The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30
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rHE nRAEs or nALMAaH1E.

The, line Of the tents, which had been set up
castle Of Thrieve 70, .he kirk hill Of ~Balmagbie:
Every knights following was strictly kept
S within bnst Lts G yine1 pale nSiu or fence SSS e 3bE ETseq 3n wsP 9Ss
~mowdiewarts. Many also were the quarrels
sent forward to choose and arrange the sew
era e~ncampments. Nor were ~rough-and-
tumble fights u as we have seen the Mae
dignity OF any save belted knights.
Each camp displayed the banner Of it's WI
every mound and br0omS IirocK. aoostesdip the
banner OF the overload. This was the white
lion Of Galloway on a ground of blue, and be-
whereon was the bleeding heart OF the Doug
las family.
The lists we're set up on the level meadow
pavilion had been erected. and the lists were
strongly. fenced in. with a rising. tier, of seats
the midst for the Douglas himself, as high and
as nobly upholstered as II the king Of Scots
had It 9 1S bv P tbe Ereai s IN 9ePfSo OF ,Tbrleve the Earl
ascened with gold and bearing in his hand
through the fords OF Lochar, and Immediately
some boy, whose olive skin and hiGh-bred
Next rode the Earl Of Angus. a red, foxy
featured man. with mean and shifty eyes. He
ing his shoulders, forward. as il he feared to
fall over his beasts head. And. saving among
his own company. no man did him any honor.
long smiles of hate and envy.
Then. amid the shouting Of the people there
sRPf HaTi's on only 2 sister. aIread Rsiff famous ss 1rsr al
With her rode one who. in the esteem Of most
flower even, Maud Lindsay. who, had come
out. OF the bleak north to keep the lonely little
yet no more than a child. but Maud lindsay
was 10 years of her age. and in the arst per-
feet bloom OF her beauty.
and barons who owed allegiance to the Doug
las-Herons and Maxwells, Ardwell Macul-
k lGsns; sG and Ma af6% ehs G from Ct fhe h shires Tith
But. above all. and Communicating all. there
were the lesser chiefs Of the mighty name
the Gross Of Ayondaie rode nearest their
DonsIa;ses Of the bordee. Douela nesn OF the
Hermitage. of Renfrew. OF Douglasdale. Every
third man. In that, great company, which
Lochar was a William. a James or an Archi-
bald Douglas. The King himself could not
and it is small wonder Il the heart OF the young
man expanded within him.
Presently. soon after the arrival OF the cav
company by company. the long double line eX-
tended a. far as the eye, could reach from
norm 10 SOuGn along the BlU0 Oh Jn0 DrOHQ anu
ShoIto. who in virtue of his courage and good
craftsmanship had been placed over the arch
ford. fell In behind the cort4ge OF the Earl. He
was first man OF all to have his equipment eX-
amined. and his weapons o6tained, as they de;
the grim, unwilling approval OF Malise, tho
master armorer. whose unerrlng eye could not
q grain OF rust on the waist piece OF steel.
Then the Earl rode down the lines and Shol-
to. remembering, the encounter among the
when he saw his fathers back.
And surely that day the heart Of the Douglas
must have been proud and high within him,
for there they stood. company Behind ordered
company, the men on whom he could count to
the death. And the lad Of eighteen. who, In
upon their thousands with a swelling heart.
The abbot had made particu hhf INQUIRIES gu fa
the archer COMPANY Of the Laird OF Kelton.
Most OF the monkish band had been made too
happy by the deception practiced on the abb
sirous TO have such q, rogue, to play pranks in
the dull abbey to tell any tales on Laurence
MSeKth% nd bSgoe o9e b gIerE EnH "a 2 Bss dStSSn5 priest ss5
whose nature was that Of a shy and a syco-
phant. approached and Volunteered the infor-
was DESTROYS OF showing favor was a ribald and
a hypocritical youth;
III Eli. what" said the abbot; a RIP, b2dle t t1r thy
hear him sing his fair and Beemly 0rlBOnsT L
tell thee. rude outland iabberer, that i am a
Frenchman that ever breathed. For this
thou shalt kneel six nights on the cold stone OF
the holy chapel house and say Of paternosters
ten thousand and OF misereres thou shalt sing
three hundred. And this shall chance TO teach
thee e be scanter With Tx breath cath when when thou bH
The priest easped and feii back. and none
other was found with aught 70 say against
OOO paternosters and the 300 miserereS. was
As the Earl, passed along he was annoyed
formed when they. should come 70 the COM
pany OF the Laird Of Kelton. And the good abb
tie loud. did not improye matters by constant
" making remarks behind his hand, upon the
a p yarioSs or sS ShSFsGtsr y ~ sb snn 1@nr 20 hbtm 0ns 81
who had come out to show their loyalty and
exhibit their preparedness for battle.
in his inspection to a company, OF Solwayside
ehnsti1jI9inte nshers Of salmon nets out
9 %is SRs BBs e, fossh 81 ed Hss' from 9t The S" rSeF se Sri as u I
Coiyend. scramblers after wild birds nests on
p~erilous heuchs and poachers on the deer pre-
Chance. Then, the Earl having ~zeaiously
commended the particular Barnbachle or
issue the growing comment OF his uncle, the
abbot Of Dulce Cor, -,
him notl He will surely fry In HE'LL Last
Shrovetlde did he not drive on five OF our best
mileh COVE and hath steadfastly refused to re-
body and condemned his soul"
Every word of this comment and addition
was heard by the person most concerned.
Or It might be Henry AmilliEan-his
mothers son-God wot, And his fathers. too.
doubtless-if only one could know who his
father. was. The devil dwell in his fat bellyi
80 Il. went on till the temper Of the young
Earl OF Galloway was strained almost to the
breaking point hut he wished not to cause a
disturbance among so great a company and on
q day OF such renown.
At last they came 70 the muster Of the clean
run lumber lads Of Kelton. artificers mostly.
and stated retainers OF the castle and Its vari-
gus ADJACENT bogrEs Of cayTlIEnhwars, Rhone-
Some one Immediately took the abbot by
the elbow and shouted in his ear that this was
the company he desired to see, Then he rode
forward 10 the left hand Of his nephew, as
Mailse and he passed slowly down me line. ex-
aiming the weapons.
Laurence NaeKlml L would see Laurence
MaoKiml' cried the abbot. holding up his