The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-30

f1dHfpufs IN a trading vessel of thai
place. We stopped only to sleep one
night, and then, dressed as travelling
merchants, we set out on the road tc
London, entering the city without acct.
dent or hindrance on the third day
after landing.
CHAPTER XVIII.
One minute!" / said. THAT is the
place"
Master BERTHE turned in his saddle
and looked at it. The light was fading
into n early dusk of a November
evening, but the main features of four
cross streets. the angle between two OF
them filled by the tall belfry of a
church. were still to be made out. The
east wind had driven loiterers indoors.
and there was scarcely any one abroad
20 notice us. / pointed to a dead wall
~ PAGES down the street. Opposite
that they stopped" l said. There was
a pile OF boards leaning against it
then =
You have had many a worse bed
chamber since, lad he said. smiling.
Many ! answered. And then by a
common impulse we shook up the
horses, and trotting gently on We're
soon clear of London and making for
lsiington. Passing through the latter.
we oegan to breast the steep slope
Se1 I1lSiSdle, ana coming.
when we had reached the summit.
plump upon the lights of the village
pulled up in front of a building which
doomed darkly across the road
This is the Gatehouse tavern" Mas
Ter Bertie said in a low voice. I'VE
Shall soon know whether we have come
on a FOOLS errand-or worse!"
We rode under the archway into A
great courtyard, from which the road
1SS1l16 a again An tho ~ 49, -;s = 49,. q
another gate. In one corner two men
were dttering down a line of pack
horses by the light of the lanterns
which brought their me and rugged
races into relief. In another, where the
llgnt poured ruddily from an open
doorway, a hostler was serving out fod-
der and doing so, If we might iudga
from the travellers remonstrances Win
a niggardly hand. From the windows
OF the house a dozen rays of light shot
h darkness and disclosed as
many pigs wallowing asleep in the mid
die OF the yard. In all we saw a coarse
comfort and welcome. Master BERTHE
led the way across the yard and ac-
the hostler. can We have
stalls and beds?" he asked.
The ma stayed his chaffering and
cooked UP at us. Every man To his
business" he replied grufay. stalls,
yes, but of beds I know nothing. For
WomeR's work go to the women"
light said I so we will. with
better luck than you would go. / ex-
pect, my man."
Bursting into a hoarse laugh at this
ne was lame and one eyed and not
'ery well favored-he led us into a
ong, many stalled stable, feebly lit by
which here and there pltnn.
1iered against the walls. SUIT Your
selves" he said. First come is first
here.
He seemed an Ill conditioned fellow.
u businesslike way in which we
vent about our work, watering. feeding
md littering down In old campatgners'
ashton, drew from him a grunt of com
Have you come from affair
nasters?" he asked,
No; from London. I nswered c,Irt-
y; We come as linen diapers from
Westcheap, IL you want to NOW
AYE, ! see that. heesaid. chuckling.
never were atop Of a horse before nor
1oinn on'
We wan a merchant reputed to sell
french lace I continued, looking hard
him. d Q happen to know Il
Is g dealer here with any?.,
he nodded rather to himself than To
as II he had expected the question.
men IN the same tone, but with a
'wered. 81 will show you into the
aouse presently. and you can see for
yourselves. A stable is no place for
French lace He pointed with 4 VIM
'yer his shoulder toward q stall IL
vh1ch o q apparently drunk. Law
That is a fine toy" he ran
carelessly assI removed my dagger
rom n holster and concealed 1t un-
Ter my clpak-"a fine piaythinr-for .
linen drnper!!A ~