The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-02-09

HOALHOLM, the Ioveliest of all
X the places on the Sogn fjord,
u is perhaps the quietest place on
earth. There is a hotel there,
and there is bathing house, minute
landing stage, and sprinkling OF little
wooden cottages with red-tiled roofs.
The only approach is by water; no
dusty highroad is to be found; no carts
and carriages rumble past; if you want
rest and quiet, you have only to seek it
on the mountains or by the shore; If
you want amusement, you have only to
join the merry Norwegians in the
salon, who are always ready to sing or
play, to dance or talk, or, if weather
bound, to play games with the zest and
animation of children.
One morning, little tired with the
previous days excursion to the
Suphelle Brael, idled away the hours
on the ford, rowing, Mr.. T. lying
at full length in the bow with Carlo
his dog-mounting guard over him,
and the ladies in the stern.
"We have all this time been at Boal-
holm and you have not seen King
Bele's grave yetw said. "Look, it is
just over by those nice trees"
"Isn't it odd," said Mrs. T., dreamily,
'to think that we are just in the very
place where the Frithjof saga really
lived?"
"But 1 thought it was only legend"
said Mary.
"Oh, no." 1 said, "the sagas are not
legends but true stories handed down
by word of mouth"
"Then I wish you would tell us the
Frithjof saga by word of mouth said
Miss T.. 81 shall never take the
trouble to read it myself in some dry,
tiresome book. Tell us the story of
Frithjof now as We drift along in the
boat with his old home, Framness, in
sight"
"I don't think [ can tell it very
WELL" I said, "but L can just give you
the outline of it.
"Frithjof was the only son of a
yeoman who owned land at Framness
His father was great friend of King
Belle, and the king wished that his only
daughter Ingeborg should be educated
by the same wise man who taught
Frithjof; so you see it happened tina,
as children Frithjof and Ingeborg were
always together, and by and by was il
not quite natural that they shoulc
learn to love each other? 1t happened
just so, and Frithjof vowed that, altht
he was only the son of a yeoman, moth
ing should separate them or make hin
give her up.
at then happened that King Bel,
died, and Frlthjof's father, his grea
friend, died at the same time. Their
Frithjof went to live at Framness; h,
had great possessions, but the mos
useful were just these three, wonder
full sword, wonderful bracelet, an,
wonderful ship called the 'Ellida
which had been given to one of hi
Viking ancestors by the sea god. Blu
tho he had all these things, and was tn
most powerful man IN the kingdom
yet ne was always sad, for he could no
forget the old days with Ingeborg. S
one day he crossed the ford to Belle
grave, close to Boalholm, where Inge
borg's brothers, Helge and Halvdar
were holding an assembly of the pee
pie, and he boldly asked for Ingeborg
hand. Helge the king was furious, an
rejected him with scorn, and Frithjo
who would not allow even king
insult him, drew his sword and wit
one blow smote the kings shield, whic
hung on tree, in two pieces.
."Soon after this good King Ring {
the far north, who had lost his wifi
became a suitor for Ingeborg's han,
but Helge and Halvdan insulted h
messengers and war was the cons
quence. When Frithjof heard IL
news of the war he was sitting with b
friend at case of chess; he refused
help Hedge and Halvdan, but KNOWN
that Ingeborg had been sent for safet
to the sacred grove of Balder, he wei