The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-04-29

/ other way could one account for those
locks, and for her eyes that were OF
/ tie gruysh blue OF IRIS petals.
The eyes were "A little staring this
/ morning. as though stu stretched
wide with the horror OF TIE things
they had looked upon: and all the
glowing red blood had ebbed away
/ from the brown cheeks.
She said In low voice. My father
. FridtJof o" then stopped
10 draw a long hard breath through
her set teeth.
Sister Wyufreda ran TO the girl and
caught her trembllngly by the hands.
Praise the Lord that you are de
llvered whole 10 mel" she breathed
Gram told us--that they had taken
You"
Gazing at her out OF horror.filled
eyes. Randalln stood quite still In her
embrace. Her story came from her
In jerks. and each fragment seemed
90 leave her breathless. though she
spoke slowly.
II broke away" she said. They
stood around me In a ring. Norman
LcOfwincsson said he would carry
me before n priest and marry me, so
that Avalcomt might be his lawfully.
whichever king got the victory.
said by no means would I wed him;
sooner would STAY him. All thought
that "A great jest and laughed. While
they were shouting | slipped between
them and got up the stairs into a
chamber. where 1 bolted the door and
would not open 10 them. though they
pounded their fists sore and cursed
at me. At last they began 90 laugh
and jeer. and called 10 me they would
go down and drink my wedding toast
before they broke In the door and
fetched me: and then they betook
themselves 90 feasting."
Sister Wyufroda bent her head TO
murmur n prayer: God forgive me
n have lacked charity IN my judg.
ment on the Pagans! II they who
have seen the light can do such deeds.
what can be expected OF those who
yet labor under tho curse OF dark
uess?"
Il do not understand you" Ranca-
I'm said YEARLY. sinking on the grass
and passing hcr hands over her strain.
cd eyes. when a man looks with
eyes Of longing upon another mans
property. Il Is 10 be- expected that he
will DO az much evil as luck allows
him. Though he has got Baddeby.
Norman was covotous OF Avalcomb.
when his lord. Edric Jarl. was stlll
King Edmund's man. he twice beset
the castle. and my father twice held
IL against him. And his greed was
such that he could rot stay away even
after Edric had become the man OF
Canutc."
IL was the nuns turn for bewilder.
mcnt. The man OF Cauute? Edric
of Mcrcia. who Is married TO the
Kings sister? Il cannot be that YOU
know what you sayi"
Certainly I know what say" tho
Girl returned a little impatlently. "All
English lords are fraudulent. men can
see that by the state OF the country.
Though he be thrice k.nsman 20 the
English King. Edrlc Jarl has Joined
the host OF Canute 81 Denmark; and
all his men have followed him. But
even that agreement could not hold
Norman back from Avalcomb. He
lay hidden near the gate til he saw
my father come. In the dusk. from
hunting. when he fell upon him and
slew him. and forced an cntrance-tho
nithing! When he had ive-and-ffty
men and my father but twelve!"
She paused. with set lips and head
flung high. The nun got down stifny
beside her and laid "A gentle hand upon
upon her knee.
Think not OF Il. my daughter" she
urged. Think of your present need
and OF what Il behooycs ms 90 do. Tell
me how you escaped from the cham
be-. and why you wear these clothes
Ito be Continued