The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-02

gers.
Into the midst now came a man
whose appearance dominated the
scene. This was the famous soldier,
John Chandos, with a message to
Nigel Loring Said Chandos, He
who comes to seek the shelter of your
roof is your liege lord and mine. the
land"
While a guest at Tilford Abbey,
Chandos' stories filled the mind and
| heart of Nigel with stronger desire
than ever for adventure, and he
begged to go as Chandos' Squire, i'm
der the standards Of the King, Edward
of England, to which Chandos assent
ed. Nigel made his arrangements for
! leaving home; they were few and sim
pie, for he had only his Pommers, his
loyal Sam Awkward, and at the last
his long -wished-for suit of armor, and
small amount of gold.
There was, however, one visit must
be made before leaving home, and
that was to see Mary, the daughter of
the old Knight of Duplin, living in the
castle at Cosford Mary of the grave
eyes of brown looking bravely at the
world; the one whom Nigel loved.
At the shrine Of St. Catherine, Nj
and the young Squire vowed to per
| her honor, ere he came to see his
Mary again; but that no thought of
her should stand twixt him and this
honorable achievement.
Nigel sought constantly for some
deed to perform and lesser ones came
| to hand frequently, but it was not I'M
til he was at Winshelsea, with Chan
dos, that his first great opportunity
came.
1t was found that the plans Of the
attack upon the French at Calais by
the Princes army had been stolen, and
it was suspected that a cunning, dar-
. ing Frenchman, called the Red Fer
ret" had taken them and was then
already on his way across the Chan
mel Nigel started in pursuit with
Awkward and other followers. After
| a long chase and hard-fought battle,
Nigel caught the Red Ferret and
saved the English plans; but as his
begged his life of the King and SO
saved him. He sent the Ferret to
Mary at Cosford, with the message
that the first deed was accomplished.
! Nigel then stormed the famous
castle of La Brohinere, where lived
the Knight called the Butcher of
! Brohinere," who was said never to
let prisoner escape alive from his
| castle. Here at great risk of his own
life, Nigel rescued not only his man
Sam Awkward and other comrades.
but young Frenchman who later,
however, died, praising his rescuer.
Then news of the second deed was
sent to Mary at Cosford.
Al
Chandos into Brittany when the third
deed was found. There had been hot,
furious fighting. and Nigel, riding
ing and taking captive one of the en-
envy. Having the Frenchman at his
mercy, Nigel might have killed him
at once, or held him for ransom, but
he had made a gallant fight, and out
of admiration and pity the young
Squire spared his life and let him go,
only to discover later that he had
had at his mercy none other than
King John of France
When the Prince heard the story
from King John himself he exclaimed
For my part l had rather have the
honor this Squire has gathered, than
all the richest ransoms of France.
Whereupon the Prince with his sword
touched Myers shoulder as he knelt
before him. and said, England has
lost brave squire and gained gal
liant knight; nay linger not, rise up,
Sir Nigel" And a third message went
to Mary.
Two months later Nigel arrived at
Cosford, and kissing Mary's welcom-
ing hand, he said: est Catherine has
brought me home"
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1.-THE Heart Of Midlothian" by Sir
Walter Scott, as condensed by T. /.
Hood Of Harvard University, will be