The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-31

sace6 hsr neck ard Der aria art wf.h
pearls they saoS her feet. and ~hsr she
saw the ships riding az .zesr anchorage
ard tfe Stelr Ra3ei step forsA xrsd ths
shouts OF TIE sailors. her shs hisa he-
% ens council chamber and prepared %
sc 1in instant audience yes sor al her
2eweAs and rich attire. she trsrnbsed lFx~
. common wsrch So the approach Of her
ioFef' s1c feared that TIE le1a beating
o. He- 1s.rI would drowz the sound az
his footsteps In the passage
SUE the s.ear Rude came net. zns an.
sent messenger 10 inquire WY as tar
rea. ana he messenger bro1gnt word
and sad:
He Is with the maiden Sofia n .ss
tower" - '
Then the princess stumbled as though
sas We're about 20 fail. ard her women
came a1out her. Bur sAe waved sne-n
0acA ~iin aer hand. ard SO stood shfver-
tss 1or little. TIE night blows Geld
sac SAID would The lamps were liz
ana @nen her servants had lighted ,he
counsel chamber. she sent Vet anoth~-
messenger % sasgr Rude. hlsatnw nsv
instantly come 70 her. and waited IL xrvas
bitterness OF spirit For she Remembered
asS mat she FAD promised TO grant hsr,
tae eoon that he should ask. ana rnurh
was. @4NN 'sSn
Now leave Ne the Princess Joe-si.nsA
an -1le before her messenger 20 the cham
- =. So44A&. No pears Or purple robes
faao she 70 Glad her beauty in but q sim
pc gown Or white wool fastened with a
sl4Fer klrole about the waist and her hair
sas ioossu 50 that IL ripped down asr
shoulders and nestled round her ears and
face.
Thither thu Sieur Rude. came straight
rom the Sea. and
been q weary waste Of days and nights
and YET more weary for thee than Tor me.
Fur stern work was there ever 10 my
hand-Aye. and we.l-nigh more than I
could do. but tor thee noaght bat TO
wait"
let. my dear lord" she replied. "tha
Princess did give me this mirror. wherein
could see myself from top % toe. and q
great comfort has IL been for me- Eor
thus could behold what my lord loves
so she spake. and the messenger from
the princess brake In upon them. bidding
the slsur Rudel hasten TO the council
chamber, for that Joceliande waited this
long while for his coming.
Now VIII | ask for the fulalImsnt OF
her promise, said Ruiel 70 Solita, and
tonight sweet / viii claim thee before
the whole court" With that he xof hir,
from the chamber and. following the mes
senger, came 10 where the princess await
ed him.
Madame" he said good tidingsl BY
Gods grace We have won the victory over
your enemies. Never again will they buzz
Ike wasps about your coasts, but from
this day forth they viii pay you yearly
truage."
Sir" she replied. rebakirsg him shrewd-
ly. Indeed you bring me good iidings. but
You bring them oyer-iats. For here have
L tarried for you this hong while. and II
beseems neither you nor me-"
madame" he answered. II pray you
acquif me % the faAT.t and lay the blame
on love. For when sweet Cupid thrones a
second queen IN ones heart beside the drst
what wonder that a man Horgets his duty?
And now would thai OF your gentIeness
you w<zizd grant me your maiden Solita
for wife"
That / may not" returned Jocelianie
stricken 10 the soul at that image OF a
second queen. "A nameless child. and my
handmaiden, Sieur Rudei, Il befits a man
% hook above him for a wife"
And that, madame" he answered, in
very truth do. Moreover, trough no man
knows Solita's parenfage and place, yet
must shs be OF gantle rursure. Else had
there been no silk sail TO float her hfther-
wards; and 50 much II iiketh you to grant
my boon. nor Gods love, pray you, hosd
your promise"
Thereupon was the princess sore dis
tressed for that she had given her promise.
Howbeit, she said: Since IL IS SO. and
since my maiden Solita Is the boon you
crave give her 70 you" and 50 dismissed
The Sieur Rudel from he'd presence. and
getting her back % her chamber, made
moan out OF all measure
Lord Jesi," she cried. ''of all my king
dom and barony, but one thing did I hum
ger for and coyst, and that one thing this
child. whom Of my kindness I loved and
fosteredA hath traiuorous,y robbed me of,
Why did take her from the sea?''
ITO be Conc.udedl