The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-09-17

as much at the Ciopton mems trick a
az the danger In which Father Carey
$1,000. so he lost his head and made
lains," he cried In a rage. his lace
aiiame, who come attaching mems
houses ! time pf speace2 Begope.sor
sir ApthonE" CloptoH cried. tnter-
frupting him in heaven's Name, dosnot
carry tne thing farther! Give. me way
IN the queens name, and / will"
What-ha would do was never knowa.
for at that last word, away at the
mouse. behind Sir Anthony, there was
2 ~ OF smoke, and down went the
sherlH neadlong, horse man, while
the report Of an arquebus rang duly
round the building. The knight gazed.
noIrined, put the damage was done
ana could not be undone-nay, more,
the Cotton men took the sound for 4
sigma. With a shout. before Sir An
Ith0ny eoHld- interfere, they matfe a
dash for the group OF horsemen. The
iatter, uncertain n hatnpered blythe
|Iail or their leader. cwho was not hit,
did the best they could. They let their
prisoners go with a curse, and then,
raising Sir Philip and forming a rough
line, they charged toward the gate by
which they had entered. go
The footmen stood the brunt S~aliant-
~, and for a moment the sharp ringing
OF quarter slaves and the shiverfng OF
sIeel told or as pretty a combat as ever
LOOK place on level sward ia full view
OF an English homeo The spectators
could see Baldwin, doing wonders. HIS
men backed him up braVely. but I'M the
end the impetus OF the horses told. the
Iootmen gave way and fed aside. and
the strangers passed them. A little
more skirmishing took place at the
gateway, Sir Anthony's men being deaf
to all his attempts to call them OFF, and
then III Clopton horse got clear, and
shaking their fists n rowing ven
geance rode of toward the forest. They
left two OF their men on the field, how
ever, n with a broken arm and one
with a shattered kneecap, while the
house party on their side, besides sun
dry knocks and bruises, could show
one deep sword cut, a broken wrist
n half a dozen nasty wounds.
my poor little girl" Sir. Anthony
whispered to himself as he gazed with
scared eyes at the PROSTATE men and
the dead horses and comprehended
ing business! In arms against the
queen! What am I to do%" And as
he went back to the house" in a kind of
stupor he muttered again My little
girl My poor little girl"
l fancy that in this terrible crisis he
looked to get support and comfort from
his brother, that old campatgner who,
knew by. heart so many shifts, But
Ferdinand, though he thought the event
unlucky, had little to say and less to
suggest n seemed indeed to have be-
come on q sudden, faced and luke
warm. SIR Anthony felt himself thrown
49, a a-Rn NJ AL A.
shot2" he asked, looking about the
o In q dazed fashion. 1T was
that which did the mischief" he con-
tinued, forgetting his own hasty chal-
lenge. III q
L think It must have been Martin
Luther" Ferdinand answered.
But Martin Luther, when he was &C
cused, denied this stoutly. He had
been so far along the Rtdgeway, he
said. that, though he had returned at
once on hearing the shot fired, he had
arrived too late for the fight. The
FOOLS stomach for q fight was so we'll
known that this seemed probable
enough. and though some still sus-
pected him the origin of the unfortu-
nate signal was never clearly deter
mined. though In after days shrewd
guesses were made by some.
For a few hours It seemed as IL Sir
Anthony had sunk into his former state
OF indecision. But when P~etroniila
came again to him o after noon to
beg him to go into hiding she found
his mood had altered. Go to the Mere
firmly and quietly. mo, girl / cannot.
1 have been In fault, and / must stay
and pay for 1t. IL i left these poor fell
lows to year the brunt, / could never
hold up my head again. But do you go
now n tell Beldwinrto come to me-"
She went and told the stern, down
looking steward. and he came up.
Baldwin," said the knight when the
door was hut and the two were alone.
'you are to dismiss to their homes all
the tenants-who1 have indeed been
called out without my orders, Bid
them go and keep the peace, and I
hope they will not be molested. For
you and Father Carey. you must go
into hiding. The Mere farm viii be
best" t.1 Mu.TE. -.. ao.t.,.
And what of you, Sir Anthony" the
steward asked, amazed at this act OF
folly. "
Il shall remain here" the knight re-
piled, with dignity.
You will be taken" said Baldwin.
after q pause.
very. we'll" said the knight. 4
The man shrugged his shoulders and
was silent.
What do you mean?" asked Sir An
thony in anger. -
why, just that / cannot do it."
Baldwin answered, glowering at him,
with q flush on his dark cheek. THAT
is what / mean. Let the priest GO. I
go and will not" ~
"Then you will be hanged" quoth
the knight warmly. You have been
in arms against the queen, you fool!
You will be hanged as sure as you
stay herei" ...- ~.
(Continued Next Weekl ''"
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