The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-07-27
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And Of the othersT'
They are all dead-save the Norman
knight who stands behind you. What
would you that we should do with him T.
'Ile must hang on his ewn yard, >
said Sir Nigel 1T was my vow and
must be done"
How, Sir Knight?p be cried in broken
English what do you say9-to hang
the death of dog. To hangg
1T is my vow, said Sir Nigel shortly.
From what | hear, you thought little
enough of hanging Others"
Peasants, base roturiers!" cried the
other. 1T is their fitting death. But to
hang-the Seigneur Andelys-a man
with the blood of kings in his veins-it
is incredible"
Sir Nigel turned upon h heel, while
two seamen cast moose over the pirates
neck. At the touch of the cord he
snapped the bonds which bound him.
dashed one of the archers to the deck,
and, seizing the other round the waist,
sprang with him into the sea
by my hilt, he is gone !" cried Ayl-
ward, rushing to the side. They have
sunk together like a stone
Il am right glad of it." answered Sir
Nigel; "for though it was against my
VOW to loose him. deem that he has
carried himself like very gentle and
debonnaire cavalier"
1t was on the morning of Friday, the
eight-and-twentieth day of November,
two days before the feast of st. Andrew,
that the cog and her two prisoners, after
running before northeasterly wind, and
a weary lacking up the Gironde and the
Garonne, dropped anchor at last in front
of the noble city of Bordeaux. With
wonder and admiration, Alleyne, leaning
over the bulwarks, gazed at the forest of
masts, the swarm of boats darting hither |
and thther on the bosom Of the broad. !
curving stream. and the gray, crescent |
shaped city which stretched with many |
tower and minaret along the western |
shore. Never had he in his quiet life |
seen so great a town, nor was there in
one which might match it in size or in
wealth.
II trust. Awkward" said Sir Nigel.
coming upon deck, "that the men are
ready for the land. Go tell them that the
boats will be for them within the hour"
The archer raised his hand in salute,
and FASTENED forward. In the meantime
Sir Oliver had followed his brother
knight, and the two paced the poop to-
gether.
"Once more, Sir Oliver" said Sir Nigel,
looking shoreward with sparkling eyes,
do we find ourselves at the gate of
honor, the door which hath so often led
us to all that is knightly and worthy
There lies the princes banner, and it
would be well that we haste ashore and
pay our obeisance to him
The horses both of knights and squires
were speedily lowered into a broad
lighter, and reached the shore almost as
soon as their masters. Sir Nigel bent
his knee devoutly as he put foot on land,
and taking a small black patch from his
1OSDm he hounH in tiyhtIxt omar his Ioff
we.
May the blessed George and the mem
Dry of my sweet lady-love raise high in ,
ny heart J" quoth he "And as a token
vow that l will not take this patch from
nine eye until / have seen something of
his country of Spain, and done such
mail deed as it lies in me to do. And !
MS swear upon the cross Of my sword
md upon the glove of my lady"
War, which had wrought evil upon SO \
many fair cities around, had brought
ought but good TO this one. As her
french sisters decayed she increased, for
ere, from north, and from east, and FROM
outh, came the plumber to be sold and
he ransom money to be spent.
In front of the minister and abbey of
II. Andrews was large square with
RESTS, soldiers, women, friars, and /
urghers, who made il their common
enter for sightseeing and gossip Amid s
he knots of noisy and gesticulating
many small parties of mounted ;,
nights and squires threaded their way
oward the princes quarters, where the
uge iron-clamped doors were thrown
ack to show that he held audience v
thin. v
The two knights we're deep in talk,
hen Alleyne became aware of re-
Iarkable individual who was walking :,
,und the room in their direction. As he q
,ssed each knot of cavaliers every head :.
armed to look after him, and il was evil q
mt, from the bows and respectful salu- b