Viking Boys

e, the other about thirteen. These were Laurence and Gilbert Harrison, sons

led Moolapund, and the Harrisons' house Noostigard. To attend church the inhabitants were obliged to cross to a neighbouring island, and this the majority of them did very regularly. Stores were brought twice a year from the town of Lerwick; and it seldom happened that these ran shor

estic creature like his sister, whose happiness had been wrecked in early life, and who desired nothing be

old house of Trullyabister. It was a paradise to little Signy, whose imaginative, romantic nature found infinite delight in the beauty of the Isle, in its myriads of sea-fowl, in its grand-encircling ocean, in the freedom and poetry of life with such environs. But to a stron

as he ran his skiff to the noost; and th

to his subject, "to tell you about a magnificent s

it as a matter of course. They merely opened their eyes and said "Weel?" Yaspard had rather expect

Vikinger," he said; "you

y pirates?"

ere was no way of discovering new lands and getting lots of riches, being great men

body was frightened when a Viking ship hove in sight," said

invents the most murderous machine for shooting can mow down armies of men miles off. As for the stealing-what is half the trade of the world but a kind of civil picking of somebody's pocket-a 'doing' of some one. And slavery; bah! slaves enough in Br

or whatever you please,"

ere soon as enamoured of the project as he, and eager to begin a career which promised such scope for wild adventure. Some time slipped past

pard, as he pulled out from the shore; "mind y

therefore the sail was of no use; but a pair of oars in his muscular han

e, Mootie," he called out; "I am af

n such a disturbance in the house-such a terrific upset. It has ma

powers, as Mam Kirsty says. I'm glad the hu

s a le

r! Was t

lbag came across this afternoon when we were sitting at the Teng, never thinking!-and uncle got a lette

not happen often, poor o

hine, and nearly blew up the house. The windows of his Den are smashed, and you never saw anythi

ing short Signy's story; "don't

his sister's hand, and ran q

hues over manuscripts, odours of the most objectionable kind filled the air. A tame raven was hopping among the debris, with an eye to choice "remains" dropping from broken jars; a strange-looking fish was gasping its last breath on the sofa, a

ell known to the dog. Thor, perfectly aware that a detective's eye was upon him, did not venture to abstract any of

on recovering he only waited to realise the ruin he had wrought, and then, seizing a favourite ge

ve set foot within its door for their lives. Miss Adiesen was soothing her ner

a smell! It's enough to frighten the French," and he turned into the parlour,

tie," he cried, laughing. "I never saw s

done with those mixtures and glass tubes, and machines for heating dangerous coloured stuff. A rare turn-out! Yes; there is not much left in his room to turn out-it's all turned. But it isn't the specimens and all that