The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30

not single handsome knight. nor yet
one beautiful lady on the held this
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What OF James of AvondaIe. when
knights are beng juoged?" SAID Sholto.
with a kind OF gloomy satisfaction.
boyish and characteristic: he looked
OFTEN enough in your direction TO prove
/ that he did not agree with you about
the lack of the beautiful lady
AT this MaUc Lindsay elevated her
pretty nostr1lS YET further into the air:
James OF AVOndale indeed" she said,
he is not to be compared. either for
dignity or strength, with the earl HIM
SELF, nor yet with many others whom I
know OF lesser estate.
''Sholto Mackim." cried the clear,
piping voice OF little Margaret, how in
the world am / TO keep hold of your
hair If you shake ana jerk your mead
like that? If you do not keep sull Will
send :or that pretty boy over there IN
the scarlet vest, or ask my cousin
James 10 ride with me. And he VIII.
too. 1 know, for ne likes bravely to be
beside my dear Maud Lindesav."
Sholto held his head erect and forth
looking as if he had been under the in
spection of the earl, and were doubt
ful of his weapons passing muster.
There came a subtle and roSuiSh
smile into the eyes of Mistress Maud
Lindsay, as she observed the sudden
stiffening of ShOlto's bearing.
Foul feet, slow bellies, 1ushionless
and slack are We to run my lords er-
rands. but quick enow to return home
upon your tramping, gathering ruck or
horses, and expecting 10 ride over my
bridge of good pine banking, instead Of
washing the dIrt from your hOQfs IN
Dee water
The long files of horsemen threaded
their way across the green plain OF the
isle Fd Tha front
Thrieve castle, the points of their
spears shining high H. the air and the
shafts so thick that, seen from a dis
lance, they made 4 network OF slender
lines reuculated against the sun.
The great Island fortress of the Doug
Eases was then in its highest state OF
perfection as a fortress, and dignity as
a residence Archibald, the Grim, who
built the keep, could not have foreseen
the wondrouS beauty and strength to
which Thrieve had attained under his
successors. This night of the WaD2en-
shaw the lofty gray walls were nunS
with galy cOlOred tapestries draDed
from the overhanging gallery or wood
which ran round the top of the castle.
From the four corners Uf the roof hew
the banners of four provinces which
owned the sway of the mighty house.
Galloway, Annandale, Lanark and the
Marches, while from the center, on D
dard royal, for so it might be called,
the heart and stars of the Douglases'
more than royal house.
The outer walls thus blaZOned with
color, and the woods around gave back
the constant reverberation of artillery,
as. with hand guns and artillery Of
weight the garrison greeted the return
of the earl and his guests. The green
castle island from end TO end was thick
with tents and gay with DaviliOns Of
many hues and various designs. their
walls covered with devices, and each
flying the colOrs Of its owners, while on
poles without dangled shields and har
ness of various kinds, ready for the
younger squires to clean and oil for the
use OF their masters on the remaining
days of the tournament.
Sholto waited at the bridge head, i'm
patient with the press, and eager to
be left alone with his own thoughts,
that he might go over and over the
words and looks of his hearts idol, and
suck all the sweet pain he could out Of
her hard-heartedneSS. Suddenly passed
backward from lip to lip, according to
the universal. and, indeed, obligatory
custom of the time, there reached him
the passing of the word" He heard
his own ma me repeated over and over.
in 20 voices and tones, waxing louder
as the WORD" reached him.
''Sholto AIacKim-ShOltO MacKIm,
son oS Malise, the armOrer, wanted 10
speak with the earl. ShOlto MacKimi
SholtO-
A great nolt of a Moray Highlandman
with a mouth like a cash, shouted in
his very ear
Go Be Continued Next Week.)