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Hyla wasugood swimmer, and Gordie a poor one, but death in the lake or the deep fen pools was far better thafi‘ . death with all the hideousness that would attend it at Hilgay Castle. The plan was this: .When the men rested for a morning meal, which, they calculated would be at sunrise, they would make a. sudden dash for freedom. By that time the lake would have been traâ€" versed, and the boat slowly thread- ing the mazy waterways of the ion. It would go hard with them if they could not get away from the heav- ily clad men-atarms, all unused as they were to the country. _ “And I also,” said seVeral others and the pile of clothes began to be lifted from the serfs. It was a. terribly anxious moment for them. If it was seen that bonds were cut, then they must risk ev- erything and jump/into the lake, for they knew the boat could not have won the fen as yet. Meanwhile the rowers had got three parts of the way over the wafer. The sky was quite light now, with that ' cold grey-green which lasts. for a. few minutes be- fore the actual sunrise. Once in the lake their chance was small, unless it might happen that they were near the reeds 'which borâ€" dered it, and could swim to them and be lost in the fen. The boat could go far more swiftly than they could ‘swim. In all probability there were cross-bows in it; they would be hunted through the water like drowned puppies. One by one the rowers, chilled by their exera tions, lifted the heavy leather gar- ments from the two men. Cerdic continued to push his knife under him, and both men lay upon their stomachs, with their hands placed in the position they would have oc- cupied had the thongs remained un- cut. ' The relief to Ccrdic was extreme. They’ had tied his wrists so tightly that-the thongs had cut. deep into the flesh. For a moment or two his hands were quite lifeless and he could not move them. Then as the blood came flowing back into the stiffened fingers, pricking as though it. were full of powdered glass, his mind also began to recover from its torpor and fear. He became alert, and his thoughts moved rapidly. He reached down cautiously for his knife, and inch by inch, withdrew it from the sheath. The jerkins which covered him were so thick- ly spread that more vigorous move- ments could hardly have been seen, but he trusted nothing to chance. “Suq will soon rise,” said Her- aud; “115’s colder now, I will put on my Jerkm.” Soon Hyla’s hands were free,~and the thongs binding his ankles sev- ered. They began to whisper a plan of ‘escapet Fortune was kind to them. \Vhen they at length lay bare to view, and the cold air came gratefully to their sweating bodies, the soldiers saw nothing. Heraud was the last man to take his coat, and he smote the back of Hyla’s head heavily with his clenched fist. The sudden pain and the foul Words which accompanied the blow made the prostrate man quiver with rage. For a. moment an impulse to fly at the throat of the manâ€"at- arms, and risk everything in one wild'exultation of combat shook him through A and through. He quivered with hatred and desire. But a 10W sibilant warning from Gerdic kept him fast, and with a, mighty effort he restrained his pasâ€" mon. Somewhat to the dismay of the serfs, the boat was Stopped, and the soldiers produced food 'and beer from a basket and began to make a meal. Although they did not dare raise their heads to see, Cerdic and Hyla could hear from the talk of the men above them that they were yet a. good half mile or more from the. fen. The air began to grow a, little warmer, and the sky to be painted in long crimson and golden streaks towards the East. Above their heads the hea'wy beating of great wings told them that the huge fowl of the fen were ulanglng out, over the marshes Ior food. "â€" Suddenly (M0 or the soldiers, who was in the apt of raising an apple to his mouth, began to snigâ€" go? with amusement. The others frilowed the direch’on of his ex- CHAPTER XI.â€"(Cont’d) FREEDOM AT LAST History of a Man Who Lived in Misery and Torture over the marshes for "Then, by Godis mod, I will make. me clean,” said Heraud good-humoredly. With that he got him to the boatside, and leaning over the gunwale began to lave himself vigorously in the fresh Water. ' “Ne’er did I see such a. figure of fun as thou art, comrade!” said Huber in an ectrasx‘of mirtfh2 The man presented a curious and laughable appearance. L'ewin had disguised him well, so that he might spy out where Hyla, lay, but the exertion of rowing had induced perspiration, and the dusky colo’râ€" ing and painted eyebrows trickled down his hot, tired face in streaks. A black stubble of newly sprouting beard and moustache added to the comic effect. In an e-airlier .part otthis book. occurs a. passage which is at some little trouble to explain that these menâ€"at-arms were little more than ferocious unthinking children. The kneeling man presented a. mark not only for quips of tonguebut for a rougher and more physical wit. With a. meaning wink at the others, John Pikeman withdrew a thole- pin, about a foot long, from its socket, and with that stick did give Heraud a, most; sounding thwack uan the most exposed part of_hign. With a sudden yell the unlucky wretch, as might have been foreâ€" seen, threw up his legs, and, with a loud gurgle, disappeared into the water. Now to these men, water was a. thing .somewhat out of exâ€" perience. Not one in a hundred of them could swim; they were sel- dom pub in the way of it, and a lake or river presented far more terrors to them than any walled town or field of battle. “Pardieu!” said Heraud, “it be the minter’s paint which I had forâ€" got. A misâ€"b-egotten wretch I must look and no lasing! I will to the water and wash me like a Chris- tian.” bended finger with their glance. He was pointing at Heraud. “We-ll, Joculator,” snarled that worthy, “what be you a-mouthing at me for '2” “It’s your face, Heraud,” splut- bered Huber. “By St. Simoun, but I never thought of it. till now. Should’st, have washed it off!” The fact induces a reflection. Courage is purely relative. All of us can be brave in dangers we know, ‘few of us but are not cowed in perils which are new. Poor Herâ€" aud was a striking example of the sententious truth. He rose chok- ing, and his face was so white with fear, his eyes so pleading, his strong arms beat the water in such agony that every rough heart- in that_boat was filled with anguish. With one accord they rushved to the side of the boat, and immedi- atfly the inevjtable happened. The gunwale sank lower and lower, the cruel lip of black water rose hungrin to meet it, there was a sound like 3, man swallowing oil, a swirl, a, rush of black water creamed into foam at its edge, and with a. loud shout of dismay and terror the whole crew were strug- gling furiously in the water. In (a. second the overturned boat had drifted yards away, and only the slimy green bottom projecth above the flood. Hyla and Cerdic, not being at the side of the boat, were not flung some distance out by the force of its turning, but sank together diâ€" regfily beneath it. They rose almost at once, and both received smart knocks on the head from the timber. With little difficulty they dived and came up by the boat side. Each put a hand upon the slippery curved timbers, only obtaining a rest for the tips of the fingers, and, treading water, looked towards the drowning crowd a, few yards away. The water was lashed into foam, as if some huge fish were disporting itself upon the surface. Heads kept bobbing up like corks, and sinking with a. gurgling noise. Now and then a hand rosc clutching the air in a, death convulsion. Amid all the confusion and tuâ€" mult the wicker basket, which had held food, floated serenely, and the, oars clustered round {thong-jg. EV'CYY'FT‘JI-Cl, with a long groan, some sturdy fellow would catch at an our end, the water pouring from his mouth and dripping from his cap. The thin pole would tip up with a jerk, and he would sink gurgling and coughing to his death. Meanwhile, the sun came up the As he MW his two comrades go their death, Huber gave a. loud de- spairing cry, wrung from his very heart. Then he started slowly and laboriously, for his strength was fast failing, to swim to. the boat. By this time Hyla, and Cerdic were in a, safer position. The long- armed little man had made a great leap out of the water from Cer- dic’s shoulders. He pushed his friend far down beneath the surface with the force of his spring, but the slight resistance of Cerdic’s body gave him the necessary im- petus, and his strong arms clutch- ed the keel” ‘He was very soon arstride it, and when Cerdic came spluttering up again he too was easily assisted into comparative safety. Suddenly Huber saw the two seated there, and his whit-e face became drawn and furrowed with despair as he saw his lasthope gone. “Hyla! Cerdic!” he called qua- ve-ringly, “ye two have beaten twelve brave men, and me among ’em. Ye have Godis grace with you, curse you! and I am done and over. Give you go'od-dayn” The two heads‘ sank loWer and lower, the chins were submerged, the red line of the lips Ior a mo- ment rested in line with the water and then, with no sign of cry, they sank gently out of sight, Bubbles came up to the surface from a, tenâ€" yard circle, burst, and disappearâ€" ed, the last sign that ten good fight- ing men were sinking asleep, deep down in the mud below. leg 'from the other side of the keel and dived into the water, sending the boat rocking away for yards as he did so. He made the exhausted archer place two hands upon his shoulders, and in ten exhausting minutes "the three were perched up- on the boat keel, the sole survivors of that illâ€"fated crew. The sun beâ€" gan to be hot, and they saw they were near land by now. In a. few moments it was nearly over. Three heads remalned above the water, as the serfs watched in fear. Huber swam round and round the other two, shouting di- rections and advice. One was Heraud, the other Jame, a, cute throat dog of no value. Both had but a. few strokes, and their strength was falling fast. sky with one red stride and illumâ€" ined all the waters. The day broke cool and glorious, while these were dying. The day broke as it had done a, thousand years before, and will a. thousand .years after you and I have sunk from one life and risen in another. Calm, glorious, unheeding, the sun rose over the waters, smiling inscrutably on‘ those who were to know its sealer, so very soon. ' “You fool, Hub‘eml’fl said Hyla. in concern, “think you we are foes in this pass? Wait, man, keep heart a little while I” He lifted his 'On the Farm awuuu§mwo THE USE OF FERTILIZERS. That reliable fertilizers will ndt exhaust, but on the” contrary will build up the poorest land into highest productiveness', has now been prov-en beyond cavil or doubt, writes G. C. Miller, Middlebon, _N. S. 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