The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
By ROBERT BARR.
Copyright 1908 by Robert BARR

scarcely imagine my joy at seeing so
lovely visitor in my poor apart
ments."
"Sir, you said you would bring the
king A gentleman keeps his word"
%, the king in good time, my pretty
one. Charles is but a doleful compan-
ion just now, and we are well quit of
nm. As for mans word. the fash
lon seems to be the breaking Of il. ex-
ample set US poor gentlemen in the
highest places. For instance, our last
discussion related to marriage. but
times have changed since that day
and you would not be so cruel as to
expect me to carry out the good do
nestle intentions I then expressed
Sir, 1 am very glad ! shall hear no
more of them"
Truly? Then so much the better. I
expected tears and reprOaches. but am
pleased you are not given to complain
ing BY my honor. love you the more
for it. So, then, I'll steal a kiss from
those ripe lips TO seal the new compact
we are TO make, and warn you that
scream is not likely to be heard from
this chamber"
Il do not need your warning. You
shall neither hear me scream nor see
me weep.
BY Saint Denis. I like your spirit.
Some scream and some weep, but they
all end by clinging.'
Sir, warning for your warning.
Approach not another step nearer me,
or my father shall know OF this insult,
to punish it when he is free
When he is free?" echoed De COur-
cys Powers Of heaveni Then you
have not come to reproach the king.
but to plead with him!"
why should I reproach him?'
1t would surely be. useless enough
but feminine. Why? Because Greg
Org Brandon. with one good stroke,
severed the kings word and STRAIT
ing"
The girls face went white as the
kerchief about her throat. and, sway
ing half an instant. she leaned against
the table for support. Something in
the brutal method of the announcement
convinced her Of its truth more surely
than II he had spoken with all the sol
emnity of which he might be capable.
Yet she struggled not to believe. He
had been edging toward her, cat-like.
but she paid no heed to him. Then,
with spring. he caught her wrists.
but she did not move nor make any eff
fort to free herself. She looked duly
at him, as if wondering why he acted
so. You Will be pleased to withdraw
yourself, sir, and let me go. My heart
is broken"
She spoke with forced calmness, but
there was a tremor in her tone that
cast doubt on her former assertion re-
garding the tears.
Your heart IS not broken, and IL 81
was I'd mend Il for you. Absurd!
Why. you knew the man for scarce a
day, and that time is fun short for
the growth of any large Affection
4 shall never love any as I have
loved him.
''Tush! How little you know Of
yourself. You are a very goddess Of
love. and I VIII
He was off his guard for a moment
In that moment she whisked herself
free Of him, and. dartlng to the other
side Of the room. whipped down thin
rapier from the wall
You win be well advised to put an
end to this fOOling. I am now in no
humor for it. and. with you, never. II
you have not the gift to see it, I would
have you knew that ] detest you and
despise you. and have done so since
first / saw you"
Indeed, cried De Courcy, with
laugh. as he possessed himself Of a
similar weapon to that which threat
ened him. "are you for a duel, them?
eff you are coward enough to lift
blade to a woman"
IT meet kiss with kiss. and steel with
steel; always ready for either. Guard
yourself. madame"
His pretended antagonism was but
feint TO throw her of the guard he ad-
! vised her to maintain, for, being one Of
| the best swOrdsmen of his time, he
knew by her holding of the blade that
she was ignorant Of its practice. He