The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-08-20

whom he put his hand back to 2cel
OF a strap. she bent and touched the
brown fingers gratefully with her lips.
The answer seemed TO renew his kind
ly impulse.
After ALL you should not feel so
strange among us" he said lightly.
DO you know that II was one of your
own countrymen who built the Tower?
War Wide-Fathomer he was named,
whence II is still called Ivarsdale. He
was OF the stock OF Lodbrok. they
say; and II Is said. too. that one OF
his race Is even now with Canute.
You must make believe that you are
coming home" So he spun on. care
essly good-humored. as they climbed
the winding hill-path.
IF we make haste, 1t may be that
we can take Hildelltha and Father
Irgulph by surprise" he laughed. leap
ing down on the crumbling doorstep
and pulling his captive with him.
In the tunnel-like arch of the great
entrance they met another throng. but
he shook them off with good-natured
impotence and hurried through the
great guard-room to the winding
stairs, that were cut out OF the core OF
the massive stones. Up and across
another mighty hall. and then up
again. and into a great womensroom,
full OF looms and spinnlng-wheels,
where a buxom English housewife and
half-a.dozen red-cheeked maids were
gaping over their distaffs at the tale
jolly monk was telling between
swallows of wine,
He choked in his cup when he saw
who stood laughing In the doorway.
and there was a great screaming and
scrambling among his audience.
Knocking over her spinning-wheel TO
| get to him, the woman Hildelitha
threw her arms around her young
lords neck and gave him hearty
smack on either cheek; while the fat
monk sputtered blessings between his
paroxysms of coughing, and the six
blooming girls made a screaming cir
Gle around him.
Though he endured It amiably
enough, the Etheling appeared in some
haste to offer a diversion. He evaded
a second embrace by turning and
reckoning to his shrinking captive.
Save a little of your greeting for
my guest, good nurse. Behold the fire.
eating Dane that | have catured with
my own right arml" AS the red
cloaked figure still hung back. he
pulled Il gently forward until the light
OF the notched candles fell brightly on
the face. pitifully white for all its
blood-stains, in the frame of tumbled
black tresses.
"A Dane?" the women cried shrilly
then, with equal unanimty, burst out
laughing.
| Randalin drew a little nearer the
Etheling's sheltering side. He said
half reprovingly, half freakishly, III
would not be well for you to anger
him. He is the page of Canute him
self a real Wandering Wolf, and
recks not whom he attacks. He came
near to splitting Oslac at the battle,
and even threatened me-
"Oslac!" screamed one OF the serv'
ing-maids, turning very red. The
! murderous little fiend!"
And Father lngulph cleared his
| throat loudly. "Wel-fitting is your
charity both toward my teachings and
your heart, my son; and yet-Discre.
| ton is the mother of other virtues. To
| bring one Of those rowing children OF
Satan into n Christian household will
| lay upon me a responsibility which
which" He paused to take mouth
| full OF wine and eye the stranger over
the goblet rim with much disfavor.
While the maids whispered excited
ly in one anothers ears, Hildelitha
began to sniff behind her apron.
II do not see why you wanted ia
bring him home, Lord Sebert. You
know that Danes are odious to me
since my husband, of holy memory
fell under their axes-most detesiable
yet would not anger you, my hon
ey-sweet lord" she broke off abruptly
For the Lord OF Ivarsdale had sud
denly grown very stiff and grave;
there was something curiously haugh
ty in the quiet dstinctness of his
words.
Ito be continued.)