Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-07-19

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4 otten; our 81 6 attiou ll III
Widely diiAe st i an notis 30 !.
No other man - the Is e1npifre On.
compete with mo 81 tie manu1fSc.
Sture of arms, an from 81, |. my labor =
derive hand ome income. ou
know u all. And now. Il other OBJ
.stacles were removed, would You
give me your hand and beco mine
Tor life q n y. 3
Aye, Ruric, the noble girl N
sWered, With beaming q eyes and .
joyful expression pf count nance.
stW We're you reduced to the lowest -
tate of poverty soS long asyonr gem
serous, pure soul was FREQ i should
only be the more anxious to lift you
up. Oh, my love knows only the
heart whereon It . secured, and; for
my future 81 joy I ask only tho
truth Of my husband 8 love z:
= Bless you, dearestY Ruric mur-
INJURED, clasping the fair being to
his bosom. And for q long while
Rosalind's head lay pillowed upon
the shoulder Of the man she. 50 tru-
y, fondly loved. p 81. &.
That was not the time for bring
ing forward doubts and fears. Ru-
nc had many questions, in his mind
concerning the impediments that
stood in the way Of their union, but
he kept them to himself now. At
length he arose to take his depar-
ture, and he simply said as he drew
the maiden to his side: >.>:
'tY GU will not allow. the duke to
give your hand away ??''s= go
"Never, Ruric. - :. s.:.......
IF he asks you for your hand to
bestow upon any of his friends, you
vii! tell him ~. H.. + I. i.
'tThat nn heart is not mine to
give and that my hand cannot go
without it, -"..
ooh, bless you, Rosalind, bless
you! God keep and guard you
ever" u. ~. 49,. 81
There was one warm, ardent pres.
sure of lin to lin, and then Ruric
Newell turned away and was soon in
the open court. Here he entered his
sledge and then drove to the bar
racks in the Khitagorod, where he
inquired for Alaric Orsa, lieuten-
ant of the guard. The officer was
quickly found, and as he met Ruric
his salutation was warm and cordial.
He was young man, not over five
and twenty, and one of the finest
looking soldiers in the guard.
!, <*Alaric," said the gunmaker after
the first friendly salutations had
passed, II may havea meeting with
Conrad, Count Damonoff. He has
sought quarrel 7insulted me most
grossly aimed blow at my head
and l knocked him down. You can
judge as well as I what the result
must be. - :: ~
= 'tMost assuredly he will challenge
youY' cried the officer excitedly.
$50 I Think resumed Ruric
calmly. ttAnd, now, will you serve
me in the event % ---~
with pleasure. ~<c /
81 may refer his messenger to
you?" 49, =
eyes, surely. And how shall l
act? What will you do?:" =
I. <*Knock him down again under
the same provocation."
81 understand. You wish to re-
tract nothing?" ~
,t'No: Listen; l will tell you all
since I seek your aid" ,~....c.= -.
And thereupon Ruric related all
that had occurred at the time Of the
counts visit to his shop. -. -.
"Good,'' uttered =Alaric as the
gunmaker finished. Gle must chal-
lenge you, and. then you'll punish
him. He's too proud now. He can
handle some Of his lilytops who as
sociate with him, and perhaps he
thinks he can do the same when he
comes out among the harder men.
But never mind, I will be punctual
and faithful" s. 81: ..l' II: g s5~
Ruric reached home just as his
mother was placing the board for
dinner. He often went away on
business, and she thought not Of
asking him any questions. f..