Show CONDENSED CLASSICS aw SIR NIGEL aw by bf SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE A CW nuon sy in alice ac C G C kt saml so Ml tow sir arthur conan doyle was born barn on may 22 1859 in edinburgh his father charles doyle dole was wait an ortist artist of 0 fantastic imagination the I 1 he b by 0 y w went e n t t to 0 4 Stony sto ny hurst college studied in germany and r returned to take his derorre tit nt adin burgh universo university ty in its lie signed aa 08 ships doctor doctor for a two to veara ers whaling trip I 1 in th the arctic traveled in epst r st africa nn ani 1 J final ly settled as aa a doctor in south sea ills hla imagination fauni constant stant in short storks s sherlock holmes in loe IL hl his first appearance ppe pea arance ranee in A W study ind y in scarlet but won till eris popularity in tile the adventures of sherlock ho holmes me the orl gina of the genau detective was dr rell nell of EdIn 1 edinburgh burgi I 1 university the popular hero liv again in the Aterno memoirs irs of sherlock 11 olmes the hound of the bisker mes allies v ind and the return of sherlock rr dr doyle from historical bours for its ills novels and plays the white n m stir fang aln romance first introduced sir nigel as an old man main in 1905 his youth is portrayed in the book named for alz him conan doyle dole served sered in a hospital in tin tile african war wroth two books in defense of the file british army in the anti anil was as knigh knighted td in 1902 1952 lie he his has written a three volume of the dirtat w war r sir conan D 0 yle Is a large lauffe athletic man who has ham nev neer M ell lost hig enthusiasm for sports sport 8 1111 11 home in su sussi x england Is filled with trop trophies troubie bie fro from fin miny many parts of the world tennis anti and cricket have kept him ili fit for his enormous literary undertakings times m e s fell 1 in ill I 1 ll 11 afe E EVIL the e ear u r 1348 8 when the gr great eat plague devastated the land it was during this that the story i of sir nigel takes ploce place the house of loring like many another nohle noble family felt the heavy beavy hand of inis misfortune fortune for after the barons aratri war and lawsuits with waverly abbey the luen inen of the church and the men of tile the law left nothing but the manor of telfurd for the remaining members 0 of f the family lady km etrude and I 1 her 1 er grandson nigel nigel loring carne came of a race of heroes his grandfather having fallen at the lie battle of stirling tin and I 1 hl his father it in tile lie sea tight fight of nigel ills hi veins thrilling with the blood of a hundred soldiers was filled with the desire for no adventure venture and combat havi having r ll 11 been trained nt at the desire of his gran grandmother d in skill shill at arris and cou courage ragi he became alo a during doring rider at times a n fierce bitterness aniced nigel nt at the thought of the wrongs FOURS lone hy by the at alicot bot of waverly whom lie he b believed itai had robbed the lorings of much of their on the first day of may the festival of the lie apostles phillp philip and janies consternation ster nation reigned nt at the abbey when it ft was fo found ind that a large pike had enten the carp in fit abbot johns fash liol pond ll nigel living being accused of putting the pike in the pond abbot john and the brother samuel were in fit upon the subject when they were rudely interrupted by ft a buzz of excitement among the monks in tit the cl cloister olster A white faced brother thing pen open the door and rushing into the room cried father abbot agns nips brother john Is dead and tile sub puh priar Is bend and ilie flie devil Is loose in the lie he five field now what the amther ballel the devil wit ans 4 it kroat great yellow ellow corp told rt tile llie abbey for the fleat of fail fJ lil il owner om er franklin aylward s such it hore ii ir e it was wai sill was vas not to lie be found betwixt tho abey ond and the kings stables at wind pr KT it was wag it a sorry day that brought I 1 thi alie horse to the abbey for fop no one there bould lie be found who would or could ride him or conquer ailin he hit had indeed nearly killed the lie brother und the abbot jolin john nail the monks intent upon api I 1 seeing with own OMI eydi till this terrible creature don lovi tile the stairs and gained the wall of the where lookin ir avei over its top hey taley beheld the he magni livent hore bior e standing fetlock fellock deep in ill the meadow grass gra up on it this wild acene prie there arrived riding his 1114 pony the aming S squire loring small of st stature aturo but with milcie mii mil cles cle of steel and a soul of his fac ance though tanned will 11 the weather was eilf of ivatury frn Iva ture ills whole appearance made him a mark smirk for ill ahe s sight ight of inny by but at the first glance the brown face set in its golden linar and heart and the daring flaring 1 light of the quick reckless laughing laughin lc ey eyes inide the one strong memory left behind TIP horse ans sit nt the moment trampling his late infest t victim anti nigel springing from it his I 1 4 pony was over tile the wall tind land nt at battle with midi the creature proving I 1 g himself elf in muster some discussion aro arose among the monks us its to lie file killing of 0 f the yellow horse or the giving liim film to nigel as n punishment tile the enst tion finally won and nigel proceeded to further subdue the hereto fore I 1 untamable creature called 1 the horse tried to uns unseat li t hl his rider but N nagel I 1 gel held fast and it at t ill lust t th they were over the four our toot foot gate imd and away then took place the roost most notable rifle ride ever eer known knon to that part of anil and tit alir 1 authors description recording it i ll 11 a geta worth rending reading also it Is the key to whole character A nearly forgotten balin ballad dupon upon tie the sub eject has tile the following refrain the doe that sped on blinde nead head tile kestell on the winde w inac and nigel on the yellow horse can leie leave the world be hinde after a long ong battle of wills the horse was broken and conquered he fell in the heather with a sobbing sigh throwing his rider over his head stunned tho the young squire was w as first to recover and kneeling by the panting overwrought horse borse he gently passed sed his hand over the foam flecked frice and the ubin whinnying nying Pom thrust hl hit llos gosp into the hollow of hand you are my horse nigel whispered whimpered and laid his chebli against the craning hend head 1 I know you and you ou know me and with the help belp of saint paul we shall tench teach some other folk to know its ill both ohp TI of waverly abbey adil ill nigel for debts and wrongs agai against nit nicil a he h was billed befort Ip for the ibe ah hot lot for trial was judged guilty and to hut but when thoy would have restrained him nagel brew his sword euord which angered the abbot who his benr bovann nian to draw his bow and defend holy church and her decrees decree tragedy WEH tenil nent when Ay livard n ruinous famous archer curie came to rescue at once attaching tn tile young squires arvice rv rl ice ce tin and afterward following him into anany dangers angers into the midst now came ime a man whose alipe larazev lails vas ai the ruinous soldier john chandos Cli andos with a message to nagel loring sold iff lie who comes to t seek tile flip fr holter of your roof Is your lord and mine tile kings high majesty edmard or of england while a guest nt Til tilford forI abbey chandos Clini idos stories ts filled tile the mind anti and heart of nigel avith it a stron Kir desire than ever for and he begged to go ns as chandos squire nailer r the standards standard 4 or of tile king edovard of england to which asson assented ted nigel made rando his for leaving home they were few and I mple for he liml hall only his hi his loyal sam A null tit at tho the lust hit ills long wished ul shed for suit stilt of armor fin and a of g gold ill anre there was fans however ho nimr one amt wt roust lie anade before leaving home hoine anti and that th it w ans as to see mary tile daughter nf the old or of purilla Puril ln living in tilt the castle nt at cosford mary of the lie grave eves ev es of brown looking benely nt thy the world the one whom loved loed at tit the shrine of fit st rt catherine nigel nagel and mary said their farewells and the young squire voi vowed mil to perform perform three n oble nohle deeds of nt valor in her to lionor nor ere lie he came to see Ms his eirv abary again but that no n thought of her should stand twixt win and this honorable ment nisei nigel constantly for sorn died ell to perform and ones caina to hund hand frequently but it wa ani not until he avas ns nt fit with Cli clondos andos that his first great opportunity cagne it was found that tho lillis of the upon the french tit nt cneal by tile the princes brlik es army ila biad been and it watt suspected that it 11 cunning darini daring dir Frine hinan called the rod red foras rt nt hud taken them thein nini nail ans ther already on ill his way item die phin clum nol nel nigel started in pursuit N fth 11 Ay livard and other followers after aft r a long e and a hard h binl fonest nigel the red berrt tim and evl the english plans plan tint lint a is his hl evenly wits AMIS so gallant it man ann nl tl hia ill life of the kins king and so knol him ire HP sent the F ferret erret to slim mary tit lit cosford with ith the tint thit tho th first ded was ns nigel then stormed the juniou catle of la in where ere lived ille HIP knight tailed called the butcher hull her of nf nere who was mas said never net to lit let it pr prisoner loner olivo from ill his castle nere nt at prent great ask of his chiq own on alft alfr nigel narel rescued led not only his ann un till aylwardl find other commilus com but it young who ho inter hoehr lloN Never dred praising ills rescuer then news ne of the everind deed was ns sent to mary lit cosford nigel lind ili followed on avith alth jolin chandos ino info brittany when the deed ant ris found there ila hal been ht hot furlong furious fighting and rl pont iners plunged fonnia un takina captive one of if till tina one in llev nn ing tho the nt at ills hn mp 1 might have hilled hini nt at once or liili him for hut but ito he lanil lot ina 11 itell pilling flu fl lit flit and out of tilt and pity the lie young squire anred ill life linn and lot let hini him go 0 o evily ol 01 to in r I 1 later inter that lie he had had tit nt ill his avi none other than king kin john of france dpn tle tho prince heard the story star I 1 front king john hlin himself elf it hi I 1 for iny part I 1 lind had rather r nive hit tl ill lionor honor this MIR squire ins has gatli ored thain nil all the richest rains ransoms of hinline inline whereupon tile lie pi ince with ith hk his sword 1 nl els ns kin it before hlin raid said ind 1114 h i lost it ahrne and guined it gal lant knight nay eager nt nit n it rise up sir ir nisei and a third went to mary two months later inter nigel arrived lit at cosford coford co ford and kimsing marys ann i wel conling hand he said st catherine tul hi bron braueht glit me ine home I 1 t 79 1913 1 0 hv by the post publishing co C the poston boston post printed by slon of and arrangement with dotibee ie day vaso liage co 0 authorized publishers rul puL lishers |