The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-28
THE PATH OF MURTOGHI.
ny HAROLD FREDERIC.
CHAPTER II.
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They stood motionloss IN tho gather.
ing dusk. aud the bard turned the
problem over deliberately. Al last no
seemed to shake his head. They would
not DO displaying such pieiy, as tho old
stories OF them 60" no suggested. or
mean II vol to you. Mar,y7-or break.
lug husbands heart with vows Of cell.
bacy."
Tho 0'Nlahony pushed tho old man
from him. "rhnn ii shO DO saint" no
cried. why, then, |! were better for mo
10 make ten thousand moro blind men
like you, md tear my own eyes out.
and lead YOU all hoadIong over tho cliff
thorc, than risk tho li.tc,t otlcnso to
her pure sou, u
The old bard held ont warning
hand. "Peoplo are cominel" no said.
Then gliding toward his chief, no seized
the protecting arm again and patted 1t
and fawncd against II. "Whcre yon 20
Murty," Ito said eagerly, al follow.
What You say, say"
Some dancing li,hti had suddenly re-
vcalod themselves ut tho corner Of tho
nearest castle wall. Aiur!ogh had not
realized before that II was dusk. "rhoy
will DO looking for no." Ito said. and
moved forward, guiding his compan.
ions stops. Tho thought that with
Owny II was always dark roso In him,
and drove other things away.
Ihreo men with torches camO up
rough men with bare legs and single
shirtlike tunic OF yellow wooden cloth.
and uncovered heads with tangled and
matted shocks Of black hair. Tho lights
they bore cleaned again in tho fierce
eyes which looked out from under thoir
forelOcks.
"OMahony," one OF them said. "lhe
Latham priest Is at tho gate Young
Donogh. son OF DonoSh Bhadc, who fled
to Spain. lie Is called Father Donatus
now"
"What will no want herc?" growlsd
Murtogh. "lhavo bea!on his father; II
have the mind, his tonsnre will not
hold mo from beating him also"
"lio has brought foreign Spaniard,
a young man with brooches and n
sword, who comes to you from the king
OF Spain.
Murtogh Strengthened himself and
dlsengaged the arm OF 1.-THE blind man.
Kun forward, you two,' he ordered
sharply, "and call all tho men from the
bawns and the cattle and the boats, and
| will have them light torches, and
stand in line from the second tower to
the posterp, and show their spears well
in front and be silent will not have
any man talk bu. myself, or thrust him.
sell into notice We were kings OF
Ra,hlin, and we have our own matters
to discuss with the kings of Spain"
Three score fighting men, some bear.
/ ing lights. and Nil showing shields and
spears or iavelins or long hooked axes,
crowded in the semblance OF line
| along the narrow way 10 the large keep
and behind them packed four times
their number OF women and children
watched Murtogh when he brought his
guests past from tho gate.
He moved proudly up the boreen, with
slow step and the CLEAN Of high ma.
ture in his eyes. His own people saw
afresh how grea. was his right to be
proud. The broad hard muscles OF his
legs, s,raining 10 burst their twisted
leather thong. as he walked; the vas,
weight and thickness Of the breast and
shoulders. Under the thin summer cloak
OF cloth from the low countries. which
he held wrapped tish: about them; tho
corded sinews OF his big bare neck;
above all. the lion.like head. with its
daun,less regard and its splendid brown:
black name, and the sparkle OF gold in
the bushing glib on his brow-where
else in all IRELAND would their match be
found? Blu. for tina. strange injunc-