Chapter 38 THE JOY OF RE-UNION

On the green outside, the crowd of village folk were shouting themselves hoarse,-

"Three cheers for the Duke of Cumberland!"

Already the news had gone the round that Beau Brocade, the highwayman, had been granted a special pardon by His Royal Highness.

John Stich, half crazy with joy, was tossing his cap in the air, and in the fulness of h