Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-03-31

/ AMY Tor coming with you as / am. /
was necessary-really II vast No on,
else could have But he smotheret
the wall in kisses.
"UnwomanlyT be exclaimed. ut wal
by divine inspiration. But you vii
come with me. away from Graustark
away from every one. Say that you
wlllw
81 cannot bear to hear you plead. and
It breaks my heart to go back there
But ! cannot leave Graustark-I can
mott II would be heaven 10 go with
you TO the end OF the world. but have
Others besices myself to consider. You
are my god, my idol. / can worship
you from my unhappy throne. from us
chamber, from the cell into which my
heart IS TO retreat. But I cannot, | viii
not. desert Graustark-not even for
you"
He was silent. impressed by her no
bllity, her loyalty. Although the JOY
ebbed from his craving heart be saw
the Justice OF her self sacrifice.
IL would give my soul TO see your
face now. Yetlve. Your soul is in your
eyes. can feel II. Why did you not
let me stay In prison. meet death and
so end allf II would have been better
for both Of Us. cannot live without
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. II has been betrayed 10 you. Can
you not be satlsfied-Just little bit
with that knowledgeT she pleaded.
"But want you In reality, not In my
dreams. my imagination"
"Ach, we must not talk like thisl
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 II may be good enough TO give
us happlness-who knowsi DO not
plead with me. cannot endure II. Let
me be strong againi You will not be
80 cruel as TO battle against me now
that | am weak. II would only mean
my destruction. You do not seek thatv
His soul, his honor, the greatest rev.
erence he had ever known were IN the
kiss that 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.
ed lovingly ns her body wrlthed under
the storm OF tears.
I'll wish-I were a-soldlerlr she
walled. lie comforted her as best he
could. and soon she was quiet-oh, so
very quleti Her head was on his shoul.
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.
"The monastery Why do we 90
,hereT he cried.
You are TO stay there"
What d. you mean7 I thought I
was 10 leave Graustark."
You are TO leave-later on. Until
the excitement Is over the abbey Is 10
be vour hiding nI,ce Laro ars.,,oS
everything and a. IA ,ha onir -
place on earth for you at this time.
No one win tblnk NJ IoolIns ,or rov
up there"
T would IN Cod conld s,ov ,,o-o
forever living ahovo von~ 10 ia
drearlly
"Your window looLs dow, ,non ,,.o
rastle. mine Iooks nm 90 yorrs Tho
lights that burn IN those two w,raaws
viii send ont heoms oS ,ovo and I',a
for ono or MS n, Ieos,"
..For 10Th - ns nnr .oo,ho..,,
fo,dIv "yor sa,, III, ha
n 70 therc con Won ,r,s, ,hoso 80
Vho are nI1ln. vory,
..yyI,b nv iI,a, ort,,o~ o.,..,.,
to Tho ohho, vos,o,,ar an1 hS
,rnnts Won ,onnorary homo H."
,ccnre and os secrn, os Tho ,o..L uo
,-,r,,sas ,,, ,hts 80 ~. -.
'rlend Now te, mo totI yon ,,.h,.
I'M with Won mas,uerad,no 90 shan,o
'ullv"-
"tt "a hocouso tho IN, ,r,,s,o, ,..,
hiring Won 90 Min norsono,i, ua I'D,
,ot rcceive Won ovcen, sron, nv honas
rherc wos no,h,n, aIsa o. n. % a.
hon vas ,horo orrys NOS 80,
,elIed 90 como and corId not oon,o
9 tho nrlncess % vo,nan n,soar
~ would have meant de,ro1otto,
rom which I could not have bonod 90
c,ov,r rh, ,,,ut,..,, ,.,...'..,,.I -,
nv onlv snfcgunrI"
"And how many neonIe know NJ vorr
-deceptlony"
Three besides voprseIf D,,nor
)ulnnox and ContaI, non.toss Tno
bbot win know iater -, on1 shi,a,
81 think of u Tho d-ivor and tho
nan who went IN vonr coll Och,
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