Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

were some time coming; but when at last
they reached his lips, they We're as frank
Canutes own. Lord King" he made
answer, that some truth Is in what you
have heard cannot be gainsad; for king s
thane | shall never be, to crouch at a frown
and caper according TO his pleasure. What
service ! pay to you, pay as odal man
to the state for which you stand. Yet |
will say this-that l think men will find me
less unruly than formerly for, as l have
accepted you for my chief, SO am / viii. ng
to render you obedience in any manner
soever you think right to demand it. This
l am ready to swear to-
Canutes fist struck his chair arm lightly.
Nothing more to my mind has occurred
for long time, and l welcome 1t! Better
will both of US succeed if we declare open
ly that friendship between US must always
be rather shallow. / love not men of your
nature, neither is it possible for me to for
get what you have cost me. Hatred would
come much easier to me, and / will not
deny that you will feel it If ever you give
me fair cause for anger" For an instant
an edge of his Viking savagery made itself
felt through his voice; then faded as quick
ly into cold courtesy. LAS to this which
now offer you. however 1 think few are
proud enough to find fault about, for have
called you hitler to- be a marshal of the
Kingdom and to have the rule over my
guards. Men from many lands will be
among them, and 1t is a great nece ssity
that l have at their head a man / can
trust, while it is also pleasing to the English
tifat mat man DE an Englishman. Concern
ing the laws which l shall make to govern
them, Eric Jar1 will tell you later"
Marshall That then was what the NUT
ter IN the ante room had meant. Sebert
would not have been young and a soldier
If he had not felt keen delight Jingle
through every nerve. Indeed his pleasure
was so great that he dared say little in
acknowledgment, lest it betray him into
too great cordially toward this stern young
ruler who though in reality a year Young
er than he, seemed to have become MANY
years his senior He said shortly, IF be-
tray your trust, King Canute. let me have
no favor! is 1t your intention to have me
make ready now against this incursion of
the Normans of which men are
He did not finish his question, for the
king raised his hand impatiently.
1T IS not hkely that swords will have
any part in that matter, Lord Marshal
There is another task-in store for YOU than
to fight Normans-and it may be that YOU
will think it beneath Your rank for instead
or lhe state II concerns me and my life,
which some one has tried to take Yet [
expect you Will see that nv 6ea I'll
would be little gainful to England" A
second curt gesture cut short Sebert's
rather embarrassed protest. Here are
no fine words needed. Listen to the
manner in which the deed was committed.
Shortly before the end of the winter, 1t
happened that Ulf Jarl saw the cooks
scullion pour something into a broth that
was intended for me to eat. Suspecting
evil, he forced the fellow instead to
swallow it, and the result was that, that
night the boy died"
The Etheling exclaimed in horror: MY
lord! know you whence he got it?'
You proved good guesser to know
that it was not his crime the king said
oTyly. "A little while ago 1 found out that
he got it from the British woman who is
nurse to Elfgiva of Northampton.
To this the new marshal volunteered no
answer whatever, but drew his breath in
sharply, as though he found himself in
deep water; and the king spoke on:
Il did not suspect the Lady of North
arapton of having evil designs toward me-
because-because she is more prosperous in
every respect while am alive; and now
that belief is proved true, for I am told
woman gave the boy the LIQUID a Danish
man gave the British woman an herb to
make a drink Of" He paused. and his