Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-27

SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER IL. 1907

she looked into his face, the while stretching out
her against those that would slay him, came
her father forward, and with his glove smote her
to the earth
Thereupon as one moon witched, the Douglas
swung his chain, and beneath 1t cracked arms and
legs and heads until the ground was strewn with
men that groaned or writhed in death throes. And
the Percy himself pressed forward, foaming Ike 4
wild boar, and with his sword wounded the Douglas
in divers places; for he had no shield And
came up behind, coward churl-rnay the devil
have his soul.-and stabbed the young knight full
in the back, so that he bent and all but fell
Then once more he swung his chain about until
he had gathered 1t into hard heap, and flung t
against the breast of his foe AS one in a swoon the
Percy lay against the ledge. and, for the space #
the running of a mile, moved nor spoke And
the castle folk drew back, and whispered among
themselves, afraid
The Douglas fell on his knees. as that thinks
himself alone. Sweet love, my love" said he low
as turtle dove on tree And the lady lifted her eyes
and smiled. though she could not speak.
Come ride vi the border?
She shook her head and said at last, "A Percy
and Douglas-while they live"
But, byr lady, behold and he showed her
great and CHASTITY wounds
Quick as a spark from fire. she raised herself Oh
her hands, whispering, And |! And L.
Thereupon he lifted her in his arms. as one that
brushing folk to right or left, a brushes
gnats. And none stayed him. Swift as bird n
its flight, he passed through the courtyard; and It
the postern found the horse. geared and ready.
henchmen told him what had befalen, he heard tho
last clater of hoos the bridge, and through the
archway, the echoing cry, Saint James for Doug
las! Galloway
When evening fell of Hallowmas day, the Douglas
clans1nen came, the Percy in his hall,
nor drank, while about him the women made dole
for their 1ady-the clansnen and sacked and
burned the castle. Staying the Percy even IN his
chair, with his sword across his knees. Then they
questioned the folk that they spared, and learned
the doings of that i'll day. All that night they rode
and ran and the day thereafter yet found knight
lady-nay, not much the mark of horses hooi
fell the lands of Douglas, rode through the forest
homeward; and, passing by hermit on the way,
left with him ample store OF gold crowns, and
babe build chapel for the souls of them who
shed from the ken Of folk, Hallowmas day.
And inasmuch as no man knows the way OF j.
there be divers tales which float hither and thither
like thistedown the wind One Will the forester
says that in the dawn light he horse swept
down the stream and caught glimpse of tangle Of
golden hair Another holds Robin the smith. that
on the northward road to the sea he met blood
was there no sound of horses hOofs, they passed
him But again, Alison Bell, have heard say.
stirred from her beads before up by the CHATTER
of a steed, and looked forth, but behed nothing;
vet there a cry upon the wind that chilled her
bones.
Folk believe that every year the OF Al
Hallows and in the early these lovers rlde;
a man fain draws near the logs, some say that
without is muckle din of hoofs, and now and again
from afar the cry, Saint James for Dougasl
Galloway!'
The sooth-who kens but God? Pray we for Al
Souls, that fleet the way of the wind!