The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-30

small wonder if the heart of the young
man expanded within him.
Presently, soon after the arrival OF
the cavalcade, the wrappen-ShaW was
set in array and, company by company
the long double line extended as Tar as
the eye could reach from north TO
south along the side OF the broad ana
SluggiSh-moving river.
Shoito, who, in virtue of his courage
and good craftsmanship, had Deen
placed over the archer company, Wnlcn
waited on the right OF the ford, fell IN
behind the cortege of the earl. he was
first man of all to have his equipment
examined and his weapons obtained, as
they deserved the commendation OF his
liege lord, and the grim, unwilling APP
prOyal of Malise, the master armorer,
whose unerring eye could not detect SO
much as a speck on a shirt of mail or a
grain of rust on the waist piece OF
shining steel.
Then the earl rode down the lines,
and Sholto, remembering the encounter
among the dust of the roadway,
breathed more freely 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 Is, who in Scot
land was greater than the king, looked
upon their steadfast thousands with a
swelling heart.
The abbot had made particular IN
uuiries where Laurence was stationed,
which was in the archer company Of
the laird Of Kelton. Most of the monk
ish band had been made too happy by
the deception practiced on the abbot
concerning Mary Quean, and We're too
DESTROYS to have such rogue to play
pranks in the dull abbey to tell any
tales on Laurence MacKim. But one
Berguet, Belgian priest, who had
begged his way to Scotland. and whose
nature was that of a spy and syco-
plant. approached and volunteered the
information to the abbot that this lad
to whom he was DESTROYS of showing
favor was n ribald and a hypocritical
youth.
Eth, what?'' said the abbot. "A bodle
for thy ill-set tongue. false loon; dOst
think I did not hear him sing his fair
and seenly prisons? I tell thee. rude
outland jabberer. that am Douglas,
and have ears better than those Of any
Frenchnan that ever breathed. For
this thou shalt kneel six nights on the
cold stone of the holy chapel house,
and say of paternosters 10000 and of
n1isereres thou shalt sing 500. And this
shall chance to teach thee to be scanter
with thy breath when thou speakest to
the abbot of the Foundation Devorgill
concerning better men than myself"
The priest gasped and fell back, and
none other was found with aught to
say against Master Laurence. which.
considering the 10000 paternosters and
the 500 misereres, was not unnatural.
AS the earl passed along he was an
noyed by the iterated requests OF his
uncle to be informed when they should
come to the company of the laird Of
Kelton. And the good ABBOTT, being ILL.,
all deaf men. apt TO speak a little loud,
did not improve matters by constantly
making remarks behind his hand pom
the appearance or character fas known
to him) of the various dependents Of
the Douglas house who had come out
to show their loyalty and exhibit their
preparedness for battle.
And thus it was. The young earl
would come in his inspection to COM
pany of Solwayside men-stiff- jointed
fishers of salmonnets. out of the par
ishes of Rerrick or Bcrgue; or, as it
might be, rough colts from the rock
scarps of Colvend, scramblers after
wild birds nests on perilous heuchs
and poachers on the deer preserves of
Cloak Moss as often as they had
chance. Then the earl, having zeal
ously commended the particular Barn
bacfle or Munches who led them, all
would be peace and concord till out of
the crowd behind would issue the
growing comment of his uncle. the
abbot of Dulce Cor.
"a close listed old thief, The saints
pity him nott He will surely fry in
hell, Last Shrovetide did he not drive
off five of our best mich COWS and hath
steadfastly refused to restore them.
Anathama maranatha to his vile body
and condemned his soul"
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