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


door on tiptoe.
CHAPTER VII.
THE DOUGLAS MUSTER.
The day OF the great weapon showing broke
fair and, clear after the storm Of the night.
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wink out again when the SUI, rose and shone
And equally Bright and strong came forth
disappointment Of the. night having been. re-
moved from his face II not from his mind by
the Eecreative and potent sleep OF youth and
II the hall he called for Sir John of Aber-
chapel where he has been ali. night at his de-
votions. to his chamber and furnish him with
smith. from the dungeon. Let him come into
my presence in the upper hail.
| ceiIed chamber. wide and high. running right
across the castle from side to side, and with
Eiadtows loGki1g every way over the broad and
and the double rattle which denoted the
Malise was brought to the door by two men of
doorway almost completely,and he stood watch
ing , the Douglas with an an nbnIt Hgdd gravity
Yet it was Malise who spoke first. For at
his appearing the Earl had turned his: back
upon his retainer and now stood at the window
which looks toward the north, from which he
could almost see. over the broad and placid
stretches OF the river. the men putting up the
pavilions and striking spears into the ground
70 mark the space reserved for the tourney of
"A fair good morrow to you, my lord" said
the smith. "Grievous as my sin has been and
Just as Is your resentment. give me leave to
cles wherewith they confined me in the black
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advised you vii hang Miniap beside me with
m Ear turned and looked ct his ancient
armorer twinkled with appreciation Of his lest.
not play at cats cradle with Douglas. You
might tempt me to that might afterward 30
again. whatever the monks pirate. But. tell
me, how knew you.whither / had gone yester-
even? For; indeed, l knew not myself when I
done for my foster;father to SPY upon me.
frank face OF the Earl. and only humiliation
and resentment. with a touch OF boyish curl
Indeed" answered the smith. II watched
you not save under my hand as you rode away
NJ Hp93PP a Black Lack PP pa nav NS,i ana nc then, then ! II TUNED tPe dine me
tionines Of Dame Barbara. the .humminG Of
the bees and the other comfortable and COM
How. then. did you come to follow me in
the undesirable company OF my uncle. the alb
For that you are in the debt OF my son Sholto,
who, seeing a lady wait for you IN the green
the branches he was n witness OF your encoun-
$50" said the Douglas. 1T is to Master
| EhoIfn that I QUA apmawhaf ~
For he is : good 4 lad and bold. as. indeed d'f he
In what consisted his boldness?" asked the
a cock-qnd-bull story, OF a witch lady, who
appeared. suddenly, where none had been n
% %i}cHsS b before TsIS 9p E. who M Reg iI%PPsSdfgirt / {I be-
his neck. but he stuck to it. Then came riding
by my lord abbot. and ! Judged that the mat
ter. as one OF witchcraft' was more his affair
Nov. hsarken" cried the Earl;in quick tones
ly. or on your life be it,. The lady was ira vel
ling with her company through Galloway from
df aped me s to a idyefsa me to !" E SaR %i3d h in f her
company. Wherein was the witchcraft of
that. saving the witchery natural to all fair
wo %B5id be she bu not q PrG aRS.ssia to S yog t te;sfy y tGs
WELL" said the Earl, where is your wit
that you give ear 70 such babblipgs2, Did she
| not come from ina country. MS i tell you. ana
who should hear the latest news moro readi-
The smith looked n little nonplussed. but
man would ride alone at nightfall urHn a Gal
loway moor. or unless by enchantmont set pp
a pavilion Of silk and strange device under the
p'aHyWS e l. said Earl William: feeling his pd,
vantage and making the most OF It. Il see that
my master armorer with me to decide whether
or no the lady he a witch. He shall resolve for
me all spiritual questions with his toreham-
this is a change Indeed. Malise The smith
the censor of his lords love affairs, after what
own iiooveemaEinss, viii he dieiisnI to come to
the. weapon-showinR to-day andInstead OF eX-
aiming the swords and halberts. the French
arbalasts and Germin fusils, demit that part of
his office to Ninlan the highlandman and go
peering into ladies' eyes tor, ,sorceries apd
devil. which Turk la the dimples Of their chins ?
In this he will find much employment and that
Maliss was vaHauished, less by the sarcasm
Of the Earl than by the fear that perhaps the
Highlandman might indeed have his place o.
hand at The eSamination Of weapons that day
on the green hRlms OF B%almaghle,
nrd5 may h G1Xe d Ree ! t GyeE h tRst tb my y6 I0Ta;" w ne
The Earl laughed, and, turning, him about
si., the os shG1lde ont: E!q6SSS . Ma M%li Z PUN ai fSTH hs sRs
YOU lived so long In the world without finding
out that a fair woman i always unca4nyI"
the Douglas was no hasty or local one, i
was not. indeed. a rising of the countryside"
such as as took Sard place sed when ibe b the 3 Eng 6rss We're
thrown west from CriTel to Screel, from Scree.
To Cairnharrow.. and then tossed northWard
rick far over the uplands OF Kyle; till on the
sullen brow Of Brown carrick the bale fire sci
the town drHm OF Ayr beating It's alArminG
Douglas yassal must ride. In mail. with all his