The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-04

/ far countries to seek his fortune, an
| came back no more.
/ Now while these things were dom at
! King Murdough's castle,-Eiveen the
Swift an Conan his brother were Twin
quietly by the Lake o. the Eagle. Each
mornin' Conan took his harp to the
edge o. the water an played lament
! for Cormac. An when the third day
came,-there on the cairn was some
thin strange. Conan went toward it,
an twas no other than the green
| jerkin.
| He called to Eiveen-an ne came
I runnin'.
What is it?" said he.
"The green jerkin has come back
without Dermond in it," said Conan.
More like that he has been here an
left it for us while we were sleepin',"
said Eiveen.
Then twill bring him no luck" said
Conan. did not Cormac our father
say that whoever scorned it would be
shamed by it in the end?"
81 will wear it for thought of him.
answered Eiveen. "An' it's my mind
to go to the Court an visit Dermond
an his princess"
Off went Eiveen, like the wind. Never
had he run so swiftly, an without
WEAKNESS, though the way was up hill
an over rocks. An when he came to
the court, he gave a great rap at the
gate.
who stands there?" asked the
guard.
"Eiveen the Swift-brother to Der
mond O. the Bow. Let me come in"
Well, the guard ran to Princess
Maurya, with word that the brother
o Dermond was at the gate, clad in
the same old green ierkin,
Send him to me-" said the princess;
an she watched the door close as she
heard his feet outside. But when she
saw him she leaned back in her chair
to hear what he should saw. An
Eiveen the Swift looked at her with
| cold eyes, an thought how well he
should like to be in his brothers shoes
Where is Dermond o. the Bow?" he
| asked.
lands" she answered.
And have you a champion better
than he?" asked Eiveen.
Nay, he was thrown to the ground
by Eocha, who is the cook. 1 will have
no cook for a champion, but a right
Kings son, even though he be poor"
Then will I try my fortune" said
Eiveen.,
An with him it went as it had gone
with Dermond.
The first day he threw down each
man that came against him, an first
of all was fat Eocha, the cook. But
when the maids saw Eiveen, they
laughed again.
"A pretty set o. champions come for
our Princess-with their old green
coats; when she wears nothin' poorer
nor silk. an gold cloth"
Eiveen said never a word-thinkin'
how he would turn them away into the
cold when he was married to Princess
Maurya.
But naught held back the girls from
castin' looks at his old coat, in the
hall, an calm each other to see how
we'll King Cormac had done for his
sons.
Then Eiveen grew hot with rage
an went off to his bed. An all night
he tossed about-thinkin' o. the gay
silken an velvet clothes that the other
men wore as though they We're naught
worth speakin' Of. An when II began
to grow light. he rose from his bed an
tore down piece O. gold cloth that
hung in the doorway-an' made q
doublet to wear"
Sure thought he,-itll all be mine
by tomorrow. 'Tis but borrowin' me
own"
An the jerkin he left lynn by the
window.
Then after a bit, he came runnin'
back for it,--for the fine gold doublet
was all split up,-where he had been
thrown by King Murdough's groom.
But the jerkin was not where he had
left it.
"An' are you beaten, too?" asked
Princess Maurya.
THAT am /; an a sore fate befall
KeVin the groom for trippin' me on
the pavement" answered Eiveen.
Then 1t so happened that a second
time Conan the Singer rose in early