The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-10-25

Knight .laI ush TO win o. falr ladyB
honrf
AMI s5l looked 200 Dc parsed from
her vlsr. 1s she bad done every time
she hal ..ar him
Then I thoughts couucd through
her strnI brlln How cruel o. war
war. Doc t'cwci thia war that
brought MIr1a 20 her fifht Bat how
terrible 90 ts rtonid DO tilied OH. n
only peace ulght be- had. she would
have ll.rad herself an a hoainge.
Then came The Wild thought of de-
ilyorIug Ono ciiy up. She could oaaI'y
do b. urf ono obstacle waa I'm her way
The Fafe bad dccrccd that no long pa
the purple lock remained on her iath-
er'n bead. ilc city SHOULD stand. IL
needed bl' 'ha' she should remove u
and 900 slrd bs we'll. for surely Minos
would Is grateful to her and she would
Do happy
AnI thar came tho thought n trat
fathers shame aud degradation, bat
only Tor a moment as one thought
after another couucd through her
mind sbs lat that sine could could
pass through Gre and water 10 serve
Mln0s y.i tl1t WINS not needed. An
other a1mla wolli dare nH much and
could lay one dare moro than ahc'
Tlon rui victory was won, but not
on tho side 0f duty Aud only then.
when 8h' had fully determined on her
plan. 900 .he nud peace or rest
That night ahe arraycd herself ln her
richest robes Never had she looked
more beautiful Tho Gracos themuclyei
might have cnvlod her. And Nisna
smiled o welcome to his daughter. aa
aho entered The banquotlng hall. Al
traces OF her grief ut the sacrifice had
disappeared and the king was glad.
scylla suffered all his attention and
ondcarmen,s. but hurried to her apart
menta az soon as she could. She feared
lest her resolution might weaken ana
no her happiness be forever lost.
How may Of Ms have stood In IKE
position with all the reasons for aud
against our actions crunhlug us down
our llfo and death In the balance, which
n breath could give or take!
II waa after the midnight watch had
been called. and the palace was sunk ir
slumbcr. that a figure. envclopod In
dark cloak. gllded through the Wide
corridor 10 the kings apartments, Al
tho door a challenge rung out. but
| moment later the sentinel knott AM
the princess passed In to her father.
Nlsun slept. and the daughter slowly
approached his couch. How noble ht
looked. but the girl steeled her heart
against him
A moment later the dark figure fet
down the corridors as Il had come, hul
a CLEAN Of triumph shone from The
eyes, and love and victory struggled
for mastery In the countonance. Ant
the king slept on. but the purple loci
had left his head forever!
SO scylla went through the dark city
ana loft II behind her "a she passed
tho wall through secret gate
Swiftly she entered the camp OF thl
enemy and demanded to SEQ KIM
Mlnos.
when tho king bchcld her h
thought 70 lovely q woman had ncvc
before walked the earth. but when
holding out the purple lock. she sail
that she gave mp her city. her father
herself. he spurned her from him.
"shall Crete" he cried, "whore Jov
himself was Graded. be polluted b.
this monster Infamous woman, be-
gone and may neither land nor ae
afford thee a resting place"
"Alasw cried Scylln. for thee hav
I given M everything Ay, | am de
serving OF death. but thy hand ahoul
not be the one TO deal tho blown
hut Mlnos would have nothing to d
with her. and. the next morning. civ
Ing orders that suitable terms shout
be allowed to the vanqulahod city, h
sailed away with his feet,
"A the ships were departing scyll
jumped into the sea. and. grnsplng IN
rudder OF the vessel that conyoye
Mlnos. was carried along with Il I'll
an eagle. into which her father ha
been changed, darted down and pocko
at her with its bcak and claws. Scyll
cried for mercy. and some pl,yin
deity chpnged her into a bird,
And 20 this day the eagle pouncC
npon the gull. ever seeking yengoanc
for the old crime,