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FL1 E AND SWORD: he feared, the close 1rtenisMD of lis
• brother Jacobite Chiefs, and he felt u
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A Story of the ]Iflrtsntf►ere of atslalRttNd the rooky mnantain ledge, s,�
lonely and isolated as the eagle t
its uiwueking eye fixed on the lul.tiitig
snit.!tut, like that eagle, he w .is self -
reliant and strong of heart, and dwelt
with his people iu the heart of a eotupar-
1'he opening scene of Mr. Murdoch'' ativeh unassailable "viii
Islam" ills
powerful story is laid in one of the mighty, gl"oin-infested hills. R• yal
Breadalbane family in the year 1691, courts were full of duplicity and weak
Su•Juhn Campbell (then Earl of babble ;self socking courtiers frequently
Bread-
albane) a professed supporter of King
William's Government, had received an
important commission to conciliate the
Highland Chiefs by the distribution of
money and honors. With this object in
view he had summoned the Chins to
meet at Glenorchy to hear the prup"sals
and conditions of the Government.
Among others present, although last to
arrive, was M'Ian of the Valley, the
Chieftain of the MacdonaIds. The elec-
+lenalds were the near neighbors of
Breadalbane, and -the ambitious E.0 1 of
Breadalbane was imbues of the influence
which M'Iau held over the Jacobite
party. The smouldering rivalry of the
heads of the two septs speedily blazed
forth at the conference. Breadalbane
had cautiously opened business by un-
folding the Guverument phut of recoucil-
iatlon and clemency towards Jl'Ian,
whose courage, sagacity and age gave
him a tacitly acknowledged right to
priority of speech. Rising to his feet
he .spoke with firm deliberation, and
having the courage of his convictions,
he fearlessly deprecated certain of the
tens of the proposal, alleging that loy-
alty to a fallen bauac was preferable .to
chicanery in the matter of a successful
one. A murmur cf approval passed
around among the other leaders of the
party, and it was apparent to Breadal.
bane that M'lan's views had struck a
chord which threatened to defeat his
project. The wily Earl again depicted
in glowing language the advantages
•which would accrue to the Highland
Chiefs by the acceptance of the terms,
and laid strew on the social standing and
.court privileges which they wesild enjoy.
"But RA for our friend, Mimi,- he add-
ed. "he roust of course forgo his share
-of the money in respect of oertain just
clanna which I have against his lawless
Glencoe.
�al'Ir 4ABY uY OrEMLM. . HAMMY.
au. HURON SIGNAL, FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 188
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suit ined thersily. Hu devoted and un- borer and the sword anti 1e1 the wild and enjoy the deep pease sue beauty of
ittenne adesiiloa of everything upper- eagles of gle teoe have the flesh o1 the the hum..
tsinwg to the "White Cockade," was ehsris who would seek to diifie us free Oooasl'onally s nested sueg•bird crwdl-
eatstral, and, in s erase, Unavoidable. the shelter u our native Glen." ed s alut•py note from a seitpl.borirtg
His training and his everyday rntuences "Long live King James !" shoute 1 the brake ; and nice a late hawk clove with
end ennoundiugs induced hien to thick ardent yoeng Clansman, his eyes adat. derkeniug wine its swift way towards its
flat way, gnat, belie,* in the; justice ed with a eruus emotion. rude uust,hiddett sway somewhere among
the Jacobite eause,l ie en* ea. its "And �Id n' the Glen !'' added the rocky cliffs of the vattey.
t aide, and never sought to hook be- ofd bandy. ' II Seated thus within theocclusionof the
yond that. "And Macdonald o' the G1}u,!•' re- breekuu-hon( glide, the fond levers teet-
h was well in in the evening whunthe posted Malcolm with a gestuee of lofty ed themselves s brief time, and were Imp -
Macdonald party entered the south-east- pride. py in tile exquisite p osaeasium of s minuet
"My brave, brew lad said Sandy, heart Tuve.
slapping Malcolm approvingly on the At the maiden's request Malcolm ie -
Latta in brief turous the result of t:i.
meeting of the Jacobite chiefs that dry at
Auchalader. 1 .'s was nttur.tt under tiiu
circumstances, the proud, youii clues•
moist violet, Helen Cameron stood dig- uuan dwelt with particular euiphi,si on
covered in the dim passage. the insult Mitred to his Chief by the bid
The quick eye of the lover alighted en and plottin. Earl. E: cry uran iu the
the maiden as if by instinct. 1glen was boned in the laws of ancient
"Helen T" he exclaimed, and starting }eta"`hip t.i accept an insult put +.n his
chief as his own, and was ready to ruaeet
towards her with extended 'trete, he iu it uccuruiugl}'.
voluntarily embraced her as she crossed
"Breadalbanediiit1 is a knave --n crafty,
the humble doorway.
A conscious blush, which oven the plottitig knave ; and hit henchman, flap'.
tail) Glenlyon, is a pultnuin," exetaime,l
sunbn,wn tan of her clot could net cum Malcultu, his blond tingling wiCi p ts;iell
betrayed reek ether ; but the silence of urn opening of the Glen. Their steps
hulls was eternal, and their sheltering se- were leisurely, and by the time they had
curio a tilted fact, and the wind' that reached the turf-thached claachanof Auch-
swept the stirred brackens told no secrets etmiuu the gloaming had encircled the
against the outlawed clansmen who might cresta of the higher hills, and was Last
perchance be forced to hide among the descending on the central pathway of
heather. So the lion-hearted Chief the Glen.
strode sterility on, assured in his heart As the village of Iuvercoe—which was
that whatever might happen himself or the residence of the Chief—lay a little
his tribe, his action at Auchaladar had way further along the western extremity
at least been in conformity with the hon• of the Pass, Malcolm did not seek to
or traditionally asao::ieted with the cane cenvuy Allan thither, but, proffering a
of the clan. - graceful and manly salute, turned !sharp -
Prominent among the scare of retain- ly aside from the main path, and pri-
er' who formed a guard of honor to the ceedud as the crow flies o'er motes and
stately Chief was young Malcolm Mac- moor towards the cot of old Sandy Mac-
donald, Malcolm was the only son of donall, usually styled the "Croft at the
the innkeeper of Auchennon---a small Crags," where he hoped to spend&happy
village situated midway in the Glen— hour with Helen Cameron, whose beauty
and was a far -nut kinsman of the Chief and modesty were already promising to
by the mother's side. He was a hand- snake her the universal tout o1 the
some youth, of the manly type of beauty Glen.
most to be desired—tall, massive and 'The faun at the Crags, as possessed
lithe of litnb, with a hrigh' eye, a brave and tilled by old Sandy, was a croft of
bearing and a courageous htsre the humblest description, consisting of a
small plot of pasturage, surrounded by
patches of damp, black moorland, and
shadowed by lofty and precipitousmoun-
tain ridges of bare and herbless rock.
Its situation was thus- more picturesque
than profitable as indeed were the ma-
jority of the Glencoe farm steads—and
the honest and hard toiling old crofter
found it little short of a task to extract
A bare subsistence from the bleak and
unpn'ductivo soil.
The simple-minded old crofter he
found sitting alone by the fire of peat—
if the company of the two collie dogs be
overlooked. Helen was "pont the vil-
lage," Sandy informed him, but would
be back presently. So Malcolm was
wanly invited to "sit still" and wait
the "lassie's coming." He spokeahoine-
ly Gaelic, which may be beat represented
by an adoption, on our part, of the plain
but ci',;.: ive Dnric'of the lowland coun-
ties.
Beloved and trusted by the chief. he
had Leen adopted by M'Ian as a sort of
foster -son, and was proud of the destine -
tion which the Chief's favor conferred.
After Heaven, his Chief had all along
been his first and dearest thought,snd he
had grown up in the sunshine of M'Ian's
friendship, as fondly cared for almost as
one of his own sons.., •
• Wheresoever the old Chief went, whe-
ther on a business commission or on
pleasure bent, Malcrrlm, his beloved and
trusted foster -sun, was never far away
from his side.
He hadaccompanied 'df'Ian s retinue
to Brealelbane's house at Auchalder, but
etiquette had ordained that he should
I remain in charge of the "gillies" out-
side.
I For that reason he had not been per-
m th
and-thievir:g tenants for the plundering» netted an opportunity of resent g e
of my lands of goods and cattle, and fur affront which the haughty Earl had
which T insist on compensation and re- spitefully put on M'Ian ; otherwise his
tention out of Glencoe's share of the re- elaymoro would have been the first to
yard nn,ttey entrusted to my cue." I flash, from its scabbard, and the Earl
This declaration by Breadalhane was fol- would have stood challenged within his
owe castellated halls.
On the way back, however, he had
heard the incident repeated from Klan's
own lips, and the quick red blush which
mantled his brow at the recital of 'the
iucident showed how deeply the pride of
the heroic young Highlander was touch-
ed.
But whereas, up to a short time prior
to this, 1tfalculin had fueled his highest
sones of love in a devoted affection for
his Chief, a new, strange, and infinitely
tenderer passion had of late stirred and
quickened the finer depths of his ardent
and impetuous soul.
Helen Cameron was a fair-harred,blue-
eyed lassie of &oleo eighteen rummers.
She was an .orphan lassie, and was
neice to honest old Sandy klaedonald,
"a sats' laird" on the Glencoe estate.
At her uncle's request, she had re ently
come south from her native Lochaber to
act as dairymaid and assist in his farm
work.
Malcolm had first met her at the Bel-
tane e'en merry snaking in the preview,
May. Their appreciation of each other
was instant and mutual. it was indeed
a case of love at first sight, which is, per-
haps a truer and much more common ex-
perience than some cynics and grey -wigs
would have us believe.
From that lour in which his eyes had
first alighted on Helen Cameron, and he
had fondly touched her hand, the ardent
yuuung Highlander felt that he loved the
fair maiden, and could never probably
love another. In tho freshness of her
face and form, in the artlessness of her
utacncr, in the whisper of her sweet
voice, and e'pecially in the soft and
touching beauty of her eyes, there was
that indefinable charm which thrilled
Malcolm M icdonald's soul with the beau-
ty and intensity of a first love, which
lowed by an indignant denial, of the
claims by M'Ian, and a brawl which
might have ended in bloodshed was for
the moment imminent, but was averted
by the calmer eouncil of cooler friends.
Consideration of the proposals was delay-
ed, and the Earl invited all present to
partake of his hospitality at Kilchurn
Castle. Most of those present accepted
he invitation, but a conspicuous absen-
tee was M'fan of the Valley, who, with
bis two sons, Juhn and Allister, marched
utf towards Glencoe, his piper playing a
defiant pibroch at the head of the chief's
bodyguard. L'readalbane utas not dis-
pleased to see one so powerful removed
for the time from the immediate presence
of the majority of his guests, but the
night was int to pass without the name
of M'Ian hringiug fresh annoyance to
him. The crafty Earl. had purposely
omitted all reference to M'Ian from the
toast list. This was perceived hy thou
chivalrous Luchiel, who hastened to re-
medy the omission by proposing a bum-
per to "The Health and Prosperity of
Glencoe," a tuast which Breadalbane had
the mortiffeatiun too see responded nu
with ent huaiasin by the assemblage.
That night ere lie slept the Earl of
Breadalbane had rr:apped nut a s.hme
for the isolation of Glencoe from'the fu-
ture counsels , f the Highland Chieftains.
In the heart of the wily E.trl the Mac-
donalds woe• already deemed todestruc-
tion
CHAPTER 111.
7111. L,'Vt R.'.
Oa turning his beck on Breadalbane's
territory Macdonald of Glencoe ret once
summoned his few faithful followers, and
emerging frees the seclusion of Auchala-
der, took the hall path leading straight
to the rueee.l feet nesse+ of his beloved
native glen.
The afternoon was already e011 spent
when he began the return journey ; but
the upsilon was summer, and the month
that of warm ,lune, and the rich %enact
lingered long in the western sky, while
in glen, valley. and green t:,uuntain aide,
All s'ur$ tea -baste toad say
Golden and purple beauty .2)
$earcely a solitary cher] diuitee'f tier
deep lustre of the matron tinted sky, azul
the entire .ng ranges of hills, within the
Impending 'h.elo*a e,f which they walk
lei. looked comparatively small and un
improuivc to the eye when contrasted
With the greater hearht f the calno
rid eloedle a summer eke
M'Jas's r,:a1 wit ill .. r, : a •: i•ut
of barosony wits the '-.ace and beauty
oaf hie surround 'L. He had ostracised
tilmeelf he know, frum the favor of the
'asst hut powertst FAIL, and, a• a Bret
„oc essity of that .it 11 the reigning nos.
eminent as well He vee ferestiese
shoulder ; "you are indeed worthy o'
Helen Cameron's
At that moment the door of the lowly
hut was lightly peaked up, and fair as a
pen f Vie but:, young, cid bent
true to etch ether, stay fairly defy
gar•plweieaof future misfortune or sur
rues..'
"Thi night toy uotsr *al," resum-
ed tIM maiden, her ioiue pathetically
loitered, "s bhtek br•oydie-oruw sat on
the th.trh-proof u' the 01114hu the whole
night tulttslrl enli lifted with the
dawn 'i
"And when the bird lift .h ---i. gees-
, Coiled ?,I.luelm.
•• Sly poor, dear mother was duad!"
:.n : the m iid••u's eye.; were suddenly ruf-
f i+ed with tears.
"Courage, d.trling?" suet Dfahailin, as
he guutly withdrew her from the spot.
airs are getting chill with
dear. Let w returu to tho Crags," and
t•ur •ruin, f,,,,n the sheltered by-path
', „1 been resting, they re-
su.. • .t •h ,r 1n'nieward way down the
t a. u.
pletely hide, suffused the maiden's sweet
face as she received her lover's warm em-
brace. noticing which, the hi nest old
crofter turned his back on the pair, and
straightway began busying himself with
his creekit horn snuff mull, and fuer a
generously long time remained apparent. stated on Pickin; a quarrel with one ..t
ly entirely oblivious of anythr'ig beyond the Glencoe men."
"Sergeant Barber?" exclaimed Helen
Cameron, with unfei_med interjectional
surprise. "Serge:int Barber?" and the
oohs mounted to her beating temples.
The ardent lover did not fail to notice
the confusion with which the mention of
as he spoke. "At Auchalder," les col.-
liinued, "I very nearly drew my dirk on
a fellow named Berber --a sergeant in
Argy'le's re:;itnuut of foot —who was ur
charge of Glenlyuu's men, and who' in
it.
"We shall walk down the taco, a bit,
Sandy," he merely said, to which an
"Aweel—aweel' response readily cane,
and endemism her beloved fens within
the ample folds of his checkered plulC,
he over ruled her gentle remonstrances, the sergeant's name had p,vern l the
and, heedless cf her pleading excuses maiden's cuuntetisnce•
that her bice w•as still tlirlshed, her "Yes, Sergeant Berber," he promptly
hair unsnodded, and her dafiry work ler answered. "Ha'•e you heard of him be -
the day only partially done, the impul. forst I), you know him !"
sive lover wiled her away fr um the viciu- "At Inverlicky ?"questiuueu1 Malcolm,
ity of the lonely Crags to the still lone-
anxious for an explanation of the ruy-
lier seclusion of the byways in then, n. geeted aciluaintanceship.
tain-ahadowed Glen. "acs I had been living there for
some weeks with an aunt there, beforer
e
The maiden's deem was of that plain
and homespun kind and snake cuutmon coming down to Glencoe, and the Ser.
to lie daughters of the toiling Scotch geant meeting me one night when I was
peasantry fur centuries back. It ounsist- on the road hone from a cuff to a friend
ail simof of rtnid in Fort William—where Argyle's regi -
cloth, wplyith pea gown of a ow/
ment was then stationed—he insisted on
similar, but heavier material Her sun- ferning back with one, and much against
tanned arias were bare to the elbows, any wi,! -saw me home."
and the mass of yellow hair which adorn- Thu explanation wxs n frank and per-
. and
go and meet her half way,San fectly natural orae, yet Malcolm Macdun-
ed her head was tied up in a great knot
dy" suggested the ardent lover. add elf &trsngely moved. The cedes -
,
8E CONTINUED.]
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no, - interposed the old croft-
er, rising and blocking the narrow door-
way. "You'll e'en sit still, Malcolm,
and tell us the best o'yer news till the
lassie's return. What about the Chief's
conference wi' that knave o' knaves,
Breadalbane ? What's like to be the up-
shot o't ? Ye were there, wer'na ye,
Malcolm r"
Thus pressed and questioned, the im-
petuous young Highlander consented to
await Helen Cameron's return, and at
behind.
"No, no, Helen dear," said Malcolm,
as the blushing maiden continued to lain-,
ent her uuwuhed face and hands. "Your
face is but the bonnier and your hair the
snodder for want of .the water and the
lookingttlass. Your face is just a bonnie
flower, and the May dews that lately lay
on the breckens never washed a prettier,
and a sudden meeting of the lips attested,
on the part of the speaker, the sincerity oval all in a momentcif tine, and lir
of the compliment.natural pride piqued. His euudden men -
Helen Cameron heard the warut cum- nal preoecupatiun, fi"wt'rer. rained the
once dashed into a free recital of the pliments of her ardent lover, but said no- maiden las than the stet > t xutumal ic-
incidents of the Auchalander conference, thing by way of reply. Her guileless ' ally exnreeeeul words echi'ao followed :—
with the unsatisfactory result thereof, heart was too full of secret joy to trust
apd the Chief's hasty and angry with- the utterance of it to he: faltering lips.
drawal from Breadalbane's presence. She had till now never once experienced
At mention of the private quarrel he- the sentiment of love. She had, indeed.
tween M'Ian and the "bad Earl." es the
siou was a revelation to hits, and in vicw
of his feelings towards Helen Carperon
he was perhaps inclined to et tach more
importance to the incident than was at
all reasonable or necessary. A slight
but perfectly noticeable ehuide of suspie-
iun darkened the countenance of the
proud young Hiehlender. Ile w: i un-
conrciuu.ly jealous of a highly imaginary
Glencoe retainers usually styled him,
the face of the rugged ()Id Highlander
darkened with a sudden anger.
"To think that a worthy man, the
scarcely ever hehrd it ipuken ef. ' But
now, in the presence of Malcolm Mac
donaldahewasalreadystrameely conscious
of its existence, and felt her heart flutter-
ing with its thrilling and exquisite power•
true and brave Chiet of a grand old Clan, Anil as the young birds, touched by a paasou °1 loser, as he suddenly threw
should he slandered and robbed of his and exquisite feeling, opened Isis arms around her and drawing the
claim by a Court -sneaking Campbell, their hearts to the warm spring sunshine, I yielding maiden clover he his ardent
whose forefathers first stole and after-
wards fattened on lands required for the
Glencoe patrimony ! exclaimed the in-
dignant old crofter, with the tire of
youth rekindled in his eyes as lie strode
restlessly across the common eartlie4
fluter. ''And where was Malcolm Mac•
donald's claytnro when his Chief's
honor was insulted li he abruptly naked,
turning sharia around -n Malcolm.
"It its s:abbard---
"in is scabbard ?" interposed the irate
old Highlander.
"in its scnbhard, - resumed 111 ile ler ;
"and he himself mantle of sight and
hearing of the insult; otherwise
and striking his sword hilt a blow with
his open hand he left the unfinished sen-
tence understu't•.l. though unexpressed.
"And he was 'afterwards a frequent,
and I enemas., a very wet- "
"Uuwelctiwe visitor," frankly inter-
jected the fair maiden. "I was glad to
get down to my uncles at the Crags
here, that 1 mit!ht r+, escape his unpleas-
ant attentions. With you, Malcolm. I
ani both safe and happy."
"Helen, darling !" t xclaitned the int -
"Well spoken. Malcolm, well spoken '
haul suddenly entered and taken held of Honer before :all things, save- God.
his heart, as a conqueror enters and takes I M'Ian's confidence in you is deserved,
possession of a canitulating town. ' Male elni, ' and the honest old crofter's
His duration of Mien, however, was voice was pathetically lnw-ered as he sli-w•
not eine' testily .•hanged, nor even super- ly added — "I fear, lad, there is trouble
se led in any, attire war, hy this newer, in store f•er use the people o' the Glen.
diviner passion. Tho worthy ol'l c ie` Itrevislbmei a traitor at hart, end his
was may less constant in his thonglits, pretended secret affection fo:.taco:,itisur
bis mind h.ing preoccupied by a sweet
selfshheas of dreams, end by a geergsetua!
realisation of the angelic vision of his
love at all times and places.
\ h t:tjac'sbiteinfeeling,asindri' 1 were
all the nen •.f the Glen, Misled n slut,
In t to '1iecumufitte 1 King .lames party,
and to the traditional glory and prior
right* of the unfortunate tuart dynasty
with a fond, if not wise,love. He nev-
er stepped to reason out the subject ; he
only felt nn the question, and all Ilio
feelings were ttnequirncally on the -lac
oh.te side. If teeaainn required it, l e
was ready at any moment to serve it wit'r
:t seal nndaelf-sacrificing devotion worthy
of a nobler and truer ambition. Fm
that ambitirwt fe alone truly noble this
and poured forth theirdelighted feeling in
woodland song, even se did Helen Came
ron, chaste and guileless as they, open
hete,heart to the warming sunshine of
Marcohu Macdonald's love with all the
fervour and unselfish prodigality of a first
affection. Their love was mutual and
true rove, and if the course of "true love"
proverbially never once runs smooth,
there was yet no speck of cloud in the fair
sky which overarched their young lives.
The ardent young Highlander was tut
brave of heart and purp me to fear the
future, and the artless maiden too inno-
cent and inexperienced to entertain a
suspicion of fate. Dream on young hearts!
and let net the shadow of to -morrow chill
the sunshine of to -day.
Threading the winding pathway of the
Glen for a cnnsiderablo length, the lovers
deviating frutrn the common walk, honed
at length into the embowered solitude id
one of the many fantastic little green re•
.sews which then, as now, softened and
breast, a sudden kiss, as pure and sweet
as light cn flowers, greeted her upturned
face, and was in itself more eloquent of
feeling than the warmest confession in
words.
There was intense silence for a mu-
ment—a silence befitting the nutttual he.
trethal of two pure and loving Hearts.
Nur was the surrounding accessories trot
of keeping with the intere*ting moment.
Every lichened crag in the gnat valley,
every bold, high -set mountain escarp-
meiit, and every thin, clear iorrent tr a'
hung like blades of naked steel from the
prncipttuus Bides of the star -invested
hills were shining with a chastened and
heautifel lustre in the silvery glow ..f
the moonlight which lay over the vast
seen.
SudJ,:nly, end while the eyes of the
betrothed lover. yet fondly dwelt on
eruh other, a dark, winged night hird
rose from a eraig close beside them, and
with a low, peculiar tselanchely cry
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his sin az- randisenent his after ; to se- night lamps of the aky—wore gleaning
sure that hewouId heteey {tit heat (tientl like powdered jewellery overhead. The
i'aa only vexed 1 ve rise Linger the serve darkening gloaming had deepened inns
sad itiwwgth d sins 1 cal used to ovist night, and the wild tenants of the Glen
a in my youth, that 1 tnicht he able to --the deer, the fee and thekawk eagle -
dr.ev • elaymere when the h•,ur eonies had eeeh sou Jit their place of shelter,
in (.lance sen Iawfal Kist/ Jaah•s. and an 1 e'mst:eu' 1 ttu• MOATS. to silence sad
1f Lor, sur haat and beloved Chi 1. - test.
;tut that noble privilege—' i The air wit full of a sweet Itroathing
"1s miner" proudlyesdsime'1 May. -;'n calm. Not soured palpitated .in the
as tit kindling countennnco. - breast oaf Cie ailent night, save perhaps
"Y+ s, is yo firs," i•rrnnptly rejoina.1 the the sutxlauei wind -h fine mnrmer •uf Os-
o'dcrouse ; "an 1, Mlalcnlm, my hd, s'an's beloved stream of t' .:::, ai it
when the Clark hour of Ilrea.lalbeni s psscefally wng ita way through the great
plotted revenge c' nide, as curare 1 fear i1 b' ice of the "len. •horst utf its winter
snnn will, tetras your richt hen•i forsake in•ght and voice
the sword 1 i!t. bit he rosily. my la 1, bus ' Reaching a favorable spot, the food I 'Why trouble not minds with gloomy
with rapid wing front the confines of the
glen.
The startled lovers, with all the aura r-
stitutinus feeling native to the swede -
naiad Hanka' triad, itaked Itsquiringly
into esah ether's eyes, and tie trembling
maids& sought to ding with s still cloaca
and more e,milliina faith to the fires. t
of Malenlm, whew) prateeting arms en-
ciroied her.
"i do ad like no cry se the might
birds, Malontrn. It qe sounds sa ens roe" }
and eerie, and it's said to be • bad nu•
fnrhye."
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wheeea aos shamisnN uuwilleet ws
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latAoNosof os wear 1h i dieMamabare I' wbwe
make ear roll amok,Cor pt.d we R whale
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r .try carr b Yin Oe. tee sisss�
and tried to rainfall tits frightened tor'', 1' 'y art• rt-eerty veltrrsiiti /�net•je
den. . rti'.w°it °ti ChM i• m,e.r�e .i far� di
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en s.1' ' Fin:,: .srervthine aged- ear. ' -ere. sat ehemenlrwe dawn to rest', plass, fnr•liedinge that ars nay.r fan* to haF
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