The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-04-23

cur sakes Ne caL4lvt Drt,sh IL and i've
with honor
80 be it" said Wifi. This is mans
work. not child's make believe"
Then Goodwin rose and. going to the
door. babe his squire. who watched
without. pray the Ir.or john to come
to them. as they sought his counsel il
a matter. In the end, kneeling together
haul ~ hand before the rood that stood
in tie chamber. they repeated this
oath after !.iIn. both OF thr.A together:
I'VE brethren. Goodwin and Wulf
D.Arcv. do swear by the holy cross OF
Christ tAat. being both Of US enamored
of o. cousin, Hosanund Darcy. we
will nsli her 10 wife III the manner we
have agreed AMI 10 other; that we viii
abide - her decision, should she
claer2 either Of Us. nor seek to alter il
by temrt.uG her from her troth or in
n.v {. Hon overt or covert; that lie OF
Is N.al.. 81. refuses VIII theuceCogth
he Il brother 20 Lc- and 10 more, how
eve. Satan may tempt his heart other.
wise: thai III war OF. peace we will re-
main faithful comrades ana brethren.
Thus we swear with true heart and
PURPOSE. ana n token thereof, knowing
that he WHO breaks this oath will be
kn;Cllt Gi,honoYed and vessel TT fOt
the wrath of God. we kiss this rood
and one another"
To Steeple preceded by the squireS.
whc rode before them bareheaded. car
rying their swords by the scabbarded
points, with their gold spurs hanging
from the hits. tie brethren came at
last. Here the hall was set for great
feast. space having been left between
the tables ana the dais. to which the
brethren were conducted.
At last the long ceremony was ended,
and after it came very great feast
On the morrow. after most Of the
guests were gone many of them with
aching heads! Goodwin and Wulf
sought their uncle Sir Andrew in the
solar where be sat alone, for they knew
Rosamund had walked TO the church
hard by. Coming to his oaken chair
by the open hearth. which had a Chin
ney in it--no common thing in those
days-they kne!t before him.
~ hat is it now. my rophcws"' ask
60 the old man, smiling. DO YOU
wish that should knight you afresh:'
NO. sir" answered Goodwin; I'VE ask
q greater boon"
Then you seek in vain, for there is
meme"
Another sort of boon" broke in
WIFI
Sir Andrew pulled his beard and
looked at them.
Speak" he said 10 Goodwin. The
gift is great that I would not give TO
either of you if it be within my power"
Sir" said Goodwin. we seek the
leave to ask your daughters hand III
marriage
whit, The two Of you:"
YES. sir; the two ol Is.
Then Sir Andrew. who seldom laugh
ed, laughed outright.
Truly" be said "0t I'll the strange
things have known. thi; is the stran-
gest-that two knights should ask one
wife between them"
1t seems strange. sir. but when You
have heard our tale you will under
stand"
"Nah.r H. this as IN Other things,
s.c.4-acat'r.. Sir Andrew when they had
done. int fear that one of you may
fiG,i tlI,,t v3w hard 10 keep. BY all the
saints. ncphews. you were right when
you said that you asked great boon
Do you know. although | have told YOU
nothing OF it, that. not to speak of the
knave LoZclle. already two OF the great
est men III this land have sought my
daughter RoSamJInd in ma"TiaGe:'
ut may well lee So" said Wuif
1T is 50. and now l will tell GOV why
one or other Of the pair is not her hus
band. which III some ways | would he
were ! SiiEplc reason. | asked her
and she had no mind Il either, ANA as
her mother ns"r,cd where her heart
was. 50 have sworn that the daughter
should do or not 1T all. for better q
nunnery than a loyeleSs bridal.
"Now let us see what YOU have tc
give. You are If good hioad- that OF
Tluin by your mother ana mine. also
on one side her own. You bore Your
selves br1vCly in the Scottish war
Since then. although YOU loved the life
little, because | asked it of You, you
have rested here ut home With me and
done no fcatS of arms save that grea'
one of two months gone which made
you knights and, in truth. gives you
some claim Oh EoSamund
For the rest. your father being the
younger son. your lands are small and
you have no other gear. She whom
q Clc iS 0IIn OF tho nirnSt anl IaohloSf