The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-05-04

| light-hearted boy.
At Twynham castle Alleyne met his
| angel again. She was the Loripgs'
only child. He became squire to Sir
Nigel, while Lady Loring engaged him
| to teach the hayward 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 to Alleyne joyous expert
ence.
| Time came for him 10 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 nah 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 a deadly hand.
to-hand fight small pickering"
With Alleyne. John Awkward and one
hundred and fifty archers and men.
|
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 join
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
re- 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, Alleyne and Ford. In
the brushwood they saw many strange
lean people who fed 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
a French knight. known to Sir Nigel
His wife, Lady Tiphaine, was witt
him. They all went for the night to
chateau. Here they found severa
other knights and squires. They hat
great feast and made merry, IN
mindful Of the starving peasants.
Lady Tiphaine went into a trance
which she called the blessed hour O.
sight. She saw the English driver
! out of France, but the power of Eng
land spread to many lands. She saw
Sir Nigel's castle besieged by mol
) led By big yellow-haired man. Lad.
Loring and Maude stood on the wall
directing the defenders. The big lead
er was slain and his followers dis
) persed She told her husband that n
also was in great danger, but n
laughed at the idea.
peasants stole into the chateau ant
, murdered all but eight. Sir Nigel, Al
leyne, Awkward. John, Lu Guescltl
and his wife. and two others tough
their way to the keep. In a marrow
, passage at the head of the stairs the,
held the mob off. The peasants Sc
fire to the buildings. The stairs fel
!, away and they We're about to be en-
. veloped in flames when the Whit
company arrived and rescued them.
j.. Sir Nigel and the White company
four hundred strong. joined Edward
D army and marched into Spain. Sen
ahead TO reconnoiter, they stole U
| near a Spanish camp and did som
small deeds Horde John capture
t a Spanish knight by the foot and he'll
him for ransom. Later. they wer
. surprised by large force Of cavalr,
On a rocky hill they made their las
stand.
f ITO your arms. men," roared 81
e Nigel "Shoot while you may. an
: then out swords and let US live Q
die together"
4 Sir Nigel sent Alleyne for hell
Sorely wounded he dashed himself
his horse. broke through the SPANS
!. lines and. nearly dead. reached tn
English. When the rescue party Al
rived and drove away the Spaniard
] the flag still waved. with only job
D and six archers around it. All tn
: rest were either killed or taken pri:
: oner.
The fame Of the White compan
travelled far. Alleyne was knightet
I John got five thousand crowns raj
I som. and the two hurried back to Ems
land. Maude Loring. hearing this
: every one of the company had bee
: killed. had entered a nunnery. but A
l. leyne took her home and they wer
e married.
a Sir Nigel and Awkward were take
prisoners but escaped. seized sma
coaster and came home with rio
: cargo. Aylward wed the dame Eliz:
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