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


among them. What Il this golden ba
ner which waves over tbs leftr'
II 1T n the enslgn Of the Knights
Calafrava" answered FELTON,.
And the one upon the rightf'
II marks the Knights Ct Santiago an
see By the banner that the grand maj
ter rides ut their head"
You are right, for ! can also &c
them. There Is much Spanish blazonr
also II !. could but read II. Don Diego
you know the arms OF your own country
and who are they who have done US .
much honorY' y
II The Spanish prisoner looked with exul
tant eyes upon the deep and serried rank
Of bis countrymen.
by Saint James be said, III We TAI
this day. ye fall by no mean hands TO
the flower Of the army Of CASTLE rid,
under the banner OF Don TelIo, with til,
chivalry Of Asturias, Toledo, Leon, Cor
doya. Galicia and Seville and the knight.
OF France and Aragon. II you viii taxi,
my rede, yOu win come to q compost
ton with them, for they VIII give yor
such terms as you have given me-
Nay, ~ Saint Paul, It were pity Il
80 many brave men, were drawn together
and no little deed Of arms come Of it. Hal
William, they advance upon us, and BY
ny soul u y sight worth coming over
the seas ITO witness.
Az ne spoke the two wings Of the Span
Ism host, consisting OF the knights 81
Calatrava on the one side ana 81 Santiago
on the other came swooping swiftly down
the valley, while the main body followed
more slowly behind. The vanguard halted
long bOw-shot from the hill, and with
waving spears and Wanting shouts chal-
ienged their enemies to come forth, while
Two cavaliers, pricking forward from the
glittering ranks, walked their horses slow
~ between the two arrays with targets
Draced and lances in rest like the chai-
lengers IN q tourney.
BY Saint PaulI'' cried Sir. Nigel. with
MS eve glowing like an ember, these
appear TO be two very worthy and debo-
mar gentlemen. do not call to mind
when i have seen any people who seemed
81 90 great q heart and so high OF enter
prise We have our horses, Sir william:
shall pc not relieve them Of any vow which
lney may have upon their soulsY
felton's reply was to bound upon his
charger, and to urge 1t down the slope.
while Sir Nigel followed not three spear &
lengths behind him. 1t was a rugged
course. rocky ana uneven vet thefa No
knights, choosing their men, dashed on
wards At the top Of their speed, while
the gallant Spaniards dew as swiftly to
meet them. The one to whom FELTON,
found himself opposed was tall stripping
with stays head upon his shield, while
Sir Nigel's man was broad and squat. with
plain steel harness, and pink and white
Torso bound round his helmet The first
struck FELTON, on the target with such
force as to split 1t from side to side, but
Sir Williams lance crashed through the
samail which shielded the Spaniard' |
throat, and he fell. screaming hoarsely, to |
ne ground. Carried away BY the heat and
MADNESS OF light, the English knight never
rev rein, but charged straight on into the
fray OF the Knights Of Calatrava. Long
lime the silent ranks upon the hill could
zee 2 swirl .and eddy deep down in the
leart Of the Spanish column, with a
ircle Of rearing chargers and flashing
ladies. Here and there tossed the white
lume Of the English helmet, rising and
ali1ng like the foam upon wave, with
be fierce CLEAN and sparkle ever circling
ound 1t, until at last 1t had sunk from
lew. and another brave man had turned
'ar to peace.
Sir Nigel, meanwhile, had found q foe
ian worthy OF his steel, for his opponent
as none other than Sebastian Gomez. the J
lcked lance OF the monkish Knights of
antiago, who had won fame In 4 hun :
red bloody c0mbats with the Moors OF !
ndalusia. So fierce was their meeting :
lat their spears shivered up to the very !
asp. and the horses reared backwards | i
ltii y seemed that they must crash down Il
ION their riders. Yet with consummate
they both swung round In I
IOun M ~. 4 v
vords they lashed at each other like two =
stys smiths hammering upon their anvil.
ne chargers spun round each Others. BIT 7
and striking, while the two blades =.
aeeled and whizxed and circled In CLEANS !. =
dazzling light. Cut. parry. and thrust 2
lowed 20 swiftly upon each others that y
9 eye could not follow them, until at =
It coming thigh to thigh. they cast their = I,
ms around each other ana rolled az y
cir saddles to the ground. The heavier v
'aniard threw himself upon his enemy. :, y
pinning him down beneath him raised g y
sword to slay him, while shout Of y, =.
umph rose from the ranks Of his count :, y
men. But the fatal blow never fell, for Z.
20 as his arm quivered before descend :. =.
|. the Spaniard gave shudder, and y
Hening himself. rolled heavily over upon e Z.
side. with the blood gushing from his \, y
n-pit and from the slit 81 his yizor. sir "a
gel sprang to his feet with his bloody ~ -
yger IA his left hand and gaxed down -
IN his adversary, but the fatal ana Y,
lden stab In the vital spot. which the NJ
aniard had exposed BY raising his arm, "A
proved instantly mortal. The Eng q
Imam leaped upon his horse ana made e q
the hill, at the very instant that I ven 20 q
rage from q thousand voices and the "a
ng Of score Of bugles announced the pi'
anish onset. all
CHATTER XVII. WI
tut. the islanders were ready ana esrer tn
the encounter. With feet firmly ne
nted, their sleeves rolled back 10 rive wv
9 play to their muscles their long we
low b0w-staves In their left hands. and o.
lr Quivers slung to the front, they had RI
ted IA the f0ur-deep harrow formation ~
ch gave strength to their array, and arg
permitted every man to draw 4his arrow rai
'ly without harm to those IN front. wa
q swept the Spaniards, over the level an'
up to the slope, ere they met the STA
ding storm Of the English arrows.
vn went the whole ranks In whirl ter
mad confusion, horses plunging and sol
ing, bewildered men falling, rising.
'gering on or back, while ever new ~
Of horsennen came squirting through tna
gaps and urged their chargers up the tna
! slope. All around him, Alleyne could
the stern. short orders Of the masters ga
men, while the air was filed with
keen twanging Of the strings ana the /"
h and patter Of the shafts. Right mos
ss the foot Of the hill there had ne