West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-07-12

roodi I shall drive him into the earth
like a nail into a door rather than see
you do scath TO each other"
Fore God. this Is strange way of
pYY%sSh mag p pea ;n cried Black simon
lusty friend. II you raise your great
eudgel TO me. / had as lief have the
as Tel dr3 me drop upon my pate
earnestly. with hands Outstretched 20
keep the pair asunder. what is the
whether honorable settlement may not
be arrived. atG'
The bowman looked down at his
iiSet ana then up az the moon. Par
rfy Why, mon petit. N was years ago
IN llmousin. and how can I bear In
, mind what what was the cause OF il? simon
Not /. in troth." replied the other
II have had other things to think OF
ihere was some sort OF pickering over
'Pasques Dieui but you have nicked
~" cried Awkward. 1T was indeed
go forward. for am stiI OF the same
mind as before"
What OF the woman. then?" asked
simon. May the murrain strike me IL
1T was La Blanche Rose. maid ut
the siBn OF the Trois CorbeauN at Linn
oges. Bless her pretty heart! Why.
$50 did n many" quoth simon. 81
call her to mind now. on the very
SSyssvt h she we Wen, Tough, over the littie
n long-legged Welsh dagsman. They
nave hostel OF their own now, some
Where on the banks OF Garonne. where
the landlord drinks so much OF the
customers"
$50 ends our quarrel, then" said
Welsh dagsman. e. faithi c. etaIt maui
walls govt. eamarade, and the more so
lusty man-at-arms TO choose from"
The old soldiers and Horde John
strode OFT together In all good-fellow-
them, when he feit a touch upon his
shoulder. and found n young page by
his side.
the boy, that you viii follow me to
the great chamber. and await him
Up the broad steps AIIeyne went.
following his boylsh guide, until at the
toldlng oak doors the latter paused
ma ushered him into the main hall OF
ON entering the room the clerk look
90 round but, seeing no one, he con-
tinusd to stand his cap in his hand,
chamber which was so different to
any.to which he was accustomed.
a small ebony table at his very side
on which. by the side or n chess boa nd
and the scattered chessmen, there lay
clerkfy hand. and set forth With brave
nourishes and devices along the mar
gins. In vain Alleyne bethought him
good breeding and decorum which
should restrain him; those colored can
itals and black even lines drew his
nand down to them. as the loadstone
draws the needle, until. almost before
ne knew II, he was standing with the
his eyes. so absorbed in its contents as
TO be completely oblivious of where he
was and why he had come there.
lie was brought back to himself
however, by n sudden little ripple Of
quick feminine laughter. Against, he
cropped the manuscript among the
chessmen and stared I'm bewilderment
round the room. 1t was as empty and
az sun as ever. Again he stretched
came that roguish burst of merriment
lie looked up at the ceiling, back at
tthe, closed door, and round at the stiff
FOLDS of motionless tapestry. OF n sud
den. however. he caught quick SHIN
ner from the corner OF n high backed
bancal in front of him. and, shifting a
slender hand, which held mirror OF
polished silver I'm such way that the
SohCealed observer could see without
certain whether to advance or TO take
no notice; but. even as he hesitated
the mirror was whipped i'm. and a tall
and stately young lady swept out from
behind the oaken screen, with n dane.
ing light of mischief I'm her eyes
AlIeyne started with establishment as
he recognized the very maiden who
hRd suffered from his brothers vio-
lence In the forest. She no longer
wore her gay riding dress, however
put was attired in n long sweeping
robe OF black velvet OF Bruges. with
delicate tracery of white lace nj neck
ana at wrist, scarce to he seen against
the ivory skin. Beautiful rs she had
seemed to him before, the 1.-THE charm
OF her figure ana the proud, free grace
IN/hof nOoc