The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-05-22

~ EXPRESSION OF i~nTroSpec1loh Nni.n
10, ne COMPOUNDED with anxiety
and Frequently he ran his ringers
tbrouoh the way. tawny masStN VI
his hair. as if by doing so some -
Gle 70 collected reflection lnl2ut /"
dispelled. Craddock also seemed az
traueht. He kept his place at t"1
bow and gazed. not al the sea IL -"
his friend. but upward. toward 'ht
summit of the Devils Nose. and
there was anger in his eyes an"
means in the expression of his face.
At last Thor drew near TO MN
again.
Il cannot help it. C~raddock. ne
said. as if in continuation OF a ms
cuSSiOu them. Il cannot neip
II. my friend. love her. Yes. ana
she loves me. 1t was her soul that
cried aloud 10 me from the sea When
tsood up there on the rock ana
heard and answered and obeyed. Nhat
matter If she is the daughter Or 4
king? DO YOU know. Craddock. that
since she came to rs | believe that
TOO. am of royal blood: You are
angry because You know | love TINS
princess.
No. Ralph" and Craddock turned
and faced his friend. Il am not an
orv: that is not The world; II |
have grave misgivines. wish hat
YOU had not taken me 10 the unnm
Of the rock.
The broad shoulders of the Norwe-
| oian gave expression to Il shrug. He
raised his head proudly. and smiled
at the clouds. the sky. and the world
around him.
Il did not take YOU there. Old
chan" he said. she called to me.
and / went. although | did not know
that she called. Blame destiny-not
me. | am going to her now.
He strobe away without another
word. paused at the h~atchwaf and
and said:
May | enter. princess2:"
Again they faced each other in
the shallow cabin scarce higher than
his stature.
sPrincess.' he said, and without
being conscious Of the act. he pos
sessed both her han.> in his. Il ann
q Norwegian waif. and yet, YOU love
me. You are a princess Of royal
blood. | love YOU. 1t is something
that our souls nave done without our
knowledge. perhaps in the unreInem-
bered past before these shells in
which we live. We're made. They
Knew tdcH ot1tI il1tII. ana uOuDi less.
loved. Today, mayhap after cycles
nave come and gone. they meet
again and remember. Have | spoken
truth. princess?'
YES. Gods truth. h murmured.
He BEN over her white hands and
touched first one and hen the other
with his lips.
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ends. in whose control our entities
are as mere feathers in a gale.
brought us through the tempest. face
to face, and YOU Carlotta-you see |
know your name and you and |.
will remember and will i've up to
this hour. hencefOrth. Some day
when 0 are safe in the palace Of
your father. | will go to YOU there.
| know not how. nor when; but |
will 90. Until then, princess. | may
not say more than | have said"
She raised her eyes to his and look
ed, and looked. and looked. She did
not speak: there was no need. And
while their souls communed together
in silence. Craddock leaped into the
h~atchWay and called aloud:
Sail. no."
Once more the Norwegian touched
the forehead Of the princess with his
lips. and then, he left her and has
tened to the deck.
Not three miles away to the EAST
ward. a Danish cruiser was steamino
towards them. Craddocll was at the
stern Of the slOop wildly gesticula-
ting to attract the attention Of those
upon the ship of war. and from the
starbOard bow there presently issued
n nntf of Cnaoln fnI1nu,ol ~, :, l:.+,.+
report. and the cruiser glided into the
less tumnltuous waves beneath the
shelter Of the Devils Nose. DavitS
swung outward. q cutter dropped into
the sea. was manned and presently
pulled under the stern of the sloop.
The cruiser has been sent from
Iyboron in search of the belated
yacht OF the Princess Charlotte.
Twenty minutes later the princess
had departed. The cruiser. with black
smoke %spouting from her tunnels, was
conrsing With all speed for Denmark
with the joyous news of the princess
safety: and Thor stood silently lean
ing against the tiller of the sloop.
with one hand shading his eyes.
watching the warship while she be
came smaller in the distance.
ItStltiH lie turned and mOtIOned
to Craddock to come nearer. Then.
resting one hand upon the shoulder
o fhiS friend. he said. SLOWLY:
The daughter of a king. Craddock
put only a woman after all. love
her. and she loves me: and were cbe
the daughter Of 4 hundred kings. She
were no less mine. The daughter Of
q king. C~raddock. but also the sweet
heart OF Thor. the Norwegian.
(Ihe Enid