Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-09
CHAPTER V (Continued. J

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10 Sto1y OF sc rf-: Should sock
i courier foi. Is! .it,s,l. H5l !. tt~t
"f. Eu there " ,at ty9k have. v.,l
sruu.lt:. Indicating t,.e volume that
lay 1,iol tic heifel
G;uiiiatInc ,ie !.afftS. Romance Of
.i9e Rose. he answered niose tree
Nv Eere dd We ie3st otI -
'Where The here ;erliyi1l. ~ a foun
tain, beheld heata5fj! rose tree. :"
said tlte fooi in :; lew tone "Desiring
tht rose he reached To gather
'I es. rememlef Md Hen Reason
ana Danger did natstt viii, Love
rs il Your wisH we 9uulnue." he
asked. taking t3t honk IN his hand
Il "atd LIN =e.s.n il. 9 gathers his
rose. My, s5t heee on lie bench and
brightly "nl"A look over Your
saori'ler ever :5nd anon 10 steal Il
--llnlpSe of IIlc l'esuN pictures,
nque~lionius lie che. cd her. the
book jllumined cleaning in the sun
shine, the letters red. gold many
hHed. dancing before them. Love ia
crimson. the five silver shafts OF Cupid
the tower of jealousy, Il frowning for
tress. the rose. incentive for endless
striving and endeayo all faalcd by
on the creamy parchment leaves. So
interested WAS she in these wondrous
pages. executed with such precision
Hnd perfeclioii. with marginal Adolf
nient and many graceful tlrn and
fancy in initia letter and ,ailriec., she
seemed 10 him fur ,hp moment rather
some Silnpe iowI! maiden than a
proud princess of tie realm
How much >pIend"r III" ppnman
has shawn. she nur,,lred. her breath
on his check 'i'iS more beautiful
than the 'ite "f 81. Agnes. * MOI
hat h:-iite We'll done: A hard. aus,pre
old nG;.t,: Reason. hciie.- in hl,i4n ia
attire
"keason or IuiA ever partakos of the
Mo:E,~,ery. he re'"i.ltsi. with a short
lnirlhlcSs laugh
"put.. ul,"oieHce. she broke IN. "Do
not KNOW Ihen: Please turn the
age
"Oh. pr;.scesy. h" said wildly. y
know haf the King hath told yo}l
Nhy va Wear the manarch's ring
The mna,,r,.i,s rjng. she repeated
AS recalled Sns,!ealv from wandering
Thought ~ ty, how know You All,
.Iacqueiinc
Md a riu- >alifirth consent You
will fulfill the kings d"sire"'
The N5j.- ) ,9r~ire:" she replied me-
chanically. "lS il no, the will of God?"
''Ihen y't will obey the king he
persisted d1l!y.
'.Why, s.tr wered. smiling and
bcndng nearer. "wll You spoil the
day"
You woli,d give yourself to man
whether or not yol; loved him =
\ froEsn gathered on the princess
brow. but she stopped. herself picked
w the book hr had dropped. brushed
the earth from ii and seated herself
upon the bench, Her manner was
quiet. rcsolule: her action a rehuke to
the forward fool
Twill YOU not read" she said, with
an inScrntahle Ink.
rue, lie eAt.t.ililfett. l - iIIS 'IulthlN.
Il was sent to ;;.lllSc
And ven lave fn;snd me- a too eX-
acting iniStresSt" she asked more gen
ty. checking the implied reproach.
"EHactinG,' he repeated.
What them: she said half sadly.
Nothing, he ans wered.
But in his mind .IAc4upline's scornful
words reiterated themselves. Think
you the princess will wear the will
low
Taking the book, be opened II At rail-
dom. mechanically sinking at her feet.
The quest. the idle quest. Was it hut
sn awakening: So far lay the branch
above his reach. His voice rose aud
fell with the mystic rhythm OF the me-
ter. now dwelling on death and danger,
the shortnes~ OF life. the sweetness Of
passion. then nllins the pleasures OF
the dance.
Lower fell the princess, hand until II
touched the readers head: touclod and
fingered. Before the fools eyes the