Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-24

hrs ,Ioak. which had been glorious
gold, was brown and fringy around the
wrists Robin stopped the sad
knight and asked him to have dinner
with his men.
You can pay with whatever small
pieces of silver YOU may have IN Sour
purse, said Robin
i am most, sorry" replied the aad
knight Il think | better not come
with yOn II is very huuIlliaune. but
nave no gold OF silver in my pun
There is non" IN my ilon measure
chest al home That is The reason
whk AIN 80 sad. foi today | mus 20
ana Ten the bishop. my landlord. That
cannot pay him The mUnoy which /
owe him. Then viii he take my
lands away from me. That is tic
law"
How much money to YOU need 10
paJ this debit asked Robin Hood
Three sacks full Of gold an
swcrcd The knight ana his voice was
near crying
Don't IVORY over little matter
Ike that viii lend you Tue. gold
and one year from today tou may
come TO tins lgee ana pay me hacl,
The next morning a Eag Knight
rode away from the merry mea He
Was dressed IN new gold cloak lie
rode A gray horse glth a SILKY tail
and shinmern2 manc To the jew
cled saddle was tied three sacks Of
gold Each little round piece inside
the sack gi2elod and laughed a. the
horse losgcd along They were very
happy. because they had been rescued
nom siInsy merchant by Robin
Hood and now they were gong on
good pilgrimage.
After The knight mad paid The bish
op he went back to has land and he
worked hard tor the next year He
saved every cent he could ana his
good wife helped him When the
year VAS up they had three sacks Of
gold and little more.
The knight met ROBIN under the
greenwood tree and gave nina friend.
y sitJ OF one hundred arrows all
notehcd with silver and each tipped
win peacock feather
For this royal gift much rhanks,
Robin sad When the Knight offered
hl;d the three sacks OF gold he an
sWcred Indignantly.
no, my good fellow, We will not
take Tie gold For today took more
than lhat rom three rich priests We
viii let them pay your debt. Keep
the money
The years went rolIickius By under
The merry nrn's very noses There
came a Nj, time when Robin was
taken sick. He could not hunt aud
The feared that he must die. He
called Lille John TO his side and said
Il have d cousin, the prIorcss Of
Kirkslcy. She is very learned in med
lcine Take me TO her. perch1nce
she can cure me" Little John p ed
Robin on his horse and they rode
very slowly to the convent walls. Ii
Tie John stayed ou' side, for Roll
wanted 10 90 in alone.
The prioresS took Robin ir'o n it
tie white cell and there sh" Bed him
with a sharp needle. Sometimes
sic,, man could be cured ii he were
DIED a little. The priorcss was
wicked woman. After she had once
cut Robin's veins she left the room
and never came back 70 stop his life
from flowing away. Robin bccam"
very weak When he realized what
had happened. he gained strength
enough TO blow one blast on his hunt
ing horn. Little John had been wait.
ing outside the gate. When he heard
the call he smashed the gate thru. ne
broke the door of the convent and he
found his way to Robin. BY that time
Robin Hood was near to fainting. Lit.
tic John swore he would burn the
convent down and kin the wicked
prioreSs with all her nuns.
Nay" quoth Robin. IN I'll our
forest days we have never done
harm 10 woman. Remember after
1 am gone you do not break the old
tradition. Then he leaned on his e.
bow and said
Give me- bow in my hand