New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-04
TIE Grail Of the Golden Beetle.
BY ANNA MARBLE.

who was only ten years old. bat who would some
day inherit all his fathers possessions.
Donalds queen mother dead. and in order to
make that Of his enemies would steal the
little boy, his father sent him TO ireland. where he
lived with his old nurse Margaret.
When the young prince left his fathers castle,
Malcolm explained TO him why he was sending him
away. His uncle. whom they called Robert the
Black. had proclaimed himself the true king. and
IN order to convince the people that this not
so Malcolm found 1t necessary to fight some ter
rife battles with Robert and his followers
Now If Robert could have stolen Donald. It
would have pleased tho wicked uncle very much,
for he would have shipped the little prince off to
q foreign land and nobody would ever have heard
OF poor Donald after that.
Malcolm knew this what Robert weud try TO
do. and as he could not stay at home rninding the
castle while he was fighting IN the battlefield he
decided to send Donald to the Irish home which
was perched high on great cliff so steep that
Besides Margaret, tho nurse Malcolm sent five
hundred men TO watch over the prince. These SOL
dier5 were brave fighters and would willingly have
laid down their lives for their kings son.
boBt for th@re might have been spies lurking
He and Margaret used to go way up in a turret
where they could look down at the blue sea shining
at the foot Of the gray cliff. and Margaret would
Margaret" said he one day as they sat there
I9pkihg through the wide easement at the water
e 10 f9 yoG beeVe y queen mother would ike
i am sure she would" replied the old nurse,
firmly The women in those days thought It was
their duty to teach all boys to be fighters. Yes,
| am sure the Queen would wish her be the
oravest prince in all the land, and that's what
hope you win be day"
oh. said Donald proudly, IT shall not fear TO
90 battle with other princes, only sometimes 1t
does seem very silly for big men to kill each other
ell about pieces OF land or herds of cattle"
Margaret shock her head. How else shall they
settle disputes, then?' she asked In surprise Dom
aid was about to confess that he did not know.
when suddenly he looked down the stony paths OF
the cliff:
Margaret, see" he shouted exctedly There
IL is again. DO you the white robe and the long
girdle Of rope? Who can IL be, do you suppose,
and why does the strange looking climb all
around the cliff every day?'
Margaret strained her old eyes. but she could
see nothing so far away, and the bright sunlight
only daZzled her.
There's there, no one" she said
Many times after that Donald the strange
figure and wondered about IL, but when he mem
toned st to Margaret she replied that ne must be
Eight reflected AGAINST the rock Still Donald
noticed that Margaret the captain of tho
soldiers and talked to him for long time when
ever he told her OF having seen the tall figure IN
the snow white gown.
One day. he looked through the big iren bars
or the gate. he thought he saw something moving
behlnd an old tree. which had lost most of Its
branches during fierce storm. but which threw
wide shadow from its big brown trunk across
the stony ground without the castle yard.
before and she talking with OF the sol
| oleTS by.
Donald heard her say: "Then must send word
70 the King for fear there is plot nfoot TO take
| the young prince"
At another time Donald would have been much