The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-27

<people are con1ingl" he said. Then
lCliding toward his chief, he seized the
G1rotecfing arm again and patted 1t and
mwned against II. "Where you go,
dNurty," he said eagerly, 81 follow. What
you say, ] say"
Some dancing lights had suddenly re-
<nearest1 castle wan. Muttogh had not
realized before that II was dusk. "They
SWfu be- looking for me, he said affA
$1noved forward, guiding his companions 9
steps. The thought that. with OwnS 1t
Thtee men with torches came up
rough men With bare legs and single
rshirf-like tunic OF yellow woolen cloth,
and uncovered heads with tangled and
matted shocks OF black hair. The lights
they bore CLEANED dgain in the fierce
seyes which looked out from under their
HO'Mahony,o one Of them said, "the
liathan priest. is at the gate-young
Donogh, son OF Donogh Bhade, who fed
to Spain. he is Called Father Donatus
now. |"
s'what wfll ne want here7" growled
Murtogh "I have beaten his father; IL
have the mind, his tonsufe will not
hold me from beating him ALSO"
ssHe has brought foreign Spaniard,
young man with breeches and sword,
Murtogb Strengthened himself and DIS
engaged the arm OF the blind man. "Run
forward, ydu two," he ordered sharply,
e.the cattle and the boats, and will have
them light torches, and stand In line
affom the second tower 10 the postern,
Sapd show their spears well IN front and
khe silent. will not have any man talk
Vbut myself, Or thrust himself into notice.
We were Kifits Of RAthlin, and we have
Qppr own matters to discuss with the
Kings Of Spain"
Three score fighting men. some bearing
dights, and all showing shields and
xepears or javelins or long hooked axes,
crowded IN the sefnbiance OF a line along
Xhe NARROW way to the large keep-and
behind them packed four times their
humber Of women end children-watched
1iurtogA when he brought his guest past
ne moved proudly up the boreen, with
turs % IL s'iR his u ayes n' His ' own people % saw @
sSfresh how great was his rig ht TO be proud.
VThe broad hard muscles Of his legs,
,Straining to burst their twisted leather
thongs as he walked; the vast weight and
eehiekness o. the breast and shoulders,
Low Countries, which he held wrapped
.tight bout them; the corded sinews of
his big BARE neck; above all, the lion like
head, With its dapntless regard and its
splendid br6wn-blac< name, dnd the
sparlxle Of gold in the bnshing glib on
his brow-uhere else in all Ireand would
their match be found? But for that
Estrange Injunction 10 silence, the fight
xers Of fhe sept would be splitting the air
lsyith yells for their chieftain They struck
Nheir weapons together and made the
gaze they bent upon him burn with
meaning and he, without looking, read IL,
and bore himself more nobly vet, and the
lmothers and wives and little ones hud-
5dled behind in the darkness, groaned aloud
with the pain of their Joy in Murty
Mordha.
It sweIled the greatness OF Murtogh
when thsy looked hpon those fwho fol-
lowed him. cit is the soggarth latham, -
they whispered, at view Of the young
Spriest, with his pointed face and untimely
whitened hair. IIe would not turn his
ferret glance 10 right or left, as he fol-
lowed close In his cousins lordly foot
steps, for the reason that these sea wolves
of Dunlogher had ravished and burnt his
a;her's country within year, and slain
his brother, and gnashed their teeth now,
even as he passed, for rage at the sight OF
him.
And the messenger who came to speak
70 Murty the words OF the King OF Spain I
They grinned as they stared upon him.
An eel-hy, lame fiedging gull, young
crab that has lost its she'll Thus they