Viking Boys

Signy was on the beach waiting for her brother, an

xpected her to play, the little girl's heart began to beat with

. Adiesen had spoken and acted, never thinking, as he ought to have done, of the tender years of one who marked his words-never caring that his sentiments were the reverse of Christian. I think he rather "prided himself" upon the feud as a thing pertaining to his family tree, and to be cherished along with the motto on his c

Brüs to receive Fred Garson in a hospitable manner; but she was made of fine metal, and would carry o

soon followed by Yaspard, who had only lingered a moment to give some i

Signy, "Take Mr. Garson to the parlour, a

at a table examining some pieces of rock which greatly delighted him, for he was saying to himself, in tones of extreme sati

oice, and the scientist turned

, made it easy for Mr. Adiesen to recognise a Garson in the bold yout

mong Shetlanders, bade him receive with a measure of courtesy whoever chanced to come under his "rooftre

and between her own, kissed it with quick fervency, and laid it in that of Fred, sa

ed, jealousy, or pride got a chance to reassert its power in time to prevent that h

e have chipped the rocks for years, and Mr. Congreve has searched high and low, in Lunda and Burra Isle, in every skerry and locality where that" (pointing to the beautifully veined b

idation to the parlour, found Fred and Mr. Adiesen in amicable conversation over the stones, while Signy sto

were ordinary acquaintances meeting in the most matter-of-fact, every-day kind of manner. Wrath and sentiment alike collapsed before such commonplace salutations,

inary talk about the weather, and the crops, and the fishing, and "the South," un

is hearers, he went on to speak of the trial they had passed through in the loss of his father; and when he had said just enough about that he quietly glided into Mr

of fascination, talked Uncle Brüs into good humour, and so paved the way t

n was given, of course; and when our Viking-boy went off to get the Osprey ready Signy went too, and Aunt Osla disappeared to indite a letter to her old friend, Fred's mothe

aid, speaking of Yaspard. "He i

answered the old man; but he smiled, for he was f

cter; and that kind of thing is apt to become exaggerated into eccentricity or fo

s-so!" Mr. Adies

ice to him in bringing him into contact with boys of his own age and rank. The young Mitchells are capital fe

s often as-might be under different circumstances. But I respect him. Yes, young man, I respect Dr. Holtum!" And the frown

oo, a first-rate scientist. They have a 'menagerie,' as large and interesting as your own, at Collaster. And the twins-they are a little older than your lovely li

said hurriedly; but all the same he suddenly had a vision of his pet growing up to be peculiar, and an old maid per

number of Lairds' families in having so many companions in our island. It has been desperately

? Dr. Holtum's g

and she thinks a little too much of her own consequence. But still she has ad

-and-by. When he left Boden his heart was light within him. He took Mr. Adiesen's insolent note from his pocket and tore it to bits, scattering them on the se