The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-12
August II, 1908.


"He said he would return for me IN
an hour. The time is almost gone.
How it has flown! Yetiye, Yetve, !.
will not give you up!' he cried, sink-
ing to his knees before her.
You must, you shall! You must go
back to the monastery tonight! on,
how pray that you may reach 1t IN
safety! And you must leave this
wretched country at once. Will you
see if Quinnox is outside the door? Be
quick! am mad 9th fear that you
may be found here, that you may be
taken before you can return to St. Val
entine's.'
He arose and stood looking down at
the intense face, all aquiver with the
battle between temptation and solcl-z
tude
Il am not going back to st. Valen-
tines" be said slowly.
"But it is all arranged for you to
start from there tomorrow. You can
not escape the city guard except
through st. Valentines
''Yetive, has it not occurred to you
that may not wish to escape the city
guard?"
'A1ay not wish to escape the-what
do sou mean" she cried, bewildered-
II am not going to leave Edelweiss,
dearest 1t is my intention to surren-
der myself to the authorities"
She gazed at him in horror for q mo-
ment and then fell back, with low
moan.
"For Gods sake do not say thatr'
she walled. II forbid you to think Of
it. You cannot do this after all have.
done to save you. Ach, you are jesttng.s
I should have known
He sat down and drew her to his
side. Some moments passed before he
could speak.
II cannot and will not permit you to.
make such sacrifice for me. The prop
osition Of Bolaroz is known to me. Il!
you produce me for trial, you are to-
have ten years extension. Ny duty
is plain. I am no cowardly criminal:
and I am not afraid to face my ac-.
cusers. at the worst I can die but
once"
die but once,'' she repeated as f IN:
a dream.
II came here to tell you Of my deci-
sion, to ask you to save your lands, pro-
tect your people and to remember that
would die a thousand times to serve
you and yours" :.5SS5
"After all I have done-after al II
have done," she murmured piteously.
'sNo, no! You shall not! You are more
to me than all my kingdom, than all
the people in the world. You have
made me love you, you have caused me-
to detest the throne which separates
US, you have made me pray that Il
might be pauper, but you shall not
force me to destroy the mite Of hope
that fingers in my heart. You shalt:
not crush the hope that there may be
a-a-some dayv'
"a some day? Some day when you
will be mine?' he cried.
II will not say that, but for my sake
for my sake-go away from this
| place Save yourself! You are all i
have to live for" Her arms were about
his neck, and her imploring words
went to his heart like great thrusts Of
pain.
''You forget the thousands who love
and trust you. Do they deserve to be-
wrongedT'
| .-'S
1'No, no-ach, God, how have suf-
fered because Of them! have betrayed
them, have stolen their rights and
made them nation Of beggars. Butt
would not, for all this nation, have an
innocent man condemned-nor could
my people ask that Of me. You cannot
dissuade me. 1t must be as wish. Oh.
why does not Quinnox come for your
She arose and paced the floor distract
edly.
He was revolving a selfish, cowardly
capitulation to love and injustice, when
sharp tap was heard at the door.
Leaping to his feet he whispered:
"Quinnox! he has come for me. Now
to get out of your room without being
seenw
The Princess Yetive ran to him and,
placing her hands on bis shoulders,
cried with the fierceness Of despair:
"You will so back to the monastery?
You will leave Graustark? For my
sake-for my sake?"
he hesltated and then surrendered,
his honor falling weak and faint by
the pathway of passion.
eyes" he cried hoarsely.
Tap! tap! tap! at the door. Lorry
took one look at the rapturors face and
released her.
Gomez she called.
The door few open, an attendant sa-
luted, and in stepped-Gabriel!
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