The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-10
ARTISTS ATTACK
ING THE ROYAL
GUARDS

This plan suited Georgia to dot, and he quick
~ recovered all of his former bravery and boastful-
ness, that all he was called upon to do would
be to make a swift retreat into the dense woods
and give imitation of a scared rabbit. The men
immediately divided and secreted themselves as the
Prince had suggested All the weaker and most
tlmid of them went with Georgia. and the holder
with Richard, whom they recognized as q very
brave man.
Soon company of men in bright armor. all
silver and gold, trotting toward them
and far beyond was visible the gilded coach of the
Princess Grace, drawn by sixteen white horses
decorated with peacock feathers. The cavalry made
so much dust that they could not be counted, but
1t was plain that there about fifty troopers.
Richard waited until they were very near then
whlstled loudly a signal to Georgia. In a mo
ment out dashed the little party of artists all ex
cept their leader, who began to run for the woods
at once without waiting to carry out the first part
of the plan. The others, waving their rusty old
studio swords and firing their pistols made at the
cavalry which hung back for space then darted at
them The artists did not Enger, but broke for the
tall timber followed more slowly by the cavalry for
it difficult for horses to get through the bram-
bles and thick shrubbery.
THE CAPTURE
No sooner had the guard disappeared into the
forest than out dashed the Prince and opening the
door of the COACH he requested the frightened Prin-
cess to alght She was almost fainting with terror.
but she that she was in the hands of desperate
pant-stained bandits and that there was no use in
resisting, that she had nobody to protect her
but two women and a spaniel
They hurried her away into the forest at once
and carefully did they carry her and so cautious
ly did they 60 that she suffered any discom-
fort, and they left trail for the cavalry to follow
when they returned to find their mistress gone
They searched the forest until late at night but in
vain, and finally turned back and went TO Mirroria
for further orders rather than report the capture
of the Princess Grace.
f1a Id I5s
beautiful captive, for she the prettest creature
anybody had ever seem through the woods by twist
ing paths, and turning, went far out of their wav
but finally reached the castle. hidden in q dense
hemlOck growth, where they were safe from pursuit
The Prince, looking very handsome even in his
old velvet painters jacket, assured her that no
harm would happen to her, for they were all gen
temen and artists, but poor that they were COM
PEELED to abduct her to raise money.
"IeIl me what my ransom IS to be and 1 viii pay
it. said Princess Grace.
"There Will be no ransom. We wish to paint
your portrait, rather lot of portraits and sell
them in Gardenia, where the people are crazy to
know how beautiful you are" said Richard
The Princess blUshed with pleasure for this was
a form of compliment thai she had missed, because
there were no artists IN Mirroria In the morning
she was seated IN grand old chair, the faded vel
yet of which, you may be sure, painted as bril-
Eantly as new by the eager artists who sitting or
standing in a circle around her, painted away like
men digging up diamonds or picking up money One
beautiful portrait after another was dashed off by
the painters, for they In hurry to sell them
But the Prince worked away all day at his pic
ture frowning at times aud much disguised, for he
was endeavoring to paint all that he saw in the
lovely face before him and had nc thought of money
which shows that he moro of artist than
prince. Once while she rested for sitting still
is very tiresome and fatiguing work. and then she
would come and look at his picture and marvel at
Its beauty but he knew how far 1t came short of its
original
Now the Prince, of course, had fallen wildly IN
love with the Princess and she with the poor hand
some artist, but although she was averse to marry
ing a man she had never seen she also kings
daughter and hated to confess that she could love
beneath her station. Georgia Luks too, had become
enamored of her, and when he saw how foldly she