The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-16
CHAPTER XVIII.
IEuAN,S STORY.

i sp-ang to my feet Mt once glad tC
exchange my present inaction for move
ment, and in q lew minutes We We're
cantering briskly " the brown.
crostbitten turf, A couple of leuan'S
followers trotted after Us, keeping up
easily With the mountain pony which
carried their tail leader. We held our
way southwark for several miles along
valleys and through solitary ravines,
Ghiie the TWO Re- Men OF the Dusk
fnn- N on either Hank, along the
edges. and watched the country.
At last We came to slopes dotted
with sheep, II Ieaan rode slower n
his followers secuted more cautiously
sdl. a tiny hus. more of s~harpened
dr poles driven INTO h ground ana
esatted With furze, came into sight
I had seen several OF them o the
hills when riding with Owain and knew
that they served the hardy shepherds
for shelter when il was necessary TO
spend a night upon the mountains
w viii fasten our horses in this"
said Ieuan. and so q little On foot TO
e what they are doing,
The hut afforded just sufficient owe
from the cutting wind. and / slipped
Whitesock's rein round a corner pole,
and followed Ieuan, who was watching
for q cluster of houlders scattered on
the crown OF a rise before us, He
reached them before ME, and placed
himself in " OF the tallest. l Went
up and glanced over mis- shoulder. Half
G. mile away 10 The west the windows
OF Nant-y-Bryn flashed redly in the
Ugh OF the sinking sun, figures moved
shout the front OF it. the long. cooirs
cry OF the ome who herded the cat
Tie rose family up the hillside 10 US,
sSnd the feeling that they were at ease
.and going peacefully about their usual
tasks came !nsensibiy TO the heart.
w shall go now TO those trees"
said Ieuan, pointing to q clunlp Of
karches some distance 10 the right Il
must see what people shall come back
with Owain."
He moved of as he spoke. and I
said: "But what OF the animals? VIII
they be safe there, if we leave them ?"
Safe enough" returned 1euan;
there is but one path which leads near
h hut and nc viii be following
it II leads TO From, n From is now
empty
From though. I: that is the place
where we went on tbs da:+ OF the heavy
mist" and I admired the quick chance
which had banded me from the one
side 10 the other.
where does this path lead to" 1
asked
ITO a farm called Tai-fryn. up the
6iM there" returned Ieuan. He caught
his breath. and his nostrils dilated.
They are no FRIENDS OF yours, them"
,aaid I. marking his emotion.
who said I was no friend to Winny
Tal-fryn?" cried Ieuaa, his eyes hlaz-
tng darkiy. Come now, who said that?
You have heard of Tai-fryn before.
Yes yes, you have been told"
Never in my life" said 1. "Iknow
nothing OF the place or the people who
I've there-I never heard the name till
you mentioned it & moment back"
Then What -lade o SAY that
cried Teuan,
You locked angry enough TO eat the
people I returned.
Angry" said he, lay, well angry
Yes. but not WITH her No, indeed. not
with her. Poor lass. indeed, I viii new
er blame her" he stopped, and his
features worked ~curiously. His face
had the look often seen upon that OF a
child too proud TO weep. yet having a
hard struggle TO keep tears back. In q
few moments he had regained his COM
posUre. but Temaiued silent, his eyes
.n1ed on the road
A sound caught my ears and ] looked
up-
Hist" said 1, some one is coming
Through the wood"
The whisper had scarcely left my
lips when q young woman with . child
running at her skirts came round g
bend in the path. She was tall and
straight. dark-eyed and iresh-colored
IeUan had sprung TO my shoulder and
was peertng over it AT sight OF her he
fsM a~-trernhling, until he shook NE ]
glanced back and saw thai his face
was draw hard and white. and set in
- pitiful smile.
The u woman anne on, and
when h was within q yard Of the
brake in which we lay. Ieuan stepped
out n confronted her.
She CAV a cry. not SIS it seemed &c
me OF fear, but rather OF SORROW and
surprise, covered her face with heI
n and burst into tears. The little
boy set up s shout OF terror and chung
~ her, but she look no notice OF hin,
and continued to weep convulsively
Esuan began 10 speak rapidly in thE
-softest III o carssSing tones of his
beautiful voice, but I understood ana
wished 10 understand nothing of What
he said As the couple approached Us
something inedTnahiy familiar in tht
child's face had rive1ed my attention
and the sad meeting before my eyes
began 70 make the situation clea,
enough PG-r Iauenc Poor Wiuay!
They had been driven apart, that was
clear, aad I was at no loss 10 lay my
anger upon the person who had driver
them
I turned hack deeper into the bras,
and left the poo souls to themselves
and In g few minutes Isuan came bacE
TO his pos1, tears dropping iren, HI:
aerce yes, lie made no shame o
them as an Englishr2al would hay,
0S4Ss t0k AGSSG 10 SPEAK II = low, IN
steady voice
lies" said he. 4 an sure vou ca,
SEES how 1t iss. with US. That iss m,
yopng woman who waSs 70 have beer
my wife, but that had old naaa roSbet
her away from me, and Gor honestly
either. SGd married her 10 2 man wiz
tss not 1T 70 be re- servant. Yes
SencEa 2 Tegy glad Il marry Win
ny. and SET q COED farm tor 9 rewar5
[ had gone 10 England WITH : drove 0
ponies 70 the markets, and waSs no
back for months and months, and thsl
] came 10 find her lost 10 me-.
BE stopped speaking ana SET his fac
saSagely il the direction a Manly
BYE
She VIII not say that she has ste.
LIS" ! suggested
MOT il you should offer her g NOUN
tain Of gold cried Isu41s not u PC
should max her q queen OF : throne.
And u was altar thar When you she
-Er SIR 5~F-T.- =>r=-%Ht ".