The sun., 1891-05-10
Then he called alond Art sober. drunkard2'
bkallaerim came and stood before him. say

SOft we clung aud piRhted troth.
Many year. through storm and sword.sonE
sSai s'lGxs nxs S.a SR 'a;s ,S.s f.r
ss:E ,ssS SsSiss .Si' in Ii ihs fl,s assS :sm. '''
Hence 70 to wreak thy murder.
a.."s a1cs q f:s:: g. s.,ntas is.s sem.
sSen N K,,;. !HtGaSe .a' night
kric Sdes the ~ bss,h fave. 't
soon we. '.'n ks. Sisi1y II Has H. s.S ;S.F'"
Then he laid her In tho grave, and, having
shrouden q sheet over her.they 1Iled Il in &c to.
''Thereaitsr. Erie armed himself. and this
hall. and skallagrim followed him. In Inc
yard those horses were stt!l tied thst should
.sads Sf% 81 i sh "Rs
ei pSss az @ aS aS dos o'is Eric uSEe
nGudrada may need thee where she is,
iss 80 'hS as h96ss Gree
And he snsschcd the axe from the hand Of
SknllaRrim and slew the horse at a blow,
r1s sGH nt 1Sas Wiling S
dark with sc9dding clouds. thruRh witch the
.SeD psspea cd Sa m' Eric looked np
p'fss smss !Ss ssF"af % If S;'1a: Sl:Ey"
sRes TssSs thee
found this 10 The soit earth withqut:. the print
Of q man and a woman's ieet: and this on the
1sl as ana s ssd Es
a'S lin lin
lived 10 deal that cowsrds blowF ~ ~ D"'
Then they rode on, aud when midnight was
hs s's steam ss roosd Via
.urvss. End the winSsoWs tvere barred SO that hat
yard we're inxgots oi birch aud a stack OF hay. t
Eric and SkAllagrim tied their horses In u
the 81 IN ns SasPs
in the hall. and. looking through crack, Eric
could sec many men sleeping about it. Then
very Vs ~sis senss they iei:hsd hay and iasaos
piline them aVainst th. north door o.. the
Eric spoke to, skAllaxrim. bidding him stand.
axe In hand. BY the south doHr, and slay those
them: & % but he be vent hi,nsef To- pe tns 81 Sis. "''
Now Brehteyes had made All things ready
for the burning when this came into bis mind:
Within The house But he would not hold is nis
hand for this for he was mad with grief and
When an ass S e. Rssls hs
eer.tlle voice Of Gudrgda. and 1t said this:
Th,n S. iSs Won Sos
them ssss ness h s,
strobe round the house to where skaiiaerim
whispered Skallagrim.
Reance to the Norns."
S9T darea @ s sSsy
70 their horses. and when they found them
Isv GS Tsas 9ssf sud b s: ySss s
npon S MHi the ID aoor JUST as sf.Ias.tn @ encs had
Ho~ swsn6d SssR ss sft }S but aha
might not sesp; because Of what she saw In the
she sSn. her sSs. oes
eyssoi Gudruda. 90. 4. she ~, she heard the
her he'd afrishtsd. Now there was tnmuls in
the hall for every man rose TO bis feet In fear.
s.earch!ng Tor his Weapons. Again the erest
It is the ghost Of Erlc!' cried one. for Gizur
had AZ ET1 Sbt out that Eric was dead at his hand
OPEN. said Gizur. and they opened; and
there little EVA way from s the dSoF sat Bright
and behind him shs sas .ss Bs.ssa.s
shos. s% r ss tsst ssse!'Ia fs::t.n: is
he seR ths. isss nsh saa but he 'voF'
Gs dJ fs Liza Lea. qgoah EEs +. NET
drew Whitellre from its seabbard and held It
II the Of the that shore ou
sleep by Gizurs coward hand!
sessd them lSs Sas asa
hearing: shrank ., BACK e aSin aghaist a., e,
firins is niisd against the d door. still. held
saa Gs Tor srHs sSns M. as y sns
to M9sfell. Thither let Gizur come, dizur tie
%u1dersr and @ sManhiId the @ Witch and With
y!Pi tho blood Of eudfod.
come there; and there mayst thou slay mo Il
Sss5 bS sbs sss Fs E5s 4, 4,
%snsa sIsssf But to diasr si shs murderer
a. Then M r. turned and went. and with him went
men and Sns Eric DOWN Sv, cried G!zus
CHAPTER XXI.
HOW ERIC SENT AWAY HIS FOLK FROM NosyELL.
Now Eric and skallagrIm came TO Mosfell In
sPoss % % word: IL E rode 10 siIsnss S'iis asS IL
slsrcs skassrm X, rode after him The heart M
Of dp FRI Els ouad IN
that ' Tie f"ik Of GiSur and sWsnhid had driven @
from Gndrudas chip before they fire., her.
also he found Jon. Who had been ioosed from
hi, bands In the booth Of one who heard his
fsss ss f sGas o sm New whie Ess
feet and wept because In his fear he bad be-
trayed him.
ing down he raised him. saying: Thou vast
never overstout Of hears Jon, and thou art
little to be blamed that thou didst.speak rather
than die 10 torment. though Oerchance some
] am q luckless man. and all things happen
true: as was TO be looked for. The Norns
their will through thy mouth. Jon: SO grieve
no moro for that which cannot be undone."
and loudly.
That night Eric slept we'll and dreamed no
dreams. But on the morrow he woke at dawn,
and clothed himself and ate Then he called
his men together: and Skallagrtm he also
called. They stood before him. and Eric, draw
sHsarEen. mates" he said: vi Know this.
that my hours are short and death draws
whom ] loved hath been slain By the witch
craft OF Bwsnhild and the coward hand OF
Glzur the murderer and 80 to seek her where
she she waite; "a 1 ! am am right g Glad clad; 10 20 %. for ncy
man AIT is an III void, friends. and ali the ways
ara rad nth hinnd ha "a hau rpuoh h1ond