The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17

., Umphray Spurway made an attempt TO recover
witSh's pipe no had been contentedly smoking.
Wei. my lass, he said. listen TO me. Tell US
Whethsr you would prefer TO have me or my 'prcn-
lad and likely Of his face
Mean YOU for a husband OF for a lad TO court
voods s sd 'ne eul as prompt az an ocno az The
For = husband. Of course" quoth Sir James
Then eSoos ssq Tm 1SRR1s spurwsy the cloth
merchant" cried Eispie BTydson Lads bonny
faces make looscs bare downsittingsr
wise Iass-remarkahle unused Sir James
noddlng siyly TO the company at large, Then
turning TO the Englishman he went on like one
gs st 9. good snd Welcome advice I 20 not think
mani"
And II was while the cloth weaver hummed and
and then over the other, thumbing the dotuo all
the time into the bowl Of his pipe that FIRST heard
my iashers words as have reported them at the
Come your ways in here. my Joe Jane,r
saw tall. ewart-visaged man standing erect
by the outer door and reaching back a hand 70 ono
VINO stood without on the steps half bowed to
enter, yet reluctant to descend. Philip STAINS.
neld was Of ncry visage, With eyes little blood
meat on a stall, and all his gay clothing flashed
and frayod at sleeve and braiding Yet through
an DISCUSS I, was the face my mother looked at
hcI prayers and ogened little leathern case which
hy beside het Bible on the service stand Of her
VWoom' nou looked at " Thousand times
when she was In the garden gone up TO the great
house. And. though no one had ever told me,
knew that the man looked upon was my father.
lie stood on the threshold with q naturally
gallant air, one hand on tho hilt Of his sword and
the other, as say. reached back to pull his com
She came. shsmercd and smirkng, a smooth.
aced, apple checked. youngish woman. slatterniy
careless Of dress short Of skir and lavish OF shout
breast and only half holding her bodice together,
JUS woman laughed q nervous hocring laugh
seated at the tablc who turned with one accord 20
look AZ her Yet moment after she seemed TO
care nothing for them. and centred her disdein.
Of the inn kitchen As say. she was indeed very
ouxom and hoydenish Of feature. but Ohis learned
s s.n,s there was no ;ssdiss, or house,
is The way To tell a good woman
The Young man with the naughty air and hand
some damaged countcnhnCr took his ha ud from
his sword aud pointed scornfully al the table
Look, Janet" he cried. look we'll at them
There 81, all the threc. For silver grooi would
in the Grass Mercat in the morning. Janet"
The rosy mirih of the wine heat had ebbod
Se aSs so that he Eppfd
the least overcome with fear or apprehen sion.
but that be might wouhily say that which he had
to say
Philip he murmured, and then put his fingers
10 the ,gofrerod frll Of his neckeIchief Philip.
My sd you nS srs sidss, son WIZ ySH no. take
forgive you for the sake OF the BARN I learned
10 say his prayers kneeling al my knee. Put
you live like beas, Return to your wife She
greeis for you She prays for you Look upon
My grandfather had now his hand upon my
head for had run TO him at the FIRST sigh, OF my
father He would have said more | could hear
Ss d n Ss size AND his
the woman broke in shnil revilings. demanding
fuuously who he was thus to filcb from her her
! would havs you know THAT am an homes,
mans wife" She shouted the words al him like
throwing stones
Sir James eyes were steady on her face
-. Said you by any chance he inquired SEayeiy,
He dropped his words quietly as fisher drops
~ which the woman swore horrid oath and
turned away as II 70 escape the questioning, eyes
her companions side and go TO the other side
Of the fireplace. where Mistress Btydson still sat
knitting With her daughters gathered in beside
her Ike chickens when the hawk hovcrs. But
the women folk Of the house readily divining
her intent, gathered the skirts Of their kirtles
room The door slamming 10 her face. and with
a heaItsick little laugh the woman returned TO
the side Of her paIamour. There was no weak.
Philip Stansfeld stood browbeaunS all that
we've in the inn kitchen except perhaps Umphray
his stone ale contemporary and smiling in a
way that was vdsradmlra'ion 10 me 10 behold.
CHAPTER
The LAssIE BAIRN
Then the minister man uprose and lifted his
hand with great appearance OF eolemnity. which
made the EngliShman cough behind his palm
For Master Bell began 10 exhort the young man
citing instances Of veil accredited fctorma, S
both from Scripture and las he added from the
records Of profane history
But this timely and improving rebukc did the
more angry than before. such is the hs rdness
of the human heart
Out upon you. canlng hound he cred. b,eak
plainly that had as muckle 10 fll my beilv as
a sroat day | would never trouble my father
again
Come this night only to the great house "
continued MI. Bell 'bide 10 supper and the wor
ship Of the family altar. Then Will | beseecn
ib. wicked city Of Edinburgh"
Tho deEiI fiy ava, with nE talheL and you
would frequent his table 10 have him forever
grinninS al me Ike a sleeps head on the ,ongs'
sudden fury "wha, Is your concern IN The IN mat T.
ter? Know you to whom We speak
Philip snnsneld suddenly LEFT the voman's
al my grandtathcr's elbow. clutching his sleeve
30 hs Is, my
really love me He hath face like dishclout
viii train him Better Faith. we viii see Il he law
Of the land VII deny a son To his own father
Whnt would now have happened / know not.
II were, bereft Of speech But UmphJsy Spurway
who up to this time bad been listening with smile
ON III Tp1db Of
Enough and TO spare OF i'll talk" he said: out
S,anshelt, YOU debauched man and blasphemer
The young man was bold, enough. but the pts.
nlQ Ia mt tad m nd txifh thrill xynf