New-York tribune., 1903-04-13

forth that mighty beast. elephant-tusked and
serpent tongued. nonstrous TO 6ehoid-and there
our foes in the rear. and they. wavsrsd IN panic
rice. beside me- as he gripped the spear OF an
enemy and cleft the arm which vsiedsd il SSo@
forth, ] lOIlosing, rent with choking Iaqghtsr.
fed. and there followed carnage worse than ths
fight. Maurice wearied not OF Staying but 7
ing at my feet ! would have spared. and turned
70 the prince with my plea He silenced me snud-
Take no prisonersr and gave the coup-de-srsc.
Al Iength all was ended. and only the dead vsrs
is' 81. au IN Ine & or sc5tteree tIopic nowers
man which lay bent backward in the death throe.
5oth hands clenched at the spear shaft in his
The Prince reused at my coming
Victory he said wheeling 70 greet
Some deyilry moved me to echo his own words.
victory. J. said. and smiled. for God and
And even as I spoke saw the DESPAIR q. un-
ne covering his face. and I heard him sob Ike
The Afric girl had seen before came from hut
ssIeppng across tne pools Of eood and erouched os
On the fight there followed barbarous CEREMONIAL
love and hate these pagan peoPss even as 9a
friend or kinsmsn loose the dead mans sandal al
bind II on his own foot 20 wear for remem0rauCe
in me al the sight
But one pageant they demanded which neither
had OWNED he whom Il most concerned On
{ne morrow OF our struSgle they met early on ne
er IN their Uncouth bravery. having. I grew
70 feel something OF fitness with the un,
the forest reared Itself. impregnable; on the
Beyond wRs f st SSd tbsre s tbe % mist m 80 hsRy
that seemed a plan Of water stretched out endless
curioUsy twisted. and offerings were laid before
it-fowers and fruit and ghastly trophies OF N.
Maurice, and with him three OF the trise-Cne a
that same girl. the chiefs daughter. decked out
yet might be gems The prince beckoned me- and
began to speak ere had well reached him They
from his swift and troubled words0woud we'd him
TO the woman there; and have him 70 rule over
would sasrtf5s him to the veal Of ths tribe n
Yield to them counselled- But he shook his
Il am vowed 10 another work The King VIII
t qOf beg upon r6D him 5g thsp at the SaT95To
and feathers twisted with its ivory and gold The
sunlight swan before ne; the black figures. the
savage pomp Of shield and knife and bright rut
Ter CS &c eo5os ~ eaIeisJ ana Kbgtr T " = ir s1
fectness OF beauty. Of careless grace and gayety;
and believing had fought and iied. snthroned again
rice might still dream and believe and. exiied
a IT Rape h9 at the g Side 70 eHsn ashHs @
Kings battles. had long foregone such folIies-
20 his own again and rules at Whitehall. Prince
Rupert. your brother has mourned you as dead
''The King ha. come to his own; then he needs
him na as he 9 SPOKE e9 And Raperbut R9pert T viii
But took up the crown and held It toward MIN
There came silence upon us. and Prince Mau-
rice turned his eyes to the flooded river. A hight
Did not say he would Gomez Look you-th-
shipF And he pointed 20 the water. where never
I strained my eyes over the misty plain. half be
lieving In reasons despite, heard him welcome
every familiar line and the ship rose In his words
and eager watchers crowded on her poop.
Maurice his eyes still the phantom vessel. which
sailed I9r nm alone And 6y 5as tine Sne sun
glow. and path OF crimson stretched from shore
TO shore The light incarnadtne smote the princes
face as he gazsd and showed N u rapture ana
youth and the high assurance OF deliverance- Then
he looked back over the people with something OF
But we will come again." he said. and his glaucs
kindled England shall yet bear sway IN Afriqus-
ay, despite Portugal and these invading Dutch She
shall span the deserts and pierce even these for
ests and DIT the earth shall give up is Is treasHrss a
and reach the hidden city Of gold But now Rupert
He turned again 10 the water but stayed him be-
side the kneeing girl Raising her to her feet he
looked in her eyes. and then bent suddenly and
born lady OF his kinsmans court Then. still with
that welcoming and dauntiess joy IN MS eyes ~
walked steadily on toward that waiting unseen Snlr
till he reached the river bank. Till the earth failed
beneath his feet
As he sank a wild cIaror OF cries rose from the
savages about and blended with the splash and
swirl Of the waters and cloud OF arrows i aiSss s
out and Something else started INTO h2rIld ne
A great log. so had thought IL half hid IN rgt
and showed itself the monster 1t was While
shUddered at the creatures nearness to the princf
a form shot by ne1a woman s-and -s e eleI' 's
clashed on their prey I sickened. yelling my eyJs-
When next dared 70 see there was but the un-
Twas that lifted Prince Maurice to the shore.
his voyage being ended He was unscathed. save
pierced his forehead. where they would have set
the crown-( (Cornhin Magazine