The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-04


Fast gray peel and WindsWeDt for
talice the young lords of Douglas rode
that autumn day, gayly as to a wed
ding, on their way to place themselves
in the power of their houses enemies
The sea pursued them, fecked green
and purple on their right hand. Little
ships fioated on the smooth surface of
the Firth, little larger in size than the
boats of the fisher folk, yet ships which
had adventured into far lands and
brought back their produce into the
barren land of the Scots.
AT sast they entered the demesne of
Hollywood, and saw the deer erouching
and basking about the copses and scam
pering over the broomy knowes of the
Neither hill. AS they came near to the
CanonSate port, they saw a gallant
band gayly dressed coming forth to
meet them, and the earl's eye brighten
ed as 1t caught the CLINT of ladies' at
firing.
See, Sholto," he cried, "and repent,
yonder is not a single lancehead shin
ing and you cannot turn your grumb-
ling head but you see nigh two-score
with a Douglas heart humping under
4 each.'
All" said sholto, without joy, 'but
we are neither in nor yeti out of this
town of Edinburgh"
AS the cavalcade approached, there
them. He carried a switch in his hand
and with it he urged his little beast to
still greater endeavors.
The king!'' cried David cheerfully
1 heard he was a sturdy brat enoughi"
And in another moment the two
young men of the dominant house We're
taking off their bonnets to the boy,
who, in name at least, was their sover-
eign and overload.
"Hurrah!" cried the lad, as he circled
about them, reckless and irresponsible
| as a seagull; II am so glad, so very
glad you have come: 1 like you because
you are so bold and young. 1 have none
about me like you. You will teach me
to ride a tourney. I have been hearing
all about yours at Thrieve from Lady
Sybilla. / wish you had asked me- But
now we shall be friends and 1 will come
and stay long months with you, alto
gether, if my mother will let mel"
! All this the young king shouted as
he ranged alongside of the two broth
ers and rode with them toward the city.
King James II of Scotland was at
this time an open hearted boy, with no
evident mark of the treachery and
! jealous fury which afterward distin-
J guished him as a man. The schooling
! of Livingston and Tutor had not per-
verified his mind as it did too soon after
ward, and he welcomed the young
Douglasses as the embodiment of all
that was great and knightly, noble and
gallant in his kingdom.
Yesterday" he began, as soon as he
had subdued the ardor of his frolicsome
little steed to steady gait, varied only
by an occasional curvet, yesterday l
was made to read in the chronicles of
the kings of Scotland, and 10, it was the
Douglas did this, and the Douglas said
that, till 1 cried out upon Master Ken
nedy, Enough Of Douglasses-I am
Stewart. Read me of the Stewards.
Then gave Master Kennedy a look, as
when he laughs in his sleeve and shook
his head. This book concerneth bat
ties said he, and not gear, plenishing
and tocher. The Douglas won for King
Robert his crown; the Stewart only
married his daughter-though that, if
all tales be true, was the Drawer act.
Now that was no reverend speech to me
that am a Stewart, nor yet very gallant
70 my eat-grandmother, was it, Earl
Douglas?"
1T was no fine couruier's speech, at
any rate" said the Douglas, his eyes
wandering hitler and thither across
the cavalcade which they were now
meeting, in search of the graceful fig
ure and darkly splendid head of the
girl he loved.
The Lady SybiIla was not there.
"They have secluded her. he NUT
tered in anger. "'Tis all her uncle's
fault He hath the marks of a traitor,
and worse. But they shall not spite nor
tout the Douglas
So, with a countenance grave and I'M
responsive, he saluted Livingston, the
tutor, who came forth to meet him. The
chancellor was expected Immediately, |
for he had ridden rapidly by the hill
way, in order that he might welcome |
his notable guests to the METROPOLITAN
residence of the kings of Scotland
The castle of Edinburgh was at that |
time in the first fullneSs of it's strength |
and power. The first James had grsatly |
enlarged and strengthened the works |
defensive. He had added thirty feet TO (
the height of DaEid's tower, which now
served as a watch station over all the |
rock. and in his last days he had be- |
gun to build the great hall which the !
chancellor had but recently finished
1t was here that presently the feast |
was set. The great hall ran the whole |
width of the keep, and the raised dais
in the centre was large enough to seat
the whole higher baronage of Scotland, I
among whom Gas the earl of Douglas
thought, with some scorn) neither of
his entertainers, Crichton and Living |
ston, had any right to place them
selves.
But the question where the Lady
SN Dllld WIS DGSlOW6ua SOCl OCCQDlGQ lIlG
Douglas more than any thought of his
own safety or of the loyalty of his en-
tertainers. SybiAa, however, was neither
in the courtly 'cavalcade which met |
them at the entrance of the park, nor
yet among the more numerous ladies
who stood at the castle yet to welcome
the noble and handsome young lords of
Douglas.
Douglas, therefore, concluded that
6icPnWor-iTlfS- a
part of the love that was between them,
and mayhap hearing OF it by some spy i
or other at Crichton castle, had seclud-
ed his sweetheart. He loosened his
hand on the rein to lay it on the sword
hilt as he thought of this cruelty to
maid so pure and fair.
Sholto- kept his company very close
behind him as they rode up the High
street, a gloomy defile of tall houses
clothed from topmost window to pave
ment with the heads of chatterfng good
wives and the hutter of household
hung out to dry.
At the outer defenses of the castle
called Sholto and said: Your
fellows are to be lodged here on the
castle hill. The chancellor hath sent
word that there is no room in the castle
itself. For the tutors men and kings
men have already filed it to the brim.P
These tidings agonized Sholto more
than ever.
My lord" he said, in an agonized
whisper, turn about your rein and we
will cut our way out even yet. Do you
not see that the devils would separate
you from all who love you? And shall
De blamed in Galloway. AT least let me
you with half a dozen men,"
Nay" said the earl, such suspicion !
we're a poor return for the chancellor
putting himself in our hands all the
Crichton. To your lodgings, Sholto, and ;
rive God thank if there be therein a
pretty maid or a complaisant dame, ac- (
,ording to the wont of squires and .