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W RSHGER RALPH;
BY WELDOR J. COBB.
CHAPTER XXI—ConfliMM.
"They will toon begin a now mode of
attack,” said the hermit, “but what we
cannot tell until they bogln operations."
This the savages did an hour later.
Darkness had come down' over the ra
vine, but the hermit stood at the win
dow, and his keen eyes were fixed on the
dim scene below,
“I understand their plans now,* he
said at last
“What are they?” asked the scout
■They are trying to scale the cliff."
“It Is almost perpendicular. "
“Still, under the cover of the dark-
Mss they hope to reach ua *
“They will not *
“No. One thing has prevented the
success of their enterprise. ”
"And that Is "
“Their discovery," repllod tho old her
mit, grimly.
As he spoke, Walford went to a cor
ner of the cabin, lio lowered some ob
ject by a rope from' the window of tho
cabin a minute later.
He Ignited a match and swung the
ob.ect dear of the window. It proved
to be an Immense open lantern. Its
rays, suddenly cast forth, illumined the
space beneath thum fright as day.
It showed the savages In half a dozen
places in the act of endeavoring to scale
the cliff and reach the refuge of their
enemies.
Cries of rage and dismay escaped
them, as the action of tho hermit battled
their plans, lloth Walford and tho
scout began firing at them and tho Mo-
• docs retreated.
The flames of the lantern soon died
away, leaving tho valley In darkness
again.
“They seem to have abandoned the
attack,” suggested the scout, after a
long pauso.
“For tho time being, perhaps,” replied
Walford: “but wo shall have more
trouble with thorn-before the night 1s
over.”
"You think so?"
“I know It Look thorol"
Doth men peered curiously from the
window. A flaming streak of tiro parted
tho darknoss.
“An arrow," said the scout
“Exactly."
“Upped with fire "
•Yes."
“They monn to burn us out."
Walford laughed grimly “If they
can ”
“Noe! There are othors."
Half it do en lire arrows wero shot up
ward from different polntsof tho valley.
Most ot those fell wldo of their Intonded
mark. Some shot over the cabin. Some
struck the clltf and wero extinguished.
■ Others described a clrc'o and foil to tho
ground. Somo, howovor. It was evident
ponctrntcd the ..under surface of tho ox-
po<od floor beneath tholr foot. Those
they could not soo. Waif, rd seemed uu-
• disturbed nt those oplsodos
“Are you not afraid?" asked tho scout,
Una'ly.
“(If what!"
“Of tho lire ”
“I do not believe they can fire the
cabin.”
“Why not?”
“Tho sides and lloor are damp and
moss-covered."
“lla: what about that.”
A decidedly s i.oky smell began to per
vade tho place.
"Tho logs aro cortalnly on flro,“ re
marked Hanger lialph.
“Well, when we arc In dangor wo will
i retreat."
“Whoro?”
“To oi.e of the rocks."
“Is thoio a way to loavo here?"
"Yes. ”
“And reach tho valloy?"
Walford neddod assontlngly. He saw
as ho watchod fr. m ttio window that a
faint glow showed bonoath the cabin,
“Thoy’vo done It," ho said, calmly.
“Done what?”
“Set the cabin on fire.”
“Thou we had bolter loavo horo.”
“I suppore wo had. ”
“Then lot us do so. *
“In a moment. Walt" „
“Whoro are you going?"
“To soo thnt tho way Is clear."
Walford loft tho hut ou tho sldo
farthest fr. m the mountain. Hanger
ltalpli remained at tho window, looking
down at tho valloy. Evory momont tho
glare Incroasod. Evidently tho bottom
of the cabin was on tiro. Tho arrows
of the Modocs had Ignltod tho floor.
Tho scout could hoar tho flames
crackling fiercely. The smoke fiogan to
fill tho cabin, and bo was Impeded to
retreat.
Still lie determined to await Walford's
return. Suddenly an anxious round
startled and alarmud tho old scout
There was a tearing, crashing noise.
Tho hut seemed to lock and quiver
■wildly. Tho l eer appeared to drop
precipitately.
In a Hash the seout realized what had
occurred. The fire had weakened the
joists that held tho floor In pin -o. These
had bcon burned through, and tho re
sult promised a diro disaster to the scout
Hu had just time to spring to one sldo
as hu saw what was about to transpire.
Hu reacbod the doer loading to the spot
whore the troe bridge had been, just as
the floor gave way. With a crash It
went hurtling to the valloy below.
Triumphant shouts of domrnlac glee
arose from the savages They exp 'eted
to see tho seout and tho hermit dashed
' to pieces.
Ranger Ralph bad osraied unhurt,
however, and Walford was not in tho
cabin when the disaster came.
The seout galuod the rock and has
tened to get out of rango and sight of
the Indians
In his precipitate haste he stumbled
and fell. He dropped over the edge of
tho cliff and landed on a ledge about
twenty feet below. The fall mado hlin
Insensible.
'j,. When be awoke to consciousness It
was broad daylight, and tho valley was
deserted. After several days of ardu-
Mr. Pi 3 endeavor to bafl e the outlaw Des-
Snturdfcd and to rescue Inez Tracey, tho
G A, Of 1 found himself altvo In peril, and
nothing b' foro him oxcept compll-
Miss Fli plots and a brokon trail,
is visiting
Mlltorf horseman •merged from the lint
°* * eerie* of louely mountain pasaes
end (truck off lnu> a forest beyond
which reached the isolated mining dis
trict of Gold Valley.
The apot wea locavod about one hun
dred mile* touth of MInert' Gulch, and
although remote from any large busi-
neaa center, was prolific of numerous
little aettlomonts and mining cam. s.
The horseman took a rapid but close
•urvoy of the landscape before bo do-
■c ..'tided from the bills.
“Yonder aro the New Era mining
camps,’be murmured. “It Is bore that
I expect to find l)yko Hespard. For two
days I have traced him, and I have rea
son to believe that Danton, his accom
plice, Is to meet him there and divide
their plunder end leave the country. He
certainly will, not recognlzo me In this
disguise. He shall not escape me. llo
shall be punished for his many crimes.
He shall toll me where 1 can find tho
woman I lovo—Inez. Tracey.”
It was Darrel Oroy who spoko, but
not, in propria persona, as the reader
first saw him.
Ho was elaborately disguised, and In
nowlso resembled the young scout who
had rescued Inoz. Tracey the eventful
night at Ton Spot, when our story
opuned.
Ills disguise and appearance In tho
district described may be briefly ex
plained. r
When ho had been set free by Shadow
Snako at the outlaws' stronghold In
Lone Canyon, he had. as dlroctcd, go io
at once to Miners' Gulch.
lie know that It would bo dangerous
and useless to attempt to find Inoz or
the scout with tho hostllo tribes around
blm. Ills leturn to the Gulch was not,
th reforo, a retreat, but a forced flight
lor safety.
Once arrived there, he arou ed the
natives by rotating nil the exciting
evonts of the preceding few days. Tho
result was that a score of determined
men set out tho next day to roscuo t iclr
Import ud companion, Hanger Ralph.
Not a trace of the scou , Inoz, the old
hermit, or tho Indian princess could bo
found.
Tho Modocs had returned to their usual
camp, whore they were so numerous
that a Journey thithor would be useless.
Tho bandits had been desporsod or
killed, end the disappointed barrel could
learn nothing of Hespard or tho sur
viving membors of tho I and.
All the parties to tho rocent plot of
tho despurado had mysteriously and
strangely disappeared.
Utterly dispirited tho young scout ro-
turnod to Miners' Gulch
He had no moans of knowing whethor
Inez Tracey was a prisoner In tho hands
of the Modocs or was the iaptlvo of
Hespard. He Inclined to the latter ho-
llof, however, and at last determined to
act upon It
Assuming that Dospard hnd escapod,
bo rosolvod to gain a trace of his where
abouts If poxslblo. It was for this rea
son, knowing tho wily foo with whom ho
had to ileal, that ho dlsgulsod himself.
lie visited Lone Canyon, found tho
tavern In ruins, and the bandit strong
hold ontlroly deserted. Thence be went
so .th, vlsltl.ig all the many milling
camps alimg I’uul lo River.
He pretended to bo a prospector, but
kept a sharp lookout for sumo of the
escapod outlaws.
F.nally. one day, ha mot at a tavern a
man whom be recognized 'as a forn.or
member of Dcspard's band. From him
ho deftly lournod that Hespard and Han-
ton had esra oil the Modocs. They
wero to moot at Head Man's dully In a
few days Hespard was In hiding anil
Danton had gono after some hidden
treasure.
That uftornoon Darrel arrivod at tho
gully, whore a tavern thnt was u gen
eral center lor tho miners was located.
Darrel niinuiiiiccd to tho landlord that
ho Intonded lo remain for several days,
and secured a room nt the tavern.
That night .and all tho next day he
haunted tho bar-room of the pluco,
keeping a sharp lookout for Hespard
llo made many guarded In .uirles u. to
tho outlaw, but could luarn nothing defi
nite concerning him.
The next evening, however, an eplsodo
occurred which lmllcatod that Ills efforts
to locuta Hospurd wero destined to bo
rewardod with success at last.
It was just aftor duskf and ho was
seated In a qhulr' near the bar, when a
stranger entered the place.
The others In tho loom, engrossed In
card playing and drinking, did not no
tice him, and Carrol himself only be
stowed a passing glance at him. Tho
strangor boro a small sacliol In Ills band
and woro a heavy sombrero that effect
ually shadowed his boarded faco.
lie addressed tho landlord In a low
tone. Tho moment he qpoko Darrel
started vie ontly.
"Danton!” he breathed, excitedly,
llo had Instantly recognized tho voice.
Ha controlled his emotions, howovor,
and listened Intently.
"Aro you tho landlord?” askod tho
disguised Danton
“ Yos. ”
“1 was to moot a friend horo."
“What Is Ills name?"
"l'U rtado. ”
“A Mexican?”
“Yes. ”
“There’s no ono hqrn of that name,”
said tho landlord,
“Thou ho hasn’t come yet I’ll wait
for him. t an you give me a room?"
"Yos. ”
Danton p'acod a coin on tho counter.
“And send Fuorlado to mo when ho
comas ”
“All right"
Danton was od to an apartment In tho
rear of tho bar-room by tho landlord.
Darrel Urey was koonly excited. Ho
walkod out into the opon air and re
flected deeply. Ills onomlos wore noar-
ly In his power.
The disguised strangor was certainly
Danton. The man Fucrtado he had
named was undoubtedly Dyke Despard.
“What had I boltor do?” he mused.
Darrel formod a quick resolution. Ho
bad mado the acquaintance of ono of tho
principal men of tho placo tho day pre
vious, and Had Impressed h'm favorably.
His,name was llrown, and bo was an ex-
officio Short If of the district
Darr. l hastened at once to tho cabin
whore ho lived. Briefly ho re ated tho
truo object of bis vlsft to I)oad Mail’s
Gully. The Sheriff listened Interested
ly. Ho bad heard of Despard, and evi
dently bore him no friendly feelings.
“You want mo to holp you?” he Bald.
“Yes," repllod Darrel.
“And arrest the man'’”
“At once. ’’
“On what charge?”
“Train robbery and murder."
“Have you any w tncsses?”
“Not here."
“That’s It, you see. Despard has somo
friends among the regular miners. ”
“Well?”
“They would dotnand a speedy trial,
and, as you have no witnesses, I doubt
"Bm M Minors' flalek his criaAs ere
known."
“That Is different Now, I have •
plan.”
“Well?"
“Arrost him yourself."
“Alone?”
“No; I will help yon. We will capture
him quietly and spirit him awey. ”
“How?”
“Will you pay the expenses for a v*
hide to convey him to the gulch?”
“Yea ”
“Then return to the hotel."
“And keep watch of the men?”
“Exactly. ”
“And you?"
“Doiend upon my being on hand when
the proper time com a ’’
“Agreod. ’’
Darrel returned to the hotel. Hit
first question was of the landlord.
“Has your guost's friend some yet?”
he askod, with affected carelossncsa
“The Mexican?”
“Yes.”
"Ho Just came. ”
“In tho room yonder, I snppose."
“Yos."
Darrel went outside again and walked
around tho house The shutters of tho
room occupied b ■ Danton and his com
panions were cosed, however.
“I must see and overhear them,* ho
decided.
Ho examined tho house closely. He
knew that it had a large unfinished loft,
used for storage. Ten minutes later be
was clambering over Its rafters, and lo
cated tho room Danton was In. , Then
ho began to cut a small hole through
the thin plastering.
Ho bad made a chink large enough to
look Into tho apartment, when he paused.
Evidently tho falling particles of
plaster had attracted tho attention of
the occupants of tho placo. For a voice,
unmistakably that of Despard, asked
quickly:
“What is that?” <
CHAITKIt XXIII.
UNI.'Ilt ARI1RST
Darrel Grey remained perfectly sl ant
and glnnco I through the hole In the
colling. Seated at a table was Danton,
and opposite him the object of all Dar
rel's quest—the bandit leader, Dyke
He-uird.
Tho latter was disguised as a Mexican,
but his dark, flashing eyes botrayod his
trdo Idontlty to tho young scout
A few grains of plaster had fallon on
the table between them
“Wliat Is that?” Despard had do-
manded.
“What?”
“The plaster Is falling."
“The rats, probably. Go on with your
story, Dospard. Wo havo no tlmo to
lose. ”
Dospard paid no further attention to
tbo falling piaster and askod. “You havo
tho gold dust .”'
"'lo-i," repllod Danton.
“Where Is It?"
“In this sacliol. ”
“Wliat havo you Inarnod?”
“Nothing.”
“Tho boys arc all scattered?”
“Y es. ”
“And tlm diamonds cannot bo found .’"
“No Whlto Fawn took them. ”
“And cannot bo traced?”
“I foar not. ”
“Vory well: then wo must content our
selves with wliat wo have. ”
“Wo’re fenced to."
“And leave tho country at once. *
“Yes; for we aro not In much favoi
boro. ”
“Tin-re's that land that was left by
Traeoy. ”
“Ill California?”
“Exactly."
"The old hermit said It was worthless."
“It's soiiiOtblng, ami I have the papers
to It. If wo only bad tbo glrL”
“Inez?"
“Yos. ”
“She's In tho hands of iho Modocs ”
"You think so?”
“I am sure of it ”
Darrell bocaino so oxcltod that he
made a earn oss move at this juii turo.
llo slipped from one of tbo rafters, and,
In doing so, foil upon tbo frail plastering.
There was a era b, and the next mo
ment ho wont flying through tho air.
Ho landod directly on tho table between
the unut/od conspirators.
“You are my prisoners!”
Darrel bud regained Ills pre-onco ol
mlnil Instantly. Drawing a revolver be
sprung to tho floor His main attention
was directed to Despard.
Danton hud taken tbo alarm quickly.
Before Darrel could detain him ho had
gained tho window. With a crash ho
went through It, shutters and all.
At that mnmoiit tho rear door was
opened. Brown, the Sheriff, stood on
Its threshold.
“Dyko Dospard,” ho said, “you aro un
der arrest "
|TO 11R CONTINUED.]
I.lmlteil Moiutrcliy.
The systom of responsible ministries,
tbo introduction of which Into our own
government lias boon advocated by cer
tain theorists, would niako of tho I’rosl-
dont of tho United States much such a
functionary as Is a monarch In a consti
tutional country of Eurono, ns far as
“Influence with Ills own administration”
Is concorned. An amusing auocdoto Is
told of Louis XVIII. of Franco.
This Inoffonsho monarch took break
fast one morning. Then bis ministers
called upon him.
“Well,” said the King, “how aro tho
public affairs?”
“Getting along vory nicely, sire,” said
the ministers.
“Hum! In that case," said tho King,
“I think I will go and tako a walk."
Noxt morning after breakfast tbo
ministers callod again. “Well, bow do
the public affairs get on to-day?" a6kcd
tho King.
“Vory badly Indeed, sire," said the
ministers.
“Hum!” exclalmod tho King, “In that
ca-o. I think I will—go and take a
walk!”
Next day no ministers called on the
King.
“What has becomo of my ministry?”
said the King. after breakfast.
“sire,” said tho palaeo functionary
who was In attendance, “Parliament has
turned out tho ministry.”
“Ah!" said tho King, "then It’s they
who havo taken a walk this time, eh?"
In 1778 the heat of Bologna was so
groat that numbers of people wero
stifled In July, 1878, tho heat again
bccamo Intolerable Vegetables were
burned up and fruit dlod on the trees.
The furniture and woodwork Indwelling
houses craekod and split, and moat went
bad In an hour.
CHAITEIt XXII.
ON THE TRAIL.
«JOOD w<-<ik tho occurrence of the
■ ■ True narrated In the last chapter, a ! If you could couvlct Despard.
Tonic, fitoi
guilds its g
Tiik heat in several of the French
provinces during tho summer of 1T05
was oqual to that ot a glass furnace
Meat could bo prepared for the table
merely by exposing It to the sun Not
a soul dare venture'out between noon
aud 4 p. m.
y ^ TRY ^
CANDY CATHARTIC
“Latz the
ALL
DRUGGISTS.
•UR YOUNO FOLKS.
GENTLR DEEDS AND WORDS.
Every gentle deed yon do,
One bright spirit brings to yon—
One more angel watch to keep
By your pillow while you sleep.
Softer makes the find's weird song
Through the pine trees ell night long,
Clearer makes the white stars gleam
While yon dream,
While you dream.
Every gentle word you Bay
One dark spirit drives away,
Makes the clover in the grass
Whisper greeting as you pass,
Swifter makes the cloud-ships fly
In their march across the sky,
Daintier makes each frosted flake
When you wake,
When you wake.
LITTLE GIRLS IN HOLLAND.
Some of you not over-industrious
little girls might profit by the example
of the little girls in Holland, who
learn to knit when only four or live
years old. They begin with two
needles; their mothers teach them to
mgke pretty wash-oloths, lamp mats
end many useful things. When they
have learned to use flvo needles they
mado wristbands and stockings.
Every little Dutch girl gets from her
toother a "wonder ball” for the first
piece of work done with five needles.
Candies, trinkets, and many pretty
trifles are hidden in n ball of wool,
which is put in a handsome ease with
a set of needles. As the girl knits
sway, one thing after another is
brought out from this ball, and, when
• the whole is used up they Hud in the
centre a gold piece or s ring for •
gift.
JOHNNY’S Pill ENDS,
A little fellow was convalescing after
scarlet fever, and in very low spirits
because, as he said, ‘‘it'll he forever
before I can havo anything to do with
the hoys again.” Suddenly his at
tention wns attracted to a pieoe of
paper tied to a long string weighed
down with a Ilsh line sinker that flew
in through the open window of the
room he was in. Eagerly he unpinned
the grimy note, laboriously written
by a school acquaintance. It ran:
“Wothout you mite he lonesiain.
That is wy we are doin it. So evry
day we are all of ns agoing to send
you a letter threw the winder. This
is my bote on the bottom of tkepapor.
I ennnot draw verry good. But you
wuut kure. All the other boys are
agoing to drawer there for you two.”
This letter was signed briefly
‘‘Frank." It made no difference to
Johnny that Frank's sketch was very
much out of drawing or that his spell
ing did not agreo with Mr. Webster’s.
By his simple thoughtfulness ho had
turned what hid fair to he n dreary in
validism into one of happiest periods
of Johnny’s whole boyhood.
THE BIIIDS' PARTY.
It had boon raining all night, then
the wind blew cold and froze tho rain
drops on tho trees, till every branoh
and twig was turned into an ieicle.
They nil sparkled and'glittered like
diamonds, nnd Tom and Prissy thought
the world looked like a big, splendid
palace. They kept calling mamma to
come to the window nnd look.
“Yes, dearies, it's beautiful, ” said
mamma, “only I can't help thinking,
wlint will become of the poor little
birds ?”
Then she explained that when tho
ground is covered with snow, the
birds live ou worms und other insects
that hide under the hark of trees, hut
when tho trees are coated with ice,
theiT poor little hills can not break
through this hard crust! The chil
dren wore greatly interested.
“I wish we could feed them,” said
Trissy. “Couldn’t we give them a
party, mamma ?"
Mamma said yes, aud offered to
furuish the refreshments. She told
them thnt in cold weather birds liked
nothing better than u bit of fat meat;
so the children hung a piece of pork
in the old apple-tree, and thep watched
from the window to see the birds'
party begin.
utnutifm pink and i
changed to a ding;
eye missing, she wn
indeed; hut wliat eo
The first visitor was • little bird in
a blue coat and a neat white vest.
He ran up and down the tree and
oried, “Hark I" two or three times be
fore he ventured to taste the refresh
ments. Mamma said this was a nut
hatch.
After him came a flock of prettily
dressed little birds in black velvet
hoods, all singing, “Chick-a-dee-deet”
together.
Their voices were sweet, but I am
sorry to say their manners were really
rude, for one began hiB dinner alone,
and drove away ail the others who
tried to get a taste. When ho had
finished, another came and ate in the
same selfish fashion, and bo on till
each one had dined; then they all flew
away together, singing their favorite
tune.
Then came dear little Jenny Wren
in her trim brown suit, and tljen Mr.
Woodpecker in a fine red fez, and
Miss Creeper, dressed very plainly,
hut neatly and tastefully.
Bo the birds kept coming, and the
party only ended when night fell and
the refreshments were all gone. But
the children and mamma, too, en
joyed it ho much that they agreed to
lave just such n party every day till
the cold weather was over.
ARARELLA.
Poor Arabella I One could see that
& her youth she must have been very
Uindsome, hut uow, with her goldeu
oei-Ih torn and matted, her former
Ixautiful pink and white complexion
dingy yellow, and one
was forlorn-looking
could one expect, of
heroine of as many adventures,
bd h by laud and by sea, as Arabella
Uarl been ? Hers had keen an excit-
inl life I
the children at the Boss family—
aut there were a good many of them
—sere very imaginative, and liked to
act out any etory which they heard or
reu about thnt happened to take thoir
fan y, aud Arabella was always the
chi ' star in the play. Bhelmd passed
thri igli many thrilling adventures,
nnd had had many hnirbrendth es-
capi i, having been shipwrecked at sea
nnd lidnnpped on land.
O i the afternoon of which I write,
the children were getting ready for a
newelay, which seemed to require
quite elaborate preparations; the home
foi'ca consisting of Bessie, Tom, Ned,
Hariil and Nail, together with the
twiui Jack aud Jill,—though they
were jo small that they scarcely count
ed,—sere augmented by live other
child^u from the neighborhood, and
I beitine so much iuterested in the
serapilof conversation which floated
up to jiy ears as I sat at my chamber
windoj, that I called down to inquire
what important event was about to
take plu-e, und was told that a young
white itaidenhad wandered away from
the fort, oat on the prairie, where
there vyas a hostile hand of Indians
encampod, and that her friends wero
preparing for the rescue.
Of course Arabella was tho young
mniden, and I let book aud work lie
unnoticed wljile I played the part of
au iuterestodspeotator.
The band oi Indians, six in number
were enciunpeil out under the elm-tree
while the piaizn served ns a fort for
the six friends of the maideu. Ara
bella herself Ins about half-way be
tween the twj parties, propped np
against a rock.j aud judging by her
attitude, I shtuld say that she had
fainted. 1
Soon tho strle began. The party
from the fort, L aded by Nan, rushed
out in great yle, and had almost
reached the m iden, when the In
dians, led by To i, charged upon them,
nnd then there - as great confusion.
Sometimes it vonld seem sure thnt
tho Indians wer getting the worst of
it, nnd would he nit to flight, and then
again the whitl people would be
driven hack.
Occasionally, 1 us both parties
stopped for a fewnnoments to rest, I
would cate]: n uimpsu of poor Ara
bella, nowilyingjin a meet uncom
fortable pos tion eh tho ground.
Suddenly, as tli notion was nbout
to begin wit i renewed vigor, a huge,
Idnck shape larteilorouud the corner
of the hhnse, thrust itself between th*
contending forees, seized the un
fortunate Arabella, end was off like
the wind.
For a moment ell stood still in as
tonishment, then friends end foes
uniting, a grand rnsh was made for
the intruder; but Rover had no idee
of giving up his plaything. Threat#
and coaxing were alike ot no avail;
round aud round the house they went,
down in the orohard, out into the
road, till everybody was tired out,
end, hot and dusty, stopped to rest.
Rov.er stopped, too, and lying down,
carefully deposited Arabella between
his paws, from which position her one
eye looked out so piteously toward
her friends that they could not stand
it, and with a shout started out once
more to’the rescue.
Just then I was called away, but an
hour or two later, on going through
the dining-room, I stumbled over
something, which on examination,
proved to be'the young white maiden
minus an arm and considerably more
hair, hut who, nevertheless, was re
ceived with cries of joy, when restored
to the arms of her friends.
They had Anally secured Rover,
but had been unable to find Arabella,
as he had dropped her in his flight.
I was afraid that Arabella’s days of
adventure might be over, as she
seemed to he iu a much shattered con
dition, hut as I heard yesterday that
she was soon to be Joan of Arc, I
judge thnt she bus recovered.
A kin* Killed by a Beet Bose.
The king who died In this bonse was
that young Dane who appears to have
been an incarnation of the Ideal Dan
ish brutality. He dragged his broth
er’s body out of Its grave and flung
It into the Thames; he massacred the
people of Worchester and ravaged the
shire; and he did these brave deedB and
many others all In two short years.
Then be went to his own place. His
departure was both fitting and dra
matic. For one so young It showed
with what a yearning and madness he
hail been drinking. He went across
the river—there was, 1 repeat, no other
house in Lambeth except this, so that
it must have been here—to attend the
wedding of his standard bearer, Tos-
tlg the Proud, with Goda, daughter of
the Thane Osgood Clapa, whose name
survives In his former estate of Clap-
ham. A Danish wedding was always
an occasion for hard drinking, while
the minstrels played and sang and the
mummers tumbled. When men were
well drunken the pleasing sport of boso
throwing began; they threw the bones
at each other. The fun of the game
consisted in the accident of a man not
being able to dodge the bone which
struck him, and probably killed him.
Archbishop Alphege was thus killed.
The soldiers had no special desire to
kill the old man; why couldn’t he enter
Into the spirit of the game and dodge
the bones? As he did not, of course
he was hit, and as the bone was a big
and heavy bone, hurled by a powerful
hand, of course it split open his skull.
One may be permitted to think that
perhaps King Hardachut, who is sail
to have fallen down suddenly when he
"stood up to drink," did actually in
tercept a big beef bone which knocked
him down; and as he remained coma
tose until he died, the proud Tostig,
unwilling to havo It said that even in
sport his kind had been killed at hl3
wedding, gave out that the king had
fallen down in a fit. This, however. Is
speculation—Sir Walter Besant, In the
Pall Mall Magazine.
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