The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-09-12

You're welcome to your opinion,
my friend!" The man with the bur
den spoke bruskly. Good night"
stay; why such haste7 You seem
not a bad fellow. Set the wench down.
Well have sight Of her, and, perhaps"
with coarse explosives, III she's
pretty face, and a taste for this fiery
liquor the old monks laid down. well
find a gewgaw or two to her liking!"
But the man made no answer; was
about to pass on, when the speaker
noticed for the first time the woman's
haqd, white and small, hanging Imply
whats this? More jewels?" His ex-
clamation was caught up by the 9th
ers. mot so fast, comrade! This
puts a different face to the matter.
Set down the booty, and" springiAg
to his feet, well see what it's worth"
"I'll not stop!" The man looked at
him steadily. "On the Mount ia. or
should be, plenty for all! Go seek
for YOURSELF"
"Pardi!" softly. Here's one dares
speak his mind!
81 speak plainly" in a tone Of au-
thority. and you would do well to
heed!"
Perhaps" interposing. what say
you, comrades?"
Evil smiles illumined evil faces;
they. who had just been on the point
Of blows among themselves, now re-
garded one another with common I'M
derstanding. One weighed tentatively
that delicate weapon, a spontoon; a
second stroked his halberd, as liking
to feel the smoothness of the shaft,
while a third reached for a cleaning
"Folard's Partizan." And in the glare
Of the fire every implement showed
sign 1t had been used that night. The
point Of the spontoop was as steel
crusted DER; the ak Of the halberd
might have come from a boucherie;
the blade OF the "Partizan" resembled
a great leaf at autumn-time. This last
wavered perilously near the uncon-
scious burden; had the man made a
movement to resist. would have
struck; but the black eyes, only.
combated-held the blood-shot ones.
Though not for long; again the weap-
on seemed about to dart forth; the
man about to hurl himself and his bur
den desperately aside, when, from
above, came the sound Of hoarse
laughter and singing, and simultane-
ously a number of peasants, Bretons
by their dress. burst into view.
"Eh. cockatoo, what now!"
"Eh, cockatoo!" shrilly Who would
you be killing?"
"A selfish fellow that refuses to
share!" answered he of the halberd,
as II little pleased at the interruption.
Refuses to share, does he?" she
repeated, and, staggering down.
peered forward; only to start back.
THE Black Seigneur!"
THE Black Seigneur!"
Those who accompanied her-a
rough rabble from field and forest
gazSd, not without surprise, or uncouth
admiration, at one whose name and
fame were we'll known on that north
ern coast; but these evidences Of
rough approval were not shared by the
alien rogues. On my lsdys finger the
gem sparkled; held their eyes like
lure. Black Seigneur, or not, they
muttered sullenly. what knew they of
her he had with him; whose hand was
not that OF cinder-wench or scullery
maid7 Let them look at her face!
She might be a great lady-she might
be the Governors daughter herself!
THE Governors daughter!" All.
alike, caught at the word.
And II she werei" fiercely the
Black Seigneur confronted them.
While, hesitating, they sought for a
reply. quickly he went on. Who had
better right to her? The Blaak
Selgneur The Lady Elise! Harshie
he laughed. Was 1t not fair spoil? His
Excellency's enemy; his Excellency's
daughter. Did they think treasure
sweeter than revenge? Let them try
to rob him of It! AS for the ring?
Contemporary he took 1t from my
lady's hand; threw It among them.
few scrambled, others were still
for finishing the tragedy then. The
people versus the lords and their
spawn. xiii at once!" the in1Unc-
ton had gone forth from Paris.
AS he spoke. one Of the fiercest put
out his hand; touched my lady, when
the fingers Of the Black Seigneur
gripped hard his throat; hurled him
30 violently back, he lay still. Com
panions sprang to his aid; certain of
the peasants interfered.
Let him alone!"
He speaks fair!"