The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-19
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with bamboo lauces al small wreath
suspended some twelve feet from the
ground. Riding az full speed at this
object. the masked kui-Lt who could
bear it of on his spear point was To be
adjudged the victor and uS the best
horSemau OF all the knights uf Fairfax
would crown the uaiI or llS choosing,
as queen OF love ana beauty. and
also by the presentation of great bOu-
quets ready at hand select the queen :
attendant ladies Of honor.
The buGles blew. Sheriff Swain as
knight seneschaI distributed the Iances.
and the knights lined up FAR down the
track. The buGles blew agsrin. and on
they came. twenty Of them abreast.
wearing the sashes OF their ladies.
masked and pIumed and all intent
upon bearing of the guerdon.
Blair Stanley. on n light bay hunter.
wearing the crimson sash favor OF
Vivian MarStOn. was In the lead: close
behind was a Knight on q white horse
with a black star on its forehead. A
strange horse 10 Fairfax. where every
horse and man Of blood is known.
What horse was it. and who was the
rider? He wore a snow white scarf
and sat his horse rs became Virginia
gentleman-or perhaps n Kentuckian.
Blair i'm the lead swerved 10 block
the oncOming knights behind him. but
the stranger seemed to be prepared for
the ruse. He spurred his horse around
and crossed I'm the very front Of Blair
The shock threw the bay hunter over.
and Blair fell headlonG 70 the ground.
and the strange knights spear point
lifted the wreath they strOve for from
the wire. As Blair fell ne got n glimpse
OF the hOrseman who had unseated
him, close up. And then Blair Stanley
knew him. II was Arthur Stanley
A surge OF hate and humiliation rag
ed I'm the bosom Of Blair TO be un-
seated I'm the presence Of Vivian Mar
stOn, TO whom he had boasted he
would bear off the wreath and crown
her on her first day in Fairfax "a
queen OF love and beauty,
He limped from the scene TO where
Sheriff Swain stood by the end of the
grand stand, watching the surprising
end OF the contest and ceaSing from
his clumsy jesting with his handouts
at Quabba.
The defeated knights. with the ex-
ception of the unhorsed Blair. who had
limped away. ranged their horses I'm a
semicircle and held their lances at
salute.
Arthur, bearing the queens crown
and the bouquets. approached the
white faced. trembling Esther and said
I'm feigned voice. II crown thee queen
OF love and beautyr- Then he present
ed the bouquets OF the ladies OF honor
to the nearest wOmen-Vivian MarstOn
and Mrs. Burton Randolph.
At the far end of the grand stand the
raging Blair was pointing TO the victor
and saying. That is Arthur Stanley.
the murderer OF Dr. Lee. Go and get
him.
Hardly knowing what he was doing.
but I'm anger at the clumsy. jesting
sheriff. a wild idea TO discomfit that
official and the unhorsed informer for
the sake OF the gallant looking victor
seized Quabba. With n deft clutch of
his quick fingers he clasped the dan
CLING end OF the handouts TO the wrist
OF Blair. The other end was around the
sheriff's wrist. and that eager official
and the informer were soon wildly
pulling in opposite directions Leaving
his organ and carrying the frightened
monkey I'm his arms. the nimble hunch-
back ran through the grand stand and
whispered his warning to Arthur
AT this very moment, obedient to a
significant look from Blair's mother.