Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-09-10

Wite coarse expletives. 'if she's
pretty face. and taste for this fer.
liquor the old monks laid down, wei
md gewgaw or two to her Iikingt
But the man made no answer; wa
about 10 pass on, when the speake.
noticed for the first time the woman .
hand, white and small, hanging limp1.
What's this? More jewels?" His ex
clamation was caught up by the 9th
ers. Not so fast, comrade, Thb
puts different face TO the matter.
Set down the booty, and springin,
TO his feet. wen see what it's worth.
I'm not stop," The man looked a
him steadily. "On the Moaat is. o.
should be. plenty for all! Go seei
for yourselfi"
~Pardi." softly. Here's one dare
speak his mind!
IL speak plainly in a tone OF au
thority. and you would do well tc
heed!"
Perhaps" interposing. What se,
you. eomrades?"
Evil smiles illumined evil faces
they, who had just been on the poIn,
Of blows among themselves, now re
garded one another with common un
derstanding. One weighed tentatively
that delicate weapon. spontoon; a
second stroked his halberd. as liking
to feel the smoothness of the shaft
while third reached for a cleaning
Folard's Partizan.@ And in the glare
of the fire every implement showed
sign It had been used that night. The
point OF the spontoon was as steel
crusted DER; the ak OF the haIberd
might have come from 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-h 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
ny their dress. burst into view.
Eth. cockatoo, what now!"
'Eh, cockatoo!" shrilly Who would
You be killing"
"A selfish fellow that refuses TO
share." answered he of the halberd,
as if little pleased at the interruption
1lFn a. g.Ia 10
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
gazed. not without surprise, or uncouth
admiration, at one whose name and
fame We're we'll known on that north
ern coast but these evidences of
rough approval were not shared by the
alien rogues. On my lady's finger the
gem spanked; held their eyes like a
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
maid? Let them look at her facet
She might be great lady-she might
be the Governors daughter herself!
THE Governors daughter" All.
alike. caught at the word.
"And If she weret' fercely the
Black Seigneur confronted them
While. hesitating, they sought for a
reply. quickly he went on. Who had
a better right to her? The Black
Seigneurl The Lady Elise, HarshIy
he laughed Was il not fair spoil? His
Exeellency's enemy; his Excellency's
daughter. Did they think treasure
sweeter than revenge? Let them try
TO rob him OF il! AS for the ring?
Contemptuously he took it from my
lady's hand: threw II among them.
A few scrambled, others were still
for finishing the tragedy then. The
people versus the lords and their
spawn. xiii at onee!" the injunc-
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
EriDpSu QdTU MS tnEOdis uuitSu MIN
SO violently back, he lay still. Com
panions sprang to his aid; certain of
the peasants interfered.
Let him alone!"
He speaks fair"
Bah! Tonight all are equal"
Your Black Selgneur Is no better
than others!
You lie" In high tone the WON
an with the great lady's bat broke in
.'At them. my chickens! Feat well
these Paris rogues, who come 1nly for
| the picking!i
| Yes: beat them well.''
| But the runagates OF the great city
were not OF a kind to submit lightly
/ curses and blows We're exchanged
/ knives cleaned and swords flashed
Amid a scene of confusion. the cause
| OF It stayed not to witness the out
/ come running down the sloping way
soon found himself on the sands; ther
| keeping to the shadows. passed arounC
the corner of the wall,
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