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rbo TarI WIS silent and shs proceeded.

sBut how JOYOUS We shall he at Edinburgh
my name-La Joyeuse they called me. W,
will keep solemn countenances while we ente
the presence Of the King, We viii bow. W,
WE viii laugh together at the fntted calf OF
tutor. the cunning chancellor with his quirki
vt %h 1ST' tRsy t esli Pf RIns s%e n seSGia sSHrof But SfG al e.,
while l shall DO thinking OF the true King o
sc9tsIIwho alone gnS,s shs M eyer SSart pc ~ Ri2S to im nSs,,n
were harrylng her to say more than she hac
intended.
terday.' said William Douglas, his boyisl
heart misgiyinR him at dispraiso of others
n ,PsihiHG dsid tRe and meant easIl me ir wst5; B Snd tS S% m mat.
heralds, Of the Lion and 'King of Scots al
Who is the youth who rides at the head Of
your companypn said the Lady Syhilln,
yesterday that / made him Captain OF my
WI like him not said Lady sybilla. He is
sides which am sure he likes not me"
Save that last, / am Inc, not sure that a Douglas
Ignorance o6stinacy and pride are indeed good
Galloway virtues of ancient descent. and not
TO be .d~espised In the Captain of an archer
fAnd pray, what may be the III qualities
which In Cnptain Sholto make up for these OK
cellent Scottish virtuesS' asked the lady. dis
He IS iaithful"-began the Earl.
SO is every dog" interjected Sybilla de
The Earl laughed a little gay laugh.
There is one dog somewhere about the cas-
tie licking an unhealed sword thrust that
wishes our sholto had been a triie less faithful"
The Lady Sybilla sat silent. on her saddle for
q SPACE. then, striking abruptly into a new sub
lect, she said: do you defend the lists to-
Nay, answered the, Earl. To-day, It is
the truncheon while others meet the shock.
but the knight who this day gains the prize
t,o.SmiorroT mgst choose a side against me and
".Ah,d cried the girl. IT would that my uncle
were healed. He loveth that sport; He e says
against every conner. but in the melee he is
side p! ne Maid over ,h 3 Bridge q Orleans.
Nav. my i iord Duke" cried the Lady ssybiilia,
You bear t' arms on the field Of honor rE"''.' " Se'
oh, am no great lance" replied Douglas.
NOR. But with To sword 1 win hight ali day
merry rally with the quarter staff. like any
common varlet. But at. both Sholto there is
my, master. and doth o2itttimes swinge mo tight
The lady went on quickly as II avoiding any
mention Of Sholto's name.
ride in the lists. My uncle says that your
father was n mighty lance when he rode at
.Amboise on the famous day of the thirteen vic
All, hut my father was twice the man I am"
Great alike in love and WARP" she answered,
Sc at least it Is reported Of him in Tou-
%raii9s:" ANS, oEsTe sed his bis son; smiling mill hack "a It her lie:
race!" cried the girl with a strange sudden
flicker. Of passion, which died as suddenly.
think you, could be true. that is. wheSe you
truly loved
Questi ming eagerness in her eyes which was
Il do love and I am loyal" said the young
well and ought TO have served hin better than
many protestations.
ANDREW THE :pENMAN GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF
HIS
In the fighting of that day James Douglas.
the second son OF the fat Ear. Of .Avondale.
the final encounter. The victor was a nobiy
formed youth. OF strength and stature greater
Than II those ( ,o@ OF Ms hlS 1 Gonghfv but cut y, without hoy s VII
Self-disciDline.
For james Douglas had the easy popular
a tavern board and make him ready to clap his
last gold lion on the platter to pay for the
d Or Esan tel telli n6, as like sed as ii not %n the el G9Sd gossip s'le
him q kiss therefor. The Douglas corttge
rode home amid the shoutings OF the holiday
The ford in order TO see the great noblens and
fhsir rTains ride by. and Shojto and his man
had much trouble to keen them as far back as
was decent.
The Earl summoned his victorious cousins
Journeys Queen OF Beauty. But William
proved even more, silent than usual. and his
appear on his charger as il carved in iron.
Jolly James, on the other hand. attempted a
lest or two which sayored rusticaIly enough.
Nevertheless, he received the compliments OF
the LADY Syhllln on his nnnraRa and ahdrala
wiSh the e1uanimity Of a practiced soldier
He was. indeed. the best knight in Scotland
even at that time: as hs was twelve years q;
the famous Messire Lalain. the Burgundian
Earl William dropped behind to sneak A
moment. with sholto and to give him the or:
the games with regard to the encounter of The
morrow.
La Joyeuse took the opportunity OF address
You are. I think, the head Of the other
Douglas house" said the Lady sybilla. look: