The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-10-06

his brows, for dark thoughts had entered ssraasss . ~Ae Ssd asssss5 d suS ss ss. timely hour, and who had light bEoen eye in his head as keen as falcon :, with which he seemed to be glancing around fur,ively-a and especially in the direction where he and his daughter sat-might he not be secret spy. sent 10 ferret sut dangerous secrets, by a neigboring baron by Wedderburn of lynhope for ,n- stance? The longer he sat and watched the mins,rels fur,ive glances the darker and deeper his suspicious grew. He glanced inquirlngly a, hls daughter. She sa, with expanded nes,ril-meuonless as statle-as fl she had been turned 10 mute marble
 Maiden. retlte.' mu,,eted Blenkin- sopp m sgi.y tone "a has only child
 She gracefully obeyed, although her face was suffased with hlcshes as she passed the minstrel on her way ou, of the banquet,lne hall.
 The baron continued to subject the minstrel to rigid surveillance. The efiu- sions oi exaggerated lauda,, on ot which
 
 the suhfect excited the naughty baron $ contempt. The minstrel had ceased to please. and h.S conso lousness ot the fac, was betrayed n his manifest nervous ness.
 Afiev the usual >isaai for withdrawal had beer gwen and the company had retired. he baron conunaed 10 pace the room. nlled miyh pcrp.eN.ns anNieiies. Finally having chaied himself lnto red ho, passion. he summoned ms attendants and directed them to efng the harpeI in;o his presence. They proceeded 10 the bed chamber ass gned ,o the min- >,re! for the night. lt@as empty. They searched around the corridor. In the chapel they oeheld the Lady Mildred and the aged wandcret in earnest con versa,ion. The domcs,ics did not dare to repor, the circumstance. They merely sad ,ha, the old man was no, m his room. Scar h every square inch of the castle was the imperative order. l, was in valn. The harper had fed And now Il vas
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 The b,oodhaunds were opdered ou, and ins,an, pun u, after the fugitive com menccd. VI osr.ee. -en his war steed the baron thaDaered hls orders. The chase was prose- ated w.,h v,sor The dogs sooa fo4ai ;he sseai and rushed Tor ward.
 He has gone towards the river ' roared the baron. Onward onwatd :"
 Soon the animals began ,a bay fun ous!y.
 "Onward. Onward - yelled the ln. iurated klenkinsopp.
 The dogs overlook the fugitive near a clump of willow trees hard by the Tyne. The powerful bta:es rushed upon hun and pulled hsm down. noi. however. be 1 fore he had sIain ;wo of ;hclr number Ere the baron req hel me fatal spot the m.nstre's ,hroa; was torn a'ross. Wih h,s las, breath he marmdrsd the word Mildred" and expired.
 The moon came out from behind s dark canopy of clouds, and the baron saw tha, the gray hairs had been d wig that the appearances ot age had been counlerfclted. He saw that the dis guised minstrel was George Wedderburn the son of the anoicn, enemy of hls house. And then he realized what hls own rashness had prevented the end oi the long fegG and the happy IoinIng of the estates of Bienkinsopp and Wedder. burn, strong man as he was, he sat him down and wept.
 Poor Mildred died soon after of d broken heart. and the baron quiokl, followed his daughter ,o ,he grave. The castle and gIolnds passed into other hands innooen; of the lover minstrel blood. lei, nevertheless, the goblin s,ll haunted the place, as fl where foul murder had been committed II had q mission 10 appear. Sometimes Il made its appearance harmlessly 10 one or other of the inmates of the castle when going to or coming from the ferry. At othei times ii was seen stalking around the old building with an aspect more terrific and threatening than usual. Then l, al ways betokened impending misfortune or death 10 one of inc family. like the Irish banshee or inc White Lady of the Csstl. of Carlsruhe.