San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-05

An, sister, ho11 came you here7'
bluff into the river, holding the ruby
necklace in his clinched hand And the
king shivered and a short sob burst from
him.
On this instant arose an eager, glad
cry, and 20 of the guard rushed forward,
greeting the king and rejoiced to see the
princess. And she, reused by the noise
of their coming, sat up again, rubbing
her eyes, and she cried: Where is he?
Where is Lord Harry" And she looked
round on the troopers, and they gazed
at her. much astonished at hearing what
she said. But Rudolf came to her and
took her hand, saying:
why. Osra, you have been dreaming
There is no Lord Harry here. Lord
Harry Culverhouse is far off in his own
country Did this rascal of trooper
brighten your"
Her eyes grew vice in wonder. but
before she could speak he turned to the
guard, saying:
by heavens pleasure came i'll time
to prevent any harm except the loss of
a necklace my sister wore, for as l rode
up saw fellow STOPPING down by her
and fumbling with the clasp Of her
necklace. He was one Of your troop and
had ridden out behind her, and as rode
up to him he sprang away from her,
holding her necklace in his hand, and
leaped down from my horse and ran at
him, and he retreated in fear. Then l
drew my sword and drove him back to
the edge Of the bluff, and then split
his skull and he fell into the river, still
holding the necklace. But, thanks to
God, the princess is not hurt. Let search
be made for the fellows body, for per-
haps the necklace will be still in his
hand. -
But one cried. How came they
here?'
'Ah, sister, said the king, fixing
his eyes ON Osra, "how came you here?"
And she, reading in the kings eyes
the answer that he would have, said:
1.-THE trooper compelled me to come
hither with him, and he threatened to
kill me if l would not give him my
necklace, but refused, and then he
drew knife and menaced me with it,
and l fell into a swoon and knew no
more until l awoke and found you here,
and now see that my necklace is gone.
Bring her horse, the king COM
manded, land ride in front and behind
We will return to the city at the best
speed we may"
Then he mounted the princess ON her
hnrQa and rnIa nv hor. eide
her with his arm, and the troopers were
some way off in front and behind And
the princess felt the pin again in her
hair, and, putting up her hand, she
pulled II mt, and she said:
lie has given me back my pin .
"Of whom do you speak," asked the
king.
"of Lord Harry Culverhouse. Is he
indeed dead, Rudolf?'
Are you still dreaming?" answered
the king, with a laugh What had that
fellow TO do with Harry CulverhouseP'
But the pin?" she cried.
My wife set it in your hair before
you started, for she wished TO replace
the one you gave to Lord Harry. -
''She did not touch my hair today.
cried the princess.
AYE, but she did, (" said he
The princess suddenly fell tosobbing,
and she said:
''Tell me the truth, tell me the truth
Surely it was in truth Lord Harry Gull
verhouse?'
Then Rudolf drew very close to her.
and he said softly:
Sweet sister, the noble gentleman
whom we knew, he whom l loved and
who loved you in chivalrous Difference,
went from us two months ago Be not
troubled about him, for now all is well
with him. But there was an unhappy
man with you, who was not Harry Gull
verhouse. and who had murderous and