Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-04-30

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Then he turned away, no longer
light-hearted boy.
At Twynham castle Alleyne met his
angel again. She was the Lerings'
only child. He became squire TO Sir
Nigel, while Lady Loring engaged him
TO teach the w&yward Maude and two
other girls. Maude was no easy pupil
given TO strange moods. In spite of
the abbot's warning. teaching three
girls was 10 Alleyne joyous expert
ence
Time came for him to follow Sir
Nigel to the wars. Maude was far
above him in station, yet be told her
of his love and begged her for some
word of hope
"Win my fathers love and all may
| follow" she told him.
Sir Nigel was a small man with q
lisping voice, but when he said. '1et Us
debate the matter further it meant
fight. He spoke Of his "small
deeds" and he called a deadly hand
to-hand fight a small pickering.
With Alleyne, John Aylward and one
1 hundred and fifty archers and men
| alarms lie set sail for France. They
! fought a bloody banle with two pirate
craft. Alleyne had his first taste Of
war and fought bravely. Sir Nigels
sword flashed everywhere at once.
/ Awkward led the archers and John
j 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
~ the war into Spain. Here Alleyne
/ fought duel and came out hero.
Five English knights held the lists
against all comers. 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
1 short order. but Sir Nigel broke even.
The White company was at Lax and
/ he set out 10 take command. With
/ him We're Awkward and John and his
two squires, Aleyne and Ford In
| the brushwood they saw many strange
| lean pe0ple who fed 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 Guesclln,
4 French knight. known to Sir Nigel
His wife, Lady Tiphaine, was with
him. They all went for the night to q
chateau. Here they found several
other knights and sQuires. They had
great feast and made merry, I'M
mindful of the starving peasants.
Lady Tlphalne went into q trance.
which she called the blessed hour Of
sight. She saw the English driven
our Of France. hut the power Of Eng
land spread to many lands. She saw
/ Sir NiceTs castle besieged by q mob
1 led by big yellow-haired man. Lady
| Loring and NauGe stood on the wall
directing the defenders The big lead
or was slain and his followers dis
rersed She told her husband that he
also was in great danger, but he
laughed at the idea.
When all We're asleep the enraged
neasants stole into the chateau and
murdered all but eight Sir Nigel, Al
LEVINE, Awkward, John, Id Guescin
and his wife and two others fought
their way TO the keep. In a narrow
massage at the head Of the stairs they
held the moi off The peasants set
/ fire 20 the buildings. The stairs fell
away and they were about to be en-
yeloped in flames when the White
company arrived and rescued them.
Sir Nigel and the White company,
four hundred strong. Joined Edwards
army ana marched into Spain. Sent
ahead to reconnoiter, they stole up
near a Spanish camp and did some
small deeds Horde John captured
q Spanish knight by the foot and held
/ him for a ransom. Later, they were
surprised by q large force Of cavalry.
/ On a rocky Hill they made their last
stand.
ITO your arms, mel" rOared SIP
Nigel. "Shoot while you may, au0
then out swords and let US live Of
die together"
Sir Nigel sent Alleyne for help
Sorelv wounded he dashed himself 70
his horse. broke through the Spanish
/ lines and, nearly dead, reached the
English. When the rescue party ar
rived and drove away the Spauiards
the flag still waved with only John
and six archers around it. All the
rest were either killed or taken pris-
oner.
The fame Of the White company
Travelled far. Aneyne was knlghted.
John got five thousand crowns ran-
som and the two hurried back to Eng
land Maude Lorlng hearing that
every one Of the company had been
/ killed had entered a nunnery, but Az
leyne took her home and they were
married
Sir Nigel and Awkward were taken
4 prisoners but escaped. seized a small
4 coaster ard came home with a rIch
+ cargo Aylward we'd the dame Eliza.