The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13

NAMED also, not having yet recovered from
'Mit6t her was Maud Lindsay ana her mother
the apld Teddy" as she was called through
out all st shs " vide e, dS %shrIons Of s her sSn' ,ed hi,
nament For this day was the day Of the high
and often. would the commonalty need TO be
scourged from the barriers.
hut ere he went Sholto. summoned TWO oil
tho stanchest fellows OF his company. An
drew. called the Penman. and his brother
SoSn ., Then ibs c,or hnIGying p %Sieh , them t6 a. s sither
bers occupied by the girls. he laid a straight
charge and Q heavy one upon them.
soul. pass he said. Stand ready with your
hands ON tine wheel OF your crosshows. and |
and bid him return the way he m But il
any dog or thing running on four Feet ascend
or descend the stair. make no sounh. ask no
bolt through his TriRbSsY" -
Then Andrew the Penman and his brother
ing. but spat on their hands, smiled at each
other. well pleased. and made the wheels OF
'nsIF %onIJ pTf Gig w WIN be 2 tS SieaG Go note' said An.
God 70 send speedily, echoed John the hlond.
guard setting he might haze had occasion to
see once more the, tantaliZinE mischief maker
OF, or perhaps because OF. the distraction TO
winch she continually reduced his. spirit by
means, of her manifold and incalculablo con-
Nevertheless. It was with an easier heart
that Sholto went his way out Of the castle yeti;
had sent him. 'n It Was Was mud made u Of Chain Of the
finest. composed Of many rings set alternate
y, thick and thin. flexible as the deer leather
doublet OF blue silk carried the lion OF, Gallo;
way in white upon il, and all the %Serqlean OF
heart, But, greatest JOY of. all. there was
brought to him by m Of the Earl q suit
fore the nsr III. but but h Iisht 81 PROSE- foet and lido ns s%erkHs
easily to the hand. Blue and red was the silken
housing. fringed with long silver lace. through
glossy skin. The buckles and bits were also of
silver, and the cup Of, Sholto's HAPPINESS was
he forgot even Maud Lindsay,
Then. when he was mounted and ont upon
I tore F TSat S SeiisRs i to Ta .sf to sGf asi lie ' 2obio ." dark nis
gray answer to each touch OF the rein. obey
ing his masters thought more than the
strength of his wrist or the prick OF his heel.
old Sir John OF Abernethy, Landless Jock. as
he was nickDamed. came out from, the main
from which the blue feather'of the Douglases
fell over his arm half why to the ground. 0n
en- en- H deur.dSsIis. i''1 Th M"t old man held i up for
'HaeT,' he said, in a surly tone, this is his
ent frae the Dauphin o. France. He has cast
of the well-tried one. and with it alsothe auld
servant that hath served him these many
Nay, Sir, john said Sholto with courtesy.
taking the helmet which il was his. duty as his
muster's esquire to carry before him on a vel
vet-coyered plague, maxwell has the good
servant deserved his rest and to take his ease.
the inGlenook or the cup of wine beneath the
shade, =.
1a nah; lad id ! envy sy ys net It, t hi m mot t th1t Of s5 ngir
ing his head. Il also have tried the new Office.
the shining armor. and felt the words of com
mand, rise proudly in the throat. envy you
not. though your advancement hath been sud
demand. well; for my son John | had hoped;
f fe2dss '"q But now owe there there rs remains naPea- for fSS'f me- only al
to go. to the kirk OF st. Bride in Douglasdale
"na tf mi 7 set Gie me dow by my aud masters
At that moment there issued forth from the
gateway the young Earl. holding by the hand
the Lady Sybilla. His mother. the Countess.
came to the door to see them ride away. The
queen OF the sports was in a merry mood and
ass she tripped LIDO wn the steps Ssh she o turned q; and nd;
take care of him!"
smile nor yet her word. but stood like a mother
who sees her son ~treading in places ,%perilous.
would drive him to giddier and vet more dan.
gerous heights.
The pennons OF the escort fHuttered in the
breeze as the men on horseback tossed their
lances high in air in salutation OF their lord.
The archer guard stood ranked and ready.
Horses Weighed. arm"r clnnked and sparkled,
and from, the ,moat platform twenty. silver
tfsm arbite S!a Of this { sad any's 81 esi f Z a Fad mS SS n
with the help OF Earl Douglas. She thanked
him with a low word in his ear, audible only to
himself. as he sat her in the saddle and bent TO
kiss her hand.
a right gallant pair were Douglas and sy;
dark together over the greensward and under
the tossing banners OF the bridge. Sholto be-
n nfn his .h Sors siSa ana G wende esea 10 IN tf be! n heart II
indeed. Maud Lindsay. were looking down
from her chamber window, AS they passed
wero all in good order. A little Jet of white
which ciung to the gray walls Of Thrieve Just
outside %os!S be the he t hiSh Sim s itot mi, And Tas The he. y y8Tng
Earl Douglas was in his gayest hpmor on
this SECOND day, Of the great tourneying. He
His uncle James of Ayondale. his red cousin
Of Angus. the grave. ill-ass2rted figure Of the
the young and chivalreus remained. his cous-
ins William and James. Hugh and Archibald.
good lances all. and excellent fellows to boot.
French Ambassador was confined by the
quinsy, for It was certainly pleasant to ride out
near his shoulder. TO watch at his will the sun
crimsonlng the red lips. sparkling IN the ewes
bright as sunshine %slantinG through green
a pace behind how every hair OF that luxurlant
cheyalnre .rippled golden and separate.. like
of a saint.
The Lady Sybilla de Thouars was merry
also. and with what a different mirth to that
Of Mistress Maud Lindsay. thought Captain
Sholto Mackim, with a conscious glow of pride
in his sweetheart.
True. Sholto was scarce n fair Judge. in that
he loved one and did not love the other. He
owned that there might be something in that.
But as the gay tones Of the lady's laughter
fioated back on the air as his master and she
rode forward by the edge Of Dee toward the
Lochar fords, the first fear with which he had
seen her in the greenwood returned upon the
Captain Of the guard.
Earl William and the Lady Sybi''l talked to-
Rether that which no one else could hear.
so after all you have not become II church.
man, and gone off to drone masses with the
monks OF your good uncle" she said, looking
up at him with one of her lingering. drawing
Nay" Earl William answered Surely one
Douglas at a time is gift enough TO Holy
.hurch. At east. | can choose my own way In
strained as the King himself"
Speaking of the King" she said. my uncle.
the Marshal, must Derforce ride to Edinburgh
to deliver his credentials. Would Il not be
n most mirthful lest to ride with eqpipage such
as this to that mongrel. poyerty-stricken court,
and let the poor, little King and his starved
guardian see what greatness and splendor
mean"