Evening star., 1898-11-19

In an hour Siolto followed them having
fiIdeu fast and furious across the long
hgoomy braes of Boreland and wet the
frllgas of the siIken Coverture of his horse
by vaingloriously swimming the Dee at
the castle pool. instead of going round by
the fords This he did in the hope that
Maud Lindsay might see him. And go she
old. for as he came round by the outside
Of the .nolt making his horse caracole.
ard thinking no little of himself. he heard
a voice fror. an upper window call ont.
''Sholto MlcKim. Maudie says that you
I,ck like bedraggled crow. No, 1 viii not
be silent"
Then :he y Crds were shut off as if
HAND had beer set over the mouth which
S. oke. Bat presently the voice out of tie
unseen c1me again: And | hate you, Shol-
t. Mackim. For We have had to keep in
our chamber this whole day. because of the
TWO men You have placed over us. rs If We
had been prisoners in Black Archibald
This very day l am going to ask my brother
10 hang Black andre and John, his brother.
on the GIIe tree Of CarlirWark.'
-The pet name. Of the deepest dungeon of Castle
IlTi"ve, vet eNtant and plain 10 be seen Of all
Yes. indeed and truly" cried another
voice. which made his very heart futter,
and .et his new captain of the guard e.
Gangle in tn midst decked out from head
to foot In pedCCCk'S feathers.
SholtC was very angry, for. like hoy, he
took not ch:.ffing lightly, and had neither
the harshTess Of hide which can endure the
rasPing Of womau's tongue nor the quick
ness Of tongue to give her the counter re-
tort.
So he east the reins of his horse to Il
stable vdvlat and stamped indoors. carry
lis his masters helmet TO the armory.
Then, still without speech to any, he brush
ed hastily up the stairs toward the upper
floor. which he had set Andrew the Penman
ard his brother to guard.
At the turning of the turnpike David
Douglas. the carts brother, stopped him.
SEolto moved his hand tC salute, and wOul1
have pass d by.
But David detained him with an impet-
rCus hand
What is this?' he said. You have set
two aTchers on the stairs who have shot
and almost killed the ambassadors two
scrVants-PCnthOu. the man-at-arms and
Henriet, the c!erk-just because they wish
ed TO take the air upon The roof. Nay even
when l would have visited my sister. 1 was
not permitted. None passes here save the
carl himself, till our captain takes his or
ders off us That was the word they
81 Oke. Was ever the like done in The cas-
tie Of the TErieve TO a master of Douglas
before"
Il am sorry, my Lord David said Sholto.
respectfully, but there were matters with
II the knowledge of the earl which caused
him TO lay heavy charge upon me-"
W ell said the LAD quickly relenting
let US go oni see Margaret now She
must have been lonely all this fair day of
sumner"
But s12lto smiled. well pleased, thinking
G. Maud Lindsay.
Il wCull that l naI lifetime of such
loneliness" he said To himself.
Al the tuning of the stair they were
Stayed. for there, his foot advanced his
bow ready TO deliver its steel bolt al the
S.Ithlns Of trigger stood andre the
From wn-r- lie stood ke commanded the
s,af- and outlC also see along the corridor
well.
David Douglas caught his elbow on some
thiHg WhirH stcCd.a few inches out Of the
Gel Ken paleliEs of the turnpike wall He
tIied u pull ii cut. 1t was the steel CuarreT
OF crC5s-hcw- wciged firmly in.o the
WOOD and masonry. he cried:
w henc@ o. NE this? Have you been muir
C-r.nS any ether noHest men?'
IN. arr r stood silent. glancing this way
!rlhS m y tnt on up the stair
As their feet We approaching the sixth
sep d sEs;'ien word came from me Perman
Hkr a bolt from MS bow
Halt he cried and ;hev heard the o,,r-
r-r-r Of his steel ratchet
the man.
1T is I. Your captain he said. You
nave done Your duty well, Andrew the Paf,-
man now get duWn to your dinner BYr
Hr-J give an account Of yoIr adventures
Do yCu relieve .ls from our charge -
sad the @rclrF, with his bow still al the
"CertairIy.' quoth ShoI.o.
tome, Jock. W. are ca=vd," Grief AuIro
ths S"ar-hy Ep the stair. as he slid the
bUl- out "f rs grip with a little click.
beef barrel
O., Did any come hither % ve& you?" asked
Not To speak Of said he archer, There
were tie t"J variets of the FreneanIn.
ana as they would nos ak. a ni!Iir., tn
Std-t Hd4 p~rfJrce 70 send q ,-srrs II
pu%zihE past their lugs .ato the vail You
can see it there behind y1u"'
X Rascal. cried David Douglas in1i-r-
LahtiE- YOU 'n Rot say tha; 'irs- Of all Won
Shol u through the arm Of the poor clerk
1t Is like enough said AnIr, oo,.rr,,
u MS arm were ia the way
men theIe came a voice from the stairs
''AnI The wretches would neither Ict anv
como 10 visit us nor yet permit us 70 co
down Into the hall. that We mimi SIT,
with our gossiD-" an
How should We be responsible With o,,r
ANes Tor the iasses if we LET tnarn .,I5
about said andre. prep rims, m sai,,t ori
take himself off
At this moment the little maid and ter
SlIeF companion came forward Jaeekly and
hhSslci down before Sh1ltO
~ are Your humble prlsonees" said
Mauu LII lIIeSdy, and We know sha- our
1lttHses against your highn@ss are hefrous
Wy SLeGlu you starve to Death?
n'IA US or hang us-we ~iu hear the ex-
IRENE penalty Of the law .Il Ily-b,It tcr
tur~ Is not for women. FOR dear nifv's
SAKE D!tc OF bread. We have had nothing
10 ral al. day except two ACE kerc 1iefs ana
q neck TilaGd!' i 0ii"
Lord Of heavens"' cried ShoIto s,,-ro,-
ing on mis- heel and darling down tnvaT -
.he XIII hens, what fool unutterable i
CHAPTER XXI.
The BaiIies of Dnmfries.
The combat ~ tL. ,by,4 L. ,