The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-10-04

lie stood, hoping she might retu.:
Then he turned away, no longer
light-hearted boy.
At Twynham castle Alleyne met hi
angel again. She was the Loringe
only child. He became squire to 81
Nigel, while Lady Loring engaged hh
to teach the hayward Maude and tw
other girls. Maude was no easy pup
given to strange moods. In spite {
The abbot's warning, teaching tire
girls was to Alleyne a joyous exper
ence.
Time came for him to follow 81
Nigel to the wars. Maude was ia
above him in station, yet he told he
Of his love and begged her for som
word of hope.
|. swim my fathers love and all ma.
follow" she told him.
Sir Nigel was small man with ,
lisping voice, but when he said, 'let U
debate the matter further" it mean
a fight. He spoke Of his "smal
Deeds" and he called a deadly hand
to-hand fight "small pickering.
With Alleyne, John Awkward and on
hundred and fifty archers and men
alarms he set sail for France. They
fought bloody battle with two pirate
craft. Alleyne had his first taste Of
war and fought bravely. Sir NigePs
sword flashed everywhere at once
Aylward led the archers and John
took the big Norman captain prisoner
by sheer strength. They lost nearly
all their men but captured both pirate
ships. In a fast sinking ship they
landed at Bordeaux where King Ed
ward was mastering his forces to car
ry the war into Spain. Here Alleyne
fought duel and came out hero.
Five English knights held the lists
against all corners. The English won
two bouts, their opponents two, and
Sir Nigel won the fifth. Then an I'M
known knight came forth from the
east and challenged the victors. Four
knights went down before him in
short order, but Sir Nigel broke even.
The White company was at Lax and
he set out to take command. With
him We're Aylward and John and his
two squires, Alleyne and Ford. In
the brushwood they saw many strange
lean people who fled before them.
Some were too weak with hunger to
move. Their feudal lord had taken
the last fruits Of their toll. At a hotel
they found the strange champion Of
the tournament. He was Du Guesclin,
a French knight, known to Sir Nigel.
His wife, Lady Tiphaine, was with
him. They all went for the night to a
chateau. Here they found several
other knights and squires. They had
a great feast and made merry, un-
Of the starving peasants.
Lady Tiphaine went into a trance,
which she called the blessed hour OF
sight. She saw the English driven
out Of France, but the power Of Eng
land spread to many lands. She saw
Sir Nigel's castle besieged by mob
led by a big yellow-haired man. Lady
Loring and Maude stood on the wall.
the defenders. The big lead
er was slain and his followers dis
persed. She told her husband that he
also was In great danger, but he
at the idea.
When all were asleep the enraged
peasants stole into the chateau and
murdered all but eight. Sir Nigel, AL
|eyne, Aylward, John, Lu Guesclin
and his wife, and two others fought
their way to the keep. In a narrow
passage at the head Of the stairs they
held the mob of. The peasants set
Are to the buildings. The stairs fell
away and they were about to be en-
veloped in flames when the White
arrived and rescued them.
Sir Nigel and the White company,
four hundred strong, Joined Edwards
army and marched into Spain. Sent
ahead to reconnoiter, they stole up
near a Spanish camp and did some
small deeds. Horde John captured
4 Spanish knight by the foot and held
him for ransom. Later, they were
by a large force Of cavalry.
On a rocky hill they made their last
stand.
ITO your arms, mem" roared Sir
Nigel. "Shoot while you may, and
hen out swords and let us live or
lie together"
Sir Nigel sent Alleyne for help.
3orely wounded he dashed himself to
lis horse, broke through the Spanish
ines and, nearly dead, reached the
English. When the rescue party ar
lived and drove away the Spaniards
he flag still waved, with only John
md six archers around 1t. All the
est were either killed or taken pris-
'ner.
(. The fame Of the White company
raveled far. Alleyne was knighted,
ohm got five thousand crowns ran
ON, and the two hurried back to Eng
and. Maude Loring, hearing that
very one Of the company had been
.illed, had entered a nunnery, but Al
eyne took her home and they were
married..
Sir Nigel and Aylward were taken