The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-03

he thought Of them, even tHiiting the /
colonel upon certain moneys which he /
owed him, aud limiting things 10 tho
baron which made that nobl.man rather |
uneasy Then he came away. John no |
little astonithed at his boarding Of the
gentry on the hOmeward road Reuben |
WAS very silent Finally he said Re. I
member my world Jack ! VIII gu to the /
king. Or to man bigger than the klng
himself, 70 whom | hay, access. / viii |
not tell his name. but i. thou art tye. |
brought before him never wi't thou for
get II
Uncle Huckahack returned to pui,er-
ton and John sought once more the pei
ilous passage 20 Glen DOOur. Hr came
up the slippery way OF the stream Hs
he had done when he was boy, ana
ih"re, on the bank of The ftfeem uood
Lorna waiting for him. She Was turning
to ny when hn called out. Lorna
Doop,' and she stopped and came back
! am John Ridd.' he said the boy who
save you those hsh They went ia Il
secluded bower which Lorna had con
S'ructed foDhersef and talked aud talked
ns people IN love viii. what "a wonder
tul hing n was to be with her again
after all these wears
John proposed that he enter the glen
three times n week aud visl, her Hit
bornh, because OF the danger which lay
IN his visiting this Glen At all. would only
consent 10 his coming there once a month
But he might look from the brow OF the
/ clns and, n anything occurred which
] required his presence she would throw
"a cloak over II white rock which she
showed him, She told him Of all the villa
and sinful life which went on In Glen
Doone: and of how Young man, one
LORD Alan Brsndlr. had penetrated 10 the
place once and had been Killed. almost
before her eyes, by Carver Doone the
largest and tho fl6rcest ~ the Doones
| This Lord Alan BrHndir had told her that
! ne was her lawfu guard and that he
fhnd come TO claim her as his ward
John went often TO the brow OF the
/ clfs 10 see II the mantle was thrown
over the white stone but saw no such
sigma. And just az the time was APP
pr9aehins when he might. with honor.
!lslt Glen Doone again. there came to he
ihrm OF Plovor Bsrrows very weary
horsemhn, mounted upon a weary sfeed
lie stood NJ from his saddle and shouted
out. hs he waved whlto thing In his
hand, Service " the King Service of
out lord me King Come hither, thou
great yoke Where is Plover Barrows
i,erm, God only knows how tired ! be
| for the last twenty miles they have told
me II was only half mile farther on.
Sir. replied John. you need go no
isriher-tbls is plover Barrows farm
ana you.sre kindly welcome We have
n.eps Mdneys for dinner and the ale
got bright for the tapping. But why do
you think III OF us9j hoy. / think no
II Shrep's kidneys are good-f they
90 NOT burn them. But have been ga He'd
IN the saddle ten days and have never
come by good meal on my way down
from London. There was a rascaity him.
wayman, called tsGgus, who went on be-
iore me and got everything that yas III
10 eat And when | csied The Kings
service they gave me the worst OF
John helped the exhausted nns's mes
senser from his horse and led him 10 the
mouse came down here" said he, TO
stsk one John Ridd; and cannot go back
"iihout touching and seeing him"
rave no Tear, replied John, you have
seen and touched John Rldd" Art thou
John hldd' Well. you could not hide
uhdcr blshel II would take more than
- huAhcl to rover you, John. Ny name IL
Jeremy stckles. and am an apparitor Of
ne worshipfui court OF the Kins's
John took the spparitor--or process
server-to the house. much wondering
MhAt the Court Of the kings bench shouid
want OF him. Jeremy handed TO John a
portentons document addressed to Our
Sood subject, John Ridd. describing John
netter than he knew himself. and. greet
lhx hlm In the name OF the king The
uocument required him TO repair at once
20 Lonhon and appear before the Right
otshipiul justices OF The Kings Bench
70 give testimony on matters which con.
cerned MS Majesty To the document
was stmehcd prodigious number OF
seals Why his Majestys business so
urgently required his presence In London
John could not imagine. But he was q
, loyal subject and obeyed