The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
CHAPTER VI.

Il llO son Oh mullfB, TIC. SUllJn, IBSJlueA 10 lnoAe
things in. his own elerkly script. He adds
particularly that his brother Lawrence. being
the actual facts. and Is not to be beiIsvcdS Il at al
any time he should controvert anything which
be has written, So far. however: as the pres.
MacKim appears to have been entirely silent
on the subject, at least with his pen. so that his
brothers csyeat vas needless.
The instant Earl william entered his W
without even returning the saiutations. Of his
guard, he turned about to the two men who had
"Ho.' guard, therel, he cried. Seize mo
the abbot OF the New Abbey and Malise Mac
And much surprised. but wholly obedient.
twenty archers OF the Earl's guard, command
! ed BY f Gld y Ioh ht S Of Asb ST9 fIGnt called LandleSs
Malise, tho master, armorer, stood silent.
taxing the matter with usual phleRm but the
,..wiliiSm,' he said. holding, out his hands
nigh, I came forth through the storm. and
tthat though an old man to deli,y,er you from
But the Earl interrupted his recital without
he SET stI1 salis :Sr HsSkiR Pis in t tss inner lPsS 5d tRe spest
stocks ,ks and let my lord abb D l be Ta ITief, safely
II s u Sds there Sh az hiiu d hS II 5lssis likely to be
less, Jock. shaking his head with gloomy fore;
torn dfisarray flashed past him without further
notice, of the'men whom his bare word had COM
! row turret stair. passing as he did so the vault
ed hall OF the men at arms, where more than
earousing and singing, even at that advanced
hour Of the night. while as many more lay
which they used for sleeping lie bins UPON MoSne and Which
folded back against thu, wall during the day.
at 1he m fTst jei Eli awake OF am their them ySnn str %nstsg
to his feet and stood stifiy, propped. drunk or
/ turned nnnn fhn dior which paya nn0n rho
wave Of his hand the Earl passed on to his
He found his faithful body servant, Rens lie
Blesois, stretched across the threshold. The
sound Of his masters footsteps, and. though
still soundly, asleep. he stood with the latch Of
the door in his hand and his other held to his
Earl William Douglas would doubtless have
G Ees' L. hs% Bies;o Ee' o 81 ne RSs' his 4io or as Del pIiF aRa
even n his own epIdull condition: t en-
lieve him OF his wet hunting, dress, A loose
e che abe 6 gown 1 Of rich snr red cloth: lined ne with y
the young Earl iunS Himself in black and SUI
lie Blesois. still without q word spoken. left
the room with the wet clothes oyer his arm.
fold or .creyice OF the doublet where it, had
been safely "a ,So lodged 3ddgG.ed til DISPLACED by the loos-
ddee1r6oEfe OF Of his his R Runt n sf hoT removing OF the DAN
wd LIE BI bsSd turned turned At It The h. ti Il linz sound our Land and
master was upon the fallen object, and with
an n abrupt tSu wave a. eth Of his ban. band to toward fhe; dq P9T
UV Then. rising hastily tH9 from his bed, he took
we'll trimmed lamp which stood in the niche
that held a golden cruciax.
singular design. The main portion was
formed Of the twisting bodies OF a, pair OF
fiHasdfs and thf p]e 'e 7 3 TG anis EEsFdy 0HTRRH eip EYES iR Were
set with, rubies and between their open mouths
they held an OPAL; shaped Ike a heart The
like a moonstone. but held in its heart one
ieck of ruby red in shape like a drop Of blood.
position the ring was held this drop still ap:
peered to be on the point of detaching itself
Earl William examined it in the flicker Of the
amp He Turned I'd it t every way. narrowly
but not q word Of any language could he find
saw it on her hand" he said these words over
and over to himssslf. 1t is then no dream that
There came a low knocking at the door. a
%rustlinR and a whispering without. Instantly
the Earl thrust the ring upon his own finger
anger mark Of his race strongly dinted upon
his fair young brow. he faced the unseen in
who is there?" he cried loudly and imperi-
pin na a9d f q lltt Gee elfiisS KIP tisu a F siGthsEd Fl rom tine h asSd
to foot in a white night. veil danced in. She
0""S You are ne5 c HaneS back Ss E.f" she he G cried. land you
have so fne a gown on. too. But Maud Linde-
f Il yS says sr It + Ea very Of T Boas f2 SIT sn up s 50 s 1ass: 9 msn
now, Will you never play at cateh-as-catch-
can @M Ti1h RfyId sa 1Gd the %e 4 %ny @q Fsfi' what do
you want away from y Your chamber at aIiY Our
mother VII miss You n,t and . : do not want her
But the little wilful maiden. catching her
skirts in her hands at each side and raising
dance a dainty pas se"t, ending with, a faashinS
whirl and a low bow in the direction of her
William Douglas could not choose but laugh
and an. ir soon h.S sat dow down. on IT., the sa bed :n setting his
ing Himself With looking at his little sister.
Though at that time but & years Of age, Mar
Garet de Douglas was possessed, of such ex-
seemed more like IL. She had the clear-cut,
handsome Douglas face. the pale olive skin.
black hair n her mother. A 1.-THE grace, and
qniekpess Ike that Of a beautiful wild animal
brother mine said the little girl, firing sud.
end Of the couch on. which her brother was
lying lySiE1gGd tb Est nn2dsla herself opposite p 81 hi him; she
emily only her face could be seen peeping out
from under the Silken. folds.
= z. | was so cold. but ] an warmer now. And
III Maid Betsy Ahnnnay comes to take me
away. l want you 10 stretch out your hand like
this and say. 'seneschal. remove that bosom to
the deep dungeon beneath the castle mOat,
as we used 10 do in our plays before you be-
came a great man.
all the night, for Maud LINDSAY Sleeps SO
sound that nothing can awake her.
Gradually the anger passed out Of the face OF
William Douglas as he listened to his sisters
prattle. like the vapors from the surface of a
hill tarn when the sun rises in his strength. !.
He even thought with ZONE. self-reproach Of
his treatment OF Malise and his uncle. the alb
bot, But a glance at the ring on his finger
and the thought OF whst might have been his
good fortune at that moment but for their in
reference hardened his resolution again to
adamant within his breast.
His sisters voice. clear and high in its child
lsh treble, recalled him to himself.
oh. William, and there Is such newsIl for
got because l have been so overbusied with
arranging my new puppets house that Malise
made me. But scarcely were you gone on
Black Darnaway ere a messenger came from
our Granduncle James at Avondale that he
and my cousins VIII and James will be to-
tend tho MannAnahAwl