El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-03
Condensed NO0eL SIZE o. 4 Dag
The White Company
By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
CONDENSATION by A. J. Stafford. WOllaston. Mass.)

L lofty room. before him his 81
monks All were labor stained ant
I weary, for the abbot was a hard man
a big, red-haired youth. the hack
sheep OF the fold. stood awaiting pun
ishment. His sins were many, the
worst being that he had "conversed
with a maiden and did carry
/ her across a stream, to the infinite
relish Of the devil"
The abbot rose in wrath John OF
Hordler' he Numbered, Thou shalt
be cast into the outer world Seize
him and scoarge him from the pre-
cinets"
But the culprit had different plans.
Lifting the big oaken desk he hurled
it at bis aceusers, sprang through the
open door and escaped
He is possessed Of a devil." they
shouted.
Far different was the leave taking
Of Alleyue Edricson. a slender, yellow
haired youth. favorite Of all
Twenty years ago" said the alb
bot, your father. the Franklin OF
Minstead. died, leaving to the abbey
three hides OF land and you, his in
FAINT son. for US to rear until you
must return into the world"
Alleyne was q learned clerk, skilled
lin music. writing, painting and other
attainments. His reading was scant
and he had only a vague idea OF Eu-
rope, beyond which were Jerusalem.
the Holy land. and the great river
which hath its source in the Garden
Of Eden The abbot now told him
Of strange nations, including that Of
the fair but evil women who slay with
behOlding, Ike the basilisk- AFTER
many prayers, blessings and warnings
from the abbot against sin and the
snares of women, Alleyne left the
peaceful abbey and went out into
the world. And he found il fearful
place.
his only relative was q brother.
now SOcmau OF Minsteads who had
earned an evil name. Alleyne decided
to go to 1is brother and try 70 re-
form him On the way he was set
upon by robbers and would have been
killed had not the bailiff appeared
He was then made sick by seeing one
rObber shot and the other decapitated-
Night found him with boisterous
crowd at the Pied Merlin, kept by
Dame Eliza. His clerky ways got
him into trouble but big Horde John
protected him. Samkin Awkward. d
bowman Of the White Company came
in with rich booty from France He
induced John to enlist for the wars
and in the morning they started for
Castle TWynham, held by the famous
knight, Sir Nigel Loring, who was
to command the White Company.
AlieTne set out to find his brother
In a forest he came upon the most
beautiful creature he had ever be-
held. such he had pictured the an
gels. She was being held against her
viii BY big yenow-haired man.
Alleyne came 10 the girls assistance /
and found that. the man was his |
brother
Young cub OF Beaulieui Ny dogs
shall be set upon your cried the Soc !
man. But he was unarmeds ana /
Alleyne. raising his ironshod staff. I
him TO free the girl. He ran |
for weapons and dogs. but the other 4
.wo escaped through the woods. The /
girls page came with horses. and /
when the young clerk told her that he /
Intended to Join two friends at Castle I
without telling her name Long he /
stood. hoping she might return Then I
he turned away, no longer a light :
hearted boy.
nigel again. She was the Lorings's /
,nly child He became squire to Sir Nj 4
GEL while Lady Loring engaged him i
@ teach the WayWard Maude and two /
other girls. Maude was no easy pupil 4
given TO strange moods In spite OF
ne auDll WAlnALE4 LEal4AA8 three D
girls was 10 Alleyne Joyous expert
lnce.
Time came for him TO follow Sir
ligel TO the wars. Maude was far
hove him in station. yet he told her OF
Us love and begged her for some word
Il hope
"Win my fathers love and all may
olloW." she told him
Sir Nigel was small man with a
ispiug voice. but when he said. ''Iet
IS debate the matter further" Il meant
fight He spoke OF his small deeds.
nd he called a deadly hand-to-hand
ight a small pickering" With Al
eyne, John Aylward. and $50 archers
nd men at arms ne set sail for
france. They fought a bloody battle
With pirate craft. Aleyne had his first
aste Of war and fought bravely. Sir
,igels sword flashed everywhere at
nee Awkward led the archers and
ohm took the big Norman captain
risoner by sheer strength They lost
early all their men but captured both
irate ships. In a fast sinking snip
hey landed at Bordeaux where king
EDWARD was mastering his forces 70
AIRY the war into Spain. Here Al
eyne fought a duel and came out a
ero- Five English knights held the
sts against all commers The Eng
sh won two bouts. their opponents
wo, and Sir Nigel won the fifth Then
n unknown knight came forth from
he east and challenged the victors.
our knights went down before him