The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04

such Difference as a vassal should hole
toward an over-lord. l am grievously
distressed to learn that my commands
have been so ill-obeyed."
Your commands were faithfully fol-
lowed, madame. and l make no com
plant regarding lack of Difference, but
when two score armed men carry re-
spectful invitation TO one having a bare
dozen at his back. then all option van
isheS and compulsion takes its place.
My lord, a handful of men were fl
enough escort for a neighboring baron
did he visit us, but for a prince of the
church all my retainers are but scanty
acknowledgement of vasSal's regard
I would they had been 10000 TO do you
seemly honor
Il am easily satisfied madame, and
had they been fewer 1 might have
missed this charming outlook I am to
understand then that you have no de-
mands to make of me. and that I am
free to depart accompanied by your
good wishes?"
With my good wishes now ard al
ways, surely, my lord. 1 have no de-
mand 10 make; the word i'll BELTS the
lips of humble vassal, but being
here
All, But being here interrupted
l4lC CLOISllOp- S4duCluS keCniy dI neT.
Il have favor to beg of you. l wish
to ask permission TO build a castle on
the heights above Trarbach for my
son."
The Count Johann, third of the
nance"
The same, my lord, who is honored
by your lordship's remembrance of
And you wish to place this strong
hold between your, castle of Starken-
burg and my town of Treves? Were l
a suspicious man, 1 might imagine you
had some distrust of me-
Not so, my lord. The Count Johann
will hold the castle in your defense?"
Il have ever been accustomed - look
to my own defense" said the arch
bishop. dryly, adding, as if it were an
afterthought, with the blessing of God
upon my poor Efforts
The faintest suspicion of a smile how
cred for an instant on the liDs of the
countess that might have been likened
to the momentary passing of a CLEAN
OF sunshine over the placid waters of
the river far below, for she we'll knew,
as did all others, that it was the habit
of the fighting archbishop TO smite
sturdily first and ask whatever blessing
might be needed on the blow after
wards.
what
follows?''
THAT you will promise not to modest
me during the building, nor afterward -
"A natural corollary 'Twould be lit
tie worth to give permission and then
bring up 10000 men to. disturb the
builders. That granted, remains there
anything more?"
L fear l trespass on your lordship's
patience. but this is now the end. A
strong house is never built with a weak
purse. l do entreat your lordship to
cause TO be sent to me from your treas
ury in Treves 1000 pieces of gold, that
the castle may be worthy addition to
your province"
The archbishop arose with a scowl
on his face and paced the narrow linn
its of the room like a Gagged lion. The
hot anger mounted to his brow and
Redeemed it, but he strobe up and down
until he regained control of himself.
then spoke with touch of hardness in
his voice
"A good fighter. madame. holds his
strongest reserves to the last. You
have called me a prince of the church,
and such l am. but you fiatter me,
madame. You rate me too high. The
FOUNDER of our church, when betrayed,
was sold for silver, and for a lesser
number of pieces than you ask in gold"
The lady, now standing, answered
nothing to this taunt, but the color
flushed her pale cheeks.
Il am then a prisoner, and you hold
me for ransom, but it will avail you
little. You may close your gates and
prevent my poor dozen of followers
from escaping, but news of this out
rage viii reach Treves, and then. by
God. your walls shall smoke for it,
There will be none of the Starkenburgs
left. either. to kidnap or to murder fu-
ture archbishoDs."
Still the lady stood silent and motion
less as a marble statue. The elector
paced up and down for time, mutter-
ing to himself, then smote his open
palm against a pillar of the balcony
and stood gazing on the fair landscape
of the river and rounded hill spread
below and around him. Suddenly he
turned. and looked at the countess,
her clear fearless gray eyes.
noticing for the first time the resolute
contour of her finely nodded chin.
Madame" he said, with admiration
in his tone. you are a brave woman"
Il am not so brave as you think me,
my lord" she answered coldly. There
is one thing / dare not do. I am not
brave enough to allow your lordship to
go free if you refuse what 1 ask
And should / not relent at first there
are dungeons in Starkenburg where
this proud spirit. with which my enc
mics say i am cursed. will doubtless be
Not so, my lord. You will be treated
with that consideration which should be
shown to one of your exalted station"
Indeed, And melted thus by kind
ness. How long, think you. will the
process take?"
1T will be Of the shortest. my lord.
for if. as you surmise, rumor should get
abroad ana falsely proclaim that the
lodges here against his Will
there's not flying baron or -beggared
knight in all the land but would turn
him in his tracks and cry to Starken-
burg. In Gods name. hold him, widow,
TIL we get our own again. Willingly
would they make the sum I beg of you
an annual tribute, so they might be