Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-04-11
CHAPTER VII {Continued.)

Drink princess he said bending
over her. "to--our meetn~"'
Her eyelids futtered before his look
Her breast rose a little. The scar OH
his brow held her aaze as one fasci
mated but she drew away slightly and
mechanically sou1h lie ttny golden
goblet 1T hc9 elbow. l'',i@l.ly. dream
lily sounded tie rhIshMica1 music:
heavilv heavily h'1ua he re~f,,,1c in
the air Evil of mist seemed the hall:
tie king. tht queen. the ,s1lnttSS. all Of
lie rirty. unreal. fanti's.'. The touch
f the goblet filed her lips. and she
put il dove quickly
Us not the wine to Your likine%, he
asked. his hand tightening on her
chair. perhaps It is too sour for your
taste:.
Nay. Thought il rather sweet" she
answered. '.oh. meant not that
slt is sweet Wine. princess he said
setting down az empty .;lass. Sweet
er than our Austrian vintage Not
white and thin and watery. but red =
red as blood. red rs your hearts blood
or mine
Crash. From the hand # the dukes
jester had fallen q 2oHIel I" the floor.
rht lrinceS> started, turned l,"f L
niolncn1 their slances nrid-rG iltc DIS
tancc from where she Sat Ia lie fools
end ct the table. Then hers sluwly
fell: slowly. and she passed Il hand
whcrca;, eiune the king S rin@ across
hey ,t:'nW: I'oNcd w. as t'o""} once
more - span intn,iy With hcf gaze.
Wien hcr eyes fell sEoi't and ;a"t the
iuhe's. deliberately lie itted his lilled
glass
"i:cd ns Your hearts blood :Gnd miNc
my !; ve'' he rcrcatcd aud then stared
sharply across the table st his jester.
Tiboultt. staggering i'll his char 50
high his feet could no, touch the iia"f
surveyed Iii" broken glass, the duke
and thc tiutc'~ fool.
"llo. Ea.. lac bellowrG the better to
attract attention to himself. THE duke
ent Lis { .ol t. ;niuSp his hctrothed
md TIE fool hat!a lost his heart to his
a:StreSS
The king left off his Whispering.
'athal'ine turned from the chancellor.
Diane ceased tllrtvely to regard Cnil-
cite. while the queen of Navarro
auglcd ncrNonsly and murmurcd:
"I'riuresS and jester, 1t will make
another tale
Bu, Henry of NavHrre looked grave
| " down He and Francis queen. q
nasSive spectator Ht the feast and q
oiShop whose interest lay IN a trutiied
.lpon a!nue followed not the direction
| Of the dukes eyes The fair favorite
| III the kin" eIapped iler hands. hut the
m3narch frowncd. not having forgot
! Ton that ni~ht in Foals' hall when the
| Jester had appointed rogu.S to Offices.
What is this: \ fool in love with
The prinecss:" said the king ominonsly
EVEN 50. your ma iesty cried Tri=
| boulet Put a moment ago Duke Rob
! at did whisper to his bride to he. and
| ,he fools hand tremhled like leaf
and dropped his glass Ira. Ia, Ia.
| What situation. Holy ST Ragpipe
Here's a comedy in high life
"A comedy" repeated the duke and
half rose from his chair, regarding his
fool with surprise and anger.
:. Now Trihoulet roared. Had he not
in the past attained his high position
of favorite Jester to the king by his
very foolhardihood! And We're not
| trusting lovers and all too confding
| husbands the legitimate butt of all
| testing:
| Look at the fool"' he went on eX-
| uitantly docs any one doubt his
guilt: He u silent. He cannot speak.
| And indeed the foreign Jester seemed
momentarily disconnected, although
| he strove to appear Indifferent.
"A presumptuous knave. mnttered
Francis darkly He saved his neck
once by a trick
! "0h, the duke would not mind now il