Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-18

him with my 1901, anu SO UNCONSCIOUS
Of it was he that he did not even turn"
He lifted the candle SO that it's CLEAN
fell on her face.
Thou hast sorrowed, mine own. Thy |
pale, drawn face doth tell its own tale
Of suffering"
GODFREY" tears filed her eyes and
her lips methought thou
didst desert me and put me from thy
heart"
At the recollection Of her suffering
uncomfortable sobs broke from her in
great gasps, and she wept bitterly
With an exclamation, La Fabienne
drew her closer to him.
"And did I not bid thee trust me?" he
asked reproachfully. why, sweet, l
had thy promise. / suspected that night
under the trees yonder at the farm
when we were last together and the
soldiers came up the roadway that
mayhap thy sneaking cousin josiah
had laid a trap for me, but, feeling GER
tain could crcumvent him, l cared
not to frighten thee. Later at the Sign
of the Red Heart found good proof of
his perhdy, learning from the officer In
command that all the passes were
guarded and that I, with thee, was to
be arrested the. next morning. By heav-
en-, Margaret, behind an iron grating l
could not save thee-could but lie there
like q wild thing, Gagged lion, unable
to rescue thee from thy cousins awful
Intriguing Sweet, for time the blow
was so heavy that was near bereft Of
my senses"
He drew a sharp breath.
1.-THE situation that confronted me
was so desperate that fairly sickened.
Then gathered courage, knowing that
thou hadst no one but me, and resolved
to escape that night and take what was
our one chance, the path through the
forest to Sterndorf, where methought.
once there. with brides of land and gold
| to hire fellows to ride back with me,
kill the guards storm this rotten prison
and rescue thee. For two days, desper-
ate, beside myself with desire to ad-
vance, thinking always Of thy suffer
ing, I feverishly cut and pushed my
way through the dense and gloomy for
est, fearful to lie down at night on ac-
count Of the wild beasts that come
from their lairs at nightfall and too
eager to get on to rest. Damme, but
twas time to make the stoutest heart
grow faint!"
"On the third morning, when I had
drained the last drop from my dass
and was in great distress that nigh,
have lost my bearings, methought
heard the sound Of human voice
shrieking in. great agony. Drawing
my sword, ! ran in the direction of the
noise and came suddenly upon mar
struggling for his life in the close EN-
brace Of mountain bear. So inten
was the animal upon its prey that i
did not notice my approach. With on
well aimed thrust ran it through tn
heart, and the beast sank with a con
: vulsive motion to the ground.
1.-THE man, exhausted and bleedin
from many wounds, fell at its side, VI
conscious Of his close proximity to hi
dead foe and dead to everything abou
( him. Sweet, stanched his wound
r and from brook near by brought coo
r water and bathed his head, SO that hi
D wandering wits returned. But th
i man had received blow on the heal
n and so many broken bones that b
2 could not live. l saw that he wa
IS sinking rapidly, so, kneeling at his sid
2 asked him his name, offering to d
liver any messages he might wish
g leave To make long tale short, swe
6 Margaret, as we have not much tin
y for tarrying, the PROSTATE man was
e famous Puritan from parts distal
T, from here, by name Ezekial Maso
n and was on his way to Cragenstone
II, sell his invention Of prison lock; al
d. to conduct the affairs of thine exec
* ton. When he had told me that mu
81 and given me the password he expire
~ Hastily searching his clothing and
Is packet he carried, found bread al
d wine, which ate and drank ravishir
ly; also the lock he wished to sell al
letters of introduction to the eide
and councilmen from prominent N
~ of his belief. Margaret, the mans ia
had not relaxed in death ere it had I
Cured to me to don his clothing, sts
Gu my face and beard with the juice
'ei leaves and berries, as Ezekial Mas
Gu was dark and swarthy, and return
Cragenstone representing myself to
10 this man. By the Lord, twas Sc
Gus undertaking. but with what s
1iu cess all was accomplished thou d
10 10 know tonight"
'au Gods mercy" she exclaimed soft
49,. trembling in his embrace. Thine
ventures were desperate and terril
but praise him that the man fell in
way, otherwise l fear we had b
-, been lost"
Just then light sound as Of fl
fall under the window was hes
49,, Both sprang apart, listening with I
faces. La Fabienne, DOMINIC his
" pulled up his coat collar, caref1
na' closed the door upon Margaret
'lss going by the recumbent figure Of n
ely +horp lion walled ont of doors