Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-29


W ews 20 the detec-
III V tive tales and EVIL
~ W% NJ denced an equal
#l enthusiasm for his
AS#xA #l histOri cal ro-
lN#A< mances, which he
- regards his
best work. He re-
marked TINT he hnd spent two years
of hard work and had consulted more
than 200 books In composing "Ths
White Company" ~. ii +.
The numerous Sherlock Holmes tales
and the historical romsnces show but
two sides to the authors unusual YER
satiIity. He has always kept mp his
keen interest in medicine, his first pro-
fession. In "The Crime of Congo" he
wrote about the cruelties of King Leo
pold's administration of the Congo
rubber traffic. In South Africa, and
more recently in France, he has studied
and written about modern war. Long
before the great war overwhelmed
Europe he saw the storm cloud gather
ing and in short stories he forecast
some of the terrors and mnrvels of
war as 1t might. be and as II proved
to be.sTIn aGrenf Britain and the Next
war; In 1913, he exposed the specfous
arguments Of General Bernhardk
For Sd years he has been inxestigat-
WINGED <unberexer eMore an& more he
has been won over TO COMPLETE faith
In Observation-Disclosures from the spirit
world anu IN numerous nrticIes and
rsThe New Revelation" (101G) he has
vet down stS,es sfsry OF his prosress
from skepticism to belief. and IL now
playing "a prominent part I'm the great
npiritualistIe9s movement which IL
sweeping over England. =.
.ja00 --tt----
"HE abbot of Beaulieu sat In q
lofty1foom,T before him his 30
marks. All were labor-stained
and wearyg for the abbot was a hard
man. Abig red-haired youth, the black
sheep of the fold, stood awaiting pun
ishment. His sins were many, the
worst being gthat he had a"conversed
with a maiden and did car
ny her acrossla stream, to the infinite
relish Of the devil"
The abbot rose in wrath. "John
of Horde" he Numbered. Thou shalt
be cast into the outer world Seize
him and scourge him from the pre-
cincts"
But the culprit had different plans.
Lifting the big oaken desk he hurled
1t at his acersersssprang throughFthe
open door and escaped .sr's d3iw
HE Is possessed Of a devilT they
shouted. iii7 az saa ~ sab Sslfs sea p.' g
Far different was the leave taking
of Alleyne Edricson, a slender, yellow
haired youth, favorite of all. No..
Twenty years ago." said the abbot,
''your father, the Franklin Of Min
stead, died leaving to the abbey three
hides of land, and you, his infant son.
for as to rear until you reached mans
estate; and now you must return into
the world
Alleyne was learned clerk, skilled
in music. writing, painting and other
attachments. His reading was scant
and he had only 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 STAY with be-
holding, like 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 1t fearful place.
HIS only relative was a brother, now
Socrnan of Minstead. who had earned
an evil name. Alleyne decided to go
TO HIS brother and try to reform him.
On the way he was set upon by rob-
bers eand would have been killed had
not The bailiff appeared. He was then
made sick by seeing one robber shot
and the other decaptated. Night
found him with boisterous crowd at
the Pled Merlin, kept by Dame, Eliza.
His 6erkly ways got him into trouble
but Dig Horde John protected him.
SamHn Awkward, bowman Of the
White company. came In with rich
booty from France. He induced John
to eplist for the wars, and in the
morrI4hg --..1ey started for Castle TWIN
ham, held by the famous knight, Sir
Nigel Loring. who was to command
the White company.
AllRyne set out to find his brother.
Tn aSsforest he came upon the most
beautiful creature he had ever beheld.
Sucff:he had pictured the angels. She
was neing held against her will by a
big %Ilow-haired man. Alleyne came
to tfS girls assistance and found that
the nan was his brother. ~
"Ytung cub Of Beaulieui NY dogs
shallSbe set upon you'll" cried the Soc
man. but he was unarmed. and Alleynk
raisitE his iron-shod staff, compelled
him 10 free the girl. He ran for
weaTi6ns and dogs, but the other tive
escated throYsh the woods xssz.T tn