The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
Ready to Meet the Danes.


great army under the banner OF the
raven. the royal coEnizance of Dem
mark. appeared off the eastern shore,
and a landing of the invaders was ex-
rected at any hour.
The Scottish King had taken the
field and had summoned to his aid his
faithful mobiles, who were now pour
ing into the royal camp from all quar-
ters of the kingdom, followed by their
warlike vassals
The Kings camp was pitched not for
from the castle of Ralarmo and no
chieftain prepared more readily to sup
Tort his sovereign in his need than
the Baron Randolph. Ralarmo's lord.
whose retainers We're rapidly gather
ing in arms beneath the castle walls.
GIennIvon the Kinsman.
At the castle. aiding Lord Randolph
in assembling his vassals and ready to
accompany him to the seat of war,
was the haron's kinsman and heir the
chief Of GIenalvon
For though Lord Randolph had for
many Years been married. he was child
less. and thu castle and estates, which
had come t" him with his wife. inherit
ed from her father, old Sir Malcolm.
We're already looked upon his own
by Glenalvon. who waited with what
patience he might the demise of his
powerful and wealthy kinsman.
And the dark and subtle Glenalvon
coveted not only his kinsman's castle
and his lands. hut his wife as we'll
Glenalvon was A man schooled in
war and Of proved and undoubted
bravery. To Lord Randolph he always
showed the greatest Difference and at
tachment and no one could display
more diligence in the baron's service
than he.
Though Lady Randolph treated Glen
alvon in public with the courtesy due
to her husbands kinsman, she knew
the mans dark and treacherous ma
ture. and mistrusted and feared him.
4 Rejected sutton.
Glenalvon had been a sutton for her
hand before she had married Lord
Randolph. in her fathers time, and an
unsuccessful sutton.
Being rejected bv her, he had at
tempted to carry her off by force.
when once she had strayed unattended
I" a dIstanC" from the castle, hut Lord
Randolph happening upon the scene
I'll. would-b he ahductor and his COM
ranions had been put to flight and the
rescued heiress carried back in safety
I" her fathers halls.
She VINO was now Matilda. Lady
Randolph. had been in her youth a
maiden Of great beauty. and her rescuer
had fallen desperately in love with her.
Though Matilda mad declared that she
aInras ~. -
notions were all nonsense: that it was
absurd Tor her longer to remain unWed.
Sh" must marry and prOlong his race.
nd What more fitting sutton could she
wish tor than Lord Randolph. He was
-r nohl" birth and ancient name and a
-,dior Of proved valor.
Trcachcry to His Kinsman.
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