The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-10

q general acclaim. and In a few days the united forces moved from Peronns toward Liege in splendid array.
 Before the troops had passed from the city gate. Quentin Durward, who was riding with the sc~tch Archera. received billet sent him in secret by isabelle She conveyed to him the as- founding news that the Countess hameline has consoled the Wild Boar by marrying him in place of her niece. ana she added the still more import ant tidings that De Ia Marck had de- termined to ight in the coming batJa oissuised In the armor of the Duke Of oteans e,be to deceive his -nemies. who otherwise would all set for him.
 quentin felt his heart leap with A Wld hope. His possession of the se- cret gave him an immense advantngo over all possible rivals. Hardly had the assault of the city begun before he pressed In the van looking for the well wnown crest. At last he spfed it in the midst of the fierce fool spi. diery known as Lanzknechte, who sur- rounded the knight in their centre with their spears as with an iron wall
 supported by his uncle. Le Baifre, and few of his fellows. Quentin spnrred at the phalanx. Bit by bit they newed their way through tho brtstling lances and they were ap- preaching the knigh,, when suddeaiy his men broke and pressed him back fin retreat with them.
 Quentin followed hard and at last brought him to bay at the brink of . great wall. There stood the huge fg@ ure. dealing death with a mighty iron was almost impossible to sec his ar- mor Quentin closed. Le Balafre roared to the rest to stand away and give both fair play. The steei-ciad figure swung his mace like lightning and ouentin's utmost efforts served not to reach the Wild Boar with finishing stroke, though the ruffian wna tiring perceptibly and the ground where he stood was reddentne with his blood.
 Suddenly there came an outburst of fighting that rolled along the street and swept between him and his prey. When be cleared himself from the throng there was no sight of the man whom he had almost beaten.
 Utterly cast down, Quentin at last desisted from the search and made hi8 way to the cathedral. where, after mass had been said. Charles and Louis pro- ceeded to hear the claims of those who had performed especial services during the battle.
 Many produced trophies. such as hel- mets, shields, boars' heads and similar tokens in virtue of which they claimed the honor of having killed De Ia Marclg and demanded the prize. There was wrangling and confusion through out the cathedral when Lord Crawford pressed to the front and flung on the floor the bloody head of the Wild Boar.
 Ut was delivered to me by Ludowfc Lesly." said he, whom we call Balafra. He did not know whom he had killed. He knew only that 1t was a knight N. ,F. ed and to whom he gave merely tho finishing blow. He Is noble; but he cares not for marriage, and he begs to resign his pretensions to his maternal nephew by whom the Wild Board was actually brought to bay"
 'I will vouch for that youths ser vices and prudence" said King Louis overJoyed that fate had thrown so gal- lant a prize to one over whom he thought he might have some influences Without his prudence and vigilance we had been defeated. It was he who discovered a night sally of the enemy that would have overwhelmed our camp ere we were ready"
 'T owe him some reparation then for having doubted his faith till now,s said Charles.
 "And can attest his gallantry as 6 man-at-arms," said Dunois.
 "He is descended from that Durward who was High Steward Of Scotland, said Lord Crawford.
 May, if 1t be young Durward." said Crevecoeur. "I say no more. Forums has declared herself on his side too plainly"
 we have yet to inquire" said Charles, what the fair lady's senti- ments may be toward this fortunata adveuturer."
 "By the mass" said Crevecoeur, to whom if had fallen to take his young kinswoman in charge after she entered Peronne, T have but too much req son to believe that your Grace will find her more amendable to authority than on a former occasion"
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