The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-18

sudden pity entered her heart, and she
said very gently:
sit down, my lord and let me put
my hands on your brows, for think
you are in a fever"
And he sat down, all trembling and
shaking like a man with ague, and she
stripped off her gauntlets, and took
his forehead between her hands; and
he lay there quiet with his head be-
tween her hands. And presently his
eyes closed and he slept. But Osra
did not know what to do. for darkness
had fallen and she dared not leave him
there by the river. Therefore she sat
where she was, and in an hour, the
night being fine, and not cold, she
grew weary, and her hands fell away
from his brow and she sank back on
the green turf, pillowed her head on a
curved arm, and there she slept with
the mad lord by her and the ruby
necklace lying near them.
At midnight Lord Harry Culverhouse
awolle and saw Princess -Osra Sleep
ing. peacefully with a smile on her
lips such as decks childs lips in
sleep. He rose and stood up on his
feet, looking at her; and he heard
nothing but the sound of the horses
cropping the grass little way off.
Then he drew near her and gazen Ions
on her face, and she opened her eyes
and saw him. But she showed no fear
of him; she smiled at him and she said:
Even here L am guarded by one Of
the gentlemen who guard me in the
palace" And she closed her eyes
again and turned to sleep.
Then SILVER ran through him. And
he dug his nails into the palms of his
hands. and turning, walked swiftly up
and down on the bluff by the side of
the river, while Osra slept. And pres
emily he fell on his knees beside her
and began to murmur in a rapid rush
of words; but he did not now curse
! her beauty, but blessed God for it, and
| blessed Him also for the preservation
of his own honor Thus he spent the
night till day was near; and then he
bent over Osra and looked once more
on her; and he took UP the ruby neck
lace and laid it lightly about her neck
And, feeling the touch of it, cool and
wet from the dew, she again opened
her eyes and, putting her knuckles
| in them, she rubbed gently, and She
gasped a little yaWn, saying, 'Heigh-
no, 1 am sleepyn' and sat up. And
she said, Are you not sleepy, my
| lord?"
Il am on watch, madame" said
| Lord Harry Culverhouse.
AS the Princess sat up, the ruby
necklace fell from her neck into her
lap. Seeing it, she held it up to him,
saying:
Take it again, and go to your own
home. 1 am sure you gave too great
price for it,
He smiled, for she did not know how
great the price was, and he asked:
And must 1, in my turn, give back
the pin that fastened you hair?"
NO, keep the pint is worth moth
ing, she smiled. rs it safe for me
to go to sleep for little longer?"
VINO would harm you, madame?
Even [ have not harmed you"
~ our said she with a little laugh.
You would not harm me-" And She
lay down and closed her eyes.
Then Lord Harry Culverhouse sal
down on the ground and rested his
chin on his knees and clasped his
hands about his shins: and he cursed
himself bitterly, not now because he
meditated any harm to her-for his
mad fury was past and he would have
died before hair of her head should
be hurt-but because of the evil that
his wild and reckless madness had
brought upon her. For he knew that
soon there would be pursuit and that
If she and he were found there it
would become known who he was and
her fame would suffer injurious ru-
mors by reason of what he had done.
Therefore he made up his mind what
he must do next, and he abandoned all
dreams that had led him into the fool
ISL adventure on which he had en-
barked, and put from him the wicked
ness that had filled his heart when first
! he carried her to the bluff over the
river. And he rose on his knees and
prayed that if his deed were sin
for it seemed to him rather a neces-
sary thing-then it might be forgiven,
but that, in any case, no hurt nor
harm should befaH the Princess Osra
by reason of anything that he had
done. Finally he commended his soul
to God; and then he took the ruby
necklace in his hand and, holding it,
walked to the edge of the bluff
| But at this instant the sound of the
| hoofS of a horse struck on his ear, and
the sound was loud and close; and he
had no more time than to turn around
| before a horse was reigned in suddenly
1 by him, ard a man leapt from it and
ran at him and grappled with him.
And then Lord Harry perceived that
the man was the king. For when Osra
did not return, search parties had been
sent out, and the king himself headed
one; and, having the best horse, and
being urged on by love and fear for
his sister, he had out-ridden all the
rest and had CHANGED to come alone
where Osra and Lord Harry were.
And he gripped Lord Harry furiously,
cursing him for a scoundrel and de-
handing what he had done to the
princess. Then Lord Harry said:
do you not know me, sire? I am
Lord Harry Culverhouse.'
Greatly astonished, the king 1oosed
his hold and fell back a pace, for he
could not understand what he heard,
but yet knew the voice Of his friend.
Then, looking down. he beheld Osra
sleeping peacefully as child on the
ground, with her cloak spread under
her, that she might take no ha-m
from the damp, And Lord Harry
caught him by the arm, crying, Are
there others coming after your
Aye" said the king. many others.
The whole of the guard are reused and
seek her high and low, in the city and
outside. But how come you here,
man?'
Then Lord Harry told the king what
] he had done. speaking very briefly and