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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1912-5-23, Page 3OR, A CURIOUS MYSTERY I XP'LAINED. CHARTER III. Even so limp a specimen of hu- manity as Gyril Morgan found that, After all, existence in this primitive region had its charms, while e Blanche sand, quite truthfully, that she had never enjoyed herself so much in her life, As for Frithjof, he made no secret of his love for Iter, it was apparent to all the world; to the light-hearted Nor- wegians, who looked on approving- Iv: One morning, a, little tired with the previous day's excursion to the Suphelle Brae, they idled away the sunny hours on the, fjord, Frithiof rowing, Swarth/RI Swarth/RIlying at full length in the bow with Lino mount- iltg guard over her, and Blanche,. Sigrid, and Cecil in the stern. "You have been all this tune at Balholn and yet have not seen, King Bele's grave 1" Frithiof had ,exeleizned, in answer to Blanohe's inquiry. "Look, there it is, just a green mound by that tree." "Isn't it odd,," said Sigrid, dreamily, "to think that we are pest in tete very place where the Frithiof Saga really lived'? " "But I thought it was only a le- gend," said Cecil, "Oh, ea," said Frithjof, `the Sa- gas are not legends, but true stor- ies handed down by word of mouth," o "Then I wish you, would hand flown your saga, to u$ by word of month,said Blanche, :raising her 'sweet cyan to his, "T, ellen never 'take the trouble to read it for ray- eelf in some dry, tiresome, book. Tell us the story of Frithjof now as we drift along in the boat with his old home Frarnnaes in sight," "I do not think 1 can tell it real- ly well," ha said; "but I can just give you theoutline of it: "Frithiof was the anly son of a 'wealthy yeoman who owned land at Fra.tenaes. His father was a great friend of King Bele, and the king wished that his only daughter Ingeborg should be educated by tho sante wise man who taught Frithiof, ea you see it happened that as chile dreen Frithiof and Ingeborg were al- ways together, and by and by wes it not quite natural that they should learn to love each other'? It hap - pelted just' so, and Frithiof -vowed that, although he was only the son of a yeoman, nothing .should separ- ate theist or Snake him give her up. It then happened that „Bing Bele died, and. Frithjof's father, his great friend, died at the same time, Then Frithiof went to live, at Frain- naes over yonder he had great possessions, but the most useful were just these three: a wonder- ful sword, a wonderful bracelet, and a wonderful ship called 'Ellida,' which had been given to one of his Viking Ancestors by the .sea -nod. Bat though he had all these things, and was the most powerful man in the kingdom, yet he was always sad, for he could not forget the old days with Ingeborg, So one day he crossed this fjord to Bele's grave, ,il,,telac;ose to Balholm, where Ingeborg's Iwo brothers, Helge and Halfdan, were holding an assembly of the people, and he boldly asked for In- geborg's hand. Helge, the king, was 'furious, and rejected him with scorn, and. Frithiof, who would not L1.TWW Women's commonest ailment the root of so much of their ill -health -promptly yields to the gentle but certain action of Na-Dru-Co Laxatives. 25c, a box. at your druggist's, NATIONAL DRUG AND CNSMICAL CO. OF CANADA. LIMITED. 161 01GH,;.SPj p, CHAM CO f?ie Washer alar a Wotan In the . `first place, 'Maxwell's "Champion" is the only washer that ban he worked with a crank handle at the side as.well` as' with the top'lever, Just suit your .own convc;ntence. 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Soon of ter. this good King Ring of the far North, who had lost his wife, be- came a suitor for Ingeborg's hand; but Helge and Halfdan insulted his messengers and a war was the con- sequence, When Frithiof heard the ,news of the war he was sitting with. his friend at a game of chess; he refused to help Helge and Half- dan, bttt knowing that Ingebarghad been sent for safety to the sacred grove of Balder, he went to see her in `Elliida,' though there was a law that whoever ventured to approach the grove by water should be put to death, Now Ingeberg had al- ways laved hint and she agreed to be betrothed t'a him, and taking leave of her, Frithjof went with all. haste to tell her brothers, This time' also there was a great assem- bly at Bele's grave, and again Fri- thiof asked for the hand of Inge- borg, and promised that, if Helge -would *consent to their betrothal, he would fight for him. But Helge, instead. of answering him, asked if he had not been to the sacred grave of Balder, contrary to the law/ Then all the peoplc,shouted to him, 'Say no, Frithiof ! Say no, and In- geborg is yours.' .„,But Frithiof said that though his happiness hung on that one word he would not tell a lie, that in troth ho had been to Baidor's Temple, but that his pros- enee had not defiled it, that he and Ingeborg had prayed together and had planned this offer of Iie°aee. But the pep*forsook . him, and King IIIel,ge banished hits, until he should bring back the tribute duo from Angantyr of the Western` Isles and every one knew that if he escaped ,with his ltifc on such an errand it would be a wonder. Once again Frithiof eaw Ingeborg, , and he begged lr � a with h him in Iii. GretaG ono r 5 ship 'Bllida," but Ingeborg, though she loved I"rim, thought that she owed obedience to her brothers, and they bade each other farewell'; but before he,,tvent Frithiof clasped on her arm the wonderful bracelet. So then they ,parted, and .Frithjof sailed away and hacl more adven- tures than I can tell you, but at last he returned With the tribute money, and now he thought Inge- borg would indeed be his. But when he came insight of Franinaes, he found that his house and every- thing belonging to him had been burned to the ground." "No, no, Frithiof, there was his horse and his dog left," corrected Sigrid, "Don't you remember how they came up to him" "So they did, but all else was gone; and, worst of all, Ingebor;, they told him, had been forced by her brothers to marry King Ring,. who, of she had not become his wife, would have taken the kingdom from Helge and Halfdan. Then Frithjof was in despair, and cried out, 'Who dare speak' to me of the fidel- ity of women 2' And so it happened that that very day was Midsummer day, and he knew that King Belge, Ingeborg's brother, would be in. the Temple of Balder He sought him out, and went straight up to him and said, 'You sent me for the Iost 'tribute and I have gained it, but either you or I must die. Come, fight me! ; Think of Fran -times that you burned: Think of Ingeborg whose life you have spoiled t' And then in ar`eat wrath he flung the tribute -money at IIelge's head,' and Helga fell down senseless. Just then Frithiof caught sight of the bracelet he had given Ingeborg on the image of Balder, and he tore it off, but in so doing upset the image which ^fell into the flames on the altar. The fire 'spreadand spread so that at last the whole temple was burned and all the trees of the grove. Next' clay King Helge gave chase to Frithjof, but luckily in.the night Frithiof's friend had•'seuttled all the king's ships, and so his effort failed, and Frith- iof sailed 'out to sea in the `Ellicia.' Then he became a Viking, and lived a hard life, and wonl.many victories. At last he "came ''home to Norway. and went to King Ring's "cbiirt at Yuletide; .disguised as' an old man; but they soon found out thathe was young' and beautiful, and`; he doffed his .disguise, and Ingeborg trembled` as she recognized him. Ring knew him not but °likedihim . well, and made him his- guest. One night he saved Ring when his horse and sledge h`ad'fallen into the water. But another day it is hap- pened that they went out 111.111 1g togcth r, `and Ring, being tired, fell asleep, while'Frithjof kept guard. over him. As he w fch ed, a raven came and Sung to hmt, urgi him to 'kill the king; but a white bird 7 urged h_ni to lee, fellPi'tc,_np aiaon, and "'Frithiof drew biz sivord and flung it far away out of reach. Then the king opened his eyes, and told Fritlicf that fvl some time he had known Iu ;, "'it'd hat he honor'.ed hint for resit lg .temptation, Fri - "del i - 000000419 �s xn4 GREAT BODY -111111.11E See the British Medical Journal. Sept. 16. '11. and,the Med_ie;Times, Nov:$ '11. �. a Qaelt30Q 1 1 thiof, however, felt that he could no longer bear to be near Ingeborg, since° She belonged not to him, and soou he came to take leave of her and her husband. Rut good King Ring saidthat the time of his own death was come, and he asked Fri- thjof, to take his kingdom and In eberg, a .td to be good to his son, Then he plunged his sword in his breast, and so died. Before long the people met to elect a new king, and would havechoscn I'ritlliof, but lie would only be regent till Ring's son should be of ago, Then Frithiof went away to his father's grave and peayeel to Balder, and he built a. wonderful new temple for th4 god, but still pcafe did not come to hien.. And the priest told hire that the reason of this was beeause he still kept anger and hatred in his heart toward Ingeborg's brothers, Beige was dead, but the priest prayed him to he reeoneiled to Halfdan. They were standing thus talking in the new temple.'anien Halfdan unex- peetedly appeared, and when he caught sight of his foe be turned pale and trembled, But Frithjof, who for the first time saw that for- giveness is greater than vengeance, walked up to the altar, placed upon it his sword and shield, and return- ing, held out his hand- to Halfdan, and the: two were reconciled. Al that moment, there centered the temple one dressed as a bride, and Frithiof lifted up his eyes and saw that it was Ingeborg herself. And Halfdan, his pride of birth forgot- ten and his anger conquered by his fee's forgiveness, led his sister to Frithiof and gave her to be bit wife, and in the new Temple of Balder the Geed the lovers received the blessing of the priest." "How well you tell it! It is a vvouderful story," said Blanche. It was such a contrast to her or- divary life, this quiet Norway, where all was so simple and true and trustworthy, where no one seemed to strain: after. effects. And there was something in Frithiof's strength, and spirit, and animation, which appealed to her greatly, "My Viking is adorable 1" she used to say to herself ; and gradually there stole into her manner toward him a sort of tender reverence. She no longer teased 'hint playfully, and. their talks together in those long summer days became leas full, of mirth and laughter, but more ear- nest and absorbing. Cecil save all this, and she breath- ed more freely. "Certainly site loves him," was her reflection. Sigrid, too, no longer doubted; indeed, Blanche had altogether won her heart, and somehow, whenever they were together, the talks al- ways drifted round to Frithjof's past, of ;"Erithiof's future, or Fri - thief's opinions, She was very happy about it, for she felt sure that Blanche would, be a charm- ing sister-in-law, and love and hope seeined to have developed Frithiof in a wonderful way ; he had sudden- ly grown manly and considerate, nor did Sigrid fee}, as she had feared, that his new love inter- fered with his love for her. "Will there be church to -mor- row l" asked Blanche, as they rest- ed halfway. "I should so like -to go to a Norwegian service." "There will be service at some church within reach," said Fri- thiof "but I do not,much advise you to go; it will be very hot,and the place will be packed." `'Why ? Are you such a religious people Z" 'The peasants are," he replied. "And of course the women. Church- going and religion, that is for wo- men; we men do not need that sort ef' thing." She was a litre startled by his matter-of-fact, unabashed tone. "What,` are you an agnostic? an atheist i" she eclaixned. "No, -no, not at all," lie said composedly. "I believe in a"good providence, but with so much I am quite atisfiect, you see. What does one need with more ? To tis men religion, • church` going is —js-flow.. do yon can it in. English? I think you say 'an a}vful bore.' Is it not so:2" - , The slang in foreign .accent was irresistible. She was a little shock- ed, but she 'could nothelp laugh- ing `flow yon Norwegiansspe,il_. out.. she'`cxc, biine.l "Alan,y,-l'n- lit'hinen feel tri as , tfrfCvv would swy'it so nLrtnly:'>I,l "Sol I thou •ht an "Rn ;lishman • was notlrilimngt�c�n lid But for run T feel ,no slilxli ie G feet°17inre would otic hay+ .'th Ln�r� nr'ke• the l most of life?.That is my religion. I hear that in England there is a book to, ask whether' life is worth livingl ' For me I can't understand'i that sort of thing, It is a question that would never have occurred to Inc. Only to live is happiness enough. Life is such a, very good; thing. Do you not agree '" "Sometimes," she said, rather) wistfully, "Only sometimes'? No, no, al-, ways, to the last "breath!" cried Frithiof, "You say that because things aro as you like; because you are hap- py," said Blanche. left is true, I an 'very happy,'1 he replied. "Who would not be ilapnv walking with you'd" Something in his manner fright- ened her a little, She went on breathlessly and incoherently. "You wouldn't say that life is a very good thing if you were like our' poor people in East London, for in stance." `"Indeed, no," he said, gravely, "That must be a reat blot on Eng- lish n -lash life. Here ire -Norway r we have no extremes. No one is very poor, and our richest Wren have only what would he counted, in England a moderate incense," "Perhaps that is . why you are. such a happy people,"" ".. . "Perhaps," as said I`i zthof; butbutIre: felt a little inclined to consider the problem of the distribution of wealth just then, and the talk drift- ed round once more to that absorb- ing personal talk Which was muck more familiar to them. (To be continued.) PIGREM NG S PEERS. As his father, the Earl of Claren dont, is no longer a young man, Lord Rycle'S much -talked of. -action• to emigrating' as a fat -mer to Can- ada with his zyife, and children end his. brotlaer•in-law,Lord Somers, " has not that air of permanent exile about it whieli lends, as a .rule, a definitely depressing quality to such actions, says the London Bystand- er. indeed, ° it is probable that, I,ordl Ilsde. health considerations, especially for his children, are the prime rea- sons for a step which is certainly an unusual one for a former young man about town, the heir to a rich earldom and a line estate, and the son of a life-long eourties. In Edwardian days Lord Hyde, vvho is dark and well set-up, though slight- ly lame, was one of the few young s oke The Teapot Test Put "SALAD," TEA in a warm teapot --pour on freshly boiled water --- let stand for flare m utes---and you will have the most delicious cup of tea you ever tastes 1IAS THE FLAVOR1 , THE FRAGRANCE! 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Suddenly fish and lines wore snap- ped away, and through; the clear' water I saw a -huge dark purple mass, scarcely a fathom below the boat, Shouting to our Aiexiean en- gineer to start the launch, I threw the harpoon with all my strength. It struck home, and instantly a, great disturbance took place. Same monstrous creature rose to the sur- faee and dashed at the boat, strik- ing out with what looked like two great wings, Tho strokes were, terrific, and wo had the utmost difficulty in keeping clear. Bad one, of these "wings" touched the boat, it would have been smashed like match -wood, and, its sharks were watching the disturbance, otr feta would soon lave been decided. Although the water all around us was seething from the fury of the monster's onslaught, we kept our heads, and did our best to disable the creature. "We - elnbedd.ed three harpoons in it. We also fired three revolver bullets into it, each of which pro- duced volumes of dark exudus ; and every time the madly flapping wings came near enough, the man in the bows gave them a lance -thrust. Gradually the manta's struggles grew less, and it began :.to yield to the strain on the ropes. It was a long battle, however, for every now and then the great fish, seeming to regain strength, would attack us with renewed ferocity. Eventually. after a final flurrythat caused the water to heave as of with an earth- quake, it ceased its straggles, and we towed it ashore, escorted by shoals of sharks. Tying the boat up at the wharf, I got permission from the comman dant of the port to land our prize. Making it fast, wo hoisted it on the crane, and ran it along to the rail- way office, in front of which we photographed it. It measured -eigh- teen feet three and a half inches from tip to tip of the wings, rid sixteen feet one inch froth head to tail ; near the centre it was over nine feet thick. We estimated its weight at five tons. When we had photographed the great fish, We cast it off the end of the wharf, and the sharks de- molished the carcass in aa incredi- bly short time, Be (after popping' the question)— "Why do you cry, my angel' Did I offend you by my proposal'?" She (still s+abbin'g)—"Oh, no, dear, it is root -that; I am erying for joy. Mother always said to me: `May,' she said, 'you are such au idiotthat you would not get even a donkey for a lover,' and now 1 have got one after ail," She (tearfully)—"Our engagement is at an end, and I wish to return to you everything you have ever given nsa.'Ho (cheerily) "Thanks, Blanched You may begin at once with the kisses!" They aro married now. Well, Weli! THIS isa HOME DYE That ANYONE ern use d d e I � y ; , r! ALL thes \DIFFEPENT KIN of Goods tuft!) 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