The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12

1Nnun,- CTleu laurence, Il never yet Jaw
never expect tc see one that shall like better
than the revenues OF the Abbey OF Dnlce Corr
"BeslGes, he went on. wed l may not. but
woo.that Is another matter. l had never
Good day. cried Sholto suddenly ut this
AZ leaving Mn nj bis SAY faSth 20 p and Laurence S'ncsP TO ride
westward lie turned him back toward Thrieve.
/ viii surely return to,morrow." cried Mo
wings. t$ol"
Glinting ofthe lift reflected dark blue from tsrn
and lakelet, Sholto MacRim rode toward the
S tSst had Si b snr5SSe' The Hhs R SSsGSSfns M N,m S S% az
james the Gross might die my moment
might even now he dead and William be earl
He thought over William Of Avondale's last
words 70 himself. spoken with deep solemnity
"Sholto.. you and YOURS have brought to jus
tlcc the ch!et b%etraycr, The tlne is at hand
Grici,ion and I.iyinsst1n.' the lesser vI'lains'
In the, roIht and reckoning you shall be my
!nie for mI % saEe. S SHs i. s yerS STs"iSu sss 9 me,t
indeed, beyond my life. And for this time, fare
And he. had reached a mailed hand to the
Captain OF the Douglas guard. and when. Sholto
would have bent. his head upon IL 70 kiss It.
one grasps a comrades hand when the heart
is touched. aud 80. was gone.
rin A! the b Ii sio Of Of r inf ToT sSSl, oni mcs M tSSi
he leaped from his horse, and without sSiuta.
How came you here aionep' h" ASKED.
Maud made her little routing m9yepent Of
Il forgot she said hvpocritically Il ought
TO- have asked Leave 81 that noble knight; the
SrSsa'e W wit imTreG his pePm nESi melns m nor e nSS
walk out TO meet him when we are l~oresome."'
Maud Lindsay lifted her eyes suddenly and
alarmed for, the con euuences. abe, yelled her
eyes again by droppinS her long lashes cir
V"'' Did YOU " really Yet comes 9ne'N GU. to meet me.
denly dsn to his checks; I'm this You speak truth
II only said that we feared our castles gov
ernor SO that we must not walk out even to
AZ this ,sholto let his horse 60 where It
Mould, YOU'D; anil as they we're Messing Ing at the ti p;s
samcy sweetheart, quickly by, the wrist.
Im os :, hs aid sa YOU Ssi NJ tell ipn me 0 Bal G'aS Won You
Maud Lindsay, puckered her pretty face as
II she had been about 70 cry.
looking IN at him with the long pathetic gaze
Of a gentle animal put in pain.
arm. She Instantly put both hands behind
You did not hurt me at all, hear you that
you-not that much, sir noble Knight"
And she snapped h%ershnger and thumb like
and did It again, Sholto turned away %sterniy.
You are nothing hut a silly girl. and not
worthy that any true man should marry you
he said. walking of In the direction OF the
Maud Lindsay looked after him a moment
as II not belicvinG her eyes and ears. Then
she tripped quickly after him. He was taking
long strides. and II REQUIRED a series Of small
hons and skips TO keep up with him.
almost running beside him now. he walked SO
Yes. madam. really" said that young
SP RSs fo s5ilt a m iittfe s ren ~ GET . sten in front o,
him. SO that she might look advantageously
Then YOU won't marry me. sholto?'
Her hands were clasped with the sweeteet
petiti2,nary grace
The monosyllable escaped from his lips
me sH - E r / a ask sR'l yoS P very nicely. sholto?"
The negative came again. apparently nercer
than before. almost like an EXPLOSION. indeed.
somewhere.
At this the girl stopped suddenly. and.
she sank her head into it in an apparent aban-
"Oh, what shall do2., sho walled. ."shol-
so S!iI n0' w HaSsFs sh %s' I nn do9 "n VIA aSs sSari nm / d So
And with her terchief still to her evesNor
at least. - be .whollv'accurate, to one of them.
bank. She did not run very fast. but still she
ran: Now. this vas more than Sholtn had bar
s s~iffer i fhnn a he n he s g%rsp rs1 h her hi, ,if Fifs. 'o e.
overlook her Just as she reached the little as
cent OF the rocks by the river margin.
turned her round. She was still shaking with
Il, WILL will Il will drown myselt!' she
cried, her kArchief closer 10 her ives.
Il will marry you'll will do anything. Ilove
ing him fcTcely' away You said, you Would
no:! That ! was not At to marry"
what I snid!' Sholto was GroyelIinr now.
"Then. YOU will marry me-ifI do not drown
She spoke with n sort OF delicious tentative
'Yes-yes! When you wiD-to-morrow--
She. dropped the kerchief suddenly, and the
Iaugling eyes OF naughty Maud Iindesay
in u dark place. They were dry and full OF
merriment, \" trace OF tears was 10 be dis
She gave another little skip and. catching
him by the arm. she forced him to walk with
her toward castle Thrieve.
could not help yourself. Sholto-and It shall oe
when I like. TOO, Bat now thar you are so
take Landlcss Jock after all"
This is the end. md yet not he end. for
still. say the country folk. when the leaves nre
grecnest ~ the lakeside. when the white
thorn IL whi'est and the sun drOns most glo-
riouSly behind the purple hills Of the west. and
when the children sing like manises on the
clachan green's. We may chance TO spy under
the Three Tlorns Of Carlinwark n lady fairer
than mortal eye hath seen. She Is sitting
gracefully on a white %nalfrey and listening TO
the BARNS singing by tho WATERSHEDS. Ana the
iears fail down her cheeks as she.listens. in the
place where in the sprinRtime Of the year young
William Douglas first met the Lady Sybilla.
And II we meet her and she have speech
with ne. be sure that there will be another tale
to tell.
THE END.
AMERICAN TLAG MAKING.