Evening star., 1898-12-03

| day. gayiy as to wedding, on their way
10 place themselves in the power Of their
| 1ecked green and purple on their right
| hand. Little ships foated 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 harran
! land of the Scots.
| AT last they entered the demesne of Holy-
food ana saw the deer crouching and bask-
ing ABOUT the copses and scamperine over
| the broomy kno~es of the neither hill as
| they came near to the Canongate port they
| saw gallant band gayly dressed coming
| forth to meet them, and the earrs ave
prlghtened as II caught the CLINT of la dies
1 attiriug.
| See. Sholto.' he cried "and repent. von-
| der Is not A single lancehead shining and
you cannot turn your grumbling head but
You see nigh twe-score with q DouoI g
| heart humping under each"
An, said Shoi-o. without joy ''but we
| Edinburghr' 'oi "a
| As the cavalcade approached there came
a noy on pony at speed toward them.
| ~ carried switch in his hand. and with
| 1t he urged his little beast to still great
| endeavors.
| THE kingr' cried David cbaarf,,,t, .e1
| heard he was a sturdy brat enoueb,"
| And in another moment the two voury
men OF the dominant houss were taking
OH the1r bonnets to the boy who in name
| lord. on" o'ei
Hurrah"' cried the lad. q. he c,rcyad
apout tnein. reckless and irresponsible "a
seasull; Il am so glad so very glad YOU
! so bold and young. have none about me
| like YOU You will teach me to ride a tour-
nay. l. nave peen hearing all about yours
at Ihrieve from Lady Sybilla. I wish You
@ naa asheu @ ne. But now we shall be friends
and Will come and stay long months with
you altogether If my mother will let met
All TINS the young king shouted as he
ranged alongside Of the two brothers and
rode with them toward the CITY
King James II Of Scotland was at this
time an open-h sarted boy, with no evident
mark of the treachery and Jealous fury
winch afterward distinguished him as a
irIaI man. me schooling Of Livingston and
futor had not perverted his mind as II did
too soon afterward, and he welcomed the
young Douglases as the embodiment of ali
mat was great and knightly, noble and
gallant in his kingdom.
Yesterday he began as soon ,s ba
had subdued the ardor of his frolicsone
little steed to steady gait, varied only
Dy an occasional curvet, "yest srday T wss
MAGE mi 10 read IN the chronicles of the kings
did this and the Douglas said that fiji 7
cried out upon Master Kennedy. Enough Of
poVglases-l am Stewart. Read me of
.he Stewarts Then gave Master Kennedy
look, as when he laughs in his sleeve. and
shook his head. This book concerneth hat
tles,' said he and not eesr n1enisb;ng
ana tocher. The Douglas won for King
Robert his crown; the Stewart only marriaS
his daughter-though that If ali tales he
trre, was the braver act Now that was
no reverend speech to me that am a Stew
art. nor yet very gallant to NV great
grandmother was ii. Earl DousIas?"
1T was no ffne courtier's speech at anv
1ate,' said the Dotglas, his ewes wander
Ing hither and thlther across the cavnI
cade which they were now meeting in
seal ch of the graceful figure and darkly
sple ndid head Of tn girl he loved.
The Lady Sybiila. was not there.
They have Secluded her." he muttera5
in anger. '"Tis all her uncle's fault He
hath the marks of traitor and worse
But they shall not spite nor fout the
Douglas"
So with a countenance grave and m
responsive he saluted Livingston, the tutor
VINO came forth to meet him. The chan
cellor 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 its strength and
power. The first James had grsatly enlary-
ed and strengthened the works defensive
He had added thirty feet to the height Of
David's tower, which now served as a
watch station over all the rock and in
his last days he had begun to build the
great hall which the chancellor had but
recently finished.
1t was here that presently the feast was
set The great han ran the whole width of
the keep and the raised dais in the center