The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-07

VI hAS OWN men uFQ cOulQ not lknpoSe,
upon your hospitality by bringing also
a large number of strangers and for
eigners."
| Tell his majesty" replied MacNab
with dignity, that whether. he bring
| with him the king of Spain, the ems
peror OF France or even the pope him
! sen, none of these princes is, in the
estimatlon or MacNab, superior to
James the Fifth of Scotland. The en-
lertalnment, therefore, which the king
graclously condescends to accept, is
certainly good enough for any foreign
'ers that may accompany him, be their
! mobility ever so high"
| .eWnen this reply was reported to the
KING he first smiled and then sighed.
| y can do nothing further" he said.
return to MacNab and tell him that
the pope's legate desires to visit the
Prlory on Loeb Tay. Tell the chief
tnat we Will take the boat along the
| ttaake on the day arranged. Say that
| the foreigners are anxious to taste the
| venison of the hills and that nothing
! could be better than to give us a dim
hef4 under the trees. Tell him that he
| heed not be at any trouble to provide
US lodgings, for we shall return to the,
island priory and there sleep"
IN the early morning the king and
NE Hbs IonoWers. the ambassadors and
tnelr trains embarked and sailed from
the island priory the length Of the
Deaut1ful lake; the numerous craft be-
ing driven through the water by
strong northern oasmen, their wild
/ chantlng choruses echoing back from
me mountains. The evening before
nofses for the party had been led
through forests, over the hills and
along the strand to the meeting place
al the other end of the lake. Here
they were greeted by the MacNabs,
| 'plpers and all, and mounting the,
| nofses' the gay cavalcade was led UP
/ the valley. The king had warned.
their foreign highnesses that thew
were not to expect, in this wilderness
the ncet1es of Rome Paris or Madrid,
ana each of the ambassadors express
ed MS delight at the prospect of an
ouIng certain to contain so much that
| was novel and unusual to them.
+ "A summer haze. hung in the valley.
ana when the king came in sight Of
the stronghold Of - the MacNabs he.
ruDbed his eyes in wonder, thinking
the misty uncertainty of the atmos--
phere was playing tricks with his vi
sion: There, before them, stood the
/ Inost bulky edifce, the most extraordi-
nary pile he had ever beheld At one
end great square keep arose. its
amazing height looming gigantically in
| the gauze-like magic of the mist. A
nigh, wall. machicoIated at the ton.
connected this keep with small oc-
| tosoIld1 tower, whose twin was placed
some olstance to the left, leaving an
| opening between for a wide entrance.
| The two octagonal towers formed q
sort OF frame for a roaring waterfall
| III the background. From the second
I octagonaI tower another extended lofty
wall connected it with a round peel
| as nigh as the keep. This castle, Of a
SIZE SO enormous that it made all
! olners Its beholders had ever seen
shrink into comparative insignificance..
| was surrounded by bailey wall; OUT
! slQe or that was a moat which proved
TO De a roaming river fed by the VOL
| ume of water which came down. the
preciplce behind the castle.
we nave many great strongholds in
never have ! seen anything to COM
| pare with this" 49,
Oh" said MacNab, slightinglv "we
| are but small clan; you should see
the Tn Highland castles further north.
d dney are or stone. Indeed, cur own
are also of stone This is merely eur
! pressure house built of pine trees J..
| "A castle of logs!" exclaimed the
pepes iegate Il never before heard
OF such thing"
III dhey crossed the bridge, passed between
| me the two octagonal towers and entered
| ne extensive courtyard, surrounded nv
tn the castle dIe itself; a courtyard broad enough
army. The lhdi ntariel ga ground for an
| b tIsaactlve as the outside was grim and for
Sa 82 81 the sa iooInssra ran around three
pine poles. rising three stories high SIN
porting them each pole futterine q fiap
! a ne TOP. The balconies were ali fes-
to fns;da VIII" TN , branches Of living green.
PIE RECOMMENDATIONS; their rooms were
Tor,p,oio with moss and with flowers,
softnesgs to variety IRE Of color and yielding
plies of Eastern looms would have at
/ 6 6smpteq TO rival IN vain Here for three
H1ntfng in r0y tha party party was entertained
| ciglous appetites.nand there was NJ csrff
| lc1sm Of the cookingo The supply Of food
from TIM INK vas WAS iavlsh In the extreme; Ash
n nQt ana Ven!son from the hills. a53r-a &
49, II was evening OF, the third day when.
The chief F,5 set out again for the priory
ms guests downs the valley, and when
3 G Instance tgon1 the. castle of logs
i lanes th,,s smote him on the shoulder, copy
OF tlnlay." he cried, "a kings hand
snould pc no less potent than a kings
of mT r and th US create thee knight
arcn been SO royalty entertained, and now
castle of pine.'' A Jun
/ So they all stayed proeress ana trrnaI,
had left. p"'''e 'iiey
- were putt Of StOne,'' said the
| pope's legate. "it would be the strongest
house in the world as it is the largest
a buiwark of bones is better than a
castle of Of stones" said Sir Fnlay THAT
means that brave following is the best
Mard: VIII show you my bulwark, of
And with that. bowling to the king as If
To- ask permission. he raised his bupfa7 70 r,
ms lips and blew blast Instantlv from
me corner co OF the further bastion a torch
md Az.
one next to it. and this its nefghbors go
! That speedily line; of fire ran along the
/ Cut1nes OF the castle. marking out the
square towers and the round lining the
curtain. the smaller towers, turrets and
parapets. Then at the top of the bailey
van circle of Highlanders lit torch
tie Illuminated by a circle of fire The
| huge edihce was etched in flame against
the sombre background Of the high noun
Confess. legate,'' cried the king
that you never saw anything more beau
tiful, even in fair Italy
Ill am willing to admit as much" re-
Another blast from the bugle. and all
the torches on, the castle itself disap-
walI-remained Intact. From machicoiated
tower keep, peel and curtain, the nimble
Highlanders, torchless. scrambled down,
For moment the castle walls were
alive with f1utter5hg 4artans. strongly illu
minated by the Aorches from the outer
| bailey. Each man held his breath while
this perilous acrobatic performance was
being accomplished and silence reigned
over the royal party until suddenly broR-
"Highlander," he cried, your castle is
| lonafire-'' uSrfI Gbe
"Ay," said the Highlander calmly. rails
ing the bugle again to his lips
! At the next blast, those on the bailey
wall thrust their torches, still burning.
among the chinks in the logs and swarm
| ed to the ground ias Speedily and as safeLi
" a he frr,o ", h,,iId