The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-15

With him AZ ! the counsel Of my betters.
Instead y g ct Which ! was here, on the
MEohs side AZ fh9 door. Ike any ward,
r6he IVagsl biddeh to stan4 Ake child
vanity, md 10 saih It's ] diisco@Ht tire: Nsv.
e ;,aae as stoM sn . kgard n tlls e
began to hum with visionary faaseyE:
Var, I beited knight 1t the the feet feet Of his
aa III tas il s Vsns Eaied
ealiea lhag thS h our was psst ssidnisht,
and in my despite mine eyes began to
glue t0gether. - :, ,.,,, -, -. -,
The opening of the door against whose
panel nad leaned my heavy head start
So me Droad awake, as man came
tefti shs strong light Of the wax torches
ee1dhx sn rs daff hat ne stood
f MIN s ssRtsa &c a$|ns : ns IT,
ths KinS; h 9ilS@; Dsaed q 3. ! was By
straek hs Jiks hand e q 81 the shoulder to
my knees n.,s sayih lsY Word:,I e.,,. r.. :.
( Al, sald Charfesi pfaytuiiy'; 1T is
on s.; fiaha, snoea as ,,.n,,a
not come
=. . doni ma}esty must assuredly De
iA e. ss,ha.y w" III you NOT 81 ONCE 70 your
cHamDerl saM my lord's voice. ALAS,
that snsan I forbid my Offering
your iassst ya.,.i saisaUe 5ra an Mysell
e asI Wa snl stItsieh3aM ana the gosa doc,
~ e "'' 1'1 's"e' anu
- iS itS9d .,,tt GEFokS in The HIP lfF 81
2fa}, Hott to, yonr rest. Ne HssSxcR vniy
And bethifTE aaiY. nv I6rd. W9 ara HSW
soldiers: we Tvs fl fh1ifs: Va hav3 cast
aside the ceremonioms tXnhtnG r. =
court. This lad here will seTTH nby turn
as page: that S," he continued. "if HE
will consent, even for a night, to ex-
change your service for that Of an unhap-
DIV gentleman who has no gold nor prefer
fleht to offer hin,T' He rendered me
his hand hand. as w spoke, and l vet my lip to
it. though. indeed. 4 found 1t ley cold
A,feY, broken Words. Only EYHld say,
but. dkht caused him to smile OF tic tie
kindlier. > W.
"Theh. Let Ills fQrWiffA;f', said the King
more eheerfully, turning 6ncE tHVre to his
host: My lord had, by the help II Hr.
Bailey's arm, gotten to his knees.:;c His
face, as l could see, looked strange and
q But It s' Rx % 3ss ai
sod and tired servaift!' he said, and
tie sweetness of his tone accounted at
once Tor the deyetlon or ms friends; be,
tween thou ana us Inns hlsnt there must
DC none OF this; age and good deeds
snRnlu kMeel 10 uod atone.
!, GM1yt ~ lYIH WAs' as Goult see palilly,
aiecFeo bg TINS 70 the breaking point OF
tears f >, 9;,,.,.
ore, ne sag, as Char1es he eI g. n'm
onee more to MS feet, nave aet 9
lnouent my heart that TENDS nV U;
s. i9 us Ssr1iee 81 ny u LOO ana a.. YOU
oYl TnIe LIZ EHEES s9d ~ away 'na' we
might not, eehntA PIP weep: =, ,.,.
II: nauey Hghteq tHe HHIh9 ~ sltsnee
70, his cnamber, winch he Hed SIteHE
Imes occupied, the easement taere91
6ReH1M 1 upel fair wide sweep OF held
4n9 larrkH; III En1s prG9spect ms ma1esty
hnaa9 peer wont to- tAkf mgeh delight
apa FWqs:a t8keH OF hls HsaVx spirit
tnaa pc, sag M ~; WGrd pr It on entefmE;
The King uHbtttlhlfR biz, sW3td, upon
tabs ahd flung h}mseH; client; ittt e
an, arm-chair. while, the, Doctor; ,flaYiHe
set ,d9Wh tne Waxen candles, fesbeftf6f-
~ WithdreW..'.I, az .Rpge. stfetehef my
self before the alHas utiH ! should pc
needed, for the. King, had fettsttd aff
proffers of our respectful assistHfheetRb )
and. now sat in his chair, head on hand,
oO1IoW Fib!uly WIueuluS upOl Ills DION,
the very picture of one who had aban-
doned hope.
L was no fool, and knew better than
to intrude on his privacy, but my threat
swelled with tears at his desolate plight
and the gentle kingliness of his counte-
nance. Yet even at this hour, and in
TINS page, must nave slept an hour
or so' FOR when L looked again dawn
showed shrunken face at the case
ment, the candles snluttered pale upon
the table and the figure OF his majesty
sat where 1t had been, sleeping per-
chance, or sunk deep i'll bitter waters Of
thought.
l was stiff, and l was shifting foot,
but Warllv SO as not to annoy him;
when on a sudden my heart leaped to
my throat, and there stuck. The door
behind the Kings back leading into the
ante-cham6er moved, very gently, a
race peered into the crack, no other face
than that OF the lying Roundhead ped
der with his evil eye: Then hand
came through, curled about the hilt of
a great knife such as cooks use. and
tins made pass in the direction of the
Kings, back. All this was so noiseless
that took myself to be dreaming until
| saw the creature make a stealthy step
forward. At that, without more ado l
leapt to my feet. and flung open the
door crying shrilly: run, sire! For