The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-15
tconvr,ebt. 1865. by Joseph B. Bowles.,

not only had TorcaIl no love In ,,- his s
heart for Ardanna, princess OF the ft s,,,,
the whisper OF another name. and when
Olaf, his father, over-lord in Erinn OF
the men Of Loshlann. /. mao .rn agai away rs IN
distaste as soon as he might. srass Is..
his weapons and sped away TO the chase,
tree. his Isl eyes unseeing. while he murnur-
ed over and over one name: Breast
Of Light, Breast OF Light. An uchd
his ears that name and the renown OF
her beauty. and last night Iorcaii had
NJ Two birds fluttered from the tree, to
the lush grass before him. twitt.eetring,
mating. He threw back his head. Even
the birds have their choice, and shail
IT That the choice did not seem easily
within his reach id not rroub,e Iorc an,
His face Il. up as ,s he thought ab 9 d. she
ter Of King Garaldh, the Celt, the, bit
terest enemy of the men OF Lochlann.
.STo the dun. Haco. and fetch two Celtic ,
ne byrs the estsst there 1,, and be roar far
Away MY .a as the sun drops into the west"
An hour later two two, G hos OF w so d 5ae
What dour churl Is tiis?" =. laughed g, &c
b ol ri indeed deed he seemed as he seow!ed
up at the two travel-stained men from his
seal beneath. the willows. ,.r .r.ro,
et It seemed asne that he had none at all.
Torcall's quick blood, blood mounted ssY to hls
Sided his horse toward him. and pricked
him with his sword.
The man shrank back revengstW.ly.
avn Tof oa Ga answered G Shortly 1t may be
mpch b He opPS Snssd SIDE tH harp FhsTa
The The harper looked derlsively at the
k KEN ties lest they should seem of too great
. Ana vi, you j be r guests: quickly ana
oh si With With no fair word. myself have
e has harp Ss time OF AND a # tha
No sooner said than done. Torcali
dropped from his horse. The harper was
a child IN Torcalls hands Over his head
and now chucked T 70 ca .o Ito cool sa
hapsr 1rs the Re- e easf him ma
s nsan for fH t.. MI He hurled him into the
In the black darkness, outside the hall
OF Garaidh stood Torcall alone. As near
as might be, in a hollow hidden 6y dense
From within came the heavy step OF
warriors, the clash Of weapons and d, OF
tankards, the din OF many voices. Tor or
call pressed close 70 the wall OF the
Where is Domhnul the harper?T o eam s
deep e a Of en
trance unslnging the !, . harp from his his
He P agsfdd w aeeen s II G ns
steasg fh ing last aia saw Of That dour fel
Stream sire m VI put him there. to get a civil
Gai aidh laughed mighty laugh. He He
burore him and lauled again With relish lal;
.hat You can pay ar mighty strain train nron
BOVINE wing az sah a das and strueE his hpe
sTS pi the hale aHe And then Toreal opened
ois t llps G aea sans ''0s Dl''isial''
AS 'e lo.es s sang his. eyes roved first
a9 FIank s BY By his under-lords sat Garaidh.
Near him, surrounded by her maideps.
rested a hgure all In white Torcall let
his gaze rest full upon her.
quickly sank into a sweeter strain. He
turned his eyes "a away Reas icy of n1W gb1 sang
ngs Refs o MY BY ss ths e!snE q IT, sPssT
Of Garaidh as 1t slipped from MS armor
.iet he, !" said the king, impatIently, but
nov the Pe, strains died away in a CASCADE
Of faint, rp9plhing yo notss' his thanks and
appianse rang down the hall, Breast
81 Light with her msidens rose ts a re- re,
al Torcn Ii towering above her and smiled
sn;gmatlcay 1T Is mighty harper
Of enemies his every sense was alert. a
tankard was, brought him and he uuench-
y Again gal Game came the call for music and
Toicall stepped. before the dqis. Raising
his harp, he glanced az about him ~.
AT the doorway stooa pomhhull. the,
iii lis i.v came forward With dark. triumphant
a dafs he t threw toward Torcai ali accas-
u II thought. L had s1eH. bis face. Now.
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