The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-08-12
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C TiNUED ON FOURTH 2AGf.
fF1th iamboo 1ances at Il small wreath
E lspo ed some twelve feet from The
@roun-- Riding at full speed at this;
OBJECT the masked knight who could
9ar il OF on his spear point was to be
41juG ID the victor ard as The host
loIse'l.ln OF al the knights OF Fairfax
LIQUID "roWn the maid of his cioos no
- queen of love and beauty, and
aiso H. the presentation Of great bou.
Cuets Ioady at hand select the queens
attedGnt ladies Of honor.
The bugles blew, Shcrln Swain, as
might saneschal distributed the lance s.
Hnd til" knights lined up far DOWN the
tack The bugles blew agailtt:: and On
f1ey ccne, twenty of them abreast.
TFearirS the sashes of the. ladies'.
'lsi-l', and pluned and e intent
upon bearing off the gUerdou.
blair Stanley, on Il light bay hunter.
F'eorin the crimson sash favor OF
tTlan Harston, was III the lead; close
E"hlh. was q knight on y white horse
lcA ~ black star on its forehead. 4
: rang horse to Fairfax, where c?arv
l1rse nd nan OF blood is known.
=. hat Aorse was Il. ana who was Ia
1ler? lie wore & snow white sc3rt
{ ~ s.. ms horse IS became a Virginia
{ 'AtiS amor perhaps IL Ke,2tucizian.
8lall III the lead sweryed 70 beck
e OF ming knights behind him, but
l--e S. i&er seemed 20 be prepared Tor
I = ri. He Spurrcz1 his horse around
I'D c, }seG in the very front Of Blair.
L &c shock threw the bay hunter! over.
- L + fell headlong to the ground.
III t. strange knights srt>ar naint
ted wreath thcy strova fo3. from
t4a Wi IS Blair fell he got 4 glimpse
c the horseman who had unseafed
: n. Ct sc up. And then Blair Stanley
Knew HIM It was Arthur Stanley,
sure OF hate ana humiliation rag
IN ae bosom OF Blair to be ms
$ 1ted IN the presence CT Vivian ,r,r-
: ca, = whom he had boosted ha
' o1'd car OFF the wreatl and groves,
har Oh her first day in Fairfax AZ
& cen ef love and beauty.
lie ped from the scene to vbare
= -eI1l- i"ai1 stood by the end Of the
g SAD ~5@nd, watching the ss9xprss;ne
( L e. sz:e contest and ceassr,r from
Il 5 cl-~,sy jastine with his harGcu rs
q Gus ba.
1le defeated knights. witt, the on
Dtlca - the endorsed Blair. who had
i 'lIe6l way, ranged their horses in 8
-nictz-'e and held their Iances at
lutte
@>r-hnr, bearing the queens crown
u 4 tie bouquets, approached tho
" ute need. trembling Esther and 50 ia
II tct ned voice, II crown thee onann
o. love nj hcautyr Then he present.
&c the uonpuets of the ladies of honor
Sp the EHalcSt women-Nivian acarston
n i In. burton Randolph.
NJ IL far END of the grand stand t1a
Il ing lair was pointing to The victor
n Il s. nc, That is Arthur. Stan,ov
u . M Ierar Of DR.. Ice. Go and oat
h mr. '' : CT
-IaFC1~ knowing what he was doinr
>. IL niger at the clumsy. testing
b TAI wild idea to dtscomfit that
=. :cl''i ma the endorsed infor1ner for
u 2 SAT- OF the gallant looking victor
seized '.l2bba. With deft clutch If
- qaAtA fingers he clasped the dan
s.'1lsss en- OF the handouts to the wrist
D. Blair The other end was around tho
81 2fiil wrist, and that eager official
il t-a inforiner We're soon wildly
t-lihS - opposite directions. Leaviap.
10 u gan and carrying the frightened
: ',.heN n his arms, the nmble h,!ncf-
y oh f'i+ through the grand stand and
''isleft1 his warning TO Arthur
u thiS very moment. obeaient To
look from Blai,'s ,notber