The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-22


You brpthers are long slnce'desd and undel
them and crushed them like hies on a summer
Maud LINDSAY rose to her feet as Ii Men.
rays. spoke. these words.
you have done from the first. The Earl Of
spirit Of her race, and Tut out hor hand tG
clasp that Of her elder comrade.
bur DO not letE her even KNOW she has power 70
Maud Lindsey Then she spoke aloud.
III that which you say be true. and my
Our cousins will deliver us"
Your cousins have entered Into your nos.
likely thing that they will desire YOUR return
20 scotland IN order to rob them of that which
sto1tly. There are many In ths land of the
my =, iSTd,s; wolves. fi99s,,, syitt ouF:tSqtsd
raye's friends. And one young cock below
there Of the same gang hath gone even now
sG my be Tfl, S Ss2sr Ss:oa HE hath mounted the
Well" said the maid OF Galloway. even so.
the sP eSiil5f4si psr sTisd the bag 'ssr f'ns snsy q oq tSfs ct Ct
But the young and beautiful ike YOU. my
dearies. do not so die ut Machecoul. No
drop by drop. from the nssdie, puncturSd wine
drained to the white, like a Tipping calf IN
the shambiss: yet At the same time:reddened
naa snS@eo THEM hem La fmeM shhmS a sSDm noI T Tn;
disdntn, to answer with a, look. will wash her
hands IN your LIES blood and laugh as your
tears ,fal slowly upon the latchet of her
But a new voice broke in upon the railing OF
the hideous, woman-fiend.
out. foul bag! Get to your own place" It
said. strong and commanding.
turned nna the them ai abGas 70 a sea h tSs ksdy sy fl5is
stand fair and pale at the head of tho turret
stair which opened out upon the roof of the
At this interruptiop the eyes Of La Melraye
seemed to burn with a iresher fury and the
stone held up to the sun.
The, bag shrank. however. from the out
All. fair lady, she whispered. be not
angry.and tell not my lord. [ beseech you. l
'.Hence!'' the finger was still outstretched.
and IN obedience to the threatening gesture
the nag tb shT parf,I a SGyn t Bst st as she III rb Uss inri
ret. she flung back certain words with a de-
All. You are young. my lady. and for the
nresent-fo for the present your power is greater
than mine. But wait: Your beauty will
from tSnel yo Sno f But La E.oi Me f2aT DS cane never WiIe pe GROW
older. and when once the secret is discovered
an? ;he 6 @s 1 %hd Us wit y0q HIM a sRhII bloom ts Ms MitS ms is
in the belly OF the worm" '''N
Thouars, sadly: they are dead. The young,
the noble. were and are no more: | Tho
even in death their lives cease not. Their glory
shall flow. gu so that the young brook shall be-
come "A river and the river become a sea"
Then, IN a few words and quiet. she told
them all the heavy tale.
would cleaye to her Tor The sympathy that was
IN her words. and because of her tears. she set
the palms other hands against their breasts
the fires Of purgatorY can purify, one who. like
lscariot. hath contracted herself outside the
mercy Of God and Of our Lord Christi
But all the more they claye to her. oyerpass-
ing. her protestations and %clasping her: so
OF a corner turrct which rose from the great
er, and vept there. with the weeping where
with thy women are lo, wont : to ease tn heart td co.
her hand about her neck and kissed her. say
ing: Do not be sorry oyermuch: Confess TO
been sorry! Yet after came forgiveness and
the unbound heart"
looked up. as it: had been smiling. Yet she
was not smiling as maidens are wont to smile;
well. ffbs buy y 15nG Eeo& not sne what Snio the 1 word '@ !sin'
means to such as /. Confess-absolve! Not
even the holy one and the lust could give me
that. | tell you ! have eaten OF the apple OF
knowledge OF good and e%vil-yes. the very core
| have eaten. have the taste Of innocent
the axe which l put into the headsman's
hands. | am condemned and that Justly. But
one of you shall live to taste sweet love. the
crown Of life. and to feel the innocent lips of
children at your breasts; And the other-but
enough! Farewell! Fear not. God. who
has been cruel:in all'else. has given your lives
to Sybilla de Thouars. ere He shall strike her
with his thunderboltl'
And as she went within the eyes OF the maids
followed her. but the masked man with the
naked sword never so much as turned his
head, gazing STRAIGHTFORWARD over the battle
ments Of the White Tower into the lilac mist
which hung over the Atlantic.