The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-14


must be exceedingly ca-tious if you
would save him. My father would pun.
ish me severely if he knew that I had
sought You in this way. / was obliged
to come in disguise. This dress belongs
to my most trusted maid. a#
aAnd you came for my sake?" blurte6
out the Englishman, much embarrassed.
81 am not worthy of such high honor. .
She smiled, and tears rose in hen
eyes.
| "Oh, prince, don't speak to me SO
You are far above me. am weak.
know nothing. never cared for other
men than the king and my brothers till
1 saw you today, but now would will
ingly be your slave, "
81 am yours forever and humble
one" bowed the courteous Englishman.
"The moment I saw you at the throne
of your father my heart went out to
you. You wound it up in your music
and trampled it under your dancing
feet have been over the whole world,
and you are the loveliest creature in it.
1t is because saw you, because you are
here, that I do not want to leave your
country. They may do as they will with
me II they only will let me see you now
and then.
The princess was deeply moved. The
blood rushed to her face and beautifed
it. Her eyes fell beneath his admiring
glance. Thorndyke could not restrain
himself. He caught her slender hand
and pressed it passionately to his lips,
and she made only slight effort to pre-
vent it,
- am your obedient slave. What
shall do?'' he asked.
DO Lot try to rescue him now" she
said softly. II shall come to you again
when, we are not watched. You can
know me by this dress. There is no
need for great haste. He could live in
the Barrens several days. shall try to
think of some way to save him, though
such thing has never been done
never"
Footsteps were heard on the other
| side of the row Of ferns A man was
passing, and others soon followed him.
| The bathers were leaving the great pool.
II must leave you now," she whis-
pered. eff the king honors you again
by talking of his kingdom, continue to
act as you did. Your fearlessness and
good humor have pleased him greatly"
Gould l not persuade him to bring
Johnston back?'
mo; that would be impossible. Those
who are pronounced physically unfit are
obliged to die. 1t has been law for
long time. You must not count on that.
I have, however, another plan, but
cannot tell you of it now, for they may
miss me and wonder where I am, and
then, too, my father may be looking for
you. He will naturally desire to see you
soon again"
Bcc7T'...1 g, she turned away and passed
ON toward the apartments OF the king,
which the Englishman now recognized
in the distance. Thorndylle Went into
the bathing room to watch those re-
manning in the great pool of rose color
ed water The sight was beautiful The
waves which Tapped against the shelly
ing shores of white marble were pink
and white, and the deeper water was
az red as coral
The Englishman was at once troubled
over the fate of Johnston and elated
over having won Bernardino's regard.
Thoughtfully he strolled away from the
bathers into great picture gallery.
Here hung on the walls and stood on
pedestals some of the rarest works OF
art he had ever seen. He passed through
this room and was entering a shady re-
treat where plants, flowers and um
brageous trees grew thickly, when he
heard a step behind him and the rus
/, ting of a silken skirt against the plants
It was Bernardino,
"We can be unobserved here" she
said, taking off her thick veil and ar
ranging her luxuFiant hair. 81 hasten
back. The king thinks, so my maid tells
me, that am asleep in my chamber.
He is busy with an audience of police
from a neighboring town and will not
think of u.s." . ...s .~
She sat down ON a sofa upholstered in
leather, and he took a seat beside her.
ST am glad that we can talk alone" be
said, 'ffor I have much to ask you.
| First, tell me where we are-Where
this strange country is on the map OF
the world. - B. c@ez.
j sit is long story" she replied,
"and it would greatly incense the king
/ if he should find out that / had told
you, for one of his chief pleasures is te
note the surprise and admiration OF
newcomers over what they see here, but
if yon will promise to crafty his vanity
in this particular | will try to explain
it all.
II promise, and you can depend on
my not getting you into trouble, - re
piled Thorndyke. II never was so puz
zled in my life with that sullen sky
overhead, the wonderful, changing sun
light and the remarkable atmosphere
] am both bewildered and entranced
Every moment ] see something new ans
startling Where are we?"
Far beneath the ocean and the sur
face of the earth. only know what thu
king has let fall in my hearing in hi
conferences with his men OF science ans
inventors, but shall try to make 20,
understand how it all came about.
1t was long time ago, 400 year
back, suppose, that one Of my ances
tors discovered little isolated island il
4 The Atlantic ocean He xvas fc,rced IN