The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-03-19

And I was muddy and travel stained.
and quick of my tongue for one so
young, which the middle aged never
like, though the old bear it better. He
hesitated.
DO not be a fool. Master Host!" I
said. Il have somthing here and I
touched my pocket. which happened tc
be near my sword hilt-"that will make
YOU rue it if you interfere with mel"
'Ho. ho," cried the bailiff in haste
and triumph. S that is his tone! We
have a tavern brawler here, have we?
A young ~swashbuckler! His tongue
will not run so fast when he finds his
feet in the stocks. Master landlord,
call the watch! Call the watch at once.
l command YOU"
You will do SO at our peril" said
sternly. Then, seeing that my manner
had some effect upon all save the
angry official, l gave way to the, temp
tation to drive the matter home n
secure my safety by the only means
that seemed possible. 1t is an Old story
that one deception leads inevitably to
another. l solemnly drew out the white
staff l had taken from the apparitor.
Look here!" l continued. waving it.
DC you see this, you BOBBY? l am
travelling in the queens name and on
her service. BY special commission,
too, from the chancellor. Is that plain
speaking enough for you? Andslet me
tell you, master bailiff," I added, fixing
my eye upon him, that my business
is private, and that my Lord OF Win
chester will not be best pleased when,
he hears how l have had to declare
myself. Do you think the queens ser
wants go always In cloth of gold. you
fool? The stocks indeed!"
1 laughed out loudly and without eff
fort, for there never was anything so
absurd as the change i'm the bailiff's
visage. His color fled, his cheeks grew.
pendulous, his lip hung loose. He stared
at me, gasping like a fish out Of water
and seemed unable to move toe or fling
err. The rest enjoyed the scene. as peo-
pie will enjoy a marvellous sudden
stroke Of fortune. 1t was as good as a.
stage pageant to them. They could not
take their eyes from the pocket in
which 1 had placed my wand and con-
tinued long after 1 had returned to my
meal to gaze at me in respectful sill
ence. The crestfallen bailiff presently
slipped out. and l was left cock Of the
walk and for the rest of the evening
enjoyed he fruits of victory.
They proved to be more substantial
than l had expected, for a. l was on
my way up stairs to bed. the landlord
preceding me with a light. a man ac-
teriously.
The bailiff is very much annoyed"
he said, speaking in a muffled voice be-
hind his hand, while hiss'eyes peered
into mine.
Well, what is that to me-" I replied,
loking sternly at him. I was tired and
sleepy after my meal. He should not
make such a fool of himself
"Tut tut, tut, tut! You mfsunder-
stood stood me; ,s yorng SIRE the, man an
away. H regrets the he
has caused you. A mistake, he says, a
pure mistake, and he hopes you will
have forgotten it by n rning::" Then,
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unused to the task, he slid two coins
into my palm. l looked at them for a
moment, not perceiving his drift. Then
l found they were two gold angels, and
| began to understand. "Ahem!" / said.
lingering them uneasily. Yes. Well.
well, I will look over it, I wills1ook e
it. Tell him that from me-" I continued
gaining confidence as 1 proceeded with
my new role, that he shalffh hear no
more about it. He is jealous, perhaps
over-zealous."
THAT is it," muttered the envoy Gag
erly. That is it. my dear sir. O sec
perfectly how it is. He is Jealous
zealou in the queens service"
ITO be sure, and SO I will report him.
Tell him that sol will report him. And
here, my good friend, take one of these
for yourself" I added, magnificently
giving him back half my fortune. young
donkey that l was Drink to the
queens health, and so good night to
you"
He went away bowling to the very
ground, and when the landlord likewise
had left me l was very merry. over this,
being In no mood for weighing words.
The world seerned-to be sure, the ale
was humming in my head, and 1 was
in the landlords best room-easy
enough to conquer, provided one pos
sessed a white staff. The fact that I
had no right to mine only added-be it
m l was young and foolish
to my enjoyment of its power. 1 went
to bed in all comfort with it under my
pillow and slept soundly, ~untroubled
by any dream of q m~ischance. But
when did a lie ever help a man in the
end?
When I awoke, which 1 seemed to do
on a sudden, 1T was still dark. l won
dered for a moment where + was and
what was the meaning of the shouting
and knocking I heard. Then, discern
ing the ain outline of the window. I
remembered the place in which I had
gone to bed, and I sat up and listened.
Some o~ne--nay, several people-wero
drumming and kicking against the
woOde doors of the inn yard and
shouting besides loud enough to raise
the dead. In the next room to mine I
caught the grumblfng voices of persons
disturbed, like myself, from sleep. And
by and by a window was opened, and I
heard the landlord ask what was tho
matter.
Continued Next Week.)
How He Tested the "Lift.'
Washington Herald: This Is a story
related by William R. briggs, OF Rich
,@,l VI. ot Hth~ Nynffo~ol Sl,- L.