Evening star., 1914-07-12

hour OF the peasants simple supper and the rippers
table dh6te.
The tower in the southwestern angle of the
The key fitted easily and presently the three were
clamberng the dizzy corkscrew stairs of stone. One
hundred and eghty-four,7 counted Arthur, they
mounted the last stair and stepped out upon the plat
form above the west end of the nave.
When they stood the verge all Brittany seemed
spread their feet, teeing with legend and magic
lore. Beyond the quaint gray gables of the town and
the green slopes of its mount, the wound down
toward the On each hand the lacy pnnacled
towers But it the carved group in front that
chained the interest of Arthur Ives.
Behold. The statue of King Graon!" exclaimed
Cadic, uncovering his head with grand gesture.
The giant horse and his giant rider, King in his
crown, stood on the of the PLATFORM gazing down
the arketplace toward the which had buried
the beautiful city of vs.
Il want sit the horse the man used to do,
said Arthur Unexpectedly. u want to know how it felt
Cadc uttered involuntary exclamation and sprang
forward What would these mad Americans do next2
mo, 1 climb up by myself all right Arthur
rejected his fathers proffered hand and scrambled
agely the broad back of the stone quadruped But
Ives and Cadic each secretly grasped of the
boys little jacket and held it firmly Cadc had turned
pale; but he said nothing. 1t not his business to
exposuate with the careless father of adventurous
Arthur clung about the waist OF the stone KING
Gee! it's high up here, isn't it? 1t makes dizzy TO
look down., he said closing his eyes, Propped by the
other two he could fall at gives you the queerest
feeling, said Arthur. 1T seems as II was part OF a
fairy tale.
@Yes-vou had better take care" his father teased
"You night get into story and be able get
again. How would you like to turn to stone and spend
the rest of your days up here. Arthur
The boy laughed rather nervousy. Il guess I'll be
getting down now' he said at makes me have creeps
in my toes"
Cadic had been waiting patiently, with both hands
cutched in Arthur's tweeds. He too had closed his
eyes. 1t made him dizzy to the boy that aerial
perch Has the little enough?' he asked
rather tremulousy, Arthur stood once more firmly
upon the platform ave one hundred feet above the
marketpace-qute tumble! 1t from here the
last cupbearer fell"
@Fell!" exclaimed Ives with shudder. "You did not
mention that before. How was t?"
"Herve Gloanec perhaps not quite steady that
morning. explained Cadic. @He had been celebrating
the night before-what would you? He drank off the
wine; but when he to toss the cup-the same
which my grandfather won, and which l have in my
possession to this day-he lost his balance and fell
down the square. The market being crowded with
citizens made it most unpleasant. La! Ld!"
"Did it kill him?' queried Arthur.
@But certainly, my boy" answered Cadc. His neck
broken"
3Come let us go down" said Ives hastily. @Tve had
enough of this. take it that is why they
came to give up the ancient festival l would never
have let you climb upon the back of
that horse if had heard the story
first, Arthur"
aIm glad you didn't hear it first
then" laughed Arthur. @But
\ want to see the famous silver cup
Will you let it, Monsieur
.A~@ Cadic?"
S 3But yes, certainly replied
w Cadic. @Come to my office after
n the dinner and 1 will show it to
YOU 1t is very well worth see
ing, I assure you. But listen! The chimes
beginning to ring. We must hurry, or