The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16

bridge Of AyiRnon. where also the children
dance and sing
First in the love Of woman,
i FIRE. IN the death that men must die.
Such In the DouglhsriRhtl
Here and nov. " he said. stIll looking at her.
Earl William. You must come to court" she
shrllled into sudden. tinkling laughter. There
be ladies there NOR WORTHY Sreh o. you ardor than
"a courtp cried Earl William, scornfully.
a f St eSs see eSsS sesp G Sis faith S o2 paw sTp Sis d SSGlS
Never since the first OF them licked his way
into a ledy's favor, u,,-
court of Stirling. nor yet the Chancellor's castle
a. B~ Sbnrt r. kr, l meant tRs t eonF Gn ~ 6 sTesIt e9 gqT
he court SQUIRT VI Which fiSs1 already SHe owns oSftS The S sway Of It's it's
rsrest ornament. your own Scottish Princess
"Thlther l cannot GO unless the King Of
France grants me my fathers rights and es-
tates." he said. with a certain sternness In his
s LET T. me Pn.I lick I;, at z SGSSE ar h ssTT b.s she ,t said; ,v SiitRR
the lace that had shrouded IT now streamed
back in the cool wind OF evening,
Stopping Darnaway, the young Earl gave
to rest close beneath the shoulder Of the black
.rrTo,morrow," she said LICKING i, At big palm,
Does that satisfy your,
Pound !, OF higher elements than AeSh and
lightly ' and 3 si sRnfi' h esn own ' rosy S'f HnG is8Sfi nto
his, ''or could even the %justicer OF Galloway
find i 4 n . his ,Ii,l heaFt to burn these as part OF the
on Sic { s = d FRED and pT TnS0S d. 70 }d gaze ,, PIts:
ased!:a he r HsSHSS., and sndfs as for Ssiin sn The S fpse ~
But 1 viii not burn Sc. fair things az these. save
as It might be with the fervor, Of my kisses."
And he stopped and pressed kiss after kiss
Gently she, Withdrew her fingers from his
G GSsSB B. SPd rSde si fS5tse 3, G Ssrfec ye Si 1Ss Without
ALREADY" shs said. Il did not we'll to ask YOU
Why must mo-, come thither1" he asked.
AS they. rode on together through the rich
twilight dusk the young maj observed her
nfHHF Herr sEia as T 1ise Fai rs r hs eS q DAZZLING olearDe.s
70 shine with a more perfect brilliance. as ifa
either cheek and cast a shadow, Of their color
above. fresh and ,dewy with love and youth.
and smiled upon the youth With ancient WITCH
HfiF tSe. G sIsnd H,IuE bodS Was ln sim nnsiF c d1eRt in a h fnir
white cloth OF some foreign fabric. and her
y wfbi ra;;d 9i ri Rerf ef s6 sy% siISsI v ESs f f6 fbs Touh by
man looked as II he could have clasped 1t about
with his hands.
until they reached a reRion which to the Earl
seemed unfamiliar. The glades were Greener
eval. the foliage thicker overhead. the inter-
spaces Of golden evening sky darker and less
I'm what place may your company be as
sembled?' he asked. Strange It is that l
know not this place. Yet / should recognize
should be able to tell its name. Yet With
shame do l confess that 1 know not where l
"Ah," said the girl. her face growing lumin-
GUS through the gloom. you called me q
witch. and now you shall see. l wave my
You are in the land of faery. 1 blow you a
kiss. so.and 10. you are no more William VI.
beloved Of the queen of the fairies and the
II am we'll content to be Thomas Rhymer."
he answered. submitting himself to the wooinR
glamour Of her eyes, so be that you are the
"A c]ourtier. indeed" she laughed. you
need not, to seek your answer. You make a
aiight and eanterF The supper will be spread.
tain You save only Your itanla" there she made
ii %spfGptsnt; II, They I'd do not say ], that that I Thomas 6 q
you know she continued. with a fresh gaye-
y in her voice. lit was in this very wood that
But. William Douelas sat silent with the won-
der Of what he saw. Their horses. had come
out on a hilltop. The seQuestered boskage OF
the trees gradually thinned. finally dwaTf1ng
into o green drift Of fern and birchen foliage
which rose no higher than Black Darnaway's
chest. through which his riders laced boots
brushed till the Spanish leather OF their gold
embossed frontletsswas jetted with dew.
Before him was a great drift Of solemn pine
trees the like of which for size he had never
seemed In that hour Of glamour. For behind
them the evening SKY had du'led to a deep
and solemn wash of blood red. across which
lay one lonely bar Of black cloud. solid as
spilled Ink on a monkish page: But under the
breathing an odor OF all grace and daintiness.
stood a pavilion Of rose-colored silk, an
chored. to the ground with ropes OF sendal Of
the richest crimson hue.
Let your horse go free or tether him to a
pine. He. will not wander" said the girl. II
fear my fellows have gone off to lay in pro-
vision. We have taken a day or two more on
the. way than we had counted on. 80 that to-
nights feast makes an end Of our store. But
still there is enough for two. l bid you well
come. Earl William. to q wanderers tent"