The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-04-29

light-hearted boy.
At Twynham castle Alleyne met his /
angel again. She was the Lorings |
only child He became squire TO SIR |
Nigel. while Lady Loring engaged him |
10 teach the Maynard Maude and two
other girls. Maude was no easy pupil. |
given 10 strange moods. In spite OF |
the abbot's warning. teaching three |
girls was to Alleyne a joyous expert |
ence.
Time came for him to follow Sir
Nigel TO the wars. Maude was far
above him in station. yet he 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 a
lisping voice, but when he said. ''let US
debate the matter further" 1t meant
a fight. He spoke of his "small
deeds" and he called deadly hand
to-hand fight 'small pickering"
With Alleyne. John Aylward and one
hundred and fifty archers and mem.
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 Nigel'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 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 a 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 were Awkward and John and his
two squires, AIleyne 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 hotel
; they found the strange champion of
|, the tournament. He was Du Guesclin
I a French knight, known to Sir Nigel
> His wife, Lady Tiphaine, was witt
| 20 ho MI h n G
chateau. Here they found several
a other knights and squires. They hat
0 a great feast and made merry, un
d mindful of the starving peasants.
Lady Tiphaine went into trance
< which she called the blessed hour o.
: sight. She saw the English driver
e out Of France, but the power Of Eng
d land spread to many lands. She saw
: Sir Nigel's castle besieged by mol
9 led by big yellow-haired man. Lad.
Loring and Maude stood on the wall
n directing the defenders. The big lead
t er was slain and his followers dis
e persed. She told her husband that h
; also was in great danger, but h
laughed at the idea.
3. When all were asleep the enrage
d peasants stole into the chateau an
Ie murdered all but eight. Sir Nigel, A
leyne, Awkward, John, Lu Guescli
" and his wife, and two others Tough
their way to the keep. In mario,
lg passage at the head Of the stairs the
" held the mob off. The peasants sc
fire to the buildings. The stairs efe
It, away and they were about to be. Ell
n veloped In flames when the Whit
&c company arrived and rescued them.
n, Sir Nigel and the White compan,
IS four hundred strong, joined Edward
TO army and marched into Spain. Sci
ahead to reconnoiter they stole U
Cd near Spanish camp and did SON
err small deeds. Horde John capture
Mt a Spanish knight by the foot and he
u him for a ransom. Later, they wei
N, surprised by large force Of cavalr
er On n rocky hill they made their la
OF stand.
of ITO your arms, men!" roared S
he Nigel. "Shoot while you may, al
'e- then out swords and let us live
ny die together"
I'M Sir Nigel sent Alleyne for hel
es Sorely wounded he dashed himself
'ul his horse, broke through the SPANS
Id lines and, nearly dead, reached Il
English. When the rescue party Q
Nv rived and drove away the Spaniar
ed the flag still waved, with only Jol
go and six archers around 1t. All Il
m. rest We're either killed or taken pr
3D. oner.
ad The fame Of the White compal
ZEN travelled far. Alleyne was knighte
lot John got five thousand crowns ra
INT som, and the two hurried back to Ell
at land. Maude Loring, hearing tn
"a. every one Of the company had be
lie, killed, had entered a nunnery, but
i'm. leyne took her home and they we
me married.
lch Sir Nigel and Aylward were TAX
I'm prisoners but escaped, seized SIN
The coaster and came home with ri
yn- cargo Awkward wed the dame Eli