The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-08-17

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s'ood be with thee. my honored ios
and have thee b his holy keeping. =
Lady LOring hath asked me, the prieI
80 set down In writing what hath befnli
at Twynham, and al that concerns 4
death Of thy III neighbor the socman
Minstead. For when ye had left 10, II
levi man gathered around him all outlaw
Ivilleins, aud masterless men. until tn,
we're come to such force that they sic
and scattered the kings men who we
IAgainst them. Then, coming forth fro
.ne woods. they laid siege to thy castl
and for two days they grit us Ia and sh'
Inard against US, with such numbers
were . marvel to zee. Yet the Lady Lo
ling held the place ast0utly, aud on Il
second day the S0cman was sIain--b
his own men, a. some think-so that v
were delivered from their hands; Il
which praise be to ali the saints. IN
more especially to the holy Anselm. upo
whose feast It came to pass. The LAD
Loring and the Lady Maude, THY fai
daughter, are In good health. May a
the saints preserve thee!'
MY fair lord said Aileyne. With
flush on his weather-stained cheeks !.
love your daughter, the Lady Maude: and
unworthy az am. I would give NJ,
hearts blood to serve her.
BY St. Paul! Edricson.', said IN,
knight coldly, arching his eyebrows. s'yo,
ann nigh In this matter. Our blood i
!. And mine also i very old. answeres
'.And the Lady Maude Il our sineI,
her." NJ "a mn ,'l' 81
'.Alasl that should Gay it. but l III
am now the only Edricson. \ ]
And why have / not heard this from
you before. Alleynei IN sooth, I thinl
you have used me III. IN
Nay. my fair lord, say not ID: IL I
Know not whether your daughter love,
me, and there is no pledge between M y
SIR Nigel pondered for 4 few moments.
ana then burst out a-laushinr. CIV MI
Paul!, said he, II know not whv j ShonId
mix In the matter; for I have ever fnmnd
lnat the Lady Maude vas very wen ahle
70 look to her own affairs. Since 6rst
she could stamp her little foot. she hath
ever been able to get that for which she
and 4 she set her heart On thee.
Aleyne, ana thou o. 4, Id not think
mat this Spanish king. with his three
score Thousand men, could hold YOU apart.
Key TINS I VIII say. that would Dee YOU
luii knight ere Won go to my daughter
Witn WORDS 0f love. ! have ever said that
Drave lance should wed her; and, BY my
,culs Edricson, II God spare You, / think
hat you viii acquit yourself wen. ant
'nough Of such trifes, Tor We have our
work before US, and 1t viii Be time to
peak Of this matter when We zee the
white clihs Of England once more. 90 to
ST William FELTON,, pray you, and ASK
Inn 70 come hither. for IL ii time that
ve We're marching. There Ii no piss nj
ne further end Of the valley. and Hi ID !,
erilous place should an enemy come upon
s. 7' a s','
Aileyne delivered his message. and then
1andered forth from the camp, for his
iind was All In whirl with this I'M
xpected news, and with his talk with
~ Nigel. Sitting upon rock, with his
urning brow resting upon his hands. he
fought Of his brother, on their quarrel
the Lady Maude In her bedraggled rid
'g-dress. of the gray old castle, OF the
roud pale face In the armory, ana Of the
st hery words with which she had sped |
m on his way. Then he was but a |
,nniless, monk-bred lad, unknown and |
lirlended. Now he was himself Socman
Minstead, the head Of an old stock, and
g Lord OF an estate which, Ii reduced
ON Its former size, was still ample to
eserye the dignity Of his family. Further.
had become man OF experience was
united brave among men, had won the
TEEN and confidence Of her father, and
owe all. has been listened to BY him
len ne told him the secret Of his love.
to the gaining Of knighthood. In such
rring times 1t was no great matter for
brave squire Of gentle birth to aspire to
1t honor He would leave his bones /
long these Spanish ravines, or he would |
some deed which would call the eyes |
men upon him. ,
Alleyne was still seated on the rock. his /
els and his joys drifting swiftly over \
mind like the shadow Of clouds upon | q
sunlit meadow, when OF sudden he I
anne conscious Of low, deep sound t
ich came booming up to him through / Ii
fog. He shouted an alarm to the a
mp. HI
1T is a great body Of horse" said Sir s
lliam FELTON,. ''and they are riding very a
fifty hitherwards. Z b
he Company stood peering into the t
Use fog wreath, amidst a silence SO n
found that the dripping Of the water e
m the rocks and the breathing Of the II
SEES grew loud upon the ear. Suddenly 81
9 neigh, followed by long blast Of a q
lie. 8
Il is Spanish call. my fair lord I said g
ok Simon. s5 U
By my faith, said Sir Nigel, smiling, 9.
g may promise !. them some sport ere =
y sound the mort over us. But there d
Hill In the center Of the gorge upon Y
ch we might make our stand. K
marked It yester night. said FELTON,, q
ID no better spot could be found for q
purpose, for II Is very steep at the >
K. X
be whole Company, leading their
scs, passed across to the small hill !,
CHI doomed up from the mist. 1t was y y
led admirably designed for defence, for y
,loped down In front, all jagged and =
der strewn. while 1t fell away behind "
sheer clif OF hundred feet or more. "a
\ the summit was small, uneven "
eau, with a stretch across Of a hum w
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Jnloose the horses, X said Sir Nigel.
w order the ranks, and fling wide the ~ !,
lers, for our souls are God 3 and our ~ =.
es the kings, and our swords for =
It George and for England!'' y,
+ Nigel had scarcely spoken when the Ill
seemed to thin In the valley, and to ~ ~
away into long ragged clouds which ~
ed from the edges Of the cliffs, ana ~ =,
sun broke through. Tt cleaned and e
Imered with dazzling brightness upon ~
armor and headpieces Of vast body Do
horsemen who stretched across the tne
anca from one cliff to the other, and sW
1ded backwards until their rear-guard acl