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y of his love and begged her for som,
n word of hope.
n win my fathers love and all ma
: follow" she told him.
: Sir Nigel was a small man with
e lisplng voice, but when he said, 'let II.
debate the matter further" 1t mean
a fight. He spoke of his "smaI
I deeds" and he called a deadly hand
4 to-hand fight a "small pickering.
With Alleyne, John Awkward and onC
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 Nlgel's
: sword flashed everywhere at once.
Awkward 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 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 a duel and came out a 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 UNI
known knight came forth from the
east and challenged the victors. -Four
knights went down before him In
short order, but Sir Nigel broke evea.
The White company was at Lax and
he set out to take command. With
him were Awkward and John and his
two squlres, Alleyne and Ford. In
the brushwood they saw many strange
lean people who fled before them.
Some We're 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,
French knight, known TO Sir Nigel.
His wife, Lady Tiphalne, was with
him. They all went for the night to d
chateau. Here they found several
other knights and squres. They had
great feast and made merry, I'm.
mindful of the starving peasants.
Lady Tiphane went into G 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 Nigers castle besieged by mob
led by 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
laughed at the idea.
When all were asleep the enraged
peasants stole into the chateau ana
all but eight. Sir Nigel. AL.
eyne Aylward,N, John, Lu Guesclln
and his wife, and two others fought
their way to the keep. In a narrow
passage at the head Of the stairs they
leld the mob off. The peasants set
ire to the buildings The stairs fell
lway and they were about to be en- |
'eloped in flames when the White Q
company arrived and rescued them. q
Sir Nigel and the White company S
our hundred strcng, Joined Edwards d
rmy and marched into Spain. Sent
head to rcc0nnoiter, they stole up t
lear a Spanish camp and did some t
mall deeds. Horde John captured Z
Spanish knight by the foot and held L
I'm for a ransom. Later, they were II
urprsed by large force of cavalry. s
IN a rocky hill they made their last C
tand. t,
ITO your arms, menl" roared Sir z
'igel. "ShoOt while you may. and
hen out swords and let us live or II
lie together" Il
Sir Nigel sent Alleyne for help e.
orely wounded he dashed himself to n
Is horse, broke through the Spanish pl
mes and, nearly dead. reached the II
ngllsh. When the rescue party ar
we'd and drove away the Spaniards o.
lie flag still waved, with only John er
I'd six archers around 1t. All the CO
st were either killed or taken pris- 81
Ter. in
The fame OF the White company In
aveled far. Alleyne was knighted, da
I'm got five thousand crowns ran
m. and the two hurried back TO Eng
nd. Maude Loring hearing that y,
cry one of the company had been 90
led had entered a nunnery, but AL. ~
yne took her home and they were en-
lrried. ~
Sir Nigel and Awkward were taken n
isOners but escaped. seized a small ~
lster and came home with a rich ~
rgo. Awkward wed the dame Eliza. -,
I'm became Alleyne's squire and =,
" all lived many years filled with ~,
nor and happiness and laden with -
Fry blessing. -.
Sir Nigel rode no more to the wars. ~,
he found his way to every jouSt.
: within thirty miles. Twice again !
Alleyne EdrbcSon fought in France. a..
] came back each time laden with a.
iors. ~
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