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

solemnly yelled from sight, that such deeds Of
darkness might. not be so much rs spoken oil
In that holy and gracious presence.
And during the cere nony Eriar GILES OF the
order OF the Carmelites stood no more reyer-
emily than any. for. seeing that no better might
DO. he had definitely east in his lot with God
Almighty.
The sentence OF this court is that you,
Giles de Laval. lori. OF Retz, Marshal OF
fied to tho meadow OF La Bicsse at 81 Of tho
clock on tho morning 81 70. morrow, and there
thai, you lie hanged and burned till Won are
Tho voice Of Pierre de iiHopitai rang out
through tho silence OF tho hall Of judgment.
Amen said Friar GILES. devoutly crossing
And so. IN due course. on the meadow OF Ia
soul o., Vd3iileesS de Rsts Went et';' TO its oSn place,
Nth al the GHraphernalia Of repsntanee and
The day after tho burning n little company
OF riders left the city Of Anglers, journeyinG
westward along the Loire. II consisted OF tho
saw. with Sholto MncKim aud u dozen horse
men belonging to his Grace Of brittany. 1t
' nP% U sS en "F!Tsnssq nb bnSS t the r WTret on IL he ,T pisHt
bank. by the lord James. Malise andLaurence,
win the escort with was 4" ACCOMPANY them
was, usual in order to escape the troublesome
navigation of the swift and trcacherous upper
renchesi they would md vessels ready to set
AS the little cloud. of riders left behind them
the black towers of AnGers.they passed through
ness OF the season. the birds were singing. The
ar was mild end dellGhtsome,, Then. leaving
frowning towers of Champtoce on their left as
they rode. Presently thew came to q forest,
GILES de Rets had often hunted the wolf and
Here the woodland paths were covered deep
WIFE fallen leaves. and the naked branches
spoke OF the desolation OF n dead year.
As the maids rode forward. first Of their
which had taken place the day before at
Nantes; they became aware. OF the Lady Sy;;
speech, with her head downcast and hor
eyes fixed nnon the dan9 ground with its
Lady Syhilln had, done for them at Mnchecoul.
S'S% STSill ReE s She sn fdd roo! F%Ss G Sh 70 viii lnIIfe eome WITH hsh'
us to, Scotland. | have many castles there.
and. they ten me. a princessdom Of mine own
these III times. Maud and ! can never repay
that which you have done for US"
a little more slowly. y viii he your our. sisters.
and At the III n ti snsi,i shall AL no, not come snS aE9 gain .n,,o
and shook her head. '"'' 'O''0 '"'''
I thank you. / thank you more than you
know. 1t eases my heart that you should for
brought you and yours. But / am now no 1t
contention for you or INV. am become but a
WunutTlnE shape. spear lnE 10 one VINO cannot
answer. and seeking him whom l can never
find"
The ltttie maid. being but a child. mlstook
NO. no" she cried. your life is not done.
II the one. whom you love hath left You un-
kindlv--well. bide n while. and when the first
smart is passed we will marry YOU to some
Drawer and more handsome knight. There
are mahy such in Scotland ! pray you ONE
with Maud and me- as we wish YOU. Why.
there will not be three like us In all the land.
wager we will set kings by the ears between
Douglass
Tho smile Of the Lady sybilla grew over
The man whom, loved and who loved me
ness for such as I In thi' life; Perhaps there
against aeS sHG myself, e% snd will i've watt 1V'' Tiii then !" I X sS
hither and thither and none shall hinder me
nor moissst.f9r God 11 nah get the seal Of Cain
Margaret Douglas licked her steed imua-
tiently.. causing-thc spirited beast to curvet.
I think # is very III done Of Won not to come
when we would have been 80 good TO you
Too Rood-too kind said the Lady Svbilla
very gently such kindness is not for such IA
the golden cross you lent me-the crucinX
your brother gave to you on your birthdav!'
Keep tit is yours; do not want it,
II thank, YOU said sybilla de Thounrs;
some day NAV come to SCOTLAND. And III
with mo by the white thorns OF the Carlin
sinR!"
And so without other farewell she turned
fallen leaves. TIL the folding woodlands hid
her from the sight Of those two who watched
her s Nth tear" S rtbblT nt1s eye1 ia and a., hearts az strange,
they had once hated with such GOOD cause.