The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-08

my will. | love you, ! love you, / love
you!'
Il have won against the princes anc
the potentates! | was losing hope. my
q~ueen-losing hope. You were so far
away. so unattainable. | would brave
O thousand deaths rather than lose
this single minute OF my life. 1t makes
me the richest man In all the world.
How brave you are! This night you
have given up everything for my sake.
You are fleeing with me away from all
that has been dear TO you"
mo. no: you must not be deluded. II
Is only for tonight, only till you are
safe from pursuit. ! shall go back.
You must not hope for more than this
hour of weakness, sweet as 1t is to
me- she cried.
"You are going back and not with
me?" he cried, his heart chilling.
you know / cannot. That is why !
hoped you would never know how
much l care for you. Alas, you have
found me OUT My love was made rash
by fear. You could never have es-
capped the vengeance Of Axphain. |
could not have shielded you. This was
the only course, and | dared not hest
tate. should have died with terror
had you gone to trial. knowing what
knew. You will not think me unwom-
AMY for coming with you as | am. 1t
was necessary-really it vast No one
else could have But he smothered
the wall in kisses.
"Unwomanly!" he exclaimed. at was
by divine inspiration. But you will
come with me, away from Graustark.
away from every one. Say that you
willv'
II cannot bear TO hear you plead. and
1t breaks my heart 10 go back there.
But | cannot leave Graustark-1 can
not. Ii would be heaven to go with
you to the end OF the world, but have
others besides myself to consider. You
are my god, my idol. l can worship
you from my unhappy throne, from my
chamber. from the cell into which my
heart is 10 retreat. But | cannot, | will
not. desert Graustark-not even for
YOU
He was silent, impressed by her no
bility, her loyalty. Although the JOY
ebbed from his craving heart. he saw
the justice of her self sacrifice.
Il would give my soul to see your
face now. Yetive. Your soul is in your
eyes. ! can feel it. Why did you not
let me stay in prison, meet death and
so end all? 1t would have been better
g. - "a -. Rv.a Is-. rms4IarrV
you
I'VE can live for each other. die for
each other-apart. Distance will not
lessen my love. You know that it eX-
lists. 1t has been betrayed to you. Can
you not be satisied-just a little bit
with that knowledge?' she pleaded.
But want you in reality, not In my
dreams, my Imagination
Zach. we must not talk like this.
There is no alternative. You are to GO;
| am TO stay. The future is before us.
God knows what it may bring to us.
Perhaps it may be good enough to give
us happiness-who knows? Do not
plead with me. | cannot endure it. Let
me be strong again! You will not be
so cruel as to battle against me now
that | am weak. 1t would only meal
my destruction. You do not seek that"
His soul, his honor, the greatest rev.
erence he had ever known were in the
kiss hat touched her brow.
Il shall love you as you command
without hope he said sadly.
Without hope for either" she sob
bed.
My poor little soldier" he whisper
cd lovingly as her body writhed unde.
the storm of tears.
II wish-I were a-soldierr' she
walled. He comforted her as best he
could, and soon she was quiet-oh. 50
very quiet! Her head was on his shout
der. her hands in his.
How far do we driver" he asked at
last.
ITO the monastery. We are nearly
there" she answered in tones far
away.
1.-The monastery? Why do we go
6ere?" he cried.
"You are to stay there"
What do you mean? I thought
was &c leave Graustark."
you are to leave-later on. Unit
the excitement is over the abbey is t
be your hiding place. l have arrange'
everything. and it is the only SAT-
place OF earth for you at this time
No one will think of looking for yol
up there"
II would TO God / could stay Their
forever. living above you." he SAT-
drearily.
Your window looks down upon tn
castle; mine looks up to yours. Tn
lights that burn in those two window
will send out beams of love and lif
for one of us at least"
For both of us, my sweetheart" h
corrected fondly. You say | will b.
safe there. Can you trust these mel
who are aiding your"
with my life, Quinnox carried
message to the abbot yesterday. and h
grants you a temporary home there
secure and as secret as the tomb. III
promises me this, and he Is my hes
friend. Now. let me tell you why
am with you, masquerading so shame
fullvn-