The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-27

the stag thisd day"
waiting TO take back an answer.
Come you from the town OF EdinburShS'
sNay." said the youth. LET It please your
greatness. l am a servant OF my lord 81 Crich-
ton. and aome from his new castle In the dow
Doth the Chancellor abide there at this
present. asked the Earl.
pany who were to arrive there this very day.
head on ms he les safe i9e delivery deliver Of t6om,S - -
"Sholto." cried the young lord, summon
enS sSH spar aap fr @sni the defence i 81 the en- castle SaHS
ddRi S!s Rf e sl! ESt the s. a8!leE % q sdao FiSS I% At lis
sank nj T Tith inG hI%. S SSaS S s4 tSs 'tih S%i h!' q a' Tie
aissot, because he must leave beehinSdI him Maud
Lindsay, on whose wilful wayward self his
MY lord he stemmered, permit me one
word, Were 10 not better TO walt I'll q tollow.
i EnISs Of Knights and I,sT u mem SsSse tegatIsr me te
accompany, yoq on such a Journey,
rn "RpS s IS / r bid yG@: s syoS opnp Sys nv S %sS 3 the
sholto,, as he moved heavily to do his masters
business. He might reason with the Earl
with some hope OF success"
Or. his way to summon the guard he met
tbe ma h,dpG o e Ky eG mesd HIs 20 a I@ans the RSW mains s's ot
Relton. for as Margaret Douglas complained.
all ours on the isle were trodden down Dy the
men, who came to me tourney ana 'ney nave
WHITTIER way so gloomy. sir knieht'n cried
Maud. all her winsope face aliEhs with Joy
ii" 55s 3 ef mast G siSO saS eFrs iSI p sa nSIP skkolso. MY
iGra rlSes w pf his = s% eneS ESmSaddy viii hear sI no
And do YOU go with him2" cried Maud. her
Not only /. but I'll that can be spared otthe
men.at-arms and of the archer guard" an
Maud Lindsay turned about and took the
little girls hand.
Perhaps. she will be able t. keep my lord Will
s1 they went back to the chamber h OF my lady
Of great 10 influence with her son even in her hus-
bands lifetime, and had certainly none, with
Douglas might at least listen TO advice and
delay his setting. out I'LL a suitable Ietinue
Maud and Margaret found the lady OF Doug;
iSS dPq fer ts smS H6Sds. sh g T isid asids Il hs silk w sRe
tale told by Maud Lindsay, ,
s,i will speak K with hi, WS Ill S41I IS she hIs answered. nsT gsit
his fathers son and the men, of the house Of
But their own, And even so win my son VII
liam" 10, ,,u .,m ,-,.a
sword with the golden hit, which the Ambas-
a, quick flush eolored the pale countenance
OF the lady Countess.
cellor. David shall not, 20. He is but a lad
and knows nothing Of these things"
far F2 %o aa'f th GGS e Ths eI her e elds mG som or h hsE9 little
the care, Of Maud Lindsay. ,,,.
ing the aecoutrement of the mounted men-at-
WILLIAM" she called in a soft. voice which
would not have, reached him. busted as he was
Re" childish treble and called out. William.
our mother desires to speak with you. Do you
The Earl turned him about and seeing his
headed before her. 49,,
liam?"s she said. still softly.
Nay: mother mine he answereda smiling,
Cricbton in his. castle and also to. bid farewell
to the French Ambassador who abode here as
4 sudden light. shone in upon the mind oil
%"sTis ali that French min1l,, she whispered
one need try to stop him now"
His mother went on; nj. ia,
your. You will leave me one son here in my
loneliness and old age" o,s,,
le? *MosSer.a cried David. Coming. RUNNING
forth from the castle. you must not persuade
William to make me stay at home ne, I i sna.
There is. Sholto Mackim. He is little Older
than L. and already he hath won the archery
ana the word play and hath fought in a tourneI
and been knighted-while ! have done moth
inS eiay dhu eGlt ;s sfones w: Ef'S aa MSaq ti tRere!'
And at that moment Sholto wished that this
fate had been his and the honors David's., He
told himself that he would willingly have
near: that, dainty, form and witching face; Ht
tortured himself with the thought that Maut
would listen to others as she had listened Il
him. hat she would, practice, on others tina
heart breaking slow droop and quick npli r.. o
might not be at hand to aid her to blow cut he
lamp when. the guards were set OF new in th'
corridors of Thrleye,?
Mother" the Earl answered. David speaks
Douglas Il he is to bide here within this ward
ed isle. He must go forth into the world o
men and women and taste q mans pleasure
and chance q name dangers like the rest,
But you are certain that You will brinl
reckless"
Nay" cried David eagerly. Il am no Young
err than my cousin James was when he Tough
| could ride y course as well as HuEhie Doug
las. though William chose him for the tourne,
and left me ut home"
The lady sighed and looked at her sons. on
Was there ever q Douglas yet who worl.
take any advice but his own desireT' she said
looking down at them like q douce barndoo
fowl who by chance has reared q pair OF Gag
l neither LfBs s Ye viii IRE not 9Ve sfsep NOR ie ea. iii SHp
have ny David back again and can see hin
riding his horse home through the ford"