The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-13

And the wind-don't you hear the wind
nlurmuring, Love love, lover And
the birds sing, Love, love, love Aye,
all the world today.fs softly whispering.
Love, love, lover What else should
the great world whisper but my love?
For my love is greater than the world.
And she securely hid her face in her
hands; and he could kiss no more than
her hands; though her eyes CLEANED at
him from between slim white fingers.
But suddenly her hands dropped and
she leaned forward as though she lis
tened
What is that sound? she asked, APP
prehension dawning in her eyes.
ut IS but another whisper, love!'
! said he.
May, but it sounds to me like-ah,
like tine noise of horses galloping."
ut is but the stream beating over
stones
Listen, listen, listen!' she cried,
springing to her feet. They are
horses hoofs. All, merciful Gid. it is
the king" And she caught him by
looking at him with a face pale and
alarmed
Not the king" said he, ''he would
not know yet. 1t is some one else
Hide your face, denr lady, and all VIII
be we'll"
Ut is the king" she cried. "Harls
how they gallop on the road 1t is my
brother. Love, he will kill you, love,
he will kill YOU love, he win kill you.
If it is the king" said he II have
been betrayed
The horses, the horsesp' she cried.
BY your love for me, the horsesr'
He nodded his head, and, turning,
disappeared among the trees. She
stood with claspad hands, heaving
.f,r1 80, /.
return. Minutes passed and he came
not. She flung herself on her knees,
beseeching heaven for his life. at last
he came along alone, and he bent over
her, taking her hand.
My love- said he, the horses are
gone"
Gone She cried, gripping his
Aye. This love, my love, is won
derful thing For 1 forgot ito tie them.
and they are gone Yet what matter?
For the klng-yes, sweet, [ think now
1t is the king-will not be here for
some minutes yet, and those minutes I
nave still for love and life"
He will kill you," she said.
Yes" said ne.
She locked long in his eyes; then she
Threw her arms about his neck. and
Tor the first time unasked, covered his
face with kisses. ---'
Mss me, kiss me-" said she: and he
KISSED her Then she drew back a lit
ne, out took his ann and set it round
ieI waist And she drew little knife
Lfon her 9,frdle, and showed 1T him
If the king will not pardon ne and
let US love one another [ also will die ;,
sdlo she; and her voice was quiet and
NaPpy. Indeed, my love, 1 should NOT
@rleVe. All do not tell me to live with
out YOU " VII
Would you obey?" he asked.
Not in that" said sha.
AAa thus they stood silent, while the
sound of the hoofs drew very near
Rut she looked up ct him and NJ
looked at her; then she looked at thu
point OF The little dagger. and she
Keep your arm raund me till 7 die -,
lie bent his head and kissed her
once again, saying:
ana she, though she did not know
why ne smiled, yet smiled back al
= MN For although life was sweet thai
aay' yet such death. with him and
: TO prove her love for him, seemed wei
nigh as sweet. And thus they awaited
the coming of the King.
King Rudolf and his guards far out.
stripped the people who pursued then
. from the city. and when they came t.
The skirts of the wood they divided
themselves INTO TOUR parties, since, i
they went all together they might
; easily miss the fugitives whom they
sought. Of these four parties one
Q found nothing. another found the tive
horses which the student himself, who
had hidden them, failed to find; the
third party bad not gone far before
: they caught sight of the lovers, though
t the lovers did not see them; and twt
g of them remained to watch and if neeC
: be, to intercept any attempted flight
e while the third rode off to find thu
e king and bring him where Osra auC
:. the student were, as ne had com
t manded
: Bot the fourth party. with whicl
:, the king was, though it did not fin'
t the f;gitives found the embassy from
the Grand Duke of Mittenheim; AM
d the ambassador with all his train wa
d resting by the roadside, seeming in n
It haste at all to reach Strelsau. Whel
+ the king suddenly rode up at grea
o speed and came upon the embassy, al
II officer that stood by the ambas
e sador-whose name was Count Ser
a gius of Anthem stopped down an
% " INSPIRED N his eXcelleHcy's ear, upor
;, which he rose and advanced towards
! the king, uncovered his head and bow