AN ENGLISH OUTLAW.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 167, 1 July 1911, Page 4 (Supplement)

AN ENGLISH OUTLAW.

•• You are deceiving me’ ” and she turned first deadly pale, and then crimson. " You—you are Hereward himself!” , . „ •‘ 1? Pardon me. n*y lady. lei minutes ago I should have been ulad enough, to have been Hereward. No v 1 am thankful enough that I am only Siward • and not Hereward, who wins for himself contempt by overthrowing a knight more fortunate than he. And he bowed, and turned away to go. ” Hereward! Hereward! , in Her passion she seized him by both hn< hands. “ I know you! I know that device upon vour hand. At last! at last! Mv Hero, my Paladin'. How 1 have longed for this moment! How 1 have toiled for it, and not in vain: Alas, alas! —what am I saying? ’ And she tried, in her turn, to escape from Heroward’s mailed arms “ Then you do not care for that Mil ? ’ "For him? Here, take my favour, wear it before the world, and guard it as you only can ; and let all know Torfrida is your love. ' And with hands trembling with passion she bound the ribbon round his helm. “ Yes! I am Hereward," he admost shouted; “the Berserker, the brainbower. the land-thief, tho sea-thief, tlm feeder of wolf and raven —Aoi! Ero my beard was grown, I was a match for giants. How much more now that I am a man whom ladies love. Many a champion has quailed before my very glance. How much more now that 1 wear Torfrida’s gift? Aoi!"

Torfrida had often b -ard that wild battle-cry of “ Aoi! ” but she shuddered as she heard it close to her ears; I and saw, from the flashing eye and ■ dilated nostiil, the temper of the man j on whom she had thrown herself so I utterly. She laid her hand upon het I ’ips. " Silence! silence for pity’s sake. | Remember that you aie in a maiden’s I house ; and think of her good fame.” j Heie.vard collected himself instantly, ■ and then, holding her at arm’s length, ’ gazed upon hci. “ I was mad a moment. But is it not enough to make mo mad to look at you? ’’ “ Do not look at me so; I cannot bear it.” said she, hanging down her head. “ You forget that I am a poor : weak girl.” i “ Ah ! w o are rough wooers, we searovers. Wo cannot pay glazing French i compliments like join knights here, • who fawn on a damsel with soft words i in the hall, and will kiss the dust oit ■ their queen’s feet, and die for a hair of their goddess’s evebrow; and then if they find her alone in tho forest, show themselves as very ruffians as if they were Paynim Moors. We are rough, lady, we English: hut those who trust us fine] ns true."— ;t Horeward the ! Wake,” by Charles Kingsley.

j SILVER CLEANING HINTS.

Silver that is used constantly can b? i kept in a good condition bv being washI <*d in soft, warm water and soan every : eiay. All silver should b" wa‘hed”well e very se-on-1 wook. Tn doing this, be careful not to put 'eve-rnl pieces in the i ] an together, for this ctiusdents and • ‘crat-hos. Rainwater, or water that ; f-as ixvn hoped, is tho best to use. ; -Make a heavily lathe el wafer with I are soap, ami add a Ettlc ammonia. A so’.t sponge is most suitable for . wa-L'iig sdver, an 1 a fi -c brush may ibe employed. After washing the silver : well in the suds rinse it in cold water i and let it stifn-l for a few minutes. Comiron whiUng wette 1 with a’co’ ol and rubbed with a -oft flannel make; : a goo 1 poli'h \f’cr p-l ; s!rng. wash ilie silver again. Finally, elip all the. piec-s in a ba'li of baling wi’t -r, ami ! «lrv with a very sof' <l"-th. Tliis last ' d p ni t’ e cl-ar. boiling water doemuch t) pre,-ent futu-c discoloarati n.

HEALTH AND BE \UTY HINI3. Gronsv sk’iis mav b" mud) benefit"d ! v addi g a lit 1' Em de Cologne or O'.lrr perfume to th - w:'t-r in whic-i one ua.-he: Srv a dessert”oonud to the basin. People wi’h < T ’-'o<v skins s-iould al.vnys ask the chemist loi a non-fattv fa e er am o~ s in foe aLbeir sk-n does not require f” pr- paralions snc’i ns coll r ream and Innoline and mr’ w i-b. *n Hi- other hand, are excellent applications for a dry skin. Here is th" advice of a medical man to those who w’sh to p’-eserve their complexions : Don’t bathe in hard water; softmi it wi’h a little rowd-'-red borax or a handful of oatmeal. While travelling don’t attempt to remove dust