The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-16
NUMBER 48.
possible. rescue her.

possible, rescue her.
The fact that / had been out the en-
tire night before, together with the
small repute in which / was held for
deeds of arms. excused me from taking
part in this bootless errand, so again
profited by the small esteem in which
was held. ! say / profited, for I
stayed at the castle with Jane, hoping
to find my opportunity i'm the absence
Of everybody else. All the ladies but
Jane had ridden out. and the knights
who had been with me securing the
forest were sleeping, since they had not
my incentive to remain awake. They
had no message to deliver. no duty to
perform for an absent friend. A thou
sandi Only think of it, l wished II
had been a million. and so faithful was
to my trust that l swore in my soul
1 would deliver them, every one.
And Jane loved me, No more walk
ing on the hard. prosaic earth now.
From this time forth l would fly; that
was the only sensible method Of loco
| motion Mary had said, "She told me
| So" Could it really be true? You
will at once see what an advantage
| this bit of information was to me.
I hoped that Jane would wish to zee
me to talk over Mary's escape; 80 I
| sent word to her that / was waiting,
and she quickly enough recovered her
health and came down. / suggested
that we walk out to a secluded little
summer house by the river, and Jane
was willing. All. my opportunity was
here at last,
James whole attitude toward me was
changed. and she seemed to cling to
me in a shy, unconscious manner, that
was sweet beyond the naming, as the
one solace for all her grief.
After l had answered all her ques-
tions and had told her over and over
again every detail of Mary's fight and
had assured her that the princess was
at that hour breasting the waves with
Brandon on their highroad to paradise
thought it time to start myself in
the same direction and to say a word
in my own behalf. So spoke very
freely and told Jane what l felt and
what l wanted.
"Oh, Sir Edwin" she responded,
-let us not think of anything but my
mistress. Think of the trouble she In
Iin."
NO, no, Jane. Lady Mary is out of
her trouble by now and is as happy as
a lark. you may be sure. Has she not
won everything her heart longed forl
since we have helped them make theirs.
You have it, Jane, just within your
lips. Speak the word. and it will
change everything. if you love me. and
I know you do"
James head was bowed. and she re.
manned silent.
Then l told her of Lady Mary's mes
sage and begged. If she would moi
, speak in words what l so longed to
hear, she would at least tell it by al
lowing me TO deliver only one little
thousandth part of the message Mary
had sent, but she drew away and said
she would return to the castle II
continued to behave in that manner.
, begged hard and tried to argue the
lpoint, but logic seems to lose its forc<
in such a situation. and all / said
lavailed nothing. Jane was obdurats
and was for going back at once. Hel
persistence was beginning to look iks
lobstinacy, and l soon grew SO angry
that l asked no permission, but deliv
ered Mary's message. or a good part o.
1t at least, whether she would or no
and then sat back and asked her wha
she was going to do about it
Poor little Jane thought she was un
done for life. She sat there half pout
ling, half weeping, and said she coul'
ldo nothing about it; that she was alon
now, and if 1, her only friend, woul'
treat her that way she did not know
where to look.
"Where to lookr' demanded. Loo
here, Jane; here. You might as wei
understand first as last that I will no
be trifled with longer, and that inten
to continue treating you that way q
long as we both live / have detel
mined not to permit you to behave q
| you have for SO long, for know 20
. love me. You have half told me so
;, dozen times, and even your half word
l. are whole truths. There is not a fra,
ton of lie in you. Besides, Mary tol
I, me that you told her so''
= "She did not tell you thatT
= Eyes, upon my knightly honor"
course there was but one answer I
this-tears. 1 then brought the bait
to close quarters at once, and, with n
arm uninterrupted at my lady's wais
asked:
:, "Did you not tell her so? 1 know "
n will speak nothing but the truth d
m you not tell her? Answer me, Jane
in The fair head nodded as she whisper
a. between the hands that covered b
m face:
v "Yes. I-I-d-did," and I-well, I
Of livered the rest of Mary's messag
,e and that, Ioo, without a protest fro
ID Jane.
I'd Truthfulnens is pretty good thin
A. after all.
ID So Jane was conquered at last, and
III heaved a sigh as the battle ended,
sk 1T had been a long. hard struggle.
k asked Jane when we should be ms
to ried, but she said she could not thil
ct of that now-not until she knew tn
W Mary was safe, but she would promi
~ to be my wife some time.
e We went back to the castle, and
C. we parted Jane said timidly: 81 9
n glad l told you, Edwin. Glad 1t
b. over"
as She had evidently dreaded it, but
r. was glad too. Very glad. Then