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

honest a woman" said Maud. Lindsay. pout-
ing 7d,sdSintnny yor, put what "a sucn a matter
4 is ail sItEe and happiness to me. said
mspt, / shall never sieep this night II you 20
without giving me an answer"
IN Then" ,po T}no said a 1.-THE the g siTl, "y 90u will bTo b Ell The : % sIfIr'
p~etulant boy, for all your fine ,Captainey. I
wish II had been Landless Jock. He would
never have yaeNed me with foolish questions at
hut ! love, you, and. I demand an snSweE;s,,
what do you think yourself. now,?,' che
said. looking up at him with an lnimitable sly
the aSsss si Snd SESn 81 eonntry nGd S speecb 70 initiate
.r Snoi e 2,NNsSnotte vented !, a nS SeSTt Mas gssP L 9r di = sfnrte
| ed back with affected terror.
WHO vo mot p IsiE ms a 4 he RSoF du %SiSin Il F4 ! 90 s9 nSt
And she, made him the p)reftlest little eour,
tesy, turning ut the same time her eyes in
oh. Maud Lindsay" said sholt99. with a
little conflicting sob IN his throat; III 6eeom n
| castle guard OF the Black Douglas. If YOU
knew how / loved you, you would not treat me
The girl came nearer to him md laid a white
and gentle hand on the sleeve OF his blu arch
Nay. lad she said. more soberly. lifting a
say !" ny" We'll. Is It not our aPJ duty to the bread
we eat?, Is he. not worthyP lshe not the head
OF our housel''
youy'' said Sholto. lifting his head hauRhtily
out of her reach. ITO have ones chin pushed
as it we're &C consider%ed critically from various
points OF view. may be pleasant. but It inter
feres most seriously with dignity ..ou.
can never tell. But he has never said go. He
is, perhaps, afraid, being born without the self
fedgelIng CAPTAINS and such Ike geptrice.'
Il will tell you for that gold buckle" said
Instantly, siolto pulled the cap from his
thrust.it into his wicked sweetheart's hands.
sh She received 1t with a little sSo cry OF pdi ICY then On
heart. moved a step nearer to her. But in
spite, of her arch delight she was on the alert.
1 f2r shs re Sgs% ID d lief Fan aRd M ReHfl yf T aallow 4Se
There was still more mirthful wickedness in
her eyes.
| dote upon him she said. How 1 shall love
this buckle. just because he gave it to you"
And with that she shut the door.
Sholto, in act to advance, stood a moment
poised on one foot like a goose. Then; witha
n nsa't thsf had T dSer Hn nsssed PR Ks G lips. Of he sf tSr assf
on his heel aud strobe away:
never VI w ses R psEer Wink hill go Of to h France nsa and p ] TiIa
in battle. 1 will throw me in the castle pool.
So the poor lad retreated. muttering hot and
angry words. all his heart sore within him be-
cause Of the cruelty of this girl.
the corridor when he heard the door softly
oren and a low. sweet voice whispered: "Shol-
10 liz sh Sent his TS@ rows sG and Ss st4oGe m~anfully on.
"sholto-dear shoito. Do not go. I need
Against his will he turned, and seeing the
head Of Maud Lindte a : her ! GpH iH ELI lips and
'',WeIl?" he said, with the stern curtness Oft
military commander. as he stood before her,
wick had d fallen aside and now was wasting it:
sell in ,9 a broad d; q y E ca narn flams e. T th;tt MAD be OF
IT burned me as was ordering my hair"
she, said. 4 cannot blow it ont. ! dare not.
sh Il you ''0" i captain
She spoke with, a sweet. childlike humility.
handle was almost touching her, soft cheek.
There was n dancing challenge in her dark
She could not. Of course. have known that the
light made her look so beautiful or she would
have been more careful.
himself. trying TO conquer his dignity and re-
tain his attitude of stern disapproval.
Bat the girl swept her lashes I'D toward him,
dropped them again dark upon her cheek. ard
anon looked a second time at him.
Il am sorry. " she said. more than ever like q
child. "I-forgive m~e-and-the lamp is SO
Now. Sholto was young. but he was not quite
a fool. He stopped and blew out the light. and
the next moment his lips rested upon. other
lips. which. as it had been unconsciously. re-
signed their soft sweetness for a long moment
to his will.
Then the door closed and he heard the click
of the lock as the bolts shot from within. The
gallery ran round and round about him like a
c%lucking wheel. His heart beat tumultuous-
". and there was a strange humming sound In
his ears. .
The Captain of the guard stumbled half dis.
trncted down the turret stair. The old world
had been destroyed in a moment. and he was
walking in a new. where perpetual roses
bloomed and the spring birds sang forever
more. He knew not, this poor. foolish Sholto.
that he, had much to learn ere he should know
the tricks and stratagems of that most naughty
and prettily disdainful mink. Mistress Maud
Lindsay. But for that night he thought he
knew her heart and soul. which made him Just
as happy.