The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-12-23

She made It clear TO me that she stiu
loved Lispenard, and if she brought me
a virgin body she could not bring me a
virgin hearth
f'She said this monsieur
'sIu substance, yes, Eric, II not An
actual phrase And I, moving how
this man and woman love one another
how the cruel 7Forldliuess of O. single
hard-grained being has kept them apart
Il whom YOU have called great pause
positively pause, before the 1uldllment
Of my dutyr'
Your duty monsieur
The kings eyes darted fire Tor a SOC
ond, there in the dusk where he and
Eric stood. aI can unite them d I
choose. almost by lifting my hand If
j do not choose 7 can wed Kathleen
Which course is my duty? She wiz
marry me- half from ambition half
because Of her mother-that vicious
mannish, Unsuitable motherl Which
course, ] say, is my duty2 People talk
OF QuiEotismI BAIL AS if I did not
lrnoyvI There was never a meaEGE word
created than that 'QuiZotiEmr 1t has
been the cloak for countless acts Of
cowardice, and CervantesY were he alive
to-day, would regret that his genius
ever aided IN its coming"
Eric dropped his head and felt his
eyes iii with tears. He knew just
what great throbs OF a noble nature
underlay this splendid buster this iu-
comparable vehemence-
Monsieur" he replied, when able TO
school his voice so that he could speak
with lf-governance. you have been
! very right in saying that you require
] no counselor. j am Alonzo Lispeuard'a
friend; know how he has suffered
{ how he suffers yeti I am your devoted
servitor, and realize the noble rsnun-
/ citation it is in your power to make.
LgraHaH "a H.l
| capable Of this hne seif-ehacement.
I But I did not need your own admission
/ to that effect I have already known
/ you too long not TO grasp the height
| and breadth Of your generosity"
Clarimond turned on his heel like a
I fash, threw both hands behind him,
| joining them there, and then moved
slowly away,
! 'I'Te horribly deceived You" he shot
I over his shoulder. 81 brought You
| here in the hope that, although an Amer
/ lean, you would prove yourself a good
! courtier, and show me ample cause that
| I should plight trOth with the woman /
/ love"
Monsieur" replied Eric, following
/ him, st am far too good a coutiar for
/ thati Sincerely as esteem your chsr-
/ acter In it's entirety, there Is one ele-
/ ment OF it TO which ] must always pay
/ primal Obeisance."
] on mean. Clt4EaLLOleL the KING
! Eric now reached his side again, in the
/ fragrant twilight Of their transient re-
/ treat
your peerless conscience, your I'M
/ paraueled sense Of right?"
As the festivity progressed, this even
/ ing, nearly everyone conceded that
| there had been nothing at all resem-
bling it. in brilliance and buoyancy for
many and many month Indeed
NJ d.
/ mitted that ClarimOnd's reign had yet
seen no grand assemblage so delight
full for this season more foreigners
/ than usual had gathered at the hotels
| and among these, where position and
! anteccdcnts made 1t possible the royal
| invitations had been somewhat lavish
! ly spread As a pleasant result the en-
/ tertuinmeut sparlzlcd with novelty. AT
midnight the doors of the banqueting-
hall were opened, and wine and viands
furnished in profuse largeness wrought
just the needed result OF quicEsned
gayety and eulivencd social zest. The
haughtiest Saltravian maids and
matrous uubeub and became aHa5Is to
fellow-mortals of different grades or
often OF different countries from their
own. Admiration for Eauhieeu's beau
ty waNed with the progress Of the
entertainment, and after awhile many
ladies sought to know her. Mrs Ken
I approached and talked to by some Of the
most prominent men present. was in
an eCstacy of REORGANIZATION She had
once come face to face with AlonEo, and
had managed to make 10 appear as Is
she had not Intentionally cut him. It
was so hard 20 treat anyone unamiably
tonight
Some little time after midnight Eric
touched Alonzo on the arm. The latter
gave a kind OF relieved start, and at
once said:
''Tm so glad to and you. I mean 60
slip away though of course you VIII not
i 90 yet"
'Nou are tired so soonP"
"Aes-ot seeing her, ringed round
with her new idolauors. It's getting
intolerable. I shouldn't have come at
all"'
But, my dear Lonz, the king wishes
to speak with you, He has just sent
me to ask you if you viii not Join him 20
Alonz0 stood for a brief while trreso-
Lutte. Then he tossed his head, bit his
lip, and said in a voice almost irritable:
''Ot course-of counsel How absurd
of mel I'm almost forgetting that I'm
q slave"
"a slave, Lonzl You'll As IL I'd let
you be! Come, now, take that horrible
sentiment back You're as free as air,
and you know It'll"
Alonzo slipped his hand into Eric's.
Tn very distressed" he answered,
land Pm a fool Forgive msp'
cit isn't for me TO forgive YOU
"Oh, then III apologize TO him"
you needn't Hen never know.
Come with me, dear boy
They quilted the ballroom and passed
through several dim corridors. ''gFhere
on earth are you taking meP' AIonzo
unurnured more than once, hut Eric, as
if the question needed no reply, kept
pushing on Presently when st was
for the third time repeated, he replied,
while pushing open a vngus door over
which was lamp shaped like a droop-
ing lotus dowers
''You ought TO know. It's that little
chapel Eou told me, when I brought
you here one day an age ago, that &c
was very good You congratulated me
on St, though you pronounced st q
plagiarism from the Eaints ChapaIle in
Paris. It isn't. for the simple reason
that its q copy"
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