have them IL you viii but
come with me to France"
Nay" said Alleyne. Il would gladly
come with ye 10 France or where else
yc viii. 5usr 10 list TO your talk. and
because ye are the only two friends
that ] have In the whole wide world
outside Of the cloisters: but indeed IL
may not be. for my duty Is toward my
brother. seeing that father and mother
are dead. and he my elder Besides.
when ye talk OF taking me 10 France.
y~ DO not conceive how useless
should be TO you. seeing that neither
by training nor by nature am I fitted
for the wars. and there seems to be
nOught but strife in those parts
Bethink you again mon ami"
quoth Awkward. that you might 90
much good yonder. since there are
three hundred men in the Cornpanv-
and none who has ever a word o<
grace for them. and yet the Virgin
knows that there was never a set OF
men who were in more need Of It
Sickeriy the one duty may balance the
other Your brother hath done with
out you this many year. and. as I
gather. he hath never walked as far
as Beaulieu TO see you during all that
time, so he cannot be In any great need
OF you
Besides" said John. the Socnan OF
Ainstead is a byword through the
forest from Bramshaw Hill TO Holiness
ley Walk He is drunken. brawIins<.
ptriious churl. as you may find to your
cost
The more reason that l should
strive to mend him." ouofh Allevne
There is no need to urge me. friends.
for my own wishes would draw me 10
49,.
could i go with you But indeed and
indeed IL cannot be. so here take my
leave OF you. for yonder square tower
amongst the trees upon the right must
surely be the church of Mfnstead. and
may reach IT by this path through
the woods"
Wen. God be with thee. lad,- cried
the archer. pressing Alleyne to his
heart Il am quick to love. and quick
to hare. ana fore God I am loath to
part Yet IL may be as well that YOU
should know whittier we go. We SHAH
now journey south through the woods
until we come out upon the Christ
church road. and so onward. hoping
Tonight 20 reach the castle OF Sir
William Montacute Earl OF Salisbury.
II which Sir Nigel Loring is constable
There we shall bide. and il is. like
enough that for a month or more you
nay find us there ere We are ready
II was hard indeed for Alieyne 70
Freak away from these two new but
hearty friends. and so strong was the
'cmbat between his conscience and his
nciinations that he dared not look
ound. lest his resolution should slip
way from him
The path which the young clerk had
low TO follow lay through a magnif-
ent forest of the very heaviest timber
Shere the giant boles Of oak and OF
'eech formed long aisles In every d.
'ectiorL shooting up their huge
ranches to build the majestic arches
4 Natures own cathedral II was
cry stfl there in the heart OF the
roodiands. The gentle rustic OF the
ranches and the distant cooling OF
igeons were the only sounds which
roke In upon the silence. save that
nee Alleyne heard afar OF a merry
all upon hunting bugle and the
brill yapping OF the hounds. He
ushed on the quicker. twiriing his
tan merrily. and looking out at every
arm OF the path for some sign OF the
"a Saxon residence. He was suddenly
rrested. however. by the appearance
a Withholding fellow armed with a
ub. who spranE out from behind a
zee and barred hts passage He was
rough. powerful peasant. with cap
nd tunic Of Unframed sheepskin.
ather hreeches and galligasi<ins
und his lers and feet
stand" he shouted raising hts
Navy cudgel 60 enforce the order
Who are you who waik so freely
rou~h the wood" Whittier would
IA go. and what is YOUR errand7'
'sWhy should 7 answer YOUR oues-
ms. nv friend ?" said Aneyne. stand
z on his guard.
because vour TONGUE may save
rr nate What hast In the scripr'
<Nought OF any price,
How can tell that. cierkr Let me
.
Not t.
'~ooi' couId pun vou limb from
% like rnllet. Wouldst lose scrip
a life too
I win part with neither without
ht."