Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-29
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sailles came out again on the drawbridge,
the evening had fallen and it was dark,
and their horses stood at the end of the
bridge, and by the horses stood the
princess.
Quick" said she, "for a peasant
who came in, bringing load Of wood,
saw troop Of men coming over the hill,
and he says they are the kings guard"
"Mount manp cried the prince to
M. de Merosailles, who was now dressed
as a groom. perhaps we can get clear,
or perhaps they will not dare to stop
me-"
But the marquis hesitated little,
for he did not like to run away, and the
princess ran a little way forward and
shading her eyes with her hand, cried
"See therei / see the CLEAN Of steel in
the dark. They have reached the top Of
the hill and are riding down"
Then Prince Rudolf sprang on his
horse, calling again to M. de Nero
sailles: "Quickl Quickl Your life hangs
on itl''
| Then at last the marquis, though he
was most reluctant to depart, was about
to spring on his horse, when the prin-
cess turned and glided back swiftly to
them. And let it be remembered that
evening had fallen thick and black. She
came to her brother and put out her
hand and grasped his hand and said:
"My lord, forgive your wrong, and
thank you for your courtesy, and !
wish you farewell"
Prince Rudolf, astonished, gazed at
her without speaking, but she, NOV
ing very quickly in spite Of the dark
ness, ran to where NJ. de Merosailles
was about to spring on his horse and
she flung one arm lightly about his
neck and she said:
Farewell, dear brother. God pre-
serve you See that no harm comes to
my good friend M. de Merosailles ~
And she kissed him lightly on the
cheek Then she suddenly gave loud
cry of dismay, exclaiming: "Alas,
what have done? All, what have I
done?" And she hid her face in her two
hands.
Prince Rudolf burst into loud, short
laugh, yet he said nothing to his sister,
but again urged the marquis to mount
his horse. And the marquis, who was
in sad tumult Of triumph and Of woe,
leaped up, and they rode out, and, turn
ing their faces toward the forest, set
spurs to their horses and vanished at
breakneck speed into the glades. And
no sooner were they gone than the
troopers of the kings guard clattered
at q canter up to the end Of the bridge,
where the Princess Osra stood. But
when their captain saw the princess he
drew rein.
"What is your errand, sir?" she ask
ed most coldly and haughtily.
Madam, said the captain, 1--WE are
ordered to bring the Marquis de Nero
sailles alive or dead into the king
presence, and we have information that
he is in the castle, unless indeed he
were one of the horsemen who rode
away just now"
The horsemen you saw were my
brother the prince and his groom, said
Osa. but if you think that NJ de
Merosailles is in the castle pray search
the castle from keep to cellar, and if
you find him carry him to my father ac-
cording to your orders /"
Then the troopers dismounted in great
haste and ransacked the castle from keep
to cellar, and they found the clothes of
the marquis and the white powder with
which he had whitened his face, but
the marquis they did not find. And the
captain came again to the princess, who
still stood at the end of the bridge, and
said:
MADAM, he is not in the castle"
GfTc ha Y,oto,3 cold che and cha fnTT,a6
away, and, walking to the middle Of
the bridge, looked down into the water
of the moat.
WAS it in truth the princes groom
who rode with him, madam" asked
the captain, following her.
'In truth, sir, it was so dark, an
swered the princess, THAT could not
myself clearly distinguish the mans
face"
lone was the prince, for saw you
embrace him, madam"
"You do we'll to conclude that was
my brother, " said Ora, smiling little,
land to the other, madam, you gave
your hand"
land now give it to you" said she
with naughty insolence. And if to my
fathers servant why not to my broth.
er's?" And she held out her hand that
, he might kiss it and turned away from
him and looked down into the water
. again.
but we found NJ de Merosailles'
r clothes in the castle" persisted the
captain.
HE may we'll have left something of
+ his in the CASTLE" said the princess.
81 will ride after them," cried the
, captain.
81 doubt if you will catch them, -
a smiled the princess, for by now the
. pair had been gone half an hour and
the frontier was but ten miles from the
q castle, and they could not be overtaken.
Yet the captain rode off with his men
and pursued till he met Prince Rudolf
returning alone, having seen M. dc
Merosailles safe on his way. And Ru
= dolf had paid the sum Of 1000 crowns
!, to the marquis, so that the fugitive wa'
! we'll provided for his journey and, trav
cling with many relays of horses, made
. good his escape from the clutches o.
. King Henry.
But the Princess Osra staid a Ions
, time looking down at the water in thu
, moat- And sometimes she sighed anC
, then again she frowned, and, although