St. Christopher

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21216, 10 December 1938, Page 5 (Supplement)

St. Christoph er

“But noble sir,” continued the monk, “consider mv vow of obedience, and let me discharge mvself of mv superior’s errand.” . ' “Away with this prating dotard,” said Front-de-,ll 1’ e u Um l ‘ P in the cba P el ,o te » his beads saints in T S WiU be a new tbi ““ 10 > ba saints in dorquilstone to hear aves and paters; they have of stone ”° 10n0Ured ’ 1 tbink - s * nce tbe y were cut out .n/n" n Ot blaßphe ™ e .‘be boly saints, Sir Reginald,” said De Bracy, ’we shalFhave need of their aid to-day.” ip l e httle aid from their hand,” said Front-de-Boeuf, unless we were to hurl them from the battlements on the heads of the villains. There is a huge lumbering St. Christopher over there, sufficient to near a whole company to the earth.” Die Templar had in the meantime been looking out on the proceedings of the besiegers. “By the faith of my order,” he said, “these men approach wall more touch of discipline than could ba ve been expected 1 will wage mv golden chain ‘bat they are led on by some noble knight or gentleman, skilful in the practice of war.” I see him,” said De Bracy. “By St. Denis, I hold him to be the same whom we called the Black Slu-gard ' vh ° you, Front-de-Boeuf, in the lists at Ashby. “So much the better,” said Front-de-Boeuf, “that he comes here to give me revenge.”